Man Charged With Crime After Approaching Teen Girl On Trail -01/23/25

A teenage girl reported a concerning interaction with a man on the Fanno Creek Trail this morning, which led to the man being charged with a felony crime.

 

The 16-year-old girl told officers she missed the bus for school and was walking to campus along the Fanno Creek Trail behind her apartment (off SW Main Street near SW Maplewood Drive) around 9AM, when she was approached by a man. She said the man didn't speak English and they began communicating through Google translate.

 

The girl reported the man said he had "weed" and asked if she wanted to go back to his apartment to smoke and drink, but she said no. The man asked if she wanted to go deeper into the woods off the trail, and again the girl said no. Throughout this interaction, they walked together on the trail until they reached the back of the Tigard Public Library. At that point, the girl reported the man said he wanted to meet up with her after school. She went inside and reported the interaction to library staff, who called police. Officers spoke with the girl and her caregivers about the situation, and she was safely returned home.

 

Members of the Tigard Police Community Oriented Policing team, who serve as focused patrol officers in the downtown Tigard area, searched for the man and found him along the trail between City Hall and Universal Plaza. He was identified as Cristian Serrano-Martinez, age 32, from Tigard. He was charged with felony distribution of a controlled substance to a minor.

 

This serves as a reminder for parents to talk with their children about safety, and plan ahead for how they would respond if approached by a stranger. The Tigard Police Department would like to praise the actions of this teenager for how she handled the situation, in saying no and telling an adult as soon as possible. Her quick reporting allowed officers to find the suspect in this case.

 

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Officers Respond To Deadly Crash (Photo) -01/22/25

Tigard Police officers responded to a deadly crash early this morning, involving a driver that crashed into a house.

 

At 12:40AM today (1/22/25), officers responded to the crash in the 12500 block of SW Gaarde Street, where a Subaru crashed into the front of a home. Sadly, officers and paramedics with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue found the driver of the car already deceased when they arrived at the scene. The driver was the only person in the car.

 

Fortunately, the residents of the home were not there at the time and no one else was hurt in the crash. The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) also responded to the scene, and SW Gaarde was closed temporarily until around 4:45AM for their investigation. It's believed that speed was a factor in the crash.

 

The driver, an adult man, is not being identified at this time pending family notifications.

 

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Burglar Spends Hours At School Campus (Photo) -01/15/25

After being repeatedly targeted, a school campus was burglarized again, and this time the suspect spent hours on site.

 

The burglar is seen on surveillance video overnight on Saturday 12/14/24 into Sunday 12/15/24 at the Tigard-Tualatin School District Resource Wing on SW Murdock Street, which houses the Caring Closet (clothing for families facing hardship), Family Resource Center and Tigard-Tualatin Virtual Academy (TTVA).

 

Specifically, the suspect arrived around 11:30PM on 12/14/24 and tried to break into the TTVA for nearly two hours, then left for an hour. At 2:40AM on 12/15/24 he returned with a tool in hand and gained access to the roof. Cameras capture a light through a window at 6:35AM indicating the suspect is inside the TTVA building. Two hours pass, then he’s seen on camera again at 8:32AM leaving the back side of the building with a backpack and two other bags. He leaves the campus on a bike at 8:43AM.

 

It appears the suspect rummaged through filing cabinets, disturbed office supplies, took shoes from the Caring Closet and stole personal items belonging to employees. The suspect appears to be a white man in his 30s or 40s with a brown and gray beard, who was riding a black bicycle and wearing distinct shoes.

 

This same property has been targeted several times, but investigators believe this suspect is not the same person who was caught on camera last fall. (The news release that was shared on 10/3/24 regarding that investigation is available here.)

 

Investigators believe the suspect captured on video in this case may also be connected to other local burglaries. Anyone who recognizes this person or has any information that can help the investigation is asked to email tips@tigard-or.gov or call the tip line at 503-718-COPS. You can remain anonymous.

 

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UPDATE: Arrest Made In Deadly Crash Investigation (Photo) -01/08/25

UPDATE 1/8/25: The driver who died in this crash has been identified as Hayden Hackney, age 21 of the Tigard area.

 

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A deadly crash that happened early this morning is under investigation, and one man has been arrested on several charges.

 

The crash happened at 12:35AM on Highway 99W at SW Canterbury Lane, involving a Ford F-150 and a sedan. Sadly, the driver and sole occupant of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. The two occupants of the Ford-150, a father and his juvenile son, were not physically hurt.

 

The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to investigate, and Highway 99W was shut down in both directions for several hours. It reopened to traffic around 6:30AM.

 

The driver of the Ford F-150 has been identified as Jason Burgess, age 44, of Tigard. He was ultimately arrested on charges of second-degree manslaughter, DUII – alcohol, recklessly endangering and reckless driving and was taken to the Washington County Jail.

 

The man who died at the scene is not being identified at this time, pending family notifications.

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