Deadly Crash Under Investigation -04/26/25

Tigard Police officers responded to a deadly crash this evening between a vehicle and a pedestrian on SW Gaarde Street.

At 7:16 PM today (4/26/25), officers responded to the crash in the 10800 block of SW Gaarde Street. Officers learned a 48-year-old man who was driving a minivan was heading westbound on Gaarde when he hit a pedestrian. Officers and emergency services attempted CPR, but sadly, the pedestrian died at the scene.

The driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. It does not appear that the driver was speeding or impaired at the time of the crash.

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

The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) also responded to the scene, and SW Gaarde was closed temporarily until around 10:30 PM for their investigation.

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Ten Arrested In Recent Retail Theft Mission -04/22/25

Results are now available from a recent retail theft mission conducted by the Tigard Police Department.

 

On March 28^th, detectives with the TPD Commercial Crimes Unit conducted the mission at the Target store on SW Hall Boulevard, with support from patrol officers and in partnership with loss prevention employees.

During the one-day proactive enforcement, 10 people were arrested on theft charges and a total of 37 stolen items were recovered, worth more than $600 dollars:

 

1. Zia Iqbal Ahmad, theft 2, lodged
2. Patricia Trumper, trespass and theft, lodged
3. Juvenile, theft 3, referred to the juvenile department
4. Juvenile, theft 3, referred to the juvenile department
5. Dashawnaa Hudson, theft 3, cited
6. Keondra Spina Denson, failure to return drivers license, cited
7. Alexandra Lee, theft 2, lodged
8. Juvenile, theft 3, referred to the juvenile department
9. Justin Altman, theft 3, cited
10. Holli Ann Pinkston, theft 3, cited

 

Members of the Commercial Crimes Unit (CCU) participate in retail theft missions throughout the year, to proactively address shoplifting, theft, robbery and other business crime. To learn more about their work, visit www.tigard-or.gov/CCU.

 

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Tigard Police Lt. Graduates From FBI National Academy (Photo) -04/17/25

The Tigard Police Department would like to congratulate Lieutenant Monty Fox on his recent graduation from the 293^rd session of the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

 

Internationally known for its academic excellence, the National Academy offers 10 weeks of advanced communication, leadership and fitness training. Participants must have proven records as professionals within their agencies to attend. On average, these officers have 21 years of law enforcement experience and usually return to their agencies to serve in executive-level positions.

 

Lt. Fox joined the Tigard Police Department in 2000 after first working as a high school teacher. Over the years, he has supervised all patrol shifts, School Resource Officers, K-9 teams and detectives. He has served as a field training officer, firearms instructor, force-on-force instructor, a member of the Washington County Mobile Response Team and a founding member of both the Tigard Police Force-on-Force Training Team and the Peer Support Team.

 

In 2009, he finished his Master of Management in Public Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. He helped design the curriculum for, and teach at, the Metro Sergeants Academy, which provides instruction and training to sergeants from several departments across the region. As sergeant, he led Tigard PD’s Criminal Investigation Unit, then became the department’s first Professional Standards Sergeant before his promotion to lieutenant in December 2021. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his two adult children and his wife.

 

Lt. Fox joins other Tigard Police leaders who have also graduated from the FBI National Academy, including Chief Jamey McDonald (266^th session), Commander Robert Rogers (242^nd session) and Commander Brad Sitton (277^th session).

 

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