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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