Unfortunately, two break-ins have been reported in our neighborhood Saturday 4/27 and today, 4/30.
Saturday, the thief broke into a basement of one home in the night and stole a briefcase from the home. Today, sometime between 3-6, the thief entered the side garage door of another home and stole an E bike. The homeowner chased him down and held him until the police arrived.
Please be vigilant and report any suspicious activity right away.
Washington Square Estates 
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Are these home or car break-ins? Any more information about damage and location?
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Saturday, the thief broke into a basement of one home in the night and stole a briefcase from the home. Today, sometime between 3-6, the thief entered the side garage door of another home and stole an E bike. The homeowner chased him down and held him until the police arrived.
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Thank you. Houses or cars?
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homes
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Is it possible to have more information as to the type of break ins? Cars, homes?
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homes. see edited post above
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Which area did this occur? Upper, middle, lower, hill, park…it would be good to know as a lot of homes have security cameras that record activity in the street.
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the bike was stolen on the south side of the creek on Ventura Drive; the briefcase was stolen from a home on the north side of the creek on Ventura Ct. heading up to Barbara Lane
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Sunday 4/28 a neighbor had their car stolen from their driveway- this occurred near the park cul-de-sac on Ventura Dr. Seems like we have some major criminal activity going on- hoping the police can link all of these if they have been reported.
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Thank you for the news. Auto or home? Which area? Armed? Injuries? We all appreciate any news you share, and thank you for sharing it! Virginia
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My camera caught a guy on a bike carrying another bike (!) resting on the handlebars, going West on Ventura Drive, but it was at 2:18pm yesterday. Was that the guy?
What was the breakin on the 27th? Anything I should look for on cameras?
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The guy on your camera was the one and he was caught by both the homeowner then police. The other break in occurred up Ventura Ct.
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A REMINDER to be vigilant again, and really look out for each other. I encourage everyone to be friendly and get to know your immediate neighbors, so we can all protect each other. I receive monthly reports from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, and I pay close attention to crimes REPORTED within 2mile radius of our neighborhood. I have not seen any reports for the past year. So — there may be crimes occurring, but NOT reported.
I hope that the incidents mentioned above have been reported to the police department, so that we can monitor statistics. In the meantime, I also encourage everyone who has cameras to keep recordings for up to a week, so maybe we can mobilize ourselves to immediately report incidents, and have the ability to review any chances of catching offenders.
I got a call from the TPD community engagement person today (Thursday, May 2nd), letting me know that someone from our neighborhood inquired about the police giving us a talk about security, etc. Now I’m wondering if the recent incidents were the impetus.
Please reach out to any of us at the HOA Board for concerns.
Dolly P. Specht
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Do we know if these doors/cars were locked, or not. I believe the crime is different if it involves breaking into a house vs walking in through an unlocked door.
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For those who are interested, here’s the crime page for Tigard Police Department.
CRIME Spotter (arcgis.com)
For WaCty Sheriffs Department, I will share next month’s report when I get it.
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