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UPDATE JUNE 2: Prowler Ransacks Cars in Capri Terrace Stealing Receipts, Registrations and Insurance Cards: May 23, 2011

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Prowler Ransacks Cars in Capri Terrace Stealing Receipts, Registrations and Insurance Cards: May 23, 2011

UPDATE: Prowler strikes June 2

Neighbors Beware
Sometime between 9PM Monday May 23rd and 6AM Tuesday May 24th a prowler ransacked several cars in the Capri Terrace area stealing receipts, vehicle manuals, registrations and insurance cards.

The next morning neighbors woke to find discarded items strewn across their lawns by the thief as he moved from house to house searching for unlocked vehicles. Locked cars were undisturbed and no car alarms were heard.

At 167th & NE Hoyt the thief ransacked several cars from three adjacent properties, rummaging through the glove compartments and throughly checking underneath and in-between the seats for items with name & address information.

The Gresham Police was called to the scene Tuesday morning after neighbors realized they had been robbed overnight.

Mail Stolen
That same morning another Capri Terrace resident in the vicinity of 170th & NE Oregon reported finding two pieces of opened mail addressed to one of their neighbors scattered on the ground across the street.

Don't Become A Victim
Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch coordinator Glenn Mathew reminds everyone "items we leave in our car might not be of great value to us, but to a criminal anything they see (big or small) is reason enough to commit a crime".

Neighbors are urged to keep their vehicles locked and do not leave valuables inside the car where it can be seen. Also, do not leave mail in your mailbox overnight. Place outgoing mail in your mailbox in the morning or take it to a nearby US Postal Service blue mail-drop box.

UPDATE: Prowler strikes June 2
Around 2:00AM Thursday June 2nd, another car prowler was seen in the same area of Capri Terrace. An alert neighbor heard a noise and spotted the prowler checking several vehicles for an unlocked door. When confronted the prowler quickly left the area headed west on NE Oregon toward 165th Ave. The witness describes the prowler as a white male, 5'10", 30-ish tweaker with bad teeth and a goatee wearing a grey zipper hoodie, blue jeans and sneekers. Gresham police were called and they searched the area for the suspect. If you see this person call the Gresham police at 503-823-3333 (non-emergency).

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