4/29/2022 - Arrest Made in Commercial Burglary Case • Tigard Police Department
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13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I April 29, 2022
Contact:
Kelsey Anderson, Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 971-708-2921
Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
ARREST MADE IN COMMERCIAL BURGLARY CASE
An arrest has been made in connection with a series of costly commercial burglaries.
On Wednesday, April 27th, Earl Brim was arrested at a residence in Tigard where detectives
believe he was staying.
Detectives with the Tigard Police Department's Commercial Crimes Unit believe Mr. Brim, age
36, burglarized a local business at least four times between November 2021 and April 2022. In
total, the merchandise that was stolen from this store is worth more than $100,000.
Mr. Brim is also the suspect in at least one additional burglary in the metro area.
He was taken to the Washington County Jail and charged with five counts of aggravated theft
and five counts of first-degree burglary.
The Commercial Crimes Unit is the only one of its kind in Oregon. Uniquely funded through
business license fees, a team of detectives are committed to investigating crimes that affect the
business community in Tigard. To learn more about their work, please visit www.tigard-
or.aov/CCU.
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