07/20/2023 - Proactive Patrol Leads to Stolen Guns, Burglary Tools vOLIc Tigard Police Department
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TIGARD
OR 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov/police
July 20, 2023
CONTACT:
Kelsey Anderson, Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 971-708-2921
Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
PROACTIVE PATROL LEADS TO RECOVERY OF STOLEN GUN,
BURGLARY TOOLS
A loaded stolen gun and burglary tools were recovered from a man with five
warrants out for his arrest, thanks to proactive patrol conducted recently.
On July 17th just before 3:30 AM a sergeant was proactively patrolling a parking
area around a hotel in the 11700 block of SW 69th Avenue, where there have been
recent car break ins. When the sergeant stopped a suspicious car with three people
inside, the back passenger would not identify himself and encouraged the driver to
drive away.
After additional officers arrived, the back passenger eventually got out of the car.
Officers found a loaded gun on his waistband, along with several tools commonly
used to commit burglary. He was identified as Dylan Rhoads and officers learned he
had five felony warrants out for his arrest. Officers also learned the gun on his
waistband had been stolen from a car parked at the same hotel a week earlier. He
was taken to jail on the warrants and additional charges of theft I, carrying a
concealed weapon and possession of burglary tools. A second passenger was
arrested for an outstanding warrant and the driver was released.
A judge signed a search warrant for the contents of Rhoads' backpack, which was
executed today (7/20). Inside the backpack investigators found knives, shaved keys,
bolt cutters, a wig, bandana, gloves, a driver's license that is believed to be stolen
and other items.
We'd like to remind people to please remove everything valuable from your car at
night to make it less of a target, including guns.
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