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TIGARD
OR 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov/police
March 25, 2026
CONTACT:
Maddie Bauer, PD Community Engagement
Phone: 503-718-2814, Email: Maddie.Bauer@tigard-or.gov
5 TEENAGERS IN CUSTODY, STOLEN CAR RECOVERED
Five teenagers are safely in custody and several are facing charges after stealing a car and running
from police.
On March 25, 2026, at 1:41 AM, a graveyard patrol officer found an unoccupied stolen car at a gas
station in the 11800 block of SW Pacific Highway. Police began searching the area for a suspect
when they found a group of four teenagers at a shopping center nearby, who then ran from
officers.
An officer quickly found two of the teenagers, and one was identified
as a missing runaway from a rehabilitation home in Tigard and had
11 A !1_11 two juvenile warrants. Unfortunately, the other teenager managed to
3 !�� . '__ escape from the officer.
s , . As this was happening, officers began a drone and K-9 search, which
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s- led them to find another one of the teenagers on the roof of a
business in the 8800 block of SW Center Street. He refused commands
from officers to come down, so Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
A " firefighters assisted officers by giving them a lift to the roof. The teen
was taken into custody and identified as another missing runaway
from the same rehabilitation home who also had a warrant.
While officers continued to search for the two outstanding teenagers,
the owner of the stolen car reported seeing two teens back at the
After a drone and K-9 search led officers to
the rooftopofalocalbusiness,theywere Tigard Plaza. Police responded quickly and two more teenagers
able to safely arrest a teenager after were detained and identified as missing runaways from the same
getting a lift fromTVF&R. rehabilitation home.
With four teenagers in custody, officers learned the group had been staying at an abandoned
home nearby. An officer went to the home and found the teenager who had escaped from officers
earlier in the night.
As a result, four juveniles were arrested on a range of charges that include four juvenile warrants:
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• A 16-year-old girl, two juvenile warrants, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
• A 16-year-old boy, escape III
• A 15-year-old girl, escape III
• A 15-year-old boy, two juvenile warrants, trespass II, escape Ill
All five teenagers are now in the care of the Washington County and Clackamas County Juvenile
Departments.
We'd like to thank our partner agencies for their assistance in responding to this call, including
officers from Sherwood Police, Lake Oswego Police, Beaverton Police and firefighters from Tualatin
Valley Fire & Rescue.
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Officers used a drone, showing thermal imaging on the left and the normal picture on the right, to find a
teenager on the roof of a local business.
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