Couple Moving Here Gets Stolen Car Back, Almost Everything Else Gone

TROUTDALE. OR — It was good news, bad news for a couple from California who just arrived in the Portland area to start a new life.

Hours after thieves on Wednesday stole a U-Haul truck containing most of their possessions and their Mazda Miata from the hotel where they were staying, the Mazda Miata was recovered.

And the U-Haul truck was recovered on Thursday morning, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

But the U-Haul was practically empty, the office said. Almost everything belonging to the couple was gone.

The truck and car were both found in Portland, the sheriff's office said.

It was the second time in just a couple of months that a couple moving to the area stayed at the hotel in the 1000 block of Northwest Graham Road in Troutdale before driving the final leg, only to wake up in the morning to find their possessions stolen.

The sheriff's office said that the U-Haul truck held a combination of household items such as clothes, tools, workout equipment and furniture, along with sentimental items such as photos and artwork.

The sheriff's office asked anyone with information about the theft to call the nonemergency line, 503-823-3333, and refer to Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office report number 22-15381.