Crime & Safety
Hillsboro Porch Pirates Arrested With Stolen Packages, Police Say
After getting a report that packages were being stolen from the porches of homes on SE Engelman Street, Hillsboro Police arrested two people
HILLSBORO, OR — See the picture? In the front is a Hillsboro police car. An officer in the car took the picture. In the slight distance is another car. Hillsboro police say that in that car were a bunch of packages that had been stolen from homes.
It started around 10:30 on Thursday morning. Offices were sent to the area of the 7900 block of SE Engleman Street, A caller said that people were driving around stealing packages.
Several officers responded. and soon located the car.
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Inside they "found numerous stolen items, including packages and mail."
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The two people in the car and jailed on theft charges.
The investigation is ongoing.
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