A new neighborhood in Tigard is looking to identify a serial vandal. Police have released surveillance footage that was captured from a resident’s driveway on the block.
The damage happened around Southwest 150th Avenue in Tigard, between Southwest Beef Bend Road and Southwest Bull Mountain Road; and on Southwest Roy Rogers Road near Jean Louise Road, police said.
In the surveillance footage, a slender young man is seen looking around the neighborhood, then walking into an unfinished home.
The suspect in the over 12 Tigard house vandalizations.Tigard Police Department
Jim Delmore, a construction manager at Stonebridge Homes NW in Lake Oswego, said the first property got hit on May 2 and the vandalism continued for a week and a half. During that time, more than a dozen homes, between several building companies, were damaged causing Stonebridge an estimated $80,000 worth of damage, Delmore said.
“We had to remove all the downstairs floor, all the carpet, most of the sheetrock, most of the cabinets, countertops and insulation then redo it all.” Delmore said
Delmore estimates that the damage from the other builders puts the overall cost in the six-figure range. Although the vandalism was extensive the demolition work wasn’t done by someone with professional experience, Delmore said.
The search for the vandal is being done by the Commercial Crimes Unit, a division within the Tigard Police Department that exclusively investigates crimes against local businesses. The unit is funded through taxes from a license fee that every business in Tigard pays, according to their website. The program, Delmore says, puts Tigard above other cities when it comes to solving commercial crimes.
“Dedicating a unit of officers to help protect small businesses in a community is important because all the little small businesses, not Intel or Nike are what drive communities,” Delmore said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Nelson Massey with the Commercial Crimes Unit at Nelson.Massey@tigard-or.gov or 503-718-2815.
— David Nuñez covers breaking news and public safety for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at 503-294-7607 or dnunez@oregonian.com.
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