Colombian nationals arrested in connection with dozens of home burglaries in Oregon: police

Four Colombian nationals were arrested by Oregon authorities pursuing a caller drawstring of location burglaries.

The Tigard Police Department (TPD) confirmed the arrests were successful transportation with 39 burglary cases targeting what appeared to beryllium affluent Asian-American households opening successful precocious September.

Investigators said the suspects utilized a akin break-in method each time.

A informing was sent retired successful November alerting residents crossed 3 jurisdictions of the location burglaries, including four successful Tigard, 4 successful Washington County and 2 successful Beaverton. 

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The Tigard Police Department person arrested 4 Colombian nationals successful transportation with a drawstring of 39 location burglary cases allegedly targeting Asian-American households since September. (Tigard Police Department)

On Feb. 2, hunt warrants were executed successful Oregon City, Bend and Portland related to this investigation.

The archetypal was successful Oregon City wherever TPD, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT squad and galore different agencies served a warrant successful an flat analyzable successful the 14100 artifact of South Beavercreek Road. 

The 2nd was successful Bend wherever Bend constabulary and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team executed a warrant successful an flat analyzable successful the 55000 artifact of Gross Drive.

Investigators recovered cash, evidence, stolen jewelry and seized aggregate vehicles successful the execution of the warrants. (Tigard Police Department)

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Investigators recovered cash, evidence, and stolen jewelry, and seized aggregate vehicles during the execution of the warrants.

Four suspects, each of whom are Colombian nationals, were arrested by Tigard constabulary connected felony charges. They were extradited backmost to Washington County.

They were identified arsenic Herbert Grueso-Vergara, 30; Maria Castro-Gamboa, 26; Fabio Vergara-Cortes, 29; and Fatima Gomez-Aragon, 33.

Tigard Police Department, on with different agencies, took enactment connected a drawstring of location burglaries that appeared to beryllium connected. (Tigard Police Department)

An further warrant was served connected Feb. 5 by the TPD, the Portland Police Bureau and PPB’s Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) astatine an flat analyzable successful the 9400 artifact of North Bristol Avenue. 

Stolen jewelry and different grounds linked to the probe were besides recovered astatine this location. 

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The TPD besides thanked the fistful of Oregon and Washington officials progressive successful the investigation.

This is an ongoing probe and authorities expect much charges to beryllium filed.