Hillsboro Police Department Blotter: November 2024

• Female was reported to be stopped in the roadway passed out behind the wheel. After investigation she was arrested for DUII and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.

   

• Adult male was stopped for driving 74 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone while weaving around cars. He was subsequently arrested for reckless endangering and his vehicle was impounded for driving without insurance.

   

• Officers responded to a residence to help search for a missing five-year-old. He was found hiding within the family sofa.

   

• Officers conducting follow-up at a retail store were informed a male was currently in the process of stealing items. When confronted, the male attempted to run and then resisted arrest when caught. The male went to jail on charges of theft, escape, and resisting arrest.

   

• Security personnel from a large sporting event arena in Portland called to report an intoxicated driver possibly driving the Hillsboro area. An officer located the vehicle driving into oncoming traffic and stopped the vehicle. Fresh paint transfer was found on the vehicle. The driver was subsequently arrested for DUII.

   

• Adult male was contacted for violating the city camping ordinance. He was found to have a felony warrant for his arrest for burglary and was arrested and taken to jail.

   

• Observant officer saw an adult male he knew to have two warrants for his arrest. The male was taken to jail.

   

• Officers responded to a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a TriMet bus. There were no serious injuries reported.

   

• An observant officer witnessed an adult male applying graffiti to public property. The male was issued a citation for criminal mischief.

   

• An adult male returned to a retail store after being trespassed. He was arrested and taken to jail.

   

• Adult male was arrested for burglary after breaking into his brother’s garage.

   

• Adult male was arrested for paying for breakfast with a counterfeit $100 bill.

   

• Residents woke up to a male inside their apartment. The suspect was held down by a resident until police arrived to take him to jail for burglary.

   

• Officers responded to a crash that involved two vehicles, a building, and a pedestrian. The driver of one vehicle experienced a medical emergency which caused him to crash into another car and then through part of a building and into a pedestrian on the other side.

   

• Officers responded to a theft of more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from a retail store. Coincidentally, the suspect vehicle was stopped for speeding by a Washington County Deputy. In the end several people were arrested for theft in the first degree and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. A firearm was also located in the vehicle.

   

• Officers responded to the report of an unconscious driver stopped in the roadway. The driver was arrested for DUII, and a search warrant was granted for samples of their blood.