News Release from: Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office
$29,000 Kubota tractor stolen from West Linn job site; tips sought, reward offered
Posted: June 19th, 2009 2:32 p.m.
Photo: 2007 Kubota tractor (model KX71-3R1)
CCSO CASE # 09-18879
On Friday, June 19, 2009, James Criswell of Tex Star Enterprises of Portland reported the theft of an orange 2007 Kubota tractor (model KX71-3R1) valued at $29,000. (A photo is linked above.)
Criswell reports that the stolen Kubota tractor was being used to excavate a site for the installation of cable at 25202 SW Petes Mountain Rd. in unincorporated West Linn. At the time of the theft, the tractor was parked and concealed in a secluded wooded area at the job site.
Tractor tracks discovered at the site indicate that the tractor was moved by the unknown suspect(s) down a driveway. The tracks end at the end of this driveway on SW Petes Mountain Road. The tractor was then loaded and transported from this location by the suspect(s) on some type of vehicle capable of moving this piece of machinery.
TIPS SOUGHT; REWARD OFFERED
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is investigating -- and is seeking assistance from the public. Anyone who may have witnessed this brazen theft, or who has information about potential suspects, is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
A reward is available for information leading to the recovery of this expensive Kubota tractor.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office urges anyone with information concerning this crime to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949 or using the online e-mail form. Please reference CCSO Case # 09-18879.
The public can also submit tips via anonymous cell-phone text message. To submit a crime tip to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone, all you have to do is send a text message to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad) -- with the keyword CCSO as the first word in the message body. FOR EXAMPLE: A tipster could send the following tip to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad): "CCSO John Doe has information about a crime." For detailed information on this service, click here.
IMPORTANT NOTES: Please do not send emergency messages using the text-messaging system. To report a crime in progress, call 911. (It's also important to note that citizens need to verbally call 911 -- because 911 centers in Oregon are NOT able to receive text messages.)
Please reference CCSO Case # 09-18879.
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Jim Strovink, Detective
Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
On Friday, June 19, 2009, James Criswell of Tex Star Enterprises of Portland reported the theft of an orange 2007 Kubota tractor (model KX71-3R1) valued at $29,000. (A photo is linked above.)