News Release from: Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office

Arrest made in chain of Mt. Hood burglaries; additional tips sought

Posted: Jan. 17, 2012, 2:26 p.m.

Photos:

• Jeffery M. Titus
• Jacob Matthew Park

Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-318

On Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, Jeffery M. Titus (pictured) was arrested and charged with Theft I and Possession of Burglar’s Tools. He was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail.

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office detectives have linked Titus to a series of burglaries and thefts spanning approximately the last six months in and near the Rhododendron, Welches and Brightwood areas of Mt. Hood.

Jacob Park, age 28, of Rhododendron, has been identified as a second suspect in this string of burglaries.

Investigators were able to make an arrest in this case following information provided by local residents. Residents contacted the Sheriff’s Office with important information related to the case following the release of an informational bulletin.

The detectives have recovered many of the items believed stolen during burglaries in the area. A property viewing of the recovered items will be held in the near future. Detectives will be contacting those victims of burglaries and thefts from the area directly.

If you were the victim of theft or burglary in the last six months from the Mt. Hood area and have not yet reported the crime, please call the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number to file a crime report at (503) 655-8211.

If you have purchased or received any item from Jacob Park or Jeffrey Titus over the past six months, it may be stolen property. Please contact CCSO detectives through the confidential Tip Line -- by telephone at 503-723-4949 or using the online e-mail form.

Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-318.

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The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking tips and information regarding these crimes.

Anyone with information concerning these crimes is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by telephone at 503-723-4949 or using the online e-mail form. Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-318.

The public can also submit crime-tip text messages to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone. All users 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.

Important reminder: Please do not send emergency messages using the text-messaging system -- in case of an emergency, call 911.

Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-318.

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Contact Info:
James Rhodes, Sergeant
Office of Public Information
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office