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WLPD Case # 24-06912 | CCSO Case # 24-022050
At approximately 10:00 p.m. on October 16, 2024, West Linn Police responded to a reported burglary at NW Self Storage on Willamette Falls Drive in West Linn. Upon arrival, officers discovered that thousands of dollars’ worth of business equipment had been stolen from one of the storage units.
The following morning, West Linn Police returned to the same storage unit and found it had been burglarized again at approximately 4:30 a.m. on October 17, resulting in the theft of additional equipment valued at thousands of dollars. The storage unit belonged to Non-Profit Home Inspections, a charitable organization that assists low-income households by providing home inspection services.
Just days later, at around 3:00 a.m. on October 20, deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, assigned to the City of Wilsonville Police Department, were dispatched to Stafford Beverage on Jack Burns Boulevard in response to a burglary in progress. Deputies determined that a group of suspects had forcibly entered the business by smashing a glass front door. Once inside, the suspects stole thousands of dollars in cash and liquor before fleeing the scene.
Investigators identified several similarities between the two incidents, including matching suspect descriptions captured on surveillance footage. Video from the West Linn storage unit burglary also revealed a suspect vehicle, which provided investigators with a crucial lead, ultimately leading to the identification of a person of interest.
Further investigation, led by West Linn Police detectives, uncovered additional suspects and advanced the case significantly, pointing the investigation across state lines into Washington. Working with law enforcement partners in Clark and Cowlitz counties, search warrants were obtained and executed at multiple locations on December 4th.
During these searches, investigators recovered stolen property, including items taken during the West Linn storage unit burglary, as well as additional goods linked to other burglaries across the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area.
Through the collaboration of both agencies, investigators were able to link the two burglaries. This led to the arrest of Kyle Dean Runyon, age 35 of Ryderwood, Washington, on a Clackamas County warrant related to the burglaries. Runyon was booked into the Cowlitz County Jail. Additionally, Jimmy Cristea, age 38 of Vancouver, Washington, was also arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail on a related Clackamas County warrant. Both suspects will face charges in Clackamas County.
This investigation demonstrates our commitment to conserving community safety through responsiveness, partnership, and innovation. Investigators are actively pursuing additional leads as the case remains ongoing.
Three Clackamas County cities -- Happy Valley, Estacada and Wilsonville -- contract with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office to provide municipal police services.
ADDITIONAL TIPS & INFORMATION WANTED: Anyone with information about these cases is urged to contact either the West Linn Police Department or the Sheriff’s Office by calling the Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949 or by using the online email form at: http://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip
WLPD Case # 24-06912 | CCSO Case # 24-022050
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Sgt. Ross Clemson, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit
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