Oregon man smashes museum window, escapes with 'numerous gold items'
The suspect is described as an average-built adult white male wearing jeans and a jacket
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Oregon man smashed a window at a museum on Sunday and stole "numerous gold items" from inside before fleeing the scene, according to officials.
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday to a break-in alarm at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals on Groveland Drive, where they discovered a broken window leading into the building and footprints heading south from the museum.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies immediately set up containment in the area and used a K9 track to try and locate the suspect, but he was able to escape.
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An Oregon suspect smashed a window and stole "numerous gold items" from a museum. (Washington County Sheriff's Office)
Deputies and museum staff searched the museum and found "a significant theft from a large display case containing numerous gold items," the sheriff's office wrote in a news release.
The sheriff's office said the total value of the missing items is not being released at this time.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The suspect was captured in security footage at the museum, according to deputies. He is described as an average-built adult White male wearing jeans and a jacket.
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Deputies and museum staff searched the museum and found "a significant theft from a large display case containing numerous gold items." (Washington County Sheriff's Office)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The incident remains under investigation.