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A suspect posing as an Amazon worker was arrested on the morning of August 5, 2024 for stealing packages.

In conjunction with the December holiday shopping season, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office recently began targeting thieves who steal packages delivered to porches across the county.

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Sheriff's Deputies make Second Arrest with Bait Package

On Sunday, July 21, 2019, at 5:55 a.m., one of the bait packages was stolen and deputies began receiving real-time tracking updates.  Deputies followed the signal to a house in the 20700 block of SW Rosa Road in Aloha.

A 17-year-old was arrested today for stealing a Sheriff’s Office “bait package”. His father was with him at the time but was not arrested.

On August 16, 2020, at 10:46 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were alerted to a bait package that was taken from a residence in Aloha. Investigators were able to real-time track the package to a parking lot at Aloha High School. Deputies found 19-year-old Eric R. Gonzalez sitting inside a vehicle near the area where the bait package was tracking. Mr. Gonzalez admitted to taking the package after seeing it sitting unattended on a porch. The stolen package was found inside of Mr. Gonzalez’s vehicle.

An Aloha man stole a Sheriff’s Office bait package from a home less than two blocks from where he resides. Deputies later learned he had damaged the package in an attempt to destroy evidence.

Two people were arrested after stealing a Sheriff’s Office bait package from a home in Aloha. A dozen pieces of mail belonging to multiple neighbors were later located nearby.

On Sunday, December 9, 2018, at 6:40 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm activation from a bait package at a residence near Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway and Southwest 170th Avenue in Aloha.

On Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 2:28 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm activation from a bait package deployed by detectives at a residence in the area of West Baseline Road and Southwest 170th Avenue in Aloha.

On Monday, June 21, 2021, popular online retailer Amazon will be holding one of it’s biggest and most popular sales of the year – Prime Day.

On April 17, 2021, just after 4 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a theft in progress at SW 156th Avenue and SW Greensboro Way in Aloha.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will begin targeting thieves who steal packages delivered to porches across the county.

On Thursday, October 10, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of an Amazon package theft in the 16600 block of SW Blanton Street in the community of Aloha. 

On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies serving the community of Aloha arrested a man for stealing a package from a neighbor living in the same apartment complex.

The second suspect who stole $3,000 in packages, Shawna Boyd, contacted deputies this evening and turned herself in. She was lodged at the Washington County Jail for theft in the first degree.

Sheriff’s Deputies have been searching for the person(s) responsible for stealing delivered packages off of porches. Package thefts increase during the holidays as many gifts are shipped and delivered to unattended homes and businesses. Deputies received a break in this case when a citizen reported their bicycle was stolen which led to the theft suspects.