PORTLAND ) — Police say they’ve made progress in solving a series of burglaries at new home construction sites across the Portland metropolitan area. The thefts have cost more than 20 homebuilders and related companies thousands of dollars in the past year.
The Oregonian reports that a transient already jailed on an unrelated matter has been charged with three counts of burglary and six theft counts and additional charges are pending.
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