A Portland roofing company employee is accused of stealing tens of thousand of dollars worth of shingles from his job and selling them at a discount.
Kristoffer W. Logan, 36, of Vancouver, was arrested Wednesday on accusations of swiping at least over $22,000 worth of shingles in April from Malarkey Roofing Products. According to a probable cause affidavit, Logan at one point attempted to sell $17,280 worth of shingles for $2,040.
Logan was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on suspicion of first-degree aggravated theft, first-degree theft and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
The company’s owners initially discovered $5,000 worth of shingles missing in April and began to suspect the thief was an employee after surveillance video showed a man using a forklift to retrieve the materials, the affidavit said.
On April 27, a delivery truck driver told police that Logan directed him to make a delivery of $17,280 worth of shingles to Vancouver but Logan never gave the buyer’s name, the affidavit said. As he hauled the items to Vancouver, the driver discovered the purchase order showed the buyer was actually from Montana. The driver then called police.
Logan is suspected of trying to send the shingles to a different person and pocketing the cash from the buyer, the affidavit said. The buyer told police he bought shingles from Logan four times, including the $5,000 theft and the latest haul.
The buyer told police he made two cash payments to Logan for the latest batch of materials, once on the street a mile away from the roofing company’s North Portland site and another time by placing the funds in the glovebox of Logan’s vehicle.
According to the affidavit, Logan admitted to trying to sell the latest haul of stolen shingles.
