Salem, Ore. (Dec. 19, 2025) – The Oregon State Police Salem Patrol Office is asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect who stole a side-by-side vehicle and multiple items from the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem. The stolen property is valued at approximately $50,000.
On Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a male suspect entered the property and climbed through a building window. The suspect placed items on a side-by-side vehicle and then drove off the property with the stolen items.
The suspect is described as a white male adult in his mid-30s, between 5 ft. 7 in. and 6 ft. tall, weighing approximately 180 to 225 pounds. He has red facial hair and was wearing an orange sweatshirt, green sweatpants with “UO Oregon” on the left leg, and a brown hat.
Anyone with information is asked to contact OSP’s Northern Command Dispatch Center at 800-442-0776 or by dialing OSP (677) from a mobile phone. Please reference case number SP25-504177.
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