Crime & Safety
Oregon City Police Bust Suspected Car Thief
Police say that Monte Wes McMullen led them on a chase on wheels and on foot.
A 20-year-old man from Oregon City is under arrest, charged with a variety of crimes including unlawful use of a motor vehicle and attempt to elude after allegedly stealing a car and trying to escape capture. Monte Wes McMullen was arrested by Oregon City Police with the assistance of Gladstone Police and the Clackamas County Sheriff's office.
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Oregon City Police had tried to stop a 1996 Honda with no licenses plates near 9th Street and John Adams Street.
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The driver - since identified as McMullen, say police - abandoned the car about one block away and fled on foot. They say he ran into a house on the 1500 block of 9th Street.
Occupants of the house were evacuated. He then surrendered without incident.
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McMullen is also being held on a probation violation out of Mutnomah County.
Photo Oregon City Police.
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