PRESS RELEASE: Downtown Burglaries

Press Release

Contact:        Chief Kevin Martinez                                             Date 12/28/2022

                          971-241-9152

                        kmartinez@ci.carlton.or.us

 

Downtown Burglaries

 

On December 27, 2022, at about 3:15 a.m. members from the Carlton Police Department responded to investigate a series of break-ins of some of the businesses on W. Main St. in the downtown area.  There were 8 different locations that the suspect randomly targeted.

Carlton Police Officers subsequently worked on the investigation and quickly identify a possible suspect within a few hours.  At about 4 p.m. on December 27, 2022, Officers arrested the sole individual responsible for the break-ins without incident.  Several of the items stolen were recovered along with burglary tools that the suspect used during the break-ins.  The suspect remained cooperative throughout the investigation.  The investigation revealed that the suspect was looking for money to support his fentanyl addiction.  

The subject was identified as 23-year-old, Carlton Resident, Charles Cameron Johnson.

Johnson was subsequently taken to the Yamhill County Correctional Facility regarding a number of charges including Attempted Burglary 1st Degree x 1, Burglary 2nd Degree x 6,  Attempted Burglary 2nd Degree x 1, Possession of Burglar Tools or Theft Device x 8, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon x1.