Stolen fire department equipment, along with other items, were found after deputies executed a search warrant, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office.
On Tuesday, the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Crime Response Team (CRT) served a search warrant at home in northeast Hillsboro after investigators found potential suspects from a burglary at the West Valley Fire Department facility in Willamina on June 25th.
Investigators also received information from the Grand Ronde Tribal Police regarding another burglary and theft of power tools at the Spirit Mountain Casino in late June.
Deputies identified the suspects as Tanner Mitchell and Koa Howe of Hillsboro.
As the search warrant was being executed, CRT investigators found nearly all the property stolen from the West Valley Fire Department burglary which included medical supplies, radios, and protective equipment.