CCSO: CAR BREAK-IN WHILE HOSPITALIZED LEADS TO A SERIES OF CRIMES WITH HAPPY VALLEY DETECTIVE HOT ON THE TRAIL
Posted: January 27th, 2011 8:27 AM
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The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Jim Strovink, Detective
Office of Public Information
12700 SE 82nd Avenue, Clackamas, Oregon 97015
NEWS RELEASE (Photo Attached)
Please refer to CCSO Case #11-284
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Molly Fazio, 58, and her husband John Fazio, 64, of Happy Valley were concerned about the pending surgical procedure scheduled for John Fazio at a local Portland hospital. However, the Fazio's became even more distressed when it was discovered thieves had broken into the Fazio vehicle while parked at the hospital and used the contents stolen from inside their vehicle to burglarize their Happy Valley home.
On the evening of January 3, 2011 Molly Fazio drove her Jeep Liberty into Portland to visit with her husband John, who was a patient at Providence Hospital and hospitalized for a surgical procedure.
Unbeknownst to Molly Fazio, while visiting with her husband at his bed side, thieves forced entry into her Jeep Liberty and stole a garage door opener to the Fazio residence and personal papers that identified the specific address of the Fazio home in Happy Valley.
Molly Fazio concluded the visit with her husband at the hospital and was startled to discover the illegal entry and theft from her automobile while parked at the hospital.
At 9:42 p.m., Molly Fazio returned to her home in Happy Valley and found her garage door standing open and the interior lights of her home had been turned on. Molly Fazio immediately called 911 and a Happy Valley Police Officer responded to secure the residence and to investigate the newly reported burglary.
Investigators learned of the family vehicle break-in that had just occurred at the hospital, and began to work with the very competent security staff at Providence Hospital.
Happy Valley Detective, Gil Millett, pursued this criminal investigation and soon determined the make and model of the suspect vehicle – captured on surveillance video – provided by Providence Security. This key piece of suspect vehicle information and evidence was ultimately traced through the investigation, which in time led Detective Millett to the current female owner of this suspect vehicle.
Detective Millett also learned that credit cards stolen from a wallet at the Fazio residence had been used to conduct purchases by a male suspect –- also captured on surveillance video --within minutes of the Fazio residential burglary.
As a result of this investigation, investigators have identified a 'person of interest' believed responsible for this series of criminal events described, and are seeking your help with efforts to locate this person who is known to possess a valid felony arrest warrant issued by another jurisdiction for a parole violation.
This fugitive, wanted for a parole violation, has an extensive criminal history and is identified as:
Name: Randolph Charles Baggett (Photo Attached)
Age: 45
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Hair: brown
Eyes: green
Tattoo: 'White' on left arm – 'Power' on right arm
SPECIAL NOTES OF INTEREST TO MEDIA
During this ongoing criminal investigation, Detective Millett learned the female owner of the suspect vehicle that was used during one or more of these reported crimes, was actually at the hospital on this occassion visiting with a friend; who was also hospitalized with a life-threatening illness.
Also, both victims Molly and John Fazio will be available for media interviews later this afternoon at their residence between 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Please request additional contact information from Detective Jim Strovink, Public Information Officer, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
CCSO Detective Gil Millett can also be reached for comment by contacting the Happy Valley Police Department.
TIPS SOUGHT
Anyone with information concerning this crime is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949, or by using the online e-mail form.
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #11-284.
The public can also submit crime-tip text messages to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone. All users have to do is send a text message to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad) -- with the keyword CCSO as the first word in the message body. Important reminder: Please do not send emergency messages using the text-messaging system -- in case of an emergency, call 911.
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #11-284. [END]
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