Burglar Caught Inside Boys and Girls Club
CBPD release – On March 10, 2020, at about 9:20 pm, Coos Bay Police Officers, along with the assistance from Oregon State Police, North Bend Police Department, and Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Boys and Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon, (SWOYA), for a reported burglary alarm. Upon arrival Officers began checking the perimeter of the building. Officers heard a subject inside the building and then observed the subject trying to exit a basement door. The subject was carrying stolen property from within the building and trying to get it out of the door. The suspect saw officers and fled into the building. The suspect was apprehended when he exited another door on the opposite side of the building. The suspect was identified as 41 year old Courtney D. Mitchell, of Riddle, Oregon. Mitchell was transported to the Coos County Jail for Burglary in the second degree, Theft in the second degree, Criminal Mischief in the second degree, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, and a Parole Violation.