Stolen Vehicle Update & Arrest
CCSO release – On February 28, 2020, at about 12:36 am, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle on the railroad tracks near the intersection of Hackett Lane and State Highway 101, Coos bay, Oregon. Deputies discovered the vehicle had been traveling south bound on State Highway 101, when the vehicle crossed over the oncoming North bound lane and left the roadway. After the vehicle left the roadway, the vehicle struck the railroad tracks. Despite significant vehicle damage, the driver attempted to continue to drive the vehicle southbound on the railroad tracks. Deputies located receipts inside the vehicle and obtained video footage of the driver and passenger of the vehicle from multiple McDonalds in the Coos County area. Deputies contacted the registered owner, who advised the Deputies he had been attempting to sell the vehicle. He said a female by the name of Tiffany, whom he had met at the Casino, had come to his residence and said she knew a buyer for the vehicle. The registered owner said on about January 28, 2020, Tiffany left with his vehicle to show the buyer and Tiffany said she would be right back, but never returned. The registered owner stated he had not reported the vehicle as stolen due to him being under the impression it had become a civil issue, because he allowed her to leave with the vehicle to show the buyer. The registered owner was advised he could report the vehicle as stolen. After posting photographs of the individuals on social media, Deputies received a call from a Citizen who believed he knew who the male and female were in the photographs. The Deputy asked the Citizen if he knew a Tiffany who was often at the Casino. The Citizen stated Tiffany Zierke, who is 31 years old, could be involved. On March 14, 2020, Deputies contacted Tiffany Louise Zeirke at her residence, located on West Beaver Hill in Bandon. After Tiffany was shown the photographs of her in the stolen vehicle, Tiffany admitted she was the female in the photographs in the passenger seat. Tiffany was transported to the Coos County Jail, where she was booked in on the charge of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank everyone who assisted in identifying the suspect and in resolving this issue.
