Portland, Oregon – Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Marshall today sentenced 27-year-old Courtney Carlile to 9 years in prison for her role in a burglary ring that targeted Portland restaurants, bars, lounges, and dispensaries.
Carlile was convicted of 13 counts of Burglary in the First Degree and 2 counts of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (auto theft), all felonies. She will be required to pay restitution and will be on post prison supervision for 3 years following her release from prison.
Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Alexander Garcia prosecuted the case for the state.
In court DDA Garcia said Carlile targeted at least 13 businesses.
“Ms. Carlile’s actions have had a significant impact on our community. As this court is well aware, property crime has greatly impacted Portland. It has caused a great number of businesses and people to leave Portland. Our streets are lined with vacant commercial spaces because business owners are not willing to risk opening.”
DDA Garcia said Carlile is 1 of roughly 10 people in the burglary ring that has burglarized and stolen from as many as 100 Portland businesses, the majority of which are small businesses.
Carlile has open criminal cases in Clackamas County and Washington County on similar charges.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s office would like to thank Portland Police Bureau Acting Detective Consider Vosu, Portland Police Bureau Officer Elliott Walker, and MCDA Investigator Gabriella Snedecor for their work.
MCDA would also like to thank Victim Advocates Emma Kane and Karla Juarez for their help on this case.
THE FACTS:
The cases began back in July of 2024.
Portland Police Bureau Officer Elliott Walker played a key role in linking the cases together and identifying the suspects. Numerous other Portland police officers also helped out during the course of the investigation, which included multiple search warrants.
The probable cause affidavit states that on July 27, 2024 video surveillance for Baby Dolla Pizza at 2835 SE Stark Street shows, according to Officer Walker, Lucero arriving in a white Acura TL. Officer Walker reports Lucero is initially unmasked, and that he used a crowbar to force entry to the business and a Sawzall to gain access to an interior office. The officer said the business owner confirmed damage was more than $1,000 dollars.
On September 18, 2024, according to Officer Walker, video showed Lucero and Carlile used bolt cutters to break into Grassa at NW 23rd Ave and a Sawzall saw to cut into an interior business safe. The burglary was caught on video and the two defendants were not wearing masks.
That same night, September 18, 2024, video from Old Town Brewing Co, located at 52nd and MLK, according to Officer Walker, showed the two defendants in the same clothing. This time they smashed a window to get into the building. They once again used a Sawzall saw to gain access to an interior office and business safe.
The pattern repeated numerous times through November and December of 2024 until the pair were arrested by Portland Police on December 28th, 2024.
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