Suspects accused in Bend home burglaries
Published 1:14 am Sunday, August 31, 2014
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with three separate home burglaries in Bend, while one suspect remains at large, according to Bend Police.
On Aug. 23,, a resident arrived at her home on NE Watson Drive home and saw two people running out her back door carrying items from her residence.
Nicholas Husted, 23, a transient, was found with property allegedly from the residence . Officers also found items from an unreported burglary on Royal Oak Circle in Bend.
Husted was arrested and faces two counts of first-degree theft and one count of second-degree theft, according to police.
The second suspect in the incident has not been identified.
In the third incident, a purse was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked inside an attached garage sometime between 8 p.m. Aug. 21 and 8 a.m. Aug. 23 on NW Celilo in Bend.
Purchases were made with a credit card from the purse, including at Big 5 Sporting Goods in Bend.
Bend Police reviewed the surveillance system at the store and identified the suspect as Joseph Therrien, 30, of Bend, the release said.
Police officers served a search warrant at Therrien’s apartment, where they found evidence. Therrien, who was at the apartment, was arrested and faces charges of first-degree burglary, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, fraudulent use of a credit card, identity theft, second-degree theft and possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine.
Both Husted and Therrien were in custody at the Deschutes County jail.