Accused serial burglar who targeted Tigard school building and church arrested

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police have arrested a suspect accused of at least half a dozen burglaries targeting a Tigard school building and church, authorities said.

Alexander Bradley, 38, was arrested just before 7 a.m. on March 1 near Southwest Durham Road and 92nd Avenue, the Tigard Police Department said. He was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants.

During the booking process, Tigard police said Bradley took off an outer sweatshirt, revealing another “distinctive” sweatshirt underneath that matched photos of the suspect in a

Tigard-Tualatin School District and church burglary case from back in December.

Police said Bradley is accused of committing multiple burglaries over the last several months at the TTSD Caring Closet — a building that has been the target of repeat break-ins — and the Christ the King Lutheran Church on Southwest Bull Mountain Road.

“Our staff members are grateful for how Tigard police officers persevered to make this a safer space and ensure that services can continue going to those who need them most,” Tigard-Tualatin School District’s Interim Communications Director Alex Pulaski said in a statement.

Bradley was booked into the Washington County jail on previous arrest warrants, possession of methamphetamine and giving false information to police — after authorities said he initially gave them a fake name.