REDMOND, OR -- A Prineville man is accused of breaking into the Redmond Campus of Central Oregon Community College, Friday. A COCC employee interrupted the early morning burglary. Responding officers stopped a vehicle at First and Veterans Way and arrested 36-year-old Tracy Downing after finding suspected burglary tools in his car.
Investigators executed a search warrant at his Prineville home, Friday afternoon and are now looking into whether Downing may be connected to recent burglaries at the Bend and Prineville COCC campuses. He faces a list of charges including burglary, theft and meth possession.
Photos of alleged stolen property, courtesy Redmond Police