BEND, OR -- A local man and a woman from Salem are accused of breaking into numerous cars in Bend - in some cases stealing them, over several weeks. Between October 11 and 30, Bend Police received multiple reports of stolen vehicles and car break-ins, primarily in Northeast Bend. In one case, a Jeep Cherokee reportedly pulled up, a passenger got out and stole a running vehicle. That vehicle was later recovered. Another vehicle stolen from the Vogt Road area on October 27, was located by officers on Hunnell Road. 

On October 30 at about 1:30 p.m., an officer was in the area of Hunnell and Loco roads when he spotted a gray Jeep Cherokee with no front plate. The back plate on the Jeep returned stolen. Officers conducted a stop on the vehicle in the Lowe’s parking lot. The driver was identified as Emmett Jackson, of Bend. The officer learned he had warrants out of Polk, Marion and Linn counties. Inside the vehicle police say they found stolen property from multiple car break-ins. The Jeep was also stolen.

Jackson was booked into the jail on charges including three counts each of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, as well as Theft II and Theft III. 

At about 3:30 p.m. on November 3, Bend Police arrested 20-year-old Abigail Leanne Wells, of Salem, Jackson’s suspected accomplice in the thefts. She was lodged on two counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 

Bend Police are asking the public to report any suspicious activity, car break-ins or stolen vehicles that took place during this time and may be connected to this case, and to share any video surveillance that may be linked to these crimes. Contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.