Storage Unit Thief Sentenced
(Oregon City, OR) -- A man who stole more than 65-thousand dollars worth of items from storage units in Sandy has been sentenced to prison. 43-year-old Joseph Kautz rented a storage unit and then cut locks from other units and replaced them with his own lock. He stole tools, jewelry, an antique pocket watch collection, and a glass ball containing ashes from one victim's son. He sold the items at pawn shops. He's already serving time for probation violation in Marion County. He was sentenced to an additional 22 months in prison.



