Deputies bust Ugg boot bandits at Clackamas Town Center
Larger retail theft ring investigation continues; tips sought for case extending to Tigard, Beaverton.
Clackamas County deputies said they interrupted an Ugg-boot heist at Clackamas Town Center on Dec. 8, which led to a larger, multi-agency bust of an organized retail theft ring.
Deputies first responded to a theft report at 2 p.m. at Dick s Sporting Goods at Clackamas Town Center. Two young female suspects were reported to have stolen several pairs of UGG boots before fleeing the location in gray Dodge Magnum with Washington license plates.
The descriptions of the suspects and suspect vehicle matched that of another attempted theft that had occurred a few weeks prior at the Clackamas Town Center Macy s department store. It also matched information distributed by the Tigard Police Department about an organized retail theft group operating in the area.
The extent of Sundbaum s shoulder injury was not immediately known.
The area of Devil s Kitchen s where the fall took place, White River Canyon, has an elevation of about 11,200 feet. Rescue officials said the fumarole Sundbaum fell into was not widely known among climbers. After heavy snow, the fumaroles can be hidden by a snow blanket, CCSO said. Hot gases from the fumaroles melt the deeper snow and create large cavities hidden under the surface snow.
Officials added that the cavities can range from a few feet to 20 feet high. And, if a climber were to walk on the roof of the cavities, the climber could easily break through the surface snow and fall in.