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Oregon burglary suspect nabbed after crashing SUV during police chase

Nypost · · 310 words · By Fox News
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/oregon-burglary-suspect-scotty-oldfield-na…

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“Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a burglary in the 17000 block of Southeast River Road on Tuesday at around 4 p.m.”
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Three independent news sources (Fox News, OregonLive, and another news report) confirm that deputies responded to a burglary in the 17000 block of Southeast River Road on Tuesday around 4 p.m.
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web search NEUTRAL — Just after 4 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary in the 17000 block of Southeast River Road. The sheriff’s office said a 911 caller reported seeing a man on surveillance video go into their garage …
https://www.kptv.com/2026/05/06/sheriff-man-with-multiple-ou…
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web search NEUTRAL — A news release from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said the episode began shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, when deputies responded to a report of a burglary in the 17000 block of Southeast River R…
https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/05/burglary-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a burglary in the 17000 block of Southeast River Road on Tuesday at around 4 p.m.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-burglary-suspect-nabbed-af…
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“a man enter their garage and steal various items after reviewing home security footage”
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Multiple sources confirm a man entered a garage and stole items, as seen on surveillance/security video.
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“the man was driving a white Ford Explorer”
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Multiple sources identify the vehicle as a Ford Explorer, and specifically a 'white Ford Explorer' in the sheriff's report.
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web search NEUTRAL — A burglary suspect is behind bars on multiple charges after fleeing from authorities in Oregon and ultimately crashing and rolling his SUV during a police pursuit in Clackamas County.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-burglary-suspect-nabbed-af…
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web search NEUTRAL — A burglary suspect was hospitalized with serious injuries after allegedly stealing items from a garage and attempting to flee police before crashing the SUV he was driving, police said.
https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/05/burglary-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A burglary suspect is in the hospital with serious injuries after he crashed while fleeing deputies in Clackamas County on Tuesday evening.The incident started.Deputies searched the Ford Explorer and …
https://katu.com/news/local/burglary-suspect-seriously-hurt-…
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“Deputies later identified the suspect as Scotty Nicholas Oldfield.”
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Multiple independent news sources explicitly identify the suspect as Scotty Nicholas Oldfield.
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“His vehicle was spotted by a deputy on Southeast Roethe Road”
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Two independent sources confirm the vehicle was spotted by a deputy on Southeast Roethe Road.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Gerard Tevis, a 67-year-old Oak Hills man, was shot and killed by deputies after authorities say he struck a woman with a rake and then drove a vehicle at a high rate of speed toward deputies …
https://www.vvng.com/67-year-old-oak-hills-man-killed-in-dep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deputies later identified the suspect as Scotty Nicholas Oldfield. His vehicle was spotted by a deputy on Southeast Roethe Road before he sped off past the deputy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/oregon-burglary-suspect-…
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“Oldfield eventually crashed into another occupied vehicle near Southeast Oatfield Road and Southeast Park Avenue and rolled the SUV he was driving before hitting an unoccupied parked vehicle.”
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Multiple sources confirm the crash occurred near Southeast Oatfield Road and Park Avenue, involving an occupied vehicle, a rollover, and hitting an unoccupied parked vehicle.
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web search NEUTRAL — When Oldfield spotted the deputy, police said, he sped off. Deputies tried to stop him, and finally, near Southeast Oatfield Road and Park Avenue, Oldfield slammed into another vehicle and rolled his …
https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/05/burglary-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A deputy later found the SUV on Southeast Roethe Road. Oldfield sped off as he drove past the deputy. The sheriff’s office said Oldfield crashed his SUV into another vehicle, rolled the SUV and hit a …
https://www.kptv.com/2026/05/06/sheriff-man-with-multiple-ou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three men died when their car crashed into an unoccupied vehicle in Vallejo early Saturday morning, police said. They were all pronounced dead at the scene.
https://abc7news.com/post/3-men-die-crashing-unoccupied-park…
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“The driver of the other occupied vehicle declined medical treatment at the scene.”
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While the event is reported, only one specific source (KPTV/Fox News) explicitly mentions that the driver of the other occupied vehicle declined medical treatment. Other search results for this claim were generic and unrelated to this specific case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiple people walking on a pathway at Toronto Metropolitan University were hit by a vehicle that fled the scene Tuesday, Toronto police say.A total of four people were considered to be injured in th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Emergency services were called to Warrington Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield after the BMW driver suffered a suspected medical episode at about 13:00 BST and hit the other vehicles, said Greater Manchest…
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“Oldfield was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital to be treated for serious injuries.”
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Multiple sources confirm Oldfield was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for serious injuries.
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“When deputies searched Oldfield’s vehicle, they located suspected stolen items.”
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Although the 'Evidence gathered' section for claim 8 says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 2 explicitly states: 'Deputies searched the Ford Explorer and found stolen property'.
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“Oldfield was charged with several crimes, including second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, DUII, identity theft, driving while suspended or revoked, third-degree assault (DUII) and criminal mischief.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim was empty, but the oregonlive.com source for claim 3 mentions he 'faces a slew of charges in Oregon and Washington'. The specific list of charges is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, though it is likely from the original article.
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“Investigators later learned that Oldfield had multiple outstanding warrants out of Oregon and Washington state for charges such as failure to appear, DUII, driving while suspended, false information, identity theft, assault, reckless endangerment, robbery, malicious mischief and criminal trespass.”
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