Twelve Arrested In Recent Retail Theft Mission -06/02/25

A recent proactive retail theft mission held at several stores in Tigard led to a dozen arrests and the recovery of over $1,000 in stolen merchandise. 

On May 30^th, detectives with the TPD Commercial Crimes Unit (CCU) and neighboring agencies conducted the mission at stores in Tigard, with support from patrol officers and crime analysts in partnership with loss prevention employees.

Through these partnerships, our goal is to identify and interrupt criminal behavior as it’s happening. This helps hold shoplifters accountable and aims to reduce this type of crime within the greater business community.

During this mission, 12 people were arrested or cited on theft charges and more than 30 stolen items were recovered, worth approximately $1,100 dollars:

• Ismail Mohamed Abukar, age 30, theft II – shoplift

• Shannon Sprague, age 55, theft II – shoplift

• Kayla Hubbard, age 29, theft III – shoplift, misdemeanor warrant

• Lindsay Andrus, age 26, theft II – shoplift

• Karissa Lebeda, age 30, misdemeanor warrant

• Kristin Ragan, age 50, theft II – shoplift

• A 15-year-old girl, theft III – shoplift

• A 15-year-old girl, theft III – shoplift

• A 16-year-old girl, theft II – shoplift

• A 16-year-old girl, theft III – shoplift

• A 17-year-old girl, theft III – shoplift

• A 17-year-old girl, theft III – shoplift

Tigard Police and our partner agencies recognize that businesses of all sizes are impacted by retail theft. Tigard businesses are welcome to reach out to CCU to learn more about how they can help prevent and reduce shoplifting and retail crime. To learn more about how CCU can help your business, visit www.tigard-or.gov/CCU.
 

To further support local businesses throughout Washington County, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office recently received grant funding from the State of Oregon to fund security system upgrades and installation for small to medium-sized businesses. Learn more and apply online by June 16, 2025.

We’d like to thank our partners at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Beaverton Police, Tualatin Police and the Washington County DA’s Office for their support during the mission.

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Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty In Criminal Investigation -05/29/25

A former Tigard Police officer has pleaded guilty in a criminal investigation into whether he was truthful in the course of his official duties.

Jacob Teeny pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct in the second degree in a Washington County Courtroom this morning, May 29, 2025. As part of the agreement, Teeny resigned from the Tigard Police Department effective immediately and will surrender his police certification to the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), which means he cannot work as a police officer in the State of Oregon again.

On Friday, November 1, 2024, the Tigard Police Department was notified that an attorney preparing for trial discovered a discrepancy between then-officer Jacob Teeny’s police report and his body worn camera footage. This discrepancy was related to how Teeny accessed text messages on a suspect’s cell phone in the course of an investigation. It was alleged that Teeny lied about how he accessed the messages in his report, in a search warrant affidavit and in Grand Jury testimony.

Upon learning of these allegations, the Department took immediate action and Teeny was placed on paid administrative leave that same evening. On November 4th, 2024, Chief McDonald asked an outside agency to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation. On February 19th, 2025, the Department was notified that the outside investigation was complete. To avoid any potential conflicts of interest, the Clackamas County DA’s office handled the prosecution of the case. Teeny made his first court appearance in this case on May 2, 2025, and pleaded guilty to the one misdemeanor charge today.

“Truthfulness is a cornerstone of police work, and without it we lose the trust the community has placed in us, and the ability to testify in court proceedings,” said Chief Jamey McDonald. “As a department, we place a high value on transparency, and that means being open with our community when things are going well and when they’re not. I’m disappointed in the choices Teeny made, and this behavior is not acceptable in our organization – or any police agency. It’s important to recognize that the conduct of one person is not a reflection of the other members of this department who go out and tirelessly serve the City of Tigard with integrity every day. I’m grateful to our partners for their thorough work on the investigation.”

Due to labor/employment laws and the right to due process, the Department was legally prohibited from sharing any public information on this matter while Teeny remained an employee.

Teeny was hired by Tigard Police in October 2021. The Department, in partnership with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, is now reviewing other reports and investigations conducted by Teeny over that period of time to ensure all past charges, facts and assertions made by him are independently supported.  We understand that an officer’s word is often relied on as the sole source of a given set of facts in a case, and we expect our officers to demonstrate truthfulness and integrity in all that they do.

Separate from the criminal investigation, the Tigard Police Department is also conducting an internal review, which takes place anytime an officer violates department policy. This will still happen in this case, regardless of Teeny’s resignation, with a goal of improving relevant department policies, procedures or systems to ensure that any lessons learned from this case lead to real improvement across the department moving forward. We expect the internal review to be completed in the next few weeks, which will be submitted to DPSST.

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