PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland police said they arrested a suspect while responding to a reported stolen truck sighting around 9:20 a.m. Friday near NE 82nd Avenue and Russell Street.

Officers found the truck, with a stolen motorcycle in the back, in a fast food restaurant parking lot with the driver sleeping inside. The driver, who has not been publicly identified, ran into a police car then drove away, PPB said.

PPB said they were able to stop the truck with spike strips, however the driver fled on foot.

  • Suspect arrested after stolen truck, motorcycle sighting in Portland
  • Suspect arrested after stolen truck, motorcycle sighting in Portland

According to PPB, officers set up a perimeter and used K9 tracking to locate the suspect, who they later found and arrested in a nearby motel room.