Truck filled with all of California couple’s belongings stolen first night in new town
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A California couple moving to Oregon had their loaded moving truck stolen from the parking lot of a hotel they were staying in just minutes from their new home, authorities said.
Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responded to the theft at around 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in Troutdale, according to a news release. The trailer was attached to the couple’s 1990 Mazda Miata and contained furniture, clothes, workout equipment, and personal items such as family photos and artwork, among “many other items,” the department said.
When the couple arrived at the hotel, an employee told them there had been thefts in the area recently and asked them to make sure they parked in front of the hotel. Despite the employee’s recommendation, the couple’s belongings were stolen from the front of the hotel hours later, KGW reported.
Police said the trailer is a U-Haul brand 15-foot truck. The side of the truck has an image of a fish and a blue underwater map of the Atlantic Ocean, and the title above the image reads “Virginia,” the news release said.
The Miata is dark green with a yellow spoiler and tan convertible roof, the release said. The truck has an Arizona license plate and the car has a California license plate, police said.
Melissa Enoch-Rex, one half of the couple, told KGW that what she wants back most are the sentimental items that can’t easily be replaced.
“Obviously furniture, clothing … it was our whole lives, but I just keep remembering my son’s photos from when he was young,” Enoch-Rex told the outlet.
Anyone who might have information about the theft is asked to contact the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office at 503-823-3333. If anyone encounters the truck while it’s occupied, police ask that they call 911.