A masked man suspected of being involved in at least 20 burglaries in the Portland metro area was arrested last week in Gresham, Beaverton police say.

Cody O. Runyon remains in the Washington County Jail Monday on accusations of first-degree burglary. He is accused of breaking into four restaurants, a bar and a movie theatre in Beaverton between May and July, according to court records.

An investigation is ongoing to determine if Runyon will be charged in connection with other break-ins in the area that appear to be of a similar nature, said Officer Mike Rowe, a Beaverton police spokesman. Surveillance video showed the suspect in the six Beaverton break-ins wearing a mask with a very prominent nose, Rowe said.

Court records show Runyon is accused of breaking into Hillside Pub on Southwest Barrows Road and Mandarin Place along Southwest Allen Boulevard on May 30. Thai Bloom on Southwest Cedar Hills Boulevard and Fireside Grill on Southwest Hall Boulevard were burglarized the next day. The Century 16 Theatre on Southwest Hocken Avenue and Chang's Mongolian Grill were broken into on July 9.

Beaverton police released surveillance footage and photos in May from the burglary at Hillside Pub showing a man in a mask, beanie hat, gloves and a hammer inside the bar while it was closed. He smashed the glass on the front door to get in.

Beaverton investigators received information from another police agency that led to Runyon being identified as a suspect, Rowe said. Investigators found Runyon and discovered evidence in his car and a hotel room where he was staying that linked him to the Beaverton burglaries, according to Rowe.

Anyone with information on other burglaries involving Runyon is asked to contact the Beaverton Police Department.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com

503-221-8343; @EvertonBailey