Lauren Hernandez

Statesman Journal

A Salem man has been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries of Keizer coffee shops in October.

John Albert Herriges, 40, was arrested Monday after a woman saw him walk into a bathroom in the Champions Bar & Grill at 2930 Silverton Road NE in Salem.

She told responding officers she had seen news reports of Herriges being wanted in connection with burglaries of Keizer coffee shops.

Salem Police arrested Herriges on a statewide felony warrant for failing to appear in Polk County Circuit Court. He was arrested without incident and handed over to Keizer Police custody.

Keizer Police requested the public's help in finding Herriges last week. Investigators believe he damaged property at a Dutch Bros. on 4015 River N on Oct. 12. Two days later, he allegedly burglarized a Bentley's Coffee shop on 4435 River Road N. The coffee shops are less than a half a mile away from each other.

Herriges is facing one count of failure to appear, one count of second-degree burglary, one count of second-degree criminal mischief and one count of second-degree attempted burglary.

His alleged crimes join a growing list of burglaries in the Keizer and Salem areas.

Herriges was previously arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in Salem. He was charged with second-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief for shattering a window and breaking into a Bentley's Coffee location on Mission Street SE.

He was also charged in connection with a burglary at the Crooked House Bistro on the 1100 block of Edgewater Road NW in August.He has a history of charges of theft charges spanning back to 2002.

He is scheduled to appear at the Marion County Circuit Court Annex at 3 p.m. today .

The Keizer Police officials are continuing to investigate the burglaries and said Herriges may face additional charges.

Anyone with information about these incidents should contact Detective Tim Lathrop at 503-856-3481.

Email Lauren Hernandez at lehernande@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-399-6743 or follow on Twitter @LaurenPorFavor



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