Portland Police arrested a car prowler Friday night with the help of a theft victim tracking a stolen iPad.

Police were called to the 200 block of NW 13th Avenue at 7:21 p.m. Friday and began canvassing the area. They soon found the iPad on Interstate 405 after it appeared to have been dropped from an overpass.

Joseph Todd Schowengerdt

One officer looking for the prowler saw a familiar face, police said, someone known to have outstanding arrest warrants. Police said they arrested 42-year-old Joseph Todd Schowengerdt after finding him carrying other items stolen from the car.

Schowengerdt was booked into the Multnomah County Jail. Records show he faces misdemeanor charges including possession of burglary tools, theft, attempted possession of heroin and possession of meth, and felonies including sale and possession of heroin.

-- Rob Davis

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