Portland police have arrested a man after he allegedly drove a pickup truck through a blocked-off area and destroyed some freshly poured concrete last month.

Richard Reed, 28, has been charged with two counts of first-degree criminal mischief and one of reckless driving. Police said the vandalism took place Feb. 14, but they became aware of it Feb. 19. Reed was arrested Tuesday.

Police said the blocked-off area was a Portland Bureau of Transportation construction site at Southeast 38th Avenue and Schiller Street, and Reed allegedly caused about $30,000 worth of damage.

Police released video of the vandalism. In the 37-second clip, a white pickup truck drives up to an area blocked off by barriers, caution tape and large traffic cones. The truck pauses for a second when it gets to the barrier, then plows through it and drives onto the blocked area, making an arc through the freshly poured concrete before leaving the frame.

Police did not immediately say why Reed may have damaged the property.

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR

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