More than a month after a man broke into a Gresham home, pepper-sprayed the occupants and took off with several pairs of brand-new Nike shoes, police are still looking for the culprit.

Gresham Police Officer Ben Costigan said the thief in the Sept. 23 incident is still on the run.

Costigan said the thief, described as a 6-foot tall, thin man in his 20s or 30s, climbed onto the roof of a home and entered through a second-story window. He said the occupants of the house, a couple, heard someone moving around in their house, and locked themselves in a bedroom.

He said the burglar, while rummaging through the house, stumbled upon the couple in the bedroom, and pepper-sprayed them. He then took several pairs of brand-new Nike running shoes, as well as some other Nike apparel.

Costigan said the couple reported the theft and assault right after it happened, but more than a month later, police don’t have an identity for the burglar, or know where he is.

He said a witness reported seeing a U-Haul truck speeding away from the area shortly after the incident was reported, but police have not been able to confirm that it was the burglar driving the truck.

Costigan said there is no known connection between the victims and the suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Gresham Police Department at 503-823-4357.

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

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