Portland police arrested a man from Southern California accused of selling stolen Disneyland passes on Craigslist.

Michael McCrobie was booked in the Multnomah County jail Wednesday on charges of theft and computer crime. Court records show the 39-year-old arrived in Portland from San Diego about a month ago to be with his girlfriend and look for work.

Authorities said they learned of the online scam after a Portland woman purchased a pair of three-day passes on Craiglist and traveled to the California theme park last week. She and her daughter were told that the passes were stolen when they arrived at the front gates of Disneyland and had to purchase new ones, police said.

The woman reported the fraud Tuesday after she returned home. Detectives scoured Craiglist and found more Disneyland passes for sale, said Sgt. Chris Burley, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman.

Officers then set up an undercover sting and busted McCrobie after he sold them stolen tickets, police said.

Following his arrest, McCrobie told officials that he was unemployed but spent about 15 hours a week working "odd jobs," according to court documents. He also told officials that he had recently used heroin and methamphetamine.

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

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