A man suspected of breaking into cars in Southeast Portland was arrested Monday, police said.

Officers responded to Southeast Ninth Avenue and Bidwell Street on the report of car break-ins in the neighborhood. When officers arrived they contacted three people, one of whom ran away from police officers, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau.

With the help of a police dog, officers located Deiondre Stephen Simmons, 18, and arrested him. Police said they found items taken in the car prowls in Simmons' possession.

Simmons was booked into Multnomah County Jail on charges of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle and interfering with a peace officer.

Community members can find tips to prevent becoming a car prowl victim by visiting the City of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement Crime Prevention page.