A pair of local residents have been arrested following a slew of property crimes in Newberg during a three-week period last fall.
Elizabeth Ellece Moser, 44, and Dylian Michael Simkins, 28, face 25 counts of aggravated theft, criminal mischief, theft, burglary, attempted theft, possession of meth and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
The pair were arraigned in late December and indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 11. They were appointed counsel: McMinnville attorney Aaron Stone. The prosecutor in the case is Yamhill County Deputy District Attorney Kate Lynch.
An investigation into Moser and Simkins’ activities began in November following burglaries reported at First Street businesses The Vineyard Bar & Grill and Antique Freak & Flea, Portland Road business Eden Gate Restaurant and the Dollar Tree store in the Springbrook Shopping Center.
The Dollar Tree burglary in particular drew the police’s attention. According to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Newberg-Dundee Police Department, on Nov. 6 the manager of the store said she had reported to work to find that that the store had been burglarized overnight.