Update: Prowler Who Assaulted Victim in Her Apartment Booked into Jail

Michael Lynn Moore, Jr, 39, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Burglary in the First Degree, Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree, Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, and Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree.

The adult female victim has been evaluated and released from the hospital. She has been assigned an advocate from the Portland Police Bureau's Victim Services Unit. 

This case remains under investigation. Detectives in PPB’s Sex Crimes Unit do not believe there are any other victims at this time, but anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Wendi Hamm at wendi.hamm@police.portlandoregon.gov or Detective Torrey Streed at torrey.streed@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 25-90575.

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Suspect in Custody After Breaking into Apartment, Assaulting Woman

An adult male is in custody after breaking into an apartment and assaulting a woman who was asleep.

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to the area of Southeast 30^th Avenue and Southeast Schiller Street on reports of a male climbing fences and balconies of area residences. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to reports of a burglary at an apartment in the 4800 block of Southeast 30^th Avenue. Officers learned a man broke into the apartment and assaulted a sleeping woman before another occupant in the apartment chased the man out. With the help of a UAS drone and a K9, officers located the suspect and took him into custody. The suspect will be identified after he is booked into jail. The victim in this case was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

Detectives in PPB’s Sex Crimes Unit do not believe there are any other victims at this time, but anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Wendi Hamm at wendi.hamm@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 25-90575.

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