Detectives Request Assistance from Northeast Portland Residents in Identifying Arson Suspect

Detectives with the Portland Police Bureau and Portland Fire & Rescue believe that some private security cameras and doorbell cameras may have captured critical video that may help identify the suspect responsible for numerous arsons near Irving Park on Sunday, July 20, 2025, and Sunday, July 27, 2025.

The damage from the arsons on July 20 included but was not limited to a shed in the 700 block of Northeast Fremont Street, a utility trailer parked in the 3100 block of Northeast 8^th Avenue, and a garage door in the 3600 block of Northeast 7^th Avenue. Additionally, the arsons on July 27 damaged a fence and shed in the 3900 block of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and a vehicle and dumpster in the 3800 block of Northeast 6th Avenue. Fortunately, nobody was injured in any of these incidents.

Detectives are focused on videos in the area between North Williams Avenue and Northeast 15^th Avenue, and Northeast Stanton Street and Northeast Shaver Street.

Detectives are asking that residents who live in that area upload all video that is saved on their systems on Sunday, July 20, 2025, between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., and Sunday, July 27, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

Residents are not required to review their video, look for anything specific, or verify that it captured any activity. If they wish to help, they should just upload the raw footage from each individual camera. Please do not edit, enhance, combine into "multiview," or otherwise alter the footage. Please ensure the footage is in a standard file format and does not require a proprietary player. Detectives will review the video for potential clues.

PPB has created a link where community members can upload video directly to the Detective Division. If anyone has cameras, such as Ring cameras or other doorbell cameras, or surveillance cameras that show the street, sidewalk, or other public areas, please upload the video for July 20 here and for July 27 here. PPB has also generated QR codes that can be scanned with a smartphone and will bring up the upload website.

There is no need to follow-up with PPB. A detective may contact you at a later time if they have any questions. Please do not upload video from any other cases.

No further information is being released about this open and ongoing investigation at this time. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Detective Meredith Hopper at [email protected].

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