7/31/25
Case number: 25CR39436
Portland, OR – The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office is announcing the indictment of 46-year-old Joseph Patrick Doherty, who investigators believe is responsible for several Southwest Portland burglaries in June and July 2025.
On July 25, 2025, a Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted Doherty on 22 charges, including Burglary in the First Degree (Class A Felony), Burglary in the Second Degree (Class C Felony), Theft in the First Degree (Class C Felony), Criminal Mischief in the First Degree (Class C Felony), and Theft in the Second Degree (Class A Misdemeanor). Doherty was arraigned on the indictment Jul 30, 2025.
According to the Probable Cause Affidavit, video surveillance shows Doherty breaking into and stealing from several storage units at the Public Storage facility, located on Southwest Barbur Boulevard. Doherty is charged with stealing more than $10,000 in items from the various storage units.
According to the Probable Cause Affidavit, video surveillance also shows Doherty breaking into businesses located in Multnomah Village. Those businesses include Consign Couture, Merav Beautique, and Little Shop of Drawers. Doherty is charged with stealing more than $5,000 in clothing from Consign Couture and $15,000 in jewelry from Little Shop of Drawers.
The Portland Police Bureau Central Neighborhood Response Team (“Central NRT”) recently served a warrant on Doherty’s residence. Inside that residence, Central NRT located a number of the stolen items, including clothing from Consign Couture and jewelry from Little Shop of Drawers.
Doherty currently remains in custody on $50,000 bail.
District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said: “Criminals who target our small businesses will be prosecuted and held accountable. These crimes are unacceptable and represent not just a crime against those businesses but also an attack on the fabric of our community.”
All defendants are presumed innocent until found guilty in court.
Here is a link to an earlier Portland Police Bureau release with photos of merchandise connected to Mr. Doherty.