Man arrested in Rainier on suspicion of stealing Clatskanie school trailer

Authorities say a Bothell man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing a trailer from Clatskanie Middle High School.

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Raymond Allen Elliot, 48, was arrested and booked into the Columbia County Jail after deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office received a tip that the missing trailer was located at a Rainier residence on Turner Road, the sheriff's office reports.

Elliot was arrested on suspicion of first-degree aggravated theft, second-degree criminal trespass, tampering and criminal trespass. He is scheduled to appear in Columbia County court at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

After obtaining a search warrant for the property at Turner Road, authorities allege they found the trailer used for the school's Career and Technical Education program, along with other stolen items, including a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a cargo trailer and an RV trailer.

The theft occurred just before 4:29 a.m. Sunday, when a light brown or gold extended-cab, suspected short-bed Dodge Ram 1500 entered Clatskanie Middle High School property, located at 471 Bel Air Dr., according to the Clatskanie School District.

A district video shows that at about 4:57 a.m., the truck was towing the trailer.

The trailer is described as a black 2018 Maxd DT triple-axle dump bed trailer.

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