Organized Bur

Seven men found sharing an Airbnb in Eugene's Bethel neighborhood were arrested October 10, 2025, as the capstone of an investigation into a burglary ring that targeted Asian business owners' homes across the Pacific Northwest.

The seven suspects were booked into Lane County Jail on charges of first-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary: Robinson Camacho Rodriguez, 31; Denison Martinez, 24; William Steven Rodriguez, 26; Jesson Quintero, 27; Jhon Alexander Quintero, 44; Jhon Quintero, 24; and Steven Alexander Quirogasolano, 27. Four vehicles were seized at the scene.

Federal documents alleged the crew hit homes in Auburn, Washington on October 3; Gresham on October 5; Eugene on October 6; and Salem on October 9, each time while owners were away at their businesses. Since late 2023, more than 22 burglaries with similar characteristics had been identified in the Eugene-Springfield area alone, including roughly 17 during late 2024 and early 2025.

The methods were calculated from the start. Suspects surveilled victims by visiting their businesses to map daily schedules, posed as gardeners or delivery workers while casing neighborhoods, and used Wi-Fi jamming devices to disable home security systems. That last tactic led EPD to ask neighbors for footage from Ring cameras on adjacent properties the jamming could not reach. Stolen items included residential safes, cash, jewelry, and high-end handbags from homes the ring specifically identified as likely to hold significant assets off-bank.

EPD had already made six simultaneous arrests on June 23, 2024, at three Eugene locations: North Delta Highway and Ayres Road, Franklin Boulevard and Agate Street, and the 700 block of East 15th Avenue. The October 2025 arrests relied on EPD's Automated License Plate Reader system, funded by a $391,264 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission grant, which Police Chief Chris Skinner called "a critical investigative tool." Four additional suspects believed connected to the ring were arrested in West Chester, Ohio around the same time.

Skinner was candid at a press conference about how far up the chain investigators had reached. "We believe that these are just the workers," he said. "We believe that they're provided with vehicles to do this work. They're provided with some direction from somewhere to target these different individuals."

Federal consequences followed. Jhon Alexander Quintero, also known as Edwin Andres Cadena-Pineda, a 45-year-old Colombian national unlawfully present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen goods. ICE detained four of the seven Eugene suspects, all Colombian nationals, with at least two taken into custody as they walked out of Lane County Jail after posting bail.

The Asian American Council of Oregon held a public safety forum October 24, 2025, with Lane County District Attorney Chris Parosa, Chief Skinner, Lane County Sheriff Carl Wilkerson, Springfield Police Chief Jami Resch, and Oregon DOJ Bias Crime Prosecutor Gavin Bruce on the panel.

EPD's Community Engagement Team offers free Home Security Inspections to Eugene residents. The department advises against keeping large amounts of cash or valuables at home, recommends mounting safes securely to walls or floors, and asks anyone who spots suspicious persons near a home or business to contact police and share any available camera footage.