La Grande man arrested in late February after self-storage unit burglaries

La Grande Police Department investigators arrested a La Grande man on Feb. 26 following an inquiry into multiple storage-unit break-ins at a La Grande self-storage facility, authorities said. The arrest came after officers pursued leads connected to a string of burglaries reported at the facility, which sits inside Union County.

The department began the investigation after a report about the series of storage-unit burglaries prompted detectives to open an inquiry, according to the police account. Investigators obtained and reviewed evidence as part of the probe before making an arrest in late February 2026.

Detectives handled the case through the La Grande Police Department’s investigative unit, focusing on incidents at the self-storage site located within the city limits of La Grande. Police described the investigation as stemming from multiple reports rather than a single incident, and said that the work of officers on the case culminated in the late-February arrest.

The arrest on Feb. 26 followed the investigative steps La Grande officers took after the initial reports of the string of burglaries. Investigators did not provide additional details about property recovered, the exact number of storage units affected, or charges at the time they confirmed the arrest; they emphasized the arrest resulted from the department’s inquiry into those multiple break-ins at the self-storage facility.

La Grande Police Department officials characterized the case as an active investigation following the arrest. Investigators said they would continue work related to the burglary reports and the evidence obtained and reviewed during the inquiry into the storage-unit break-ins in Union County.