Salem man sentenced to 4 years prison for string of coffee shop, restaurant burglaries
Whitney WoodworthA Salem man accused of burglarizing several coffee shops, restaurants and small businesses was sentenced to four years in prison.
John Albert Herriges, 41, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree burglary and three counts of second-degree criminal mischief and was sentenced Jan. 15.
Herriges was arrested in 2017 after Keizer Police requested the public's help with locating him in connection to a string of burglaries.
Investigators believed he damaged property at a Dutch Bros. Coffee on 4015 River N on Oct. 12, 2017. Two days later, he allegedly burglarized a Bentley's Coffee shop on 4435 River Road N. The coffee shops are less than a half a mile away from each other.
He was arrested in December 2017 after a woman saw him walk into a bathroom at a Salem restaurant.
She told responding officers she had seen news reports of Herriges being wanted in connection with the Keizer burglaries.
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His alleged crimes joined a growing list of burglaries in the Keizer, Salem, West Salem and Linn County areas.
He was charged with second-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief for shattering a window and breaking into a Bentley's Coffee location on Mission Street SE.
According to court records, Herriges was later connected to burglarizing a Sonic Drive-In, a Salem Dutch Bros. Coffee, Spin City Laundry, Love Love Teriyaki and Good Times Grill, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
He was also charged in connection with a burglary at the Crooked House Bistro on the 1100 block of Edgewater Road NW in August 2017.
Herriges was later charged with burglarizing a Dutch Bros. Coffee and Spirit Espresso kiosk in Albany.
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In April 2018, he was charged with second-degree escape for escaping from police custody.
He faced a total of 31 charges in connection to the burglaries and escape.
Herriges has a long criminal history, including multiple drug charges and a conviction for methamphetamine possession and endangering the welfare of a child in 2008.
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