Gold Heist on Christmas Eve Solved | Portland News

A Christmas Eve heist at Oregon’s Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals ended in a dramatic arrest: 35-year-old Vincent Charles Roberts II was convicted for smashing display cases with a sledgehammer and stealing most of the gold exhibit. The alarm sounded at 2:30 AM, but Roberts vanished before deputies arrived—until pawn shop owners spotted stolen items and tipped off police. Investigators tracked him across counties, found his DNA at the scene, and even uncovered melted-down gold and prior run-ins with law enforcement. Sentencing is set for August 26th—a case that proves persistence and community vigilance can recover history from thieves’ hands. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f52faff7a52fba5f