Police make arrest in truck theft

Sisters police have arrested the man they believe stole a Hoyt's Lumber and Building Supply truck last November 12, crashing through the steel gate at the lumber yard as he made his getaway.

Police arrested Randall Scott Hobaugh, 38, in Redmond, after sheriff's deputies nabbed him on several outstanding warrants.

According to police, they got on Hobaugh's trail after a woman in Vida reported that he showed up at her house November 12, with the truck, saying that he worked for the company.

The woman knew Hobaugh by one of what police believe to be a long list of aliases. Hobaugh allegedly got the truck stuck, then left the area. Police recovered the truck.

It wasn't until December 12 that Sisters Police picked up Hobaugh's trail again, when a Sisters officer overheard a deputy in Redmond running a check on Randall Lathom - Hobaugh's alias. The Sisters officer radioed the deputy for a physical description, which closely matched the Vida woman's description of the theft suspect.

The Sisters officer went to Redmond, where the deputy had discovered Hobaugh's real name. Sisters police arrested Hobaugh on charges of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and Criminal Mischief II, while the sheriff's deputy arrested him on multiple warrants.