PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A local government employee was arrested and accused of stealing over $700 of merchandise from a store while wearing his work apparel, Portland police said.

Scappoose resident Leonel Sandoval, 55, is an employee of Multnomah County Facilities. He was arrested on Thursday night and accused of theft and other charges, the Portland Police Bureau said.

Police responded in the early evening on Aug. 14 to a hardware store in the 1700 block of North Tomahawk Island Drive on reports of a theft that occurred, with the suspect being detained by the store's loss prevention employees.

Sandoval was identified as the suspect after he allegedly arrived at the store in a county vehicle and uniform.

"Preliminary investigation by store employees and officers indicated that Sandov

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