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Thief Puts Damper On Couple's Ore. Honeymoon

POSTED: 8:09 am PST February 2, 2010
UPDATED: 8:15 am PST February 2, 2010

Clackamas County deputies are seeking a thief who ruined a couple's Oregon honeymoon one day after their wedding in Portland.

Wesley and Hnin Tennyson, who live in Oklahoma, stopped their car at the Carver Boat Ramp in Clackamas to take a look at the landscape on New Year's Day.

"We were by the water, taking pictures of the bridge and the foliage on the other side," Tennyson said. "We weren't very far from the car at all."

After being away from their car for 15 minutes, the couple returned to find one of their rear windows smashed and two bags missing.

"Anyone looking at that car would know these people have just been married. And they decided to steal from us," Wesley Tennyson said. "I can't understand that."

The couple had passports and credit cards inside the bags. Before moving to the United States one month ago, Hnin Tennyson lived in Myanmar. Her visa and other important paperwork were stolen in the theft.

"She came here on a fiancée visa and we're waiting for the documents to be proven and everything. She has no ID," Wesley Tennyson said.

In less than 30 minutes, the thief spent $1,800 on the couple's credit cards at a Target store and Starbucks.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office released surveillance video of a man wanted in the theft. Tennyson hopes a tip from the public can lead to the return of the couple's belongings.

"This has been very difficult for us," Tennyson said. "Very traumatic. She has reacted as if we've been brutally attacked."

The couple believes an older, dark-paneled van being operated by an older man may be linked to the crime. The van had the words Security System displayed on its side.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

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