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Photos from the Oct. 10 retail theft mission
On Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a retail crime mission focusing on several retailers in the area of SE 82nd Avenue and Johnson Creek Blvd in unincorporated Clackamas County.
The 10-hour mission included Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies and detectives working in partnership with officers from the Canby Police Department, Lake Oswego Police Department, Milwaukie Police Department, West Linn Police Department, and the Portland Police Bureau, as well as partners from the Multnomah and Clackamas County DA's Offices.
During the mission, law enforcement contacted theft suspects as they exited stores, resulting in 21 arrests on various charges and the recovery of over $1,400 worth of stolen merchandise. Additionally, 17 outstanding arrest warrants were cleared.
Yesterday’s mission was funded in part by the Organized Retail Theft (ORT) Grant Program created by Oregon Senate Bill 900 (2023) and administered by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Clackamas County Sheriff's Office was awarded over $685,000 which is helping to fund staffing and equipment needed to support law enforcement efforts to combat organized retail theft and hold those offenders accountable.
Since 2022, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has been partnering with local businesses and our local law enforcement partners to combat retail theft through similar missions. Additional missions throughout Clackamas County are planned in the future.
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Sergeant Ross Clemson, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit