Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement partners arrest 32 in December retail crime mission at various retailers

Date

12/13/2024

Photos from the Dec. 12 retail theft mission

On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a retail crime mission focusing on retailers around of SE 82nd Avenue and SE Sunnyside Road in unincorporated Clackamas County.

The 10-hour mission included Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies and detectives working in partnership with officers and investigators from the Canby Police Department, Milwaukie Police Department, Molalla Police Department, Oregon City Police Department, West Linn Police Department, Portland Police Bureau and Oregon Department of Justice, as well as partners from the Multnomah and Clackamas County DA's Offices. Clackamas 911 (CCOM) played a critical role in the mission's success by deploying a mobile remote dispatch workstation.

During the mission, law enforcement contacted theft suspects as they exited stores, resulting in 32 arrests on various charges and the recovery of over $6,400 worth of stolen merchandise. Additionally, 15 outstanding arrest warrants were cleared, underscoring the mission’s impact on public safety and crime prevention in the community.

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. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office was awarded $686,000 for FY2024-25, which helps fund staffing and equipment for law enforcement missions and other 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 for the future.

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Sgt. Ross Clemson, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit