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On Thursday, May 1, 2025, officers and investigators from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a retail crime mission focusing on multiple retailers on SE 82nd Ave in unincorporated Clackamas County, near SE Johnson Creek Blvd. CCSO was assisted in this mission by investigators from the Molalla and West Linn Police Departments.
During the 10-hour mission, law enforcement contacted individuals suspected of theft and other crimes as they exited retailers in this area. The mission led to 25 arrests on a range of charges, the location of 124 stolen items valued at more than $4,500 as well as the clearance of 24 arrest warrants. Several of the subjects taken into custody were found in possession of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
One of the subjects taken into custody for theft was found to have committed 12 prior reported thefts from the same retailer since November of 2024 totaling nearly $1,300. That subject had been unidentified from the prior reported theft incidents, but due to being taken into custody during this mission he was identified, and those additional incidents are being submitted to the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
Another subject taken into custody during the mission committed the theft of more than $300 worth of merchandise from a retailer. That subject was found to have committed several prior thefts from retailers and liquor stores within Clackamas County in 2024 totaling over $1,900. Those incidents from 2024 are currently under review by the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office.
A Sheriff’s Office Property & Evidence Technician played an important role in cataloging and processing recovered items of evidence. A dedicated dispatcher from Clackamas 9-1-1 (C-COM) provided communications assistance.
Thursday’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 funds 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.
Additional missions are planned in the future.
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Brian McCall, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit
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