Salem, Ore. — Multiple people were arrested yesterday, June 26, during a focused enforcement project at the Willamette Town Center in Salem. Thanks to a grant from the Oregon Department of Justice, this marks the second time detectives from the Salem Police Felony Crimes Unit worked to deter organized retail theft under the grant. The funding covers the overtime costs associated with completing these crime-fighting projects, which are in addition to the team’s normal investigative workload.
The enforcement operation was in collaboration with loss prevention staff from multiple stores located at the Willamette Town Center. During the operation, officers arrested 11 people for varying degrees of theft. Several of those arrested also had existing felony warrants for prior crimes.
Arrested were,…