PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Authorities have arrested a vendor at the Oregon Flea Market on Stark Street in connection with a large-scale stolen merchandise operation.
The investigation, which has been ongoing for several months, uncovered over 1,200 items at the flea market and additional items at the vendor’s residence in Southeast Portland, with an estimated value exceeding $10,000.
Detective Adam Wright of the Gresham Police Department said, “We are serving a search warrant on a retail thrift business in Gresham, Oregon. Several months ago, our law enforcement partners with the Portland Police and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office became aware of a fencing operation, selling stolen goods out of this business.”
The operation was a collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, including the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau…