Portland Police Seize Money, Gold And Stolen Goods In Retail Theft Organized Crime Ring Investigation
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) swooped on organized retail theft suspects on Tuesday with search warrants at three different locations. Thousands of dollars in cash, Amazon gift cards, and stolen goods were seized in the operation.
Collaborating with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, PPB served three search warrants related to an ongoing organized retail theft investigation centered around the business on Northeast Halsey Street on Tuesday at:
- Card Rhino/Next Level Cards, 12416 Northeast Halsey Street, Portland
- Direct Deals HQ LLC/Limit Deals, 19300 Southwest Boones Ferry Road, Suite 2C, Tualatin
- Great Deals 2.0, 5305 Northeast 121st Avenue, Suite 509, Vancouver.
The investigation revealed direct and persistent involvement in the trafficking of suspected stolen goods in several ways, including buying stolen in-box goods and gift cards obtained by returning stolen goods and reselling them on eBay and Amazon.
Over 1,000 pieces of evidence were seized, including around $14,000 in cash, gold, silver, and many high-dollar, new-in-box items. Investigators are tallying the items and examining numerous bank accounts belonging to the suspects.
No arrests have been made yet, as this remains an active, ongoing investigation.
PPB requests that anyone with information about these businesses contact the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Retail Theft Task Force at [email protected].