Community Livability Unit Operation Results In Arrest Of Repeat Retail Theft Suspect - 07/02/26

07/02/2026 8:30 a.m.

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Lieutenant Ben Harvey, Corvallis Police Department

(541) 766-6556 / cpdpio@corvallisoregon.gov

Community Livability Unit Operation Results in Arrest of Repeat Retail Theft Suspect

On Friday, June 12, 2026, the Corvallis Police Department's Community Livability Unit (CLU) conducted a proactive retail theft and crime prevention operation in partnership with a local business in Corvallis.

The Community Livability Unit regularly conducts these operations as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce crime, improve public safety, and support local businesses. Working alongside loss prevention personnel allows officers to identify repeat offenders, interrupt organized retail theft activity and deter future criminal behavior.

During the four-hour operation, officers made multiple arrests related to theft and other criminal offenses.

One significant arrest involved 48-year-old Oscar Porras of Salem. Loss prevention staff recognized Porras from previous theft investigations involving more than $1,000 in stolen merchandise and notified officers after he entered a business on NE Four Acre Place.

Officers determined Porras was attempting to steal nearly $600 in additional merchandise and was in possession of a theft device. During the investigation, officers also discovered Porras had been using his brother's identity to avoid detection because he had multiple outstanding felony theft warrants. Investigators learned he had successfully misidentified himself to law enforcement on several occasions over the past year. Loss prevention personnel also reported multiple open theft investigations involving Porras at businesses across Oregon.

Porras was arrested and lodged at the Benton County Jail on charges including:

ORS 164.045 Att. Theft II

ORS 164.235  Possession of a Burglary Tool or Theft Device

ORS  162.385 False Information to Police