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$36,000 In Stolen Merchandise Recovered, Three People Arrested In Organized Retail Theft Task Force Case (Photo) - 05/29/26

Roughly $36,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered and three people were arrested in a major Organized Retail Theft Task Force case.

 

On May 16, 2026, an Organized Retail Theft investigator for Ulta reported that a suspected Organized Retail Theft crew had stolen merchandise from several stores in the Seattle area earlier in the day and was currently in Washington County, Oregon. 

 

Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded, and a drone operator confirmed the suspect’s car, a Cadillac Escalade, was in a parking lot in the 20000 block of SW Tualatin Valley Highway. Arriving deputies found the car empty, but two of the three people matching the suspect’s description were standing nearby. They were identified as Nerielis Brinez-Brinez and Dayan Anarlo-Buckjones.  

 

The drone operator reviewed the footage and realized a third suspect had gotten out of the driver’s seat and ran into a nearby food truck. Deputies found and detained Albianys Melean-Gonzalez inside the food truck. Detectives from the Tigard Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were called out to the scene and arrested all three suspects for theft in the first degree. Melean-Gonzalez was also arrested on a warrant from an unrelated 2025 theft case. 

 

A judge granted a search warrant for the car, and inside, detectives recovered roughly $36,000 worth of stolen fragrances and assorted merchandise from other retailers. 

 

“Washington County has a zero-tolerance policy for all types of crime, including retail theft,” said DA Kevin Barton. “Using a combination of local resources and grant funding, we have built a coalition of law enforcement agencies and retailers who help ensure businesses, employees, and customers are safe.” 

 

This joint investigation highlighted the partnership between the Sheriff’s Office and the Tigard Police Department Detective who is currently assigned to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office and is working as an Organized Retail Theft Detective. This position is funded through a $1.5 million grant awarded to the DA’s Office by the State of Oregon’s Organized Retail Theft Grant program. 

 

Drone footage of the suspects at the scene is available here: https://youtube.com/shorts/zk3wEEBbPJw.  

 

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Attached Media Files: Some of the recovered merchandise 1, Some of the recovered merchandise 2,

$36,000 In Stolen Merchandise Recovered, Three People Arrested In Organized Retail Theft Task Force Case (Photo) - 05/29/26

Roughly $36,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered and three people were arrested in a major Organized Retail Theft Task Force case.

 

On May 16, 2026, an Organized Retail Theft investigator for Ulta reported that a suspected Organized Retail Theft crew had stolen merchandise from several stores in the Seattle area earlier in the day and was currently in Washington County, Oregon. 

 

Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded, and a drone operator confirmed the suspect’s car, a Cadillac Escalade, was in a parking lot in the 20000 block of SW Tualatin Valley Highway. Arriving deputies found the car empty, but two of the three people matching the suspect’s description were standing nearby. They were identified as Nerielis Brinez-Brinez and Dayan Anarlo-Buckjones.  

 

The drone operator reviewed the footage and realized a third suspect had gotten out of the driver’s seat and ran into a nearby food truck. Deputies found and detained Albianys Melean-Gonzalez inside the food truck. Detectives from the Tigard Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were called out to the scene and arrested all three suspects for theft in the first degree. Melean-Gonzalez was also arrested on a warrant from an unrelated 2025 theft case. 

 

A judge granted a search warrant for the car, and inside, detectives recovered roughly $36,000 worth of stolen fragrances and assorted merchandise from other retailers. 

 

“Washington County has a zero-tolerance policy for all types of crime, including retail theft,” said DA Kevin Barton. “Using a combination of local resources and grant funding, we have built a coalition of law enforcement agencies and retailers who help ensure businesses, employees, and customers are safe.” 

 

This joint investigation highlighted the partnership between the Sheriff’s Office and the Tigard Police Department Detective who is currently assigned to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office and is working as an Organized Retail Theft Detective. This position is funded through a $1.5 million grant awarded to the DA’s Office by the State of Oregon’s Organized Retail Theft Grant program. 

 

Drone footage of the suspects at the scene is available here: https://youtube.com/shorts/zk3wEEBbPJw.  

 

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Attached Media Files: Some of the recovered merchandise 1, Some of the recovered merchandise 2,