Washington County Sheriff’s Sting Catches Sixteen Shoplifters in Target and Home Depot Theft Crackdown

In an operation that saw the Washington County Sheriff’s Office collaborate with the Beaverton Police Department, sixteen people were arrested on Friday, April 4, on suspicion of theft at Target and Home Depot stores in Beaverton and Washington County.

Police joined loss prevention staff from Target and Home Depot in an organized retail theft mission. Detectives and uniformed patrol deputies arrested sixteen people in the stores and recovered hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise.

The people arrested in the operation were:

• Eric F. Brandon, 37, of Cornelius: charged with theft in the third degree and criminal trespass in the second degree
• Alexander J. Berki, 38, of Portland: charged with theft in the third degree
• Andrea C. Berki, 40, of Beaverton: charged with theft in the third degree.
• Annette J. Garcia-Garcia, 37, of Albany: for theft in the third degree and multiple warrants
• Jennifer L. Humphrey, 48, of Beaverton: for theft in the third degree and unlawful possession of methamphetamine
• Joshua T. Kreider, 23, of Beaverton: for theft in the third degree
• Brandon M. Newsome, 44, of Portland: for theft in the third degree and a warrant for failing to appear in court
• Dominik J. L. Noriega, 23, of Beaverton: for theft in the third degree and a warrant for failing to appear in court
• Jerika B. Padua, 29, of Beaverton: charged with theft in the second degree
• Taylor A. Phillips, 25, of Portland: charged with theft in the second degree,
• Yihao Wu, 32, of Beaverton: charged with theft in the second degree
• Peng Zhang, 30, of Beaverton:  charged with theft in the second degree
• Four minors, but their identities remain undisclosed.