Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office will use state grant to target organized retail theft crimes
![Organized retail theft like this August 2022 incident at the Sunglass Hut in Bend's Old Mill are the target of a new program involving prosecutors, police and retailers](https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2022/08/Bend-Sunglass-Hut-theft-suspects.jpg)
Isabella Warren is speaking with Steve Gunnels for report at Five
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes County District Attorney's Office is receiving an initial $18,000 from the state's Criminal Justice Commission's Organized Retail Theft Grant Program.
DA Steve Gunnels says the funds will be used to create a training program that partners with retailers and law enforcement to target such criminal enterprises.
The DA spoke with county commissioners last month to discuss the growing problem.
Isabella Warren is speaking with Gunnels on Wednesday to learn more about the program and its goals. Her report is coming up tonight on NewsChannel 21 at Five.
Here's the answers provided to questions asked by the state agency distributing the grant funds: