Isauro Garcia Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison in Theft Case

HILLSBORO, Ore- On April 2, 2025, a Washington County jury found Isauro Garcia guilty of aggravated theft in the first degree and theft in the first degree and was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Judge Erik Buchér. Deputy District Attorney Alicia Gerten prosecuted this case.

On February 20, 2023, Mr. Garcia and a woman entered a Walmart in Tigard. The defendant tampered with a security case holding electronics. He then filled his cart with other items and left the store without paying for them. He returned about 30 minutes later and attempted to disguise his appearance. He extracted four security cameras from the electronics case he had previously tampered with and left without paying for the merchandise. The stolen items cost more than $1,500.

The next month, the defendant and the same woman stole more than $10,000 in electronics from a Walmart in Cornelius on two separate occasions. Mr. Garcia used a similar method to tamper with the locked electronics case to access the merchandise.

Mr. Garcia was on probation related to separate property crimes when he committed these additional acts. This allowed the judge to enhance his sentence.

The Washington County District Attorney’s Office commends the Tigard Police Department and the Cornelius Police Department for their work on these cases. This office also acknowledges the work of loss prevention teams in identifying the suspects and reporting these crimes to law enforcement.

The Washington County District Attorney’s Office, on behalf of the Washington County Interagency Organized Retail Theft Task Force, has secured grant funding from the State of Oregon to support efforts to combat organized retail theft and shoplifting across the county. This grant allows this office to purchase security systems upgrades for qualifying small and medium-sized businesses. Visit our website to learn more about this effort and to submit an application.

Mr. Garcia will be transferred to the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve his sentence.