East Bremerton man charged for Target thefts first prosecution by new retail crime unit

A 33-year-old East Bremerton man connected to repeated thefts at Target stores in the region is the first person to be prosecuted by a new organized retail crime unit in the state Attorney General's Office, according to a news release from the office.

Shawn Dale Nanez was charged Nov. 16 with a count of first-degree organized retail theft in King County Superior Court, and earlier this month, the state took over prosecution of another case against Nanez, also on one count of first-degree organized retail theft, in Kitsap County Superior Court, in a matter that was originally filed in June 2022. Nanez is currently listed as in custody in the Kitsap County Jail.

In a news release, the Attorney General's Office said that the charges stemmed from 11 thefts with more than $50,000 in merchandise taken from Target stores in King and Kitsap counties during a two-month period in 2022.

"Video footage showed Nanez using a tool to break into security cases that contained electronic items like speakers and headphones," the news release said. "He then took the items out and loaded them into a shopping cart. He walked out of the stores without paying for any of the items. After his arrest on June 3, 2022, Nanez told investigators he sold the merchandise to a third party for cash."

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