--- title: Portland Man Accused of Shoplifting with Kilt description: A Portland, Oregon, man is being accused of using his kilt to shoplift merchandise, KOIN reports. canonical: https://time.com/3176463/portland-oregon-kilt-theft/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-25T22:56:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:44.225Z og:title: Portland Man Accused of Shoplifting with Kilt og:description: In one of the most Portland crimes ever og:url: https://time.com/3176463/portland-oregon-kilt-theft/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Portland Man Accused of Shoplifting with Kilt twitter:description: In one of the most Portland crimes ever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Portland-Area Man Accused of Most Portlandian Crime Ever: Shoplifting With a Kilt by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 25, 2014 10:56 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 25, 2014 10:56 PM UTC A Portland, Oregon, man is being accused of using a kilt to shoplift merchandise, [KOIN reports](http://koin.com/2014/08/22/kilt-stuffing-shoplifter-wilsonville-suspect-jailed/). Daniel Ducret, 37, allegedly tried to sneak a toy helicopter, phone charger, computer mouse, and other small items from Fry’s Electronics store into a pouch of the kilt, which reportedly looked like it had been enlarged for this purpose. When Ducret returned the next day to repeat his crimes, staff called the [the police,](http://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/233/Police) reports the [_Oregonian_](http://www.oregonlive.com/wilsonville/index.ssf/2014/08/man%5Farrested%5Fafter.html). He was arrested, taken to the Clackamas County Jail and charged with one count of second-degree theft. A [sheriff’s sergeant noted to KOIN](http://koin.com/2014/08/22/kilt-stuffing-shoplifter-wilsonville-suspect-jailed/), “I don’t think there’s a graceful way to stick stuff inside a kilt.” The only way the crime could have been more suitable for a _Portlandia_ episode would be if Ducret had stolen organic gluten-free locally-made biscuits and then hopped onto his [unicycle, put on his Darth Vader mask, and started playing the bagpipes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVjkE87FDY). **MORE**: [Thieves Stole A Rhino Horn From The Lord of the Dance](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/29/thieves-stole-a-rhino-horn-from-the-lord-of-the-dance/) **MORE**: [Drunk Couple Who Were Denied Pizza Try To Light Restaurant On Fire](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/03/05/drunk-couple-who-were-denied-pizza-try-to-light-restaurant-on-fire/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3176463/portland-oregon-kilt-theft/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3176463/portland-oregon-kilt-theft/"},"headline":"Portland-Area Man Accused of Most Portlandian Crime Ever: Shoplifting With a Kilt","datePublished":"2014-08-25T22:56:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:44.225Z","description":"Doing his part to keep Portland weird","url":"https://time.com/3176463/portland-oregon-kilt-theft/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","Portland"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3176463/portland-oregon-kilt-theft/","name":"Portland-Area Man Accused of Most Portlandian Crime Ever: Shoplifting With a Kilt"}}]}] ```