Context: “It is at a crisis level,” explained Jeremy Girard of the Oregon Retail Crime Association. Girard estimates some of the hardest hit stores in the Port

Context: “It is at a crisis level,” explained Jeremy Girard of the Oregon Retail Crime Association. Girard estimates some of the hardest hit stores in the Portland-area are losing between $1 million to $5 million annually to theft. Retailers across the city have been forced to hire private security guards, lock down valuable items, change store layout, reduce hours or simply close their doors. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/shoplifters-steal-nike-home-depot-target-nobody-stopped-them/283-d754ed41-ee02-4c8a-a661-9ef3c2e39323 https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/shoplifters-...