{"id":1753011,"date":"2022-11-27T17:06:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1753011"},"modified":"2022-11-27T17:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T22:18:32","slug":"portland-store-shuts-down-blames-rampant-crime-in-note-on-front-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-store-shuts-down-blames-rampant-crime-in-note-on-front-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Store Shuts Down, Blames Rampant Crime in Note on Front Door"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fportland-store-shuts-down-blames-rampant-crime-in-note-on-front-door%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1753011&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A\u00a0Portland, Oregon, clothing shop permanently shut down this month after facing a string of break-ins that has left the store financially gutted, according to a note posted to the front of the store.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur city is in peril,\u201d a printed note posted on Rains PDX store reads, according to KATU2. \u201cSmall businesses (and large) cannot sustain doing business, in our city\u2019s current state. We have no protection, or recourse, against the criminal behavior that goes unpunished. Do not be fooled into thinking that\u00a0insurance companies cover losses. We have sustained 15 break-ins \u2026 we have not received any financial reimbursement since the 3rd.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The store\u2019s owner Marcy Landolfo said that after 15 break-ins over the last year and a half, the business can\u2019t survive the financial burdens the crimes have cost the shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is, as small businesses, we cannot sustain those types of losses and stay in business. I won\u2019t even go into the numbers of how much has been out of pocket,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe products that are being targeted are the very expensive winter products and I just felt like the minute I get those in the store they\u2019re going to get stolen,\u201d Landolfo continued to KATU2.<\/p>\n<p>The message posted to the front store noted that the shop is closing down due to the \u201cunrelenting criminal behavior,\u201d \u201ccoupled with escalating safety issues for our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The owner at Rains tells me after five break-ins in about three weeks, she made the sudden decision to permanently close. Staff here are putting pressure on the city to look after small businesses dealing with ongoing challenges with crime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XyP2p6PR6W\">pic.twitter.com\/XyP2p6PR6W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Allison (@mallisonKATU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mallisonKATU\/status\/1596602817942548480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When Rains faced a break-in last month, according to KATU 2, Mayor Ted Wheeler\u2019s office said they were working on a plan to better financially assist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/small-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business owners<\/a>\u00a0who needed to repair their shops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Landolfo said that isn\u2019t enough to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">address crime<\/a>\u00a0in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaying for glass that\u2019s great, but that is so surface and does nothing for the root cause of the problem, so it\u2019s never going to change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tent city in Portland\" class=\"wp-image-24804093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Violent crime in Portland has skyrocketed over the last few years.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rains is the latest store in Portland to close up shop following crime spikes. A Nike location abruptly, and reportedly temporarily, closed up shop earlier this fall after brazen shoplifting incidents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-3.jpg\" alt=\"portland store\" class=\"wp-image-24804080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cOur city is in peril,\u201d a printed note posted on Rains PDX store reads, according to KATU2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thefts have plagued retail chains nationwide in recent years. The National Retail Federation conducted a survey that found organized retail crime increased by 26.5% in 2021, resulting in a multi-billion dollar issue for businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-2.jpg\" alt=\"Portland skyline\" class=\"wp-image-24804097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/portland-store-shuts-down-slamming-rampant-crime-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The number of homicides in 2021 was a 238% increase from the numbers recorded in 2018.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Violent crime in Portland has skyrocketed over the last few years. A recent study found it rose most precipitously in 2020 when the city saw near-nightly protests and riots over the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>The city saw a 58% increase in homicides in 2020 compared to the year prior, and 2021 notched a 54% increase in homicides compared to the already violent and bloody 2020. The number of homicides in 2021 was a 238% increase from the numbers recorded in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0Portland, Oregon, clothing shop permanently shut down this month after facing a string of break-ins that has left the store financially gutted, according to a note posted to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1753014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1753011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1753011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1753014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1753011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1753011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1753011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}