{"id":1916564,"date":"2023-04-19T04:56:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T08:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-crime-wave-rei-packs-up-its-tent-in-portland\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T04:58:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T08:58:10","slug":"citing-crime-wave-rei-packs-up-its-tent-in-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-crime-wave-rei-packs-up-its-tent-in-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing Crime Wave, REI Packs Up Its Tent in Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fciting-crime-wave-rei-packs-up-its-tent-in-portland%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=1916564&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--><div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\tAn REI in Seattle, Wash. \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The only REI store in Portland, Oregon, will close early next year, the <i>Seattle Times<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/rei-to-close-only-portland-store-citing-break-ins-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Wednesday, with the camping gear company citing the far-left city&#8217;s crime spike as the main reason.\t<\/p>\n<p>Last year, REI Portland &#8220;had its highest number of break-ins and thefts in two decades, despite actions to provide extra security,&#8221; prompting the closure, the company said in its announcement. REI spokeswoman Megan Behrbaum told the <i>Times<\/i> that crime is &#8220;overwhelming [security] systems in place&#8221; even after company representatives met with Mayor Ted Wheeler (D.) over &#8220;concerns for the safety of our employees, members, and customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Portland store&#8217;s crime problem came to a head last November, when a car crashed through the REI&#8217;s glass front door, the <i>Times<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n<p>REI&#8217;s statement comes only days after a Portland coffee shop announced its <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/portland-coffee-shop-closes-amid-crime-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sudden closure<\/a>, with employees saying they &#8220;feel unsafe&#8221; in the crime-ridden city. REI is far from the only company to shutter stores in a Democrat-run city, however. Whole Foods last week <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/whole-foods-closes-san-francisco-store-due-to-rampant-crime-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closed<\/a> its &#8220;flagship&#8221; location in San Francisco over rampant crime and drug use, while Walmart <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/walmart-shutters-four-chicago-stores-on-the-same-day-democrats-select-it-as-dnc-host-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down<\/a> four Chicago stores on the same day that the Democratic Party announced it will hold its 2024 convention in the Windy City.\t<\/p>\n<p>All of these cities have embraced left-wing &#8220;criminal justice reform&#8221; in recent years. While Wheeler&#8217;s office told the <i>Times<\/i> that it is working &#8220;to find ways to address crime,&#8221; the mayor has <a href=\"https:\/\/tedwheeler.com\/our-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">embraced<\/a> &#8220;criminal justice reform&#8221; goals such as putting &#8220;in place a progressive \u2026 Police Reform Action Plan,&#8221; emphasizing &#8220;deescalation and bias training,&#8221; and sending crisis workers rather than police officers in response to 911 calls.<\/p>\n<p>While REI is &#8220;evaluating opportunities,&#8221; it does &#8220;not believe a downtown Portland location is a possibility in the near future,&#8221; KGW8 News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/rei-portland-pearl-district-closure\/283-086a8564-869b-46c0-87e4-53c0827ab740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An REI in Seattle, Wash. \/ Getty Images The only REI store in Portland, Oregon, will close early next year, the Seattle Times reported Wednesday, with the camping gear company citing the far-left city&#8217;s crime spike as the main reason. 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