KGW has heard from Portland-area retailers frustrated by perpetual shoplifting problems. Retailers say the costs get passed onto consumers, who pay higher prices because of shoplifters. Police and ...

In 2016, Portland Police had 3,741 shoplifting cases. Detectives say those numbers don’t truly reflect the problem -- it’s much greater because most retail thefts go unreported.

KGW has heard from Portland-area retailers frustrated by perpetual shoplifting problems. Retailers say the costs get passed onto consumers, who pay higher prices because of shoplifters. Police and ...

In 2016, Portland Police had 3,741 shoplifting cases. Detectives say those numbers don’t truly reflect the problem -- it’s much greater because most retail thefts go unreported.

In 2016, Portland Police had 3,741 shoplifting cases. Detectives say those numbers don’t truly reflect the problem -- it’s much greater because most retail thefts go unreported.

In 2016, Portland Police had 3,741 shoplifting cases. Detectives say those numbers don’t truly reflect the problem -- it’s much greater because most retail thefts go unreported.

In 2016, Portland Police had 3,741 shoplifting cases. Detectives say those numbers don’t truly reflect the problem -- it’s much greater because most retail thefts go unreported.

Beyond the Portland closures, Walmart is shuttering stores in Illinois, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Florida and the District of Columbia. One major Oregon company is citing shoplifting in its decision ...

But even those crimes reported show an increase. In Portland, crime was down in all categories for the first half of 2008 except shoplifting, say police, which is up 83 incidents from the same time ...