@@seanmcneill4499That is because those of us that do not steal are paying for what the criminals take! Do you think a company can operate long running red ink? Those raised prices are to pay for what goes out the door unpaid for.
@@thisguystratsI am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?😮
Or they need to stand aside and let the citizens handle it. I moved out of Portland 10 years ago and I feel like the smartest person on earth for doing it when I did. I feel sorry for all my friends still there.
I wonder why we have a low caliber of officer and management unit. Maybe that whole ACAB thingy pushed most sane and decent folk away lol. Oh yeah and get dead for 50k a year lmao. Oh yeah and like 2 mo of bs training 😂… We need reform nationwide Better pay Very disciplined and detailed long term training and investment requirement. Grateful culture. We need to not shit on the good apples as often. Albeit the bad deserve the fullest extent of the law. Maybe removing qualified immunity is the answer.
They basically legalized theft here in Oregon. I believe you are legally allowed to walk out of a store with $700. Dollars of product and suffer zero legal consequences. This is why stores are now having to protect their own products.
This crap is propaganda. Retail theft hasnt really gone up. They're explaining away their price gouging and closing of stores in low income areas that just don't perform. Walmart did the same crap. Don't fall for it because it makes you feel good What are you? A leftist?
"grow their own" where and with what seeds? I'd love to grow my own produce but you can't feed a family of 4 from a 4 by 8 balcony... Much less if you live out of a car or a tent...
@@toddpacker7058I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤷
Fred Meyers has been where my wife and I do most our shopping for groceries, fuel, clothes and many of our every day necessities for over thirteen years now. Recently I was stopped and asked to empty out all my grocery bags to verify I had purchased everything in my possession! I understand the problem they’re having but to accuse me and in front of everyone else shopping I mean this was beyond insulting it was embarrassing.
Back in old days there were laws and those people in weird uniforms called Police that would enforce those laws to make society better. Ahhh the good old days ..... like 4 yeas ago....
@kingpest13 reported crime maybe. People don't call the police any more out there. I left. Call the cops, sit on hold for 45 minutes, MAYBE they show up... why call? Literally called the cops because a guy was making threats to shoot up a place, and was ON SITE being detained by security. Sat on hold 30 minutes, the cops showed up 2 hours later...
@@oldindependent3040I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤌
Bingo! nothing like getting on a greyhound, traveling 100 miles round trip, for $37.50 Senior discount, 10 days in advance. carrying 2 grocery bags of food for existence. Gureentee, that will change the voting for that area,
Great side benefit of this is that you don't see as much craziness in the aisles and everyone is so respectful and nice. Man, I haven't seen a dude yelling about the End Times for so long that I almost feel like I live in a nice neighborhood. Major props to Fred Meyer. This is my new go to shopping place.
@@luvyatubersI am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?😕
Sadly it’s just a matter of time before Fred Meyer wallows Walmart out of Portland. Nothing will change until the city government gets ousted. Sorry Portland, you got exactly what you voted for.
Listen guys it’s gettin crazy. I was stationed in California for 2 years. Worked overnights at Home Depot for money. Every day we would have 2-3 different sets of people walk in. Grab thousands of dollars of drills and tools. Then leave and someone else would come back with that cart full of stuff and return it for 1000$. The store would never call the police because under 1200$ in Cali is a misdemeanor. So if we call the cops they take the cart and send them on their way. Not even the cops can help there
Sadly, this is becoming very common here in Oregon. I've been seeing Security Guards in a lot.of stores now. Can't blame them since there are virtually no laws against theft here anymore.
There are laws against theft, but if the D.A.'s office chooses to reduce or drop charges, then people go free, and that's partly due to the fact that jails and prisons are already filled to capacity.
@@artmoss6889 I believe in Oregon there is a new law allowing a thief to walk out with $700 dollars worth of product. If they leave with one penny more they can be prosecuted. If you know differently then please do share. I could be wrong.
You are kidding. You mean I can order from Walmart and go pick it up or I can order groceries and have door dash bring them to me. Seriously, I'd rather safely get what I want at the store myself when I need it. More good armed citizens out and about will make a safer community. Target has armed guards now
@@CognitomanI am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe maggots in the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?
@@luvyatubersGet use to it. If the government and police will not protect our businesses, this is about the only way that the businesses will be able to control their product.
⚠️Hmmm… I wonder if it has anything to do with drug addictions, homelessness and illegal immigration… definitely not caused by any of those issues… also definitely not caused by defunding the police… definitely not the fault of prosecuting attorneys refusing to prosecute cases… ✅
@@scottpolk1698I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤌
If the politicians would let the police do their jobs like they’re supposed and also the prosecutors and judges need to do their jobs too. They wouldn’t be doing this much longer
So a mom stealing a package of meat to feed her kids would be subjected to that? How about we put people like you in concrete overshoes and create an artificial reef in the columbia with your skeleton?
Perfect strategy to bring in the police state. Let shoplifting, crime, etc run rampant, do nothing about it, then bring down the hammer with security and cameras. Then even you, civil humans of society, get to submit to a cavity search with a cucumber at Fred Meyer.
@@russs7574I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤌
Freddies trying not to close stores. The security is beefier, but not over aggressive. I shop there and its fine. So much homeless presence its a must.
Jail is too expensive and there aren't enough cells. Cane them, remove a finger, brand them as warning to others, something immediate, unpleasant, and low cost. Plus half these people want to be locked up and do the crimes on purpose to be locked up. In jail they have heat, and are fed. Often they have TV, beds and blankets. My father used to give homeless people jobs, and they would tell him how they would get drunk and disorderly on purpose every winter to get locked up.
At my local Fred Meyer here in Seattle the same thing was happening and the same measures have been instituted. Talking with one of the security guys one day he said that shoplifting had dropped by 90%. He added that the homeless (who were heavily encamped around the store and the main perpetrators) liked "easy" and just went elsewhere. It's a shame for sure all around and I know that I don't have the answer.
I've worked in a grocery store for almost 11 years and this is something we are not allowed to get involved with. When we were 24 hours we would sometimes see people stealing. It's worse during regular hours(I'm on the backshift). We close now at ten. No customers but I do recall seeing other employees chasing thieves around the store and towards the doors. Security guard pal of mine told me it can be a sticky thing dealing with this crime. He has to follow a very strict process before approaching any shoplifter. I have no answers for this.
So I work in Portland as a LP detective and the theft is so bad I have a crazy amount of stop per day not to mention how dangerous people are in the area. I really hope they find a good solution to at least minimize the stealing.
This narrative assumes there's more shoplifting than when 45 was in office. Corporations love this story so they can close stores, and gouge their customers: their profits are 40% higher than pre-pandemic.
I’ve been going to that exact Fred Meyer on weidler for nearly 30 years and they have always had a major problem with shoplifters stealing entire carts of groceries.
The problem is that grocery stores do not have the authority to check receipts at the exit. They can stop and detain you if they believe you are trying to steel from them. You can refuse to show your receipt.
I live in the Sierra Vista Arizona area. Shop at Fry's last month they put up anti theft fencing and told me it was nationwide for all Kroger stores? Theft isn't really a problem here!
I live in Portland Oregon I see security beef up. Locking certain items up. Now items are sold separately. Which before came in a bundle at a reasonable pice. Now each item is sold separately at a higher price. So sad
The fact is that you don’t have to show receipt if you not a part of any club. Before you say it’s for your safety they are treating you like a criminal by checking your receipts. If you paid for something it’s legally your property don’t give up your freedom for a little security.
Good on Fred Meyer. All stores should be starting to do that, since local government won’t enforce laws or arrest and prosecute people you need to take matters into your own hands
just close the store. cut all loses. it'll only get worse. its how humans work. any attempt to stop it will be met with violence like usual. and people will riot and pilfer the store like they have in other states. get out while ya can. or keep losing.
Worked for freds for 12 years. I never blamed people stealing as the reason I never got past $15 a hour. Kroger is a multi-billion dollar company that has seen record profits for years. I blame corporate greed for that company giving me nothing. I don't blame people stealing in a society where half of their monthly pay goes to rent if they are lucky, inflation is insane, and just getting by is a struggle. Stealing is literally a sure thing sociologically when people can no longer afford basic comforts. If anyone would bother picking up a history book, this is a story as old as time, where the rich horde the wealth, driving everyone to poverty, and to fight amongst themselves for the scraps, instead of working together to being down the common enemy.
I'm from California but live in Nevada. I was up in Oregon a few years ago and was VERY impressed with Fred Meyer I never even heard of them before. what is it like a Walmart? NO ITS BETTER!. The one Fred Meyer I was in Klamath Falls was so clean, you could eat off the floor...well, almost😂 ...It breaks my heart to hear about theft problems there😢
Enforcing the laws would be a good start
Start punishing criminals again and stop saying it’s due to being underprivileged. It’s the privilege that is causing them to do this.
Is eating a privilege
@@VG-ul5sqIt's not about eating. It's entitled bottom feeders who don't give AF about anyone but, themselves.
Prices are criminal.
@@seanmcneill4499That is because those of us that do not steal are paying for what the criminals take! Do you think a company can operate long running red ink? Those raised prices are to pay for what goes out the door unpaid for.
@@seanmcneill4499 they are, thank the current admin for making it so.
"Portland police are trying to figure out how they can help". How about arresting thieves to see if that helps...
Arresting people will do nothing if the district attorney will not prosecute
Automatic closing doors and very loud alarms yelling "STOP THIEF!"
Install automatic tasers in the shopping carts when the thief trys to leave without paying! 🤣
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va Well! If you want to go THAT far, SURE!
Was about to write the exact same comment. But I would add vote Republican.
The government needs to crack down on the repeat offenders. This needs to stop.
Repeat offenders? They needs to throw the book at first time offenders on up to veteran criminals.
@@thisguystratsI am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim
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@@thisguystrats starting with locking up Trumpster Dumpster and his fake wealth hahahahahaha
If you want govt to do everything for you,
Move to a Communist country.
Or they need to stand aside and let the citizens handle it. I moved out of Portland 10 years ago and I feel like the smartest person on earth for doing it when I did. I feel sorry for all my friends still there.
Maybe they could start enforcing the law again
Hard to do your job when you get prosecuted for it.
@@bobbuilder5902 Puhlease....
The cops can arrest but if DA won't prosecute.
I wonder why we have a low caliber of officer and management unit. Maybe that whole ACAB thingy pushed most sane and decent folk away lol. Oh yeah and get dead for 50k a year lmao. Oh yeah and like 2 mo of bs training 😂…
We need reform nationwide
Better pay
Very disciplined and detailed long term training and investment requirement.
Grateful culture. We need to not shit on the good apples as often. Albeit the bad deserve the fullest extent of the law. Maybe removing qualified immunity is the answer.
They basically legalized theft here in Oregon. I believe you are legally allowed to walk out of a store with $700. Dollars of product and suffer zero legal consequences. This is why stores are now having to protect their own products.
Close your store Fred. Let em grow their own.
No don’t!! Then they will start raiding my garden!!!
@@thomaswilkinson3468Good point.
This crap is propaganda.
Retail theft hasnt really gone up.
They're explaining away their price gouging and closing of stores in low income areas that just don't perform.
Walmart did the same crap. Don't fall for it because it makes you feel good
What are you? A leftist?
"grow their own" where and with what seeds? I'd love to grow my own produce but you can't feed a family of 4 from a 4 by 8 balcony... Much less if you live out of a car or a tent...
@@thomaswilkinson3468move.
Just do like Wal-Mart did and turn Portland into a food desert.
Never in my life did I think I'd see my country buckle like this
#liberals
Saw it coming for years my man.
@@toddpacker7058I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim
Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤷
@@TJbuffs it is your fault, pilgrim
I believe the community thrives when we work together to accomplish our goals.🙏
Why would anyone want to own a business in Portland? Or anywhere that refuses to prosecute thieves??
If they lose too much they will close up and move out😮😮😮.
Close up? Nope, just pass on the overhead to you the customer.
@@grandpa7278 tell that to the two closed Walmarts and three Targets that are closing.
Because that person sells fentanyl, cocaine, heroin , needles....?
It's the business that don't bring most charges because of costs of going to court
Fred Meyers has been where my wife and I do most our shopping for groceries, fuel, clothes and many of our every day necessities for over thirteen years now.
Recently I was stopped and asked to empty out all my grocery bags to verify I had purchased everything in my possession! I understand the problem they’re having but to accuse me and in front of everyone else shopping I mean this was beyond insulting it was embarrassing.
Back in old days there were laws and those people in weird uniforms called Police that would enforce those laws to make society better. Ahhh the good old days ..... like 4 yeas ago....
They need to sue the state for the losses
And the knuckleheads who voted the Democrats in.
Sadly the Portland Police Bureau is still in ruins after the BLM defunding. Undermanned, with low morale and no command support.
Stores cannot require that you show your receipt. (Unless you signed an agreement to do so.)
Crime at an all time high, in the city of "do whatever the hell you want, there are no consequences"? What a shocker.
Crime is trending down in Portland.
@kingpest13 reported crime maybe. People don't call the police any more out there. I left. Call the cops, sit on hold for 45 minutes, MAYBE they show up... why call? Literally called the cops because a guy was making threats to shoot up a place, and was ON SITE being detained by security. Sat on hold 30 minutes, the cops showed up 2 hours later...
@@kingpest13Okay wokie 😅
You aren't funny ..
Make the place membership only, scan ID to enter.
Freddy's needs to bill Portland for having to pay for what their taxes are meant to cover.
Businesses shouldn't invest in their own security?
@@oldindependent3040I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim
Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤌
@@oldindependent3040Absolutely, but the police and district attorney, well they aren't doing sh*t
Just shut down all businesses in Portland and see how they like driving 2 hours for dinner
Bingo! nothing like getting on a greyhound, traveling 100 miles round trip, for $37.50 Senior discount, 10 days in advance. carrying 2 grocery bags of food for existence.
Gureentee, that will change the voting for that area,
Great side benefit of this is that you don't see as much craziness in the aisles and everyone is so respectful and nice. Man, I haven't seen a dude yelling about the End Times for so long that I almost feel like I live in a nice neighborhood. Major props to Fred Meyer. This is my new go to shopping place.
Lol 😂
@@luvyatubersI am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim
Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?😕
Locals voted out the cops. No more funding. You get what you voted for.
Who cares !!!! They all voted for it. We vote red here. This does not happen.
Sadly it’s just a matter of time before Fred Meyer wallows Walmart out of Portland. Nothing will change until the city government gets ousted. Sorry Portland, you got exactly what you voted for.
Listen guys it’s gettin crazy. I was stationed in California for 2 years. Worked overnights at Home Depot for money. Every day we would have 2-3 different sets of people walk in. Grab thousands of dollars of drills and tools. Then leave and someone else would come back with that cart full of stuff and return it for 1000$. The store would never call the police because under 1200$ in Cali is a misdemeanor. So if we call the cops they take the cart and send them on their way. Not even the cops can help there
Our leadership LOVES THIS LAWLESSNESS
Sadly, this is becoming very common here in Oregon. I've been seeing Security Guards in a lot.of stores now. Can't blame them since there are virtually no laws against theft here anymore.
There are laws against theft, but if the D.A.'s office chooses to reduce or drop charges, then people go free, and that's partly due to the fact that jails and prisons are already filled to capacity.
@@artmoss6889 I believe in Oregon there is a new law allowing a thief to walk out with $700 dollars worth of product. If they leave with one penny more they can be prosecuted. If you know differently then please do share. I could be wrong.
People are gross. Stealing is the lowest of the low. Whether it's stealing from a store, or from a person!! 🤬
Arrest perpetrators, put them on chain gangs for city waste cleanup, garbage removal, and street/public area sanitation/disinfecting.
You're a goof. All that for a kid stealing a piece of candy? Or how about the mom or dad stealing a package of meat to feed their kids??
Store earns enough to afford crazy antitheft tech and security, but yeah the problem is the people and not the absurdly higher prices.
This is a self inflicted wound. How can you possibly complain when you voted for this mayhem?
Portland DA is busy figuring out how to not prosecute any of those caught.
they should make drive thru stores, you buy online, and then the store tells you when is ready and you can go and pick it up.
That’s a good idea actually
You are kidding. You mean I can order from Walmart and go pick it up or I can order groceries and have door dash bring them to me. Seriously, I'd rather safely get what I want at the store myself when I need it. More good armed citizens out and about will make a safer community. Target has armed guards now
@@CognitomanI am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe maggots in the media when they play victim
Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?
@@luvyatubersGet use to it. If the government and police will not protect our businesses, this is about the only way that the businesses will be able to control their product.
⚠️Hmmm… I wonder if it has anything to do with drug addictions, homelessness and illegal immigration… definitely not caused by any of those issues… also definitely not caused by defunding the police… definitely not the fault of prosecuting attorneys refusing to prosecute cases… ✅
They need to be arrested and put in jail
Lock the exit door, only open after the show receipt!
Very necessary I would say. Shoplifting has gone out of hand around Portland area.
If by "Portland area" you mean the entire lower 48, then you'd be correct!
@@scottpolk1698the story is talking about Portland so yeah that's what they mean. I didn't see anything about the lower 48 in the ops comment
Kinda like Fred Meyer profits during a pandemic!
The people are the problem. Theives and criminals are 70% of the community
@@scottpolk1698I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim
Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤌
Curious to see if the DA actually does anything or enables the crime
They would need none of this if they would support the police and enforce the laws on the books. Quit dumbing down our laws.
2 of my sons worked at freds. They werent allowed to stop shoplifters ( thank god) but watched it happen everyday.
If the politicians would let the police do their jobs like they’re supposed and also the prosecutors and judges need to do their jobs too.
They wouldn’t be doing this much longer
Every major store should just be set up like costco
Simple fix:
Take shoplifters out back and stick their hands in a cardboard compressor
Seriously????
Point of fact: There's a reason Sharia Law works and for some, it's the only deterrent for stupid behavior.@@cookieshivers1859
So a mom stealing a package of meat to feed her kids would be subjected to that? How about we put people like you in concrete overshoes and create an artificial reef in the columbia with your skeleton?
Lmfao😂
@@cookieshivers1859I hope he’s serious 😂
No one is checking my receipts. I pay for my stuff! I am not a thief. My actions are all on camera. I will not be frisked on my way out!!
Just close the stores.
Shoplifting to this degree says, our country is fuxked.
THIS OPINION
The Fred Meyer down the street from my house has armed security. I AM ALL FOR IT.
You mean armed transgender Non-Binary Butch Lesbian FemiNazis portraying themselves as security.
It is Portland that is why
Maybe it’s a huge sign of these prices being way out of hand. I don’t condone stealing but there’s a reason for everything.
Be real, these are theft ring stealing for resale. Do research. They are not starling bread like the idiot AOC would like you to believe.
Food prices today makes you wonder who's robbing who !
Fred Meyers here on the Oregon Coast.....No theft issues here in our small town.
I bet I know which town!
well don’t treat everybody as a criminal though.. the stress shopping there is through the roof ..not going to do it .. online only now for me …
Perfect strategy to bring in the police state. Let shoplifting, crime, etc run rampant, do nothing about it, then bring down the hammer with security and cameras. Then even you, civil humans of society, get to submit to a cavity search with a cucumber at Fred Meyer.
Is that you, KC?
I'll bring the lube!
@@russs7574I am of the utmost importance to media in Oregon because they seem to drop everything they do to record around me or turn off the camera when I am around. I am an obsession these old white camera men that have been around since segregation who seem to look for white heroes
Oregon media have gone out of they way during riots & protest to not include me on television, don't believe the media when they play victim
Delete this comment & you're not bliak😅just kidding, delete this comment & your not cool, don't you wanna be cool?🤌
Freddies trying not to close stores. The security is beefier, but not over aggressive. I shop there and its fine. So much homeless presence its a must.
How about fixing the democrat policies.
So there is no crime in Red States? you people are clowns
See, that's what happens when you "defund" the police.
Keep voting in Democrats...👍
Way to go Freddy’s
Here’s an idea!!! arrest them! for theft, and keep them in jail for being thieves. Your Democrat policies are destroying our way of life.
Jail is too expensive and there aren't enough cells. Cane them, remove a finger, brand them as warning to others, something immediate, unpleasant, and low cost. Plus half these people want to be locked up and do the crimes on purpose to be locked up. In jail they have heat, and are fed. Often they have TV, beds and blankets. My father used to give homeless people jobs, and they would tell him how they would get drunk and disorderly on purpose every winter to get locked up.
At my local Fred Meyer here in Seattle the same thing was happening and the same measures have been instituted. Talking with one of the security guys one day he said that shoplifting had dropped by 90%. He added that the homeless (who were heavily encamped around the store and the main perpetrators) liked "easy" and just went elsewhere. It's a shame for sure all around and I know that I don't have the answer.
Didn’t Walmart add a bunch of extra security and then end up paying out $4.3 million in a racial profiling case and then close bc of racist security?
Good
Anything but paying their employees a fair rate or lowering the price so people can actually afford the things they need.
I actually met Fred G. Meyer in the Burlingame store off Terwilliger 50 years ago. He was a good businessman and grocer. RIP.
Can we stop with the bandaids and make the laws on stealing stiffer. Or make the country affordable to everyone?
Close your store, they will vote differently very quick.
I've worked in a grocery store for almost 11 years and this is something we are not allowed to get involved with. When we were 24 hours we would sometimes see people stealing. It's worse during regular hours(I'm on the backshift). We close now at ten. No customers but I do recall seeing other employees chasing thieves around the store and towards the doors. Security guard pal of mine told me it can be a sticky thing dealing with this crime. He has to follow a very strict process before approaching any shoplifter. I have no answers for this.
Make work pay... so folk can actually afford their stuff, healthcare, transport..
But nooooo.. we can't let the billionaires earn MORE money!
Oregon needs to pay for the theft and security
So I work in Portland as a LP detective and the theft is so bad I have a crazy amount of stop per day not to mention how dangerous people are in the area. I really hope they find a good solution to at least minimize the stealing.
They dont even do anything, they just mark your reciept with a highlighter.
I worked in Fairbanks middle of winter .Best salad bar ever with fresh everything.Thank you Freddy
This narrative assumes there's more shoplifting than when 45 was in office. Corporations love this story so they can close stores, and gouge their customers: their profits are 40% higher than pre-pandemic.
Worried bout their product not their customers, no thanks
Thank their democrat politicians...
Never ending story, the community are fed up with this bullshit.
The Laws are also part of the problem. They castrated law enforment in Oregon and now we are seeing the repercussions of getting rid of Law and Order
funny
Also record profit
I’ve been going to that exact Fred Meyer on weidler for nearly 30 years and they have always had a major problem with shoplifters stealing entire carts of groceries.
The problem is that grocery stores do not have the authority to check receipts at the exit.
They can stop and detain you if they believe you are trying to steel from them. You can refuse to show your receipt.
It's time to leave Portland, if your community doesn't value you or their own then time to leave. Let them figure it out.
I'm going to go shopping there just for the nostalgia. Fred Meyer left my state over 20 years ago. Thanks for that Walmart.
You deserve what you tolerate and vote for.
Loved going to this place as a kid in the 90's
Way to go Portland!!!!
I live in the Sierra Vista Arizona area. Shop at Fry's last month they put up anti theft fencing and told me it was nationwide for all Kroger stores? Theft isn't really a problem here!
Government should be dealing with this, not leaving out of control crime to citezens and business.
Don't care - you get what you vote for!
I live in Portland Oregon I see security beef up. Locking certain items up. Now items are sold separately. Which before came in a bundle at a reasonable pice. Now each item is sold separately at a higher price. So sad
This woman's eyes have stolen my good judgment ❤
Thank you, Fred Meyer!
👍 thats FREEDOM💯👌
The fact is that you don’t have to show receipt if you not a part of any club. Before you say it’s for your safety they are treating you like a criminal by checking your receipts. If you paid for something it’s legally your property don’t give up your freedom for a little security.
Good on Fred Meyer. All stores should be starting to do that, since local government won’t enforce laws or arrest and prosecute people you need to take matters into your own hands
just close the store. cut all loses. it'll only get worse. its how humans work. any attempt to stop it will be met with violence like usual. and people will riot and pilfer the store like they have in other states. get out while ya can. or keep losing.
I mean it's actively working. At least at the Fred Meyer by my house. They have had a significant drop in shoplifting.
Just FYI, they can't force you to show a receipt if you don't have a membership.
As someone once said “It’s not stealing. It’s shoplifting!”.
Worked for freds for 12 years. I never blamed people stealing as the reason I never got past $15 a hour. Kroger is a multi-billion dollar company that has seen record profits for years. I blame corporate greed for that company giving me nothing. I don't blame people stealing in a society where half of their monthly pay goes to rent if they are lucky, inflation is insane, and just getting by is a struggle. Stealing is literally a sure thing sociologically when people can no longer afford basic comforts. If anyone would bother picking up a history book, this is a story as old as time, where the rich horde the wealth, driving everyone to poverty, and to fight amongst themselves for the scraps, instead of working together to being down the common enemy.
This isn't about stopping crime, it's a test to see how their surveillance works for when they go full force on us later.
I'm from California but live in Nevada. I was up in Oregon a few years ago and was VERY impressed with Fred Meyer
I never even heard of them before. what is it like a Walmart? NO ITS BETTER!. The one Fred Meyer I was in Klamath Falls was so clean, you could eat off the floor...well, almost😂 ...It breaks my heart to hear about theft problems there😢
Is this the same Fred Meijer that is in Michigan?
Close all the stores. Order online or have Drive - thru's. Enough of this insanity.