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Shoplifting up 50% or more in many placesPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Retail theft is out of control. On Sunday, Portland police, Multnomah County deputies and TriMet police worked together on a shoplifting sting at Mall 205 and the Gateway Shopping Center, their 3rd sting since December. Some store owners have cited repeated theft as a reason for permanently closing and leaving The Rose City. “Right now retail theft, it also is associated to our drug issues, our stolen vehicle issues,” said Jordan Zaitz with the PPB East Precinct Neighborhood Response Team. Additionally, 130 warrants were serviced, 10 stolen cars were recovered and about $11,000 in stolen retail items were recovered.