On Nov. 9, 2022, Portland police officers conducted a mission to find shoplifters at Portland's Mall 205. One suspect in a stolen car drove away from officers. They radioed ahead for another officer to throw spike strips to stop her. The driver was a 24-year-old woman who know faces felony charges. Officers found goods stolen from Target and fentanyl inside the truck. Shoplifting is on the rise in Portland and becoming more brazen. Police, prosecutors, retailers, private security and neighbors complain shoplifting is a citywide epidemic— largely fueled by drug addiction. Read more on our investigation: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/shoplifters-steal-nike-home-depot-target-nobody-stopped-them/283-d754ed41-ee02-4c8a-a661-9ef3c2e39323 New data shows Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt is prosecuting less than half of all misdemeanor theft cases, including shoplifting, sent to his office by police. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/multnomah-county-misdemeanor-theft-shoplifting-prosecutions/283-f787c79b-a70c-4cb6-b48a-fb22cafbc15d Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect