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Stadium Hood business owner urges county action on neighborhood crime and safety
Summary
A Stadium Hood business owner said shoplifting, vandalism and threats have forced multiple businesses to close or relocate and urged Multnomah County to support increased policing, jail capacity and prosecution resources.
Karen Turei, speaking as a Stadium Hood business owner and representative of a community team, told the county the area has lost more than 15 businesses over two years and said safety concerns are prompting additional closures. She listed about 20 incidents at her convenience store since May 26, including shoplifting, threats, vandalism, suspected identity theft, counterfeit money and graffiti, and said she has filed more than 10 police reports.
Turei asked the board to take immediate action, including opening more jail beds and ensuring full funding for the district attorney’s office and the auto-theft task force. She also invited Commissioner Moyer to spend an hour in the neighborhood to see conditions firsthand.
Why it matters: business closures and perceived public-safety problems affect local commerce, neighborhood livability and calls for coordinated responses among city, county and state law-enforcement and social-service partners.
Board response: commissioners did not take immediate action during the meeting but were given the testimony during the public-comment period.
Ending: Turei’s testimony requested targeted law-enforcement and prosecutorial funding and an on-the-ground briefing for a commissioner; no formal directives were issued during the meeting.
