Armed with blowtorches, serial burglars target Portland businesses: ‘It’s a nightmare’

The Oregonian/OregonLive ^ | Jan. 27, 2022 | Zane Sparling

[george76]

The blowtorch flame cast a halo of heat on Oko Jewelry’s double-paned, laminated glass door.

After letting the glass cool, two masked men shattered the posh East Burnside Street shop’s threshold about 4 a.m. last Thursday, then reached through to the deadbolt and let themselves in.

[CatOwner]

How much icecap melting would be needed to flood out Portland?

[DaBroasta]

In the Florida panhandle there’s a saying—’you loot, we shoot.’

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It might be a good thing for government to hire some people who would arrest creeps who commit crimes.

It seems like such a no-brainer.

I’m surprised it hasn’t been thought of before.

[V_TWIN]

You voted for this.....embrace the SUCK

[exinnj]

Mostly peaceful burglary!

[frank ballenger]

The totally Dem voting woke Leftist anti-police city of Portland facing a crime wave?

Poor babies. I’m not gonna let myself cry over them.

[ought-six]

“You voted for this.....embrace the SUCK”

Precisely.

[NohSpinZone]

No alarm system at a jewelry store? Strange.

[HighSierra5]

I’m thinking about going back into another business.

[NobleFree]

They’re not targeting POCs or LGBTQIAs, are they?

OK, then - all is well.

[Mr. K]

Is it in the autonomous zones?

Are they putting something In the Water in Portland???

[NobleFree]

LOL!

[Wilhelm Tell]

“It might be a good thing for government to hire some people who would arrest creeps who commit crimes.

It seems like such a no-brainer.

I’m surprised it hasn’t been thought of before.”

Oh, po-leese, that’s such a funny idea, what a riot! /s

[joshua c]

easy solution. dont vote dem. otherwise eat it.

[Chode]

ummm... a can of freon and an hammer is quicker

[mass55th]

Blow torches? That’s all?? In 2020, and 2021, they just set businesses on fire, and yet the city re-elected the moron who allowed it all to happen. I hope they burn down every business, whose owner voted to put Ted Wheeler back in office.

[Dr. Sivana]

This is getting weird. It is like an Adam West Batman depicting Gotham City after Penguin is elected mayor or something.

[DoughtyOne]

I think the only thing that would raise the sea levels is the
melting of snow or glaciers on land.

I’m pretty sure the melting of ice bergs is a zero sum gain.

When water is frozen, it expands. When it melts it contracts.

I believe the ice above the water line would simply fill the
void of the melted ice under water.

[Dr. Sivana]

No alarm system at a jewelry store? Strange.

Maybe there was one. Who would respond? And when?