Emails among city staff suggest Nike’s plan wouldn’t help because the city already has funding for more officers; the problem is the wait time to get them certified.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Nike Community Store in Northeast Portland has been shuttered for months due to problems with retail theft, and the company now appears to be pressing the city for dedicated police support — and even offering to pay for officers — to get the store back open.
In a Feb. 9 letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler, first reported by The Oregonian, Nike chief security officer Joe Marsico and North America general manager Sarah Mensah said
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