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Homeless Man Steals from Target to Support Drug Addiction

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This Happens Daily

I just confronted a homeless fentanyl addict ransacking the Target store inside the Bellevue Marketplace at Factoria. I watched him fill his cart with stolen items and walk out. Workers say this happens daily. Mall security eventually stopped him but did not call cops to arrest him. Now you know why everyday household items are locked up. All part of doing business in lawless King County.

Tattoo On His Right Hand

Mr. Sticky Fingers says he’s homeless and lives on the streets of Seattle. Mall workers say he’s been spotted in Bellevue before and likely uses public transportation to go back and forth. Aside from the braided hair, he’s missing a few teeth and has a tattoo on his right hand.

Pentagram Jacket

Dude is sporting a jacket with a red pentagram drawn with a marker.

Fentanyl Sugar Highs

If you go to 3rd Ave & Pike St or Little Saigon in Seattle, you will see candy wrappers, cereal, and ice cream containers scattered everywhere. Fentanyl users say the sugar high helps them survive excruciating withdrawal symptoms.

Soaring Theft Rates

The latest National Retail Security Survey says stores lost $112.1 billion from theft in 2022, up from $93.9 billion in 2021.

Time to Lock Up the Aluminum Foil

It’s time for Target, Walgreens, Walmart, CVS Pharmacy, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid, and Kroger to lock up the aluminum foil as well. Fentanyl addicts snatch these off the shelves on the regular.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.