Oregon restaurant owner's long battle with homeless encampment ends with call to 911

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Oregon restaurant owner's long battle with homeless encampment ends with call to 911
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When you pull into the Eastern Cathay restaurant in Portland, Oregon, it appears as if it's not open.

An "open" sign in the window of the Eastern Cathay restaurant in Portland , Oregon, is the only evidence amid a tagged and boarded up building that the business is serving customers. When you pull into the Eastern Cathay restaurant in Portland , Oregon, it appears as if it’s not open. Graffiti covers the walls outside. Once you get inside, you’ll find a dining room closed off by a couple of tables. It's dark and empty.

But in the last couple of months, they feel they've been terrorized. They say homeless campers have vandalized their building, breaking windows, setting fires, and stealing from them. They showed KATU a video of someone taking a candy machine from the lobby.The couple is worried about their safety. They don't let anyone eat in the dining room any longer. They can order takeout or sit in the bar only.When I come here, I have to clean up the needles – too much,” said Rong Mei.

So bad, that Yan Mei would like to put the place on the market, though she realizes the challenges of that right now. They said they're paying more than $30,000 a year in property taxes and getting little in return.

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