Feds Arrest Migrant Shoplifting Gang After Five Years in New England
Federal agents have finally begun arresting a suspect affiliated with an organized crime ring of immigrants accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise from stores across New England. Announced by the US Department of Homeland Security. arrest Marvin Estuardo Morales de Paz, 33 years old. Abraham Dager-Enrique, 24 years old. Sebastian Rajuji […]
Co-op profits rise despite record shoplifting levels in food stores | Co-operative Group
Despite record levels of shoplifting in grocery stores, the co-op signed up one million new members last year and invested more than £90m in lowering prices, including introducing special discounts for members. This increased the profits of the food business. Profit rose 11% year-on-year to £154m, despite sales down 6.4% to £7.3bn following the sale […]
eBay and Facebook Marketplace fuel NYC’s shoplifting economy
The shoplifting epidemic, which costs New York state retailers $4.4 billion a year, is creating a shadow resale economy from eBay to dealerships, The Post has learned. In New York City alone, shoplifting cases increased by 64% from June 2019 to June 2023. According to the Criminal Justice Council. In 2022, the total shop loss […]
Chicagoan Accused of Shoplifting ‘Surprised’ Target Tracked His Thefts
A suspected serial shoplifter told Chicago police he was surprised to learn that employees at the store he ran into in Lincoln Park kept records of his actions. CWB Chicago report On Sunday, it was announced that the suspect, identified as 46-year-old Leonard Smith, was arrested on a shoplifting charge while on pretrial release for […]
Washington Post reporter says shoplifting not a big deal because US built on ‘stolen land’
A new report in the Washington Post suggests that the crime problem in major American cities has escalated into a “moral panic.” Postculture reporter Maura Judkiss wrote an article in the paper’s Style section on Friday under the heading “Zombie CVS, a horror story of late capitalism.” In it, Judkiss pointed out that the Columbia […]
Macy’s to close San Francisco store — workers blame city’s shoplifting crisis: ‘It happens every day’
Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors Chairman Aaron Peskin released a statement Tuesday announcing Macy’s plans. Union Square store closed. Peskin said he was “shocked” to learn that Macy’s would close 150 stores across the United States, including its flagship store in San Francisco. “Macy’s was one of the last companies to resist the national […]
San Francisco store escorts customers to deter shoplifting amid cityâs crime epidemic
San Francisco stores recently instituted new rules requiring shoppers to: accompanied by an employee In order to stop shoplifting as crime is rapidly increasing in the city. Frederiksen Hardware and Paint, a long-established hardware store in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood, has adopted a new policy that it hopes will significantly reduce or eliminate theft […]
Mississippi cop arrested for shoplifting while on duty
A Mississippi police officer was arrested by a colleague and taken into custody in his patrol car after he was accused of shoplifting sneakers while in uniform while on duty. Now-fired Columbus police officer Robin Conner, 33, was arrested Wednesday after an employee stopped her at Dick’s Sporting Goods store after she came out wearing […]
San Francisco store requires customers to shop with employee escort to curb shoplifting
San Francisco stores are reportedly banning customers from walking around and shopping without an employee to curb “rampant shoplifting.” Frederiksen’s Hardware and Paint store in the city’s Cow Hollow neighborhood has put up signs saying it will only accept one customer at a time during certain hours to curb the ongoing theft. The store has […]
Not just California: Memphis area sports apparel stores terrorized by brazen shoplifting gang
By now it was a familiar sight: a group of seven men. went into a clothing store On Thursday, he robbed a store in broad daylight while wearing a face covering and left with an arm full of merchandise while the store was still open. But this incident happened last week in Memphis, not San […]