SACRAMENTO CA April 21 2025 – Citing ongoing progress to takedown organized retail crime statewide, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that since January, the state’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force conducted 211 investigations which led to 383 arrests and the recovery of nearly 41,000 stolen goods valued at $4.4 million. Spearheaded by the California Highway Patrol, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 13, 2025 The Metro Nashville Police Department has released some of its 2025 statistics in its fight against shoplifting throughout the city. MNPD reports that its Organized Retail Crime Unit has made 265 arrests so far in 2025. Of those arrests, 64 felonies and 142 misdemeanor charges have been obtained. “We take serial […]
BALTIMORE MD December 1, 2024 Four men were indicted for their involvement in a criminal organization that is allegedly responsible for $800,000 in retail burglaries and thefts across six Maryland jurisdictions, according to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The following four men are charged with participating in a criminal organization, and multiple instances of […]
New York City NY December 5, 2024 A T.J. Maxx security guard was knifed in the face when he tried to stop a group of female robbers from leaving the Brooklyn store during a brazen shoplifting spree, according to police sources. The three thieves allegedly snatched $243 worth of clothing and shoes off the racks […]
SUNRISE, FLA. March 20 2024 Sunrise Police are on the search for two subjects who, they said, stormed into a Neiman Marcus at Sawgrass Mills Mall, smashed a glass display, and made off with purses before pepper-spraying two employees during their escape. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at 12801 W Sunrise Blvd in Sunrise. According […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March 16 2024 Memphis police are searching for a group of shoplifters who rushed out of a local grocery store without paying, but not before threatening to shoot the security guard who confronted them. Police say the assault happened on Sunday at the Superlo located at 3327 North Watkins Street. Surveillance video shows the […]
STOCKTON CA March 3 2024 — A major grocery store in Stockton is taking steps to address the issue of theft. Customers shopping at the Safeway on Pacific Avenue are now navigating through a one-way entrance and exit enforced by placed barriers. The move aims to enhance the safety to shoppers and protect against theft. “At […]
CHESAPEAKE, Va. March 2 2024 Despite disguising themselves as Walmart employees, four suspects were identified and connected to Walmart robberies across Virginia after allegedly stealing over $100,000 worth of Apple products. Several of the robberies were in Hampton Roads. Walmart Global Investigations identified the suspects after three men entered the store on 632 Grassfield Pkwy., in […]
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. February 20, 2024 A Cherokee County jury indicted two women on charges of running a theft ring across metro Atlanta and even in other states. Police say the women had a method to these thefts. The women singled out targets—finding accomplices ahead of each job so they could go and steal thousands of […]
SAN FRANCISCO Ca. February 18 2024 The suspected leader of a retail theft ring that stole $8 million in beauty products from stores across California has been charged, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday. “Today, we are addressing an audacious instance of organized retail theft and making it clear that such criminal activity will not […]