Charlotte NC Aug 24 2021 Retailers attribute increases in criminal activity to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF). According to the 2021 NRF Retail Security Survey, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the risk environment for retailers on several fronts. While almost seven in 10 (69%) surveyed […]
Sante Fe NM Aug 23 2021 Professional thieves are scoring big on retailers, online and otherwise. These criminals are often connected to other forms of crime, like human trafficking and gang activity. Without a crackdown from lawmakers, the security of shoppers could be in peril. Businesses and law enforcement, both in New Mexico and across the nation, […]
ATLANTA GA Aug 20 2021 Homeland Security Investigations, along with several other agencies, executed a federal search warrant at an Atlanta discount mall on Wednesday. Agents pulled thousands of designer items, including Gucci bags and Chanel wallets, from inside Westgate Discount Mall on Campbellton Road. A spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations’ Atlanta office didn’t release many […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. August 10 2021 A man in Alachua County was arrested for repeatedly stealing sunglasses from a store in Oaks Mall and reselling them. Gainesville police say 44-year-old William Spindle from Virginia stole more than $1000 worth of sunglasses from The Sunglass Hut in the Oaks Mall in Gainesville, then later sold the glasses at […]
GRANADA HILLS CA July 26 2021 A bystander’s viral video shows two shoplifters casually walking out of a Granada Hills TJ Maxx store in broad daylight, carrying armfuls of stolen merchandise. The footage was posted on social media by Instagram user @inflnzr, who said the incident occurred on Saturday. “I kept my distance for safety […]
Seal Beach CA July 26 2021 Three people were arrested after allegedly robbing an Ulta Beauty store in Seal Beach on Tuesday, officials said. Around 4:40 p.m., officers received a call of a robbery at the store located at 12339 Seal Beach Blvd., according to a news release from the Seal Beach Police Department. Witnesses reported […]
Shenandoah TX July 9 2021 Two women have been nabbed for allegedly snatching a French bulldog puppy that is worth thousands of dollars from a pet store in Texas, authorities said. The alleged incident began when two women asked to see a 14-week-old French bulldog named Mario around 12:25 p.m. Monday at Petland Woodlands in […]
San Francisco CA July 8 2021 It was near the end of the workday at Neiman Marcus in Union Square, when thieves smashed display cases, snatched items from racks and shelves, and then fled the scene. They were met outside by getaway cars. The San Francisco police department is investigating a rather brazen, daylight robbery […]
Albuquerque NM July 8 2021 Asserting that “organized retail crime” is a driver of violence across the city, the state attorney general and the Albuquerque Police Department are vowing to crack down on people they say are targeting big box stores on a regular basis. “This is not about teenage delinquencies,” said Attorney General Hector […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. July 8 2021— Out of the top 10 worst cities in the country for retail crime, three of them are right in California, according to the last survey done by the National Retail Federation. Sacramento is number 10, and San Francisco is ranked 5th worst. Things have gotten so bad in San Francisco […]