Cartersville GA March 15 2023 Two men caught shoplifting at a grocery store in Georgia had an estimated $26,000 worth of baby formula in their car, according to police. Police in Cartersville caught the men walking out of a Publix store north of Atlanta with backpacks filled with cans of formula, news outlets reported. Officers searching […]
Spartanburg SC March 15 2023 A little over a million dollars in inventory was stolen from a family jewelry store in about five minutes. Spartanburg Police are still investigating after a break-in at Queens Jewelers at WestGate Mall, the last in a string of burglaries there. Store owners say Monday, March 6, a group of […]
Kennewick Washington February 28 2023 A 33-year-old man who put a parking lot full of Black Friday shoppers at risk over a stolen pack of Pokémon playing cards is going to prison. Alexander Yell was trying to flee with the shoplifted the cards when he pulled a gun on a Walmart security guard and shots […]
New York NY February 24, 2023 One of New York City’s largest shopping districts is hiring K-9s to help protect businesses against rampant shoplifting. “We’ve had a lot of complaints. A lot of shoplifting occurs in drugstores,” Kevin Ward, a former NYPD cop and the vice president of security for the 34th Street Partnership, told the […]
North Carolina January 31 2023 Lowe’s Companies Inc. has innovated – and successfully tested – a new system geared toward tackling organized retail crime in a frictionless and almost invisible manner. It’s called Project Unlock, and it’s a proof-of-concept system that underscores how there are methods to solving this industry-wide problem without having to […]
Hoover AL Jan 27 2023 Four Illinois men are accused of breaking into the Riverchase Galleria and stealing more than $34,000 in high-end handbags. Hoover police responded at 2:24 a.m. Wednesday responded to an alarm call at Belk inside the Hoover department store. Officers found forced entry and determined a large amount of merchandise had […]
Bronx NY January 25, 2023 A security officer working at the Dollar Discount Party Store at the Bronx Terminal Market was assaulted when he tried to stop a group of thieves from stealing a microwave oven. An unidentified group of individuals removed a microwave from the Dollar Discount Party Store located at 700 Exterior Street on […]
Wickliffe, Ohio Jan 21 2022 A man who accompanied a woman found to be shoplifting from a Wickliffe business was wanted by Cleveland Police for murder. At approximately 8 p.m. on Monday evening, Wickliffe officers were dispatched to a Dollar General location for a complaint of a female shoplifting with an accompanying male. When the officers […]
Houston TX Jan 20 2023 Retail thefts have ballooned in the last few years, creating a multi-billion problem for retailers and forcing companies to take drastic action to protect from lost profits. Numerous pharmacies, grocery stores and other retailers have shortened store hours or been forced to close permanently as locked-up merchandise becomes commonplace to protect […]
Fairfax County Virginia January 7th, 2023 This special police unit focuses on the growing Tysons Corner crime. After two incidents sparked panic inside Tysons Corner Center, WUSA9 sat down for an exclusive interview with the Tysons Urban Team. This is a specialized unit within the Fairfax County Police Department that patrols this shopping area daily. […]