Los Angeles CA April 15 2023 Three people have been arrested for their part in an organized $75,000 retail theft ring of power tools and other items. California Attorney General Rob Bonta made the announcement Friday, saying the crimes began in October 2021, spanning Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties –- specifically targeting Home […]
New York City NY April 15 2026 New York City’s storefront businesses, already weathering inflation and an uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, are also contending with what the police say is a dramatic increase in shoplifting. But statistics also reveal a startling reality: A relative handful of shoplifters are responsible for an outsize percentage […]
Blue Ash Ohio April 12 2023 A Target security guard punched a customer during a confrontation that was sparked when she asked for “reparations” while at a checkout line with more than $1,000 in groceries, according to a police report. The ugly incident happened in October at the megastore in Blue Ash, Ohio, and began when […]
Columbus Ohio April 10 2023 Columbus police are searching for a man who took items from a grocery store. Police said the pair went to the self-checkout register at the Kroger in the 1700 Block of Morse Road at around 9 p.m. on April 3. An employee noticed they did not scan or pay for the […]
Goldsboro NC April 9 2023 Goldsboro police arrested and charged a man Saturday afternoon after witnesses say he was threatening shoppers with a gun. Police responded to reports of an armed person inside the Walmart on North Spence Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. Several witnesses at the store told police they saw a man waving a […]
Kent Washington April 8 2023 Kent Police are reporting that on Monday, April 3, 2023 at about 5:25 p.m., Officers were dispatched to the Home Depot Store on the East Hill of Kent in regards to a security guard fighting with a robbery suspect. Dispatch noted that the suspect had been tased by security personnel […]
Winter Haven FL April 7th, 2023 A state-wide investigation led to the arrests of a Florida man and several others accused of selling heavy equipment they stole from Home Depot stores throughout Florida. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects would rent items such as Toro Dingo utility loaders, stump grinders, trenchers, and mini-excavators […]
Lynnwood WA April 7 2023 Right after the shops at Alderwood Mall closed Sunday night, Lynnwood Police say burglars came to the sprawling complex with one target in mind: the Apple Store. However, to avoid setting off the store’s security system, the burglars broke into a neighboring business, Seattle Coffee Gear. The coffee appliance shop’s owner […]
Aurora CO April 7 2023 A former security officer for King Soopers said he was fired after he was punched by a shoplifter. “I absolutely was fired unfairly for defending myself. Every person has a right to defend themself,” Jessie Sims said in an exclusive interview with the Problem Solvers. The 52-year-old had worked as a […]
Los Angeles CA April 6th, 2023 A pair of November 2022 downtown Los Angeles Target store stabbings that left a 9-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman hospitalized has prompted lawsuits against the store. The unprovoked stabbings happened when a homeless man walked into the store and grabbed a 9-inch “butcher-style knife,” off a store shelf, and […]