Virginia Beach VA September 26, 2023 A cashier at a Virginia Beach grocery store was arrested for placing an electronic tracking device inside stickers given to a customer leaving the store back in July. Experts say technology has made it easier to stalk people. AirTags are small and cost about $30 online. They are just one […]
Hiram Georgia September 26, 2023 Police have released the names of the two people killed in a murder-suicide shooting inside a Walmart in Paulding County. The shooting happened around 7:22 p.m. Wednesday night at the location off Jimmy Lee Smith Road. Hiram police officers entered the store and found two people shot between the aisles. The […]
Atlanta GA September 24 2023 Dozens of retailers have warned investors in recent months that an increase in inventory shrink — driven primarily by retail theft — is taking a bigger bite out of profits this year. “Organized retail crime is worse now than I’ve ever seen it,” Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton told Insider […]
Nashville TN September 16, 2023 One person was arrested after five people attempted to rob the Louis Vuitton store at the Mall at Green Hills, according to an arrest report. At about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Michael Parish and four other people went into the store and started to grab items and leave without paying, police said. […]
Williamsport PA September 14 2023 A man arrested Monday afternoon shortly after allegedly assaulting a Wegmans’ security officer and fleeing the supermarket at 201 William St. with a sandwich has been identified as Dario Blount, 31, of 1414 Vikings Court, city police said. After punching the officer in the face, Blount fled, but was soon […]
Memphis TN September 8 2023 Thieves broke into a storage trailer at a Nike employee store early Thursday morning and got away with about $200,000 worth of merchandise, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). The store is located in Frayser at 3205 Victory Ridge Cove. A store security guard was on break in her car […]
Los Angeles CA Sept 4 2023 Two people were arrested Tuesday in connection with an organized retail theft “fencing” operation in Los Angeles, and nearly $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise was recovered. According to the California Highway Patrol, the suspects – a 47-year-old man from L.A. and a 43-year-old woman from Panorama City – were using […]
Indianapolis Indiana August 31, 2023 A shootout between a possible shoplifter and a store security officer has left both people dead. Police said that both persons died Wednesday after exchanging gunfire with each other at an home improvement store, police said. The two men died at hospitals following the shooting around 5:30 p.m. at […]
Buffalo NY August 30 2023 A man was shot by a security guard’s gun while he was allegedly trying to steal from an Elmwood Avenue CVS store Tuesday morning, according to Buffalo police officials. Police said around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, there was a struggle between the security guard, who was an off-duty Buffalo police officer, and […]
Huntsville AL August 23 2023 Huntsville District 1 Councilman Devyn Keith has pleaded guilty to two of the four shoplifting charges he was facing on Tuesday and has been banned from all Walmart stores. Keith, a two-term District 1 council member, was charged after allegedly stealing items from Walmart stores, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s […]