Salem OR March 11, 2023 Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at curbing organized retail theft by funding police sting operations and changing policies to keep thieves in jail longer. Police, grocery store representatives and retail lobbyists testified in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday in support of two bills that target organized retail […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. March 8 2023 A shoplifter allegedly assaulted a loss prevention agent, then brandished a knife after dropping his cell phone in a shoplifting incident that went sideways at the Staten Island Mall on Sunday morning. The incident listed as assault and menacing occurred around 11 a.m. at 112 Richmond Hill Rd., according to […]
Phoenix AZ March 6th, 2023 Phoenix police are investigating an officer-involved shooting incident at a Walmart located near 35th and Southern avenues. The Phoenix Police Department said the officer involved was an off-duty officer in full uniform, who was working security at the Walmart. The incident happened at 11 a.m. on Saturday. According to police, […]
Augusta Georgia March 1 2023 A man is recovering from two gunshot wounds after a scuffle turned into a shooting outside a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The victim was in a car with two others when another car drove by and someone inside fired a shot, according to a report from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. The […]
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 […]
Richmond VA Feb 27 2023 Lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that will make organized retail theft a felony with a potential prison sentence up to 20 years. It’s a scene that’s gone viral over and over, with social media videos showing groups of thieves brazenly stealing bags of merchandise from stores around the country. […]
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 […]
Fairfax County Virginia February 23, 2023 Police fatally shot a man near the Bloomingdale’s store at Tysons Corner Center Wednesday night, Fairfax County police say. One man was shot in the upper body in the 8100 block of Fashion Boulevard, police said. Medics took him to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he died a […]
Irmo SC February 22, 2023 The South Carolina woman killed in a Kroger parking lot was shot after she “spit at” the suspect during an argument “over who had the right-of-way,” the local police chief told Fox News Digital, citing witnesses. Witnesses told Irmo, South Carolina, authorities that Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, was gunned down around […]
Sunnyvale California Feb 17 2023 A man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly slashing tires of families at a childcare center after stealing alcohol from a Safeway and assaulting a security guard with a knife, Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officials said. Just before 8:15 p.m., a man allegedly tried to attack a security […]