Police Plead with Residents to Stop Calling 911 When They Run Out of Toilet...
It’s a waking nightmare. You’ve just finished doing your business on the crapper, you reach for the toilet paper…and you’re met with a bare...
Shoplifters Grab Goods Worth $1.4K
When two people left a Davie (Florida) Target store, $1,400 dollars worth of shoplifted electronics left with them.
According to Davie police, the items were...
Crime Impact Team Deputies ‘Keeping the Peace;’ Arrest 4
Crime Impact Team deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested four people Thursday night, including a pair of wanted robbery suspects and...
Some Los Angeles Retailers See Reduced Shoplifting during the COVID-19 Outbreak
ALTO has been analyzing data to see if the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted external theft activity in the Los Angeles area market. Here are the results.
McDonald’s is Telling Restaurant Owners to Stop Locking Bathrooms to Prevent Toilet Paper Theft
Some McDonald's locations have recently closed bathrooms to prevent people from stealing toilet paper during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a recording of an...
Lawyers Raise Alarm on Shoplifting Settlement ‘Shakedown’
Retail store law firms are being suspected of demanding excessive settlements from alleged shoplifters via letters and aggressive phone calls.
In a series of tweets,...
Crook Gets Prison Sentence for Store Theft
A Jefferson City (Missouri) man has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with breaking into The Salvation Army Thrift Store on...
Macy’s Temporarily Closes Stores Nationwide
Macy's announced that it will temporarily close all stores by end of business today, March 17, through March 31.
Georgia, Florida, and California Recorded One-Third of All US Identity Theft Reports in 2019
Identity theft crimes in the US are on the rise, hitting a record number of over 650,000 reports in 2019. Although this type of...
Feds Say Crime Ring Traveled US to Steal Retail Goods and Sell Online
The next time you make a purchase from a third-party seller on Amazon or eBay, you may be buying stolen goods. More than two-dozen...