The Continuing Battle of Fitting Room Theft in a World of Increasing Privacy Concerns
When it comes to fitting room shoplifting, it’s impossible to accurately gauge the total loss. However, the anonymity provided is still the shoplifter’s best friend. But changing privacy and surveillance laws are making it more and more difficult to combat fitting room thefts. Consider this partial list of suggested LP tactics.
Burglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Undergarments
These burglars came prepared. They cut a hole through the concrete roof and shimmied down into the warehouse. They disabled the alarms. They escaped...
PoPo Facebook Post Ask People to ‘Hold Off’ on Crimes During Heat Wave; Wait...
Due to rising temperatures that have a reported 157 million people under heat warnings, Massachusetts police are asking people to “hold off” on committing...
Alleged Shoplifters Crash SUV after High-Speed Chase
Three shoplifting suspects are at the hospital after crashing an SUV into another vehicle during a high-speed chase in Far Northeast Bexar County in...
Surveillance Photos: Thieves Target Beauty Store; Take $4,000 Worth of Merchandise
Four-thousand dollars worth of makeup was stolen from an Ulta Beauty store in Morgan Hill, California, and police say this isn’t the first time...
Manager Fired, Accused of Racially Profiling Family over $12 Ball
A Southern California Nike store manager, accused of racially profiling a black family over a $12 basketball, has now been fired, according to the...
The New Generation of Loss Prevention: Are We On The Same Page?
The goal of the LPM 2019 survey is to provide an objective window into the thoughts, ideas, and opinions of loss prevention professionals at all levels of leadership regarding key issues that effect the safety and shrink performance in retail operations. The results will help see where field and corporate viewpoints agree and, more importantly, where they diverge that may require reexamination of our communications and training programs.
Pawn Shop Owners Reaped $1 Million-Plus in ORC Enterprise
The owners of pawn shops in Manchester and Concord, New Hampshire, are accused of being the ringleaders of organized retail crime rings that prosecutors...
Shoplifting Suspect Stabs C-Store Employee, Flees on Bicycle.
Police are looking for a suspect accused of shoplifting from a Circle K and stabbing an employee in Phoenix, Arizona.
Police say a woman, around...
Shoplifting Cases Part of Multi-State Federal Investigation
A shoplifting case at an Ulta Beauty in Waco, Texas, is connected to a federal investigation of a multi-state theft ring targeting cosmetics stores,...