Tag: shoplifting
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: Sept. 28 – Oct. 4
Police Say H-E-B Security Guard Shot Armed Shoplifters in Self-Defense | Seattle Leaders Discuss ORC at Public Safety Summit | Parents Turn in Their Teen Children to Police after LA Flash Mob Robberies
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 21 – 27
A Shoplifter Gets Shot Stealing Candy at Walgreens—Who's to Blame? | Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Over $50K in Retail Theft | Jury Awards $21M to Family of Man Killed by Portland Security Guard
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 14 – 20
Officer Says He Was Scared for His Life before Killing Suspected Shoplifter | Members of Congress Call for Establishing Center to Fight Retail Crime | Amazon Employees Accused of Organized Theft of Over $150K in iPhones
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 7 – 13
Dad and Son Sold Counterfeit Luxury Goods at Miami Store, Had $3M in Fake Merch | Retail Workers Hail New York’s New Panic Button Law | ORC Task Force Arrests 22 in Ventura County Blitz Operation
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 31 – Sept. 6
LA Deputy Charged with Civil Rights Violation after Controversial Shoplifting Arrest | Target Store Slows Theft, But at a Cost to the Shopping Experience | 10 New Yorkers Arrested for ORC
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 24 – 30
Portland Police Bureau Dissolves Property Crimes Unit | Viral TikTok Videos Help Beauty Shop Deter Thieves and Increase Sales | The Epidemic of Shoplifting Crosses All Classes
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 17 – 23
California Governor Newsom Signs New Retail Theft Package | Meijer Out $800K after ORC Scheme | Fired Walmart Employee Recovering after Being Stabbed by Shoplifter
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 10 – 16
Cop Faces Murder Charge in Shooting of Pregnant Black Woman Accused of Shoplifting | Dept. of Labor Cites Circle K for Safety Violation after Gunmen Shoot Cashier | 8-Year-Old Girl Beats Robber with Baseball Bat at Liquor Store
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 3 – 9
UK Retail Staff Fearing for Their Safety Following Looting and Vandalism | California Democrats Push Retail Theft Reduction Bill to Counter Prop. 47 Reform | Burglars Tunnel Through Walls of Multiple Stores to Take $1.5M in Jewelry
New Survey Shows More Than 1 in 5 Americans Have Shoplifted
23 percent of Americans have shoplifted, according to the latest LendingTree survey of 2,000 US consumers—and 90 percent of recent shoplifters say they were motivated to do so because of inflation and the current economy.