Shoplifter Michael Pollara said his nickname in jail was Toys “R” Us. — -- As long as there have been shops, there have been shoplifters. Some are the grab-and-go types, others work in ...

Shoppers can’t stand when toothpaste, deodorant and other items are locked up behind glass display cabinets at stores. Customers, accustomed to taking whatever they want off a shelf, don’t like to ...

Brazen thieves in San Francisco are undeterred by uniformed security guards, surveillance cameras or customers filming on their cellphones. And corner markets and drug stores are the hardest hit. In ...

A cup of hot coffee flung at the wall of his 7-Eleven store was the price Philip Minias paid for confronting one would-be shoplifter. Open round-the-clock, the corner store in Boston’s Downtown ...

Anchorage Police Department headquarters in downtown Anchorage. The former Anchorage Police Department spokesman whose time with the force ended after a shoplifting charge told officers that he’d ...

In 2021, upwards of 30 people robbed a Best Buy in Minneapolis on Black Friday, in tandem with another Best Buy store in the metro area. That same year, retailers reported a 26.5% increase in ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Repeating an all too familiar story in downtown San Francisco, another major retailer has become the victim of rampant shoplifting. In an exclusive interview, an Old Navy worker, who ...

During the rally in Erie, Pa., Former President Donald Trump suggested that "that one really violent day" and "one rough hour" could end shoplifting crimes. He even pointed out Congressman Mike Kelly, ...

A Walgreens executive said Thursday that the drugstore chain may have overplayed concerns about shoplifting at its stores in 2022. Walgreens in 2021 said it shuttered five San Francisco stores, citing ...

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