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Proposed law targets retail theft sprees as organized crime

COLUMBUS — Ohio is looking at treating escalating and increasingly violent retail theft sprees as organized crime with a statewide law enforcement task …

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37 retail theft suspects arrested during San Bernardino County ‘Operation Smash and Grab’

Deputies made 15 felony arrests, 22 misdemeanor arrests and seized $16799 worth of stolen merchandise over the past two weeks, officials said.

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Organized retail theft is ‘far from frivolous crime’: Gerald Storch

Storch Advisors CEO and former Toys”R”Us CEO Gerald Storch reacts to a new report which found shoplifting surged 24% across the U.S. so far this year.

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3 arrested in alleged organized retail theft operation targeting Targets

Three suspects were arrested in connection to an alleged organized retail theft operation specifically targeting Target stores, the San Mateo Police Department announced Monday

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California couple behind multimillion-dollar beauty store theft ring learning their fates

Michelle and husband Kenneth Mack, whose theft ring targeted Ulta and Sephora stores, face time behind bars and must repay retailers $3 million in losses.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shoplifting-rising-organized-retail-crime/

Rates of retail theft have jumped this year, but such offenses are up only modestly since the pandemic.

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Three Suspects Arrested in San Bernardino County for Retail Theft of Over $7,000 of Beauty Products in Riverside County

Organized Retail Theft Suspects Arrested. July 27, 2024 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 10:31 a.m.,…

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Police dismantle ‘Diaper Crew’ accused of over 2 dozen retail thefts in Philadelphia

The suspected ringleader and two others who police believe were part of a crew responsible for over 2 dozen retail thefts across the city in which they…

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Five-fingered discount: Shoplifting skyrockets 24%

While homicide and most other violent crimes have dropped to or slightly below levels seen before the onset of the COVID pandemic – criminals appear to have…

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Shocking map shows UK’s shoplifting hotspots – check where you live

Shoplifting has hit a record high as thieves steal “without fear of apprehension” – and a new map shows the number of store thefts near you.

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