Inside Organized Retail Crime Raids
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We used to call it shoplifting, but these days the foot soldiers of retail crime rings are known as boosters. Police even have an acronym for these operations: ORC, which stands for Organized Retail Crime.”It’s just …
Suspected Shoplifter Dies After Confrontation with Walmart Employees
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LITHONIA, Ga.) — A man suspected of shoplifting two DVD players from a Lithonia, Ga., Walmart on Sunday died after an altercation with two store employees and a contract security guard, prompting a police investigation.The…
What Are The Most Shoplifted Items?
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — No retailer is safe when it comes to the pesky five-finger discount. Retail crime is now a bigger problem than ever, according to a new survey released by the National Retail Federation.A whopping 96 percent of companie…