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Teens Who Allegedly Stole Cars Face Two Extra Years for Bragging About It on Social Media

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 07:30

Three teens who allegedly stole high-end cars in Australia last week have been charged with the crimes you’d expect anyone to face for stealing property, according to a new report from the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Shoplifting's biggest enablers might be the retailers themselves

Tue, 04/16/2024 - 05:17

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People shopping in a Walmart. — People shopping at a Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, California, in 2019.
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Retail, Retail, Stores, Shoplifting, Shopping, Theft

Why we don't actually know whether retail theft is a big problem

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 16:04

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A store employee wearing a red vest and a black long-sleeved shirt handles a jug of laundry detergent at a locked case with other jugs of Downy detergent on shelves. At the top of the photo, a keychain hangs from the lock used to secure the shelf when it's not open. — Many retailers have locked up goods in response to a supposed rise in retail theft.
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Retail, Shoplifting, Theft, Retail, Stores, Shopping

Dollar General is taking checkout back out of your hands because of theft

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 14:32

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Two people, one wearing a pink hoodie and pink sandals, the other pushing a stroller with a toddler in it, walk on the sidewalk past a brick building and a yellow-and-black sign that reads — Dollar General is cutting self-checkout at hundreds of stores.
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Retail, dollar-general, Stores, dollar-stores, Shrink, Theft, Retail

Dollar Tree will sell items for $7, straying further from its single-price model

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 13:05

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Exterior of a Dollar Tree — Dollar Tree will sell $7 items this year, including food, pet care, and personal care.
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Retail, dollar-tree, dollar-general, family-dollar, Prices, Theft

200-Foot Radio Tower Mysteriously Vanishes in Alabama

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 15:10

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Stealing is bad—we all know that. However, sometimes a theft is so masterly that it transcends our moral system and becomes impressive. I would argue that this is the case with a theft that took place in Jasper, Alabama, where unknown thieves recently ransacked a local radio station, stealing everything in sight,…