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An airline passenger has been charged with theft after $23,000 in cash was stolen out of people's luggage during a flight to Singapore

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:36

scoot flight inside plane — Hong Kong police have warned about increased theft on planes in 2023.
Marielle Descalsota/Insider

Transportation, News, trending-uk, scoot-airlines, airline-passenger-disturbance, Theft, Singapore

An iPhone thief stole up to $2 million by watching people type their passcodes. Here's how to protect yourself.

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 13:58

a hand typing into the iphone passcode screen — Your iPhone's passcode could be its biggest security flaw.
NurPhoto

Tech, apple, iPhone, security, Theft, iphone-passcode, ios-update

2 men convicted of stealing $2,095 of stuff from Kohl's argued for lesser charges because there was a sale and they had coupons

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 06:26

Byron Bolden walking out of a Kohl's store with stolen merchandise, inset, and an image of a Kohl's department store in San Rafael, California. — Byron Bolden walking out of a Kohl's store with stolen merchandise, inset, and an image of a Kohl's department store in San Rafael, California.
Getty Images; Colorado 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Retail, Law, kohls, Sales, Theft, Crime, news-uk

What is retail shrink, and how does it differ from theft?

Tue, 11/21/2023 - 12:07

walmart checkout — Shrink often comes up in discussions about theft and organized retail crime.
Walmart Media Relations

Retail, Retail, Theft, Shoplifting, Shrink, Stores, Shopping

Thieves are crashing cars and construction vehicles into stores to steal ATMs, guns, and luxury handbags in a theft phenomenon known as 'ram raiding'

Mon, 11/20/2023 - 11:39

A yellow crane used in a ram raid robbery sits outside a Coop grocery store in the UK as an onlooker takes a photo of the crane partially inside the store. — Thieves who "ram raid" stores often steal construction equipment for the job, as happened with a crane at this grocery store in the UK.
Joe Sene/PA Images via Getty Images

Retail, Retail, Theft, Shoplifting, Shopping, Stores, Crime

It's time for retailers to stop blaming theft for so many of their problems

Fri, 11/17/2023 - 05:21

Target Checkout — Losses from customers stealing products at retailers were only slightly higher than those from theft by employees in 2022, according to data from the National Retail Federation.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Retail, Theft, Retail, Stores, Shopping, Shoplifting, Target

Man who tricked Tesla into giving him 5 free cars and set one on fire on a frozen lake gets 4-year prison sentence

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 12:40

A Tesla Model 3. — Michael Gonzalez tricked Tesla into giving him five of its electric cars for free, the US Department of Justice says.
David Zalubowski/AP

Transportation, Tech Insider, Law, tesla, model-3, doj, EVs

A thief stole gas worth $3,000 from a filling station by hacking the pump with his phone's Bluetooth, report says

Sat, 09/30/2023 - 10:38

Shell gas station — The incident occurred at a Shell station in Detroit.
Shutterstock

Transportation, weekend-bi-uk-news, transport, Crime, bluetooth, Tech, Theft

Former Target vice-chairman says the internet is 'like a flea market on steroids' for getting rid of stolen products

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 08:13

Outside of Target store with employee — Target is widely regarded as a great place to work, but current and former employees say there's more to the story
Associated Press

Retail, Retail, Target, Crime, trending-uk, retail-crime, organized-retail-crime

British Museum Asks Public for Help Locating Stolen Artifacts

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:45

The British Museum is asking the public for help to recover several stolen artifacts on a webpage launched on Tuesday.

museum, ittai gradel, Smuggling, art theft, Theft, art loss register, james ratcliffe

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