When most people think of retail theft, they picture someone slipping an item off a rack, sneaking lipstick into a backpack, or a stranger stealing a package from a front porch. But experts say the ...

Walmart doesn't disclose its shrink numbers, but new research points to a problem that has more to do with how shoppers see its stores.

Outside Manhattan Criminal Court last week, Brooklyn Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher called the scourge of shoplifting that’s set in over the past decade the result of “crimes of poverty, people who are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A multi-camera view of a store on a security system. Retail theft is a problem that deserves resources and attention from the ...

The latest retail security study found declines in shoplifting and merchandise theft but reported increases in organized ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group rushing into a store and stealing merchandise together could face sharply tougher penalties than individual shoplifters under a proposal currently under consideration in the ...

Phone and gift card scams, plus supply chain vulnerabilities like cargo theft, are top concerns for loss prevention specialists at over 60 major retailers, according to a report Thursday.

Good news! Precision policing, tweaks to the law and a renewed commitment to prosecuting recidivists have driven down retail theft by 20% citywide, proving that time-honored public safety strategies ...

Six defendants accused of organized retail theft were arraigned in King County court Monday, part of what prosecutors describe as a steady flow of cases hitting Puget Sound businesses in 2026.

RPD conducted five-day blitz as part of national effort.