Organized retail theft – News24-680.com

Where Are All Those Stolen Stretchy Pants, Sunglasses, And Handbags Turning Up?

This latest development in the current, ongoing battle against seemingly unfettered retail theft has been around for a few days but we opted to let it germinate a little, see what developed. We predicted there’d be some proactive enforcement and arrests after a series of high-profile thefts and this appears to be a good start.…

Faithful readers know we have been semi-documenting the blitz-style retail thefts impacting local businesses for some time, with brazen thievery triggering angry responses from store owners and private citizens for whom the experience has become so commonplace. Well-heeled local businesses are taking steps to make themselves less attractive targets – with the Walnut Creek City…