Retail Crime Archives

News Jan. 7, 2022, 8:26 PM

Walgreens executives say the drugstore chain is losing 50% more money due to loss and theft

"This is not petty theft," CEO Roz Brewer said on an investor call. "These are gangs that actually go in and empty our stores of beauty products."

News Dec. 1, 2021, 5:59 PM

Shoplifting numbers for all of San Francisco doubled in September after one Target location changed the method it uses to report the crime

More than a third of the shoplifting incidents reported to the SFPD in September were from the intersection in front of a Target near Union Square.

News Jul. 5, 2021, 11:29 AM

Target will shut its San Francisco stores at 6 p.m. to curb an ‘alarming rise’ in shoplifting

Target stores in the city will close at 6 p.m. "We've been experiencing a significant and alarming rise in theft and security incidents," it said.

News Oct. 31, 2018, 5:31 AM

Victoria’s Secret employees say they witness shoplifting almost every day but that they will be fired if they try to stop it

Shoplifting is a common pursuit at Victoria’s Secret, according to nine employees who spoke with Business Insider. But employees are instructed not to accuse, approach, discuss, or point out shoplifters in any way. Those who do so risk losing their jobs, several employees said they’d been told. This policy is […]