RED BLUFF, California — In a disturbing development, three former employees of a Home Depot store in Red Bluff claim they were fired for trying to catch a serial thief last year, a claim that underscores the ongoing tension between retail asset protection measures and recent changes in the law that have impacted theft offenses. […]
PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A Portage County family caught several suspected thieves breaking into their home on their doorbell camera while they were at the county fair over the weekend. Dan Dowling received several notifications from his Ring camera system early Saturday evening while his family was at the Portage County Fair. It is […]
A crazed frontman of the hardcore punk rock scene allegedly terrorized tourists and workers around Yosemite National Park, demanding that a pregnant waitress’s baby was “his” while wreaking havoc in two California counties. Anthony Mehlhaff, the lead actor in the Los Angeles-set series “Cancer Christ,” began his disturbing rampage around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at a […]
Walmart’s early use of AI in its stores is not just for convenience. The retailer has confirmed Business Insider that it uses camera-based computer vision technology to prevent theft and losses at its checkouts (including self-checkouts) in over 1,000 stores. Simply called “Missed Scan Detection,” the program alerts staff when an item passes a scanner […]
Target’s sales and customer traffic rebounded this week after the company closed crime-hit stores, a move sources told The Post suggests more retailers may begin closing stores over shoplifting. The “Cheap Chic” discount retailer reported earnings and sales that beat Wall Street forecasts on Wednesday as discounts lured inflation-stricken shoppers. But Target COO Michael Fiddelke […]
TOWN OF LERAY, N.Y. (WWNY) – If you saw $60 left at the self-checkout counter, would you take it? The state police accuse a man of exactly this. According to police, the man in the photo above was caught on camera at around 12:40 p.m. on August 11 as he left the Walmart Super Center […]
Two clumsy would-be crooks were filmed attempting to break into a jewelry store in California with sledgehammers – but failed miserably when the glass proved to be stronger than they were. The two hapless robbers – dressed head to toe in black – walked into DeVons Jewelers in Lincoln Village in San Joaquin County around […]
WASHINGTON (7News) — To reduce theft at its Washington DC stores, Giant Food has updated its policies regarding the bags customers can use. Certain stores allow bags measuring 14 inches by 14 inches by 6 inches to be brought in if the customer agrees to have an employee tag the bags at the entrance and […]
Police searched a vehicle suspected of being involved in a shoplifting incident at a Vernon Hills grocery store on August 12 and arrested three people. | Photos: Woo-Sung Shim / Lake and McHenry County Scanner While officers were responding to a shoplifting incident at a Vernon Hills grocery store, they spotted the vehicle in question […]
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WKEF) — Now more than ever, Beavercreek Police are using the power of social media to ask the public for help in identifying suspects. Many of the suspects police are asking the public to identify are wanted for theft. Captain Scott Molnar, public information officer for the Beavercreek Police Department, said shoplifting is […]
