BOOTS has been forced to stash everyday medicines behind its tills after a shoplifting spree. Packs of £6.60 sleep aid Nytol ...

As thefts surge, with many of them going unpunished, Alex Ross speaks to business owners using unique techniques in the fight ...

Walmart, the retail giant, is once again adjusting its checkout strategy, making moves that are proving to be quite ...

It was locked and there was a sign saying ‘press bell’. I did and they let me in and the explanation was the same as at Tesco’s: they now have to keep some people out. These are not isolated incidents ...

One Washington victim fell for just such a ruse when a scammer told him his Social Security Number had been compromised. He ...

Unsafe living conditions and lack of safety measures can also create financial tension, forcing seniors to choose between ...

The purpose of the Crime Beat is to educate and inform the public about some of the property crime trends occurring in North ...

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that studies have found that the prospect of getting caught deters crime. You think?

Organized theft rings "are not the kind of shoplifters officials have in mind when they thoughtfully enact policies of decriminalization," writes one reader.

A Milwaukee man has been charged with several counts of felony retail theft and robbery, accused of stealing roughly $9,000 ...

Shoplifting cost the German retail sector nearly €3 billion in 2024, a new record that was partially driven by organised ...