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What Are the Most Shoplifted Items in America?

Mike Adams — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:56:47 +0000

It appears that in the wake of a weak economy shoplifting has become more widespread than it was just under a decade ago. According to a recent survey by the National Retail Foundation, 96 percent of retailers reported being victims of organized retail crime within the past 12 months, with nearly 90 percent of them [...]

Woman Strips Naked To Prove She Didn't Shoplift and You'll Never Guess Where She Hid the Goods

Ernio Hernandez — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:30:30 +0000

A 31-year-old mother of four in Kennewick, Washington stripped down to her birthday suit after being accused of shoplifting at the Columbia Center Mall. We’re 99% sure that’s not why it’s called a strip mall. When security detained the woman, after she allegedly had taken merchandise, she got naked to prove her innocence and stayed [...]

Woman Steals Racks of Ribs and Oxtails in Her Purse

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:50 +0000

Some women carry gum or mints in their purse. Marie Chester carries dinner for a big family.

Police in Fort Pierce, Florida arrested the 40-year-old woman last week for shoplifting six full racks of ribs and two packs of oxtails from a supermarket. Somehow, she carried out the food in her pocketbook. The items she took were worth $57.60.