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Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting To fight the recent rise in shoplifting and retail theft, shoppers could see store security employees wearing body-worn cameras to help catch thieves red-handed.  TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Serria, HomeSense, and HomeGoods, said will begin equipping some employees with body-worn cameras similar to those worn by police, the Boston Globe reported. The company started testing the initiative last year.  The company operates nearly 3,400 stores nationwide.  A call to the Framingham, Massachusetts, headquarters of TJX for comment was not immediately r…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime
Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime Citing incidents involving violence and theft, Target announced it is closing nine stores in four states, including one in New York. The New York store is in Manhattan, at 517 E 117th St. Three other stores are in California, in the San Francisco/Oakland market, and three in Oregon, in Portland. The other two stores are in Seattle, Washington. "We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance," the company said in a statement released Tuesday afternoo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Walgreens Plans To Close More Stores Due To Rising Cost Of 'Organized Retail Crime' Walgreens Plans To Close More Stores Due To Rising Cost Of 'Organized Retail Crime'
Walgreens Plans To Close More Stores Due To Rising Cost Of 'Organized Retail Crime' Walgreens is set to close five of its locations due to a rise in "organized retail crime," which has impacted a number of retailers across the country. A Walgreens spokesperson announced the closure of the five San Francisco locations, noting that retailers across the city have been impacted by the increase in retail crime, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. This issue is not unique to San Francisco, as other drug stores have reported an uptick in thefts in recent months. CBS New York reported that drug stores across New York City have seen similar issues, with the increase in shopl…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Police: Investigation, Arrest Thwart $90K Multi-State, Retail Theft Ring Police: Investigation, Arrest Thwart $90K Multi-State, Retail Theft Ring
Police: Investigation, Arrest Thwart $90K Multi-State, Retail Theft Ring An investigation has resulted in the arrest of a woman in connection with a multi-state retail theft ring that allegedly resulted in $90,000 worth of stolen goods, including in the area. The ring's operation first came to light in Fairfield County in October when three suspects allegedly stole merchandise from the Ralph Lauren Store in New Canaan, stealing more than $300 worth of goods, said New Canaan Police Department Lt. Jason Ferraro. The group would operate by pulling up in front of the store in a no parking zone and the suspects, sometimes two woman and male, and other times a man and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Worker Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Store Alert Issued For Worker Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Store
Alert Issued For Worker Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Store Investigators from the New York State Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a wanted man who allegedly stole from his Orange County employer, leading to a warrant for his arrest. State Police issued an alert on Wednesday regarding 37-year-old Christopher Lucca, who is wanted by the Orange County Court on charges that include second-degree burglary following an investigation into merchandise stolen from a Middletown retail location where he was employed as a store cleaner. Police described Lucca as a 5-foot-5 white man with black hair and brown eyes, weighing an estim…

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by Zak Failla