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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
Pair Busted In Kay Jewelers, Nordstrom Burglary Spree Stretching From Paramus To Albany Pair Busted In Kay Jewelers, Nordstrom Burglary Spree Stretching From Paramus To Albany
Pair Busted In Kay Jewelers, Nordstrom Burglary Spree Stretching From Paramus To Albany Two Brooklyn men were captured and charged with four Kay Jewelers burglaries and one at Nordstrom in Paramus that netted more than $250,000 in valuables, ending a nine-month spree that authorities said stretched from Central Jersey to Albany. Paramus and NYPD detectives teamed up to nab Gerald Williams, 45, and Tony Newton, 56, ending a spree that they said began in January. The pair cut through the front security gate of the Kay Jewelers at the Garden State Plaza after closing time on Jan. 13 and ransacked the display cases, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The lead investigator, boro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Middletown Worker Accused Of Stealing From Store Alert Issued For Middletown Worker Accused Of Stealing From Store
Alert Issued For Middletown Worker Accused Of Stealing From 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