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Shoplifting Costs Retailers Billions: These Are Most Frequently Stolen Items
Shoplifting in the US is a costly epidemic, with retailers losing over $120 billion last year.
The trend focuses on easily concealed, high-demand products at major retailers like Walmart and Target, posing a nationwide challenge for store owners and law enforcement.
Electronics, health and beauty products, and food items are among the most commonly stolen goods, Capital One Shopping reports.
Small gadgets such as headphones and phone chargers, alongside over-the-counter medications and cosmetics, are frequent targets.
Alcohol, baby formula, and packaged meats are also popular …
Holiday Heist Fails: Fredericksburg Fugitive Nabbed At Stafford Target, Sheriff Says
A Spotsylvania suspect wanted out of Fredericksburg is back behind bars after a shoplifting bust at a Stafford Target.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9,, First Sgt. D.F. Purcell of Stafford's "Special Problems Unit" was conducting an anti-shoplifting patrol when he stopped by the Target on South Gateway Drive, a fateful coincidence, as store staff had just caught a shoplifter red-handed.
Using surveillance footage, Purcell observed Quinten Howard, 40, roaming the store and filling a cart with nearly $190 worth of items before bypassing all points of sale, a Stafford County Sheriff’…
Maryland Women Charged With Multiple Retail Thefts At Leesburg Premium Outlet Mall
Two women from Maryland who crossed state lines are facing serious charges after being busted for multiple retail thefts in Virginia, police say.
Loredana Sardaru, 39, and Ilie Anisoara, 31, both of Ellicott City, were arrested this week in connection to a series of reported thefts at the Leesburg Premium Outlet Mall on Fort Evans Road NE.
According to the Leesburg Police Department, late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 15, officers were alerted to a series of reported thefts at Nike, The Children's Place, and Williams-Sonoma, and the pair was subsequently detained with the stolen merchan…
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…
Shoplifting Couple In Leesburg Swiped $158K In Merch From Stores Across DMV: Police
A couple accused of stealing more than $158,000 from retails stores across the DMV and North Carolina has been arrested.
Roxana Dumitru, 29, and Ionut-Robert Ionescu, 30, both of Laurel, MD, are accused of stealing approximately $6,400 worth of merchandise from the Ulta store on Village Market Boulevard in Leesburg Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2023, Leesburg police said.
The two were identified as suspects and subsequently linked to additional shoplifting incidents in Maryland and North Carolina, local police said. It's believed they swiped more than $158,000 from multiple stores, author…
Fentanyl, Heroin Found On Target Thieves In Stafford County: Sheriff
A pair of Target thieves were busted with heroin and fentanyl, along with stolen merchandise, this weekend in Stafford County, the sheriff's office said.
Selena Dowd, 19, and Ashleigh Sullivan, 31, were spotted stealing items by a sheriff's deputy investigating prior larcenies at the Target store on South Gateway Drive around 12:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, county sheriff's David Decatur said.
"As the suspects passed all points of sale and attempted to enter the end zone, deputies quickly moved in," Decatur's office said. "Their plan worked better than the Baltimore Ravens and both suspects wer…
Armed Walmart Thief Bites, Kicks Arresting PWC Officers: Authorities
A shoplifter wanted for lunging at a Walmart employee with a knife then robbing and assaulting a 23-year-old woman had little less compassion for the officers arresting her 10 days later, police in Prince William County said.
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, officers were near Fettler Park Drive when they spotted Chanise Janeen Stroble, 25, who had been wanted for stealing items from the Dumfries Walmart store on Sept. 9, Prince William County police said.
While arresting her, Stroble kicked two officers in the leg, one officer in the jaw, and bit another, authorities said. While invest…
Drugs Fall Out Of Walmart Thief's Shirt While Talking To Off-Duty Deputy: Stafford Sheriff
Police arrested two people after one was caught shoplifting at a Stafford Walmart, authorities announced.
Walmart workers caught a woman later identified as Natalie Hardee, 40, of Woodbridge, stuffing items into a duffel bag at the Village Parkway store in Stafford on Saturday, Aug. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Hardee left the store after being confronted by employees, and left in a vehicle driven by Brian Padgett, 36, of Annandale, Decatur said.
A deputy was heading home after work when he spotted the vehicle, and stopped it on Warrenton Road. While talking to…
