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Retail Theft & ORC
Shoplifting trends and organized retail crime (ORC) rings and fencing.
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Dorset shopkeeper shares CCTV of children as young as five shoplifting in balaclavas
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (222+ words) A shopkeeper has filmed balaclava-wearing children as young as five shoplifting from his Bournemouth convenience store while adults looked on. Shopkeeper Erdogan Yigitoglu, 52, has taken to sharing footage of various instances of stealing online in order to ‘publicly shame’ the…...
Scheme launched for Barnstaple businesses to report shoplifting
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (390+ words) Home Office figures show Barnstaple is the second highest hotspot for shoplifting in Devon for 2025-2026 with 332 offences. Peter Youings, who owns Youings Toymaster, Barnstaple, said shoplifting had become "prolific". He added: "I think when you are suspicious of somebody and…...
Hooded quad bike 'thief' leads police on chase after desperate 999 call
1+ day, 59+ min ago (421+ words) A hooded quad biker led police on a chaotic chase around rural North Yorkshire before officers finally brought the suspect to a stop. Footage showed the rider swerving across two lanes of a countryside road, veering from side to side…...
Delray Beach Downtown Pickpocketing Problem Less Of A Problem
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (23+ words) DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Pickpocketing is still a thing in Delray Beach, but it’s less of a thing,...
Balaclava-clad kids raid corner shop as smirking parents watch
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (253+ words) The shop boss described the incident as "so shocking", as the thieves appeared to be no more than five or six years old. He said they were very fast, having picked up the fruit before running away swiftly. He said…...
Birmingham shopkeeper chases away shoplifters aged eight to 82
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1123+ words) Shopkeeper Pal Mann has been sharing his experience of shoplifters Convenience store owner Pal Mann has many tasks, with one - spotting shoplifters - seemingly as regular as opening up. As the issue gets "progressively worse", thefts are not isolated to a…...
Collierville town employee accused of stealing from Walmart
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (136+ words) Daily Memphian Mark Ellis was arrested Thursday and charged with theft of merchandise under $1,000 and organized retail crime, according to the affidavit of complaint. (The Daily Memphian file) The sports manager for Collierville’s parks department was arrested after five trips…...
OUIs, Vandalism, And Juvenile Issues: Melrose Police Log
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (378+ words) MELROSE, MA — The following reports were received by Melrose Police between Monday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 13. 9 a.m. — Police conducted a motor vehicle stop in the vicinity of 401 Main St. that resulted in a citation being issued. 9:56 a.m. — Police responded…...
New Hartford Walmart Theft Investigation Leads to Arrest
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (170+ words) NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- A man was arrested after police responded to a reported theft at Walmart on Commercial Drive. According to the New Hartford Police Department, officers were called in at about 10:15 p.m. on Sept. 17. Officers located Brandon McNair nearby after Walmart…...
OC Deputies arrest three suspects after organized retail theft at a south OC Smart & Final
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (311+ words) Deputies with OCSD Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services arrested three suspects on September 16 after a coordinated theft at Smart & Final led investigators to a nearby vehicle packed with stolen merchandise. The case highlights the ongoing surge in organized retail theft…...