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Has anyone heard of "organized retail crime"? It's leading to closure of a lot of stores
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:23 am
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:23 am
...in districts with a lot of crime and lax enforcement. Theft loss is so bad that pharmacy giant Walgreens has decided to close 5 more locations in San Francisco - after closing 17 for the same reason over the past 5 years.
full article at the link.
Apparently these districts have changed now low level theft charges are handled by police and the justice system. It's resulted in criminals not facing consequences for stealing, which is leading to empty shelves in stores in sub-prime neighborhoods. Some are shuttering entirely.
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Walgreens closes five more San Francisco locations, citing ‘organized retail crime’
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Walgreens is closing five more San Francisco locations as drug stores from the Bay Area to the Big Apple are besieged by rampant shoplifting and lax enforcement.
San Fran shoplifters have been emboldened by a referendum that lowered the penalty for stealing goods worth less than $950 from a felony to a misdemeanor, cops and prosecutors have said.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed the latest closures to SFGate.
“Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that,” Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso told the outlet.
“Retail theft across our San Francisco stores has continued to increase in the past few months to five times our chain average. During this time to help combat this issue, we increased our investments in security measures in stores across the city to 46 times our chain average in an effort to provide a safe environment.”
The retailer had previously shuttered 17 stores in San Francisco during the past five years, Fox News reported.
A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors said the new closures will “significantly impact” the community.
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Drug store theft in New York City has spiraled into a similar crisis. Last week, The Post visited a dozen Walgreens, CVS, Duane Reade and Rite Aid locations to find largely barren shelves where staples like tampons, toothpaste, face wash and hand sanitizer should have been stocked.
“They’ve all been stolen,” a CVS employee said.
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Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has blamed the shoplifting surge on the state’s “disastrous bail reform law.”
“Insanity,” the top cop tweeted earlier this month in response to a Post exposé about a prolific Queens shoplifter who was arrested 46 times in 2021, only to be released to continue stealing under Albany’s bail reform overhaul.
full article at the link.
Apparently these districts have changed now low level theft charges are handled by police and the justice system. It's resulted in criminals not facing consequences for stealing, which is leading to empty shelves in stores in sub-prime neighborhoods. Some are shuttering entirely.
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Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:25 am to goofball
Is there something tying all these crimes together? Maybe something they could look out for?
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:27 am to goofball
All of these cities that elected Soros DAs that are refusing to prosecute anything under $1000 are reaping what they sow.
All of these tPOS are going in and just grabbing whatever and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Pretty soon all of these cities are going to be retail wastelands.
All of these tPOS are going in and just grabbing whatever and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Pretty soon all of these cities are going to be retail wastelands.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:27 am to goofball
this won't be just california city whackjob thing within decade
coming soon to dallas, houston, denver, nashville, etc
coming soon to dallas, houston, denver, nashville, etc
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:27 am to goofball
so, allowing people to steal $799 with no repercussions isn't working out?
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:28 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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coming soon to dallas, houston, denver, nashville, etc
Pretty sure Dallas put on of these rules in place already. Don't remember the dollar amount though
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:29 am to fr33manator
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:29 am to Fun Bunch
Not prosecuting theft under $800 or something is insane.
This is how you get food deserts in neighborhoods with crime problems.
This is how you get food deserts in neighborhoods with crime problems.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:30 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Those cities have thousands of dawgfan17899, mmmmbeers, and Spleens that vote for candidates that espouse “restorative justice” platforms that sound good to their wives. Disgusting people.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:30 am to goofball
Who cares? They have insurance.
Restorative Justice is much more important.
/progressive
Restorative Justice is much more important.
/progressive
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:34 am to goofball
A lot of what is going on is basically an updated version of an old scam run by the mob on the East coast.
Old version was, in the 60s and 70s, to steal credit cards and then use them to buy high ticket items to be resold then resell the cards to an “under the limit” guy who would buy all kinds of low cost shite with high resale value, like razor blades, to be resold to mom and pop stores by the truckload.
It worked because there was a total limit on the card and a call-in limit. If it was under the limit, they would just take a carbon of the card and not call in for authorization.
This went away when credit card companies went fully electronic and started tracking charges in real time to enforce limits.
These guys have just gotten around the issue by “legally” stealing all the merch instead of using stolen credit cards to pay for it.
Old version was, in the 60s and 70s, to steal credit cards and then use them to buy high ticket items to be resold then resell the cards to an “under the limit” guy who would buy all kinds of low cost shite with high resale value, like razor blades, to be resold to mom and pop stores by the truckload.
It worked because there was a total limit on the card and a call-in limit. If it was under the limit, they would just take a carbon of the card and not call in for authorization.
This went away when credit card companies went fully electronic and started tracking charges in real time to enforce limits.
These guys have just gotten around the issue by “legally” stealing all the merch instead of using stolen credit cards to pay for it.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:35 am to fr33manator
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"organized retail crime"?
Yes
2016-2019 we had "criminal justice reform." Normal stuff, no cash bond required, no charges under $1000, etc. The poverty rate is like 5% here, so poverty wasn't a huge factor in thefts.
"Fences" set up business and shipped items out of town, it was organized and very successful.
Two large retailers closed shop and left town, in 2019 the citizens had enough and the experiment ended. Property crime has fallen incredibly, and most of the thieves who relocated here, left.
This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 9:35 am
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:35 am to goofball
5 years from now:
"Ay wypipo, where all the sto's at?!"
"Ay wypipo, where all the sto's at?!"
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:36 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
this won't be just california city whackjob thing within decade
coming soon to dallas, houston, denver, nashville, etc
Already have plenty of Walmart’s for the meth heads to easily steal from
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:37 am to Stealth Matrix
quote:this has been happening for like ten years.
5 years from now:
"Ay wypipo, where all the sto's at?!"
read some articles about food deserts. north baton rouge lacks grocery stores because they can't stay profitable due to all the theft.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:45 am to GreatLakesTiger24
It’ll extend to pharmacies, convenience stores, etc
Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:49 am to goofball
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Has anyone heard of "organized retail crime"?
Check out the "felony lane gang." They along with others would steal checkbooks. Not only would they cash checks, theyd buy stuff from retail stores with the stolen checks, drive down to the next store and return it to get cash back.
A younger me, pulled apart one of these dudes fake licenses. I used to mess with them. Id pretend I was calling the bank to verify the check, but Id give them the phone with the sheriffs office talking to them.
Lucky I didnt get shot.Posted on 10/18/21 at 9:58 am to goofball
Individuals or groups who shoplift and sell items directly by word of mouth or Craigslist/FB Marketplace or to a fence. I worked in Loss Prevention for a large chain store and saw things that most people won't believe. The company's rules related to shoplifting and employee theft were ridiculous.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:00 am to NIH
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“restorative justice” platforms
Soft on crime. Hard on neighborhoods.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:26 am to goofball
Walgreen’s Will be called racist for closing in the black part of towns.
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