‘Smash-and-grab’ crimes: why some US cities are seeing a spree - CNN
WEBNov 23, 2021 · CNN — A wave of “smash-and-grab” crimes is plaguing upscale stores in major US cities, with mobs of thieves making off with expensive goods in brazen, nighttime raids. At least 18 people broke...
Videos of 'flash mob' thefts are everywhere, but are the incidents ...
WEBOct 9, 2023 · An image from security camera footage shows alleged thieves breaking into a P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Philadelphia in late September.
Shoplifting is surging across America with dangerous and costly ... - CNN
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Retailers have always been vulnerable to shoplifting. But the emergence of coordinated and organized robberies at high-value stores, even during shopping hours, has the industry on edge.
As retailers close stores due to shoplifting, are the concerns ... - PBS
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Target announced this week that it's planning to close several stores, citing retail theft and organized retail crime as major problems.
Thefts, Always an Issue for Retailers, Become More Brazen
WEBDec 3, 2021 · A security guard is fatally shot in Oakland, Calif., while working with a local television news crew reporting about a recent retail robbery by a group of thieves. Theft is an ever-present...
Why retail theft is soaring: inflation, the economy - CNN
WEBMay 23, 2023 · Retailers large and small say they’re struggling to contain an escalation in store crimes — petty shoplifting to organized sprees of large-scale theft that clear entire shelves of products.
As stores close over theft, how shoplifting, retail crime has …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Retailers have blamed growing theft and violence for lost profits and shuttering stores, though some industry experts say other factors also are at play.
Robberies are becoming an increasing concern for retailers.
WEBNov 26, 2021 · This month, a group of about 80 people rushed into a Nordstrom store in Walnut Creek, Calif., outside San Francisco, and stole merchandise, with many escaping in speeding cars.
72 people are charged in Philadelphia after stores were ransacked …
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Images and videos shared by police and posted on social media showed perpetrators bursting into stores in large numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday and quickly fleeing with stolen merchandise.
Dozens of smash and grab robbers hit a Nordstrom in LA on Saturday - NPR
WEBAug 14, 2023 · The Los Angeles Police Department said a "mob of criminals" ransacked a Nordstrom department store in Topanga on Saturday, stealing more than $300,000 worth of products in broad daylight.