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Serial shoplifter banned from wearing wigs after string of thefts wearing disguises
A prolific shoplifter has been banned from wearing wigs -- after numerous attempts to disguise herself.
Finally! NY takes action to clean up 'Market of Sweethearts' brothels —but how long will it last?
It's great that Gov. Kathy Hochul sent state troopers Tuesday to join NYPD cops in cracking down on the Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, "Market of Sweethearts," but will it work this...
Serial shoplifter accused of stealing from Times Square store same day he was released from jail: cops
His rap sheet also includes 90 arrests going back to 2006, police sources said.
Walmart shopper demonstrates store’s AI tech catching her 'shoplifting' at self-checkout in TikTok skit
A Walmart shopper shamelessly filmed herself "shoplifting" at the chain's self-checkout and getting caught by the company's AI-powered cameras -- but it was all a TikTok stunt.
UK crime prevention minister not spared as she has purse stolen amid theft, shoplifting surge
The UK policing and crime minister had her purse snatched this week at a police conference as she was talking about an “epidemic of antisocial behavior, theft and shoplifting.”
Fed-up NYers take a stand as migrant hookers turn their hood into lawless nightmare
Roosevelt Avenue merchants joined state lawmaker on Thursday to beg for relief from the migrant peddlers and sex workers who have turned the Queens neighborhood in to lawless nightmare.
Seedy NYC street overrun with hookers and thieves gets even worse — with prostitutes doubling in 2 months
Migrant crime has taken over a stretch of Jackson Heights, Queens. "They got it, better get used to it," one fed-up neighbor said.
'Starsky & Hutch' Walmart worker fired after he gets stabbed trying to stop shoplifter
John Zalesky of Aurora, Colorado, says he was fired from a local Walmart after he tried to stop a shoplifter outside the store.
Migrant charged in brutal beating of NYC cops had been caught at border -- and released -- last year
The migrant accused of leading the infamous beat-down of two cops in Times Square had been nabbed illegally crossing the US border just months earlier — but was released by...
Target's sales bounced back after closing crime-prone stores -- and other chains could do the same
Retailers may begin shuttering stores in high-crime areas, which could create retail deserts.
Shoplifter accused of swiping Lululemon, Sephora items hides from cops in trunk of her Tesla: bodycam
“Why are you hiding in the trunk?” an officer asked.
Trio of shoplifters with nearly 300 combined arrests evade justice through NYC's revolving door of crime: 'Are we surprised?'
A trio of shoplifters have nearly 300 arrests between them, yet they keep getting sprung to steal again, fed up cops told The Post this week.
Ohio cop indicted on murder charges in shooting of pregnant shoplifting suspect
A Franklin County grand jury indicted Grubb on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault. He is scheduled to be arraigned in court Wednesday.
Feathered thief 'Steven Seagull' banned from shop after years of snatching bags of BBQ chips
"Loads of customers have seen him do it -- he's not shy."
Shoplifting skyrockets by 24% across US even as most other crimes fall to pre-pandemic levels
The study reviewed crime statistics from 23 cities across the US, finding shoplifting has steadily been on the rise since the country began emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic around 2022.
Mastermind mom behind $8M retail theft ring that hit Sephora, Ulta Beauty gets 5 years
Law enforcement found more than $300,000 worth of stolen goods at the her $2.75 million mansion near San Diego – a fraction of the estimated $8 million stolen since 2012.
Trendy Brooklyn vintage shop hit by shoplifters fights back with art installation of thieves' photos
The Little Brooklyn Market — which sells jewelry, sunglasses and clothes in Williamsburg — has been slammed by a wave of post-pandemic petty crime at a rate of four to...
Assaults, robberies, shoplifting skyrocket in California as crime surge continues
California continued its rapid increase in assaults, robberies, car thefts, and shoplifting, with the latest statewide data finding shoplifting increased 39% in 2023.
NYC store clerk beaten, dragged by shoplifters in brutal caught-on-video clash: 'Next thing I knew I was at the hospital'
Sam Balfour, 63, was behind the counter at the Mobil gas station mart where he's worked for 13 years when the two thugs walked in shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday...