A Cape Coral TikToker with nearly 300,000 followers was arrested after police say she shoplifted $500 worth of merchandise from Target – and even filmed part of it for her account. Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to Target on NE Pine Island Road on Wednesday for a past retail theft. Loss Prevention at Target said that on Oct. 30, an unknown female….Read More

There are many shortcomings with crime data in the United States. One of the greatest problems is that, typically, when individuals refer to the official US crime statistics, they are referring to statistics that are generated by what is (or isn’t) reported to law enforcement. The major problem with this is that many retail crimes are never reported to law enforcement. In fact, a separate ORC…..Read More

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Police raided a Southern California warehouse filled with an estimated $2 million worth of suspected stolen merchandise they say likely would have ended up on online marketplaces run by Amazon.com Inc. and other retailers.

The California Highway Patrol’s cargo theft unit obtained a search warrant to inspect the Santa Ana facility — just off Interstate 5 about 30 miles south of Los Angeles — following months of surveillance and communication with Amazon and other retailers, according to a person familiar with the investigation. About a dozen officers wearing tactical gear raided the warehouse and lot. They handcuffed three men as the operation continued.