Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles.
Category: Shoplifting and Employee Theft (Retail)
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Crime Ring Stole 600 Times From Home Depots in California, Officials Say
The group in Southern California stole goods worth millions of dollars since January, officials said. Nine people were charged this week over the thefts.
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Thousands of Dollars Worth of Labubus Stolen From California Store
Demand for the trendy dolls, elf-like creatures with nine-tooth grins, has people lining up for hours to buy them.
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Lego Black Market Fetches Big Prices for Little Plastic Bricks
Some Lego sets have skyrocketed in value but behind the eye-popping price tags is a dark side: an underground market that fuels brazen thefts.
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Connecticut Couple Charged in $1 Million Theft of Lululemon Goods
Investigators said the couple used trickery and misdirection to steal merchandise from Lululemon stores in at least five states.
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Rite Aid’s A.I. Facial Recognition Wrongly Tagged People of Color as Shoplifters
Under the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the pharmacy chain will be barred from using the technology as a surveillance tool for five years.
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Target, Citing Theft, to Close Nine Stores
The retailer will close locations in New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, saying its business had been hurt and the safety of employees and customers was at risk.
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Walgreens Executive Says Shoplifting Threat Was Overstated
The New York Times – Business:In a call with investors on Thursday, the chief financial officer of Walgreens, James Kehoe, said “maybe we cried too much last year” over theft.