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Monday, November 20, 2023

Earlier this month, a CA Sheriff claimed in a social media post that Target leaders obstructed deputies from intervening in shoplifting incidents, despite the store seeking assistance to combat widespread retail crime. What's the average price of a 1-day shower installation? Cooper revealed that his office collaborated with the retail giant on a shoplifting operation, but the plan faced obstacles when Target leaders imposed a set of rules dictating where and how deputies and detectives could apprehend the suspects. Cooper in post on X stated, "At the briefing, we were told by their head of regional security that we could not contact suspects inside the store; we could not handcuff suspects in the store; and if we arrested someone, they wanted us to process them outside ... behind the store ... in the rain."

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Cooper highlighted a "disconnect" between frontline retail workers witnessing crime issues and seeking assistance from the sheriff's office, and corporate leaders aiming to avoid negative publicity.

Cooper further said, "To be honest, at the corporate level, the board level, it's about image. That's really what matters and it's sad. People have seen shoplifting going on in the stores with your family. You see it day in, day out and quite frankly, the public's fed up. Right now, it's polling about 80%. So the public is on the side [of], 'Hey, it's out of control. It's time to do something.' But for right now, the retailers, if they choose to, can really deal with it and do an initiative, but it has to go back to the voters."

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Oh dear, outside in the rain.

Do law enforcement officials melt in the rain?

Left out of the summary above are these items...

... In a recent Zoom interview with Fox News Digital, an outspoken Sacramento County sheriff, Jim Cooper highlighted that shoplifting is at a "crisis level", reports Fox Business.

Earlier this month, Sheriff claimed in a social media post...


So Fox News.

Why leave that aspect out?

Is Fox News lying, again?


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2023-11-20 08:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

What better deterrent to shoplifting than to have the public see the results of LEO, as they arrest someone in front of their eyes? In turn it reassures the pubic that the police are doing their jobs.

Corporate is more concerned with their public image, willing to put the cost of lost goods on the customer. At what point do they realize that shoplifting won't taper off until it is addressed as it happens, informing other potential shoplifters, there is a price to pay when they are caught red handed? In today's market with inflation raising prices, it's a sure way to hold the line on prices.

#2 | Posted by BBQ at 2023-11-21 05:56 AM | Reply

Cops lie.

It's part of the Cop training to get people to give up their rights.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2023-11-21 09:59 AM | Reply

I remember Walgreens saying shoplifting was out of control...until they admitted it wasn't.

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2023-11-21 10:24 AM | Reply

Target's the only Department store I've ever heard of that allows security to tackle shoplifters.

#5 | Posted by Tor at 2023-11-21 10:51 AM | Reply

Afraid to get sued and bad for its image.

Everyone living in CA knows this

Old news actually.

I live in a small town south of San Jose, had a car drive thru our CVS to steal pharma drugs. Never reported in the news. But you can just see the devastation.

People not living here don't understand.

#4 sure greedy companies just want to pack up and leave profitable stores.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2023-11-21 10:52 AM | Reply

Story after story, video after video... but the racism of low expectations forces Sycophant to not admit what is blatantly obvious. Shoplifting is out of control in many areas in this country.

#7 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2023-11-21 03:12 PM | Reply

Story after story, video after video... but the racism of low expectations forces Sycophant to not admit what is blatantly obvious. Shoplifting is out of control in many areas in this country.

#8 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2023-11-21 03:12 PM | Reply

The "shoplifting crisis" was invented by corporations to price gouge the honest consumer. Shoplifting numbers are the same as they've been.

It a scam like the "supply chain shortage" that was created/invented to profiteer and price gouge consumers.

#9 | Posted by a_monson at 2023-11-21 06:11 PM | Reply

you're like a climate change denier... again both sides are the same... just choose different things to by hypocritical about

#10 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2023-11-21 07:41 PM | Reply

The numbers are the same because shoplifting went down in enough places to offset the massive increase in a few major cities.

#11 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2023-11-22 09:04 AM | Reply

The average value of shoplifted goods is up 25%, following inflation.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2023-11-22 09:05 AM | Reply

#11 it's not being reported to the police, just like car breakina in SFO.

What's the point.

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2023-11-22 09:38 AM | Reply

#12 just stay below retail, even a cartel can do it.

#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2023-11-22 09:38 AM | Reply

#11 it's not being reported to the police, just like car breakina in SFO.

#13 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT AT 2023-11-22 09:38 AM | FLAG:

That's irrelevant to corporate shrink accounting.

#15 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2023-11-22 01:05 PM | Reply

Things that aren't happening:
www.facebook.com
twitter.com
twitter.com
twitter.com
twitter.com

How many more you need sycophant?

#16 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2023-11-22 02:10 PM | Reply

Target, the company Right-Wingers say is suffering under Democrats because they are a "shoplifting victim," was up like 16% the other day.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2023-11-22 04:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#17 so you're fine living in a lawless society?

#18 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2023-11-22 08:23 PM | Reply

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