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Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Beyond potentially distorting the city’s crime numbers, subjecting shoplifters to felony charges has life-altering consequences, according to longtime defense attorney Greg Hill.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In a statewide landslide, voters also supported Proposition 36, a law opposed by Newsom, which opens up more avenues to charge shoplifters with a felony and imprison repeat offenders.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
That's because shoplifters have become more violent and aggressive, according to 91% of the senior loss prevention and senior executives surveyed.
—Mike Snider, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Beyond potentially distorting the city’s crime numbers, subjecting shoplifters to felony charges has life-altering consequences, according to longtime defense attorney Greg Hill.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In a statewide landslide, voters also supported Proposition 36, a law opposed by Newsom, which opens up more avenues to charge shoplifters with a felony and imprison repeat offenders.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
That's because shoplifters have become more violent and aggressive, according to 91% of the senior loss prevention and senior executives surveyed.
—Mike Snider, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplifter. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
-ˌlif-tər 
: a person who shoplifts
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