An increase in shoplifting offenses in Chicago has many business owners pointing fingers at the district attorney there, who had changed her office’s policy to reduce the number of felony-level shoplifting offenses her office pursued. The outcry, however, comes from a biased demographic and overlooks the harsh shoplifting laws that the district attorney is trying to mitigate. […]
A Maine native was recently arrested for shoplifting in New Jersey. The details of his arrest highlight an important issue with Maine’s shoplifting law: even empty accusations of shoplifting can quickly turn into criminal charges when police search you for evidence of a crime. Maine Native Arrested for Shoplifting and Drug Paraphernalia The arrest happened back in […]
Over $100,000 in merchandise was taken from a jewelry store in Farmingdale back in early August. The incident highlights the difference between shoplifting and some more severe criminal charges like burglary. Maine Jewelry Store Broken Into According to the police and store owners, Kennebec Jewelry was broken into during the overnight hours of August 2, 2019. Several jewelry cases were […]
The recent mass shooting in El Paso has boiled over into a larger discussion of the strain that Walmart stores put on their local communities, particularly local police departments. With constant calls to the police over petty theft crimes and shoplifting and with seemingly little interest in providing their own security, Walmart’s policies are starting to wear down the […]
A general overview of the crime statistics in Maine paints an interesting picture of law enforcement throughout the state. A key takeaway of those statistics, though, is that shoplifting is especially likely to end in an arrest and prosecution. The reason is simple: police have help from store owners who are actively motivated in pursuing […]
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