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When the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a ban on plastic bags and required businesses to charge a nickel for paper bags, city leaders believed it would be better all around. “I think we’ve gotten to a place where it’s really going to work for the environment, businesses and the community in general,” Councilman Mike O’Brien said at the time. But the bag ban is contributing to thousands of dollars in losses [...] 35 year old Anthony Kyser was strangled to death by a Chicago CVS manager after the homeless Kyser shop lifted a tube of toothpaste. http://gawker.com/5977341/cvs-manager-fatally-strangles-homeless-man-for-shoplifting
Shelly Frey was shot dead attempting to drive away from off-duty sheriff deputy Louis Campbell who suspected her of shoplifting He fired when Frey and her two alleged accomplices accelerated when he opened the car door A 27-year-old mother of two has been fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy after he suspected her of shoplifting at a Houston [...] A police officer was arrested for allegedly finding the best Black Friday deal in town — a five finger discount. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/cop_busted_in_shoplift Mac Slavo
It’s the 2012 Annual Running of the Sheep in America, and this year has shaped up to be much like those of Black Friday’s past – long lines, stampedes, fights, pepper sprayings, shootings, arrests and total madness. Watch as Americans the country over fight for cheap, off-brand, worthless products that’ll be broken by this time next year. “I will stab one of you motherf**kers!” Cop: “I got the Walmart Shift” Via LiveLeak: [...] Allison Niemeyer, 19, and sister Laura, 22, allegedly tried to steal $60-worth of goods from the Walmart in Ocala, Florida They were arrested two days later at a nearby night club
This is the shocking moment a mother and her sister abandon her baby after a supermarket security guard confront them [...] Thought the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was bad? A similar bill introduced into the Philippines’ House of Representatives would penalize people who illegally download with a minimum two-year jail sentence and fines of 50,000 to 150,000 Phillippine pesos. ($1,200-$3,600). “Piracy is theft of intellectual property and is no more justifiable than shoplifting,” saidRepresentative Irwin Tieng, who introduced the bill, H.B. 6187. “The damage done to the entertainment industry and legitimate end [...] Dr. Michael Smock, director of the Mercy Burn Center in Creve Coeur, Mo., made a frightening admission Friday that one in every four victims in his burn unit are there due to methamphetamine production. Meth production can lead to explosions, which is why a recent incident south of St. Louis caused a Wal-Mart Supercenter to be evacuated. KMOV reports a woman suspected of shoplifting had a plastic bottle inside her purse [...] MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Taking tips from the show “Cops,” an Anoka woman allegedly stole groceries and other items from a Kmart so that she could bake with her grandson, according to a complaint filed in Anoka County. Police said Carla Jean Jellison, 50, of Anoka, has been charged with one count of theft and one count of possession of shoplifting gear, as she was caught with her purse being lined aluminum tin [...] MAY 25–Meet Lonneshia Shafaye Appling. The Georgia woman, 26, was so determined to shoplift beer, bacon, cheese, and chicken wings from a Piggly Wiggly that she punched, spit at, and pepper-sprayed store workers who confronted her as she tried to flee the supermarket Wednesday afternoon, according to cops. Appling, pictured in the adjacent mug shot, allegedly hid items worth $88.27 in a canvas bag. She “attempted to check out, only putting one item [...] A mother dished out her version of tough love after her teenage daughter was arrested for shoplifting. Danaka Walker forced the 13-year-old to walk around with a T-shirt that read: ‘Hide your money. Hide your clothes. Hide everything. Cuz I’m A Thief.’ She had the T-shirt made after her daughter Aaroneisha Celestin was released from a juvenile detention centre in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scroll down for video The teen has to wear the bright [...] Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (State of California) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A state assemblywoman accused of shoplifting at a Neiman Marcus store in San Francisco’s Union Square pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge and her attorney said a benign brain tumor might have led to the incident. Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, D-Hayward, initially pleaded not guilty to a felony grand theft charge after her arrest on Oct. 25 at the store at 150 [...] Written By Jennifer Booton Published December 23, 2011 FOXBusiness (Foxbusiness) Theft in retail stores was up to its highest level in four years in 2011, and it seems shoplifters picked up the pace in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and organized retail crime cost the U.S. retail industry $119 billion in 2011, or 1.45% of sales. That rate is 6.6% higher than the previous year, and represents the highest percentage [...] A Glendale family of four –including two teenage sisters — were arrested over the weekend after they attempted to steal about $550 worth of shoes and cologne from a Sears store in Burbank, police said. Christian Gonzalez, 31, and his wife, Norma Gonzalez, 32, along with their 13- and 14-year-old daughters were arrested outside the store on Magnolia Boulevard after employees stopped them and said they were [...] Police Let Flash Mob Loot 7-11 A 7-11 in Montgomery County, Maryland was hit by a flash mob on August 13, 2011. The clerk activated a silent alarm, but police waited until the mob left the store before responding. Further, according to the video, the officer refused to investigate the crime, and only viewed this incident as shoplifting. Tags: 7-11 Seven Eleven looting robbery flash mob [...]
iStockphoto DETROIT (WWJ) – They shop with a list and get in and out of a store quickly. But we’re not talking about your Grandma at the grocery store. We’re talking about crooks. Shoplifting has always been a problem. But now there’s something new: organized retail crime. Gangs and individuals target retailers, scooping up thousands of dollars of merchandise in just a few minutes. They travel in a group [...] This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the political theater of America’s AAA rating in a land where gold is not money and shoplifting is a sign of a strong economy. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Amir Taaki, founder of BitcoinConsultancy, about the peer-to-peer currency, Bitcoin, and its recent trials and tribulations. Original source This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the political theater of America’s AAA rating in a land where gold is not money and shoplifting is a sign of a strong economy. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Amir Taaki, founder of BitcoinConsultancy, about the peer-to-peer currency, Bitcoin, and its recent trials and tribulations. Original source GOLODEN VALLEY, Minn. — Les Johnson runs what could be one of the busiest convenience stores in the west metro. “It gets pretty hectic,” says Les. With so many people coming and going, Les and his employees are vigilant. Any item stolen is a loss. “If someone is in the store for a long time, they’re usually up to no good. It’s a convenience store…people want to get in and get out [...] Warning shot for America and Europe as S&P downgrades Japan “Dylan Grice, a noted Japan bear at Societe Generale, said the country’s ageing crisis would bite in earnest in two to three years, causing pensioners to run down their assets. The savings rate has already dropped from 15pc of GDP in 1990 to under 3pc. It may soon turn negative, depleting reserves needed to soak up state [...] |
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