He sees new energy in law enforcement efforts to combat this type of theft. He's worked in the industry for decades, starting out as a store detective at Montgomery Ward. 'There's definitely been some progress made ,' says Tony Sheppard, vice president of retail risk solutions for ThinkLP.
But lately, when you talk to people who work in the retail 'loss prevention' world, they're surprisingly ubpeat. There's been a lot of anger and frustration about retail theft in recent years, especially as viral videos of smash-and-grab crimes proliferate online. The cops were on a stakeout outside the local mall, texting back and forth with store security to identify and apprehend suspected thieves.īELLEVUE, Wash. Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrest a man accused of stealing a pair of white Nike shoes.
