Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission …
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said. Police arrested 15 to 20 people. The flash mob-style ransacking Tuesday night …
Massachusetts may soon fall in line with the majority of U.S. states that have changed their approach to prosecuting theft in recent years, by increasing the dollar threshold for which larceny is considered a felony. The level at which any …
Authorities have arrested two Minneapolis residents who they say stole roughly $8,000 worth of merchandise from a Wal-Mart in Minot, N.D. Police said Sunday they arrested the 22-year-old and 24-year-old on Friday after responding to a report of a stolen …
Five members of a Phoenix-area family are accused of stealing more than $15,000 worth of lingerie and other clothing from retail stores, and authorities said the group also might have shoplifted in northern Arizona. Some of the lingerie and other …
The head of the Retail Merchants Association of New Hampshire says a new organized retail crime alliance in the region is a big help in allowing members to communicate and share information about crimes. Nancy Kyle in Concord says a …