Employees at the store said thefts have been surging over the past two-plus years, with one estimating a minimum of four shoplifters every evening shift.
But where this dovetails is that now they're being called to shoplifting incidents and or they're catching shoplifters themselves in the act and prosecuting them.
Who hasn't seen these news reports about stores being mobbed by gangs of thieves, video of brazen shoplifters walking out of stores laden with stolen loot?