IN THE NEWS---THE SHOPLIFTING EPIDEMIC TAKING OVER AMERICA

The stories are everywhere: Walmart store closures in Portland and Chicago; an epidemic of drug store thefts in New York. In Baltimore, a “landmark” grocery store shuts its doors after nearly 25 years in a community desperate for fresh food.

While in San Francisco, reports of big-box chains abandoning its downtown have become near-daily occurrences.

The cause: rampant, often organized, and seemingly consequenceless shoplifting.  MORE AT The shoplifting epidemic taking over America (nypost.com)