shoplifting

A pile of damaged goods left behind in a parking lot. (credit: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

Police: Holiday Shoppers Provide Cover For Shoplifting Pros

The holidays always bring Christmas shoppers to malls, but the season also brings people looking for a ‘5-finger discount.’ It’s not that there’s necessarily more retail crime going on, but crowded stores provide thieves with cover.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/12/04

Keller Shoplifting Call Leads To Officer-Involved Shooting

A shoplifting call at a Kohl’s department store in Keller ends with the shoplifter being airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital before dying on the operating table.

2012/10/25

Photo of a Dallas Police Department squad car. (credit: Dallas Police Department)

Dallas Shoplifting Policy Spurs Crime Stat Drop

A policy making it harder for Dallas store owners to report shoplifting cases under $50 is responsible for nearly a third of the city’s 12 percent drop in overall crime.

2012/10/07

Once A Texas Beauty Queen, Now A Shoplifter

A former beauty queen in West Texas has been put on probation for shoplifting a $69 shirt from a retail store.

2012/03/20

Fuel City Owner Surprised By New DPD Shoplifting Policy

The owner of a well-known Dallas gas station learns the hard way about the new Dallas Police Department policy on shoplifting.

2012/01/12

T-shirts hang in a store. (credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images)

Dallas Officials Bust “Sophisticated” Retail Theft Ring

CBS 11 News had exclusive access to raids across Dallas County Wednesday as law enforcement agencies executed ‘Operation No Return’ – targeting a stolen retail clothing and gift card crime ring.

2011/09/28