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Shoplifting is up 64% in NYC over the last 4 years. Stores are closing and nobody seems to have any answers… but the governor has plans to throw $45 million at this tragic problem. Will it work?
Will government compensate the losses if Walgreens stays? No. CYA! She’s the one being racist by equating their closing of stores due to theft with race. Rep. Ayanna Pressley accuses Walgreens of racial discrimination for closing stores in neighborhoods overrun by theft pic.twitter.com/GClRbuY4nI — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 31, 2024 AC
via breitbart: Massachusetts officials are investigating allegations of voter fraud after video footage appearing to show a woman removing ballots from a mailbox arose out of the city of Lawrence. The footage, obtained by NBC10 Boston, came from a local man who told the outlet that when he went to vote in person on Election …
by beholdthemoldman In Canada late model car theft is a huge issue, especially in the Greater Toronto Area. Thieves will usually use a signal extender or something to take advantage of the keyless go and drive away, usually driven to a port in Quebec IIRC where they are then shipped to Africa or the Middle …
Sep 26, 2023 Target has announced that it will close nine of its stores nationwide, including one on 117th Street in East Harlem on October 21, citing rampant shoplifting that threatens the safety of employees and customers. Jul 18, 2023 San Francisco supermarkets and retailers are implementing unprecedented security measures to thwart what has been described as …
Got to be one of the neighbors. Thieving bastards. Can’t believe they stole a Amazon package like this pic.twitter.com/9jr3JL0Vgx — Wild content (@Nocapmedia) October 12, 2023 h/t Dogsbollocks
A group of New York Republicans moved Wednesday to expel George Santos from the US House, marking a potential turning point in the saga of the freshman congressman whose alleged fraud and fabrications led to criminal charges and national notoriety. Santos said he didn’t know whether he would survive an expulsion vote. “Nobody knows the …
Target is one of the many retail names facing increasing theft. Walmart recently said they are considering raising prices and shutting stores due to theft. What's the solution to this quickly developing crisis? Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 4, 2023 Now supermarket slaps security …
Our societal breakdown is happening by design. via YAHOO: Losses from retail crime ticked up in 2022, causing many retailers across the country to change the way they do business, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the National Retail Federation. “Retailers are seeing unprecedented levels of theft coupled with rampant crime in their …
Diversity has consequences… Even all of that BLM blackmail money can’t save them from the consequences. And Target is a BIG financial supporter of the “Defund The Police” movement “We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business …
Guest Post by George Ford Smith via mises.org No one today talks about the death penalty for debasing gold or silver coins as established by section 19 of the Coinage Act of 1792, nor do they usually bring up Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution, which authorizes only “gold and silver Coin a Tender in …
Here’s a map of notable store closures in downtown San Francisco. As foot traffic has declined and theft has grown, stores are closing down. Yet another sign of the pain consumers are feeling from inflation. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. pic.twitter.com/CKf75xUiB9 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 30, 2023
JUST IN: Target, $TGT, says stores have seen a 120% increase in theft involving violence the first 5 months of 2023. Earlier this year, Target said they expect to lose $1.3 BILLION due to theft in 2023. This is up $500 million from theft losses in 2022. Rising retail theft is… pic.twitter.com/Xav6ZxdzY7 — The Kobeissi …
But wait there's a bigger theft going on pic.twitter.com/2uKoqGdYw1 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 1, 2023 BREAKING: The average entry-level home in the US has hit a record $243,000. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) August 1, 2023
"Retail theft is a big problem for retail," Home Depot, $HD, CEO Ted Decker has said. pic.twitter.com/yIrZKAQlTd — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 9, 2023 Everything is fine … 🔥🔥🔥 There is an black market for ice cream in NYC. People will run in, grab 10 and run out. Now stores are responding with new anti-theft strategies. …
LA Thieves make off with $700K worth of rare wine from liquor store They made a grape escape. Brazen thieves broke into a Los Angeles liquor store and stole roughly $700,000 worth of rare wines, according to the store owner. The heist happened around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, Nazmul Haque Helal, the owner of …
by Chris Black Regardless of what they tell you, this is NOT a “cost of living crisis”.
