During the holidays, shoplifting peaks costing retail stores billions of dollars in the final month of the year. Although retailers rack up the highest percentage or sales during the holiday, they also incur billions of dollars in losses so many are loaded for bear to catch and prosecute shoplifters. Few Understand the Serious Consequences of… Read More »
Identity Theft Charges Have Serious Consequences
A recent search of a Massachusetts man yielded 30 drivers licenses and numerous credit and social security cards after a store clerk tipped police off to suspicious behavior. Police went on to speak with at least six individuals linked to the contraband and all said that the man had stolen their information. Identity theft is… Read More »
Falsely Accused of Shoplifting
Retailers lose billions to shoplifting every year and many employ aggressive legal tactics to get restitution even in the absence of a conviction of wrongdoing. A recent article in the The New York Times calls attention to a big retailer’s practice of hiring law firms to send out tens of thousands of letters to suspected shoplifters… Read More »
Wisconsin Walmart Shoplifting Arrest | Waukesha Retail Theft Criminal Defense Lawyer
Retail theft at Walmart flourishes despite the chain’s reputation for cracking down on shoplifters. In fact, this month alone, there have been several theft crimes at Walmarts throughout Wisconsin. On January 19, a Milwaukee resident was arrested at the Walmart on Moorland Road for trying to steal $430 worth of alcohol. A day later, two… Read More »
Retail Theft in Self Check Out Lanes
Retail theft involving self-checkout lanes is fairly common. In a study of four countries including the United States, research shows that retailers that have a self-service option experience double the loss (theft) compared to those who do not. The study suggests that ‘checker less checking’ in the self-service lanes promotes theft by reducing the sense… Read More »
Youth Advocates Decry Youth Incarceration
Wednesday, juvenile justice advocates attend a public meeting asking that Milwaukee County administrators invest in community-based treatment services for youth instead of spending millions on a new facility to incarcerate non-serious juvenile offenders. A representative of the Youth Justice Milwaukee coalition pointed to the fact youth incarceration does little to rehabilitate offenders. In fact, seventy-five… Read More »
Waukesha Shoplifting Arrest Lawyer | Milwaukee Employee Theft
The holiday shopping season is now in full swing and retailers are looking forward to what adds up to be more than a third of all annual sales during this festive time. Unfortunately, the holiday shopping season also accounts for 37% of yearly ‘shrinkage’, which is ‘inventory loss’ mostly attributed to shoplifting and employee theft.… Read More »
Waukesha Wisconsin Employee Theft Shoplifting Lawyer
Shoplifting and employee theft costs U.S. retailers billions of dollars every year. In fact, according to leading loss prevention specialists, shrinkage, the retail-industry term encompassing losses due mostly to shoplifting, worker and vendor theft, is a growing problem. In 2014, retail shoplifting accounted for 38% of shrinkage, followed by employee theft at 34.5%. Wisconsin classifies… Read More »