Shoplifting

News

Thief Used SMS To Shoplift On Demand

2:57PM May 24, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Sean Harrington wasn’t your typical, run-of-the-mill thief. He stepped it up a notch and ran a shoplifting operation that took orders using text messages. More »

News

Best Buy Employee Canned For Tackling Laptop Thief

4:20AM May 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

At most big retailers, shoplifters are allowed to run free, because any attempt to touch them brings up the terrifying prospect of a lawsuit. But a Montana Best Buy employee wasn’t having that, taking down a thief. Now he’s fired. More »

Geek Out

A TV Shoplifting Situation That Could Only Happen At Walmart

1:20PM December 30, 2009 | Sean Fallon

This is probably a typical Monday in a Tennessee Walmart, but most of us wouldn’t expect a guy to nonchalantly walk past a greeter with $US2000 worth of stolen electronics. And you definitely wouldn’t expect what happens next. More »

In The Pantheon Of Stupid Crims, HDTV Shoplifter Reigns Supreme

12:05PM December 24, 2009 | John Herrman

December! The season of love, family and most of all, clumsy, desperate larceny. Exhibit 27: This guy, who tries to sneak an entire HDTV out of a super centre in broad daylight. What was the plan here, exactly? More »

Entertainment

Shoplifter Caught Blu-Handed With 33 Discs Down Pants

10:30AM June 16, 2009 | Brian Lam

Oklahoma City police caught this woman shoplifting at a local Target with 33 Blu-ray discs shoved down her pants. I just want to know, where was she hiding the player? More »