Category: Theft

Tucked away in the back of Macy’s flagship store in New York City, there is a room that looks more like a jail than a wing of a department store.With wooden benches and holding cells, this room – eerily dubbed “Room 104” -serves as a place to detain, question, and sometimes collect fines from suspected shoplifters.

 

Strange as it may seem, there are some benefits to having this room

We often see shoplifting portrayed in the media as a “cheap thrill” or a means for teenagers to act out. But as a Denver lawyer who has handled plenty of shoplifting cases, I know that the root causes for this type of crime are rarely so clear cut.

 

Shoplifting is a much larger and more widespread problem than most people think – last year alone shoplifting all over the

When Sarah Jackson called police to report that her car had been stolen and was told that it was impounded in connection with a robbery, she never imagined that she would be treated like a suspect – but that’s exactly what happened.

 

It’s understandable that Denver police are the suspicious types when it comes to theft. Just in the last few months, a man stole a cell phone from