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Stopping a shoplifter in the act of stealing can be dangerous, and many store policies advise against it, particularly when the value of the item is below the felony threshold.
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Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
This quiet, unobtrusive process pays deterrence dividends far beyond the individual case, as would-be felony shoplifters come to learn that the store deploys this technology and then decide against taking the risk in the first place.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The victim chased the shoplifter into the parking lot and the two started fighting, authorities said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Robbins, a known shoplifter, was linked to nine incidents of petty larceny, grand larceny and a shoplifting pattern in Midtown at department stores since the start of this year.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
This quiet, unobtrusive process pays deterrence dividends far beyond the individual case, as would-be felony shoplifters come to learn that the store deploys this technology and then decide against taking the risk in the first place.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The victim chased the shoplifter into the parking lot and the two started fighting, authorities said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Robbins, a known shoplifter, was linked to nine incidents of petty larceny, grand larceny and a shoplifting pattern in Midtown at department stores since the start of this year.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplifter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
-ˌlif-tər 
: a person who shoplifts
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