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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.
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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
Clothier said 20 to 30 judges across the state who heard about the car wash planned to join him and the shoplifters.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
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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
Clothier said 20 to 30 judges across the state who heard about the car wash planned to join him and the shoplifters.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplifter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
-ˌlif-tər 
: a person who shoplifts
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