Description
Juvenile Shoplifting - Petty Theft with Low Risk of Incarceration
Juveniles working gangster-style with adults makes crime a felony
Adults directing children to steal $350 of Red Bull Energy Drinks
Adult parents throw 12oz cans at a clerk escalating to a robbery
Organized Retail Thieves rented a U-Haul Van to Steal Red Bull
Podcast Time Stamps:
00:50 -- episode 44 podcast begins with security expert Chris McGoey
01:00 -- AM/PM Convenience Store video caught juvenile shoplifting in the act
01:30 -- Watch the mother attempt to distract the cashier from seeing the theft
02:50 -- Watch the father throw 12oz Red Bull cans at the cashier and aids kids to escape
03:20 -- Father's use of force escalates juvenile shoplifting to felony robbery
04:40 -- Red Bull Energy Drink is a hot Organized Retail Crime theft item
05:35 -- Organized thieves clean out entire shelves to sell on the black market
07:00 -- Organized Retail Crime is a multi-billion dollar loss for the retail industry
Juvenile Shoplifting of Red Bull Video (starts after a short delay)
Link to YouTube video
Juvenile Shoplifting Training by Disgraceful Parents
Children learn what they hear and see especially the parents' gangster lifestyle
These children are learning not to respect people, the law, and the rules of society
These children are taught that use-of-force and intimidation is like a game
Many adult career criminals say they started with juvenile shoplifting
Petty theft is often overlooked by the justice system as a phase of growing up
Our future depends on parents raising productive and law-abiding children
Juvenile shoplifting escalates to fraud, burglary, robbery, assault, and worse
Law enforcement and juvenile courts intervene when parents fail in their duty
Juvenile shoplifting petty theft is charged as burglary if adults aid and abet
Bad parent role models, bad friends, and early incarceration sets the path for life
Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Use Juvenile Shoplifting
Retail loss prevention agents see adults using kids as shields to shoplift
Store personnel need training on how to approach and deter organized thieves
Organize Retail Crime (ORC) prefer big box stores with poor customer service
Loss Prevention door-greeters are successful in preventing cart push-outs
ORC shoplifting crews from foreign countries plagued cities then move on
ORC work in teams and often clean out entire shelf-stock of targeted items
Stolen items sold at black market stores, restaurants, bars, and swap meets
The black market is easier now with illicit online sales on eBay, Craigslist, Facebook
Organized Retail Crime is a multi-billion dollar loss to retailers every year
Big box store loss prevention has partnered with police to arrest theft crews
ORC sting operations and legislation enacted to prosecute ORC leaders
Common high-theft items by ORC shoplifters:
Red Bull Energy Drinks
Razors and blades
Over-the-counter pain medication
Baby formula and diapers
Batteries
Pregnancy test kits
Teeth whitening strips
Tide laundry detergent
Diabetic test strips
Allergy medication
Condoms
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