POLICE POD AUDIO SIX: GRABBING AHOLD OF SHOPLIFTING EPIDEMIC NOT CLOSE AT HAND

APD Chief Nishant Joshi Discusses The Effectiveness And Limits of Law Enforcement, Private Security And Criminal Law To Arrest Rise  

Hear the full audio interview here:

Story Overview

By Larry Freeman

It’s all too well known by shoppers, retail workers and business owners that shop lifting takes a toll on the community and feeds an ever rising sense of frustration, feeling of helplessness or a even a kind of reluctant acceptance.

In the worst case scenario, retail establishment close due to the financial toll the crime takes.   

Retailers in California lost $8.720 billion in revenue to theft in 2022...


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