Since the start of the season, New York City has reported almost 22, 000 shoplifting incidents, an increase of 5 % over the same time period in 2023.
Federal retailers like Target, CVS, and Walgreens are still closing sites that have been impacted by the rife with embezzlement, according to the New York Post, which received 21, 578 problems from January 1 through May 12.
In a statement from Target about the closing of a Harlem place, among other things, in September 2023, we announced that we could not remain operating these stores because robbery and organized retail crime are putting a strain on our team and guests and are causing anarchical business results.
Retired NYPD lieutenant Joseph Giacalone, who is now an adjunct professor of criminal investigation, thinks that politicians who ignore the issue are a big part of the problem.  ,
” Our officials have told us,’ Shoplifting is not a problem,'” he told the Post. ” And then all of a sudden, we start to see all these problems that are occurring because many of these crimes have been downgraded by officials themselves… You’ll eventually have to pay the musician.
Duane Reade, a well-known convenience store owned by Walgreens, was again a staple in New York City and shut down 90 of its locations between 2019 and 2022.  ,
Occupants raised concerns about fraud playing a role in the stoppage at an NYPD society committee meeting, Our Town reported, despite the parent corporation no confirming at the time that the trigger was shoplifting.
Real estate broker Joanne Podell reported to the Post that five former CVS areas in Manhattan are currently on the market.  ,
Additionally, Walgreens has listed 17 past Manhattan stores for purchase.
Walgreens Pharmacy and business closing sign at access, Queens, New York. ( Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/ Universal Images Group via Getty )
Residents of Maria Kucer reported seeing a male “scooping things” into a dark duffel bag three weeks before her neighborhood CVS on Broadway closed. This was not her first period seeing him take from the store.  ,
” I felt they were stealing from me”, the 61- year- ancient said. The thieves “made me mad” because they involuntarily made me pay more for the goods because the clerks, pharmacists, and staff treated me like home.
