{"id":1955716,"date":"2023-06-23T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shoplifter-blowtorches-security-measure-in-packed-store-is-openly-stealing-within-seconds\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T19:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T23:07:54","slug":"shoplifter-blowtorches-security-measure-in-packed-store-is-openly-stealing-within-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shoplifter-blowtorches-security-measure-in-packed-store-is-openly-stealing-within-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoplifter quickly bypasses security and openly steals in crowded store."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshoplifter-blowtorches-security-measure-in-packed-store-is-openly-stealing-within-seconds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1955716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Welcome Walgreens shoplifters.<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll see we have new anti-theft devices in order to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-closing-60-bricks-and-mortar-stores\/\" title=\"Disney Closing 60 Bricks-And-Mortar Stores\">shopping experience<\/a> pleasant for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you\u2019re in a hurry, feel free to bring a blowtorch to cut through those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-warner-appropriate-to-keep-capitol-hill-security-precautions-in-place\/\" title=\"Sen. Warner: Appropriate to keep Capitol Hill security precautions in place\">security protections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While you do, one of our associates will be happy to record your shopping experience on their cellphone. Except they know and you know nothing is going to happen to you.<\/p>\n<p>So help yourself. And thanks for shoplifting at Walgreens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bold move though. Gotta be thankful they are even using a reusable bag to offset the carbon from burning the protective barrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean M. Boisselle (@seanboisselle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanboisselle\/status\/1671982053431320577?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nTwitter user Sean Boisselle responded in a tweet: <strong>\u201cGotta be thankful they are even using a reusable bag to offset the carbon from burning the protective barrier.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, but it\u2019s New York and you know how the song goes: \u201cIf I can take it here, I\u2019ll take it anywhere. It\u2019s up to you, New York, New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But none of this is funny. Especially to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walgreens-causes-stir-unveiling-anti-theft-store-radical-new-security-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walgreens<\/a> management, employees and stockholders. And such antics are taking place on both coasts, especially in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/almost-two-dozen-major-retailers-fled-downtown-san-francisco-amid-skyrocketing-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> and New York, and in major U. S. cities.<\/p>\n<p>Bad guys know they can come into a store and stock up on what they want with no consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Is it just a fad stemming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portland-business-owner-says-city-not-safe-liberal-policies-lead-crime-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liberal ideas<\/a> about property crime? Or is it just one more indicator of the collapse of civilization?<\/p>\n<p>The mid-day blowtorch theft in Queens, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shoplifter-blowtorches-security-measure-in-packed-store-is-openly-stealing-within-seconds\/\" title=\"Shoplifter quickly bypasses security and openly steals in crowded store.\">netting skincare products worth<\/a> about $448, was part of a 77 percent increase in New York City shoplifting over the past five years, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/22\/bandit-uses-blowtorch-to-steal-from-nyc-walgreens-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s prompting urban retailers to put even low-value products <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/target-takes-extreme-measures-desperate-bid-stop-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under lock and key<\/a> and requiring a store employee to be summoned for access.<\/p>\n<p>It can be frustrating to want to buy a $1.29 can of tuna and be required to ring a bell to summon help, the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s totally annoying,\u201d said 62-year-old Karen Brown. \u201cI be coming and ringing that bell all the time to get what I need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I can appreciate the annoyance rarely of having to press a button and waiting for a Lowe\u2019s employee to come to cut a desired length of electrical wire for me. I can\u2019t imagine having to do that for every little item one buys every week or so.<\/p>\n<p>But such is how life is becoming in places like New York City.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a far cry from the days when Rudy Giuliani was mayor and subscribed to the \u201cbroken window\u201d theory of urban decay. That theory said that if you let a little thing like a broken window go unrepaired, it\u2019s the first step toward the entire neighborhood going downhill.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, taking care of the little things will keep the big things at bay.<\/p>\n<p>Technically, shoplifting is a small crime. But it has been permitted and is now being done on a massive scale, which includes efforts by organized gangs.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s more than just a broken window. That\u2019s major criminal activity. Especially when blowtorches are involved.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shoplifter-blowtorches-security-measure-packed-store-openly-stealing-within-seconds\/\">Shoplifter Blowtorches Security Measure in Packed Store, Is Openly Stealing Within Seconds<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Walgreens shoplifters! We&#8217;ve implemented new anti-theft devices to enhance everyone&#8217;s shopping experience. If you&#8217;re in a rush, feel free to bring a blowtorch to bypass security. Meanwhile, our associates will gladly document your shopping adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":1955717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1955716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1955716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1955716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1955716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}