{"id":1982230,"date":"2023-07-25T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lowes-rehires-woman-who-was-fired-after-trying-to-stop-thieves\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:44:48","slug":"lowes-rehires-woman-who-was-fired-after-trying-to-stop-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lowes-rehires-woman-who-was-fired-after-trying-to-stop-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowe&#8217;s rehires woman fired for thwarting thieves."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Flowes-rehires-woman-who-was-fired-after-trying-to-stop-thieves%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=1982230&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>Lowe&#8217;s Rehires\u200d Woman Who Tried to Stop Thieves<\/h2>\n<p>Lowe&#8217;s has given a 68-year-old woman her\u200d job\u200c back after she was terminated\u2063 in June for her brave\u2064 attempt \u200bto \u200dstop thieves at\u2062 a Georgia location.<\/p>\n<p>Donna Hansbrough was let\u200d go after she courageously tried to stop\u200d at least three shoplifters who made off\u2062 with\u200c over\u200b $2,000 in unpaid products on June 25. She even grabbed the cart of one of the shoplifters and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-back-military-strikes-130-palestinian-terrorist-targets-in-response-to-rocket-attacks\/\" title=\"ISRAEL STRIKES BACK: Military Strikes 130+ Palestinian Terrorist Targets In Response To Rocket Attacks\">struck multiple times<\/a>\u200b in the \u2062face, leaving her \u200bwith \u200da \u2064black eye.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Thieves \u2064Strike Back<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The cart that Donna grabbed was in the possession\u2063 of subject\u200d Takyah BERRY,&#8221; \u2062the Rincon Police Department said in a statement. &#8220;After Donna grabbed the cart, BERRY struck Donna\u200d in the face three times,\u200c causing \u2064Donna&#8217;s \u2064right\u2063 eye to swell and blacken. The total value \u200cof the \u2064merchandise that was stolen\u200d is\u2062 $2,101.00. \u200bThe\u200b two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punicalagin-for-immune-system-health-and-more\/\" title=\"Punicalagin for Immune System Health and More\">male subjects<\/a> were identified as Jarmar LAWTON\u200d and \u2064Joseph BERRY. Joseph and Takyah are uncle and niece.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Lowe&#8217;s\u200b employee, Donna Hansbrough, was fired for attempting to\u2063 stop the theft. Lowe&#8217;s stated that Donna&#8217;s\u2064 actions (grabbing the cart) was\u200c a violation of their policy and Donna was terminated as a result. Donna had worked \u200dfor Lowe&#8217;s\u200c for\u2064 13 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lowes-rehires-woman-who-was-fired-after-trying-to-stop-thieves\/\" title=\"Lowe's rehires woman fired for thwarting thieves.\">home improvement company\u200b confirmed<\/a> \u2062the rehiring of Hansbrough\u200b on Tuesday, according \u2064to a report.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Putting\u2063 Safety First<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;After senior\u200b management became aware of\u200c the incident and spoke \u200dto Donna Hansbrough today, we are reinstating her job and we\u2063 are pleased \u2062that she has accepted the offer to return to Lowe&#8217;s,&#8221; Lowe&#8217;s said in \u2063a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First and foremost, \u2062there&#8217;s nothing more important than the safety \u200bof\u2062 our customers and\u2062 associates. Products can be replaced; \u200cpeople \u200dcannot. We \u200bcontinue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-chief-of-staff-biden-administration-taking-responsibility-for-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"White House Chief of Staff: Biden Administration Taking Responsibility for COVID-19 Vaccines\">work closely<\/a> with law enforcement to investigate\u200b and prosecute those who \u200bare responsible for this theft and violent \u2063attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Retail \u2064theft continues to plague businesses throughout \u2064the country, and Hansbrough&#8217;s firing\u200b came in the wake \u2064of two former \u2064Lululemon employees who\u2064 were terminated after intervening in \u2064a May store robbery in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Lowe&#8217;s, Lululemon CEO\u200d Calvin McDonald defended the terminations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Zero-Tolerance \u200dPolicy<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Retail theft and\u2063 shrinkage has \u200cbeen\u2062 a growing\u200b topic,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In this \u200bparticular \u2064case, we have a zero-tolerance policy\u2062 that we train \u2063our educators\u200d on around\u2064 engaging\u2062 during a theft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why? Because we put the \u200bsafety of our team, of our \u200bguests, front \u2063and \u2063center.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The products \u2062being stolen are only merchandise, according to McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At \u2062the\u200b end, [employees] are\u2062 trained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-conservatism-must-conserve\/\" title=\"What Conservatism Must Conserve\">step back<\/a>, let the theft \u2064occur, know that there&#8217;s \u200ctechnology and there&#8217;s cameras, and we&#8217;re working\u2062 with law\u200d enforcement,&#8221; he \u200dsaid. &#8220;Unfortunately, in this situation, the educators knowingly broke the policy, engaged with the theft, \u2063the thieves, across multiple\u200b points.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The employees followed \u200cthe thieves out of the store, McDonald said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Post-investigation, in the zero-tolerance policy, which is well known, that was what\u200c resulted in the termination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to \u2062read more from \u200dThe Washington \u200dExaminer.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lowe&#8217;s rehired a 68-year-old woman fired in June for intervening against thieves at a Georgia store. Donna Hansbrough was terminated after confronting three shoplifters who stole over $2,000 worth of merchandise on June 25. 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