{"id":2262966,"date":"2024-06-08T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punks-try-stealing-from-a-tennessee-perfume-store-plan-falls-apart-when-fed-up-shoppers-hold-the-line\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T14:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T18:51:22","slug":"punks-try-stealing-from-a-tennessee-perfume-store-plan-falls-apart-when-fed-up-shoppers-hold-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punks-try-stealing-from-a-tennessee-perfume-store-plan-falls-apart-when-fed-up-shoppers-hold-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoppers Thwart Perfume Store Theft in Tennessee"},"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%2Fpunks-try-stealing-from-a-tennessee-perfume-store-plan-falls-apart-when-fed-up-shoppers-hold-the-line%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=2262966&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--><p>Wasn\u2019t a thing you could do about it. The fight for freedom of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/businessman-kevin-oleary-defends-free-speech-online\/\" title=\"Businessman Kevin O\u2019Leary defends free speech online\">speech online<\/a> is not \u200cover. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Help \u200bus \u2062take it to \u2063the Supreme Court<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh-factcheck-com\/\" title=\"Crooked Connor Cavanaugh\">The Western Journal<\/a> will remain a place where conservative Americans can read the truth. \u200dThat\u2019s not going to change. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The article discusses\u200b a recent \u2063incident at a \u200cTennessee outlet mall where four\u200b suspects \u200cattempted to steal items from a store. However, bystanders banded together and\u200d attempted \u200bto block the \u200dsuspects from leaving until\u200c the police could\u2064 arrive. The video of the incident \u2063was captured and posted \u200con TikTok, showing the suspects trying to escape \u2063while shoppers tried to hold them back. The article also mentions the increasing boldness of criminals\u200c and the need for\u2063 individuals to take action when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a>\u200b cannot. The author also\u2062 urges readers to support independent media \u200doutlets, like The Western Journal, as they\u2064 face pushback from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-for-debate-where-trump-desantis-and-rest-of-republican-2024-field-stand-on-big-tech\/\" title=\"Debating the stance of Trump, DeSantis, and other Republicans on Big Tech in 2024.\">big \u200dtech companies<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 8, 2024 at 11:33am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Criminals have slowly gotten bolder and bolder about their crimes, moving away from the silent heists of the past and opting for grab-and-runs.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, despite their lack of stealth, many times these individuals never get challenged.<\/p>\n<p>Some stores enforce policies where employees are ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lululemon-employees-immediately-terminated-calling-police-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-store-adds-barriers-to-combat-recent-wave-of-smash-and-grab-thefts\/\" title=\"California Store Adds Barriers to Combat Recent Wave of Smash-and-Grab Thefts\">stop thieves<\/a><\/a> for their own safety.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t mean every store is going to be an easy target. During a recent instance at a Tennessee outlet mall, shoppers rallied together in an attempt to hold a group of alleged thieves captive until police could arrive.<\/p>\n<p>On June 1 at the Tanger Outlets in Antioch, Tennessee, four suspects entered a Perfumania wearing hoodies and face masks, intending to shoplift, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2024\/06\/03\/tanger-outlets-nashville-burglary-shoppers-trapped\/73959666007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tennessean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While inside ransacking the store, bystanders began to stand in front of the door in an attempt to barricade the suspects inside of the establishment while they awaited a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crossing-guard-arrest-parents-concerned-childrens-interactions-urged-contact-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> response.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the incident was captured by a TikToker who uses the handle \u201cptodropout,\u201d who said she had been inside the store shopping with her son when the four arrived.<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ptodropout\/video\/7375635954322640171\" data-video-id=\"7375635954322640171\">\n<section><a title=\"@ptodropout\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ptodropout?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ptodropout<\/a> This really just happened! Tanger outlet, nashville <a title=\"robbery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/robbery?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#robbery<\/a> <a title=\"caughtoncamera\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/caughtoncamera?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#caughtoncamera<\/a> <a title=\"crazy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/crazy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crazy<\/a> <a title=\"cops\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cops?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cops<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - Girl Boss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7375635979316628266?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Girl Boss<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you stop a shoplifter?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The captured video shows the four young people looking for a way out of the store while continuing to grab merchandise from the shelves.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, one of the suspects rushed at the door in an attempt to force it open, but the defenders held firm.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, police took 30 minutes to arrive at the scene, allowing the four hooligans to escape after forcing open the back door, bashing a hole in the wall in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Smash-and-grabs are nothing new, but the boldness of some criminals is undoubtedly beginning to irk more people.<\/p>\n<p>Americans can\u2019t even go on shopping trips without seeing brazen criminals ruining the peace.<\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t be surprising if more onlookers begin to take action like the good citizens in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tennessee-neighborhood-party-shattered-gunshots-multiple-dead-wounded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a>, especially when peaceful means of resistance such as holding a door closed are available.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no person should put themselves in harm\u2019s way to stop petty theft, but that doesn\u2019t mean that we should permit such outrageous acts of lawlessness.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, Americans need to take matters into their own hands when law enforcement isn\u2019t able to fulfill their duties.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>help us expose the America-hating elites<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  who will do everything they can to steal this election? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We\u2019re a small group of people fighting to save the country for our readers and for our own family and friends. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Can we count on your help?<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span>At this point, Big Tech has cut off our access to 90% of advertisers. Imagine if someone took 90% of your paycheck and there was nothing you could do. They\u2019re trying to starve us out.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Donations from readers like you have literally helped keep our lights on, and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>we need you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  now more than ever. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We operate on a shoestring budget, but with that budget, we terrify the globalists. Please help us continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, and we will never surrender.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading The Western Journal and for believing in America. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>It is a pleasure to serve you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Connor Cavanaugh, June 8, 2024: Criminals are increasingly brazen, favoring overt grab-and-run tactics over secretive heists. 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