Adult Shoplifters Caught Using Children for Theft at Walmart

Parents Accused of Shoplifting with their Kids at Walmart

• Interview by Jim Ross with the Ocala Star-Banner newspaper.

Podcast Time Stamps:

[00:39] — Show introduction by Crime School Security Expert Chris McGoey.
[03:39] — Interview begins by Jim Ross with the Ocala Star-Banner newspaper.
[03:50] — Police arrest parents shoplifting with 12-year-old daughter at Walmart.
[04:52] — What is the frequency of older kids shoplifting with adults or parents?
[05:10] — In a case like this, is the child a victim, a shoplifter, or both?
[06:00] — Was a book written about using children called “Oliver Twist”.
[07:00] — Adult shoplifters believe children make them look less suspicious.
[08:10] — Parents normally do not shoplift in front of older children.
[10:05] — Most adults will not shoplift in front of their significant other.
[13:00] — Adult shoplifters hope this will fool loss prevention agents.
[13:44] — Crime School Host Chris McGoey gives his thoughts about the story.
[14:50] — Corporate retailer challenges regarding shoplifter detention policy.
[20:00] — Corporate policy needs to address every detention/arrest protocol.
[20:55] — Criminal charges are sometimes reduced or dismissed by courts.
[21:25] — Retailers are sometimes exposed to civil liability from judicial decisions.
[24:00] — Whose rights are more important to protect: Criminal v. Retailer?
[25:58] — Shoplifters can file civil lawsuits when criminal cases are dismissed.

Adult Shoplifters with Children Challenge Loss Prevention

• Older children usually do not shoplift together with adults.
• Likewise, significant others generally do not shoplift together.
• Adults with infants in large baby carriages sometimes require monitoring.
• Adult shoplifters believe that children nearby make them less suspicious.
• Do a Google Search of “Walmart children shoplifting with parents Florida”
• Some adult shoplifters will abandon their children in-store to avoid capture.
• Retailers need policies on how to deal with adult shoplifters with children.
• Difficult to formulate a national shoplifter apprehension policy.
• Legal/practical implications require local detention/apprehension standards.
• Cannot afford to let local police sort it out after a family theft apprehension.
• Decisions relating to the prosecution of a family of shoplifters require caution.
• The criminal justice system can expose a retailer to detention/arrest liability.
• Shoplifters’ rights often get top priority during the judicial process.

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