Shoplifter Blowtorches Security Measure in Packed Store, Is Openly Stealing Within Seconds

Welcome Walgreens shoplifters. You’ll see we have new anti-theft devices in order to make the shopping experience pleasant for everyone. However, if you’re in a hurry, feel free to bring a blowtorch to cut through those…

IJR SyndicatedJun 24, 20233 min read

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The mid-day blowtorch Theft in Queens, netting skincare products worth about $448, was part of a 77 percent increase in New York City shoplifting over the past five years, according to The New York Post.

It’s prompting urban retailers to put even low-value products under lock and key and requiring a store employee to be summoned for access.

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.

“It’s totally annoying,” said 62-year-old Karen Brown. “I be coming and ringing that bell all the time to get what I need.”

I can appreciate the annoyance rarely of having to press a button and waiting for a Lowe’s employee to come to cut a desired length of electrical wire for me. I can’t imagine having to do that for every little item one buys every week or so.

But such is how life is becoming in places like New York City.

It’s a far cry from the days when Rudy Giuliani was mayor and subscribed to the “broken window” theory of urban decay. That theory said that if you let a little thing like a broken window go unrepaired, it’s the first step toward the entire neighborhood going downhill.

In other words, taking care of the little things will keep the big things at bay.

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.

That’s more than just a broken window. That’s major criminal activity. Especially when blowtorches are involved.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.