Sacramento high on list of U.S. cities affected by organized retail crime, report says
These are not your average shoplifters.
Retailers say they are losing tens of billions of dollars a year to organized retail crime, according to a video report from Straight Arrow News.
The ones stealing the merchandise are called boosters. Fences then buy the products off the boosters at a fraction of the retail cost. Then, the stuff is sold to consumers anywhere from swap meets to Amazon and e-Bay, according to the video report (above).
SAN reported Sacramento is No. 7 on the list of top cities in the U.S. affected by organized retail crime, tied with Chicago, according to the National Retail Federation. Los Angeles is No. 1.
This story was originally published October 23, 2023 at 2:16 PM.
David Caraccio
The Sacramento Bee