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The Rise of Organized Retail Crime

Wall Street Millennial | January 23, 2026



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In this video we take a deep dive into the murky world of organized retail crime.

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0:00 – 2:37 Intro
2:38 – 6:35 The Queenpin
6:36 – 9:29 To Catch a Shoplifter
9:30 – 13:40 Increase in Shoplifting
13:41 Government and Retailer Response

Written by Wall Street Millennial

Comments

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  2. @Pokebilities

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    11:15 yes but most people, especially those prone to shoplifting, didn't know them. News organizations started yelling it thru a megaphone and showing how unpunisit was. They basically ran ads for shoplifting

  13. @jakehood7463

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    You would have to watch 8,000 youtube videos of shoplifters stealing a felony level of goods ($1,000~) in order to match what that San Diego couple were proven to have stolen, they clearly have stolen much more that you cannot prove. Organized criminals are just in another league compared to petty ones.

  14. @randomchannel-px6ho

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    I hate how in response to this comoanies are just treating all customers like criminals

    Like I've tried to by shit from a walmart late a night and they lost a customwr because shit I wantsd to purrchase was locked away – their loss at the end of the day like ok

  15. @TyburVelereon

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    Grocery stores are like notoriously low margin businesses is my price controls on groceries are stupid because it's like you're just guaranteeing you're going to have to subsidize the entire industry

  16. @TyburVelereon

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    Yeah I mean the legal system just needs to exempt employees who tried to intervene in shoplifting from prosecution it's the same way like you can intervene in like an activist that you're watching but because you probably have to get in a fight with one of the people that person can then file charges against you and that's just complete b*****

  17. @3thmnify

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    Hit the nail on the head – it’s due to high living costs. The California law about $950 is fairly old, but retail theft only became a huge issue now.

  23. @LingLing-ku8pq

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    That's one aspect of all the crime that's going on the other aspect of all the crime that's going on is what youre listening to, AI.
    I am sick of a I and it's just getting started.

  26. @theMOCmaster

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    The problem is that court settlements are now too high, back in the day a store owner or employee would defend their merchandise and not have to worry about a jury awarding the perps millions for their injuries

  29. @crypto_que

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    When I worked in retail we were trained that the professional shoplifter matches Michelle Mack's description perfectly. People often suspect other individuals but it's someone from Michelle's background that's stealing professionally and organizing theft rings.

  36. @princeali316

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    As someone who deals with numbers all day long, I am telling you for a fact that chargeback fraudsters, scammers, and thieves like this dramatically increase prices and are the reason why returns will be prohibited in the future. In the near future, most retailers may stop taking some forms of credit altogether from banks with the lowest income customer bases. There's a whole lot of things normal people do not see that's changing. Everyone from TEMU to Walmart to high-end boutiques is on the same understanding.

  39. @carlosencarnacion9425

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    I seen the abuse of the self checkout when I go to pay myself. Most I see they scan a few items (cheap ones) and just don't pay for the higher price ones (and usually they bag the items so when walking out is hard to notice). Is rather common sadly, though is usually food items I see them do it (meats and higher prices items).

  40. @PJ-qx5yt

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    Im sorry bro. You're just a egghead if you think prop 36 is going to solve or change anything. ALL it will do is divert tax dollars into DA offices and jails.

    Think about the insanity. A felony is LITERALLY the worst thing a human being can do — so bad we strip them of their foundational American rights. Bro you think stealing a freaking cell phone raises to that level?? You conservative fascists are INSANE.

  41. @atenas80525

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    Cultural decline – people just think it is ok to steal. Why shouldn't they? We told them in 2020 it was ok to Burn, Loot and Murder, so what's the big deal about a thing of lipstick?

    You realize that Mack got greater penalties than anyone did in the 2020 riots for burning down entire stores?

  42. @wobbuffetbuffet

    January 23, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    Online marketplaces should also be fined when they make an arrest like this. They KNOW stuff is stolen and being sold and pretend not to notice. Etsy getting sued for copyright infrigement caused them to start cracking down. Eventually marketplaces will screen or manage their sellers better.

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