Retail Theft Surges 93% Since Before COVID-19 Pandemic: ‘Retailers have not been crying wolf’; Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Issues Order Requiring State Employees to Return to the Office in 2025, and other C-Virus related stories

Trump Blasts Kamala Harris for ‘Migrant Crime Epidemic’ Across Swing States; Police: California-Based Crime Ring Commits ‘Distraction Thefts’ in Utah, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin

Number of Vacant NYC Storefronts Has Nearly Doubled Since the Pandemic: ‘Creating havoc’; Blame Shoplifting Scourge, Blasé Lawmakers for Worst Case of Storefront Vacancies Since COVID, and other C-Virus related stories

Under Siege: Retailers Flee Cities as Unarmed Security, Public Authorities Fail to Curb Thefts; Target Announces Store Closures In Blue Cities, Citing Theft And Concerns About ‘Guest Safety’

SH**HOLE NEWS: Old Navy to Nordstrom: Half of Retailers Fleeing Downtown San Francisco; Giant Grocery Chain Fighting to Keep Stores Open as Theft, Violence has 'increased exponentially:' Report

SH**HOLE NEWS: A Tiny Number of Shoplifters Commit Thousands of New York City Thefts; Shoplifting Statistics (2023): Retail Theft Data by State