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Bills in the House and Senate stand ready for floor votes. Which one might prevail remains to be seen.
Read More →On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a retail crime mission focusing on retailers at the Clackamas Promenade on SE Sunnyside Road, in unincorporated Clackamas County.
Read More →A man with a history of shoplifting incidents at Lowe’s Home Improvement was arrested on Feb. 20 after police linked him to a recent theft at the store at 5610 Corporate Center Lane SE in Lacey.
Read More →A Spokane man has been accused of orchestrating a series of retail thefts and fraudulent transactions at multiple Home Depot and Lowe’s locations across Spokane County, police said.
Read More →'WR’s Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, Mark Johnson, recently met with Senate Law & Justice Chair Manka Dhingra (D-45, Redmond) and other Senate leaders to discuss public safety, retail theft, and organized retail crime.
Read More →'A bill heard in the House Community Safety Committee on Monday aims to create harsher consequences for organized retail thieves.
Read More →'Three suspects are accused of stealing over $143,000 in merchandise from stores across western Washington in a series of organized retail thefts, according to Renton police.
Read More →'Police say the trio of suspects stole over $143,000 of merchandise from multiple stores.
Read More →A business owner in Leavenworth is sounding the alarm about an organized ring of thieves targeting small businesses.
Read More →Theft has driven some retailers out of Seattle, but that’s not the only challenge for downtown storefronts.
Read More →Retailers reported a 93% increase in the average number of shoplifting incidents per year in 2023 versus 2019 and a 90% increase in dollar loss due to shoplifting over the same time period, according to a new study released today by the National Retail Federation.
Read More →'Spokane police and county prosecutors may soon receive some reinforcements in combating retail crime.
Read More →Three men who allegedly stole nearly $50,000 of merchandise from Home Depot locations in western Washington have been charged by Attorney General Bob Ferguson's Organized Retail Crime Unit.
Read More →Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit has filed felony criminal charges against three people. This is the sixth prosecution since Ferguson established the unit last year.
Read More →Pierce County Sheriff-elect Keith Swank will take office in January to replace Sheriff Ed Troyer, and Swank is already signaling potential policy changes, particularly regarding police pursuits.
Read More →While more than 183 million Americans are expected to shop online or in person between Thanksgiving and Monday, Black Friday — the in-person retail phenomenon that once saw shoppers pack downtown Seattle — isn’t what it once was.
Read More →Retail stores will not survive if customers don’t feel safe shopping, employees don’t feel safe working and stores don’t feel safe enough to renew their lease.
Read More →On the first major shopping night of the holiday season, Bellevue police officers donned bright vests and walked up and down the major shopping areas as part of a coordinated crackdown on retail theft.
Read More →A home decor store that's called downtown Seattle home for more than a decade will soon close its doors.
Read More →Federal agents busted an East African drug trafficking organization operating just steps from the University of Washington campus.
Read More →The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates these crime sprees represent more than $112 billion in retail sale losses in 2022 alone. That’s an increase compared to the year before when those losses hit $93.9 billion.
Read More →OLYMPIA — Whether law enforcement in Washington is where it should be, addressing juvenile crime and the role of the Washington Legislature in law enforcement were among the topics addressed by gubernatorial candidates Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson in separate recorded interviews with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
Read More →The restaurateur cited pervasive property crime issues and public safety concerns for the closure, as well as a decline in delivery orders.
Read More →The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s survey – titled “The Index” – revealed the latest findings of what Seattle residents think of their city.
Read More →Nationwide, Nordstrom is spending 65% more on security and other anti-theft measures than it did prior to the pandemic, says Erik Nordstrom.
Read More →Billions of dollars-worth of merchandise is stolen off store shelves every year statewide, leaving Washington reeling from the impacts of organized retail theft.
Read More →Local leaders, businesses, and state, local and federal law enforcement gather for the first King County summit on organized retail crime, October 2.
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Bills in the House and Senate stand ready for floor votes. Which one might prevail remains to be seen.
Read More →On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a retail crime mission focusing on retailers at the Clackamas Promenade on SE Sunnyside Road, in unincorporated Clackamas County.
Read More →A man with a history of shoplifting incidents at Lowe’s Home Improvement was arrested on Feb. 20 after police linked him to a recent theft at the store at 5610 Corporate Center Lane SE in Lacey.
Read More →A Spokane man has been accused of orchestrating a series of retail thefts and fraudulent transactions at multiple Home Depot and Lowe’s locations across Spokane County, police said.
Read More →'WR’s Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, Mark Johnson, recently met with Senate Law & Justice Chair Manka Dhingra (D-45, Redmond) and other Senate leaders to discuss public safety, retail theft, and organized retail crime.
Read More →'A bill heard in the House Community Safety Committee on Monday aims to create harsher consequences for organized retail thieves.
Read More →'Three suspects are accused of stealing over $143,000 in merchandise from stores across western Washington in a series of organized retail thefts, according to Renton police.
Read More →'Police say the trio of suspects stole over $143,000 of merchandise from multiple stores.
Read More →A business owner in Leavenworth is sounding the alarm about an organized ring of thieves targeting small businesses.
Read More →Theft has driven some retailers out of Seattle, but that’s not the only challenge for downtown storefronts.
Read More →Retailers reported a 93% increase in the average number of shoplifting incidents per year in 2023 versus 2019 and a 90% increase in dollar loss due to shoplifting over the same time period, according to a new study released today by the National Retail Federation.
Read More →'Spokane police and county prosecutors may soon receive some reinforcements in combating retail crime.
Read More →Three men who allegedly stole nearly $50,000 of merchandise from Home Depot locations in western Washington have been charged by Attorney General Bob Ferguson's Organized Retail Crime Unit.
Read More →Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit has filed felony criminal charges against three people. This is the sixth prosecution since Ferguson established the unit last year.
Read More →Pierce County Sheriff-elect Keith Swank will take office in January to replace Sheriff Ed Troyer, and Swank is already signaling potential policy changes, particularly regarding police pursuits.
Read More →While more than 183 million Americans are expected to shop online or in person between Thanksgiving and Monday, Black Friday — the in-person retail phenomenon that once saw shoppers pack downtown Seattle — isn’t what it once was.
Read More →Retail stores will not survive if customers don’t feel safe shopping, employees don’t feel safe working and stores don’t feel safe enough to renew their lease.
Read More →On the first major shopping night of the holiday season, Bellevue police officers donned bright vests and walked up and down the major shopping areas as part of a coordinated crackdown on retail theft.
Read More →A home decor store that's called downtown Seattle home for more than a decade will soon close its doors.
Read More →Federal agents busted an East African drug trafficking organization operating just steps from the University of Washington campus.
Read More →The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates these crime sprees represent more than $112 billion in retail sale losses in 2022 alone. That’s an increase compared to the year before when those losses hit $93.9 billion.
Read More →OLYMPIA — Whether law enforcement in Washington is where it should be, addressing juvenile crime and the role of the Washington Legislature in law enforcement were among the topics addressed by gubernatorial candidates Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson in separate recorded interviews with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
Read More →The restaurateur cited pervasive property crime issues and public safety concerns for the closure, as well as a decline in delivery orders.
Read More →The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s survey – titled “The Index” – revealed the latest findings of what Seattle residents think of their city.
Read More →Nationwide, Nordstrom is spending 65% more on security and other anti-theft measures than it did prior to the pandemic, says Erik Nordstrom.
Read More →Billions of dollars-worth of merchandise is stolen off store shelves every year statewide, leaving Washington reeling from the impacts of organized retail theft.
Read More →Local leaders, businesses, and state, local and federal law enforcement gather for the first King County summit on organized retail crime, October 2.
Download Press Release →