Organized retail theft is costing WA millions per year
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 →Bellevue police cracking down on retail theft this holiday shopping season
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 →Longtime downtown Seattle retailer to close Pacific Place store
A home decor store that's called downtown Seattle home for more than a decade will soon close its doors.
Read More →Federal agents bust drug ring operating near University of Washington campus
Federal agents busted an East African drug trafficking organization operating just steps from the University of Washington campus.
Read More →Bipartisan proposal aim to crack down on organized retail crime nationwide
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 →Candidates for Washington governor address crime, law enforcement
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 →Ethan Stowell to close Seattle restaurant after nearly a decade
The restaurateur cited pervasive property crime issues and public safety concerns for the closure, as well as a decline in delivery orders.
Read More →Survey: Public safety top concern for Seattlites despite improving crime stats
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 →Nordstrom CEO singles out King County as retailer's 'worst area' for theft nationwide
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 →Washington business leaders push for partnerships against organized retail theft
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 →Press Release: Challenge Seattle, Partners Launch Public-Private Partnership to Address Organized Retail Theft
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 →Washington state task force targeting organized retail crime looks to increase staff
There's a push by a state task force and a Seattle group to help retailers targeted by thieves and organized crime.
Read More →The Impact of Retail Theft on Small Businesses and States
Washington Ranks # 1 on retail theft.
Read More →High crime rates threaten insurance renewal for Pierce County business owner
a unique approach to tackling organized retail crime, habitual theft, and its impact on communities. Scotus Upholds Public Safety Laws That Help Communities
Deborah White, Retail Litigation Center President and General Counsel for the Retail Industry Leaders Association - Statement.
Read More →Retailers, Prosecutors Collaborative Retail Crime Initiative
High Crime driving insurance rates up
Read More →AG Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit files two new criminal prosecutions against three defendants
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit filed two new felony criminal cases today. This marks five prosecutions since Ferguson established the new unit last year.
Read More →New initiative aims to combat organized retail crime in Chinatown-International District
On Thursday, city council members heard an update of a plan in the Chinatown International District that aims to put a stop to the crime and the resale of stolen items that has plagued the street corners here.
Read More →First prosecution by AG Ferguson's Organized Retail Crime Unit leads to prison time for offender
The first prosecution by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s new Organized Retail Crime Unit ended in a conviction today, when a Bremerton man pleaded guilty to stealing and then selling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise.
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