New Minnesota law cracks down on organized retail theft

Charlie Anderson went from St. Paul patrol to investigative police work in 2011 and, as he followed up on shoplifting reports, he realized some weren’t as simple as a person slipping merchandise into their pocket and walking out the door. “There’s something else going on here,” he thought. As he talked to other law enforcement and retailers, he said his eyes were opened “to this world” of ...

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