A former Microsoft technologist is behind bars after he plowed his car into a crowded Washington State supermarket on Friday night after alleging that he s being pursued by a murderous satanic cult.
In Washington state alone, shoplifting costs merchants and stores more than $62 million each year, accounting for as much as 40% of a store’s theft loss.
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