Seattle Police officers working with stores involved the city’s Retail Theft Program conducted a citywide shoplifting emphasis on Thursday that yielded 49 arrests. FOX13
Eight businesses including major Brands like Home Depot, Lowe's, Target and Fred Meyer participated in the undercover operations.which is intended to focus on crime spots in the city. Shoplifting has become nearly a daily hardship for stores throughout the region.
"A lot of time when we apprehend somebody they will immediately tell us 'I've been let off in the past, I’m usually going to sell these items. I’m a user,'" said SPD Sargent Jamison Maehler.Slow changes to prosecuting habitual offenders in Seattle Police did engage in a vehicle pursuit because there was a baby inside the Durango, and it was a case of shoplifting, a non-violent crime.