PHOTO: The Seattle City Council commissioned the new report from the city Auditors Office. It recommends police lean on ‘boosters’ (those who grab merchandise off store shelves) to learn more about their fences. The report also says police could save time by taking a retailer’s theft report via video, rather than answering the complaint in person. Click play for Corwin Haeck’s report.
Knock down some ‘fences’ to curb organized retail theft: New report offers advice to overtaxed police
