shoplifter
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But the way Riley’s screenplay portrays the average shoplifter may help the film skirt the inevitable pearl-clutching and finger-wagging.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Ruth Lund, manager of Cherry Hill Garden Centre in nearby Middlesbrough, says this type of shoplifter has become a problem for her business, which has just installed new anti-shoplifting barriers to tackle the problem.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
In one case, stores targeted by a thief waited up to 10 months for a shoplifter to be sentenced, despite retail workers piecing together her identity without help from the police.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Salvador Villa was working as an armed security guard at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles late last December when he confronted a suspected shoplifter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Charlie, who accused her of being a shoplifter.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Fast-track trials for shoplifters have been called for by the Metropolitan Police as the force revealed 104 repeat offenders were responsible for more than 5,300 crimes over the past two years.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige play shoplifters undermining the powers that be in a zany, visually uninhibited comedy written and directed by Boots Riley.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Retailers use facial recognition technology to more easily nab shoplifters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
The state also passed laws in 2024 to make it easier for police and district attorneys to thwart shoplifters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
In the precinct the old man sat on a bench with the others, mostly shoplifters, who composed the late afternoon haul.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
