Three young ladies in Natick, MA, are facing serious charges after a bit of back-to-school shoplifting on August 31st. According to reports, Elena Shields (17), Sarah Shields (21), and Amanda Winkler (18) were arrested after being observed taking multiple items into a fitting room and then coming out with fewer items than they took in. The items were not left in the fitting room, and store loss prevention observed the girls put the merchandise into their car.
When Police arrived, they found items from several other stores in the car. All three girls were charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, receiving stolen property worth more than $250, and conspiracy to commit a crime.
It is a misconception by some shoplifters that, if they go into a fitting room to steal, they won’t be caught. Loss prevention departments are trained to observe fitting room activity and to gather the necessary information that allows them to make apprehensions, even when the shoplifter enters a fitting room to conceal the merchandise.
These girls found out the hard way that retailers are serious about protecting their merchandise from theft. They also made another critical mistake: They went to the well too many times. Like most thieves, they were greedy, and they victimized not one, but three businesses before they were caught.
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