Ryan C. Kearney, general counsel for the Massachusetts Retailers Association, a 4,000-member statewide trade group, said ...

This year, law enforcement officials in Boston put a greater emphasis on retail theft enforcement, leading to a dramatic increase in the number of shoplifting arrests. But as officials tout those year ...

New video shows e-bike, scooter close calls; police, lawmakers push for tougher laws Newly released video of two close calls involving e-bikes and scooters is raising concerns, as police and lawmakers ...

A shoplifting scheme that recently netted a group of Atlanta teenagers more than $16,000 in merchandise mushroomed into high-speed chases through multiple counties, wrecked cars, dog bites and foot ...

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn wants Police Commissioner Michael Cox to dedicate more resources to reducing shoplifting following a Herald report that arrests for the crime were up 261% compared to ...

Cambridge shoplifting arrests take place overwhelmingly in the city’s squares, from Central to Harvard to Kendall, where ...

More than 530,000 incidents were recorded between March 2024 and March 2025 – an increase of 20 per cent on the year before ...