Police in Victoria have made eight more arrests and recovered more than $11,000 in stolen merchandise in their latest project cracking down on retail theft.
This crackdown – conducted between Jan. 17 and Jan. 20 at an undisclosed downtown retailer, according to a news release – resulted in eight arrests for theft under $5,000.
Each individual incidents of theft ranged in value from $477 and $3,200, and one of the arrested was already on conditions not to be in the area as a result of a previous arrest for theft at the same store just a couple weeks earlier.
The project follows a similar one VicPD conducted in December, which resulted in 17 arrests and around $5,000 in recovered stolen merchandise over three days.
Police say the projects are in response to continued concerns from business owners about “brazen thefts and safety concerns,” related to shoplifting.
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