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The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office has released body camera and surveillance footage showing a deadly confrontation between a deputy and an alleged shoplifter at a Walmart in Southwest Miami-Dade.
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Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Some said the new rules would not meaningfully curb retail theft, as associates are often trained not to engage with shoplifters.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Social media debates have been going on ever since, with some posts defending the need to crack down on serial shoplifters while others condemn the stores for privacy invasion.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Fifth, work with judges to imprison serial shoplifters.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
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Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Some said the new rules would not meaningfully curb retail theft, as associates are often trained not to engage with shoplifters.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Social media debates have been going on ever since, with some posts defending the need to crack down on serial shoplifters while others condemn the stores for privacy invasion.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Fifth, work with judges to imprison serial shoplifters.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplifter. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
-ˌlif-tər 
: a person who shoplifts
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