Crime

A ‘state of surrender’ to shoplifters? NYC shoppers react after Mayor Adams blasts stores for locking up goods

By Dean Moses

Posted on January 8, 2024

New York City stores which keep basic goods in secured lockers to deter shoplifters have entered “a state of surrender,” Mayor Eric Adams lamented last week — and shoppers seem to agree.

Hizzoner made the comments on Jan. 3 during a briefing at One Police Plaza to review the 2023 end-of-year crime statistics. Adams was quizzed on store chains who have taken to locking-up products like body soap, toothpaste, and laundry detergent.

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A ‘state of surrender’ to shoplifters? NYC shoppers react after Mayor Adams blasts stores for locking up goods

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