{"id":4736,"date":"2022-05-03T00:45:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T00:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/chain-retailers-hire-corporate-cops-to-combat-organized-retail-crime\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T00:45:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T00:45:01","slug":"chain-retailers-hire-corporate-cops-to-combat-organized-retail-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=4736","title":{"rendered":"Chain Retailers Hire \u2018Corporate Cops\u2019 To Combat Organized Retail Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hi-KoLUDHX0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A sophisticated network of shoplifters raking in billions of dollars of stolen goods ranging from cold medicine to power tools is becoming a growing problem, police say. Retailers estimate organized retail crime cost them $68 billion in 2019, leading chains like CVS and Target to employ teams of so-called \u201ccorporate cops.\u201d These investigators work with actual cops and federal agents to gather intel on suspects and even surveil them by recording undercover videos.<br \/>\n\u00bb Subscribe to NBC News: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC<\/a><br \/>\n\u00bb Watch more NBC video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties.  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