(JACK AYLMER)
SEVERAL MAJOR GROCERY STORES IN THE BALTIMORE AREA HAVE IMPLEMENTED A POLICY THAT RESTRICTS CUSTOMERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 CANNOT ENTER THE STORE AFTER 6 P.M. WITHOUT AN ADULT.
The company says it wants to counteract an unsustainable and “unprecedented” increase in shoplifting.
THIS IS HOW THE NEW DIRECTIVE WORKS…
STORE EMPLOYEES WILL REQUIRE PROOF OF AGE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OR SUPERVISOR.
PERSONS WITHOUT PROPER IDENTIFICATION WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE AREA.
ONE ADULT MAY ENTER WITH UP TO FOUR PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES.
The new crime-fighting efforts have met with mixed reviews.
SOME SHOPPERS SAY IT’S NOT JUST TEENAGERS WHO STEAL, AND BLAME HIGH FOOD PRICES FOR THE RISE IN CRIME.
(RONALD)
I ALL THE TIME SEE ADULTS COMING OUT OF HERE WITH A FULL SHOPPING CART WITH NO BAGS AND I KNOW THEY DIDN’T GO THROUGH THE LINE.”
OTHERS SAID NEW RESTRICTIONS ARE LONG OVERDUE.
(ELIZABETH BALTIERRA)
SOMETHING IS ALWAYS STOLEN, ALL THE TIME. IT’S NOT ADULTS, IT’S TEENAGERS. CALL THE POLICE, THEY’RE TEENAGERS, THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
(JACK AYLMER)
GIANT ADMITS THAT NONE OF THE MEASURES REPRESENTS AN “ULTIMATE SOLUTION” TO THE PROBLEM.
However, the company continues to look for ways to “improve the safety of its employees and customers and reduce theft.”
Retail theft has become a major problem nationwide.
RETAIL COMPANIES LIKE TARGET, NORDSTROM AND WHOLE FOODS ARE CLOSING THEIR STORES IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. DUE TO RISKS, THEFT AND EMPLOYEE HAZARDS.
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