The increase in major retail theft across the U. S. is getting attention in Washington D. C.. It’s a problem impacting businesses in every state. Looking to curb the problem in Kansas, Attorney General Kris Kobach testified Tuesday at a House judiciary Committee Hearing, highlighting what’s happening in Kansas. He says Kansas is in the top 10 states hit by organized retail crime in terms of money lost. Kobach says most police departments don’t have the time needed to follow up:
Organized retail crime is when a group of thieves hit a big box store, sometimes multiple times and steal items to resell for a profit online. Kobach’s testimony comes on the heels of a new Kansas law set to take affect July 1. That law gives Kobach’s office more authority to prosecute retail theft rings. His office is working with police departments and retail companies to create a Kansas Organized Retail Crime Task Force to help look into better ways of thwarting the criminal enterprise.
