Investigative journalist, Kevin Foster outlines the rise of organized retail crime propaganda and the ensuing legislative crackdown.

Sources:
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/
https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap
https://radsecurity.com/roameo
https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/
https://www.facefirst.com
https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/
https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft
https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/
https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853
https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/
https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php
https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10
https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024
https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped
https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327
https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html
https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost
https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo

Investigative journalist, Kevin Foster outlines the rise of organized retail crime propaganda and the ensuing legislative crackdown.
Sources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/">https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap">https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://radsecurity.com/roameo">https://radsecurity.com/roameo</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/">https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.facefirst.com">https://www.facefirst.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/">https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&amp;date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&amp;geo=US">https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&amp;date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&amp;geo=US</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft">https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/">https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523">https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=D000000741">https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=D000000741</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/">https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft">https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10">https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&amp;t=1768">https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&amp;t=1768</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/">https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&amp;year=2024">https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&amp;year=2024</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime">https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped">https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&amp;t=2327">https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&amp;t=2327</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows">https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html">https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost">https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf">https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo</a></li>
</ul>

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b62a6bac-30f4-4e6c-9b84-b49c01428aba/transcript