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When he traced a seller on Vinted he suspected of selling on the stolen goods, Mr Groves discovered the man the account belonged to is married to the woman who had shoplifted the cuddly toys.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

While Chow thought the youth had shoplifted, investigators said store videos showed Carmack-Belton returned the four water bottles to the cooler.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Employees of a drugstore had called police to report that the mother had shoplifted, though no shoplifting charges were filed.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021

The three U.C.L.A. men’s basketball players who were entangled in an international incident in China that compelled President Trump to get involved admitted on Wednesday that they had shoplifted in Hangzhou.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2017

In Des Moines, Ann Baity admitted to awestruck police that she had shoplifted a radio-phonograph and a wardrobe trunk.

From Time Magazine Archive