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Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige play shoplifters undermining the powers that be in a zany, visually uninhibited comedy written and directed by Boots Riley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Retailers use facial recognition technology to more easily nab shoplifters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The department also keeps tabs on what shoplifters want.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"We're giving police stronger powers, ending the immunity for thefts under £200 so that shoplifters can be prosecuted," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In the precinct the old man sat on a bench with the others, mostly shoplifters, who composed the late afternoon haul.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole