Good news! Precision policing, tweaks to the law and a renewed commitment to prosecuting recidivists have driven down retail theft by 20% citywide, proving that time-honored public safety strategies work, if New York has the will to use them. In 2019, Albany effectively legalized shoplifting by setting a thousand-dollar minimum value for felony…
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