shoplifter

Example Sentences

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Salvador Villa was working as an armed security guard at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles late last December when he confronted a suspected shoplifter.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

However, the boss of a firm that provides security for shops and supermarkets said that the type of shoplifter his staff is seeing is changing and now includes pensioners who are struggling with living costs.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

In 2024, the Northern California city of Brentwood paid $967,000 to a shoplifter who suffered severe dog bites and gashes to her scalp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Several days before the election, I watched a shoplifter run out of a discount retail department store.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Charlie, who accused her of being a shoplifter.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon