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"A black market has sprung up for infant milk, and it is one of the most commonly shoplifted items," he said.

An ex-police sergeant who was banned from every Morrisons store in the UK after being wrongly accused of shoplifting has called for an apology.

And it hits a nerve in Los Angeles, where certain supermarket aisles are now locked up, shoplifting has increased and people openly use drugs.

The Home Office said it was making assaults on shopworkers a criminal offence and deploying "thousands" of police officers dedicated to tackling shoplifting.

Eventually, Upton was arrested twice for minor offenses — shoplifting and trespassing.