The top executive at Walgreens lamented the loss of sales from putting items like toothpaste ... He went on to say that grappling with retail theft was akin to a “hand-to-hand combat battle.” ...

Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.

Walgreens put more merchandise in locked display cases to offset theft. Sales declined, the retailer says. That's a likely result as an increase in asset protection usually leads to a dip in sales ...

After catching two shoplifters in the act, undercover detectives uncovered an apparent heroin sales operation Tuesday evening, according to Pleasanton police. The incident began just before 6 p.m. at ...