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.” ...

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 ...