LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — Business owners are urged to keep an eye out as there is an organized retail theft ring who have hit up multiple stores along Ambassador Caffery Parkway, according to the Lafayette Police Department.
It can be irritating for business owners to stock up for the holiday shopping rush only to learn that some people have already started working the aisles free of charge.
Lafayette Police Sgt. Robin Green said the organized retail theft ring , which consists of three individuals who go inside and one who sits outside in a getaway car, has hit at least four places in 30 days.
“It’s items such as sports equipment, clothing and household items that these individuals are stealing. It’s the same ones every time,” Green said.
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The suspects’ operation method is to load up a shopping cart, remove the items, and run for it.
“Talk about being organized. Each time, they had a car waiting for them outside of these stores to jump in and speed away,” Green said.