Undercover Philadelphia police officers arrested more than a dozen people Thursday at a Center City CVS as part of a broader effort to crack down on retail theft, police said.
Officers conducted the sting at the CVS at 11th and Market streets, where Action News observed arrest after arrest outside the store. Those taken into custody were accused of shoplifting, according to police.
The operation is part of a larger retail theft initiative that the Philadelphia Police Department launched more than three years ago. Police say the effort has intensified in recent days, with nearly 40 arrests made this week alone at CVS locations across the city…