Thank you. I have written my own report on the incident and have the ID of the 1st kid and the picture of the other kid, so yes I have the evidence still. As far as my stores policy on shoplifting, I wasn't aware the I needed one. I considered the law to be the common policy on shoplifting.
Yes. He approached the merchandise, selected merchandise, picked it up and walked to the door, I not for a second looked away, he did not attempt to pay, he walked out the door. All the while, his friend kept trying to distract me by bringing items and asking if I had more in the back...
Yes. There were 3 kids, I was able to grab one and the other ran off, eventually coming back. I could not leave my store and chase him because I was the only one working at the time.
About three months ago I caught 3 kids stealing and they ran off. Fortunately one of the kids didn't see me coming and I was able to grab his hat to lure him back to the store. When he came back, I told him that his friend needed to return the stolen items. His friend came back but ditched the...