Video: Push continues for strict law on organized retail crime

By Elana Mutnick
Capital News Service

BOWIE, Md. - Retail theft is now over a $100 billion problem in the United States. Maryland is one of the last blue states that has yet to pass an organized crime law. Retailers, lawmakers and police are trying to figure out how to fix the problem.

Bowie Police Chief Dwayne Preston breaks down the types of retail theft. The Maryland Retailers Alliance is pushing for a strict law to crack down on professional shoplifters. Watch the video by CNS TV.

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