Inventive thieves in Chicago are cracking the security codes for keyless entry into cars – using the technology for damage-less entry and theft.

Retail Theft Goes Global

How big of a problem is retail theft across the globe? The number of shoplifters and employee thieves apprehended by retailers in 2010 amounted to almost 6.2 million – the size of many countries and an increase of 389,000 compared to the previous year when it had increased by one-half million, according to the Global Retail Theft Barometer by the Centre for Retail Research.