Desperate NYC merchants turn to K-9 units to sniff out shoplifters

[Kamaji]

Desperate NYC merchants turn to K-9 units to sniff out shoplifters

By Carl Campanile and Craig McCarthy
February 22, 2023

Shoplifting has become so rampant that one of the Big Apple’s busiest commercial districts is turning to “man’s best friend” to sniff out thieves, The Post has learned.

The 34th Street Partnership — the trade group serving the neighborhood that includes Macy’s Herald Square, Penn Station and Madison Square Garden — is trying to take a bite out of crime by contracting with a firm that provides K-9 units.

The dogged pursuit was launched this month at the CVS at Eighth Avenue and West 34th Street in the heart of the district that has been plagued with thefts.

 “We’ve had a lot of complaints. A lot of shoplifting occurs in drugstores,” said Kevin Ward, the vice president of security for the 34th Street Partnership.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/02/22/nyc-merchants-turn-to-k-9-units-to-sniff-out-shoplifters/

[rustynail]

This is just like Selma.  They going to use firehoses next?

[Kamaji]

This is just like Selma.  They going to use firehoses next?

No, it’s not, because they’re not using the dogs to physically attack people as in Selma.