Turns  out theft from shoplifting is a poor second to employee theft.  Recent studies estimate theft from employee dishonesty to be $186 billion a year.

While law enforcement requires a court order to install a GPS, there is currently no prohibition of this technology being used in the private sector.  However, one must be aware of trespass laws; trying to place a GPS device on a vehicle parked on private property is a recipe for trouble.

In a follow up to  “Joy Street”, Boston investigator Danny Hughes heads to the Jersey Shore In “Ride the Stone Pony” to find a retrieve a runaway. He has to prowl the club scene and runs into much more than he expected.  Stay tuned.

A store detective spotted a customer taking a pair of shoes without paying for them. He was confronted in the mall, putting them on, and said he was in a hurry for a job interview at another shoe store, and would not cooperate.  He took off and went into the other store for his interview, and while he was waiting the police were called and then led him out in cuffs.  Needless to say, he didn’t get hired.