Attorney General steps up efforts to combat organized retail crime as it escalates

With the busy Christmas shopping season underway, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced efforts this week to combat organized retail crime.

General Coleman discussed the creation of an Organized Retail Crime Unit in the AG’s Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at a roundtable discussion with law enforcement, lawmakers, retail and other partners held in Middletown.

For more than an hour, the group spoke in depth about these large-scale criminal operations.

According to the Kentucky Retail Federation, Kentucky lost more than $2 billion in a single year as a result of organized retail crime. KRF also reported a 30% increase in organized retail crime last year.

“Organized retail crime brings dangerous criminals into our communities, but it also drives up prices for Kentuckians