Rachel Mitchell keeps talking tough about retail theft. It’s a sham

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Rachel Mitchell keeps talking tough about retail theft. It’s a sham

The myth of an epidemic of organized retail theft — depicted in viral videos of brazen shoplifters, indifferent security guards and smash-and-grab retail gangs — has largely been debunked by researchers. Yet it remains irresistible to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell…