The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Liberty Police Department are watching parking lots and stores much closer after an operation last week that caught suspected shoplifters in the act. The agencies allowed KMBC 9 Investigates to go undercover with Operation Full Cart Press to see the tactics and strategies police and deputies are using to stop retail theft. KMBC rode undercover with Clay County deputies Josh Doss and Chase Adkison during an operation last Monday in the Liberty Commons shopping center. The deputies stood by in an unmarked vehicle for hours waiting for word from loss prevention officers inside stores if they saw anyone shoplifting. They were ready to swoop in and apprehend anyone leaving the stores, while deputies and officers stood by in marked vehicles in other parking lots around Liberty in case suspects got away. The deputies looked for stolen license plates, cars backed into handicapped spots and …
KMBC 9 Investigates undercover with police to stop shoplifters [Video]
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