The ongoing problem has prompted the company to close several stores across the country next month.
But soon, Martin will have to find a new place to shop after the company announced on Tuesday that on Oct. 21 it's shutting down the location, along with eight others in the country due to crime.Customers are disappointed, but company officials say they had no choice. The theft has been threatening the safety of employees and customers.
"We have taken officers and we put them either in the garage at different times of the day, different hours with the lights on to increase the visibility here," said Deputy Inspector Raul Maisonet, the commanding officer of the NYPD's 25th Precinct., paying and adding officers for security. But still, there crime persists."The other day I was here, in the bathroom and they pulled the fire alarm, so there are a lot of issues here.
Police said the reports of thefts at the Target this year are consistent with the number from last year, and they say small and big items tickets are being taken and thieves are finding ways to make money off of them.The company said it has implemented theft-deterrent tools, but added,"Despite our efforts, unfortunately, we continue to face fundamental challenges to operating these stores safely and successfully.""This is going to be a ghost town.
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