GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay Police are holding a Retail Theft Summit on Tuesday at police headquarters, in an effort to curb the number one crime problem in the city.
Captain Kevin Warych says during the meeting, retailers and law enforcement hope to share ideas to reduce and help prevent retail theft from happening within the community.
“We encourage them to come to the police department to have this roundtable discussion on the current trends and the current prevention strategies people are using to prevent retail theft.”
Retail thefts account for an estimated 28 percent of all thefts occurring in the City of Green Bay.
“If we can reduce that number drastically, that’s going to reduce the amount of officer’s time, reducing the amount of retailers losing their merchandise and it’s going to be a win-win for everybody,” said Warych.
The department averages over 600 retail theft incidents a year.
The Retail Theft Summit will take place at Tuesday, March 21, 11:30 a.m. at the Green Bay Police Department located at 307 S. Adams Street.
