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Tech Tackles Retail Theft Epidemic | Albany News
Schenectady’s police and local shops are cracking down on repeat shoplifters with cutting-edge tech — one suspect alone is tied to 112 thefts worth $16,000 — using a new system called the Retail Crime Hub that links Auror and Axon platforms to connect cases across stores and jurisdictions. The tech is turning investigations around, revealing patterns, timelines, and violent threats — knives and guns most common — while helping prosecutors build stronger cases. Judges are seeing better evidence, convictions are rising, and this coordinated, data-driven approach is becoming the national…
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