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The latest solution to Chicago's skyrocketing shoplifting problem has four legs and a tail.
Latham is now charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, retail theft and possession of a controlled substance."Neiman Marcus is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable in-store experience for our associates and customers.
To reinforce our commitment, we are investing in additional security measures in select stores. In addition to Neiman's full-time in-store security team, we are now working with a private security firm and its K-9 unit for weapons detection." The firm with the K-9 unit for which Neiman Marcus is working is not a local one; it's based out-of-state. But the calls received by Action K-9 Security – which is a local firm based on the city's West Side – are for services they haven't provided in the past. Clancy said Action K-9 Security worked for a while in the Macy's that has since left the Water Tower Place.01:57 Action K-9 Security could be part of continued ramped up private security efforts we're tracking across the city, with crime continuing to spike. We found with retail theft up 145 percent in the Near North Side community area, which includes the Magnificent Mile - with more than 330 cases. That makes the Near North community area the hardest-hit area of the city. "We're bringing something more to the table to deter anyone – including up to three, four, or five individuals from coming in and smash and grab," Clancy said. Clancy said Action K-9 Security is working on plans now where they could have teams work in multiple stores in one day.
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