Lawless: Atlanta Police To Stop Responding To Shoplifting Calls

Officers will no longer respond to shoplifting calls uptown, announced the Atlanta Police Chief.

“You can only do so much,” Erika Shields told local media. “We are going to change how we handle shoplifting calls, and primarily – for the most part – we will not be responding to them.”

“Every time we make a shoplifting arrest, that officer is out of service sixty to ninety minutes. It’s not acceptable.”

The decision is based on staff shortages of over 300 officers have prompted the Atlanta police to abandon shoplifting calls to focus more on serious crimes such as carjackings, rapes, and murders will better serve the city.