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Despite recent promises from local leaders to crack down on shoplifting, many businesses feel that these commitments remain unfulfilled. With crimes often downgraded to non-jailable misdemeanors, many thieves are back on the streets quickly after arrest, perpetuating their cycle of crime. An alarming trend has emerged in which serial offenders, some with over a hundred arrests, continue to walk the streets unabated, raising questions about the effectiveness of the current legal system.