These Are The Most Common Stolen Items Michigan Store Owners See

Anywhere you go theft can be a problem whether you work in entertainment stores like FYE, grocery stores, like Meijer, or Walmart, and even home-improvement stores like Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Menards. Recently there was a post made on Reddit asking what some of the most stolen items are.

There’s been plenty of discussions about the most stolen car in Michigan, which happens to be the Dodge Charger, and oddly enough, the most stolen food in the world is cheese. But if you’ve seen the fancy kind of cheese that they sell at grocery stores now, you can understand why so many people are pocketing them.

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But regardless, theft is wrong, and if you commit the crime, you definitely are risking doing time, either in jail or with community service. As one person pointed out one of the most ironically stolen items from Menards should be the very thing that keeps them from stealing in the first place.

My biggest issue was always, ironically, security cameras. John's whole philosophy was always that guests could always help themselves to anything (including the time we sold the filing cabinet that HR used), so we weren't allowed to put dummy boxes out. A lot of that has changed over the years though.

 

What Are The Most Stolen Items in Michigan?

In Menards alone, one which resides in Michigan, there are some odd thefts that take place, some of which were not intentional. Here are some of the examples of some things that have been taken from the store: