Theft

Stores all around the country are dealing with a rise in retail theft, many stores are resorting to locking up the most stolen items, here are the top things being stolen from Walmart stores in Wisconsin.

As a part of a new shoplifting crackdown, Walmart and Target stores are locking up some new items all around the country - including in Illinois.

Their famous tagline, "Save Money. Live Better." was taken pretty literally by shoppers- sorry, shoplifters. Here's what Walmart says are stolen the most in their stores.

There are a lot of ways to steal unfortunately, but this is a new one. A violent trend that has already happened in Missouri involves thieves breaking into stores to steal by ramming vehicles through the front windows and there's video to prove it.

I would say that this is a good reminder to lock your car doors in Missouri and Illinois, but I'm not sure that would matter much as a new report says incidents in both states are exploding and especially in Illinois.

If you've heard the phrase "what goes around, comes around" then you'll understand the irony of this. A convicted robber in Missouri went online with his loot and then promptly got robbed himself.

With the amount of road construction always happening in Illinois, I'm not surprised tons of people steal these after a wild night out.

With the amount of crime we have in the state of Illinois, it's better to be safe than sorry when throwing away big ticketed items on trash day.

You heard that right, Illinois has found itself among the top 20 most vulnerable states in America. Again, a list we wish didn't exist.

A woman who is six months pregnant in Illinois is recovering in the hospital after being run over by carjackers who stole her car while her 2-year-old son was still inside.