Shoplifting kicks off for season

Southfield — Fewer people in Michigan are using the five-finger discount, according to police reports — but experts warn an uptick is forecast for the holiday shopping season.

"Typically, there's a spike in shoplifting and shoplifting arrests during the holidays," said Terrence Shulman, founder and director of the Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending and Hoarding in Franklin.

BY CHARLES E. RAMIREZ
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