The son of an elderly Home Depot employee who died last year after he was shoved to the ground by a shoplifter is demanding action against the rising retail crime crippling businesses across the country.
Gary Rasor, 83, died Oct. 18 after he walked up to a man leaving the Home Depot where Rasor worked with three pressure washers worth about $800, according to a report.His father was doing his job and making sure the man had paid for the pressure washers when he was forcefully shoved to the concrete floor, according to Jeff Rasor.
"I can't imagine that any piece of equipment in Home Depot is worth a life — and so when you find out it's $837, it's just pretty bad." Such crime has crippled major retailers throughout the United States, from Nordstrom in San Francisco and grocery chain Giant across the East Coast. "We want them to feel safe when they come to work," Glenn said regarding Home Depot's nearly 500,000 workers.
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