Columnist Teri Sforza writes that studies have found that the prospect of getting caught deters crime. You think?

NY Attorney General announces convictions in a major retail theft ring, with ringleader Roni Rubinov sentenced to prison.

Organized theft rings "are not the kind of shoplifters officials have in mind when they thoughtfully enact policies of decriminalization," writes one reader.

A Long Island woman was among dozens of people involved in the operation, Attorney General Letitia James said.