Queens storeowners deter to public humiliation for robbery prevention

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Some Queens storeowners have their own brand of justice for sticky-fingered thieves: a wall of shame.

Flushing mom-and-pop stores that catch shoplifters red-handed seize their IDs and hold them hostage until the pilferers pay a $400 fine.

Full story: Great Wall of Shame! Flushing mom-and-pop stores threaten to plaster shoplifters’ faces on door