Criminal acts at stores?

Question

Are these shoplifting crimes are not. the criminal acts take place at stores. read below

1) in home alone 2 Harry and Marv hid in a toy house in a toy store and stayed there until the store closed then came out at midnight went behind a counter pryed open a cash regsiter and stole money from the cash register

2) in hey arnold episode cool jerk Frankie wanted to enter through a unlocked back door of a electronics store at night come inside and steal a tweeter from the store

Answer 1

They take place at stores. Seems to me like breaking and entering, burgulary (Sp?), if alarms are set off-breach of peace and who knows what else..you may be liable for civil penalties as well.

Answer 2

Those are not shoplifting, they are burglaries. Burglary is a felony, more serious than shoplifting.

The door being unlocked does not matter. If you are not authorized in a building, and steal, it is burglary. Shoplifting is when you steal something during regular store hours.

Answer 3

Both of those situations are not shoplifting.  They are instead both burglaries.  The definition of burglary is to enter a premisis with the intent to commit a crime.  (one you are not supposed to be in).

Answer 4

Both of those acts would be considered burglary.