Underwear and socks are the latest items to be locked up in shoplifting crackdown - as Walmart and Target both take action on theft of undies

As thefts have surged over the past year, stores have been increasingly keeping items behind lock and key. But these have tended to be electronics and toiletries - not boxer shorts and socks.

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