DC POLICE. >> WELL, ANOTHER BIG BOX COMPANY CHANGING UP ITS POLICIES, RESPONDING TO RAMPANT THEFT IN THE DISTRICT. LET'S GET RIGHT OUT TO FOX FIVE'S STEPHANIE RAMIREZ. JOINING US LIVE FROM THE NAVY YARD HARRIS TEETER WITH THE VERY LATEST. STEPH, WHAT ARE THEY DOING THERE. >> GOOD MORNING. WELL FIRST LET ME TELL YOU, ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO, A MAN STORMED AWAY FROM THIS STORE WITH HIS GROCERY BAGS, VISIBLY UPSET, SAYING HE WAS NOT COMING BACK, THAT HE HAD BEEN STOPPED IN THIS. THIS NEW POLICY BEGINS TODAY. I'M GOING TO STEP OUT OF YOUR WAY AND SHOW YOU WHAT YOU'LL SEE GOING INTO THE HARRIS TEETER STORES, A REDDISH LOOKING SIGN EXPLAINING THAT EFFECTIVE APRIL 24TH AGAIN TODAY, IMPROVED SAFETY MEASURES THAT THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING AT THEIR DC LOCATIONS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE CHECKING RECEIPTS AS CUSTOMERS EXIT. AND THE NEW POLICY NOW PROHIBITS SUITCASES, DUFFEL BAGS, OVERSIZE BAG PACKS AND ROLLER BAGS. A SPOKESPERSON FOR HARRIS TEETER TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THEFTS AT THEIR STORES, EXPLAINING THAT THESE MEASURES THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN PLACE SAFEGUARD THE COST OF GOODS FOR SHOPPERS BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEFT, THEY HAVE TO THEN ABSORB THE LOSSES. AND THAT COULD TRANSLATE TO HIGHER PRICES FOR CUSTOMERS. THE NEW POLICY, I GOT TO TELL YOU GUYS IS REALLY GETTING MIXED REACTION HERE. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH, THE FIRST MAN YOU'LL HEAR FROM. HE TOLD ME HE IS HOMELESS AND WE SAW HIM GET TURNED AWAY AFTER TRYING TO WALK INTO THE STORE. HE DID HAVE SOME LARGER BAGS WITH HIM. >> I'M DISABLED AND PEOPLE JUST CONSTANTLY PICK AT ME IN THE STORE. I GO IN WHEREVER I DO MY SHOPPING OR WHATEVER THEY PICK AT ME. >> WITH ALL THE STEALING AND ALL THAT. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DOING IT. YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE. >> IT DIDN'T DISRUPT YOUR DAY, YOU KNOW? >> NO, BECAUSE I'M DOING, YOU KNOW, CAME IN FROM MY CEREAL. I GOT MY CEREAL AND IT SAYS, I GOT MY CEREAL. WATCH EVERYONE COMING OUT OF THE STORE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I MEAN, TAKE YOUR TIME AND EVERYTHING. >> COSTCO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT THIS I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO STOP ANYTHING, BECAUSE AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON SAID HE'S HAPPY TO SEE THE CHANGES, BUT BLAMED YOUNG PEOPLE, TEENS GOING INTO THE STORE AND TAKING FROM IT. >> WE CAN TELL YOU IN THE DISTRICT, WHILE VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN, THEFTS ARE SLIGHTLY UP ABOUT 3% UP