Tide..not only gets your whites white, it'll get you just about anything these days including drugs. Crooks are stealing Tide off the shelf, baskets full, and nobody knows the real reason why. Some stores even have them on lock-down. making it difficult for the average consumer to purchase. Better get yours today, before your next spin cycle..

 

Law enforcement officials across the country are puzzled over a crime wave targeting an unlikely item: Tide laundry detergent.

Theft of Tide detergent has become so rampant that authorities from New York to Oregon are keeping tabs on the soap spree, and some cities are setting up special task forces to stop it. And retailers like CVS are taking special security precautions to lock down the liquid.

One Tide taker in West St. Paul, Minn., made off with $25,000 in the product over 15 months before he was busted last year.

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