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Attention Retailers! 'Swing for Certification' 2022
Registration Now Open
 The
event will take place on June 21, preceding NRF Protect
The
2022 'Swing for Certification' golf tournament is set for Tuesday, June
21, 2022 at StoneWater Golf Club in Highland Heights, OH, preceding
NRF Protect. Hosted by
The Loss Prevention
Foundation (LPF), the event is open to all retailers and solution provider
sponsors to benefit the Bob MacLea Scholarships for Loss Prevention/Asset
Protection professionals who want to advance their careers by obtaining their
LPQ or LPC certification. Proceeds will also benefit the Loss Prevention
Benevolent Fund. The event will begin at 11:00am with boxed lunches and a
shotgun start. Prizes and awards will be handed out at a reception following
golf.
Read more here
The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
The DOJ's Tightrope Walk on Crime & Policing
DOJ's #2 says addressing violent crime & police misconduct is not 'either/or'
 Amid
a violent crime wave, and as congressional efforts on police reform have petered
out, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco touted the Biden administration's
efforts to both support law enforcement and address police misconduct.
"This is not an either/or," Monaco told CNN in an exclusive interview
Tuesday. "We have got to do both."
The department, under President Joe Biden,
has doubled down on investigations into allegations of discriminatory
policing after the Trump administration scaled back that work. But the Biden
administration has also bolstered the resources the department's offered law
enforcement, with the department
making $1.6 billion in grants available last year for policing programs
aimed at reducing violent crime.
Monaco, who is the number 2 leader at the department, said Tuesday that public
safety is the "top priority."
"And what we are doing is applying every tool that we can to address the violent
crime rise that we've seen in this country," Monaco told CNN. "That means going
after and targeting the most violent offenders and working with our state and
local law enforcement partners to lock those people up. That means going
after gun violence and the illicit trafficking of guns that fuel it."
The surge in gun violence and homicides in some places has been a political
vulnerability for the Biden administration. In an address to the US Conference
of Mayors last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland promised more help for
police departments and mayors bearing the brunt of the violent crime increase.
"At the Justice Department, we stand shoulder to shoulder with you in the
fight against violent crime, and we will use every tool at our disposal to
protect our communities," Garland said.
cnn.com
Multi-State Effort to Police the Web for
Stolen Goods
States Want Online Marketplaces to Police for Stolen Goods
To help prevent someone from selling stolen
goods on a marketplace, California and several other states want marketplaces to
obtain and share the names and contact information of high-volume marketplace
sellers.
 Growing
tax gaps have pushed many countries to implement electronic invoicing and
value-added tax (VAT) reporting requirements. The United States has lagged in
this area, in part because state sales tax gaps are primarily due to sellers
failing to register as required, not fraudulent activity. But although there's
comparatively less sales tax fraud in this country, there are plenty of
fraudulent sales - and some lawmakers think it's time marketplace facilitators
help prevent it.
California
Senate Bill 301 seeks to thwart marketplace sales of stolen goods by
requiring the online marketplace platform providers to verify the identity of
third-party sellers. According to the
Senate Judiciary Committee, "organized retail theft is on the rise.
One potential factor in this unfortunate phenomenon is the ease of reselling
stolen goods on online marketplaces - online platforms that host third-party
sellers and connect those sellers with consumers, but do not directly conduct
oversight into the sellers' businesses."
Marketplace facilitators often know very little about individual sellers.
As a result, the rise of marketplace transactions has led to a rise in stolen or
knockoff goods. According to
analysis by the Senate Judiciary Committee, there's more than $500 billion
in stolen and counterfeit items sold through online marketplaces worldwide each
year.
Writing in support of California Senate Bill 301, the California Retailers
Association (CRA) said online marketplace platforms have "helped fuel a
recent, dramatic rise in organized retail crime (ORC) and counterfeit goods.
The anonymity that some platform operators afford their third-party sellers
provides an easy 'fence' for unscrupulous actors to resell illegitimate goods to
unsuspecting consumers."
California certainly isn't the only state interested in cracking down on
marketplace sales of stolen and counterfeit goods. Similar bills are
currently under consideration in the following states:
●
Florida (SB
944,
HB
1227)
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Massachusetts (H.138)
● New
Hampshire (SB
355)
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Ohio (SB
184,
HB 272)
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Washington (HB
1614,
SB 5533)
Even Congress is taking an interest in this issue.
H.R. 5502, introduced in October 2021, would require online marketplaces to
verify certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers.
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NYC's Shoplifting Explosion - Most Since 1995
NYPD Reports Shoplifting Levels Not Seen In Nearly 30 Years As Organized Retail
Crime Ramps Up Nationwide
 There's
been a spike in shoplifting in New York City. The NYPD says it hasn't seen
levels like this since 1995, and elsewhere around the country, organized
retail crime is ramping up.
"Seeing a sharp uptick in shoplifts that then turn into robberies," said
Michael Lipetri, chief of NYPD crime patrol strategies.
From Jan. 1 through Sept. 12, 2021, the NYPD says there were more than 26,000
complaints for shoplifting compared to the same time period in 2020, which
was over 20,000. Lipetri tells CBS2's Alice Gainer the pandemic helped fuel the
increase. It's why many products are now locked up at local drug stores.
Then there's organized retail crime, a growing concern around the country.
Connecticut just created a task force to deal with it. So have other
states like California and Illinois. So what is it?
"Professional thieves working as part of a criminal organization to try to
obtain as much product directly from retailers as they can for resale and for
profit," said Ben Dugan, president of the National Coalition of Law Enforcement
and Retail.
He says it's up nearly 30% since the pandemic began, but notes it started
increasing in 2017 with the expansion of online retail marketplaces.
Earlier this year, legislation was introduced called the Inform Consumers
Act. It would require online marketplaces to collect, verify and disclose
certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers.
EBay says it has programs and policies in place to monitor for stolen items.
Amazon says it vets the majority of sellers via video and requires purchase
orders or proof of sourcing when it has concerns about a seller.
newyork.cbslocal.com
Another State Proposes ORC Legislation
Colorado Lawmakers Cracking Down On Professional Shoplifters
 Organized
retail crime syndicates have found a modern-day pawnshop on platforms like
Amazon and some state lawmakers say the giant e-commerce company is making
it too easy for them.
A bill by Representatives Dylan Roberts and Terri Carver aims to crack down
on professional shoplifters or "boosters." They steal billions of dollars in
merchandise every year from stores like Home Depot and peddle the stolen
products, immediately and anonymously, on sites like Amazon, eBay and Facebook
Marketplace.
Law enforcement recovered $1 million in stolen merchandise stacked floor to
ceiling inside a Texas house last year. All of the loot had been stolen from
Home Depots in Colorado. "These people basically are stealing for a living,"
says Mike Combs, head of investigations for Home Depot.
He says organized retail crime is rampant, "Our typical case is around $90,000
but upwards of millions of dollars in some of our cases."
While there are laws that deter thieves from selling stolen goods at
brick-and-mortar pawnshops, e-commerce sites are not held to the same
standard. Combs says they should be, "We're asking legislators to consider
more transparency and accountability."
The so-called Inform Act by Carver and Roberts would require e-commerce sites to
collect and verify a seller's name, contact information, tax ID and bank
account.
The bill is modeled after federal legislation that Carver says Amazon and
eBay support, "We believe Coloradans need to move forward, not wait for
Congress to act. These escalating crimes in Colorado are costing consumers huge
amounts of money."
"By passing this legislation, we'll create some basic verification and
transparency in these online marketplaces to make sure when Coloradans go
online, they're not buying stolen products," says Roberts.
denver.cbslocal.com
Burglaries Up 32% - Violent Crime Up 6% in
Denver
'Significant uptick in crime' alarms Denver citizens who describe thefts,
violence
Denver locals told Fox News the city's increasing crime was "alarming"
and described their experiences with theft and violence.
From 2020 to 2021,
Denver
property crime increased nearly 27%, with car thefts climbing nearly 61%,
and burglaries almost 32%, according to
The Denver Post.
Reported violent crime increased nearly 6%.
"We've seen a significant uptick in crime, not only in property crimes, but
in violent crime," Denver Police Protection Association Vice President Tyson
Worrell told Fox News.
One Denver local said he felt "alarmed by the fact that crime is going up. I
think people feel unsafe." Similarly, Scout & Molly's Boutique Business
Manager Liz Wigod said: "It's becoming less safe."
She said she does "see a lot of petty theft," but the crime "doesn't seem
too bad from my perspective." The crime increase has reached beyond the city
limits of Denver. Colorado had a record year for violent and property crime
in 2021, according to a
FOX31.
foxnews.com
Deterring ORC - Changing the Definition of
Theft
Proposed bill aims to combat retail theft in Washington State
 Amendments
to the definition of theft could help deter high-value retail crimes if the
state legislature passes a bill, which was proposed in the Washington State
House Public Safety Committee on Friday. House Bill 1656 would amend the
state's definition of theft to include circumstances of concealment by an
alleged suspect to deprive the owner of its use and benefits.
Property crime is becoming increasingly common in Washington,
especially to resell stolen property, said Rep.
Dan Griffey, R-Allyn. By including the language of concealment with intent of
depriving the owner, retailers then have a tool to regain their stolen
property, he said.
Washington state considers theft as wrongfully obtaining control over another
person's property, services or value with the intent of depriving the rightful
owner of its purpose. The bill also classifies obtainment through deception
as theft.
The definition of theft is used to establish several other offenses, including,
but not limited to, theft of a motor vehicle, firearm, possessing stolen
property, theft with intent to resell and organized retail theft. A
person is guilty of an attempt when carrying out a step to commit a crime with
the intent of completing the crime.
"The law itself will act as a deterrent," Logue said.
Last year, Washington state lost $2.7 billion due to retail theft. This
drives up consumer prices and presents a massive sales tax revenue loss for the
state and local governments, said Mark Johnson, Washington Retail Association
policy and government affairs vice president.
This bill heightens the severity of consequences which legislators hope will
influence suspects to pay instead of steal, Logue said. The ability to stop
a theft in the store before a pursuit takes place ensures higher rates of
property retainment and fewer risks to public safety, he added.
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Letting Thieves & Looters Off Easy in San
Francisco
Chesa Boudin recall supporters want stiffer punishments for Union Square looters
Two months after San Francisco businesses were
targeted by looters, we are now getting a sense of how justice is shaping up
for those arrested in connection with the brazen burglaries. Several suspects
were arrested, at least one suspect's case is now done, another very close to
being over. Both of those suspects are out of jail, their time in jail for
this case at least, appears to be done.
The images from November 19 are unforgettable. Suspects running through the
streets of San Francisco
arms full
of loot, while Union Square received most of the attention it was far from
the only target.
Brooke Jenkins served as a prosecutor in San Francisco for seven years, but last
year left the District Attorney's Office and is now working on the campaign to
recall Chesa Boudin. She says while deals are commonplace, this case should have
served as an example. She says the DA promised felony charges, which he
delivered, but he failed to follow through.
"This was a prime instance where the DA's office needed to set, send a message
to the community, that this type of conduct is not acceptable in San Francisco,
and this is not an instance where pleading someone down to a misdemeanor was
appropriate," said Jenkins.
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Crime concerns behind neighborhood's idea to secede from Atlanta
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COVID Update
537.1M Vaccinations Given
US: 74.1M Cases - 898.6K Dead - 45.4M Recovered
Worldwide:
363.7M Cases - 5.6M Dead - 287.9M Recovered
Former Senior Loss Prevention Executive
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Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 344
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 622
*Red indicates change in total deaths
COVID Cases Are Falling- But Deaths Surging
U.S. COVID daily death toll at highest level since last winter's peak, and WHO
says global case tally set record in latest week
Numbers reflect the speed with which omicron
variant spread in December and January
The U.S. daily death toll from COVID-19 rose on Tuesday to its highest
level since last winter's peak, according to a New York Times tracker and
other sources, after the surge in cases in December and January driven by the
highly transmissible omicron variant.
Deaths lag cases and hospitalizations, with the former now finally coming
down from their highs, while the latter appear to be reaching a peak.
The U.S. is averaging 2,362 deaths a day, the tracker shows, up 35%
from two weeks ago. But cases are down 14% at 652,278 and hospitalizations
are up 9% at 155,247.
Cases are falling fastest in northeastern states that were first to see
waves of omicron cases and remain at undesirably high levels in states
that were hit later, including Alabama, North Dakota and Kansas.
marketwatch.com
Retail Vaccine Mandates
From Carhartt to Walmart, here are the companies mandating the Covid vaccines
for employees
Changes at the state and federal levels have
complicated vaccination policies. These companies have made their plans clear.
 The
Biden administration's vaccination mandate for federal contractors is
on hold, while
another for certain health care workers remains in place. The government's
mandate for large businesses with 100 or more employees was blocked by the
Supreme Court in early January and
formally withdrawn by the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration on Jan. 25.
Here are retail-related companies
that have already announced their vaccination plans:
Carhartt
- The heavy-duty apparel manufacturer said it is upholding its vaccination
mandate for all employees, including retail, manufacturing and distribution
workers.
Columbia Sportswear - Corp. employees have
until Feb. 1 to get vaccinated or seek accommodations.
CVS Health - At the end of 2021, it expanded
its vaccination mandate to all employees, including retail associates.
McDonald's - Required all U.S.-based office
workers and visitors to be vaccinated as of Sept. 27.
Saks - The fashion company said it is asking
employees to get vaccinated before they return to the office.
TJX - Required its U.S. "Home and Regional
Office Associates" to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.
Tyson Foods - Required its corp. workforce
to be vaccinated by Oct. 1 and all other employees by Nov. 1
Walgreens - The pharmacy giant requires
workers in its support and corporate offices to be fully vaccinated.
Walmart - Walmart corp. associates and new
hires were required to get their shots by last Oct. 4.
Read the full list:
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Pharmacies Refusing to Give 4th Shots?
Despite CDC directive, many pharmacies refusing to give fourth shots to
immune-compromised patients
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to send a clear message
to pharmacies on a conference call this week: Stop turning away
immune-compromised people when they come seeking fourth doses of Covid-19
vaccines.
Although fourth doses are not currently recommended for the vast majority of
Americans, the CDC has urged millions of people with compromised immune systems
to get them.
But many immune-compromised people tell CNN that pharmacies and hospitals
have refused to give them fourth doses, leaving those most vulnerable to the
virus without the protection the CDC wants them to have.
"A lot of pharmacies are just not understanding. They hear 'fourth shot,'
and it just freaks them out," said Elizabeth Nunn, who is immune-compromised and
was turned away for a fourth shot by three pharmacies near her home north
of New York City.
It's unclear what the disconnect has been between the CDC and vaccine
providers. The agency announced months ago -- in October -- that
immune-compromised people should get fourth shots. That news was widely covered
in the
media, and the federal agency posted its guidance on shots for
immune-compromised people on a
page for doctors and a
page for the public.
cnn.com
COVID Price Gouging?
Consumers accuse small retailers of price gouging on Covid tests
While states warn against price gouging,
sellers say they're just covering their costs and meeting demand.
 State
attorneys general across the country have warned retailers against price
gouging for at-home tests amid the shortage. But retailers say they aren't
the ones to blame.
That's why Connecticut's attorney general, William Tong, for example, has
supported legislation that would
allow his office to go after suppliers for excessively increasing prices.
The AG's office said in May that many state investigations of alleged price
gouging ultimately found wholesalers were the ones who initially raised prices,
forcing retailers to up their prices as well.
In New York, the AG's office told CNBC that retailers accused of price
gouging have the opportunity to provide evidence that their own prices have
increased.
Price gouging can also sometimes be ambiguously defined, which California Gov.
Gavin Newsom recently attempted to address through an
emergency order. Under the order, retailers may not sell at-home test
kits for more than 10% charged on Dec. 1 and sellers who haven't previously
sold the products can't sell them for more than 50% of what they bought them
for. But, the order provides an exception for those who had to pay more for
tests they plan to resell.
cnbc.com
Liquor Stores Team Up with Government to Sell
COVID Tests
Rapid COVID-19 tests to be sold in New Hampshire liquor stores, governor says
Rapid at-home COVID-19 tests will soon be available in New Hampshire liquor
stores, Gov. Chris Sununu said Wednesday.
Sununu said the state has secured 1 million rapid tests, and the
Executive Council authorized their purchase Wednesday morning. He said that
within the next two weeks, he expects the tests to be available at liquor
stores.
The tests will purchased with federal pandemic relief dollars and will be
sold at cost, which is about $13, Sununu said. The cost of the test can be
reimbursed through health insurance, though the amount and process will vary
from company to company.
New Hampshire has offered free tests before, and the federal government is
offering four free at-home COVID-19 test kits. Sununu said he sees this plan as
a way to supplement those efforts.
wmur.com
More than two-thirds of omicron cases are reinfections, English study suggests
Omicron's spread underscores the consequences of the global vaccine gap
It's very difficult to get access to antiviral COVID treatments
Grocery store shortages caused by covid surge, weather conditions, labor
shortages
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Top 5 Innovation Takeaways from NRF 2022
 By
Tony D'Onofrio, Global Retail Influencer &
Prosegur's CEO & Managing
Director, Global Retail Business Unit
Attending NRF 2022 in New York last week on multiple levels was surreal. Three
live offsite events that I attend every year were either cancelled, postponed to
virtual or had last minute changes in locations due to COVID restrictions.
Flights and hotels were changed three times to accommodate weather challenges in
the South and the evolving customer meetings scheduled for the Big Show.
Multiple of the sessions that I attended had more people that I expected. Yet
the main show floor was eerily empty of major exhibitors. Much innovation
inspiration was possible by spending time in the busy innovation and start-up
zones in the lower level.
Turns out fewer major booths and quality time with retailers more than offset
initial COVID concerns. NRF did a great job with masks, using
Clear to
validate vaccinations, and providing COVID test kits to increase safety. The Big
Show on some levels was actually getting too big and 2022 was a refreshing
opportunity to moderately transition to the next phase of retail as we continue
to emerge out of the pandemic.
The Top 5 Takeaways
Trendspotting has become a favorite activity of every NRF Big Show. This year a
total of eleven innovation trends were identified, but for this article let me
focus on my favorite five.
 1.
Artificial Intelligence is so Yesterday
2. Those Cameras Have Big Data Eyes
3. Those Robots Just Keep on Coming
4. Retailers at the Center of Startup Innovation
5. The Store as an Integrated Digital Smart Canvas
Read more here
Walmart Discrimination Lawsuit
Black corrections officer sues Walmart over racial profiling
David Conners claimed that he was racially
profiled as a shoplifting suspect and handcuffed only because he was "big and
Black"
 Walmart
has been sued by a corrections officer in Georgia over
racial profiling. David Conners, an officer at the Clayton County Detention
Center, has claimed that he was racially profiled as a shoplifting suspect
and handcuffed only because he was "big and Black". According to lawsuit
that Conners recently filed, he was stopped as he was shopping for items for his
new home in September last year in Fayetteville, about 22 miles south of
Atlanta.
The
Walmart store's chief loss prevention officer allegedly misidentified
Conners as someone who was a suspect in a
shoplifting case. The suspect reportedly shoplifted at the store on
various occasions. Terance Madden, Conners' lawyer, claimed that the officials
were already aware of the suspect's name and even had photos of him, along with
an active warrant.
Madden said that Conners was on the phone when police approached him and asked
him what his name was. Conners subsequently provided his name, produced his
driver's license and his work ID, and confirmed that he was a law enforcement
officer. The lawsuit claims that the loss prevention officer contacted the
Fayetteville Police Department, who soon arrived at the store, "surrounded him,
embarrassed him and escorted him, in full view of other shoppers, into
the store's Loss Prevention Office." The officials then handcuffed him with his
hands behind his back.
Madden stated that Conners was only targeted because of his race and that "this
can happen to anyone." "One of the officers said, trying to make excuses of why
he was misidentified, 'Well, you're about the same build.' That means the only
identifying that they did on him was that he was big and he was Black," Madden
said.
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Solving the Supply Chain's Worker Shortage?
Companies are showering shipping workers with perks to try to get around the
labor shortage
Container shipping companies have had a banner year, collecting profits that
industry experts call "surreal," at the same time as it's seeing a labor
shortage caused by unhappy and underpaid workers. That threatens to further
weaken the already precarious global supply chain-and throw those record profits
into peril.
Prices on
consumer goods have surged to 39-year highs amid the
supply chain crisis that has kept many store shelves barren and kept
industry in the U.S. from
achieving efficient productivity levels. But shipping container companies
aren't feeling that burden, at least when it comes to their bank accounts.
Some of these gains are going back to workers. Shipping lines are paying
workers huge year-end bonuses, often worth three years' of salary or more.
The world's largest shipping lines are worried about their
ability to maintain and recruit labor as jobs in the industry tend to have
low pay and bad working conditions. Employees on cargo ships, known as
seafarers, are isolated at sea for months, often with 15-hour work days.
Labor violations are common and because there's been
difficulty getting COVID-19 vaccines to seafarers, they're often denied
entries at ports and must remain on boat, even if they are docked. A recent
survey by the Standard Club found that
seafarers' happiness reached new lows in 2021.
In the meantime, the world's largest shipping companies are attempting to
mitigate job loss by passing on some of their pandemic profits to their workers
through huge one-time bonuses.
fortune.com
Hurricane-Level Winter Storm - Are Your Stores
Ready?
Northeast faces heavy snow and blizzard conditions this weekend
 Heavy
snow and strong winds are expected to slam some metro areas in the
Northeast this weekend, with millions already under winter storm watches.
Forecasters predict eastern Massachusetts, including Boston, and Rhode Island
will see 8 to 16 inches of snow that could begin falling late Friday through the
day Saturday, combined with wind gusts up to 60 mph.
More than 35 million people -- including in Philadelphia, New York and Boston
-- are under winter storm watches as of Thursday morning for snow that could be
heavy, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm is expected to form Friday in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of
Georgia, then rapidly strengthen -- a process known as
bombogenesis -- overnight Friday and track Saturday up the East Coast,
though specifics on the impact remain unclear.
"This storm is likely to strengthen at a rate, and to an intensity,
equivalent to only the most powerful hurricanes, so the high-end potential
of this storm cannot be overstated," CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said. "But
with nor'easters, like in real estate, it will all come down to location,
location, location."
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U.S. economy in 2021 grew at fastest clip in 37 years
The U.S. economy grew at a 5.7 percent clip in 2021,
the biggest annual increase going back to 1984. The economy also created a
record 6.4 million jobs last year.
Reebok to lay off 150 employees as Authentic Brands takes over
iPhones may soon become contactless payment terminals
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New White House Cybersecurity Strategy
White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt 'zero
trust' in new memo
Federal departments will have two months to
outline their response
The White House
released a new cybersecurity strategy Wednesday aimed at reducing the
risk of cyberattacks against government infrastructure.
 The
strategy outlines the administration's vision for moving government agencies
towards a "zero trust" architecture - a cybersecurity model where users and
devices are only given permissions to access network resources necessary for the
task at hand and are authenticated on a case-by-case basis.
The key document was published as a
memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the
administration's policy arm, and addressed to the heads of all executive
departments and agencies.
According to the memorandum, shifting towards a zero trust architecture will
require the implementation of stronger enterprise identity and access controls,
including more widespread use of multi-factor authentication - specifically
hardware-based authentication tokens like access cards, rather than push
notifications or SMS. Agencies were also instructed to aim for a complete
inventory of every device authorized and operated for official business, to be
monitored according to specifications set by the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
"In the face of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the Administration is
taking decisive action to bolster the Federal Government's cyber defenses,"
said acting OMB director Shalanda Young in a statement. "This zero trust
strategy is about ensuring the Federal Government leads by example, and it marks
another key milestone in our efforts to repel attacks from those who would do
the United States harm."
The White House's announcement cited the Log4j security vulnerability as "the
latest evidence that adversaries will continue to find new opportunities to get
their foot in the door." The vulnerability, one of the
most serious and widespread cybersecurity threats for years, first began to
be exploited in December 2021. At the time, government agencies were instructed
by CISA to
immediately patch vulnerable assets or take other mitigation measures. The
FTC also subsequently warned companies in the private sector to
remediate the vulnerability to avoid potential legal action for putting
consumers at risk.
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Stress Driving Cybersecurity Attacks?
Harvard Research: Why Employees Violate Cybersecurity Policies
Many Policy Violations Are Driven by Stress,
Not Desire to Harm
We found that across our sample of 330 remote employees, adherence to security
conventions was intermittent. During the 10 workdays we studied, 67% of the
participants reported failing to fully adhere to cybersecurity policies at least
once, with an average failure-to-comply rate of once out of every 20 job
tasks.
But what led to those breaches in protocol? When asked why they failed to follow
security policies, our participants' top three responses were, "to better
accomplish tasks for my job," "to get something I needed," and "to help others
get their work done." These three responses accounted for 85% of the cases in
which employees knowingly broke the rules. In contrast, employees reported a
malicious desire to cause harm in only 3% of policy breaches - making
non-malicious breaches (i.e., those motivated purely by the need to get work
done) 28 times more common than retaliatory ones.
We also found that people were substantially more likely to knowingly break
security protocols on days when they reported experiencing more stress,
suggesting that being more stressed out reduced their tolerance for following
rules that got in the way of doing their jobs. Common sources of stress
included family demands that conflicted with work, job security fears, and
ironically, the demands of the cybersecurity policies themselves: People were
more likely to violate procedures when they worried that following them would
hinder productivity, require extra time or energy, mean doing their jobs in a
different way, or make them feel like they were constantly being monitored.
Hackers Take Advantage of Altruism
Most managers would say it's a good thing if their employees want to help one
another. But unfortunately, altruism can come at a cost: In our study, around
18% of policy violations were motivated by a desire to help a coworker. The
pandemic has only increased the challenges we all face every day, and thus has
created even more opportunities for well-meaning employees to "help" their peers
in ways that leave their organizations vulnerable. Hackers know this, and they
will often intentionally use social engineering tactics that take advantage of
employees' willingness to bend the rules if they think they're helping someone
out.
To address this, managers must not only implement security policies specifically
designed to protect against these sorts of attacks - they must also work to
reduce the impact of these measures on employees' workflows, and clearly
explain their rationale, in order to increase employee compliance.
hbr.org
Cyber Criminals Targeting Windows
This sneaky ransomware is now targeting Linux servers, too
LockBit is a hugely popular form of
ransomware for cyber criminals targeting Windows - and now cybersecurity
researchers have identified a Linux-ESXi variant of it in the wild.
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of the most prolific families of ransomware now has additional Linux and VMware
ESXi variants that have been spotted actively targeting organisations in
recent months.
Analysis by
cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro identified LockBit Linux-ESXi
Locker version 1.0 being advertised on an underground forum. Previously,
LockBit ransomware - which
was by far the most active ransomware family at one point last year - was
focused on Windows.
LockBit has a reputation as one of the most sneaky forms of ransomware.
And now the Linux and VMware ESXi variant means that the ransomware could
potentially spread itself even further, encrypting a wider variety of servers
and files - and driving up the pressure for a victim to give in and pay a ransom
for the decryption key.
By targeting Linux, LockBit is following in the footsteps of other ransomware
groups, including
REvil and DarkSide, but the
popularity of LockBit ransomware-as-a-service means that attacks could have
a much wider impact and organisations should be aware of the potential threat.
Like many other ransomware attacks, LockBit steals information from
compromised networks and
threatens to publish it if the ransom isn't received - and that ransom
demand can amount to millions of dollars.
zdnet.com
More Russia-Based Cyberattacks
Threat Actors Use Microsoft OneDrive for Command-and-Control in Attack Campaign
Signs hint at Russia's APT28, aka Fancy
Bear, being behind the attacks, according to new research.
In what's believed to be the first known use of the tactic, an advanced
persistent threat actor is leveraging Microsoft OneDrive services for
command-and-control (C2) purposes in a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign
aimed at high-ranking government and defense industry officials of a West Asian
nation.
Researchers from Trellix who have been tracking the campaign have attributed it
with a low to moderate degree of confidence to APT28, aka Fancy Bear, a
threat actor that the US government previously has linked to Russia's military
intelligence service. Trellix's analysis of data related to the campaign
shows that the threat actors also have their sights on defense and government
entities in Poland and other Eastern European nations.
The infection chain for the multistage, likely APT28 campaign that Trellix
observed began like many other APT campaigns - with the execution of a
malicious Excel file likely sent to the target via a phishing email. The
file contained an exploit for
CVE-2021-40444, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML or
"Trident," Microsoft's proprietary browser engine. The vulnerability was a
zero-day flaw - meaning no patch was available for it - when Microsoft
disclosed it last September amid reports of active exploit activity.
darkreading.com
Recruiting tech workers is getting harder. But there's another way to get the
right skills
Investing in the workforce has become
"non-negotiable" for businesses that want to bridge digital skills gaps and
remain competitive, a new report warns.
Escalation on Ukrainian border leads to spike in ransomware and data leaks
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Could the SAFE Act Drive Down Cannabis Store
Crimes?
How the SAFE Act Will Impact the Banking Issue for Cannabis Businesses
While one of the main focuses of this bill - at least on the surface - is on
protecting financial institutions (FI), the real beneficiary may be
cannabis-related businesses as they continue to grapple with limited financial
services and the risks of running primarily cash-based
businesses. (Editor's Note: Robberies are among those risks).
Notice that I said limited financial services, but not necessarily lack of
access to banks and credit unions.
 There
are just simply not enough financial institutions serving the market.
Therefore, cannabis businesses in any particular state might all be going to
just a handful of FIs. Those FIs, in turn, will have a limited bandwidth and
capacity to accept cannabis business, further exacerbating the capacity issue.
The second issue - capability - is mainly caused by both the type of FI commonly
banking the industry and hesitancy around offering a full-suite of services
to these high-risk businesses. The industry is mostly banked by smaller FIs
with limits on the services they provide in general, and in many cases, they
further impose limitations on what their cannabis-related clients can and cannot
do.
The final issue is cost, which is fairly straightforward; it's expensive for
cannabis businesses to bank right now. Once the account is opened, they may
be faced not only with limited services but also sometimes extensive fees to
offset the costs of the advanced due diligence and monitoring required from the
FIs that serve them.
Can SAFE address some of these issues? Possibly. If SAFE works as intended, it
can help address the problem by bringing in more, and perhaps larger,
institutions into the space. Larger FIs will have more capacity to take on a
greater number of cannabis accounts. With clearer regulations, more capabilities
will naturally come on line as well, and increased competition will start
driving down costs.
Additionally, the SAFE Act could also reduce pressure on CRBs to go "cash
only," reducing those businesses' risks and making their employees a whole
lot safer.
In sum, cannabis banking is happening today. More services are being developed
across the FIs in the space, and the
SAFE Banking Act will be an accelerant. It shouldn't, however, be viewed
as the gating factor for entering the space. Cannabis businesses already have
options when it comes to banking partners, and they should be seeking those that
are already banking the industry and actively preparing for change.
cannabisbusinessexecutive.com
Feds Prepping for Legalization?
Adding Marijuana to a NIST Handbook
 The
National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") handbooks are
adopted every year at the annual National Conference on Weights and Measures ("NCWM").
This year's interim NCWM meeting has the cannabis crowd pretty stoked and
looking toward the future where, for the first time, marijuana is actually being
considered as an addition to the handbooks. What does this mean and why should
you care? It could mean that the Feds are finally preparing for legalization
and interstate commerce around marijuana.
The NIST handbooks: committee review
The Laws and Regulations (L&R) Committee of NCWM develops "laws and regulations
that range from the basic weights and measures law to specific laws and
regulations for weighmasters, commodity regulations, price scanners, unit
pricing, engine fuel and automotive lubricants and more." Additionally, the L&R
Committee addresses "test procedures for verifying the actual net quantity
contained in packages offered for sale." The Specifications and Tolerances (S&T)
Committee is dedicated to issues related to the design, testing, tolerances and
user requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices.
The NIST handbooks: cannabis task force
The NCWM has a
cannabis task force already that "submits its recommendations to the S&T
Committee and L&R Committee for consideration by the NCWM membership."
Eventually, "the products of this effort will be included in the NCWM
Interpretations and Guidelines for Cannabis." The actual mission of the task
force is to "[c]reate uniform guidance for States, the District of Columbia and
territories as legalized sales of Cannabis spreads."
cannabisbusinessexecutive.com
Marijuana Black Market is As Strong As Ever
Legalizing pot ended up as textbook case of being careful what you ask for
In order to sell the fairytale the marijuana black market was going to whither
somewhat in California when voters legalized the recreational use of cannabis
five years ago we had to ignore that addiction.
 It
is what has gotten this state to where it is today. The black market is not
only more robust than in 2016 according to those across the spectrum from
marijuana entrepreneurs to law enforcement but the violent crime associated it
with it has not abated.
And when it comes to environmental damage illegal grows inflict on forests, the
land, and water supplies the damage is accelerating.
But take a step or two back in the legal marijuana chain as the Associated Press
and others have done and you apparently will find a growing number of
licensed growers also serving the black market.
That clearly is providing cover given how law enforcement lacks adequate
resources to stay on top of such illegal shenanigans and the criminal justice
system has been defanged to the point whatever punishment may be dealt out for
getting caught isn't a deterrent.
This is in addition to clear evidence offered by every organization on both
sides of the legalization debate that black market grows as well as sales has
increased in California.
mantecabulletin.com
Amazon Goes Green
Amazon endorses bill to reform federal cannabis laws
The country's second-largest private employer behind Walmart is throwing
its support behind proposed legislation to end federal cannabis prohibition.
Amazon, which previously threw its public support behind the Marijuana
Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act) and the
Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, is now backing the States
Reform Act.
Filed by Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-FL), this
Republican-led bill calls for the removal of cannabis from federal
Schedule 1 drug classification. This would end prohibition of cannabis at
the federal level and allow each state to determine its own level of cannabis
reform (currently, 47 of 50 states have some form of legal cannabis available).
Amazon made a major move to support federal cannabis legalization in June 2021,
when the company said that it will
no longer include marijuana in its comprehensive drug screening program.
Instead, it will treat marijuana the same as alcohol. The only exception
will be for positions subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation,
such as truck drivers.
chainstoreage.com
Canada's Cannabis Success Story
Canada's legalization of cannabis is a success story, despite a shaky first act
There have been growing pains, but early evidence
shows that initial concerns about legalization haven't materialized and the main
aims of the legislation are well on their way to being achieved
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Amazon Price-Fixing Investigation
Amazon pays $2.25 million to settle a price-fixing investigation
An Amazon program guaranteed sellers a
minimum price while offering a potential upside if an algorithm determined that
customers were willing to pay more
Amazon settled a price-fixing investigation by the Washington State attorney
general's office on Wednesday, agreeing to pay $2.25 million and end a
program that gave it control over the prices of products supplied by
third-party sellers on its marketplace.
The suit focused on a program that the Seattle-based company started in 2018 to
let sellers use its pricing algorithm. Called Sold by Amazon, the program
guaranteed sellers a minimum price while offering a potential upside if the
algorithm determined that customers were willing to pay more.
The attorney general's complaint said the algorithm had harmed consumers
in part because it set the minimum price as a "floor" of what Amazon offered
customers, "meaning that participating sellers had limited, if any, ability to
lower the price of their products without withdrawing the product" from the
program.
Glenn Kuper, an Amazon spokesman, said in a statement that the effort had been
"small" and meant to "provide another tool to help sellers offer lower prices."
While Amazon is "glad to have this matter resolved," he said, the company
believes the program was legal. Amazon stopped offering Sold by Amazon in 2020
and under the agreement pledged to not offer it again.
Bob Ferguson, the state's attorney general, said in a statement announcing
the settlement that it "promotes product innovation and consumer choice, and
makes the market more competitive for sellers in Washington State and across the
country."
nytimes.com
Online Sales Boom Driving Return Surge
A more than $761 billion dilemma: Retailers' returns jump as online sales grow
Retail returns jumped to an average of 16.6%
in 2021 versus 10.6% a year ago, according to a survey by the National Retail
Federation and Appriss Retail.
As shoppers buy more online during the pandemic, they are also
returning a larger portion of clothes, shoes and other purchases to
retailers.
On average, retailers expect to get back about 16.6% of the total merchandise
that customers purchased in 2021, according to survey results released
Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. That's a jump from
an average return rate of 10.6% in 2020.
What's more, it adds up to over $761 billion of merchandise, according to
the survey that is based on responses from 57 retailers between mid-October and
mid-November.
Returns tend to be higher when consumers buy online - a mode of shopping
that makes it easy to toss items into the virtual basket, but hard to visualize
in person how they will look or fit. Online sales accounted for roughly 23% of
the $4.583 trillion of total U.S. retail sales in 2021, according to NRF.
Unwanted purchases come back to retailers' stores and warehouses and become a
headache for companies that must decide whether they can resell those items, get
them written off by the manufacturer or if they must take the loss.
The average rate of returns for online purchases was 20.8% - an increase from
18.1% last year, NRF found.
cnbc.com
Fashion Nova first to be fined by FTC for blocking bad reviews
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NYC, NY: Actor/ Comedian Michael Rapaport Films Alleged Brazen Shoplifter ...'I
CAN'T BELIEVE THIS S***!!!'
 Michael
Rapaport was almost speechless Tuesday ... he says he watched a "shopper"
shoplift a bag full of items and breeze right past a security guard ... and the
actor is just incredulous. You don't see it in the video, but apparently,
Michael saw the man putting items in a bag. It's unclear why Michael's eyes were
trained on this guy before the video started, but it does appear the guy
beelines it for the exit as a security guard stands there and does nothing. "I
can't believe I'm seeing this s*** ... this f***ing guy just filled his two bags
up with everything in Rite Aid, right here on 80th and First Avenue is walking
down the street like s***."
A rep for Rite Aid tells TMZ ... "The safety of our customers and employees is
our top priority, and we are grateful that no one was harmed in this situation.
We are in the process of conducting a full investigation and will work with
local law enforcement to identify and pursue this offender." "Like all
retailers, we've seen a much higher level of brazen shoplifting and organized
retail crime over the last year, and we are taking an active role in helping law
enforcement pursue these offenders as well as working with other retailers and
local leaders to push for stronger legislation to deter these types of crimes."
tmz.com
Phoenix, AZ: Burglars tunneled through wall into pharmacies and stole opioids
Two people were caught on camera when they tunneled into the walls of two
Arizona pharmacies, police said. The burglars cut into the walls of neighboring
businesses to get into MG Pharmacy and S & G Pharmacy in Phoenix, according to
the Silent Witness - a nonprofit organization created to help law enforcement.
Phoenix police said the burglars got away with thousands of pills, costing over
$30,000. They took oxycodone and other opioids from the November and December
break-ins, police and the Silent Witness said.
newsobserver.com
Vacaville, CA: Three Arrests made in Baby Formula heist
Three Sacramento residents were arrested Tuesday in Vacaville in connection with
a massive theft of baby formula. The theft occurred at Target, and an employee
called police with a detailed description of the car and its direction of
travel. Officers spotted the suspects' car near the Nike outlet. They detained
and subsequently arrested two women and a man. Also in the car was a 1-year-old
"sitting in a dirty car seat completely surrounded by containers of baby
formula," police advised. Retrieved was a large amount of formula and other
items worth more than $5,900. Target Loss Prevention said they'd been
investigating the suspects since 2020 due to their rampant theft of baby formula
throughout the greater Sacramento area, police said. The suspects are
believed to be tied to numerous thefts from varying Target stores with losses
near $200,000.
thereporter.com
Owatonna, MN: Men charged in alleged felony shoplifting from Cabela's
Two men have been charged with matching felonies after they allegedly walked out
of Cabela's with more than $1,000 in property. Paul A. Martinez, 29, and Keyonta
Eric Brown, 22, were both charged by summons Tuesday in Steele County District
Court with one count of aiding and abetting theft, a felony. The charges stem
from an incident that occurred Dec. 3 at Cabela's in Owatonna. According to the
criminal complaint, Owatonna police were notified in the early afternoon Dec. 3
of a shoplifting incident at Cabela's.
When the security sensor tripped the alarm at the entrance, both men reportedly
ran out into the parking lot and off camera view. A witness informed police they
saw the two men enter a vehicle with a female driver and had written down the
license plate number, according to court documents. The license plate number
came back as registered to Brown. According to court records, Brown was on
probation through Anoka County at the time of the incident. On Dec. 20, police
made contact via phone with Brown, who allegedly admitted to the theft and
identified Martinez as the other suspect. Brown reportedly said Martinez was
going to sell the items on Facebook Marketplace and that Brown was given
$200 for helping in the theft. According to the complaint, Brown told officers
the $200 was used to pay his rent, but his probation officer stated his rent was
covered through an assistance program. Police reportedly compared a photo of
Martinez provided by Brown to the corresponding Cabela's surveillance video and
determined them to be a match. The value of the two sonar fish finders is
$800 each, for a total value of $1,600, according to court records.
southernminn.com
Plainville, MA: Police apprehend alleged Target Shoplifter and recover over
$2,000 in goods
Police arrested an alleged shoplifter Tuesday in the parking lot of Target and
recovered over $2,000 in electronic goods. The suspect, Asia Williams, 36, was
arraigned in Wrentham District Court on a felony larceny charge. She was
released on her own recognizance and must go to other courts to address
outstanding theft-related arrest warrants. Police were dispatched to the
Target at 91 Taunton St. about 1 p.m. where store security reported a person
leaving with a cart without paying for merchandise. The officers recovered
four Nest home security cameras and five Fitbit watches allegedly stolen from
the store and valued at $2,049.
thesunchronicle.com
Vienna Township, MI: Man charged, accused of Retail Theft scheme at Lowe's and
Dollar General
 A
Vienna man is facing criminal charges after police say he attempted to return
merchandise he never actually bought. Timothy Lambert is facing theft charges in
both Warren and Vienna Township. According to police reports, he is accused of
participating in a return scheme at a Lowes in Warren four times between October
and earlier this month. Store surveillance video shows Lambert loading up store
bags while "shopping." Investigators say he successfully received money by
returning those items. "He never paid for them in the first place so it's still
theft. Even though he didn't steal the products themselves, he's turning them
back in as something he purchased that he didn't," said Vienna Township Police
Chief Bob Ludt. Ludt says they know of at least two other instances this month
where Lambert was able to successfully receive money for items he never
purchased at a Dollar Store in Vienna Township.
wytv.com
Somerville, MA: Police Investigating Jewelry Store Smash and Grab; at least 6
suspects fled the store
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Shootings & Deaths
Albuquerque, NM: Massage parlor employee killed in violent shoot-out
"Albuquerque police have named the man they say killed a female employee at a
massage parlor during an attempted robbery. Officials say surveillance video
showed 18-year-old Jorge Rivera-Ramirez walk into Wonderful Massage just after 8
p.m. Monday. The video shows the man pay a woman later identified as 45-year-old
Sihui Fang. Later in the video you see Fang with a gun pointed at her head as
she is forced to open the front door to let another man inside. You see Fang
attempt to run from the business but is dragged back inside and dragged down a
hallway by her hair. Through investigation, detectives learned that Fang and
Rivera-Ramirez got into a shoot-out and shot several rounds at each other. Fang
was killed in the shooting and died at the scene. Rivera-Ramirez called 911
requesting medical assistance. The second man seen earlier in the video fled the
scene, officials say. Albuquerque police say robbery detectives had been
investigating a string of armed robberies in Albuquerque involving two men,
robbing massage parlors. Rivera-Ramirez was arrested and charged in Fang's
death.
kyma.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
 Escondido,
CA: Thieves in SUV smash way into Escondido jewelry store
A pair of masked men used a vehicle to ram their way into an Escondido jewelry
store early Wednesday and looted the business. The vehicular smash-and-grab
heist in the 300 block of West Mission Avenue took place shortly after 1:30
a.m., according to the Escondido Police Department. After breaking into the
Jewelry and Repair Center by crashing into it with a white Volkswagen SUV, the
thieves, one of them wielding an ax, broke into display cases, Lt. Bode Berreth
said. The SUV is believed to have been stolen two days earlier in Oceanside.
They then stole an undisclosed amount of jewelry and cash before fleeing.
cbs8.com
Frederick County, MD: Sheriff's office investigates attempted Armed Robbery at
Ross store
Authorities are on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly threatened to shoot a
cashier at a Frederick department store Tuesday night. The Frederick County
Sheriff's Office responded to Ross at 7288 Guilford Drive at about 9:40 p.m. for
a call of an armed robbery in progress, according to a news release. The suspect
reportedly threatened the cashier but did not brandish a weapon, police say.
When the cashier started to scream, the suspect fled out the front door. Store
personnel told police the suspect was a heavy-set male wearing large glasses, a
black stocking cap, black pants and a hooded black and gray sweatshirt. Witness
outside of the store reportedly saw the suspect motioning for a vehicle to pick
him up, then lost sight of him. Deputies set up a perimeter around the shopping
complex upon arrival, but the suspect had already fled.
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Tucson, AZ: 3 teens accused of robbing 2 stores at knifepoint arrested by SVPD
 Three
teenagers from the Tucson area were recently arrested in connection to multiple
armed robberies that occurred in Cochise County on last February. At around 6:38
a.m. Feb. 18, Tucson teen Logan Martin and Vail resident Kira Hodges allegedly
entered the Circle K in Sierra Vista and robbed the store at knife point. About
an hour later, the two teens reportedly committed a similar robbery at Benson
Donuts. Sierra Police Department later discovered that fellow Vail teen, Taryn
Green reportedly acted as the duo's getaway driver. Martin, who was 17 years old
at the time of the incident, was arrested on Dec. 29 on charges including
robbery, armed robbery and aggravated robbery after two separate anonymous tips
identified the now 18-year-old as a suspect in the case. After further
investigation, Hodges, 18, was arrested on Jan. 19. Green, 17, followed when she
was taken into custody on Jan. 21. Hodges and Green were 17 and 16 at the time
of the robberies, respectively. SVPD said the three suspects will all be charged
as adults.
kvoa.com
Las Vegas, NV: Major robbery series busted
Last night, LVMPD officers were able to take a prolific armed robbery suspect
into custody after some excellent teamwork. We believe George Solano Perez
robbed a variety of shoe, discount fashion, and video game stores across the
valley over the past 7 days. Our robbery detectives were able to track Perez
just moments after his final crime to the area of St. Louis and Maryland
Parkway. He is facing: Robbery with a deadly weapon (8 counts), Burglary with a
deadly weapon (8 counts), Buy, sell, receive stolen property, Possession of a
firearm by a prohibited person.
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Mohave County, AZ: Man took $300 while robbing adult bookstore with shotgun in
Lake Havasu City
 Officials
with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office say they have arrested a man in
connection with an armed robbery at an adult bookstore in 2021. According to a
statement released on Jan. 26, the incident happened on Sept. 28, 2021, when the
suspect, identified as 39-year-old Matthew Brode McWhirter, entered a business,
pointed a shotgun at an employee, and demanded money from the cash register.
McWhirter later fled the scene, and the employee at the business called police.
Deputies searched the area for McWhirter, with no results. The business,
officials say, is an adult bookstore, and the suspect allegedly took about $300
from the business. McWhirter, according to investigators, was identified as a
suspect during a subsequent investigation, and he was arrested on Jan. 25.
fox10phoenix.com
Huntsville, AL: Man charged with string of Armed Robberies
A Huntsville man has been charged by a federal grand jury with committing a
string of armed robberies, the announcement came Wednesday. 27-year-old
Christopher Maxwell Jacobie Owens faces a 12-count indictment filed in the U.S.
District Court, charged with six counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and six counts of
brandishing a firearm. Court records allege that over the course of six days in
November 2020, Owens committed six armed robberies at several businesses in
Huntsville. Owens allegedly robbed two Family Dollar locations, one Dollar
General store, two MetroPCS locations, and a Walgreens.
wkrg.com
Seattle, WA: Accused repeat Seattle Shoplifter released without bail
A Seattle judge released an accused shoplifter without bail for the second time
Wednesday despite his extensive criminal history, including at least 18 felony
and misdemeanor convictions since 1985, according to a report. Judge Melinda
Young released John Ray Lomack Wednesday weeks after Judge Kuljinder Dhillon did
the same thing after he was arrested for allegedly stealing a 70-inch TV
on Dec. 22 from a downtown Seattle Target store, the Jason Rantz radio show in
Seattle reported. A King County prosecutor had argued before Dhillon he should
be held on $5,000 bail. Lomack was banned from the store last year after
employees claimed he tried to shoplift nearly two dozen times and racked up
$6,000 in stolen property, according to the show.
The suspect's past convictions include fourth-degree assault and second-degree
burglary. Dhillon has been lenient on other suspects experiencing homelessness
like Lomack, the show reported, having lowered the bail for a suspect accused of
gouging a Seattle police officer in the eye last year from $25,000 to $1,000.
foxnews.com
Sioux Falls man sentenced for burglary of Riddle's Jewelry on night of George
Floyd riots
Orange County, CA: Man who punched 71-year-old Huntington Beach liquor store
clerk sentenced to 2 years in state prison
New York, NY: Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Prize Notice
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C-Store - Oklahoma City, OK - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Memphis, TN
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C-Store - St Johnsbury,
VT - Robbery
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C-Store Pueblo, CO -
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Cellphone _ Fountain
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Family Dollar -
Tucson, AZ - Robbery
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Grocery - Baltimore,
MD - Burglary
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Jewelry - Spokane Valley, WA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Woodbridge, VA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Wichita, KS - Robbery
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Jewelry - Lynnwood, WA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Bellevue, WA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Somerville, MA - Burglary
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Jewelry - Escondido,
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Ross - Frederick
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7-Eleven - Portsmouth,
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The Asset Protection
Associate (APA) is responsible for the detection, apprehension, or deterrence of
customer and associate activity that could result in a loss to Ralph Lauren.
APAs are also responsible for ensuring a safe environment for all customers,
associates, and vendors. APAs promote and monitor compliance to Polo Ralph
Lauren policies and procedures related to theft prevention, safety, and
inventory control. The APA is also required to promote awareness and conduct
training...
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Regional Loss Prevention Manager
Detroit, MI
- posted January 4
Support store and delivery center management in the areas
of Workplace safety and Loss Prevention (LP). Assist store and delivery centers
in compliance with Safety / LP policies and procedures. Serve as main point of
contact as the Safety / LP subject matter expert for stores and delivery centers
in the assigned Region. Collaborate with other support staff as needed...
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Region Asset Protection Manager-South Florida Region (Bi-lingual Required)
Doral, FL
- posted December 21
Responsible for managing asset protection programs
designed to minimize shrink, associate and customer liability accidents, bad
check and cash loss, and safety incidents for stores within assigned region.
This position will develop the framework for the groups' response to critical
incidents, investigative needs, safety concerns and regulatory agency visits...
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Corporate Safety & Security Leader
San Francisco, CA
- posted December 15
RH is seeking a Corporate Safety & Security Leader. The
role will lead a team of Safety & Security Associates on our Corporate Campus in
Corte Madera, CA. The Leader acts as the key point of contact for safety and
security incidents including identifying, investigating, mitigating, and
managing risks...
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Regional Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist
New York, NY
- posted November 29
You will act as a coach, trainer, mentor, and enforcer to support the
risk management program at Legends. Responsibilities can include, but are not
limited to: Identify, develop, and implement improved loss prevention and safety
measurements with risk management team; Conduct internal audits that have a
focus on loss prevention, personal safety, and food safety, and help the team to
effectively execute against company standards and requirements...
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Safety Director (Retail Background Preferred)
Jacksonville, FL
- posted November 3
This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing
purpose-directed occupational safety and health programs designed to minimize
the frequency and severity of customer and associate accidents, while complying
with applicable regulatory requirements. This leader is the subject matter
expert on all safety matters...
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Director, Loss Prevention & Safety
Goleta, CA
- posted September 24
The Director of Loss Prevention & Environmental, Health
and Safety plans, organizes, implements, and directs HERBL's programs,
procedures, and practices to ensure the safety and security of company employees
and property...
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Corporate Risk Manager
Fort Myers, Miami, Tampa FL
- posted October 5
Summary of Role and Responsibilities: A proactive approach to preventing
losses/injuries, whether to our employees, third parties, or customer's
valuables. They include but are not limited to cash in transit, auto losses, or
injuries...
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