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Dalibor has been with Target for nearly five years, starting with the
company in 2017 as Executive Team Leader Asset Protection. Before his
promotion to Assets Protection Director, he spent nearly two years as
Assets Protection Business Partner. Prior to joining Target, he spent
more than four years as Asset Protection Manager with Millennium
Facility Services. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Chief of
Police and Chief of Police with the City of Cacak, Serbia.
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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
Retailers Wage War on Shoplifters
US store owners are worried about shoplifting - what can be done?
Retailers say shoplifting has become a
growing problem - so how are merchants fighting back?
 In
Manhattan, where the New York police department reports shoplifting levels
not seen in
nearly 30 years, a Rite-Aid store announces
it's closing because of theft losses. Small retailers in New York have given
their district attorney an earful. Residents and shop owners in San
Francisco
say that crime there has "spun out of control". Chicago has
been the target of "rampant" shoplifting incidents. Reports of
"flash" shoplifting gangs have prompted legislators to introduce bills to
protect businesses
as far apart as Kenosha, Wisconsin, and
Washington state.
Is this real or moral panic? The Los Angeles police department
recently announced that robbery, burglary and theft are actually down in
the city compared with 2019. An activist group in Seattle
says that in some cases shoplifting is "justified". One retail association
says that retail theft
would be less if Amazon and Facebook didn't make it so easy to sell stolen
goods.
When you ask retailers, they'll tell you that shoplifting is a big and
growing problem. Just ask the National Retail Federation. Half of the
respondents in that organization's
2021 retail security survey said they saw an increase in shoplifting this
past year. So how are merchants fighting back? Unfortunately, they're having
to spend.
Many of my shop-owner clients are taking the obvious internal steps. These would
include making sure their stores are organized and tidy, that their
employees are trained to be on alert for typical shoplifting tactics, and
that mirrors are added to avoid blind spots among updated and prominent signs
that warn of prosecution. A handful have hired security guards. Those
with very high-dollar inventory (jewelry, say) are taking more steps to secure
these products or removing them from their stores each night. Others are
installing more protective glass on their exterior windows and display cases.
Many others are investing in new security systems or re-designing themselves
to thwart shoplifting. A Safeway store in San Francisco, for example, has
added automatic gates that immediately swing shut behind entering customers in
order to prevent thieves from running out of the store with full shopping carts.
Other retailers are setting up
coiled wire or
putting more of their items under lock and key.
Or you could do what one small merchant in Denver is doing: charge all customers
an additional 1% fee on top of everything else to cover his shoplifting
losses. Calling it the "Denver crime spike fee", the owner says it helps him
to recover thousands of dollars in losses.
theguardian.com
24 States Push Bills to Fight Surging Retail
Theft
Retailers want to fight smash and grab thieves by targeting online resellers of
stolen stuff
Proposed legislation in Virginia, Maryland
and 22 other states would force platforms like Amazon to collect information
verifying the legitimacy of sellers
 Virginia,
Maryland and at least 22 other states are aiming to slow down a disturbing trend
of organized "grab and go" robberies by making it more difficult for thieves to
sell stolen goods on major shopping platforms like Amazon, according to the
Virginia Retail Federation which is pushing the legislation in the commonwealth.
Retail stores throughout the region say they are under assault from so-called
"grab and go" organized theft rings according to the National Retail
Federation which reports
$700,000 out of every $1 billion in sales is lost to organized theft.
In-store employees are instructed for safety's sake not to engage in physical
confrontations to catch suspects, making it easy for them to escape. As a
result, retailers are hoping legislators will help them go on offense against
people who are later selling the stolen goods online.
Bills now under consideration in Virginia would force platforms like Amazon and
Esty to collect identifying information like tax ID numbers and bank account
information to verify the legitimacy of frequent sellers before allowing
them to list items. Maryland is
considering similar legislation.
"Our hope is that it will be a deterrent for these organized retail crime
rings to stop doing this and realize that it's not going to be so easy
anymore to sell on the markets if we can get this through Virginia," said Jodi
Roth of the Virginia Retail Federation.
The bills have not received final votes in Virginia or Maryland.
wusa9.com
New Report Shows Significant Increase in
Deaths Over Last Decade
National Institute of Justice Funded Research Amasses Details of a Half Century
of United States Mass Shootings
 The
Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today published
an article discussing the NIJ-supported and publicly available
Violence Project
Database that identifies common traits of persons who engaged in mass
shootings between 1966 and 2019.
During that time, mass shootings in the United States notably increased, with
more than half occurring after 2000, and 20% occurring during the last five
years of the study period. The death toll in mass shootings in the last
decade has grown dramatically. In the 1970s, mass shootings claimed an
average of eight lives per year. From 2010 to 2019, the average was 51 deaths
per year.
The study includes a discussion of demographics, motivations, warning signs and
other key findings. The article is available at "Public
Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass
Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories." Funded by NIJ,
it covers 172 mass public shooters and more than 150 psychosocial history
variables, such as those individuals' mental health history, past trauma,
interest in past shootings and situational triggers.
"This study - one of the most extensive assessments of mass violence to
date-reveals a deeply unsettling trend: more Americans are dying at the hands of
mass shooters than at any point in recent history," said OJP Principal Deputy
Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon. "This analysis paints a portrait of
shooters, giving us a better idea of who commits these crimes and helping us
detect the warning signals for these appalling acts of violence."
justice.gov
Shootings Targeted at Police Officers Up 67%
At least 30 police, law enforcement officers shot last month
 At
least 30 police and law enforcement officers were shot in the month of
January - up 67% from the same time last year, new statistics show, as the
head of the country's largest police union calls the violence against cops "the
worst I have ever seen."
Five of the 30 officers shot in the line of duty were killed, and four of
the shootings were "ambush-style attacks," the National Fraternal Order of
Police said in a Tuesday press release. The union found that five officers were
shot and three were killed by the ambush gunfire.
The statistics account for the shootings in New York City, where two
officers were killed and three more were wounded, and Houston, where four
have been shot this month. Three officers were shot in Wisconsin, and
three more were wounded in Georgia. Other states that reported officers
shot include Nevada, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, California,
Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico, Montana and Washington State, the
group found. An officer was also struck in Washington, D.C.
"In just the first month of 2022, we saw the real-life consequences of and felt
the immense pain caused by the recent surge in violent crime and the
heinous acts of cowardly individuals whose sole motivation is to injure or kill
a law enforcement officer," Yoes said. "No officer should be at risk of being
violently targeted simply because of the uniform they wear."
He said violence toward law enforcement "is skyrocketing" as crime rates also
climb.
foxnews.com
Violent Crime Surges 20% in Seattle
Mayor Harrell announces a revised approach to public safety in Seattle
Police and Fire Chiefs share data from last
year on crime and call outs
 Mayor
Bruce Harrell in a press conference at Seattle City Hall said that his
administration intends to take a different approach to public safety including
crime, homelessness and responses to 911 calls.
Following through on the commitments made in his inaugural speech to take a more
focused approach to these issues Harrell was joined by Seattle Police Chief
Adrian Diaz, and Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scroggins as well as Deputy Mayors
Tiffany Washington, Kendee Yamaguchi, and Monisha Harrell.
"I want to be very clear - we will not tolerate crime in Seattle. Whether
organized retail theft, crimes of violence
against our most vulnerable, crimes of hate, or especially gun violence, we will
not look the other way while the fabric of our neighborhoods and city is
destroyed," said Harrell.
The Seattle Police Department today released its
2021 Year-End Crime Report which showed increases in violent crime
and gun violence compared to 2020:
"I have directed Chief Diaz to focus his efforts on those places in our City
where crime is concentrated, disrupting the lives of the people who live and
work there," said Mayor Harrell.
Chief Diaz said, "Overall crime last year in Seattle was up 10% Over 2020.
Violent crime increased by 20%, and much of that violence is gun related.
Nearly every month, last year saw more shots fired incidences than the same
month from the previous year and homelessness related shootings and shots
fired increased by 122% over 2021.
SPD is recovering more than 1000 guns each year as they have for the past five
years. Despite the fact that SPD has said they need more than 350 officers,
many of whom left last year they are working hard to stay on top of the
situation.
westsideseattle.com
RELATED: Seattle business owners react to latest
record crime numbers
Mayor, governor discuss Baltimore violence as lawmakers promote crime plans
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Gov. Larry Hogan held a private meeting
Thursday to discuss the pressing issue of crime, as lawmakers promoted
competing plans for combating violence. The Democratic mayor and Republican
governor - whose last planned meeting on crime was nixed when Hogan contracted
COVID-19 - met behind closed doors at the State House in Annapolis.
baltimoresun.com
Washington Post Op-Ed: Want to fight crime? Take on the gun lobby.
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COVID Update
543.2M Vaccinations Given
US: 78M Cases - 926K Dead - 47.9M Recovered
Worldwide:
396.4M Cases - 5.7M Dead - 315.2M Recovered
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2,600+ COVID Deaths Each Day as Cases Drop
The U.S. Covid death toll passes 900,000 - but cases continue to plummet
More than 2,600 Americans are dying from Covid-19 each day, an alarming
number that has climbed by 30 percent in the past two weeks. Across the
United States, the coronavirus pandemic has now claimed more than 900,000 lives.
Yet another, simultaneous reality of the pandemic offers reason for hope.
Reports of new coronavirus infections are plummeting, falling by more than half
since mid-January. Hospitalizations are also declining.
All that has created a disorienting moment in the pandemic: Though deaths are
still mounting, the threat from the virus is moving, for now, farther
into the background of daily life for many Americans.
The Omicron surge has brought with it an especially potent and fast-moving
wave of death across the United States. The country's per capita death rate
still exceeds those of other wealthy nations, a reflection of widespread
resistance to vaccines and boosters in the United States. During the Omicron
surge, hospital admissions in the United States have been
higher than in Western Europe.
nytimes.com
Retail's COVID Test Shortage Subsides
After weathering the Omicron crush, CVS and Walgreens removed their limits on
buying at-home tests
 For
the past few months, those Americans who had been lucky enough to find at-home
coronavirus tests in stores had been kept from buying more than a few at a
time so that stores could keep up with the surging demand.
But that is changing at nearly all CVS and Walgreens locations nationwide
as of this week. A CVS spokesman, Matthew Blanchette, confirmed on Saturday that
the pharmacy chain had increased its inventory of over-the-counter rapid test
kits and removed all limits "on those products at CVS Pharmacy locations
nationwide and on CVS.com."
A Walgreens representative also said on Saturday that because of "improved
in-stock conditions," the company had removed its purchase limit of at-home
tests at almost all its locations.
Both companies
announced in late December that they would cap the number of tests bought in
stores and online to keep up with demand as the highly contagious Omicron
variant spread. CVS said it would allow the purchase of only six tests per
person; Walgreens would allow only four. And still, many consumers regularly
found empty store shelves when shopping for test kits.
nytimes.com
Vaccine Mandate Costing Businesses $15K Per
Week?
Boston official says small businesses wanted the city's vaccine mandate, amid
claim it's costing restaurants up to $15,000 a week
A trade group says Boston restaurants are
losing up to $15,000 a week from the city's vaccine mandate.
A Boston official has responded to claims that restaurants are losing up to
$15,000 a week from the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying that small
businesses wanted the policy in place.
Segun Idowu, chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, told Insider that
the mandate "actually drives confidence" for those who feel unsafe around
crowds, and prevents confusion for patrons.
In a letter
last week to Boston mayor Michelle Wu, the Massachusetts Restaurant
Association (MRA) demanded she scrap new requirements to that customers must
present
proof of vaccination against
COVID-19. The association said Boston restaurants were losing $10,000 to
$15,000 a week because of the policy.
Idowu said the vaccine mandate came into effect because small business owners
polled by the city thought it would be "helpful."
businessinsider.com
The Pandemic's Impact on the Workplace
As COVID-19 Lingers, Workers Have Mixed Views on Employers' Response to the
Pandemic, New Eagle Hill Consulting Research Finds
Most Employees Say Employers Have Improved
Flexibility and Remote Work in Response to COVID-19
A new national survey of working Americans gives a mixed report card for how
employers are navigating through COVID-19 as the pandemic enters its third year.
On one hand, employees say employers have made substantial improvements when it
comes to flexibility (66 percent) and remote work (57 percent).
Yet, employee confidence in their organization's leadership and culture have
dropped since the early days of the pandemic.
This new Eagle Hill Consulting national survey finds that only 29 percent of
U.S. employees say that their organization has trusted leaders and managers to
navigate the COVID-19 crisis, down from 32 percent in 2020. Few workers
(20 percent) say that their organization has a culture that fosters
innovation and collaboration to deal with this global pandemic, down from 24
percent in 2020.
This workforce sentiment comes as the country continues to battle
Omicron variants, and as employers continue to face acute labor shortages
due to factors like the
Great Resignation and employees out sick or facing
long COVID.
"The pandemic forced employers to pivot their business and workforce
strategies almost overnight, and some of those changes are resonating well
with employees," says
Melissa Jezior,
Eagle Hill Consulting president and chief executive officer. "For example,
employees long have been advocating for more flexibility and remote work, and
the pandemic forced the issue for employers."
prnewswire.com
Lockdowns Had 'Little to No Effect' on COVID
Death Rates
Study reveals COVID lockdowns prevented just 0.2% of deaths
A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University reveals COVID
lockdowns prevented only a small number of deaths caused by the virus.
The authors reviewed 24 separate studies and broke them down into three groups:
Lockdown Stringency Index Studies, Shelter-In-Place Order Studies, and Specific
Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention Studies.
An analysis of each found "that lockdowns have had little to no effect on
COVID-19 mortality."
The numbers suggest lockdowns in Europe and the United States reduced the
COVID-19 mortality rate by only an average of 0.2 percent. Shelter-In-Place
orders didn't fare much better, as they only reduced deaths by an average 2.9
percent.
Researchers did find that lockdown orders caused enormous economic and social
costs wherever they were implemented. The authors concluded that lockdown
policies are "ill-founded," and suggested they be rejected in future pandemics.
wmar2news.com
The COVID Impact
Conference Board: Only 9% of employees working in office full-time
New York pharmacies to refund patients for COVID-19 vaccine fees
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Walgreens Security-Discrimination Lawsuit
Fired Black security manager for Bay Area Walgreens stores claims racial and age
discrimination
Drugstore chain was downsizing, struggling
with shoplifting problems
 As
Walgreens was shutting down drugstores in the Bay Area and across the country
and struggling with a theft problem, it fired
three Black security managers without giving them the severance payments
offered to laid-off white security managers, a new lawsuit claims.
Alameda County resident Marcellus Clark, 63, alleged in his age- and
race-discrimination suit filed Thursday in San Mateo County Superior Court that
he was fired - after a 21-year career in security for Walgreens - by a
newly arrived supervisor "known for terminating older employees once he acquired
a new territory."
Clark worked primarily in a San Mateo Walgreens. His duties included
scheduling all the security guards for the company's San Francisco-area stores,
according to the suit.
In August 2019, the supervisor fired two white security managers, both around
age 60, and offered them severance packages, the suit alleges. Over the course
of a year, the supervisor - responsible for security in California stores -
also fired at least three Black security managers over age 40, including
Clark in February 2020, with none offered severance, the suit claims.
The drugstore chain had said in an August 2019
regulatory filing that it planned to close 200 U.S. stores to cut costs, and
by the end of that year had begun a wave of closures, including in the Bay Area.
While the company had been suffering from what Bay Area authorities described
as
organized retail theft since at least 2017, the closures turned
controversial when Walgreens officials in October 2020
began linking San Francisco store shutdowns to a surge in shoplifting,
rather than cost-cutting.
mercurynews.com
Retail Gig Workers
No more familiar faces at the checkout? Why stores are hiring gig workers.
"The demand that we're seeing for outsourced
work, meaning gig work, is easily 10 times what it was pre-Covid across
household name companies," one expert said.
 The
explosion in popularity of ride sharing and food delivery apps means that gig
work, or contract work, has become a much more common form of employment
across the country. But the mass exodus of workers from the retail industry over
the course of the pandemic means many companies are now also hiring gig workers
for in-house tasks like stocking shelves, assembling displays and packing online
orders.
"Grocers and retailers in general are definitely looking at it now more than
ever for in-store over the last couple years," said Marco Di Marino,
director of retail and grocery with consulting firm AlixPartners. "They're
looking at these platforms not really as a labor replacement but as a way to
scale up and down that otherwise in the current condition would be very
difficult."
From Midwest grocery chain Meijer to discount retailer Big Lots, stores are
buzzing with gig workers, a contingent of independent contractors who do
short-term work for multiple companies. Walmart uses third-party vendors and gig
workers "as a complement" to its existing workforce, spokesperson Anne Hatfield
told NBC News. Fedex offers flexible schedule options, including the ability
for workers to pick up extra shifts when it's convenient, the company said
in a December earnings call.
Fedex CFO Michael Lenz told investors the company is "aggressively"
addressing labor shortages through flexible employment that is "not as
binary as full-time, part-time. The scheduling flexibility helps as well in
terms of navigating labor availability when and where you need it," he said.
nbcnews.com
RELATED: Food Companies Rely More on Temp Workers
as Labor Shortages Persist
1,200 New Starbucks Locations Opened in 2021
Starbucks opened more new stores than McDonald's & Subway, the two biggest
chains in the world, during the pandemic
The coffee chain opened nearly 1,200 net new
locations in 2021.
As of January 2, 2022, Starbucks had 34,317 open stores across the world,
just under 17,000 in the US. The number looks poised to keep increasing after
years of steady growth from Starbucks. It added 484 net new stores the first
quarter of 2022 and 538 the previous quarter. It added 1,173 net new stores
in the fiscal 2021 year, and
1,404 in the 2020 fiscal year, according to end-of-year data provided by
Starbucks.
There's no real end in sight for Starbucks' potential growth. The chain plans
to open 2,000 net new stores in fiscal 2022, Starbucks said at the end of
2021. In a February earnings call, President and CEO Kevin Johnson addressed the
question of opening new stores.
McDonald's, which has over 38,000 worldwide locations, added nearly 1,000
new locations in 2020 and 650 restaurants in 2021. The chain announced plans to
open 1,800 new restaurants in 2022. Subway closed over 1,000 locations in
2019 and reportedly
closed over 2,000 in 2021.
businessinsider.com
What retail has in store for 2022
A month into the new year, here are some of the top
forces impacting retail, the trends we're watching and predictions for what is
to come.
American worker got a 5.7% raise in January, but it may not be enough to solve
the labor shortage
Supply chain crisis: Texas c-store chain says 13% of products out of stock
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Ransomware Takedowns Having an Impact
Law enforcement action push ransomware gangs to surgical attacks
 The
numerous law enforcement operations leading to the arrests and takedown of
ransomware operations in 2021 have forced threat actors to narrow their
targeting scope and maximize the efficiency of their operations.
Most of the notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gangs continue their
operations even after the law enforcement authorities have
arrested key members but have refined their tactics for maximum impact.
Shift in victimology
According to an analysis published by Coveware, which looks at ransom
negotiation data from Q4 2021, ransomware groups now demand higher ransom
payments instead of increasing the volume of their attacks.
In numbers, the average ransom payment in Q4 2021 reached $322,168, which is
130% higher compared to the previous quarter. The median ransom payment
amount was $117,116, up 63% compared to Q3.
Because disrupting the operation of large firms provokes investigations and
creates political tensions on the international level, crooks are now striving
for a delicate balance. They target large enough firms to receive hefty
ransom payment demands but not that big or critical that will cause them
more geopolitical troubles than gains.
When looking at the company size in terms of employee count, entities with
over 50,000 employees experienced fewer incidents as threat actors chose to
focus more on mid-sized organizations.
"Although medium and large organizations continue to be impacted, ransomware
remains a small business problem with 82% of attacks impacting organizations
with less than one thousand employees,"
explains Coveware.
bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers Trying to Solve Multi-Factor
Authentication
More companies are using multi-factor authentication. Hackers are looking for a
way to beat it
Multi-factor authentication makes it more
difficult for accounts to be hacked - but cyber criminals are persistent and are
turning to new means to gain access to accounts.
Phishing attacks are evolving in order to help hackers bypass multi-factor
authentication (MFA) protections designed to stop cyber criminals from
exploiting stolen usernames and passwords for accounts.
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The use of
multi-factor authentication, which needs the user to enter a code or sign in
to an additional app in order to log in to their account, has grown in recent
years, as it's commonly seen as one of the simplest tools that organisations and
individuals can deploy across accounts in order to help keep them secure.
But while this has made conducting attacks harder for cyber criminals, that
isn't putting them off - and
cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint have detailed how there's been a
rise in phishing kits designed to bypass MFA.
Phishing kits have long been a popular tool among cyber criminals, allowing
them to harvest credentials and use them - in many cases, they're available on
the open web and only cost a few dollars,
fuelling large numbers of attacks.
Now phishing kits are evolving, boasting tools and techniques that allow
cyber criminals to bypass or steal multi-factor authentication tokens. These
range from relatively simple open-source kits, to sophisticated kits that come
with several layers of obfuscation and modules that allow attackers to steal
usernames, passwords, MFA tokens, social security numbers, credit card numbers,
and more.
One of the techniques gaining popularity is the use of phishing kits.
Rather than relying on recreating a target website, as phishing usually might,
these kits instead take advantage of reverse proxy servers - applications that
sit between the internet and the web server in order to help services run
smoothly.
By exploiting this situation with phishing kits, attackers can not only steal
usernames and passwords, but also session cookies, enabling access to the
targeted account.
zdnet.com
Cybersecurity for All Business Sizes
The Coming Remedy for Ransomware
A promising effort to deal with the
cybersecurity needs of hospitals and smaller companies.
 The
problem is too big for federal and local governments to solve alone. The free
market must step in, which would require a radical shift in how we think about
cybersecurity. We need an affordable way for smaller organizations to set up
an efficient and secure network without having to commit to hardware or IT
specialists they can't afford.
Thankfully, such a shift is coming: Just as Software as a Service revolutionized
the internet by letting everyone access applications online rather than buying,
installing and managing expensive software, we a new model, Secure Access
Service Edge, promises to do the same thing for network security. To understand
roughly what it does, look at your iPhone, which is a telephone, a computer, a
high-resolution camera and a global positioning device all in one machine.
Secure Access Service Edge will do something similar for network access and
security, allowing businesses of all sizes, including small and medium-size
ones, network access and security without a host of costly components.
The challenges we face may be immense, ranging from hackers launching
ransomware attacks to bellicose nations contemplating cyber assaults on
infrastructure, but the same ingenuity that built the cyber industry is
flourishing. With new technologies and ideas already at work in the industry,
we're likely to see a golden age of digital transformation that is focused on
those most vulnerable to attacks and most desperate for affordable solutions.
wsj.com
Ninth Circuit's Fraudulent Payments Coverage Ruling Has Implications for Cyber
Insurance Purchasers
In a decision with significant implications for policyholders seeking coverage
for social engineering scams and cybercrime losses, the US Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit held in
Ernst
and Haas Management Company, Inc. v. Hiscox, Inc. that an insurance
policy covering losses resulting directly from computer fraud included coverage
for payments made based on a fraudulent invoice. The Ninth Circuit held that the
loss was "directly" caused by the fraud, disagreeing with the insurer's argument
that the unwitting employee who received the fraudulent invoice and sent the
payment to the fraudster was an intervening actor.
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Service provider says ransomware attack led to leak of more than 500k SSNs
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Inflation hits Amazon
Price of Prime memberships going up
Amazon cited increases in wage and
transportation costs as the reason behind the move
 Amazon
announced Thursday that it would be boosting the price of its Prime
membership for U.S. customers, citing rising costs as the reason behind the
decision.
In a letter to investors outlining its fourth quarter earnings, the company
stated that increased wage and transportation costs along with its expansion
of membership benefits has led the online retail giant to increase its Prime
fees for the first time since 2018.
Monthly Prime memberships will go from $12.99 to $14.99, and annual
memberships will be hiked to $139 from the current $119. The price change
will go into effect for new members starting Feb. 18, and existing members will
see their fees go up on the date of their next renewal after March 25.
"A big thank you to employees across Amazon who overcame another quarter of
COVID-related challenges and delivered for customers this holiday season," CEO
Andy Jassy said in a statement.
"Amazon delivered a blowout quarter, defying the odds and in the process saving
the tech sector from further losses," Investing.com senior analyst Jesse Cohen
said in a statement FOX
Business following the results. "The company beat expectations on the
performance of almost all business units, overcoming supply chain issues and
labor shortages."
"Despite the positive reaction, Amazon faces a challenging period ahead as it
deals with slowing sales growth and rising costs in the post-pandemic
environment," Cohen continued.
foxbusiness.com
Counterfeit Alert for Online Shoppers
'Be wary' - CDC warns up to 60% of KN95s sold online are counterfeit
The federal government is in the process of
shipping out thousands of N95 mask all over the country. While they
should be available at local pharmacies this week, those looking for immediate
protection with the best possible mask are left looking on their own as they
wait.
The
CDC has warned of counterfeit masks being sold online, putting out alerts to
protect consumers.
Experts say it's important to be weary. If something looks off, it likely is. Be
on the lookout for misspellings or other errors on packaging, that they stress
should be secure and not tampered with. The CDC cautions that up to 60% of
KN95s sold online
are not legitimate, so it's important to be on guard.
They say KN95 masks will never have the NIOSH approval,
only N95s will have that. It's also important to look for a specific code
stamp for KN95s, starting with GB2626.
khq.com
'Amazon is not a monopoly': Earnings show Amazon must rely on alternative
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Chicago, IL: Couple accused of stealing over $2M worth of merchandise from
retail distribution company
Bond has been set for a Chicago couple accused of stealing over $2 million worth
of merchandise from a retail distribution company. German Ramirez-Mendoza, 31,
has been charged with four counts of felony theft, the most serious of which is
theft in excess of $1 million, and Sara Garcia del Valle, 35, has been charged
with two counts of felony theft, the most serious of which is theft in excess of
$100,000, but less than $500,000. In August of 2021, the Carol Stream Police
Department began an investigation into a series of suspected high-value thefts
from a warehouse owned and operated by Demar Logistics on Lies Road, authorities
said. While investigating, officers focused on Ramirez-Mendoza, an employee at
Demar Logistics, as a suspect.
In September of 2021, Carol Stream officers were surveilling in the 6700 block
of South Loomis Avenue, which was later determined to be Ramirez-Mendoza's
address. While surveilling, they observed a vehicle exit an alley next to the
residence. Officers then followed the vehicle which was allegedly driven by
Ramirez-Mendoza, and stopped him for a traffic violation. Inside the vehicle,
prosecutors say officers found nearly $9,000 worth of fragrances stolen from the
Demar Logistics warehouse. After investigating further, it is alleged that
authorities found $2,157,827 worth of stolen merchandise located at
Ramirez-Mendoza's residence. Additionally, authorities also allegedly found
seven storage units that he and his wife rented. At Ramirez-Mendoza's residence,
officers recovered more than $20,000 in cash, prosecutors said. The
merchandise that was allegedly stolen included items from Victoria's Secret,
American Eagle, Michael Kors Express, Sephora, Foot Locker and Old Navy, among
others. Prosecutors allege that from April 1, 2015 through September 2,
2021, Ramirez-Mendoz operated as a "spotter" for Demar Logistics. His duties
included moving delivery trucks from the loading dock to the front of the
warehouse, where delivery drivers take the trucks to their destinations,
prosecutors said. On numerous occasions, when bringing a truck to the front of
the warehouse, Ramirez-Mendoza would allegedly stop in the parking lot and
unload merchandise from the truck into his vehicle before bringing the truck to
its driver.
fox32chicago.com
Update: Chicago, IL: Hammond man arrest after stealing over $1M worth of watches
from Gold Coast dealership
 A
Northwest Indiana man has been charged with allegedly being one of the armed
thieves responsible for stealing over a million dollars worth of watches from
the Bentley Gold Coast dealership during a smash and grab robbery in December.
"We need the judges the prosecutors we need them locked up -- retribution," said
Joe Perillo, co-owner of Bentley Gold Coast. This is the first arrest for the
newly formed Chicago Police Department retail theft taskforce. "A number of
cities have been seeing an uptick in organized retail theft and the smash and
grab style robberies in the last several months," said Chicago Police
Superintendent David Brown.
abc7chicago.com
Grab-and-run: 4 men steal merchandise from Chicago Burberry store
Chicago police said they are investigating a grab-and-run retail theft that
happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the Magnificent Mile. Four men entered the
Burberry store, which is located in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue, and
began grabbing items, police said. The men took off down an alley, police said.
No one was injured.
abc7chicago.com
NYC, NY: Thieves grab $48K in handbags in broad daylight SoHo boutique heist
Thieves cleaned out a pricey SoHo boutique making off with $48,000 worth of
merchandise and injuring a security guard, police said Friday. Two of the theft
crew walked into the Celine store on Wooster St. near Broome St. just before
12:25 p.m. Thursday, posing as shoppers, cops said. The suspects browsed the
boutique and appeared to be on their way out - but as the security guard opened
the door for their exit, three other thieves pushed past the guard into the
store, police said. The guard struggled with the band of thieves and tried to
close the door on them. In the chaos, the guard injured his elbow and thumb,
cops said. After snatching $48,000 worth of designer handbags, the thieves fled
the store and sped off in a car. Police were still searching for the bandits
late Friday. The block on Wooster St. - home to high-end stores such as Gucci
and Moschino - has recently seen a number of big-ticket heists.
yahoo.com
 Exton,
PA: 'Grab and run' theft caught on video at Pennsylvania Macy's
A local grandfather who was out shopping with his wife Wednesday night at Exton
Square Mall captured three perfume thieves brazenly robbing a Macy's. Mark
Spool, a 73-year-old grandfather who was out shopping with his wife, recorded
the theft with his phone and chased the trio into the parking lot. One of the
suspects can be seen emerging from behind a counter while carrying multiple
bags. "I was out of breath, I surprised myself, I didn't really think I could
run that fast," Spool said. "But I guess when you think you're doing the right
thing and you're going after something important then you don't think about that
stuff.
fox29.com
Vacaville, CA: Three nabbed in brazen Target theft
 How
much stolen merchandise do you think this is? Remember, don't go over, otherwise
you automatically lose. Have your price? Alright, let's go. Today just before
2pm, two ladies brazenly emptied the shelves of baby formula at our local
Target. As their carts were filled past the brim with goods, they skipped out
the doors to a waiting car, emptied their loot inside and drove away. But wait,
this is Vacaville. An astute Target employee saw what was happening, called
dispatch, and provided a detailed description of the car and its direction of
travel. Officers immediately headed to the area and spotted the car near the
Nike outlet. All the occupants complied with officers' commands and were quickly
detained. Inside of the vehicle, officers also found a 1-year-old sitting in a
dirty car seat completely surrounded by containers of baby formula. Inside of
the vehicle, officers located a large amount of formula and other various items.
Over $5,900 worth of stolen merchandise was recovered from the vehicle.
Target Loss Prevention advised they'd been investigating these individuals since
2020 due to their rampant theft of baby formula throughout the greater
Sacramento area. They are believed to be tied to numerous thefts from varying
Target stores with losses near $200k. The driver, Tyler Siackasorn, was
found to have an outstanding felony warrant for assault out of Sacramento. He
and his two female passengers, Enedina Aguila and Samara Avent were all booked
into the Solano County Jail on multiple felony charges relating to Organized
Retail Theft.
crimevoice.com
Long Island, NY: Man with 33 warrants on store larceny charges arrested
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Shootings & Deaths
 Coral
Gables, FL: Argument leads to fatal shooting in Publix checkout line
An argument in the checkout line of a South Florida grocery store escalated into
a fatal shooting, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. The argument
between two men started in the checkout line of a Publix on Saturday evening in
the upscale neighborhood of Coral Gables, known for its Mediterranean-style
mansions and being the home of the University of Miami. One of the men pulled a
gun and shot the other man. The victim died at the scene, and the shooter was
put in police custody, according to the Miami Herald. No further details were
immediately provided.
clickorlando.com
Tulsa, OK: Police fatally shot Check Cashing Armed Robbery suspect who pulled
pistol
Tulsa police fatally shot a robbery suspect after he didn't comply with
officers' commands and pulled a pistol from his waistband, police said Saturday.
The shooting happened Friday after officers tracked the man suspected of robbing
someone outside a check cashing business to a nearby neighborhood, police said.
Police said a man said he was getting into his vehicle after cashing a check
when a man dressed in all black and wearing a ski mask pulled a gun on him and
demanded his money. The suspect took the money and fled on a bicycle, police
said. A police helicopter located the suspect on the bicycle and officers
converged. When officers contacted the suspect, he ran for about a block before
stopping, police said. Police said the suspect failed to comply with officers'
commands and pulled out a semi-automatic pistol. Police said officers were then
forced officers to fire their duty pistols.
sfgate.com
Arlington, TX: 1 person killed in shooting at Arlington shopping center
Arlington Police arrested a man suspected of murder and other charges after he
allegedly shot two men, killing one and injuring the other on Saturday, February
5. At about 2:59 p.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to a shopping
center parking lot in the 4100 block of S. Cooper Street to investigate reports
of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located two males on the ground with
apparent gunshot wounds. One of the victims, a 31-year-old man, was pronounced
deceased at the scene. The other victim, a 29-year-old man, was transported to
an area hospital with non-life-threatening but serious injuries. Officers
detained two persons of interest at the scene and interviewed several witnesses
to the incident. As a result of the investigation, Jacob LaTravis Yi, 20, was
arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a
Firearm by a Felon. Detectives learned he also had an active warrant related to
an ATF weapons charge.
dfw.cbslocal.com
Austin, TX: Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempted Robbery and
Shooting of Convenience Store Employee
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Tempe, AZ: Home Depot employee replaced nearly $400k in real money with
counterfeit currency
 Secret
Service agents arrested a Tempe Home Depot employee for passing nearly $400,000
in counterfeit U.S. currency, the federal law enforcement agency said Friday.
The suspect, identified as Adrian Jean Pineda, was once a vault associate at the
store near I-10 and Baseline. His job was to count deposits from registers at
the store, and then transfer the cash to a bank. Pineda, who was arrested on
Jan. 31, is accused of taking cash from the store's deposits and replacing it
with counterfeit bills during his shifts.
According to court documents, Home Depot officials contacted the Secret Service
in late December of 2021, claiming that Pineda passed counterfeit money.
Officials with the Secret Service said the store recorded $387,500 in losses
from January 2018 to January of 2022, and that Pineda was caught on video
slipping in funny money at least 16 times. "He was taking out the real money and
replacing it with counterfeit, so if you had a thousand dollars of counterfeit
that he brought in to work that day, he would take ten 100 dollar bills out of
the stack for the bank deposit," said Frank Boudreaux Jr., Special Agent In
Charge with the U.S. Secret Service's Phoenix Field Office. "There was a lot of
coordination, and it was strategic in proving that this was knowingly and
willingly committed."
Boudreaux showed the different between a real $100 bill and a fake one. The fake
one he showed was not linked to the case. "Every single genuine note has a
unique serial number," said Boudreaux. Boudreaux also mentioned other ways to
identify real money.
"We know about the watermarks. We learn about the raised printing. We learn
about the red and blue security thread, so if a $100 bill or another bill does
not have those features, it's counterfeit," said Boudreaux. On the counterfeit
notes special agents seized from Wells Fargo Bank that was used by Pineda's
store, they say the serial number read "play money." Investigators then
learned about prop money for purchase on Amazon, where a pack of a hundred
individual $100 bills cost $9.
fox10phoenix.com
Pueblo, CO: Suspect arrested in Armed Robbery of Home Depot
A man was arrested Friday after allegedly robbing a Home Depot in Pueblo on Jan.
31, according to the Pueblo Police Department. On Monday Jan. 31 just after 4:00
in the afternoon Pueblo police said they received a report of an armed robbery
at 4450 N. Freeway. The loss prevention team at Home Depot provided police with
information regarding the suspect and his vehicle. Police were able to
eventually identify the suspect as 37-year-old, Jeremiah Vigil and an affidavit
for his arrest was submitted. On Feb. 4 Pueblo police said they found Vigil in
the 500 block of Pearl St. and he was arrested on an aggravated robbery charge
and booked into the Pueblo County Detention Facility.
krdo.com
Washington, DC: Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Apple Inc
Haiteng Wu, 32, of the People's Republic of China, was sentenced today to serve
26 months in prison for participating in a three-year conspiracy to defraud
Apple Inc. out of more than $1 million. Wu pleaded guilty in May 2020, in the
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to one count of conspiracy to
commit mail fraud. According to publicly filed court documents, Wu immigrated to
the United States in 2013 to study engineering. After earning his Master's
Degree in 2015, he secured lawful employment in the United States, but then
embarked on a roughly 3 ½-year-long scheme to defraud Apple. As part of the
scheme, Wu and other conspirators received shipments of inauthentic iPhones from
Hong Kong. Those phones contained spoofed IMEI numbers and serial numbers that
corresponded with authentic in-warranty iPhones. The conspirators then returned
the inauthentic phones to Apple, claiming that the phones were legitimate,
in-warranty phones, all in an effort to receive authentic replacement iPhones
from Apple. The fraudulently obtained authentic iPhones were then shipped back
to conspirators overseas, including in Hong Kong.
justice.gov
Seattle, WA: Owner of two South King County pawn shops sentenced to prison for
trafficking in stolen goods and possession of images of child rape and abuse
Harrisburg, PA: Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Robbery Spree
Los Angeles, CA: Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining
Credit Cards He Used at Luxury Retail Shops
Chicago, IL: Man Indicted for Allegedly Straw Purchasing 27 Handguns From Stores
in the Chicago Suburbs
Flint, MI: Former Store Owner Sentenced To 42 Months In Federal Prison;
$4,400,000 in restitution for conspiring to commit wire fraud
Arson/Fire
Miramar Beach, FL: Structure fire breaks out at Silver Sands Factory Stores
Outlet
 A
structure fire broke out at a popular Miramar Beach shopping outlet on Saturday
morning. According to the South Walton Fire District, officials arrived at the
scene of the Silver Sands Factory Stores after a 911 caller reported visible
smoke a potential structure fire. The fire took place in the wall area above
several stores, The Children's Place, Crocs, and GAP. Officials were able to
put out the fire. They can confirm that the interior of each store suffered
minor damage related to water and smoke. The stores themselves are intact and
saved. No injuries have been reported. SWFD's Fire Marshall did respond to the
scene. After completing an investigation, the cause of the fire can most likely
be attributed to an electrical issue in the parapet wall. According to
officials, the fire was knocked down approximately 30 minutes after the initial
dispatch.
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Boutique - New York,
NY - Robbery
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Burberry - Chicago, IL
- Robbery
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C-Store - Bay County,
FL - Robbery
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C-Store - Lafayette,
LA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Olathe, KS -
Armed Robbery
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Check Cash - Tulsa, OK
- Armed Robbery (Suspect killed)
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Dollar General -
Pikeville, KY - Armed Robbery
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Guns - Asheville, NC -
Burglary
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Home Depot - Pueblo,
CO - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Mebane, NC -Robbery
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Jewelry - Henderson, NV - Burglary
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Jewelry - Niskayuna NY - Robbery
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Jewelry - Bakersfield, CA - Burglary
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Jewelry - Canoga Park, CA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Arlington TX - Robbery
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Jewelry - Bronx, NY - Robbery
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Jewelry - Merrillville, IN - Robbery
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Jewelry - Brandon, FL - Robbery
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Jewelry - Westland, MI - Robbery
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Laundry - Perham, MN -
Burglary
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Macy's - Exton, PA -
Robbery
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Restaurant - Atlanta,
GA - Armed Robbery
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Walgreens -
Janesville, WI - Armed Robbery
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Walmart - Myrtle
Beach, SC - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Nassau
County, NY - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Suffolk
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Loss Prevention Auditor
Rialto, CA - posted
February 1
As a Loss Prevention Auditor and Fraud Detection Analyst for Staples,
you will conduct LP operational field audits remote, virtual and in person,
within a base of 60 retail stores to ensure compliance to operational standards
to drive operational excellence and preserve profitability...
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Portland, OR - posted January
26
The Asset Protection Specialist is responsible for protecting the assets
and teammates of Under Armour at the Portland office. Essential Duties &
Responsibilities - Development and implementation of policies and procedures
focused on maximizing physical security, access control, safety, emergency
response, investigations, and minimizing theft and fraud...
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Denver, CO - posted January
21
As the District Asset Protection Manager you will lead administration of
Asset Protection programs and training for an assigned district in order to
drive sales, profits, and a customer service culture; Oversees AP Programs by
providing leadership and guidance to Asset Protection teams and General Managers
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Northern PA/NY/NJ- posted January
18
The primary purpose of this position is to supervise and
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Central US Remote (Dallas,
Chicago, or Houston)
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Protection programs, enforcement of policies and procedures, auditing,
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Asset Protection Associate
Charlotte, NC
- posted January 4
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
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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
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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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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
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Fort Myers, Miami, Tampa FL
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