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Protests & Violence
Minneapolis: City, state leaders detail security plans ahead of Derek Chauvin
trial
Multiple agencies, National Guard ready for jury selection on March 8
Thousands of police, sheriffs deputies and Minnesota National Guard members are
ready to jump into action during the upcoming trial of the first of four
officers charged in the killing of George Floyd.
State and local officials spent the last eight months planning for what Gov. Tim
Walz called the "most important trial in the country," in hopes of preventing a
repeat of the riots that traumatized residents and burned businesses last
summer.
Law enforcement leaders laid out a massive coordinated security plan Wednesday
for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and said their
goals are protecting First Amendment rights and preventing crime and violence.
When people broke into businesses and lit buildings on fire in Minneapolis and
St. Paul after Floyd's killing last May, local and state leaders scrambled to
pull together law enforcement and decide where to send them. Those leaders vowed
Wednesday that
if riots break out again, their response will be different.
"One of the assets that we've had that is different from late May and early June
of 2020 is time," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Wednesday.
startribune.com
Fences and barricades have already been going up
around Minneapolis'
city hall and courthouse ahead of the Derek Chauvin trial.
Saint Paul, MN: After cuts, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher asks for beefy
budget increase to deal with civil unrest
Pushing back against budget cuts and saying he needs more money to keep the
peace during the upcoming trial of Derek Chauvin, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob
Fletcher filed notices with the Ramsey County Board asking for nearly $3.6
million.
Fletcher, who sued the board in December over ongoing budget disputes, said the
anticipated civil unrest, along with his desire to see budget corrections and
amendments to rectify austerity cuts the county made last year, should compel
the board to act now.
startribune.com
St. Paul considers banning weapons at protests
D.C. mayor declares gun violence a 'public health crisis,' proposes new
solutions
Homicides in D.C. hit a 16-year high in 2020
After an especially
bloody year of shootings in the District, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on
Wednesday formally declared gun violence to be a public health crisis in the
city and announced a new "whole-government" approach to combating the scourge,
emphasizing more than just police work and prosecutions.
With an initial investment of $15 million and more money to come, said Bowser
(D), the city is establishing a "gun violence prevention emergency operations
center," to be staffed by the D.C. government's "best and brightest" in the
fields of education, job training, mental health counseling, housing and other
services.
Linda K. Harllee Harper, a top official with the city's Department of Youth
Rehabilitation Services, was named director of the new emergency operations
center. Appearing with Bowser at a news briefing, Harper said the goal is to
attack the root causes of gun violence before it occurs. She said the center
will "work one on one with the most impacted residents," focusing on "the
circumstances that put people at high risk of engaging in, or being victimized
by, violence."
washingtonpost.com
Firearm violence in Philadelphia almost doubles after COVID lockdown
measures
After the state of Pennsylvania implemented stringent containment measures in an
attempt to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, firearm violence in the
city of Philadelphia increased.
A new report from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University showed that measures taken in
an effort to stop the spread of the virus compounded inequities and exacerbated
problems already prevalent in low-income communities -- some with fatal
consequences.
In a
Feb. 11 news release, researchers stated that the increase in incidents
could be linked back to the enactment of a lockdown and other public health
policies, as well as nationwide protests ignited by the Minneapolis Police
killing of George Floyd in May of last year.
foxnews.com
Utah: Two bills born from last summer's protests proceed in state senate
Two bills on Capitol Hill with links to last summer's protests are moving
forward to the Senate floor. While one focuses on protesters who incite
violence, another targets police de-escalation and arrest training.
The latter received overwhelming support during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary,
Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee. However, the former saw
opposition from organizations like the ACLU of Utah and Salt Lake County
District Attorney's Office, while garnering support from citizen groups.
fox13now.com
Colorado lawmaker proposes new 'rules of engagement' for law enforcement during
protests
A Colorado lawmaker, who says the First Amendment is his favorite, has
introduced a bill that would limit law enforcement's ability to disperse crowds
involved in demonstrations. Under Sen. Jeff Bridges' proposal, police would not
be allowed to disperse protesters, unless they were acting in concert to pose an
imminent threat to use force or violence to cause personal injury or significant
property damage.
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Read more in today's Vendor
Spotlight below
COVID Update
US: Over 28.4M Cases - 502K Dead - 18.6M Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 110M Cases - 2.4M Dead - 85M Recovered
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Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
276
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths:
247
*Red indicates change in total
deaths
Newly Reported Cases in U.S. Stay Below 80,000
Hospitalizations at their lowest level since November 10
Newly reported Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. continued to
fall, though winter storms that left millions without power were likely creating
lags in data reporting in many parts of the country.
The
storms have also
disrupted vaccinations,
with shipments of vaccine delayed and appointments in many places canceled, just
as the pace of inoculations across the U.S. had started to pick up.
The U.S. reported nearly 2,500 Covid-19 fatalities for Thursday, bringing the
nation's death toll to more than 490,000, according to data compiled by Johns
Hopkins University.
wsj.com
Herd Immunity by April?
Amid the dire Covid warnings, one crucial fact has been largely ignored:
Cases are down 77% over the
past six weeks.
If a medication slashed cases by 77%, we'd call it a miracle pill. Why is the
number of cases plummeting much faster than experts predicted?
In large part because natural immunity from prior infection is far more common
than can be measured by testing. Testing has been capturing only from 10% to 25%
of infections, depending on when during the pandemic someone got the virus.
Applying a time-weighted case capture average of 1 in 6.5 to the cumulative 28
million confirmed cases would mean about 55% of Americans have natural immunity.
Now add people getting vaccinated.
As of this week,
15% of Americans have received the vaccine, and the figure is rising fast.
Former Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb estimates
250 million doses
will have been delivered to some 150 million people by the end of March.
There is reason to think the country is racing toward an extremely low level of
infection. As more people have been infected, most of whom have mild or no
symptoms, there are fewer Americans left to be infected. At the current
trajectory, I expect Covid will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to
resume normal life.
wsj.com
Vaccination Fear May Impact Your Retailer - More Than You're Anticipating
40% of Americans Unlikely to Get Vaccinated
Workers' Vaccination Fears Pose Business Challenges, SHRM Survey Finds
While many workers in the U.S. are eager to receive the COVID-19
vaccination - and many employers plan to encourage them to do so - a significant
number of workers say they are unlikely to get vaccinated, according to new
research by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
If large numbers of workers remain fearful of the vaccine, it could delay
business from returning to normal operations.
At the same time, a substantial number of workers believe the COVID-19 vaccine
should be mandatory for everyone who is able to receive it, which could create
conflicts with colleagues who won't get vaccinated.
Many companies are encouraging their employees to get the vaccine, but
they say they are not going to require workers to get vaccinated before
they return to work.
SHRM also found that:
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60 percent of workers will probably or definitely get the vaccine
once it becomes available to them.
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Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of employees who are not planning to get
vaccinated would change their minds if their employer offered incentives
such as cash bonuses or stipends, paid time off (PTO) or gift cards.
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12 percent of employees would be willing to get vaccinated only if
they might otherwise lose their job.
Continue Reading: Understanding
Employees' Fears - Why Employees Won't Get Vaccinated - Incentives Fearful
Employees Say Could Convince Them
Kroger seeks to meet high demand with online vaccine scheduling tool
The Kroger Co. can manage more than 250,000 daily requests for COVID-19 vaccine
appointments online. Kroger Health, the health care division of the nation's
largest supermarket retailer, is rolling out a new vaccine scheduling platform.
The online solution will reflect the amount of vaccine doses confirmed within
Kroger's system while allowing customers to check vaccine eligibility and create
appointments as availability of the vaccine increases.
Customers will also have the ability to book appointments for both their first
and second doses at the same time.
Kroger has
implemented advanced security measures to deter bot activity within the platform,
ensuring maximum appointment availability. The retailer is also streamlining
customer access to COVID-19 testing with a new smartphone-based, at-home rapid
testing kit.
chainstoreage.com
Sam's Club launches touchless employee health screening kiosk for COVID-19
Sam's Club is rolling out an in-house developed, automated health screening
kiosk designed to enable a safer, quicker and more reliable COVID-19 screening
procedure for employees to its nearly 600 clubs nationwide. The contactless
kiosk features patent-pending technology that includes a built-in body
temperature scanner, a camera sensor able to verify identity from a distance and
a digital health screening questionnaire activated by hand motion. It is 100%
touchless.
chainstoreage.com
AG Amazon Failed Duty of Care & Retaliated to
Silence Workers
NY AG Sues Amazon Over COVID-19 Worker Protections
 New
York Attorney General Letitia James served a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday
over the company's alleged failure to provide proper pandemic health and
safety measures for employees at two New York City facilities, prompting the
e-commerce giant to quickly remove the case to federal court.
James alleged in the suit, which was filed Tuesday, that throughout the
coronavirus pandemic, Amazon has "repeatedly and persistently" failed to
institute reasonable and adequate measures to protect its workers from the
spread of the virus at a fulfillment center on Staten Island and a distribution
center in Queens.
The company alleged in its notice of removal that the
Office of the New York Attorney General intended to "usurp federal
regulation of workplace safety, convert nonbinding agency guidance into legally
binding requirements, and dictate the day-to-day operations and human resources
policies" of the two facilities. law360.com
James alleged that since at least March 2020, Amazon failed to adequately clean
and disinfect its facilities when virus-infected workers had been present,
failed to notify potential contacts of the infected workers and didn't allow
employees to take the necessary time "to engage in hygiene, sanitation,
social-distancing, and necessary cleaning practices."
After employees made complaints to management, government agencies and
media outlets, the company "took swift retaliatory action to silence workers'
complaints," including firing employee Christian Smalls in March and issuing
a final written warning to employee Derrick Palmer in April. James said such
actions against visible company critics sent a chilling message to other
workers.
law360.com
A mass-casualty event every day:
Inside the dark winter of Covid-19 in America
Three days
in the deadliest month in the Covid pandemic
Behind America's Botched Vaccination Rollout:
Fragmented Communication, Misallocated Supply
The pace of Covid-19 vaccinations is picking up, but
distribution sites are still recovering from initial errors in nursing-home
plans, limited supplies and a balky flow of information
White House: Pharmacies to get double the vaccine doses weekly - From 1M to 2M
NYC halts 35K COVID-19 vaccine appointments amid weather delays
Coronavirus cases decline in D.C. region as leaders slowly peel back
restrictions
Walmart COVID-Related Costs Were $1.1 billion in Q4
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Winter Storm: 500K Still Without Power
The Texas power grid is improving.
But days of outages have caused heat, water and food shortages
The widespread power outages in Texas improved overnight even as they caused
serious, cascading issues with the state's supply of heating, water, food and
medicine.
Power was down for fewer than 500,000 Texas customers as of Thursday -- way
down from the over 3 million outages a day earlier, according to
Poweroutage.us. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which
operates the state's power grid, said in a statement Thursday morning it had
made "significant progress" restoring power overnight. But the winter storm and
ongoing cold were still affecting the system's power generation, and rotating
outages may be needed over the next couple of days.
The statement comes as freezing temperatures are forecast again for Thursday,
extending an already excruciating period. Since last Thursday, 16 Texans have
died due to the extreme weather. Nearly 12 million people are facing
water disruptions, with boil-water notices, broken pipes and failing
systems, state officials said.
cnn.com
Texas retailers argue for priority status during power outages
Catastrophic winter storm moves east
Large retailers are paying for police protection in Oakland
Walgreens, Target join Home Depot in requesting dedicated officers
 In an apparent effort to reduce crime inside and outside their stores, Walgreens
and Target are joining Home Depot in paying overtime to Oakland police officers
for some protection.
The department, which in 2019 allowed officers to work
overtime at Home Depot, agreed. At an hourly overtime rate of $91.43 plus a
15.5% fee the city charges for officers' service, Home Depot has paid out $2.1
million since the arrangement began in March 2019, according to Chambers.
News of the arrangement has been met with a mix of support and skepticism.
"Considering all the robberies we have daily, the assaults on the parking lots -
I've been around there when the robberies are occurring inside," Councilman Noel
Gallo said, referring to Walgreens' Fruitvale location. He added that the
arrangement could help reduce the number of calls to police.
Gallo said having officers stationed at Home Depot has helped. "By having two
police officers there in their vehicles, one is patrolling around and one is
stationary right at the exit door, it made a big difference. They said it made a
dramatic change in their sales, people are coming, and the employees feel safe."
Pamela Drake, the former director of the Lakeshore Business Improvement District
and member of the Coalition For Police Accountability, expressed some skepticism
about the deal. "This seems like a screwy arrangement," Drake said. "If
something happens, which is inevitable, who is going to be liable for that bad
response?"
siliconvalley.com
Will the new administration be good for security?
Industry divided on impact, although more
than half see more spending on security
As with every change in administration, the impact, either good or bad, on the
security industry is something that has been hotly debated before, and one that
is at the heart of a Security Systems News Poll.
The SolarWinds cyber incident has put additional stress on the urgency to shore
up our national cyber defenses, and the new administration has made a number of
appointments to bolster national cybersecurity, possibly signaling a renewed
focus on both cyber and physical security.
While more than half of news poll respondents (56 percent) said the government
will spend more on security/cybersecurity - just 26 percent see no increase with
the remaining 18 percent not sure - readers were divided on the overall impact
the new administration will have on the security industry, with 30 percent
saying the impact will be "mostly positive" and 32 percent saying "mostly
negative." Interestingly, 38 percent see "very little impact."
"The divide and unrest caused by improprieties and business as usual by
most politicians will fuel nefarious actors," noted one respondent. "It's good
to be in security!"
Another reader agreed, adding: "I believe with a divided country and regulations
coming from Washington the market for security is going to be higher."
Looking at the new administration's impact on the security M&A market,
readers had strong opinions on what this could mean, with 53 percent feeling the
M&A market will get tighter, 24 percent seeing the market opening up with higher
multiples and the remaining 24 percent expecting very little change.
securitysystemsnews.com
 ADT
Command & Control Smart Home Platform
Reaches 1 Million Installations
ADT has reached a milestone as its award-winning smart home security platform,
ADT Command &
Control, surpassed 1
million installations this month. This milestone was achieved less than two
years after Command & Control's nationwide introduction in 2019 as the successor
to ADT Pulse - the first widely adopted smart home security system. More than 3
million ADT customers now enjoy the convenience and peace of mind provided by an
ADT interactive smart home security system.
adt.com
Walmart U.S. Raising the Associate Average to
Above $15 per hour
Walmart Continues to Invest in its Associates & Create Opportunities
Continuing to invest in associates and create opportunities by raising wages
for an additional 425,000 frontline associates after raising wages for 165,000
associates last fall.
q4cdn.com
Tractor Supply acquires 167-store Orscheln Farm and Home
Joann fabric and crafts retailer files for an IPO
UK: 27,000 retail jobs lost in 2021 so far
Publishing Note: LP
Newswire will not be published this week
and will resume publication next
Thursday.
Quarterly Results
Jack in the Box Q1 system comp's up 12.5%
Ahold Delhaize USA Q4 U.S. comp's up 11.2%, online sales up 129%, overall sales
up 18%
Walmart Q4 U.S. comp's up 8.6%, eCommerce sales up 69%, net sales up 7.9%, total
sales up 7.5%
Sam's Club Q4 comp's up 10.8%,
eCommerce up 42%, net sales up 8.1%
Walmart International Q4 net sales up 5.5%
Walmart FY 2020 U.S. comp's up 8.6%, eCommerce up 79%, net sales up 8.5%, total
sales up 6.7%
Sam's Club comp's up 11.8%, net sales
up 8.7%
Walmart International net sales up 1%
Cheesecake Factory Q4 comp's down 19.5%, FY 2020 comp's down 28.2%
Senior LP & AP Jobs
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Director of Asset Protection job posted for Albertsons Companies in Boise, ID
 As
the Director of Asset Protection, you will be developing and implementing asset
protection initiatives that support and protect our stores and Division office
teams. Promote the adherence to company policies and procedures. Work closely
with the Asset Protection team to conduct regular store inspection checks
insuring compliance of all operational processes related to shrink reduction,
loss controls and physical security; assist in follow-up action plans or
maintenance calls as needed. Assist in the development and implementation of
proactive Asset Protection and shrink reduction initiatives and strategies for
all stores.
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Scholarships support certification for LP
professionals and hopefuls
PITTSBURGH, February 18, 2021 - Loss prevention professionals, as well as
those who aspire to work in loss prevention in the United States and Canada, can
apply for
Vector Security Networks' annual Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) scholarships
now through March 31, 2021.
The scholarships provide financial support to loss prevention professionals or
hopefuls seeking to obtain LPQ and LPC certifications. Vector Security began
awarding the scholarships in 2009 in support of career development and
continuing education for professionals in this important and rapidly evolving
industry.
More than 284 scholarships totaling $283,795 have been awarded since the program
began. The scholarships cover all course and examination fees for LPF's Loss
Prevention Qualified (LPQ) or Loss Prevention Certified (LPC) certifications.
A total of 10 LPQ and 10 LPC scholarships will be awarded to U.S.-based
professionals, while another five LPC scholarships will be awarded to those
based in Canada.
"We are pleased to once again offer Vector Security Networks' LPF scholarships,"
said Gary Fraser, Vice President of Sales for Vector Security Networks. "As the
security needs of multi-site businesses continue to evolve, it's important for
loss prevention professionals to stay current on industry trends and solutions.
Continuing education and certification in this field will help them meet the
challenges of their profession."
Anyone who is currently in the loss prevention industry or has an interest in a
career in loss prevention, can apply for an LPQ scholarship. Those applying for
the LPC scholarship must meet certain eligibility requirements.
Details can be found at:
https://www.vectorsecurity.com/lpf-vs-scholarship.
Applications for either an LPQ or an LPC scholarship can be submitted via the
Loss Prevention Foundation website at:
https://www.yourlpf.org/page/Vector_Security_Scholarship_2021.
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Retailers Navigate Patchwork of Privacy Laws
States Push Data Protection Bills in Lieu of Federal Standards
A growing mosaic of state-level internet privacy proposals in lieu of a
nationwide framework could provide new protections for consumers and additional
question marks for businesses.
Lawmakers in Virginia are nearing passage of data protection legislation in a
rapid-fire legislative session slated to conclude this month. Washington state
officials are considering compromises over enforcement of a potential privacy
law for the third time. States including New York, Minnesota, Oklahoma and
Florida are pushing ahead with similar proposals of their own.
The movement in recent weeks comes as the coronavirus pandemic has pushed daily
life further online, privacy experts say, adding to consumer fears of potential
abuses. Executives warn the emerging landscape for how companies can collect and
use personal data could create headaches for firms that do business across state
lines.
"The notion that you can divide up your business to treat consumers in
California differently than you do in Washington or Virginia is silly," said
Tanya Forsheit, chair of the Privacy & Data Security Group at law firm Frankfurt
Kurnit Klein+Selz PC.
Many businesses have warned of a patchwork of privacy laws since California
passed its landmark statute in 2018 and as elected officials in Washington, D.C.
have clashed over a federal baseline.
Responding to divergent approaches could be complex for e-commerce, which has
surged during the pandemic, said Cy Fenton, chairman of the National Retail
Federation's information-technology security council. While online stores sell
products to consumers in one state, he said, they often deliver those products
to recipients in other states and share data from those transactions with
third-party marketers elsewhere.
wsj.com
Notorious Underground Marketplace 'Retires'
Darknet Markets Compete to Replace Joker's Stash
Researchers Identify 6 Underground Markets
as Potential Successors
 Cybercriminal gangs operating darknet stolen payment card marketplaces are
scrambling to attract customers from the now-closed Joker's Stash card market,
according to the security firms Kela and Flashpoint.
The administrator behind Joker's Stash claims to have officially
shut down the
operation on Monday. Meanwhile, other criminal gangs offering stolen payment
cards for sale have stepped up their promotional efforts.
Among the darknet marketplaces vying to pick up former Joker's Stash customers
are Brian's Club, Vclub, Yale Lodge and UniCC, Kela says.
Flashpoint's researchers say the Ferum and Trump's Dumps marketplaces are also
attempting to build their clientele after the apparent demise of Joker's Stash.
Joker's Stash customers were likely already looking for a new marketplace, says
the threat research firm Digital Shadows, due to the site's declining customer
service and having its service interrupted by law enforcement officials in
December 2020.
govinfosecurity.com
Popular Barcode/QR Code Scanner Turned Into Malware
Overnight
Owner of app that hijacked millions of devices insists 3rd-party buyer was
responsible for malicious update
The owners of a popular barcode scanner application that became a
malicious nuisance on millions of devices with one update insist that a
third-party buyer was to blame.
Earlier this month, cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes explored how a trusted,
useful barcode and QR code scanner app on Google Play that accounted for over 10
million installs became malware overnight. Having gained a following and acting
as innocent software for years, in recent months, users began to complain that
their mobile devices were suddenly full of unwanted adverts.
Barcode Scanner was fingered as the culprit and the source of the
nuisanceware, tracked as Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.AdQR. The researchers tracked
malicious updates as the reason -- with aggressive advert pushing implemented in
the app's code. The app's analytics code was also modified and updates were
heavily obfuscated.
zdnet.com
PCI Secure SLC Program Expands Vendor Eligibility with Version 1.1
 Today,
the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 1.1 of the PCI
Secure Software Lifecycle (SLC) Standard and its supporting program
documentation. The PCI Secure SLC Standard is one of two standards that are part
of the PCI Software Security Framework (SSF). It provides security requirements
and assessment procedures for software vendors to integrate into their software
development lifecycles and to validate that secure lifecycle management
practices are in place.
The version 1.1 update to the PCI Secure SLC Program Guide expands program
eligibility beyond payment software vendors. The revised eligibility includes
software vendors who develop software products for the payment card industry.
This expansion of the program enables more vendors to leverage Secure SLC
qualification and facilitates broader vendor adoption and participation in the
Secure SLC Program.
blog.pcisecuritystandards.org
Malware Security Teams' Greatest Weakness: Poor Relationships With Employees
Users' distrust of corporate security teams is
exposing businesses to unnecessary vulnerabilities
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Cannabis Security & Extreme Winter Weather
3 Ways to Deal with Winter in the Cannabis & Hemp Industry
Some areas of the country have recently been hit with a winter cold front and
your security equipment may be in trouble. Along with the drop in
temperature came winter storms of freezing rain, sleet and snow in some areas.
While winter weather often brings these storms, many were caught unprepared for
this extreme weather.
Dealing with unexpected weather
For those in the cannabis industry, a winter storm can cause a great deal
of damage. For outdoor cannabis cultivators, when crops begin to freeze, the
cannabis must be picked immediately or it will be lost. This can lead to
unusually large quantities of cannabis in
storage. In addition to the added risks caused by increased inventory,
winter storms can also cause damage to security and surveillance systems,
making it more difficult to
protect product.
Check your security equipment
Although outdoor
security systems are designed to be water resistant and withstand winter
weather, these systems will only function properly if maintenance is conducted
regularly. In addition, outdoor security equipment should also be checked
after
extreme weather like winter snow storms, or high winds.
Leave it to the professionals
Before installing a camera, it would be important to check the device is
weather-resistant against snow and ice and it can function properly in freezing
temperatures. It's always beneficial to consult with a
licensed security
professional to ensure qualified technicians install the proper equipment
for the business' needs.
sapphirerisk.com
Vaccinating Cannabis Store Associates
California medical marijuana retail workers top teachers on vaccine priority
list
 California
has updated its coronavirus vaccine guidelines, placing medical marijuana
workers before some teachers, bus drivers, and food and agricultural workers.
As The Orange County Register reported, the decision has generated polarized
reactions from educators and those in the medical marijuana industry, with some
in the latter group pointing to marijuana's use for medicinal purposes.
Educators, however, have criticized the decision, the newspaper noted.
"Cannabis industry employees are included in Phase 1a for medicinal cannabis and
Phase 1b Food and Agriculture for growing, production, storage, transport and
distribution. Medical cannabis workers should be accommodated as necessary in
Phase 1b, Tier 1, by nature of their designations in eligible essential
workforce classifications," the updated guidelines read.
The Register noted that some counties have opted not to follow the state's
new guidelines.
Cannabis entrepreneur and United Cannabis Business Association President Jerred
Kiloh told the newspaper that the 30,000 medical marijuana retail workers
service about 300,000 patients and customers a day.
thehill.com
America's New Cannabis Hub?
Cheap electricity, 'political stability': Why one Massachusetts city is becoming
a cannabis industry hub
 Holyoke's
open-arms approach to the industry has attracted interest from investors drawn
to the low utility rates and former mills ripe for conversion. The state
Cannabis Control Commission has already issued around 40 provisional licenses
for businesses in Holyoke, the most per capita of any Massachusetts
community.
Marrero likened a cannabis retail operation to a liquor store. However,
politics and community standards play a part in where the stores can open -
mostly away from residential areas. A cannabis manufacturer or grower can
serve the overall market, providing raw materials or finished products, Marrero
said.
He added Holyoke provides "political stability," where a majority of
residents voted in favor of the 2016 referendum legalizing recreational
marijuana. Mayor Alex B. Morse championed relaxing the state's marijuana
laws and allowing for recreational use.
masslive.com
The fastest-growing retailer in the cannabis industry doesn't sell cannabis
Cuomo promises to amend plan to legalize recreational marijuana in NY
Michigan's marijuana industry surpasses Oregon in cannabis jobs
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Store Owners Pursue Justice as Fraud Grows
Fraudulent online orders present new challenge for business owners
The shipping and billing information for the $350 Garmin watch that a customer
ordered online from his bike shop didn't match. That didn't necessarily mean the
order was fraudulent, but Phillips, who owns Skinny Wheels bike shop in downtown
Salisbury, had been burned enough times to be wary.
Eric Phillips, owner of Skinny Wheels bike shop, continues to work on cutting
down fraudulent online orders. After deciding it was at least worth checking
out, Phillips called the number listed on the order summary.
A few days later, he received a notification that the order had been disputed by
the credit card holder - it was fraud. To add insult to injury, Phillips said
the credit card processing company charges him $15 for the ordeal.
Instead of canceling the order himself, Phillips decided to chase it down a
rabbit hole in an attempt to catch the fraudster responsible. Although he's
been the victim of internet crime before, Phillips has never had the time or
energy to pursue justice of his own. He's
typically just turned the cases over to local authorities who have yet to catch
the culprit.
With Skinny Wheels temporarily closed for renovations, Phillips now had the
time to investigate the fraudulent order and delve into an issue currently
facing thousands of business owners and individuals across the country.
As online commerce has continued to gain popularity, so has internet fraud. In
2019 alone, individuals and businesses lost $3.5 billion as a result of
internet crime, according to a report published by the FBI. While larger
online retailers are susceptible to fraud, so are smaller businesses like Skinny
Wheels.
salisburypost.com
New Technology to Fight Coupon Fraud
Fraud Gains a New Preventive Tool
 As
e-commerce and digital transactions become ever more mainstream in food retail,
new opportunities arise for criminals bent on fraud. A new product launch
could help stem such crime, and also point toward the future of fraud prevention
in the grocery space.
Inmar Intelligence has launched what it calls the industry's first holistic
promotion fraud mitigation solution that combines point of sale (POS)-integrated
technology, artificial intelligence, data science and analytics to prevent,
detect and remediate coupon fraud. This solution, including its new
POS-integrated technology, CNFRM (pronounced confirm), will be available for
retailers and manufacturers for free.
Coupon fraud is a critical concern within food and other types retail, costing
the industry more than $100 million per year, the company said. Inmar
Intelligence's new holistic solution combats this issue with proactive and
established counterfeit detection and management process, enabling clients
to identify counterfeit coupons, stop payment, track activity and communicate
with industry partners to help stop counterfeit coupons before they go viral.
progressivegrocer.com
Is in-person shopping a thing of the past, as millions move online?
As Shopify booms, Amazon acquires Selz, startup that helps e-commerce businesses
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Foxboro, MA: Foxboro resident recognized for helping nab ORC rings
 When
police and retailers want to apprehend organized retail crime rings, Foxboro
resident Anthony Stevens helps them put the puzzle together. Sifting through
police reports and talking to retail loss prevention officials throughout New
England, Stevens, who has worked for the Attleboro Police Department as a crime
analyst for six years, helps identify roving thieves who experts say can steal
$100,000 in merchandise in a single crime spree. The armchair detective was
recognized for his work Wednesday with an award from the New England Organized
Retail Crime Alliance and the New England State Police Information Network.
"It's nice to be recognized but it's something I just like to do," said Stevens,
46.
It's not the only recognition he has received for his expertise. Three years
ago, he was given a Commissioner's Commendation for his work with the Boston
Regional Intelligence Center fighting organized retail crimes. Boston police
said he went above and beyond his duty in helping investigations in Boston and
the New England region by amassing the data and convening meetings between law
enforcement and retailers. "What we try to do is problem solving. We all want to
try to solve the crime," Stevens said of his efforts. He said it's important to
spot trends in crime, track criminals and share information in order to
apprehend them. A wider regional approach in gathering information can lead to
cutting down the crime rate. "You have to know what's going on regionally to
know what's going on in your town," Stevens said. Attleboro Police Chief Kyle
Heagney called Stevens a "hub of information" for crime not only in Attleboro
but the surrounding region.
thesunchronicle.com
Vancouver, BC, Canada: 130 arrested, 268 charges recommended in month-long
police project targeting prolific shoplifters; Recovered $37K worth of goods
 Project
Arrow was a success, according to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Today,
Feb. 17, police released statistics from the month-long project focusing on
downtown shoplifting, announcing they arrested 130 individuals with 268
different criminal charges recommended by police. Project Arrow was created in
response to what Inspector Rob Clarke, who's the commanding officer for District
1 (the downtown core), called a "disturbing trend" over recent months.
"This initiative was established in response to growing crime in the area," says
Clarke in a press release. "Last year in the downtown core, VPD saw a 260 per
cent increase in shoplifting incidents involving weapons such as bear spray,
knives, needles, and guns, when compared to the previous year." 2020 saw a drop
in property crime he added in a press conference, but there was an increase in
violent shoplifting. The initiative focused on that aspect, and prolific
offenders. During Project Arrow police also returned $37,000 in stolen items and
collected 35 weapons, which ranged from bear spray to uncapped dirty syringes.
Police worked with loss prevention officers and security guards.
bc.ctvnews.ca
 Pittsburgh,
PA: Couple accused of walking out of area Walmart stores with stolen televisions
A Duquesne woman is accused of stealing high-end televisions from area Walmart
stores, worth more than $5,500. According to police, Chasity Gervasoni was
caught on surveillance cameras walking out of a store in Richland Township with
a television set she allegedly did not purchase. Channel 11 created a map of the
stores police say the couple targeted. The locations include Cranberry Township
and Pittsburgh Mills.
wpxi.com
Wilton, NY: Repeat Offender arrested for stealing nearly $1,500 from Wilton
Target
A Scotia man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing nearly $1,500 in
merchandise last month from a local Target, which had obtained a no-trespass
order against him last year for allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars in
merchandise. Eugene F. Wachtel, 54, stole $1,449 worth of merchandise from the
Route 50 Target store on Jan. 23, state police said. He was charged with
third-degree burglary, a felony. Wachtel was arrested last year in connection to
several larcenies in Wilton, including stealing $488 worth of merchandise from
the same Target, as well as $523 in merchandise from the Wilton Walmart and $124
from a nearby by Hannaford, according to police. At the time, Wachtel was also
arrested on multiple counts of drug possession and driving without a license.
poststar.com
Racine, WI: Woman reportedly known as 'Thieving Margie' facing 11 court cases
A 57-year-old Racine woman, Margie Jean Phillips, is facing dozens of criminal
charges in 11 separate court cases in Racine and Milwaukee counties, according
to online court records. Most of the charges against Phillips are in connection
with thefts and attempted thefts of alcohol from several area grocery stores.
Phillips is reportedly banned from multiple grocery stores, including a Pick 'n
Save in West Allis and the Festival Foods in Mount Pleasant. According to
police, she is known to some as "Thieving Margie."
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Shootings & Deaths
Modesto, CA: Food truck owner shot to death in airport neighborhood;
13-year-old arrested
A Salida man died at a Modesto hospital after being shot in his food truck in
the airport neighborhood Tuesday night, police reported. Officers arrested a
suspect, a 13-year-old boy, during a traffic stop about four hours later, the
Modesto Police Department said.
modbee.com
Fort Pierce, FL: One person found dead after fire in motorcycle store
Fort Pierce Police are continuing their investigation after one person was found
dead inside a local motorcycle store after a fire that started around 9 a.m. The
call came after someone saw smoke coming from Fast Franks Cycle Concepts. Once
the fire was out, a body was found inside the business. Officials are still
working to identify the person found and notify their family.
wpbf.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Seattle, WA: 2 burglary suspects arrested in big police response at Westwood
Village
Seattle Police have captured a suspected burglar who was holed up in the
Westwood Village shopping area in West Seattle. Officers raced to Westwood
Village around 5:30 a.m. after a burglar alarm sounded. They found that two
people had broken into stores in the village, and managed to capture one of the
suspects. However, the second suspect escaped and police spent hours attempting
to find him. Officers later found the man at the West Seattle Target and took
him into custody.
komonews.com
Avon Lake, OH: Jeweler swindled out of $20,000 merchandise
with fake credit card
Peter & Co. Jewelers believes it was swindled out of $20,000 in merchandise by a
customer using a fake credit card, according to a police report. Officers were
called to the family-owned jewelry store Friday by a complainant who said a
person had been at the business the previous day. The jeweler reported a 24-inch
diamond eternity necklace as stolen. Police identified one suspect as a
30-year-old Cleveland man. A second suspect was listed as unknown on the police
report.
chroniclet.com
Hinesville, GA: $10,000 reward offered after Pawn Shop gun thefts
A $10,000 reward is being offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade
association for the firearms industry. The reward is offered to anyone who can
provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s)
responsible for the burglary and theft of firearms from the Mega Pawn in
Hinesville.
coastalcourier.com
Maplewood, MO: Female Shoplifter pepper-sprayed Walmart LP officers
Lafayette, LA: Police arrest two suspects for looting more than $1k from
Acadiana Mall
New Haven, CT: Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for $145,000 credit card fraud
Arson
Las Vegas, NV: Target Arsonist claims voices in her head told her to set fires
 Las
Vegas police have arrested a homeless woman for setting a fire on Feb. 15
inside of a Target store on Rainbow Boulevard. Angela Marie Russo, 42,
reportedly poured lighter fluid on several items in a shopping cart in the
electronics section and set it on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by
store employees. Russo was covered in soot and holding a black lighter when
police arrived. Russo reportedly told a police officer that she was trying to
burn the business down. She also said that voices inside of her head told her to
start fires and if she was not sent to prison, she would do it again. This is
not the first time Russo has been arrested for starting a fire. According to
court records, she was arrested for arson and attempted murder in May of 2010.
She was also arrested for arson and cruelty to animals in January 2012 and
burglary and arson in July 2017. In each case, there were extensive questions
about Russo's mental competency. She was sentenced to probation for the 2010
case and sentenced to time in prison for both the 2012 and 2017 cases.
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C-Store - Lakeland, FL
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C-Store - Newark, NJ -
Burglary
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C-Store - Arlington
County, VA - Burglary
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Dollar General -
Columbus, OH - Robbery
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Dollar General -
Claymont, DE - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Las Vegas, NV - Robbery
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Jewelry - Albuquerque, NM - Robbery
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Jewelry - Florence, SC - Robbery
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Liquor - Barstow, CA -
Burglary
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Lowes - South Windsor,
CT - Robbery
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Mall - Lafayette, LA -
Burglary
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Pharmacy - Omaha, NE -
Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - West
Seattle, WA - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - High
Springs, FL - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Bronx, NY
- Burglary (Taco Bell)
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Restaurant - Madison,
WI - Robbery
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Restaurant -
Indianapolis, IN - Armed Robbery
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Rite Aid - Sedro-
Woolley, WA - Robbery
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Target - Seattle, WA -
Burglary
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Walmart - Maplewood,
MO - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Brick, NJ -
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"Something just told me it was the wrong thing to do -- it didn't feel right --
I didn't have a good feeling about it." The subconscious is a very strong silent
partner we all have and oftentimes it speaks to us in these phrases. The problem
becomes when we over-think things and muffle the most powerful partner we have
-- our own minds. Or we allow our closest confidant, our closest friend, or even
at times our mentor to change or alter our true feelings. Coming to the right
decision with any big issue is difficult and certainly we need the input of our
trusted inner circle, and our spouse, but at the end of the day you're the one
living with the consequence of your decision and you alone are responsible for
it. When the bird on your shoulder is talking, make sure you listen because most
mistakes are made when that voice has been muffled.
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