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Joey Seabolt promoted to Senior Manager of Operations & Asset Protection for
Macy's
Joey has been with Macy's for nearly four years. Before his latest promotion to
Senior Manager of Operations and Asset Protection, he served as Executive
Manager of Operations and Asset Protection. Prior to his time at Macy's, he
spent two years as an Asset Protection Manager for Cabela's, nearly six years as
a Multi-Store Loss Prevention Manager for Lowe's, and held various LP roles over
a five year stint with Sears. Congratulations, Joey!
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Checkpoint Systems Unveils Retail Technology Solutions At EuroShop 2020
Checkpoint Systems has unveiled a host of new, pioneering solutions at EuroShop
2020 that demonstrate how technology can help brands navigate the evolving
retail landscape. The only fully vertically integrated solutions provider,
Checkpoint, has developed an extensive understanding of the complex challenges
presented by the retail digital transformation.
And, its collaboration with leading retailers, such as LPP and Desigual,
demonstrates how it is building an agile, responsive in-store environment,
improving operations and creating a game-changing customer experience. Helping
retailers fulfill omnichannel orders in-store, Checkpoint revealed the latest
upgrades to its Internet of Things (IoT) platform HALO.
securityinformed.com
Oxygen show 'Murdered by Morning' profiles 2013 case of Regional LP Manager who
murdered a beloved Toys 'R' Us store manager in Hamburg, NY
Bernard Grucza had been authorities' "go-to" guy for help on the investigation,
until DNA evidence connected him to the fatal stabbing of Larry Wells
Local journalist Matt Chandler covered crime in Erie County, New York for 20
years, but when it came to the June 2013 murder of Hamburg Toys "R" Us manager
Larry Wells, he'd never written about a victim who was so "universally loved,"
he said.
Wells, 35, was stabbed to death in the wee hours of June 29 in the toy store's
office while his co-workers stocked merchandise. The investigation took months
as authorities wrestled with the question: Who would want to hurt the well-liked
father and co-worker who fostered a family-like atmosphere among the store's
employees?
Authorities, who called the case a "true whodunnit," retraced the 109-day
investigation on "Murdered by Morning" on Oxygen.
oxygen.com
Watch the full episode on-demand here (cable login required)
-or check your local TV listings.
10-18-13:
Read the D&D Daily's Special Report on the case here
NYC: Convenience store goes viral with 5-second shoplifting challenge
A local deli and convenience store in the Bronx, New York, has gone viral over a
unique challenge offered to customers. If
customers can solve a math problem, they have five seconds to steal almost
anything from the store,
CNN reported.
Twenty-year-old college student Ahmed Alwan works as a cashier at his father's
deli and convenience store, the Lucky Candy, and came up with a simple TikTok
challenge a couple of weeks ago for his customers. Since then, it has gone viral
across social media, with Alwan gaining over 450,000 TikTok followers and 75,000
Instagram followers.
jdpost.com
Widespread BOPUS Fraud
Chargebacks911 Warns Consumer Fraud Threatens Retailers' BOPUS Boom
Rather than shopping online and waiting for a delivery to arrive, increasing
numbers of consumers opt to go to one of the seller's bricks-and-mortar
locations and pick up the purchase themselves. Nearly 67% of U.S. shoppers have
now used buy online, pickup in store (BOPUS); 90% of retailers say that
they plan to be offering it by 2021, and it is estimated that 10% of all sales
will be fulfilled through BOPUS by 2025.
Chargebacks911, a leading dispute mitigation and loss prevention firm, cautions
that while BOPUS offers omnichannel retailers an effective way to compete with
online merchants and marketplaces, an uptick in consumer fraud could hamper its
profitability.
Widespread BOPUS fraud first emerged in the restaurant sector,
where delivery and pickup revenues are growing at more than three times the rate
of on-premises sales, and where more than half of delivery or pickup orders come
directly through the restaurant's app or website.
This growth has been accompanied by a
sharp increase in chargebacks; while in
2013 there was virtually no chargeback activity in restaurants, by 2018, 28% of
surveyed restaurateurs reported chargeback-to-transaction ratios of 0.5% to
1.0%, and 10% had chargeback ratios in excess of 1.0%.
prweb.com
Survey Shows Almost 30% of Customers Pulled Aside by Store Personnel to Check
Purchases at Self-Checkout
Oregon court puts 2 per store limit on self-checkouts - Job Loss Concerns Mount
Clearview AI Facial Recognition Use by Law Enforcement Banned in Toronto - New
Jersey - Raleigh N.C.
'Indiscriminate Scraping Of Internet Images
Posses Significant Privacy Issues'
Toronto police have been ordered by Chief Mark Saunders to stop using the
company's technology, which some members began using in October, even though the
force told CBC News in January that it used facial recognition, but not from
Clearview AI.
"The indiscriminate scraping of the internet to collect images of people's
faces for law enforcement purposes has significant privacy implications for all
Ontarians. We have made it clear in the past that my office should be
consulted before this type of technology is used," Ontario Privacy Commissioner
Brian Beamish said in a statement, and urged any law enforcement agencies in
the province using Clearview AI to contact his office.
Law enforcement agencies in the state were recently asked by N.J. Attorney
General Gurbir Grewal to
stop using Clearview AI's facial recognition technology.
Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, have halted its use of Clearview
biometrics and cut ties with the company, local paper
The News & Observer reports (via GovTech).
biometricupdate.com
Biometrics group comes out swinging after NIST face-scan report
Report Debunks the Skeptics on Performance
If
the
International Biometrics + Identity Association had wished to put skeptics
and opponents of facial recognition technology on blast, it could hardly have
found a better tone for it in a new report.
"This data [from a recent government report] serves to debunk the
semantically-loaded misleading arguments on facial recognition performance
that privacy activists have pushed in their zeal to ban a technology that
enhances public safety and security," begins the association's
report.
The trade group was jumping
on
findings published in December by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology. In it, 189 mostly commercial algorithms from 99 developers were
examined for accuracy as part of ongoing testing by the institute.
Members of the association want to persuade the government, if not people in
general, that facial recognition bans and moratoriums will take a valuable and
evolving tool out of the hands of law enforcement and give a technological
advantage to other nations undeterred by popular opinion.
biometricsupdate.com
Mass: Wendy's Agrees to Pay $400,000 to Resolve Child Labor Law Allegations
Fast-food chain Wendy's has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations
that it violated child labor laws by having teenage employees at dozens of
Massachusetts restaurants work later and longer than allowed, the state attorney
general's office announced Tuesday. Wendy's provided records to investigators,
who found that the restaurant was
violating two child labor laws by allowing 16- and 17-year old employees to work
past 10 p.m. and more than nine hours per day.
Investigators estimated more than 2,100 violations at 46
corporate-owned Wendy's International LLC locations across the
state.
time.com
Lumber Liquidators Rebranding After China Scandal - SEC Fraud Charges
& Cyber Attack
Never Recovered From 2015 China Formaldehyde
Flooring Scandal
While Lumber Liquidators is already in the midst of a rebranding, a recent
stock downgrade and corresponding slide in share price have led analysts to
suggest the affordable flooring retailer ditch its name and begin undertaking a
more drastic transformation strategy, according to an article on MarketWatch.
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Intensified competition from both direct competitors in flooring and adjacent
categories like home improvement are part of the reason for the chain's current
woes. Experts, however, argue the bigger problem is that the chain never bounced
back from a massive wave of bad press in 2015 surrounding a scandal that
branded the company's product a public health threat.
Consumer skepticism over the chain began with a scathing 2015 expose on "60
Minutes", which accused Lumber Liquidators of selling Chinese-made
laminate flooring that contained formaldehyde in levels that exceeded
California's CARB 2 standard for toxicity by some order of magnitude.
In March of 2019, Lumber Liquidators was charged with fraud by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) over statements made in response to the "60
Minutes" segment. The chain told the public that it had conducted third-party
testing, which demonstrated that its suppliers complied with formaldehyde
emissions standards. In fact, the chain knew its largest supplier had failed
such third-party tests.
The retailer also experienced a recent cybersecurity incident consisting of a
malware attack, resulting in an estimated $6 million to $8 million in
damages, according to its third-quarter financial report.
retailwire.com
Coronavirus Has Customs Agents on Alert
Doral, FL: US Customs agents target counterfeit goods with mandatory screening
They may look like Nike shoes, Gucci purses and Super Bowl rings, but the fakes
were among the numerous counterfeit items confiscated from China at the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection International Mail Facility in Doral, Florida.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., who has called for increased screenings and
inspections for goods coming in from China, was given a tour of the facility
following the big bust.
A major fear with products seized from
China is stopping the spread of deadly diseases, including the coronavirus.
"We know with the growing threat of the Chinese
coronavirus that we have to be more vigilant and diligent on this," said Scott.
In 2019 alone, 27,000 shipments were seized by CBP agents. The nearly $1.5
billion worth of goods could have impacted retailers, brands and the U.S. job
market.
wsvn.com
Contactless payments tripling by 2024
Juniper Research
reports that contactless payments will triple to $6 trillion worldwide by
2024, from about $2 trillion this year, as OEM mobile wallet transactions
increase and banks expand the use of contactless cards.
In the U.S. market, contactless transaction values are expected to reach $1.5
trillion by 2024, compared with about $178 billion in 2020.
Several major banks in the U.S., including JPMorgan Chase and others, announced
plans to convert millions of credit and debit cardholders to cards that are
contactless-enabled, which will allow significant increases in contactless use
by customers not using smartphone-enabled mobile wallets.
retailcustomerexperience.com
RetailMeNot's 2020 Retailer Playbook
The top 10 questions we asked 5,000+ consumers and 200+ senior retail marketing
leaders.
The New Black Friday - 59% Found better deals on Amazon Prime Day then
Black Friday 2019
retailmenot.com
2020 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For
Nine Retailers make Fortune's 100 Best.
#3 Wegman's
#12 The Cheesecake Factory
#20 CarMax
#39 Publix Super Markets
#42 T-Mobile US
#60 REI
#79 Nugget Market
#80 Sheetz
#92 Custom Ink
fortune.com
The Monitoring Association Acquires IQ Certification
The Monitoring Association (TMA) has assumed control of the Installation Quality
Certification Program "IQ Certification", the only quality control program for
installations, maintenance and service of electronic security systems.
informz.net
Market by Macy's - A Look Inside
Homeland Security's Updated 2020 Private Sector Resources Catalog
Survey: U.S. adults have more than $20 billion in unused gift cards or other
leftover credits
Coronavirus: Fake flyers in Los Angeles target Panda Express
Quarterly Results
Advanced Auto Parts Q4 comp's up 0.1%, net sales up 0.4%, Full yr. comp's up
1.1%, net sales up 1.3%
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Cybersecurity: the SEC Provides Guidance on Well-Known
& Emerging Best Practices
Detailed Best Practice List
Including Data Loss Prevention
At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange's Office of Compliance
Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its "Observations
on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices" (Observations). While any
guidance on cybersecurity from the SEC - one of the most active federal
regulators of cybersecurity and data privacy disclosure and compliance - is
welcome, the observations may not surprise those closely following privacy and
cyber developments or the examinations and settlements pursued by the SEC and
other regulators, such as the Federal Trade Commission.
The Observations serve as a good reminder and road map for leaders in corporate
governance, compliance, law departments and technology of the best practices for
both prophylactic cybersecurity and responsiveness during and after a breach. As
the
director of OCIE noted, the Observations are intended to foster and
highlight observable best practices:
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What the CFO's Are Reading
Attacked by Ransomware, Many Companies Opt to Pay Up
The demanded ransom is often a moderate amount that would pale in comparison to
the recovery and reputational costs for a company that refuses to pay.
To a little-noticed but alarming degree, so-called "ransomware" attacks
on governments, businesses, and other entities jumped last year. In all, they
rose 41% from 2018 to 2019 to more than 205,000 globally, according to newly
published data.
Although not all firms pay, the security firm Coveware estimates the average
payout for those that did was about $85,000 during last year's fourth
quarter, and more than $190,000 in December.
Organizations have more to lose financially from the inability to conduct
business than they do from just paying the ransom. Hackers know they can make a
quick buck with
ransomware.
Experts suspect that the actual number of ransomware attacks is much higher than
the reported number, citing reasons ranging from fear of job loss, investor
withdrawal, and reputational damage.
cfo.com
97% of IT Leaders Say Insider Data Breaches are a Major Concern
75% Believe Employees Put Data at Risk
Intentionally
Egress announced the results of its second Global Insider Data Breach survey,
which looks at the causes, frequency and implications of internal security
breach incidents and the perspectives of IT leaders and employees about data
risk, responsibility and ownership. More than 500 IT leaders and 5000
employees were surveyed across the UK, US and Benelux regions.
In addition, 78 percent think employees have put data at risk accidentally in
the past 12 months and 75 percent think employees have put data at risk
intentionally. When asked about the implications of these breaches, 41
percent say financial damage would be the area of greatest impact, reflecting
the evolution and implementation of more stringent data privacy regulations like
the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Asked what traditional security tools they have in place to mitigate insider
breach risk, just half of IT leaders said they are using anti-virus software to
combat phishing attacks, 48 percent are using email encryption and 47 percent
provide secure collaboration tools. More than half (58 percent) say employee
reporting is more likely than any breach detection system to alert them to an
insider data breach.
securitymagazine.com
Customer-facing services and apps were targets of DDoS attacks
at 2/3 enterprises
NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence saw 8.4 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
attacks last year alone: 23,000 attacks per day, 16 every minute. DDoS
attacks have grown in frequency each year for the past five years, while
attackers continue to unleash increasingly sophisticated attacks.
NETSCOUT, in its
Threat Intelligence Report, found customer-facing services and applications
were targets of DDoS attacks at two-thirds of enterprises. Customers can act as
conduits for attacks: adversaries deployed a novel technique that used attacks
on client services to access core services at well-protected targets. APT groups
are bumping up mobile malware use, while DDoS attacks on mobile networks jumped
64 percent in the second half of 2019. Cyber criminals widely weaponized seven
new or increasingly popular DDoS attack vectors in 2019 while adding new
techniques to existing methods.
securitymagazine.com
The Trouble with Free and Open Source Software
A wide-ranging study by researchers at the Linux Foundation and the Laboratory
for Innovation Science at Harvard has yielded vital new information on the most
widely used free and open source software (FOSS) within enterprises - and
potential security risks related to that use.
The researchers found that a lack of a standardized naming scheme for FOSS
components has made it hard for organizations and other stakeholders to quickly
and precisely identify questionable or vulnerable components.
They also discovered that accounts belonging to developers contributing most
actively to some of the most widely deployed open source software need to be
secured much better. A third finding was that legacy packages within the open
source space are becoming riskier by the day, just like any other older hardware
or software technology.
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RSA Conference 2020 Preview
Content Director Britta Glade on Hot Tracks,
Topics at This Year's Event
"The
Human Element" is the theme of RSA Conference 2020, but there are plenty of
technology-rich topics in store for attendees, including session tracks that
focus on election security, open source tools, product security and anti-fraud.
In this interview (see audio link below photo) about the conference, which
begins Feb. 24 in San Francisco, Glade discusses:
• The theme of "The Human Element;"
• New tracks and topics at this year's
event;
• Highlights of the keynote sessions
and new networking opportunities.
govinfosecurity.com
Sessions, events and seminars to check out at RSA Conference 2020
Are Customers 'Conduits for Attacks'?
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Is fashion kingpin Peter Nygard the Canadian Jeffrey Epstein?
Nygard claims sex trafficking allegations are rooted in 'property dispute'
The
Canadian fashion kingpin has fallen into sordid company amid explosive
allegations he sexually assaulted a slew of underage women - including three
14-year-olds. Ten unidentified women have filed a class-action lawsuit
accusing Nygard, 77, of rape and sex trafficking.
The allegations are eerily similar to the twisted web woven by hedge fund
pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Whispers about the Finnish-born designer's sexual
predilections have been floating around for decades but little has stuck.
"Nygard lured and enticed young, impressionable, and often impoverished children
and women with cash payments and false promises of lucrative modelling
opportunities in order to assault, rape, and sodomize them. When the victims
were not swayed by promises, many were drugged to force compliance with Nygard's
sexual desires," the plaintiffs said in a press release.
Nygard claims the charges are rooted in a bitter property dispute between
Nygard and his former hedge fund billionaire neighbour Louis Bacon.
torontosun.com
More than 100 witnesses, dozens of victims come forward in Nygard class action
lawsuit, lawyers say
More
than 100 people, including dozens of victims, have come forward with
information since a class action suit alleging rape, sexual assault and human
trafficking against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was filed last week
according to lawyers representing alleged victims.
"Since filing a rape and sex trafficking class action lawsuit last week ... we
have received information from over 100 witnesses, including dozens of
victims, who have come forward with additional evidence relating to alleged
rape and sexual abuse," said lawyers Greg Gutzler and Lisa Haba Tuesday, who are
representing the alleged victims in the suit.
globalnews.ca
Coronavirus just beginning to hurt Canadian economy, experts say
Losses could 'easily double' those of the
2003 SARS outbreak
Business, retail and tourism experts say the new coronavirus has begun to
hurt businesses in Canada but its full effects will be evident in the coming
months. Canadian companies that rely on China for processing small
components, for raw materials or for tourist dollars will all feel the effects
of the virus called COVID-19.
"The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has so far had a minimal effect on
both the Canadian and Ontario economies. However, given the length of supply
chain cycles, we may not see the full impact of the disruption for some months,"
Rossi said.
'Without it, you just have a bunch of scraps'
Global supply chains mean Canadian products with components made in China may
not make it to store shelves, he said.
"What I see happening to Canadian businesses is that they are depending on
buying ingredients and raw materials from China, or having their raw
materials put together, or in some cases sewn together in China, where maybe
very small components in a process come from China, or are processed in China,
but without it, you just have a bunch of scraps," Danahy said.
'Losses could easily double those of 2003'
cbc.ca
This Canadian start-up used AI to track coronavirus and raised alarm days before
the outbreak
'I don't want to stay another 10 days': Life in Canada under coronavirus
quarantine
Robberies at cell phone retailers becoming more frequent, police say
Calgary police say consumers should be
cautious when purchasing merchandise online
Calgary police are warning consumers to keep their eyes peeled when perusing
online marketplaces and classified websites after a rash of recent cell phone
thefts from local retailers.
"We do have ongoing robberies for retail cell phone stores or electronic stores
where offenders are then stealing these phones and then reselling them to
victimized people through the online marketplace," said Staff Sgt. Mark
England with Calgary police.
Such thefts have taken their toll on Geoff D'arcy, who has run a cell phone
repair business for more than a decade. In the past four years, his shop has
been broken into four times.
Efforts to inform the public about stolen phones are important, D'arcy said, but
"long overdue." "I think it's really important. I think a lot of people do get
caught buying stolen phones," he said. "We have people in here, probably daily,
that have bought a cheap phone online and it turns out it's stolen, so it can't
be activated."
cbc.ca
How Blockchain and Crypto Is Impacting Retail in Canada
The Home Depot Canada to hire 5,500 new associates
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Blairmore, AB: ASIRT investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Home
Hardware parking lot
A man is dead after Mounties trying to stop a vehicle in
Blairmore, Alta., shot the driver during an ensuing confrontation, RCMP say. Two
officers responding to a call initiated a traffic stop in the parking lot of the
Home Hardware store in the Crowsnest Pass community at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday,
RCMP said in a release. "A confrontation occurred which resulted in the
discharge of service pistols," said the release. "The vehicle travelled a short
distance and then entered a ditch." The man driving the vehicle was later
pronounced dead.
cbc.ca
Winnipeg, AB: Three 16-year-olds stabbed at Safeway on Keewatin Street
Three
16-year-olds are in stable condition after being stabbed during an altercation
at Safeway Tyndall Square on Keewatin Street, Winnipeg police say. Officers
responded to a call about a stabbing around 6:54 p.m. on Tuesday, police said in
a Wednesday news release. Police are still investigating, but believe there was
an altercation outside the grocery store that moved inside the store.
Pepper spray was used during the altercation, during which the three teenagers
were stabbed. Officers who responded to the call found two 16-year-old boys, who
were taken to hospital in critical condition. They are now in stable condition,
police said. A third 16-year-old boy went to the hospital on his own for
treatment of stab wounds and is also now in stable condition.
cbc.ca
Hamilton, ON: He lost 'his whole life:' Hamilton man acquitted of armed robbery
after 8 years in prison
Langley, BC: Man shot at strip mall Friday dies of his injuries
Thornhill, ON: Police looking for suspect involved in double-shooting outside
mall
West Shore, BC: RCMP seek public help to identify gas station credit card fraud
suspect
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FBI Releases 2019 Internet Crime Report
According to data released by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in
its 2019 Internet Crime Report. The last calendar year saw both the
highest number of complaints and the highest dollar losses reported since
the center was established in May 2000.
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IC3 received 467,361 complaints in 2019-an average of nearly 1,300 every day-and
recorded more than $3.5 billion in losses to individual and business victims.
The most frequently reported complaints were phishing and similar ploys,
non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. The most financially costly
complaints involved
business email compromise, romance or confidence fraud, and spoofing, or
mimicking the account of a person or vendor known to the victim to gather
personal or financial information.
Donna Gregory, the chief of IC3, said that in 2019 the center didn't see an
uptick in new types of fraud but rather saw criminals deploying new tactics and
techniques to carry out existing scams.
Shifts in Business Email Compromise
Business email compromise (BEC), or email account compromise, has been a major
concern for years. In 2019, IC3 recorded 23,775 complaints about BEC, which
resulted in more than $1.7 billion in losses.
In the last year, IC3 reported seeing an increase in the number of BEC
complaints related to the diversion of payroll funds. "In this type of
scheme, a company's human resources or payroll department receives an email
appearing to be from an employee requesting to update their direct deposit
information for the current pay period,"
fbi.gov
Full Report:
2019 Internet Crime Report
Press Release:
FBI Releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2019 Internet Crime Report
NLRB Investigating Target For Blocking Targetworkersunite.com Website
Access in Stores
Access
to Target Workers United, an employee-created activist page, was restricted on
servers in Target stores until Friday evening, a spokesperson for the retailer
confirmed to Business Insider.
Those attempting to access
targetworkersunite.com
were denied access last week because the website was classified as containing
"hate and racism."
The Target spokesperson said that a third-party vendor is responsible for
blocking websites and flagging them for suspicious content. The website was
removed from the "hate and racism" category by Friday evening, after which
employees could access the website.
businessinsider.com
Teens are hacking Instagram into a modern-day eBay |
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Update: Santa Ana, CA: Man gets 22 years in prison for $360,000 California,
Arizona Verizon Robberies
The leader of a crew that committed 13 robberies of Verizon stores in Southern
California and Arizona was sentenced Tuesday to more than 22 years in prison,
the U.S. attorney's office said. Zachary David Wade, 42, was also ordered to
pay $360,236 in restitution. Wade pleaded guilty last year to multiple
counts including brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
The U.S. attorney's office said Wade determined which stores would be robbed,
instructed co-conspirators on how to commit the robberies and provided equipment
including loaded guns. The robberies netted thousands of dollars worth of smartphones and other merchandise that Wade sold to a buyer in California. He
was arrested while trying to sell stolen goods the day after a Jan. 31, 2018,
robbery of a Verizon store in Tucson, Arizona. Eight co-defendants have
pleaded guilty to felonies.
lompocrecord.com
Bucks County, PA: Men smashed into Bensalem store, stole $100K in motor bikes
Bensalem Police allege the burglary suspects left behind a key piece of evidence
that helped police catch them quickly. Bensalem police have arrested four men
after they allegedly drove a rental truck into a sports store and left with
$100,000 in high-end dirt bikes. The break-in occurred early Tuesday morning at
the Fun Center Sports Shop, where police responded to an alarm activation.
theintell.com
Wauwatosa, WI: Thieves stole $25,000 worth of products from Mayfair, Bayshore
Apple Stores in less than 24 hours
Police in Wauwatosa and Glendale are searching for three thieves who stole more
than $17,000 worth of merchandise from the Apple stores at Mayfair Mall and
Bayshore on Jan. 30. The thefts occurred just 30 minutes apart from each other.
Another theft at Mayfair the next day netted more than $8,000 worth of stolen
products. At Bayshore, the thieves stole 17 Apple watches, 14 Apple magic
trackpads and one Apple pencil. That theft totaled $10,959.00. At Mayfair Mall,
the thieves got away with eight Apple watches, nine Apple pencils, four Apple
Airpods and five Apple magic trackpads. That theft totaled $6,072. Wauwatosa
police are also investigating another theft at Mayfair Mall on Friday, Jan. 31.
In that incident, two thieves stole eight Apple iPhones, valued at a total of
$8,392.
jsonline.com
Wheaton, IL: 3 accused of stealing from stores in DuPage, crashing into Chicago
police car
Three people are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise
from stores in Wheaton and Elmhurst and then crashing into a Chicago police car
while trying to escape. Victor Williams, 30, Joshlyn Allen, 19, and Emiaya
Shannon, 22, are charged with felony burglary and retail theft. Prosecutors also
have asked that Shannon's probation on a November 2018 retail theft case out of
Naperville, and a December 2018 retail theft case out of Willowbrook, be
revoked. In the Willowbrook case, she was charged with stealing more than $4,600
of items, including perfume, from an Ulta store. In Naperville, she was charged
with stealing items from an Ulta store.
Shannon and Allen also are wanted in Jackson County, Missouri, for failure to
appear for January court dates related to October 2019 theft charges against
them. Authorities said the trio entered the Ulta beauty store at Danada
Square in Wheaton around 4:50 p.m. Saturday and stole $4,000 worth of
merchandise. They then went to the Kohl's on S. Route 83 in Elmhurst and took
$6,000 worth of items, including Nike- and Adidas-brand clothing, reports
said. Elmhurst police tried to stop them in the parking lot, but Williams drove
into oncoming traffic, authorities said. Police chased them by car and
helicopter until the defendants' car crashed into a Chicago police squad car.
The three are next due in court March 16.
dailyherald.com
Brooklyn, NY: Dollar store employee attacked by battery and teddy bear thieves
Detectives
are looking for three shoplifters who beat up a dollar store employee in
Brooklyn in order to steal, of all things, batteries and an oversized teddy
bear. Law enforcement sources said the theft happened at 3 p.m. on Feb. 4 inside
the Ralph Ave. Dollar Inc. store located on Ralph Ave. in East Flatbush. The
suspects got into a dispute with a 47-year-old female employee while attempting
to return merchandise. During the argument, the individuals grabbed $89 worth of
batteries and a teddy bear, then headed for the exit without paying. Cops said
the employee confronted the trio and was kicked in the abdomen for her trouble.
amny.com
Lincolnwood, IL: Police report $19,000 worth of wheels and tires stolen from
dealership
Barstow, CA: Two men identified in the $11,000 Bally's Burglary, high-speed
pursuit from Barstow to DTLA
Los Banos, CA: Two suspects arrested after J.C. Penney store robbery
Tulsa, OK: Four man sought in department store Grab & Run
Update: Wife of embezzler in $6M Aspen Skiing Co. scheme blames husband at
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Shootings & Deaths
Bronx, NY: Man charged after newly engaged worker shot dead in Bronx deli
At least one arrest has been made after a deli clerk was shot dead Tuesday in
the Bronx, police say. The shooting occurred just before 11:30 a.m. at Deli
Grocery in Williamsbridge. Police say the 20-year-old victim from Yemen, later
identified as Qutaish Muhammed, was taken to the hospital where he was
pronounced dead. A male suspect fled on foot with a 25-year-old woman, according
to authorities, but were quickly taken into custody. The NYPD also recovered a
weapon at the scene.
A 28-year-old man, Adrien Topping, was arrested later Tuesday night on charges
of murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. Police questioned
the woman but she was released. The witness said he was ordering food when a
woman came into the deli to buy a single cigarette, which is illegal. "He
wouldn't sell her those cigarettes," the eyewitness said. "She started behaving
erratically, starting cursing at him, 'I'm gonna go get my man.' Her man went
and got her gun, came back in the store and killed him." The witness said
Muhammed was shot in the face first, then the back.
abc7ny.com
Broomfield, CO: No injuries after 2 people shoot at each other inside Walmart;
both in custody
Police took a woman into custody at the scene and later arrested a male suspect.
Police and paramedics are seen outside a Walmart store off of 120th Ave. in
Broomfield on Tuesday. According to police, two people shot at each other inside
the store on Tuesday afternoon but did not injure anyone.
denverpost.com
Shawnee, KS: Shooting at Kansas vape store was accidental; one wounded by stray
round
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Corpus Christi, TX: Armed robbery investigations resulted in 8 arrests
Within
the last 24 hours, police arrested eight people who are said to be persons of
interest in the robberies in Corpus Christi. The most recent robbery happened at
Dollar General on Weber Road. Police told 3News that within an hour of
investigating the robbery, officers were able to take several people in custody,
which included a juvenile they suspect robbed not only the Dollar General, but
also the game room on Everhart. According to police, the spike in armed
robberies took off in February. There were 22 of them in a 17 day period that
were being investigated.
kiiitv.com
Tulsa, OK: 4 Armed Robbery Suspects take over a Family Dollar
Forest Park, GA: Sheriff, Mayor ante up reward for suspect accused of beating 2
seniors in grocery store
Miami, FL: Burglary crew with appetite for luxury preys on flashy social media
users; Miami-Dade crew profited from marijuana trafficking, luxury cars, stolen
jewelry
Wayland, MA: Luxury dealership heist ends with crash involving 2 stolen
Lamborghinis
Lyndhurst, OH: Nordstrom employee arrested for $2,000 phony return scheme
Naked Man Tased And Arrested After Steaks Fall Out Of Pants When Stripping After
Shoplifting
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Auto - Wayland, MA -
Burglary
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Auto Parts -
Lincolnwood, IL - Burglary
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C-Store - Boston, MA -
Burglary
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C-Store - Addison, VT
- Burglary
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C-Store - Meehan, MS -
Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Corpus Christi, TX - Robbery
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Dollar General -
Nashville, TN - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Longview, WA
- Burglary
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Jewelry - Kenner, LA - Robbery
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Marijuana - Everett,
WA - Burglary
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Motorcycles - Bucks
County, PA - Burglary
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Pawn - Albuquerque, NM
- Burglary
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Restaurant -
Elizabethtown, KY - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Memphis,
TN - Burglary
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Restaurant - Santa
Monica, CA - Robbery
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Shoes - Barstow, CA -
Burglary
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Verizon - University
Heights, OH - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Davis, CA -
Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Lockport,
NY - Armed Robbery |
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Daily Totals:
• 9 robberies
• 10 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed |
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