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FaceFirst Names Dara Riordan Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief Revenue
Officer to Accelerate Worldwide Growth
 FaceFirst,
the leading face recognition platform for retail and public safety, has named
Dara Riordan as Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief Revenue Officer.
Dara Riordan brings 15 years of sales leadership experience with a proven record
building strategic sales programs and teams that deliver customer growth and
improved customer experiences. Throughout her career, Dara has remained focused
on providing customers with solutions that achieve desired results while
building roadmaps for future success.
Before joining FaceFirst, Dara was Director of Strategic Growth for Johnson
Control Inc., where she was responsible for all of North America's Strategic
Accounts, both existing key accounts and new logo-focused accounts. Dara brings
in-depth retail industry knowledge with deep experience selling loss prevention,
RFID, inventory optimization and store performance solutions. Leveraging her
expertise, she has successfully sold into more than 25 top-level retailers.
 Prior
to Johnson Controls, Dara worked as a television anchor and reporter in Seattle
and Missoula, where she honed communication skills that would later serve as an
asset in her career as a sales leader. She holds a degree in Communications and
Journalism from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles California.
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National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP)
Announces a Second Expansion of its Advisory Committee
  Continuing its 30th anniversary celebration and ongoing
revitalization, the
National
Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP) announces the second expansion
of its Advisory Committee with the addition of Mike Lamb, Vice President of
Asset Protection for the Kroger Company and Mark Stinde, Vice President, Asset
Protection at 7-Eleven, Inc.
Following the addition of Terry Sullivan and Paul Jaeckle in January, the
latest expansion is a continuation of NASP's focus on renewing its efforts to
connect retailers and communities to support collaborative efforts to reduce
shoplifter recidivism, which, in addition to saving police and retail resources,
will reduce ongoing theft activity and improve safety in stores and communities
alike.
 "The addition of thought leaders the caliber of Mike and Mark is not only
invaluable to our organization but to the industry as a whole; especially as we
enter a new chapter in how retailers think about shoplifting prevention" noted NASP Executive Director Caroline Kochman.
"It is a great privilege to have them
aboard and an honor that they've agreed to help NASP strengthen and enhance its
services to the industry."
Read More Here
Indiana House Passes ORC Bill - Selling Stolen
Property on Internet Level 6 Felony
Currently, theft below $750 is classified as a Class A misdemeanor, and theft
between $750 and $50,000 is a Level 6 felony. State Rep. Sharon Negele
(R-Attica) legislation, a prosecutor may charge a person who makes an
enterprise of selling stolen retail property on the internet with a Level 6
felony, even if the value of the stolen property is less than $750.
Similarly, the punishment for stolen items with a value greater than $750 would
be raised to a Level 5 felony.
Negele said every neighboring state has a law addressing organized retail theft.
As a result, she said criminals target Indiana, leaving Hoosier retailers
vulnerable.
"Due to higher rates of organized theft, some retailers have been forced to
raise prices," she said. "This punishes law-abiding Hoosiers. My legislation
would crack down on the appropriate people without unintentionally penalizing
the average consumer."
House Bill 1323 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
wibc.com
Online Retailer's Forms Feeding Credit Card Fraud
'Formjacking' Compromises 4,800 Sites Per Month. Could Yours Be One?
For a while, it was ransomware. Then it was cryptojacking. Now researchers point
to formjacking as the latest threat-of-the-moment and means for hackers to
get quick cash.
Cybercriminals have turned to formjacking as ransomware and cryptojacking yield
less profit, according to Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR),
Volume 24. Symantec reports it blocked more than 3.7 million formjacking attacks
on endpoints in 2018, with nearly one-third of those taking place during
November and December as holiday shopping season ramped up.
Formjacking attacks are simple: Cybercriminals input malicious code onto
retailers' websites and lift customers' payment card details. Conservative
estimates indicate they collected tens of millions of dollars last year by
using stolen data in credit card fraud or selling consumers' records on the
Dark Web. Ten stolen cards from each compromised website could generate up to
$2.2 million total in profit for attackers, Symantec reports. A single card
can fetch up to $45 in underground forums.
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Haley, director of security response at Symantec, says formjacking's growth is
reminiscent of the time ransomware began to spike back in 2012. "Nobody knew
what it was, but we saw this significant growth, and we saw that it would be a
big deal moving forward," he explains.
Now cybercriminals see formjacking as a simple opportunity to take advantage of
online retailers. All they need is a small piece of JavaScript; from there, they
can take advantage of a website vulnerability or infect a third-party
application the site is using. The rise in formjacking is coupled by an increase
in supply chain attacks as hackers use those to get onto target sites.
darkreading.com
"Civil forfeitures have "become widespread and
highly profitable"
Supreme Court puts limits on police power to seize private property
Supreme Court says constitutional protection against excessive fines applies
to state actions
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution's
prohibition on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, limiting
their abilities to impose fines and seize property.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
announced the decision for the court, saying that the 8th Amendment's
Excessive Fines Clause protects against government retribution. Ginsburg wrote.
"Excessive fines can be used, for example, to retaliate against or chill the
speech of political enemies . . . Even absent a political motive, fines may be
employed in a measure out of accord with the penal goals of retribution and
deterrence."
Civil liberties organizations who want to limit civil forfeitures, which they
say empower localities and law enforcement to seize property of someone
suspected of a crime as a revenue stream.
"This system - where police can seize property with limited judicial oversight
and retain it for their own use - has led to egregious and well-chronicled
abuses," Thomas. washingtonpost.com
nytimes.com
Customers Will Sell Their Privacy
But Stop Shopping Your Store if Unsatisfactory Experience
Consumers will identify themselves when they walk into a store, for a price.
According to a new study from Boston Retail Partners (BRP) customers are more
likely to prefer monetary incentives for identifying themselves in-store. These
include specialized offers (34%), product incentives (27%), and credit toward
future purchases (26%).
However, data indicates personalization is still important to brick-and-mortar
shoppers. Seventy-nine percent said personalized service is an important factor
in determining where to shop, and 63% are likely to stop visiting a
brick-and-mortar retailer if they have an unsatisfactory shopping experience. chainstoreage.com
BOPIS - The Rising Star During the Holidays
50% Of Shoppers Have Made A Purchase Decision Based On BOPIS Availability
More than two-thirds (68%) of shoppers have made multiple click-and-collect
purchases, according to a survey by Doddle. Respondents identified the benefits
that were most likely to make them choose buy online/pickup in-store (BOPIS)
options: Savings on shipping casts (48%, Greater speed (39%) and More
convenience (28%). retailtouchpoints.com
What will it take to transform BOPIS ops from
just okay to great?
Most BOPIS solutions are not ready to scale to 40 percent of transactions as
predicted for coming years. More robust deployments that consider store
operations, staffing logistics and product inventory systems are required.
Additionally, new technology from Google-owned Waze allows customers to
seamlessly communicate with retailers their location and anticipated pick-up
time, allowing for a frictionless experience across the board.
retailwire.com
90% Of Retailers Plan To Implement BOPIS By 2021
Retailers are accelerating the move to "phygital" - the digitization of the
in-store experience. By 2021, 90% of retailers will offer Buy Online/Pick Up
In-Store (BOPIS), and 75% will be able to identify specific customers in the
store and have the ability to customize their visits.
retailtouchpoints.com
Former PCAOB & KPMG Accountant Testifying Against
KPMG Execs
KPMG Bosses Squeezed Me From Day 1, Cooperator Says
An accountant who left the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for KPMG
and agreed to testify against his former colleagues told a Manhattan jury on
Tuesday that his supervisors at the Big Four auditing powerhouse began
pressing him for regulatory secrets starting on his first day on the job.
Brian Sweet, who took a plea and cooperated in the federal case against two
former regulators and three KPMG partners, took the stand for the first time on
Tuesday. He told jurors that defendant David Middendorf - his boss's boss -
asked him over lunch on his first day at KPMG whether PCAOB inspectors would
be reviewing the firm's audit of Wells Fargo at a
meeting the regulators had requested in San Francisco.
"I remember kind of shrugging my shoulders and indicating, 'Well, could it be
anyone else?'" Sweet said.
By the end of his fourth day at KPMG, Sweet said, he had revealed to Whittle
that he brought a wealth of paper and electronic files with him from the
PCAOB and Whittle asked him to share the inspection schedule for the rest of
2015. By the next day, Sweet said he sent the document along and urged Whittle
to keep it on the down-low. law360.com
Allegion Reports Full-Year 2018 Financial
Results, Provides 2019 Outlook
Full-year 2018 net revenues of $2.73 billion increased 13.4 percent, when
compared with the prior year period (up 6 percent on an organic basis). Reported
revenues were buoyed by acquisitions made during the year. The organic growth
reflects the continued execution of the company's channel initiatives and the
introduction of new products, as well as strong growth in the electronics
portfolio.
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) is a global pioneer in safety and security, with leading
brands like CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®, Schlage®, SimonsVoss® and Von Duprin®. Focusing
on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion produces a range of
solutions for homes, businesses, schools and other institutions. Allegion is a
$2.7 billion company, with products sold in approximately 130 countries.
businesswire.com
3 Trends That Will Shape Recruiting in 2019
In 2019, employers will entice applicants by hiring for soft skills and
potential, offering more-flexible work options, and being more open about pay.
Workers expect more from employers-more transparency, accountability and trust,
said Mark Lobosco, vice president of talent solutions for LinkedIn. "And you
need more from your employees-not only their technical skills, but also their
ability to think creatively, collaborate effectively and adapt quickly."
shrm.org
DOJ Delivers Opening Remarks at Forum on Police
Use of Drones
Private Equity Takeovers of Pet Store Rivals Are
Weighing on Them
Payless gets OK for promised worker pay amid
liquidation
Charlotte Russe May Be Liquidating Early March
Quarterly Results
CVS Q4 total comps up 5.7%, font-end comps up 0.5%, pharmacy comps down 7.4%,
total revenue up 12.5%
WEBINAR: How RC Willey Converted Sushi to Sales:
A Tale of Measuring ROI
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 1:00 PM EST
Are your stores' promotional marketing events driving conversions? Tracking
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without actionable data. In this webinar, you'll see how furniture retailer, RC
Willey, integrated network camera analytics with their POS system to reveal a
deeper analysis of store productivity. You'll hear from Rod Mosher, Director
of Loss Prevention and Safety at RC Willey, who implemented Axis network
surveillance technologies to track conversions during a free sushi night
promotion. Through their analysis, they were able to determine that the
promotion brought in 30% more foot traffic and resulted in a 10% increase in
sales. Data like that is hard to ignore - with reliable business intelligence,
it's easier than ever to optimize retail stores with faster decision-making and
a wealth of analytics data.
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2019 The "Year of Security Services"
2019 Security Spending Outlook
Cybersecurity and IT risk budgets continue to grow. Here's how they'll be spent.
Security Spending Growth Outpaces IT Spending Growth According to
analysts at Gartner, worldwide spending growth will
jump by 8.7% this year, up to $124 billion. This pace of growth will
outstrip general IT spending increases; the analyst firm says overall IT
spending will only see a 3.2% bump this year. The top drivers of security
spending, Gartner says, will be building detection and response capabilities,
privacy regulations like GDPR, and the need to address digital business risks.
Security Spending to Buoy Overall IT Spending As the Gartner numbers
indicate, security factors are likely to buoy up overall IT spend this year.
According to a
recent survey by Spiceworks, around 38% of organizations say they'll
increase their IT budgets in 2019. Security and compliance account for two
spots on the list of the top five factors driving this growth.
Security a Top Digital Transformation Line Item - #2 Altimeter's recent "Digital
Transformation Survey" shows that cybersecurity is right at the top of the
list of transformative technology investments in 2019. Only cloud is higher,
according to surveyed decision-makers. Cybersecurity leads artificial
intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Security Services Are Hot Analysts across the board say that IT security
services spending is hot.
Forrester reports that last year security services spending finally overtook
product spending in every spending bracket. The firm is calling 2019 the
"Year of Security Services."
Bang for the Security Buck According to a recent
Dark Reading/InformationWeek report, organizations are continuing to evolve
how they measure security ROI. Security leaders say the biggest metrics are a
product's ability to lower risk and ability to keep the organization in
compliance. More than one in three organizations say they use external
third-party audits to validate the efficacy of investments.
Don't Expect Post-2019 Slowdowns IDC analysts' projections for the
security market are even more bullish than those from Gartner.
IDC predicts a $133 billion spend and a compound annual growth rate of 9.9%
not just this year but through 2022. At that point, they say, the security
market will have grown by 45% from 2018 figures.
darkreading.com
2018 saw 6,515 reported breaches, exposing 5 billion
sensitive records
While the year ended below 2017's high mark of 6,728 reported breaches, a slow
trickle of new breach information continues and may end up placing 2018 in the
top spot.
"Overall, we're encouraged by the results from 2018. The number of records
exposed did come down about 36% compared to last year and while the number of
breaches is still quite high, we did not see a repeat of widespread events like
WannaCry and Petya/NotPetya. After year upon year of bad news, we'll take
improvement where it can be found."
helpnetsecurity.com
New Tech Coming
Defense Department Taps AI Biometrics Firm to Improve System Security
The U.S. Defense Department plans to use technology from a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based
artificial intelligence security firm to analyze how employees walk, swipe and
type. The goal is to improve protection for sensitive data and systems,
especially those accessed through mobile apps.
 The
agency this year signed a $2.4 million agreement with TwoSense Inc.
to experiment with letting algorithms authenticate users. The cloud-based system
can
detect and analyze how users interact
with their phones or other systems and continuously match attributes against a
model for each individual.
Passwords can be stolen, but the angle at which someone holds a smartphone,
combined with typing cadence and screen-swiping style, may not be as vulnerable.
These and other so-called
behavioral biometrics form a pattern unique to an individual--a
fingerprint for behavior, security experts say.
Systems check that the individual's behavior matches a stored profile at regular
intervals, or continuously. If it doesn't, access can be blocked until the
person proves his or her identity. cybersecurity.cmail20.com
Police Push Free Decryptor for GandCrab
Ransomware
Good news for many victims of GandCrab ransomware: There's a new, free decryptor
available from the No More Ransom portal. And it will unlock systems that have
been crypto-locked by the latest version of the notorious, widespread ransomware.
No More Ransom is a public/private portal that was launched in 2016 by
Europol and Dutch National Police, together with Kaspersky Lab and McAfee. It's
hosted by Amazon Web Services and
Barracuda Networks. The effort now has many more partners.
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FaceFirst Names Dara Riordan as EVP of Sales and CRO
to Accelerate Worldwide Growth
LOS
ANGELES - FaceFirst,
the leading face recognition platform for retail and public safety, has
named Dara Riordan as Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief
Revenue Officer. Riordan will be responsible for growing the base of
FaceFirst customers across retail, transportation, public safety and
many other industries.
Riordan brings more than 15 years of sales leadership experience from
Johnson Controls International (JCI), a global diversified technology
and multi-industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more
than 150 countries. Most recently, Riordan served many of the world's
largest retailers as Director of Sales, Strategic Growth for North
America at JCI, with particular focus on loss prevention and store
performance solutions. She also served on JCI's Women's Advisory Board.
"Dara joins FaceFirst at an incredibly exciting time," said FaceFirst CEO Peter
Trepp. "Demand for applications that use facial recognition are on the rise
across all sectors. Customers and end-users are realizing the benefits of this
technology in everything from crime mitigation to improved customer experiences.
Dara's deep industry expertise and her unique approach to the market will
translate very well to our customers. We are all delighted to have Dara join our
team and contribute to the success of FaceFirst."
"After having an opportunity to explore the technology offering," said Riordan,
"it was apparent to me that the platform is truly transformative. For retail,
airports and other industries, using FaceFirst to prevent crime is just the
beginning. The platform will also enable brands to offer customer experiences
that are more convenient, personalized, private and secure than ever before."
Riordan holds a Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Journalism from
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
ABOUT FACEFIRST
 FaceFirst
helps customers create safer communities, great customer experiences and
personalized service through face recognition and AI. Using the
FaceFirst platform, retailers, transportation centers, law enforcement
agencies and other great organizations can prevent crime and improve
customer engagement while growing revenue. FaceFirst is highly accurate,
scalable, secure and private. The platform enables a full range of
surveillance, customer engagement, mobile, access control and desktop
forensic face recognition capabilities. FaceFirst offers a robust API
and SDK for integration into a variety of systems and platforms.
FaceFirst is designed, developed and supported in the United States.
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Machines vs. cashiers: Why Canadian shoppers are so divided over self-checkout
Age, concern for workers key factors in self-checkout use
So what's driving the debate? Turns out, age can be a factor as well as one's
view on whether the technology represents progress or a step backward as
shoppers - aided by machines - do the work of cashiers.
 "A
lot of people do see self-checkout as a threat to workers," said Sylvain
Charlebois, a professor at Halifax-based Dalhousie University specializing in
food distribution and policy. "That's probably why the debate is so emotional
for a lot of people."
The Age Factor
Forty-six per cent of respondents aged 18 to 34 said, when given a choice, they
prefer using self-checkout over a cashier. That preference declines with age: 35
per cent of respondents aged 35 to 54 said they favour self-checkout, and only
19 per cent of those 55 and older would choose the machine over a cashier.
Consumer behaviour expert Brynn Winegard says that tech-savvy millennials may be
more willing to accept some of the challenges of using the machines.
What About the Jobs?
"There's always going to be progress. There's always going to be technology
that's going to come along to make things better, smarter, faster," said Easter.
But those who prefer to use cashiers often fear the machines will lead to fewer
of them and longer lineups - and they don't see that as progress.
cbc.ca
Former Ottawa police chief calls for more mental health services - not cops - to
combat violence
Police officers can be trained to be better at handling mental health calls, but
the way to make communities safer is spend more money on mental health
services, not more cops, says Sen. Vern White, a former Ottawa police chief.
How Ottawa police deal with mental health calls has come under scrutiny with the
fatal shooting of a mentally ill Indigenous man, Greg Ritchie, at Elmvale
Acres Mall on Jan. 31 and the ongoing manslaughter trial Const. Daniel
Montsion in the July 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi.
Ritchie was shot in a confrontation with police outside the mall, where he
had gone to pick up his medication. Abdi died of a heart attack after he was
tackled and punched by police responding to a call that he had sexually
assaulted patrons at a nearby coffee shop.
The Justice for Abdirahman coalition has demanded that Ottawa police do a better
job dealing with those with mental illness.
ottawacitizen.com
Wealthy Nova Scotia thief who filled home with pilfered artifacts, art has died
 A
man who filled his suburban lakeside home with historic artifacts and art
stolen over decades of pilfering so stealthy that many of his targets didn't
even know they'd been victimized has died.
The wealthy Tillmann - he owned both a Porsche and BMW - stole from
universities, libraries, museums, antique dealers and private collections
across Atlantic Canada.
Among about 1,300 items seized by police from his two-storey home in Fall
River, north of Halifax: Early editions of Daniel Defoe's 1719 classic "Robinson
Crusoe" and a 1758 letter written by Gen. James Wolfe. There was also a spear. A
gas mask. A glass lantern. A model canoe. Paintings depicting centuries-old
scenes. A brass telescope. An 1819 watercolour from Nova Scotia's legislative
library. Many of the institutions weren't even aware the items had been stolen.
When he was arrested, police held a show and tell of the seized items. Cpl.
Scott MacRae said officers found a trove of artifacts worth well over
$500,000 in a home that had been turned into a veritable museum.
thetelegram.com
RCC's Retail Cannabis Forum coming March 26 in Toronto
 Retail
Council of Canada's Retail Cannabis Forum will inspire attendees to explore
retail opportunities and innovation in this new market, as well as discuss the
challenges associated with industry regulations. This is a must-attend event for
anyone who is interested in learning about the opportunities and challenges for
retailers in this highly regulated market. Supplier and industry partners will
want to hear from Canada's leading cannabis retailers and distributors to learn
how they can better engage with this sector of the retail industry.
Click here to register and learn more.
retailcouncil.org
Canada Store Openings & Expansions
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Canada Goose to open new factory in Quebec - 650 jobs
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Canadian Fashion Brand 'JAC by JC' Announces 35 Stores in China Amid Explosive
Growth
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Morphe Cosmetics Launches Canadian Store Expansion
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Edmonton-based cannabis retailer confirms deals for possible stores in Kingston
and Ottawa
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Aritzia Re-Opens Massive Mink Mile Flagship
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Canadian Tire to open at former Target site in Niagara Falls
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Second proposed Toronto pot shop set for Queen West neighbourhood
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New London Drugs store slated for West 4th and Macdonald in Kitsilano
The Home Depot Canada to hire 5,500 new associates
Payless ShoeSource to close 248 Canadian stores, saying it is 'ill-equipped' for
market
Lévis, QC: Two people injured in grocery store roof collapse
More than half of Sask. weed shops stuck in permit process
(Update): Toronto woman found guilty of terror charges in Canadian Tire attack
A woman convicted of terror charges for attacking workers at a Canadian Tire
store in Toronto was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday after
a judge found her mental illness played a key role in her crimes. Rehab Dughmosh,
34, was found guilty of four terrorism charges for attacking store workers
with a golf club and a butcher's knife while draped in an ISIL banner in
June 2017 and for trying to travel to Syria join the terrorist organization the
year before. Justice Maureen Forestell said Dughmosh's mental illness, likely
schizophrenia, played a central role in her crimes and "rendered her vulnerable
to extremist beliefs." She still endorses pro-Islamic State sentiments,
although less intense and without violent ideation, court heard.
columbiavalleypioneer.com
Magog, QC: Suspects accused of committing fraud worth thousands at Walmart
Stealing PINs from self-checkout shoppers
Magog police are warning people to stay vigilant while shopping after three
apparent fraudsters distracted and robbed people at the local Walmart. An
off-duty police officer spotted three conspicuous individuals at the store, who
appeared to be watching while people entered their credit card PINs at
self-checkout machines. When the shopper returned to their cars, one of them
would distract them with money on the ground while another suspect stole their
credit card, police said. This particular strategy has been on the radar of
Magog police for several weeks, after someone was robbed of more than $6,000.
cbc.ca
Calgary, AB: Former pharmacist fined & sentenced for stealing 33K pills in 5
years
(Update) Toronto Eaton Centre shooter found guilty of two counts of manslaughter
(Update) Halifax, NS: New details emerge as U.S. woman appeals life sentence for
plotting to attack mall
Canadian Comedian Helps Take Down $150,000 Jewelry Thief In New York
Robberies & Burglaries
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C-Store - Grand Falls-Windsor, NL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Hagersville, ON - Armed Robbery
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Auror is a crime
intelligence platform that empowers store teams and police with the information
they need to stop organized retail crime. Auror's software makes it easy for
retailers to capture information about incidents, connect the dots on offenders,
and collaborate to build strong cases.
Co-Founders & Co-CEOs Tom Batterbury and Phil Thomson tell us how Auror's
platform works, what results their customers have seen, and what their plans for
expansion are in the North American market.
Tom Batterbury and Phil Thomson - Auror - Quick Take 18
In this LPNN Quick Take, Tom
Batterbury and Phil Thomson share how New Zealand-based
Auror
got started, where the name of the company comes from, how their crime
intelligence platform empowers retailers, and how the platform easily integrates
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Competing Technology Crowds the E-commerce Security
Market
Despite usage spikes for e-commerce and especially mobile commerce, no
amount of investment has yet corralled e-commerce fraud. The rise of
card-not-present transactions has been paralleled by spikes in declined
transactions, chargebacks, bot attacks, and fraudulent transactions. A new
research report from Mercator Advisory Group titled
Securing E-Commerce: Competing Technology Crowds the Market details
the nature of the current state of e-commerce fraud, the options for
securing it in the short and long term, and some scenarios for e-commerce
security. The report makes the case that the EMVCo consortium and other
potential technology entrants need to plan for a more sensibly sustained
roll-out of technologies that consider merchants and banks more formidably
in the process of fighting e-commerce fraud.
prweb.com
Digital Brands Are Booming. But Can They Save Malls?
Pop-up retail is far from new, of course. But this is an evolution of that
idea, in that the short-term leases aren't simply being used as a stopgap to
fill empty space. Instead, they're being treated as a more foundational part
of the mall ecosystem, a key ingredient.
But Macerich is right to realize it needs to change to court young retailers
that are on the rise. Consultancy JLL estimates that e-commerce retailers
will collectively open 850 stores in the next five years. Mall operators
should aggressively chase this business, which includes newcomers such as
men's apparel store Untuckit, mattress maker Casper and sneaker phenom
Allbirds. Even if these players aren't putting up huge rent, they can go a
long way toward making a mall feel like it's not a time machine to 1995.
Other changes that mall operators are making right now might prove more
consequential to their survival, including shifting their tenant mix to
include more gyms and restaurants and embracing more contemporary formats
such as mixed-use developments.
washingtonpost.com
Etsy error results in unauthorized withdrawals
from sellers' accounts
A payment error on Friday resulted in a number of Etsy sellers discovering that
money had been taken out of bank accounts which were connected to their Etsy
stores.
In a statement emailed to Retail Dive, a spokesperson for the company said that
a small fraction of one percent of active sellers' cards were incorrectly
charged and that in cases of overdraft the company will, "refund any undue fees
associated with this incorrect charge and change in deposit schedule." Etsy also
released a statement that said all incorrectly charged cards have been
refunded.
retaildive.com
Holiday Shopping on Smartphones Led to Strong
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County, PA: Woman Allegedly Steals $38,000 Worth Of Jewelry From Kmart Store,
Then $500 Of Merchandise From Rite Aid
A woman in Plumstead Township was arrested on a retail theft charge, just a day
after she was released from jail for another retail theft. According to police,
22-year-old Marcie Sautner, was arrested on Feb. 6 for stealing $38,000 in
jewelry from the Kmart in Plumstead Township. She was charged with felony retail
theft and released on bail. The next day, Sautner was arrested for allegedly
stealing $500 worth of merchandise from a Rite Aid. Sautner was charged with
felony retail theft and related charges. She was placed in the Bucks County
Prison.
cbslocal.com
 Update:
Brownsville, Three Distraction thieves steal over $5,000 in jewelry
A Brownsville jewelry store is searching for answers and trying to spread
awareness after three alleged thieves took more than $5,000 worth of jewelry.
One male and two females entered Morris Jewelers around 3:45 p.m. on Feb. 13,
allegedly distracting a salesperson and stealing two men's gold and diamond
rings, according to a Brownsville Police Department press release.
jacksonsun.com
Vineland, NJ: Two charged in $5,800 theft from The
Home Depot
Christopher M. White, 26, and Elijah G. Evans, 37, both of Bridgeton, were
arrested Feb. 10 and charged with the theft of more than $5,890 worth of items
from the Home Depot. White was wanted on two Vineland Municipal Court warrants.
thedailyjournal.com
Mobile, AL: Arrest made in $2,000 Victoria's
Secret theft, 1 suspect still wanted
 It
was just after the first of the year, when Mobile Police say two women went to
town at the Victoria's Secret Pink Store at the Shoppes at Bel Air. Surveillance
video from several different angles showed both women stuffing clothes into
their shopping bags. According to police they made away with more than $2,000
worth of merchandise. The surveillance images were so good police were able to
identify both women and arrest 27-year-old Tasha Burgess. She's charged with
theft of property 2nd degree. Meanwhile, there's an active warrant out for her
alleged partner in crime -- 23-year-old Sheronica Norwood. If you know where she
is turn her in to Mobile Police.
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Ohio Regional Organized Crime Coalition (OROCC) Conference
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OROCC will be hosting its conference in Grove City, Ohio on June 20, 2019 at
the Eagle Pavilion - 3670 Discover Dr. All Law Enforcement and retail
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Olean, NY: Man jailed on $1,200 felony retail theft charge
at Walmart
Taunton, NJ: Police get assist in nabbing Home Depot three
shoplift suspects: $760 in merchandise recovered
Mt. Juliet, TN: 2 men arrested after allegedly wheeling
$350 of merchandise out of Walmart
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Pensacola, FL: C-Store Clerk Killed During Robbery In
Escambia County
A convenience store robbery turned deadly Tuesday night in Escambia County. It
happened about 8:15 p.m. at the Quick Fill on Mobile Highway near Lockhart
Street. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery call and
arrived to find the store clerk, an adult male, deceased at the store with
gunshot wounds. Early Wednesday morning, the ECSO released surveillance images
showing two suspects wanted for robbery and homicide.
northescambia.com
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NJ: Out-of-control driver high on opioids smashes into NJ gas station, kills 3
The out-of-control SUV driver who smashed into a New Jersey gas station Tuesday
morning, killing a father, son and gas attendant, was overdosing on opioids and
was revived by Narcan. The driver, who was not immediately identified, barely
had a scratch on him. Two of the dead were a father and his 17-year-old son, who
were inside a Camaro that had its roof torn off. The third deceased victim has
been identified as 23-year-old Love Deep Fatra, who worked as an attendant at
the gas station.
pix11.com
Horn Lake, MS: Road-rage incident involving
Off-Duty Police Officer
ends in stabbing, deadly shooting in Walgreens parking lot
 According
to Horn Lake Police, two men were involved in an apparent road rage incident
around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Police said they then drove west on Goodman and pulled
into the Walgreens parking lot. One man approached the other, pulled out a knife
and stabbed the other near the neck, according to investigators. At that point,
police said the man who had been stabbed pulled out a gun and shot the alleged
stabber. That man was struck at least once in the chest.
Police said that man - who has not been identified - was pronounced dead at the
scene. According to Police in Memphis, TN, the man who was stabbed in the
incident was an off-duty Memphis police officer. Police said the off-duty
officer was a "victim in this incident," so they are not releasing the officer's
identity. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
ajc.com
Kansas City, KS: DNA from facial tissue,
fingerprints lead to murder charge
A man police earlier identified as a person of interest has been charged with
murder in a recent Kansas City case after DNA evidence and fingerprints linked
him to a fatal shooting outside a gas station. Timothy R. Fernandez is charged
with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of
40-year-old Michael E. Bryan.
The killing happened outside a Windstar gas station during the early morning on
Feb. 5., Kansas City Police obtained surveillance video from the gas station,
which showed the victim and suspect talking prior to the shooting. Court records
said the suspect was also seen in the video throwing a used tissue in the
parking lot about 20 minutes before the shooting. Detectives returned to the
scene on Feb. 6 and collected a tissue found in the gas station parking lot. The
tissue was tested for DNA. On Feb. 7, police found that the DNA profile matched
Fernandez, court records said. Police later recovered Fernandez's fingerprints
from a Q-tip box found inside a backpack that was left in an alley behind 1520
Grand Blvd.
kansascity.com
Randallstown, MD: Dollar Tree armed thief shot
and wounded by Police inside Aldi's
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Killeen, TX: Wreck caused after employee chased
after shoplifter
Prior to the accident, a person accused of being shoplifter fled a store and was
chased by an employee, who was attempting to identify the suspected shoplifter,
Killeen police Commander Jeff Donahue said Tuesday. Store management said
Wednesday that the woman was not an employee, but was a relative of a store
employee.
kdhnews.com
San Jose, CA: Police Investigate Series of
Burglaries
Items valued at nearly $10,000
The San Jose Police Department is investigating a series of burglaries that
occurred late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. The first incident was
reported at an Auto Zone on Cottle Road. Less than an hour later, a second
burglary was reported at the Auto Zone on Almaden Expressway and a third across
the street at an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Branham Lane. It is unknown what was
taken from each location but it's believed the stolen items could be worth up to
tens of thousands of dollars. Vape store Abyss Vapor Lounge, was also
burglarized at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, police said.
nbcbayarea.com
Pharr, TX: $13 million worth of Meth found in
Semi -Trailer with Frozen Strawberries at Texas port
A truck driver hauling frozen strawberries from Mexico into the United States is
in custody after customs officers at a Texas port found nearly $13 million worth
of methamphetamine hidden in the trailer. In a statement, Customs and Border
Protection said officers working at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo
facility Saturday encountered a 42-year-old male Mexican citizen with a
commercial shipment of frozen strawberries arriving from Mexico.
fox4kc.com
Lancaster County, PA: A Reading mother and
grandmother are facing charges
after committing a retail theft with children
Magaly Bonilla-Rohen, 47, and her daughter, Jessnia Cruz, 27, are both facing
retail theft and corruption of minors charges for their roles in the incident.
On February 9, police responded to the Walmart in Ephrata Township for a retail
theft investigation. Evidence showed that Bonilla-Rohen and Cruz concealed over
$335 worth of merchandise in a plastic tote in a shopping cart. While Cruz paid
for some other items at the self-checkout, Bonilla-Rohena prompted Cruz's four
minor children to push the cart containing the unpaid items out of the store.
fox43.com
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This CVS Armed Robber thought no one would
remember him
Charges are filed against a man accused of returning to the scene of
a robbery at a pharmacy. Officers arrested Christopher Crabtree last
week after employees at the CVS Pharmacy near Admiral and Sheridan
said they recognized him from a previous robbery. Police say on
January 29, Crabtree told the clerk he had a gun, then took off with
the cash drawer. He is charged with first degree robbery.
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Monroe, LA: Man holds up Dollar General with a 'baseball
sized' rock, ends with arrest
Mansfield, OH: AutoZone Employee charged with theft of
$3,100
Erie, PA: Walmart thief crashes her car during State
Police chase; 2 current felony warrants
 Counterfeit
Eastport, Idaho: U.S. Customs & Border Protection
in Idaho seize counterfeit designer merchandise
The merchandise was found during an inspection of the truck cab, when the driver
was exiting the United States and attempting to enter Canada. The driver also
had an outstanding warrant out of Georgia for failure to appear on an assault
charge. CBP officers located a commercial quantity of designer-brand purses,
wallets, sunglasses, and clothing. Designer brands included Gucci, Michael Kors,
Kate Spade, and Chanel. After additional questioning, the driver of the truck
admitted the items were counterfeit and he intended to sell them in Canada.
kxly.com
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U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from
executing death row inmate; killed Grocery Store clerk in 1980
Texas cannot execute a black death row inmate convicted in the 1980
Houston murder of a grocery store clerk, the U.S. Supreme Court
ruled on Tuesday, concluding that he is intellectually disabled and
therefore exempt from capital punishment. The divided court ruled
that a Texas appeals court misapplied the law by again rejecting an
appeal brought by inmate Bobby Moore, 59, seeking to avoid execution
on the basis of intellectual disability.
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Waterloo, IA: Kay Jewelers Armed Robbery that
netted $400K goes to the jury; suspect claims mistaken identity
Attorneys for a Cedar Falls man accused of robbing a jewelry store at knifepoint
said the charges are a case of mistaken identity. Carlos Roig Gonzalez is
charged with first-degree robbery and assault while participating in a felony in
the Jan. 22, 2018, holdup at Kay Jewelers in Cedar Falls. Authorities allege
Roig was wearing a mask and dark clothing when he held a knife to a pregnant
employee's stomach as he instructed her to open watch and ring cases at the
store. He also squirted pepper spray in her eyes and the eyes of a supervisor at
the shop before fleeing with more than 200 pieces valued at a total of $400,000.
wcfcourier.com
Wailuku, HI: Spitting Macy's shoplifter gets 6 months in
jail
Erie County, PA: Man gets 6 to 12 years in state prison in
Millcreek Verizon Armed Robbery
Memphis, TN: Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Armed Business Robberies
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AT&T - Chambersburg, PA - Burglary
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Advance Auto - Brooklyn, CT - Robbery
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Auto Zone - San Jose, CA - Burglary
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C- Store - Escambia County, FL - Armed Robbery / Clerk
shot, killed
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C-Store - Hollister, CA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Fort Wayne, IN - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Topeka, KS - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Gainesville, FL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store- Chattaroy, WA - Armed Robbery
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Check Into Cash - Elwood, IN - Armed Robbery
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Check Cashing- Madison, WI - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Tulsa, OK - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Monroe, LA - Robbery
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Gas Station - Lake Oswego, OR - Armed Robbery
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Hardware - Haddon Township, NJ - Robbery
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Liquor - Nashville, TN - Burglary
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O'Reilly's Auto - San Jose, CA - Burglary
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Sally Beauty - Idaho Fall, ID - Burglary
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Vape Store - San Jose, CA - Burglary
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Walgreens - Edwardsville, IL - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Colorado Springs, CO - Armed Robbery
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