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Johnson Controls bolsters cloud video service, business
analytic capability with acquisition of Smartvue Corporation
Cloud services provider adds global IoT platform, partner
revenue opportunities to portfolio
Johnson Controls has announced that it has acquired
Smartvue, a leading IoT and
video provider which empowers cloud video surveillance and IoT video services.
The addition of the Smartvue cloud-based video platform will enhance Johnson
Controls' offering of an end-to-end, smart cloud based solution that can provide
superior business data and intelligence to customers and added value to
partners.
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Genetec to Showcase Broad Range of Vertical
Solutions at ISC West
 Retailers
today are behooved to gather and rely on the same insightful customer analytics
that online merchants can harvest automatically. Security Center offers
retailers enterprise-wide visibility of sales floors, point-of-sale (POS) and
cash-handling areas, distribution centers, and parking facilities so they can
efficiently safeguard staff, patrons, buildings and equipment. When used with
Security Center, Genetec Retail Sense enables brick and mortar retailers to
increase operational intelligence to enhance customer service by transforming
existing video surveillance content into powerful consumer insights.
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48% of Retailers Report an Increase in Inventory Shrinkage
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Trump Vs Bezos
Trump Has Everyone Talking - CNBC News Video
Former Walmart US CEO says Congress should split up Amazon
Bill Simon, former Walmart US CEO, said Congress should look into splitting up
Amazon.
"They're not making money in retail, and they're putting retailers out of
business," Simon told CNBC.
He said the e-commerce giant has operated its retail segment at a loss for
decades, subsidizing the retail portion of its business with profits from other
areas, such as web services.
"It's anti-competitive, it's predatory, and it's not right," said Simon.
"It's not going to hurt the big ones," said Simon, who served as president and
chief executive officer of Walmart U.S. from 2010 to 2014. "Walmart can adjust.
It'll be there. Costco will continue to thrive."
"It'll hurt small retailers, and it'll hurt specialty chains," he said. "You
see what's happened to Toys R Us and department stores. J.C. Penney is in
trouble."
"That's because Amazon sells below cost and continues to do that," said
Simon, who serves on the board of directors for Darden Restaurants. "It's
destroying jobs, and it's destroying value in the sector," he said on "Closing
Bell" on Thursday.
cnbc.com
Trump's Obsession With Amazon
Amazon Controls the Market And Dictates Terms
Critics have outlined numerous ways they believe Amazon has unfairly, and
possibly illegally, exercised its power as the No. 1 e-tailer. In 2016, Lina
Khan, then a law student, published a 95-page report in the Yale Law Journal
titled "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox." In it, Khan argued the company has delayed
profits to gain market share and has become "essential infrastructure" for a
wide array of businesses, especially through its online marketplace, logistics
network and cloud services.
"In the last few years there's been growing recognition that our markets across
the board are increasingly consolidated or not competitive, and there are a wide
variety of economic and political harms that arise from this concentration," and
there are a wide variety of economic and political harms that arise from this
concentration. "There is growing recognition something in our antitrust policy
and antitrust enforcement has gone awry."
Another detailed study in 2016, this one from the Institute for Local
Self-Reliance, looked at how Amazon uses "its vast financial resources" to hold
prices down, hoard data and supplant "an open market with a privately controlled
one, giving it the power to dictate the terms by which its competitors can
operate, and to levy a kind of tax on their revenue." retaildive.com
Amazon's & Online Sales Impact on Cities
One Small City's Example - Feeling the Tax Revenue Crunch
Mt. Vernon City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel said Amazon has hurt local
businesses, but it's not entirely the online retailer's fault.
"I know we all use the word 'Amazon' when we're talking about sales that we
don't have in our market but it's really internet sales," Bechtel said.
Bechtel blames those internet sales for a dramatic fall in sales tax revenue.
She said the city has seen, on average, a $433,000 drop in revenue each of
the past two years. That includes a 3.4 percent drop last year with
revenue expected to fall again this year.
"We're watching it very closely but we're making significant adjustments in
our budget and the way we do business to accommodate this," Bechtel said.
That means job cuts for the city, a reduction in services, and also more
liquor and gaming licenses to bring in money. Not to mention closures of big
retailers like Kmart.
"Until the states or the federal government can come up with a solution and a
way that states and municipalities can receive their sales tax that they've
implemented to bring this revenue back, we're looking for ways to supplement,"
Bechtel said.
Editor's Note: Multiply that by every city in America and you have
your answer to why states are releasing inmates early and why they're screaming
even louder about responding to Walmarts across the country. Meanwhile Walmart
is probably their number 1 source for tax revenue.
wsitv.com
Wake Up Call: Amazon Fires Akin Gump, Squire
Patton Boggs Lobbyists - Hires New Firm
Hiring Power & Influence
Susan Rice, Obama's Former National Security Advisor, Joins Netflix Board
Walmart Hires DoJ's Number 3 as Executive Vice President, Global Governance &
Corp. Secretary
Amazon Go is Changing the World not Just the U.S.
"There's a gold rush feeling about this"
30% to 50% of World's Retail Jobs At Risk
Retailers Global Race Against Amazon to Automate Stores
More technology-driven businesses like Amazon Go may be coming.
A global race to automate stores is underway among several of the world's
top retailers and small tech start-ups, which are motivated to shave labor costs
and minimize shoppers' frustrations, like waiting for cashiers. They are also
trying to prevent Amazon from dominating the physical retail world as it does
online shopping.
If they succeed, these new technologies could add further uncertainty to the
retail work force, which is already in flux because of the growth of online
shopping. An
analysis last year by the World Economic Forum said 30 to 50 percent of
the world's retail jobs could be at risk once technologies like automated
checkout were fully embraced.
In addition, the efforts have raised concerns among privacy researchers
because of the mounds of data that retailers will be able to gather about
shopper behavior as they digitize their locations. Inside Amazon Go, for
instance, the cameras never lose sight of a customer once he or she enters the
shop.
But the opening of Amazon Go in January was alarming for many retailers, who saw
a sudden willingness by Amazon to wield its technology power in new ways.
Amazon is now looking to expand Go to new areas. An Amazon spokeswoman declined
to comment on its expansion plans, but the company has a job posting for a
senior real estate manager who will be responsible for "site selection and
acquisition" and field tours of "potential locations" for new Go stores.
Nowhere are retailers experimenting more avidly with automating store
shopping than in China, a country obsessed by new tech fads.
It's "just a matter of time before more cameras and sensors are commonplace in
stores. "It's a few years out," he said, "before that technology becomes
mainstream."
nytimes.com
Executive at Fire-Ravaged Russian shopping mall that
killed 65 - arrested
Governor resigns over Russian mall fire
KEMEROVO, Russia: Russian police on Friday arrested an executive with the firm
that owns a shopping mall where a fire last weekend killed 64 people, most of
them children.
Russia's Investigative Committee, the state body that investigates major crimes,
said in a statement the executive, Yulia Bogdanova, had failed to address
shortcomings in fire safety at the shopping mall.
Bogdanova is the general director of a firm called ОАО Kemerovo
Confectionary Combine, the owner of the "Winter Cherry" mall in the
Siberian city of Kemerovo where the fire broke out on Sunday.
"The investigation established that Bogdanova, as the person responsible for
fire safety, was repeatedly informed by subordinates about shortcomings in
the building's fire safety system." It said Bogdanova did not deal with the
shortcomings. channelnewsasia.com
"My Kids Are Scared to go to the Mall"
Respected Marketing Executive & Young Mother
Declining Traffic Reason No One Will Talk About
Over the last year we've reported a number of times that we've heard from
numerous young mothers how they now fear going to Malls, with one saying this
past holiday that they were searching for a Mall with the Santa closest to exit
doors just in case.
And now this past week in an informal discussion with a marketing executive, and
a young mother, she shared how she and her children were at a mall that had an
incident where something happened that sounded like gunshots and now her
children are scared to even go to the mall.
Understanding this is not an official study or documented survey, none the less
we've now heard this exact same sentiment well over a dozen times in the last
six months. Especially now being focused on the subject and specifically asking
the question without any explanation or prejudice we feel it has become a
significant factor in mall traffic declines.
With no one surveying this or including it in any formal studies and quite
frankly some may be avoiding such survey results, the fact is in our opinion it
exist and how do we respond to it? How do we over come it and discuss it when
every mall owner and retailer not dare to bring the subject even up. For a
number of reasons not the least of which being feeding the fear factor and
increasing liability.
The problem is when something remains the white elephant in the room and no one
is willing to discuss it the problem usually becomes worst. Just a thought.
PetSmart raid could lead to animal abuse criminal
charges
PetSmart Employee Secretly Films PETA Video
Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, are weighing whether to file criminal
charges after confiscating half a dozen animals suspected of being abused
from a local PetSmart store and refusing to get medical treatment for animals
they're selling.
The six animals -- a guinea pig, mice and hamsters -- remained at a veterinary
hospital on Friday after being removed from a PetSmart store raided Thursday by
officers with Metro Animal Care and Control, a unit of Nashville's health
department. All were taken from the store because they were "sick, injured or
exhibited clinical signs of illness," Lauren Bluestone, director of the agency,
told CBS MoneyWatch.
 A
spokesperson for the Nashville District Attorney confirmed the investigation
and that criminal charges are being considered. The target of the potential
charges is unclear.
Assisted by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department and the DA's office,
the animal control agency executed a search warrant obtained after the city
received a
video and photos from advocacy group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
that appear to show animals at the store that have received inadequate care,
said Brian Todd, a spokesperson for city's health department.
The video that triggered the raid was secretly recorded by a PetSmart
employee working on behalf of PETA. Asked in the video why the animals
hadn't received care, the PetSmart employee said they had to limit spending in
order to get quarterly bonuses. *Warning: Video might
be graphic
cbsnews.com
NYPD bosses to get body cameras today
By the end of 2018, all cops on patrol will be equipped with them, according
to the NYPD.
"Research has shown that body cameras for the most part clear officers of
alleged wrongdoing," Mullins said, addressing union members Thursday. "They have
also reduced the number of complaints against officers accused of being verbally
or physically abusive because the body camera immediately clears them."
nypost.com
17 Security Officers shot, 2 dead in 7 days
Seventeen security officers have been shot on the job this week so far with the
latest being two security officers on duty at a Maryland restaurant.
 According
to police, a customer at a restaurant at National Harbor shot the two security
officers after an argument over the bill. Montana Artis, 21, and Tony Irene
Marie Smith, 19, got into an argument over their bill with employees at Cadillac
Ranch just before 1 a.m. Thursday, police said. Two security officers were
escorting Artis and Smith out of the restaurant when Artis pulled out a small
handgun and fired a shot, hitting both security guards, police said. Both
victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Artis, who is the
son of a member of the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office, and Smith were
arrested at a nearby hotel. Police said they found a gun in their room.
Of the other 15 Security Officers shot during the past seven days, two have died
from their wounds and four have life threatening injuries. At this time, we also
have confirmed that only three of the security officers shot were known to be
armed. The rise in security officer shootings and deadly force incidents
involving private security correlates with two recent studies by the Associated
Press and the Reuters News Network that shows that the rise of armed security
has drastically risen just in the past three years and that private security
personnel are now being used more often in place of law enforcement.
privateofficernews.org
Why Companies Should Stay Connected with
Ex-Employees
HR leaders are finding many reasons to welcome ex-employees back into the fold.
Colleagues for life." That's what Deloitte calls them. Other companies use terms
like "boomerang employees," "alumni" or "comeback colleagues." Such language is
a far cry from the days when former employees were referred to only in the past
tense. But now a growing number of organizations are understanding the value of
keeping the bond between employer and employee strong long after the two have
parted. It's a smart strategy for managing talent as company leaders grapple
with the tightest job market in more than 15 years.
Indeed, ex-employees can be a treasure trove of brand ambassadors, potential
clients, future business partners and top-notch rehires. Much like college
administrators who enthusiastically welcome former students back to their campus
community, HR leaders and managers are reaching out to individuals who left
their jobs for any number of reasons, excluding, of course, for poor performance
or policy violations. In doing so, many organizations are finding lasting
benefits in these boosted ties.
shrm.org
EEOC Focuses on Preventing Workplace Harassment
63% of Lawsuits Involved Sexual Harassment Claims
Law Firm Littler's annual report analyzes EEOC's developments in FY2017
Sexual harassment allegations against celebrities, business executives and
politicians made headlines in October 2017-and the #MeToo movement gained
momentum at that time-which put
workplace harassment prevention in the spotlight.
The EEOC, however, was way ahead of the pack in terms of identifying ways to
prevent harassment in the workplace, Hartstein said. The agency had already
established the EEOC Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace and
issued a report on the subject in June 2016.
Key task force findings include that:
● Workplace harassment remains a persistent problem.
● There is a "compelling business case" to prevent harassment. There are
associated direct costs, such as settlement and litigation expenses, and
indirect costs, such as turnover and decreased productivity.
● Senior leadership should be committed to stopping and preventing
harassment.
● Training programs should be "part of a holistic culture of non-harassment"
and tailored to the specific workforce.
● Everyone in the organization should promote respect and civility in the
workplace.
Harassment claims aren't limited to sexual harassment; they can be based on
race, national origin and other characteristics, too. But Littler found that
63 percent of harassment lawsuits brought by the EEOC included sexual harassment
claims. And 53 percent of those sexual harassment complaints alleged that there
were multiple victims, according to Littler's report.
"The agency has taken an incredibly active role trying to be at the forefront of
not just what's actionable but also how to prevent it from happening."
shrm.com
New VP Level Position Leading Loss Prevention
VP Internal Controls - Sephora Digital SEA, San Francisco, CA
The Vice President, Internal Control will lead Sephora's cross-channel
strategies to protect the company assets and business from all external and
internal sources of losses.
This role requires business, financial and leadership acumen. As the head of
Loss Prevention and Fraud management, this leader will drive fights against
theft, fraud and reselling, in-store and on-line. As the head of internal
control, this person will manage procedures and policies and champion their
enforcement. Finally, this leader will manage Business Continuity Plans to
restore operations in case of an incident or disaster and Insurance to recover
the company losses.
Reporting to the CFO & SVP, Finance and Operations, the VP, Internal
Control will lead a team of approximately forty. With responsibility for the
Loss Prevention, Fraud Management, Internal Control and Business Resilience &
Insurance departments grouped together for the first time, this Vice President,
Internal Controls a new position.
With more than 360 stores in the Americas-including the US, Canada, Mexico, and
Brazil-plus 500 inside JCPenney, we've grown into something much more than just
a retailer. We've become a leading international beauty destination, with an
award-winning website and an intuitive mobile app that offer endless ways to
explore beauty even beyond our 2,000+ locations in 31 countries.
jobs.sephora.com
Responsible for Loss Prevention
Director of Risk Management, Associated Grocers, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This is a full-time position that is responsible for the development and
implementation of corporate programs, policies and procedures that help provide
a safe and healthful working environment and ensure the security of all
corporate assets. Directly supervises employees in Safety and Loss Prevention.
Associated Grocers, Inc. is a leading full service warehouse distribution center
located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with over 650 full-time employees and annual
sales over $675 million. Associated Grocers, Inc. is committed to servicing
approximately 200 independent retailers in three southern states: Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas.
ultipro.com
Fast Food Chain - Burgerville Employees Trying to
Form 1st Ever Fast-Food Union in U.S.
Toys R Us websites shut down as rapid liquidation
continues
Rite Aid-Albertsons Deal Clears
Key U.S. Antitrust Hurdle
Bon-Ton May Have a Buyer
Pinellas County, FL: More than 1,000 people avoid
Jail Time, Record through Pinellas Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion Program in 2017;
30% for Retail Theft
Quarterly Results
Canada's Dollarama Q4 comp's up 5.5%, sales up 9.7%,full yr. comp's up 5.2%,
sales up 10.2%
Finish Line Q4 comp's down 7.9%, net sales down 0.7%. full yr. net sales down
0.3%
Last week's #1 article --
Your 'role will be removed': Whole Foods fires
workers in 7-minute leaked conference call
Amazon Centralizing Marketing - Store Signage Operations at Whole Foods -
eliminating jobs
The move follows the departure of more than a dozen executives who have
left due to cultural differences with new owner Amazon.
The cultural clash between the two companies was not unexpected, and mergers
frequently result in staff shakeouts and corporate defections.
Significant changes have been long overdue at Whole Foods, which has some of the
highest operating costs in the industry. Many have called for the grocer cut
back on its workforce and product count. But while Whole Foods has lost out to
the competition in recent years, the grocer's brand remains very valuable.
businessinsider.com
retaildive.com
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HBC - 5 Million CCs & BCs Hacked From Stores
Released on Dark Web For Sale
It will take some time to assess the extent of the damage created by the
exposure of customer records at The Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor
department stores. The Hudson's Bay Co. chains suffered a security breach that
compromised shoppers' personal and financial information, the WSJ's Robert
McMillan and Suzanne Kapner report. Hackers claim they have 5 million credit
card and debit card numbers from the stores and have been releasing them for
sale on the dark web. Gemini Advisory LLC, a New York-based cybersecurity firm,
estimates the hackers began stealing the card numbers in May 2017.
JokerStash, the group behind the hack, has been linked to a series of breaches,
including break-ins at Whole Foods Market, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Omni
Hotels & Resorts and Trump Hotels, according to Gemini. The
sophistication of this attack initially seems greater, appearing to compromise
point-of-sale systems as opposed to accessing a database of credential data."
wsj.com
HBC Provides Information about Data Security
Issue in Certain Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, and Lord & Taylor Stores in
North America
HBC today announced that it has become aware of a data security issue involving
customer payment card data at certain Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, and Lord
& Taylor stores in North America. While the investigation is ongoing, there is
no indication at this time that this affects the Company's e-commerce or other
digital platforms, Hudson's Bay, Home Outfitters, or HBC Europe. Visit
saksfifthavenue.com for updates.
businesswire.com
Under Armour fitness app attacked by hackers
Under Armour's food and nutrition app and website, called MyFitnessPal, suffered
a data breach. On March 25, the MyFitnessPal team became aware that an
unauthorized party acquired data associated with user accounts in late February.
Approximately 150 million user accounts were comprised in the data breach.
chainstoreage.com
Asset Protection - a Legal Perspective
Crucial Tips for Using IP Watching & Enforcement to Protect Your Business
Intellectual property rights in trademarks, copyrights, domain names and website
content are among a company's most significant assets and account for key
elements of a business' core operations and consumer brand recognition.
Intellectual property rights in trademarks, copyrights, domain names and website
content are among a company's most significant assets and account for key
elements of a business' core operations and consumer brand recognition.
Twenty-first century businesses must protect these critical assets by developing
comprehensive IP watch and enforcement strategies-and by recognizing the legal
risks and financial costs of failing to do so. This article will help
businesses take practical, appropriate, and timely steps to protect their legal
rights and interests, and avoid common-yet costly-brand and other IP asset
protection mistakes.
Challenges to Brand Assets in the Digital Age
Monitoring the Marketplace
Taking Appropriate Action
Combating Cybersquatters
Using DMCA Takedown Procedures
law.com
How to Safeguard Your Enterprise Against Business
Email Compromise Attacks
FBI: More than 40,000 BEC incidents have resulted in
$5 billion
losses in the past three years.
Tighten Your Corporate Security Policies: You can significantly reduce
cybercriminals' ability to exploit gaps in your organization by implementing
strict corporate security processes. For instance, you could make it mandatory
to always ask for a secondary signoff, via either phone call or face to face,
before executing requests sent via email and involving large sums of money or
highly confidential data.
Additionally, you may define an approval hierarchy with rules based on the value
of deals and transfers-requiring the consent of at least two department heads
when transactions are above given figures.
Train Your Staff to Detect and Report Suspicious Behaviors: You must
ensure that your staff is aware of the latest types of BEC scams as they emerge.
In general, a request calling for secrecy and urgency should be seen as a red
flag, especially if it is the first of its kind or relating to previously
unknown activities and stakeholders. It is also essential that suspicious
messages are reported immediately to assess risks at a corporate level as well
as warn all employees about newly discovered threats.
Design and Implement a Plan for Mobile Security: Mobile devices are far
more likely to be lost, stolen or connected to an unsecured public Wi-Fi router,
representing opportunities for cybercriminals to hijack corporate identities.
For that reason, you need security measures in place for staff members who spend
a lot of time on the go. These might include two-step authentication and a
connection to a virtual private network (VPN) before accessing corporate email
addresses or company servers.
Upgrade Your Email Security Tech Stack: The percent of organizations
investing in multiple data security tools is expected to
reach 60
percent by 2020, from 35 percent today. These solutions include email
security frameworks such as SPF and DMARC, which have been widely adopted by
email service providers to avoid man-in-the-middle attacks. What's more, you
might use email security solutions to
detect spoofed email addresses automatically.
securityboulevard.com
LinkedIn, DropBox Hacker Appears in US Court
After Extradition Battle
Russian national indicted for the 2012 LinkedIn hack that led to the
theft of 117 million passwords has been extradited from the Czech Republic to
the US. darkreading.com
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ATF Bust Tildenville Violent Burglary Crew
Hitting Central Florida Stores
Stole Over 150 Guns - Selling Them on the Street - Used to Kill & Commit Violent
Crimes
The four of five men, who were part of a group dubbed the Tildenville
Burglary Crew, were involved in numerous armed burglaries during which they
stole handguns, long guns and assault-style rifles and other valuables for at
least two years, authorities said.
Investigators said they're still searching for one of the main leaders,
Kentric Collier, 28, in connection to the case. They said he has a lengthy
history of violent crime.
 The
ATF said officials began investigating burglaries of Federal Firearms Licensees
gun stores around Central Florida in late 2016 and continued to do so throughout
2017.
Investigators recovered 35 of the 156 stolen firearms, and most were seized
from people involved in previous violent crimes, with one used in a murder,
according to the ATF.
"This is more than just gun theft. This was an organized group that was
targeting federal firearms licensees, stealing these guns and then going out and
distributing them on the street."
The men are believed to be involved in more than five burglaries of gun
stores and pawn shops, agents said. The men are also accused of numerous
burglaries and robberies targeting cash, electronics, firearms stores, jewelry,
safes and other valuable items in Orange, Polk and Seminole counties.
"They have been a pain for us for many, many years," Orlando Deputy Police Chief
Robert Anzueto said. "We knew of them, but just couldn't get our hands around
them, and finally, we did."
wftv.com
Tampa Man Gets 3.5 yrs For $31K Gift Card Fraud
Scheme Hitting Home Depot Stores
Between February and June 2017, Forbes-Hodge used counterfeit credit cards and
stolen account information to purchase thousands of dollars in merchandise from
Home Depot stores. He then returned the merchandise to different Home Depot
locations and obtained store credit in the form of Home Depot gift cards.
Forbes-Hodge sold thousands of dollars in fraudulently obtained Home Depot gift
cards in exchange for cash. He was responsible for at least 55 fraudulent
purchases, using approximately 30 different counterfeit credit cards and stolen
account information during this period.
justice.gov
Hamden, CT: Apex Pharmacy employee charged with theft of
$23,000
Jamal Heath worked at a Hamden pharmacy, has been arrested on charges that took
293 items from shelves and "scanned it as a return" onto his personal debit
card. Police say he stole $22,742.95 between July of 2017 and January of 2018.
Early last week, Heath turned himself in at police headquarters.
newcanaannewsonline.com
Wichita, KS: $20,000 worth of jerseys stolen from Sporting
Goods store
The Surveillance footage shows a burglar shattering the front door of Oliver
Sports and later carrying out an entire rack of jerseys. "This jersey rack was
full of autographed jerseys. And out of all of that, this is what we got." he
says, gesturing to a small collection of jerseys that he was able to recover,
after the thieves left them behind.
kwch.com
 Georgetown,
DE: Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery of $5,500 in Walmart merchandise
Delaware State Police say a traffic stop led to the recovery of thousands of
dollars of stolen merchandise and the arrest of a couple in connection with
previous shoplifting incidents. The Trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding in
Georgetown and a search revealed electronic devices and miscellaneous
merchandise worth more than $5,500. The Troopers determined the items had been
stolen from a Wal-Mart in Maryland and then linked the driver and passenger of
the vehicle to two previous shoplifting incidents at the same store, in which
merchandise in excess of $12,000 had been stolen.
wmdt.com
Manchester, CT: Woman 'organized' shoplifting at
Macy's
Police charged a local woman with organized retail theft after discovering she
admitted to and bragged about organizing a team of shoplifters at the Macy's
department store in the Buckland Hills Mall. The woman, Taniesha Pierce, 25, of
33 New Street, additionally was charged Tuesday with third-degree conspiracy to
commit larceny, and second-degree breach of peace, police said. A staff security
employee told police he saw three women on closed-circuit television randomly
select roughly $3,100 of clothing and then attempt to leave.
journalinquirer.com
Monroe, WA: Police shut down ORC Fencing Operation
The business had a core of about 20 people who would sell goods, officer Nathan
Erdmann said. "It was all a front," Erdmann said. "At the other one, he actually
had stuff for sale up front, but that wasn't what this business was about." The
case began because of a missing vacuum cleaner.
heraldnet.com
Brockton, MA: Man stole $1,200 worth of hygiene
products from CVS
and Family Dollar
Juan Adiel Ortiz is charged with shoplifting about $1,200 worth of personal
hygiene products from two city stores Thursday -- his third similar offense in
five months.
enterprisenews.com
Great Falls, MT: Woman uses two children to
shoplift from Walmart
Jinny Mineke of Browning is facing multiple charges after using her two children
in an attempt to steal more than $800 in merchandise from the Walmart.
kfbb.com
St Paul, MN: Police seeking 2 men using stolen credit
cards to buy $21,000 in Target gift cards
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