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Europol and MRC Europe join forces in the fight against e-commerce fraud
 Today,
Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the
European Merchant Risk Council (MRC Europe), an
independent and not-for-profit business association engaged in fighting
e-commerce fraud in Europe. The MoU was signed by Una Dillon, Managing Director
of MRC Europe and the Head of EC3, Steven Wilson, at the Europol headquarters in
The Hague.
MRC Europe is a close partner of EC3 in taking action against e-commerce fraud
in the European market landscape. As such, MRC Europe is a key stakeholder in
the recurrent Europol e-Commerce Action, an international EMPACT operation
targeting fraudsters and serious organised crime groups with the help of
national competent authorities, as well as MRC's network of 535 e-merchants.
europa.eu
Facebook Shuts Down 'Online Criminal Flea Market'
Facebook Erases 74 Cybercrime Groups With
385,000 Members Selling Passwords, Credit Cards And Hacking Services
Facebook has launched a crackdown on cybercrime on its platform after security
researchers from Cisco Talos discovered what it dubbed an "online criminal
flea market" on the site. They uncovered scores of groups where hundreds of
thousands of members oversaw the trade of passwords, credit card information and
hacking tools. The news comes as Facebook faces renewed criticism for its
failure to moderate violent content, extremism and state-sponsored
disinformation campaigns.
Meanwhile, more run-of-the-mill crooks continue to benefit from the openness of
the platform to reach a wide audience to sell illegal offerings. It took a
warning from the Cisco cybersecurity unit to get Facebook to remove 74 groups in
which many of their 385,000 members were offering a wide array of cybercrime
services. Those criminal offerings included stolen credit card details with CVV
security numbers, usernames and passwords, and email spamming tools, a Cisco
Talos report released Friday revealed. Some of the groups had managed to remain
active for eight years.
forbes.com
Feds To Use FISA Surveillance In Prosecuting Huawei
U.S. authorities gathered information about Huawei Technologies Co Ltd through
secret surveillance that they plan to use in a case accusing the Chinese telecom
equipment maker of sanctions-busting and bank fraud, prosecutors said on
Thursday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Solomon said at a hearing in federal court in
Brooklyn that the evidence, obtained under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA), would require classified handling.
The government notified Huawei in a court filing on Thursday of its intent to
use the information, saying it was "obtained or derived from electronic
surveillance and physical search," but gave no details.
The United States has been pressuring other countries to drop Huawei from their
cellular networks, worried its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying.
The company says the concerns are unfounded.
reuters.com
Enterprise Security Risk Management: Culture Eats Strategy
Enterprise Security Risk Management, or ESRM, seems to be the new buzzword
across the corporate security ecosystem. Interestingly, any of us who have led
its parent "enterprise risk management" (ERM) recognize "security" has been a
component part of the enterprise risk management framework for well over a
couple of decades, arguably more. Nevertheless, given the prudence of security
leaders adopting an "enterprise-wide" perspective, there is renewed focus in
this domain. Most security leaders are highly adept at the hard-skills aspects
of administering a security program: policies, procedures, operational execution
and technology among others. However, as you codify your enterprise security
risk management strategy, are you giving the soft-skills elements their due
attention?
While a CSO, I often said to my leadership team, "We can develop the best
security strategy in the world, and if our culture isn't going to let it happen,
it will absolutely fail in its attempt at implementation". I have personally
experienced culture eating security strategy - and have the scars to prove it,
despite prior success as a seasoned and diversely skilled leader.
securitymagazine.com
CVS Completes Rollout of Time Delay Safes in All of Its Tennessee Pharmacies
New safes for controlled substances will
help combat opioid epidemic in the state and reduce robbery incidents
 CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, announced today that it has
completed the rollout of time delay safes in all of its 169 CVS Pharmacy
locations in Tennessee. The safes will help prevent pharmacy robberies and
combat the ongoing opioid epidemic in the state by helping to prevent diversion
of controlled substance narcotic medications by keeping them out of the hands of
unauthorized individuals. In addition, the safes will help CVS Pharmacy ensure
the safety and well-being of its customers and employees.
Controlled substance narcotic medications that are sought after by robbers, such
as oxycodone and hydrocodone, are now stored in time delay safes in every CVS
Pharmacy in the state of Tennessee. Time delay safes help deter pharmacy
robberies by electronically delaying the time it takes for pharmacy employees to
be able to open the safe. CVS Pharmacy first implemented time delay safes in
Indianapolis, a city experiencing a high volume of pharmacy robberies, in 2015.
The company saw a 70 percent decline in pharmacy robberies among the
Indianapolis stores where the time delay safes had been installed.
cvshealth.com
newschannel5.com
AP Security Checkpoint Lawsuit:
Walmart Metal Detectors Short Fulfillment Center Workers' Breaks, Jury Told
A former Walmart employee told a California federal jury Thursday she felt like
a criminal going through a metal detector before leaving work, a time-consuming
process she claims in her class action lawsuit discouraged workers from leaving
the center for meal breaks.
From 2016 to 2017, Chelsea Hamilton worked as an order filler in a Walmart
fulfillment center in Chino, California, compiling items that would be shipped
to customers for online orders. To protect its merchandise, Walmart installed
asset protection checkpoints with metal detectors that all employees are
required to pass through whenever they leave the warehouse, including for lunch
breaks.
Describing the process of going through the asset protection checkpoint,
Hamilton said employees were required to put all of their personal belongings
through a conveyor belt, step through a metal detector and show their phone
screen to the asset protection personnel to ensure they weren't stealing any
Walmart property.
"I felt like a criminal," Hamilton said. "I thought it was a hassle and I felt
violated."
Often, the asset protection personnel were men, according to Hamilton, and she
would feel violated when she had to display her personal items, sometimes
including feminine hygiene products.
law360.com
Amazon Go Faces Unlikely Challenge From
Checkout-Free Startup
Will Run Into Heavily Supported Start-Up in Europe - Big Time
Cheaper & Quicker to Retrofit Existing Stores
Grocers, alarmed at Amazon.com Inc.'s rapid growth in Europe, are considering
fighting back with the help of a tiny Portuguese startup.
 Sensei, a 16-month-old technology company based in Lisbon that's backed by
Germany's Metro AG and Portugal's Sonae SGPS SA, is pitching its technology to
European supermarkets as they race the e-commerce giant to open the region's
first checkoutless stores.
Sensei
says three major European grocers, including a U.K. supermarket operator, have
tapped its technology for stores they plan to open this year -- potentially
getting in ahead of Amazon. The U.S. behemoth has reportedly scouted space for
its Amazon Go stores in London, but has not announced any openings.
The startup uses overhead cameras and artificial-intelligence software to detect
what's picked off shelves and calculate the bill. It can also determine whether
products are put down again anywhere in the store, so that shoppers aren't
charged. Customers check in with a payment card or mobile-phone code when they
arrive, and the store automatically takes payment when they leave.
Amazon has not detailed the technology in its Go stores, but analysts who have
inspected them say it relies on a variety of sensors, including so-called smart
shelves that can determine when an item is removed, as well as cameras that can
read patterns printed on package labels. Payment is made via a mobile app. The
company declined to comment on European plans for checkout-free stores.
Sensei's technology may be cheaper to deploy. It's easier to retrofit
existing stores with AI-driven, camera-only approaches than with multisensor
systems, said George Lawrie, a principal analyst with research firm
Forrester.
bloomberg.com
VICKI: ViaTouch's AI-Driven Kiosk For High-Theft Items
 New
York-based ViaTouch has introduced a new solution to make the purchase of
high-theft items easier for both shoppers and retailers. ViaTouch's automated
solution is dubbed Via Touch Intellishelf Cognitive Kinetic Interactions, or
VICKI.
"VICKI is an AI-driven self-checkout device that auto inventories itself and
also provides media at the point of sale," Tom Murn, ViaTouch CEO, told The
Shelby Report at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show earlier this
year. "You open the door with a credit card or a biometric purse that you can
sign up (for with) your thumb, your eye, or with your credit card once.
After that VICKI knows who you are, and you open the door."
VICKI can be customized with a retailer's branding and lighting, and it accepts
a number of forms of payment, including credit cards, Apple Pay and thumb or
optional iris scan.
VICKI even tracks its inventory automatically while it's being restocked, so its
products are secure against theft from employees as well.
theshelbyreport.com
Lowe's to cut over 200 jobs in Charlotte,
relocate hundreds more to HQ
On Thursday morning, roughly 600 full-time employees at the Lowe's corporate
offices in Wilkesboro were informed that their jobs would be shifting to the
retailer's headquarters in Mooresville, about an hour away. About another 80
Wilkesboro-based tech jobs will be moved to the Lowe's data center in
Winston-Salem, according to Dan Frahm, Lowe's vice president of communications.
The job cuts and relocations come amid a transformation of Lowe's spearheaded by
Marvin Ellison, who took over as CEO in July.
charlotteobserver.com
Retail employment dropped in March but overall job gains point to economic
growth
Retail industry employment in March was down by 11,700 jobs seasonally adjusted
from February and down 47,400 jobs unadjusted year-over-year, the Labor
Department said today. The retail numbers, which exclude restaurants, came as
the nation saw a monthly gain of 196,000 jobs overall.
nrf.com
NRF hails Trump retreat on Mexico border closure
Amid pressure from business groups in several industries and top lawmakers in
his own party, President Donald Trump this week walked back his threat to close
the U.S.-Mexico border.
The National Retail Federation was among them. "We are relieved the
administration has listened to the concerns of lawmakers and the business
community and backed away from threats to close the US-Mexico border," NRF SVP
of Government Relations David French said in a statement emailed to Retail Dive
on Friday. "Now is the time for Congress and the administration to act on
bipartisan solutions for border security and immigration reform."
retaildive.com
UK: Retail Risk - London 'supercharged' for April 11, 2019. Get your tickets today!
 More interactive than ever before, the eighteenth annual Retail Risk
- London
conference will provide you with unparalleled networking opportunities and
expert-lead discussion sessions on best practice solutions to take away and use
immediately.
Learn more about
the conference and register here.
ISC West 2019: What's New In Physical Security's Biggest Global Tradeshow?
Walmart CEO: The American consumer 'is in pretty good shape' right now
Neiman Marcus Opens First NYC Store, as it Seeks to Escape Debt Burden
Bend, OR: The World's Last Blockbuster Has No Plans to Close
Amazon's big internet plan: 3,236 satellites to beam faster, cheaper web to
millions
Retail AP Conference Brings Women, D&I Center Stage
During Women's History Month in March, we
shared a look at some of the incredible women who help shape our supply
chain-focused communities and some of the female-driven content featured at our
recent LINK
conference. Now, we're
turning our attention to our upcoming
Retail Asset Protection Conference. Held May 5-8 in Denver, the leading
conference for top level asset protection executives from the most progressive
retailers in the world is the perfect opportunity for us to continue fostering a
community of strong women in retail and AP. Here's a look at how we'll be
celebrating women at the Retail Asset Protection Conference:
WRAP - Women in Retail Asset Protection
Similar to our Women in Supply Chain community (which is now 11 years strong!),
we're launching an official Women in Retail Asset Protection (WRAP) group
designed to connect and support female advancement in the industry. We'll be
holding a few events at the conference to help kick off the start of WRAP.
D&I - Diversity & Inclusion
In 2018, RILA launched our Diversity & Inclusion Initiative led by CEOs like
RILA chairman and Target CEO Brian Cornell and other top executives from leading
retailers to unify the industry's commitment to a diverse workforce that
reflects its customers. The initiative is focused on developing new tools and
resources tailored to retailers' unique needs and deepening D&I engagement
across companies. To that end, we will dedicate time and programming at the
upcoming conference to just that.
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Mobile Shrink: Challenges of Mobile Self-Checkout
& Mobile Payment
Webinar Available On-Demand Now
Watch this free 1-hour webinar to learn about the new retail world of mobility. Customers
can now shop in stores and pay for their items without any employee interaction.
Using personal smartphones as payment devices, customers have free reign in
stores, leaving them virtually unchecked as shrink increases. What's a retailer
to do?
In this fresh and relevant Webinar offered by Nedap, Asset Protection and Loss
Prevention professionals will learn how RFID technology is the most viable
solution to their mobile shrink-causing woes.
This webinar qualifies for 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) towards your LPC
Re-Certification.
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Is Your HR or Finance Dept. Being Conned?
New, Improved BEC Campaigns Targeting Direct Deposits Via HR
A wave of business email compromise (BEC) campaigns targeting direct-deposit
payroll information demonstrate once again that sophisticated technical skills
aren't necessary when you can convince employees to simply hand you money.
Vade Secure recently discovered an
ongoing direct-deposit spear-phishing campaign that used conversational
email messages to make first contact with HR representatives in an attempt to
enlist their help in re-directing direct deposit funds into the criminals'
accounts.
 The campaign Vade Secure reports on doesn't use address spoofing: instead, they
conduct a multi-phase campaign in which step one is to obtain email account
credentials from a high-level employee. After that, the employee's legitimate
account is used to send illegitimate spear-phishing email messages to the
finance department seeking payment to a throwaway criminal account.
The widespread nature of the problem is amplified in a new
report by Agari Data on London Blue, a multinational gang conducting BEC
campaigns
first revealed in December. London Blue harvests the names and addresses of
targets from legitimate sources, buying access to executives from companies paid
to provide contact information (typically for legitimate marketing operations).
darkreading.com
Companies Create Honeypots to Study Hackers in
Action
Retailers Can Learn From Their Financial Partners
A honeypot, or decoy server used to lure hackers to one segment of a company's
network, can allow security teams to observe and learn from repeated attacks.
Voya Financial Inc. is deploying a honeypot in a lab setting, where an engineer
studies attacks made against part of the company's network segmented from
operational systems.
"We primarily are looking at data exfiltration use cases--insiders that may be
trying to exfiltrate data," So far, the experiment has helped the company
improve authentication procedures and firewall security, Mr. Badhwar said.
At Voya, Mr. Badhwar hopes insights gained from the honeypot will let the
company cut down on the amount of threat intelligence it buys from cybersecurity
companies. That could save the company money, he said.
cmail19.com
To Patch Or Not To Patch - That's The Question
Companies Skip Patching When Business Could Be Hindered
Corporations can avoid common cybersecurity threats by patching their systems
regularly. But most security leaders occasionally hold back on implementing
updates when business concerns get in the way, a new study shows.
The report published Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Tanium Inc. shows
that 81% of technology leaders said they have refrained from patching their
systems due to concerns about the impact it might have on business operations.
More than half of the 500 chief information officers and chief information
security officers surveyed said they had done so more than once.
According to the Tanium survey, 94% of respondents said they have to make
trade-offs in how well they are able to protect their organizations from cyber
threats and other technology disruptions.
cmail19.com
Alleged Chief of Romanian ATM Skimming Gang Arrested in Mexico
An alleged top boss of a Romanian crime syndicate that U.S. authorities say is
responsible for deploying card-skimming devices at Automated Teller Machines
(ATMs) throughout North America was arrested in Mexico last week on firearms
charges. The arrest comes months after the accused allegedly ordered the
execution of a former bodyguard who was trying to help U.S. authorities bring
down the group's lucrative skimming operations.
krebsonsecurity.com
BEC Gang "London Blue" Lines Up 8,500 New Executive Targets
Threat Group Employs Amazon-Style Fulfillment Model to Distribute Malware
Document-based malware on the rise, businesses warned
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The Disappearing Front End, Seamless Shopping
& The POS Disruption
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Dan Faketty, Vice President, Asset Protection,
Southeastern Grocers
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Mike Lamb, Vice President, Asset Protection & Safety, the Kroger Company |
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The demand for seamless shopping, the technology
that delivers it, and the physical changes it creates in stores is forcing
retailers to completely rethink and reinvent Loss Prevention controls, policies
and practices - and possibly even redefine what acceptable levels of shrink are.
Dan Faketty and Mike Lamb discuss the LP implications of new POS technologies
and customer experiences - from scan-and go and mobile pay to self-checkout
kiosks, tablet-based solutions, BOPIS and more.
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As the traditional LP role has expanded, so has
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates'
offering of courses, seminars and workshops teaching non-confrontational
interview techniques to professionals across the U.S. and beyond. Hear Dave
Thompson tell us what's new with WZ. Then Amber and Joe turn the tables on him,
interviewing Dave in "The Lightning Round".
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Why Walgreens will invest $300 million in
ecommerce and digital healthcare
If Walgreen Boots Alliance Inc. hasn't made it clear yet that its future lies in
leveraging ecommerce and digital healthcare to turn its retail drugstores into
virtual healthcare malls, that certainly is clear now.
On the company's recent earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Pessina and
other Walgreens executives made it clear that Walgreens, while looking to cut
its annual operating expenses annually by up to $1.5 trillion-including between
$500 million and $600 million for information technology-is putting a priority
on rolling out a more aggressive approach to ecommerce and digital healthcare.
Despite cost-cutting measures, Walgreens could spend as much as $300 million on
various initiatives related to digital healthcare. In January, Walgreens
announced it would begin working with Microsoft to design new "digital health
corners" for its stores, beginning with a 12-store pilot project this year.
digitalcommerce360.com
Amazon Fights Williams-Sonoma's Counterfeit Webpage Suit
Amazon urged a California federal judge Tuesday to toss allegations that it
uses a "counterfeit" Williams-Sonoma webpage to mislead customers into
thinking Williams-Sonoma endorses product resellers, arguing that Amazon
can't be punished for not "bending over backwards" to tell consumers it's
not Williams-Sonoma.
law360.com
The next frontier of experience - 5G - is good news for retailers
5G is good news for retailers. With mobile visitors much quicker to give up
on a site than their desktop counterparts, mobile speed has a direct effect
on revenue. And given the fast growth of M-Commerce, the impact on mobile
retail will be significant.
chainstoreage.com
New Ecommerce Fraud Publication Is First Ever
Nexus for Merchants
to Crowdsource Fraud Prevention Knowledge & Best Practices
New eCommerce fraud prevention publication entitled
Merchant
Fraud Journal launches; Will honest, hard-working online sellers
finally have the insider knowledge and resources they need to protect
themselves against cyber thieves?
Research shows 90% of global consumers participate in digital commerce, but
US eCommerce merchants alone lost $19 billion to fraudulent online orders in
2018. As online sellers continue to struggle with combating cyber fraud, the
Merchant Fraud Journal, a new online publication dedicated to educating
eCommerce merchants about how to better protect themselves against cyber
thieves, has launched.
The launch responds to a specific market need. Despite the global eCommerce
market already being valued in the several trillions of dollars, no resource
existed where eCommerce merchants, payment professionals, and other industry
professionals could go to get educated on the myriad of challenges they
face.
prweb.com
Industry 1st - Feb. Online Sales Surpass
General Merchandise Sales
MacKenzie Bezos, with $35 billion, is now the
world's third-wealthiest woman
FedEx Responds to E-commerce Growth with
2,000th Retail Store
Wayfair takes a bite out of Prime with Way
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Norfolk, VA: Update: Kingpin in Pet Supply ORC Ring confessed to $500,000
black market scheme
 A Pennsylvania man busted three years ago in Suffolk with
an SUV full of stolen pet supplies confessed Thursday to leading an organized
shoplifting ring. The items they stole netted about $500,000 on the black
market, according to court documents. Joseph Heim Jr., of Harrisburg, Pa., is
set to be sentenced Aug. 1 in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Randy Stoker declined to comment on the case, as did Heim's attorney,
Assistant Federal Public Defender Wilfredo Bonilla Jr.
According to court documents, Heim was arrested May 6, 2016, outside a PetSmart
in North Suffolk after an extended shoplifting spree that started a few days
earlier in Pennsylvania. Among other places, his eight-person crew hit stores in
Charlotte, N.C., Richmond, Williamsburg, Newport News and Hampton. The documents
indicate Heim and a co-defendant, Timothy Erb, were running a pet supply
business that got its inventory through theft.
pilotonline.com
Philadelphia, PA: Woman Ran $100K ID, Retail Theft ring
targeting
Home Depot
Home Depot LP, PA Police Partner in ORC Theft Ring Bust
On Thursday, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced criminal charges against
Myra Reddy, 54, of Philadelphia. Reddy allegedly organized and orchestrated an
identity and retail theft scheme valued at more than $100,000 that stole from
stores across Southeast Pennsylvania. Reddy was charged yesterday with corrupt
organizations, theft by unlawful taking, retail theft, identity theft and other
related charges.
 The
AG's office said collaboration between the Philadelphia and Tredyffrin Township
Police, Home Depot Loss Prevention, and the AG's Organized Crime Section led to
the organization being shut down. An investigation revealed Reddy, and
others under her direction, stole merchandise from stores utilizing the "box
stuffing" method, the AG's office said. Reddy illegally used over 30
individuals' identities, which she obtained through stolen ID cards, licenses
and Social Security cards, in this criminal enterprise. Investigators found the
defendant's operation was responsible for over $100,000 worth of loss to Home
Depots in Delaware, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia
counties from December 2016-present.
patch.com
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Berkeley, CA: Apple Store thieves
make off with $20K in stolen goods; hit 4 times in a week
Authorities are searching for three suspects accused of stealing
over $20,000 worth of merchandise from an Apple Store in Berkeley on
four separate occasions. The biggest loss happened on Monday around
7:33 p.m. and totaled about $15,000. The following day the alleged
thieves made off with $5,000 in stolen goods. Police say last
Thursday, three laptops were taken and in another incident, $1200 in
merchandise was stolen.
kron4.com |
 Madison,
WI: Two arrested after hitting Target for $2,000 of Electronics in 2 days
Chase Strunk arrested Wednesday after allegedly running out of Target with
stolen merchandise was arrested three years ago following a series of armed
robberies. He was tentatively charged with felony retail theft, and the driver
of the SUV, Emily Derra was tentatively charged with being party to the crime of
felony retail theft. "The suspect pushed more than $700 worth of merchandise out
the door when he was confronted by security staff, who recognized him as the
same person who allegedly stole $1,300 worth of electronics from the store on
Monday," said police. Strunk fought with security as they tried to hold him for
police, but he wriggled out of his sweatshirt and ran shirtless to the waiting
SUV.
madison.com
Foxborough, MA: Mass. State Police traffic stop
evolves into stolen merchandise, booster bags and a possible ORC ring connection
Two men were pulled over for speeding in a gray Honda Odyssey at 7 p.m. on Route
495 northbound in Foxborough. Neither had a valid driver's license, both were
removed from the vehicle so it could be towed. Before the car was towed, the
trooper searched the vehicle and found several bags of brand new clothing with
security tags intact and a backpack (booster bag) and a homemade device used to
remove security sensors. Both men were charged with unlawful deactivation of
theft detection shielding and receiving stolen property over $1,200.
bostonglobe.com
Alpena, MI: Michigan State Police seeking to identify a
Walmart thief
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Shootings, Kidnappings & Deaths
Barboursville, WV: Police to charge woman who
falsely accused
Egyptian man of attempted abduction in WV mall
A woman will be criminally charged for falsely reporting that an Egyptian man
tried to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia shopping mall, a police
detective told The Associated Press on Friday. Barboursville Police Detective
Greg Lucas said they are going to charge Santana Renee Adams with falsely
reporting an emergency incident.
 The
charge would be the latest turn in a sensational tale of a mother who used a gun
to thwart an abduction that quickly unraveled amid inconsistencies in her story.
Authorities on Thursday announced they were dropping charges against the man,
Mohamed Fathy Hussein Zayan, a 54-year-old engineer from Alexandria, Egypt, who
is in the area for work. He cried as he greeted family members upon his release
from jail. Adams initially told police Zayan grabbed her 5-year-old daughter
girl by the hair inside a clothing store and tried to pull her away but stopped
when she produced a gun, authorities said. But the story started falling apart
when no witnesses could be found and mall surveillance video showed
inconsistencies in the woman's original statement.
kold.com
 Lubbock,
TX: Boost Mobile Associate wrestles gun away after shots fired during Armed
Robbery
Police say received multiple calls that shots were fired near the Quaker Square
shopping center. When they arrived, they learned the incident started as a
robbery. The suspect entered the store with a gun and demanded money. After a
brief struggle, the victim was able to get the gun and fire it at the suspect.
No injuries were reported. The suspect ran from the area. Multiple officers,
including K9 teams, are searching for the suspect, but he has not been found.
wsfa.com
St Louis, MO: Argument over groceries in Schnucks
checkout line leads to gunfire
Tationna Thompson, 20, was in the checkout line at the Schnucks on South Grand
when a woman made a comment about how many items she had in her cart. The
comment erupted into an argument inside the grocery store. Thompson then
followed the shopper outside in the parking lot where she allegedly pulled out a
gun and continued yelling at her. No shots were fired in the parking lot and
both woman left, police said. Moments later, Thompson leaned her head and body
out of the SUV and fired two shots at the shopper. No one was injured during the
shooting. Thompson was later arrested.
kmov.com
 Robberies,
Incidents & Thefts
James City County, VA: Tire Shop employee steals
a customer's Credit Card, now facing 20+ years on Felony charges
Justin Keivon Knight, 22, has been charged with credit card theft and credit
card fraud, according to filings in Williamsburg-James City County General
District Court. Knight stole the card from a customer at Henry's Tire.
Investigators obtained surveillance video from 7-Eleven where Knight used the
card for a $65 transaction. If convicted, Knight faces as much as 21 years
behind bars and $5,000 in fines, according to Virginia Code.
vagazette.com
Santa Fe, NM: Thieves Choose Wrong Pawn Shop to
Peddle Stolen Clubs
In the days following a heist from a New Mexico club, criminals attempted to
pawn their loot at a shop run by the former manager of the course from which the
clubs were stolen. GPS also tracked an iPad taken from the club to the apartment
of the suspects, who denied knowing anything about the stolen items.
clubandresortbusiness.com
Moscow, ID: Two University of Idaho Football players arrested for shoplifting
at Walmart
A theft investigation is underway in Moscow, Idaho of two University of
Idaho football players accused of stealing from Walmart. Moscow Police say
Junior Linebacker Christian Elliss, and sophomore Linebacker Dalton Cash were
caught on camera shoplifting. Investigators estimate the two had around $130.00
worth of food. Both players have been suspended for the first game of the
season.
klewtv.com
Polk County, FL: Sheriff Grady Judd Surprises Child with
New Bike
After a mother's plea on Facebook for a young boy's stolen bike to be returned,
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd stepped in. Daylin Campbell, 13, got his new bike
for Christmas. But, he hadn't been able to ride it because he had been feeling
too weak. When Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd got wind of the news it, "just
didn't sit well," and he stepped in to help with others from the sheriff's
office. They surprised Daylin with a donated bike to cheer him up.
abcactionnews.com
Milford, CT: Man With Three Active Warrants busted for
Shoplifting at Advance Auto
Newton,
NC: Pizza delivery driver faces charges after lying about robbery
UK: Cleethorpes, England: Shoplifting wiped out at store a
year after joining WhatsApp security alert group
Counterfeit
 Washington,
DC: $207K Of Counterfeit Designer Baseball Caps Seized At Dulles International
Airport
Officers found 450 hats in two shipments, with the brands of Gucci, Chanel, LV
Supreme, Y-3 Adidas and Louis Vuitton, according to the press release. The two
shipments, inspected on March 18, were coming from China and from Hong Kong.
They were being shipped to Centerville, Va., and Manassas Park, Va. Officers
confirmed the hats were counterfeit by working with Customs and Borders
Protection's Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising Centers for Excellence and
Expertise.
foxbaltimore.com
Sentencings
Pomona, CA: Man Sentenced to 3 years after
opening fire with a rifle
inside a 99 Cents Store
 The
case stems from a dispute that escalated into violence on the afternoon of Dec.
9 at 99 Cent Discount Store. As shown on surveillance video of the encounter
released by police, the suspect enters the store with what appears to be an
aerosol spray can and hands it to the clerk as if trying to return or exchange
it. The clerk is seen passing the can back to Valenzuela, who becomes enraged
and throws the can, as well as other items, at the clerk. The employee pulls a
handgun on Valenzuela, the video shows. Valenzuela walks out of the store and
retrieves a rifle from his car. He fired two shots into the store, police said.
The worker was not struck.
ktla.com
Brockton, MA: 3 Boston men charged Federally in $25,000
T-Mobile Armed Robbery / Assault on Store Manager
Lubbock, TX: Man sentenced to 33 years for Armed Robbery
of EZ Mart, prior offences in New York
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Apple Store- Berkeley, CA - Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Philadelphia, PA - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Lubbock, TX - Armed Robbery/Employee shoots
at suspect
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C-Store - Robstown, TX - Burglary
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C-Store - Bethlehem, PA - Armed Robbery
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Family Dollar - Boardman, OH - Robbery/ Assault
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Gas Station - Slidell, LA - Robbery/ Assault
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Jewelry Store - Lombard, IL - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Sandusky, OH - Burglary
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Pharmacy - Chubbuck, ID - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Stockton, CA - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Walnut Creek, CA - Robbery
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T-Mobile - Decatur, IL - Burglary
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Walgreens - Erie, PA - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - San Diego, CA - Armed Robbery
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12 robberies
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3 burglaries
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1 shooting
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74 robberies
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21 burglaries
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6 shootings
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Tina McHale promoted to Regional ORC
Manager for Macy's Inc.
Tina will have responsibility for managing and coordinating ORC and major crimes
for the Southwest region comprising Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, New
Mexico, Hawaii, and Guam. Tina will report to Tim Huff. |
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Bernie Bulos, CFI promoted to the
Manager of Central Investigations for Macy's Inc.
Bulos will have responsibility for the Cyber Investigations Team,
which supports stores and ORC investigations as well as investigative training
and systems.
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Jon Goodrich, CFI named
Regional Loss Prevention Manager for Dollar General |
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