ORC Legislation Advances in Oregon
Tougher penalties for those convicted of organized retail theft

Bill targeting retail theft passes Oregon Senate, heads to House

A bill targeting organized retail theft is headed to the Oregon House of Representatives for consideration.

On Tuesday, the Oregon State Senate passed Senate Bill 340 which would increase jail time for individuals convicted of organized retail theft.

"Organized retail theft is a threat to consumers, employees, and local businesses," said Senator Floyd Prozanski (D - Eugene). "The passage of Senate Bill 340 is a strong statement that we will not tolerate organized retail theft in our state and will work to ensure safe communities for all."

In the past year, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 57% of retailers have reported an increase in organized retail crime, including retail theft rings that involve multiple people who engage in frequent theft, and who often resell the stolen property online.

That growing problem has led law enforcement agencies across the metro area to execute a series of shoplifting stings.

During a Judiciary Committee in March, law enforcement officials, grocery store representatives and retail lobbyists testified in support of the bill.

Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton said creating tougher penalties for these rings is only one piece of the solution.

"What it is we need to have is law enforcement whose able to respond, prosecutors who are willing to prosecute. We need courts that are able to convict, and we need jails and prisons that are able to incarcerate. And all of those things need to be present. Sadly, they're not all present everywhere in Oregon," he said.  koin.com


ORC Legislation Introduced in Texas
HB4779 relating to prosecution of criminal offense of organized retail theft

Legislative Budget Board - Austin, TX | 88th Legislative Regular Session

April 10, 2023 - The bill would limit the conduct constituting the offense of organized retail theft by requiring that the total value of the merchandise be at least $2,500 and that the act be committed with the intent to support, facilitate, or engage in the acquisition of stolen retail merchandise and the redistribution of that merchandise into the supply chain.

It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant. While it is assumed that any state revenue impact would not be significant, it would be dependent on the number of offenses committed and the associated court costs.

Local Government Impact: It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant. capitol.texas.gov


17% of Mass Shootings Between 1966 & 2021 Took Place in Retail Settings
Retail settings are the 2nd most common location for mass shootings after workplace settings

Workplaces are the most common mass shooting sites, data shows
The shooting in a Louisville, Kentucky, bank on Monday is the latest workplace-related mass shooting to take place in the United States over the last 60 years, according to gun violence data.

The Violence Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that's funded by the National Institute of Justice, has found the current or former workplaces of perpetrators were the most common sites for mass shootings, which the organization defines as four or more people killed by a firearm.

"Most of the shooters had been fired," the organization said.

Between 1966 and 2021, there were 53 workplace shootings carried out throughout the country, according to the Violence Project. This represented more than 30% of the 189 mass shootings recorded during that period, the organization said.

The second most common location for mass shootings was at retail locations, which represented 16.9% of all recorded mass shootings, and the third most common location was restaurants and bars, which represented 13.4% of all recorded mass shootings, according to the Violence Project.

With workplace shootings, the biggest motivator behind the incidents was an employment-related issue, such as a termination, which constituted 70% of the recorded workplace mass shootings, according to the Violence Project's data.

When it comes to the victims of workplace-related violence, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 392 U.S. workers were workplace homicide victims in 2020. Roughly "30% of workplace homicide victims were performing retail-related tasks such as tending a retail establishment or waiting on customers," according to the CDC. abcnews.go.com


New 'Safety & Security Academy' for Jewelers & Pawnbrokers
Meant to advance security education and safeguard businesses from crime

Jewelers Mutual® Group Launches Safety and Security Academy

The free online training program empowers jewelers and pawnbrokers to advance their security education and safeguard their businesses from crime

NEENAH, Wis. - Jewelers Mutual® Group, the insurance and business solutions provider dedicated to the jewelry industry since 1913, recently announced its collaboration with Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) and UL Solutions to develop the Safety and Security Academy, a free online training program available for all jewelers and pawnbrokers in the U.S. and Canada, and their staff.

"Security is always a concern in the jewelry industry, and knowledge is power when it comes to jewelers' safety," said Mike Alexander, Chief Operating Officer at Jewelers Mutual. "With crime on the rise, it is more critical than ever to make security education a top priority. Our goal in introducing the Safety and Security Academy is to help our jewelers and pawnbrokers advance their knowledge and skills to keep themselves, their staff, and their businesses safe and secure."

The Safety and Security Academy is powered by PureSafety On Demand by UL Solutions and consists of 16 courses containing content aligned with the JSA Manual of Jewelry Security. With a total 200 minutes of learning, the comprehensive e-learning program provides foundational education on security best practices. Coursework can be tailored to business and staff needs.

Lessons include learning how to:

• Reduce the likelihood of criminal targeting
• Decrease crime-related losses
• Travel safely with valuable inventory
• Stay safe during and following a criminal incident

"Complacency can be dangerous to jewelers and pawnbrokers, their staff, and their businesses. The Safety and Security Academy is intended for repeat use. We recommend that the coursework is used for new employee onboarding, monthly group training sessions, and ongoing staff refreshers to keep best practices top of mind," said Alexander.

Jewelers and pawnbrokers interested in learning more and registering for the Safety and Security Academy can visit JewelersMutual.com/security-academy. The training is free-of-charge to everyone in the jewelry industry. jewelersmutual.com


Did Rising Crime Fuel Latest Walmart Closures in Chicago?
Walmart is cutting its Chicago presence in half

Walmart cites unprofitability in decision to close four stores in Chicago

Walmart is halving its footprint in the Windy City.

The retail giant plans to close four underperforming stores in Chicago, including three Neighborhood Market locations and one Supercenter, along with its adjacent Walmart Health center and Walmart Academy. The stores will close by April 16. (Locations listed at end of article.)

In a statement, Walmart explained its reasoning for the "difficult decision" to shutter the stores.

"The simplest explanation is that collectively our Chicago stores have not been profitable since we opened the first one nearly 17 years ago," the company said. "These stores lose tens of millions of dollars a year, and their annual losses nearly doubled in just the last five years."

The closings will leave Walmart with four locations in Chicago.

"The remaining four Chicago stores continue to face the same business difficulties, but we think this decision gives us the best chance to help keep them open and serving the community," the retailer said.

Walmart added that it has tried many different strategies over the years to improve the business performance of its Chicago sites, including building smaller stores, localizing product assortment and offering services beyond traditional retail.

"Unfortunately, these efforts have not materially improved the fundamental business challenges our stores are facing," the company said. "As we looked for solutions, it became even more clear that for these stores, there was nothing leaders could do to help get us to the point where they would be profitable. chainstoreage.com


Solution Providers Continue to Focus on Fighting ORC
Checkpoint Systems acquires Alert Systems to strengthen its portfolio of solutions to combat Organized Retail Crime

Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in RFID and RF technology solutions, has acquired Denmark-based Alert Systems, a pioneering Internet of Things (IoT) specialist with a focus on metal and magnet detection in the retail environment.

Since 1999, Alert Systems has supplied the global retail industry with solutions to identify tools and techniques used by criminals to steal items from stores. For a number of years Checkpoint has been a partner and major distributor for the company to provide ground-breaking metal and magnet detection products, including Hyperguard, Metalguard and Apparelguard - a revolutionary batch of digital software-driven solutions which work against professional shoplifters using boosterbags and detachers to steal items in hypermarkets, fashion stores, pharmacies and other retail stores.

The success of the partnership has now followed a natural progression to full acquisition, further strengthening Checkpoint's core focus that is offering world-class loss prevention solutions and bolstering its product line.

Troels Falkenberg, CEO Alert Systems, added: "Checkpoint Systems' acquisition of Alert Systems is the logical next step in our shared mission to tackle retail crime. With this industry scourge on the rise, it is important that retailers have access to a solid portfolio of solutions to help them effectively manage the issue, and we know Checkpoint Systems is the right organisation to facilitate this. The company has a well-known, long-standing reputation in the loss prevention field and we are delighted to extend our previous partnership into a full acquisition."

As a global leader in Electronic Article Surveillance, Checkpoint's families of EAS antennas offer exceptional detection and have been create to meet retailers product protection requirements across a wide range of applications.  theretailbulletin.com


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Facial Recognition's Global Expansion

Study Validates Facial Recognition's Accuracy & Crime-Fighting Capability
UK police claim study support to resume live facial recognition deployments
London Metropolitan Police officials and their counterparts in South Wales say a study they commissioned and participated in has given them the confidence to resume live, historical and operator-initiated facial recognition surveillance.

The United Kingdom's Metropolitan Police Service and South Wales Police worked with the UK National Physical Laboratory to test systems that in some cases had been used until being paused.

The Met issued a statement saying, "We will used facial recognition technology as a first, but significant, step towards precise community-based crime fighting."

South Wales officials likewise published a definitive statement: "Deployment of live facial recognition technology will now resume."

The facial recognition research report, published last month by the national lab, with support from Ingenium Biometrics and the University of Kent, backs police claims that facial recognition surveillance can protect human rights as it reduces and prevents crime.

When checking against 10,000 reference images, one in 6,000 people were falsely matched and there was "no statistically significant race and gender bias," according to a statement issued by the Met.

The overturning of policing moratoriums by government is now a definable trend among developed economies, notably in the United States. biometricupdate.com


How Facial Recognition Can Close the Security Industry's Labor Gap
Facial Recognition for Access Control: Efficient, Convenient and Accurate

Systems that identify enrolled individuals are the most effective & least controversial

Like so many other sectors of the economy, the security industry cannot find workers. Even steeply rising wages are not attracting enough candidates to fill access-related security positions. Fortunately, help is here, in the form of facial recognition (FR) solutions. With the ability to provide safe, effective and cost-efficient identity verification, FR technology can close the security industry's labor gap.

Facial recognition technology is having an impact at both the state and local levels across the United States. At last count, 17 state police departments and 744 local police departments utilize FR, and facial recognition is used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry system at airports to verify the identity of enrolled individuals who are returning to the United States.

FR access control relies on "cooperative subjects." Individuals agree to enroll in programs that use their faces to enter a workplace, visit a hospital, board a plane, use a hotel elevator or gain access to some other restricted area. They "cooperate" by submitting to a benchmark reading (ideally, a digitized, 3D "mug shot" encrypted with proprietary algorithms), then, when seeking entry to a location, look at an FR-enabled camera to provide a match. Under these conditions, error rates of the best FR solutions are near zero. Furthermore, the top 20 algorithms accurately identify Black faces equally as well as white faces.

Convenience will also play a role in adoption. Companies hoping to win public acceptance should make participation in FR systems optional. When people waiting in long lines to interact with an overworked security officer see others whizzing by, barely pausing to verify their identity at a biometrics-enabled camera, many will likely be persuaded. securityindustry.org


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OSHA Employee Surveillance Standards Coming?
Worker advocates call on OSHA to set standard on employee surveillance

OSHA has the authority to monitor workplace surveillance because it already oversees hazards to workers' mental and physical health, the groups argued.

A group of 21 advocacy groups want the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to establish a workplace standard for electronic surveillance and algorithmic management. OSHA has the authority to do so because it already regulates hazards to workers' physical safety and mental health, which are affected by workplace monitoring, the organizations said.

The group, which includes the Center for Democracy & Technology, a not-for-profit organization promoting human rights in technology policy, sent a letter to the Biden administration Monday outlining its proposals for the OSHA standard, as well as calling for the agency to update existing guidance on workplace injury prevention to include workplace monitoring. The group also recommends the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health fund research on how employee surveillance affects workers' physical and mental health.

"The Biden administration must use its existing authority to better regulate surveillance tech and protect American workers," Rachael Klarman, executive director at Governing for Impact, an organization promoting pro-worker policies, said in a news release.

Worker surveillance has been a point of contention between employees and employers as the practice has grown more prevalent through remote work setups. Businesses in the U.S. and Europe used more keystroke, webcam, desktop and email monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report produced by the University of St. Andrews and published by the European Commission's Joint Research Council. But excessive monitoring was found to decrease job satisfaction and commitment to the organization and increase stress and likelihood for turnover. In some cases, workers quit their jobs in protest. hrdive.com


OSHA on the Spot for Alleged Discrimination
Union leads walkout, accuses SC OSHA of failing to protect Black workers
South Carolina fails to adequately inspect workplaces that are the most dangerous for employees and that employ the largest number of African Americans, according to a complaint filed Tuesday by a union leading a strike in Columbia.

An estimated 416,000 South Carolinians are employed in the state's food and beverage, general merchandise, food service and warehouse industries, and a disproportionate number of them are Black, according to the complaint. But between 2018 and 2022, the agency responsible for those workers' safety conducted only two scheduled inspections of facilities in those industries combined.

In contrast, during the same period, the S.C. Occupational Health and Safety Administration conducted 499 planned inspections of construction and specialty trade contracting industry, where Black South Carolinians are underrepresented, the union said.

This disparity prompted the Tuesday complaint with the federal Department of Labor by the Union of Southern Service Workers, who helped coordinate a three-state walkout Tuesday, which included a protest at a Columbia area warehouse owned by Ryder, a trucking and logistics company. thestate.com


Another Wrinkle in the Remote Work Debate
Work From the Office, Get Laid Off at Home

McDonald's temporarily closed its corporate offices this week so it could lay off workers virtually. Was that a good idea?

McDonald's isn't the only company to tweak the layoff playbook. In January, Google laid off thousands via email. And Mark Zuckerberg, the C.E.O. of Meta, last month announced plans for a year of big cuts in a 2,000-word memo, explaining that Meta staff "wanted more transparency sooner into any restructuring plans."

Like many work norms, how to fire people is being rewritten in the wake of the pandemic, when downsizing companies often had little choice but to make layoffs via Slack, Zoom and email, and often did so sloppily. With offices open again, and remote work more common, companies now have options - and it's not necessarily clear what is best for workers.

The case for virtual layoffs. Cynthia Huang, a senior marketing manager, was laid off from a consumer goods company with a hybrid work policy in February. Because she was working remotely that day, she got the news via a video call; others were let go at the office.

Huang said she preferred getting the call at home. "It felt more comfortable than if I had to physically walk out of the office, have everyone watch me, get all my stuff," she said.

Laying off people at home may sometimes be more compassionate in the hybrid-work era, Sutton said. "If you call people into the office who don't go into the office very much to lay them off, it's kind of weird," he said. nytimes.com


Amazon Is Pausing Stores But Bolstering Tech
Denver Whole Foods stores introduce Amazon technology
A Whole Foods Market in SouthGlenn, Colorado, will become the fourth of the specialty grocery chain's stores enabled with Amazon's Dash Cart technology, according to a Monday emailed announcement.

In addition, Amazon One, the company's palm-based frictionless checkout option, has been added to 11 Whole Foods Market locations in the Denver area.

Despite Amazon Fresh pausing store rollouts, the company is still bolstering its technology in Whole Foods locations and at other retail sites. grocerydive.com


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Employee Data Hoarding's Risk to Businesses
Leftover data lurks across the enterprise, creating a business risk

When an organization has little visibility into the data in its possession, it becomes even more vulnerable to data leaks, breaches, and both insider and external threats.

There's a good chance that someone in your organization is hoarding data. More likely, everyone in the company is holding on to files, emails and other bits of information they don't need now, but think they might need someday.

Data hoarding presents a huge security risk because it creates a large attack surface, which is difficult to protect. Making things even more complicated - and risky - is the issue that most hoarded data is forgotten data.

There is so much information tucked into folders across multiple devices that the average user has no idea what is stored. When an organization has little visibility into the data in its possession, it becomes even more vulnerable to data leaks, breaches, and both insider and external threats.

There are two primary reasons why data hoarding is increasing as a threat risk: the low cost of storing data in the cloud and the hybrid/remote workforce.

Cloud computing makes data storage scalable and readily accessible. More than 85% of companies store some or all of their data in the cloud, according to a Blancco study. The research is based on a survey of more than 1,800 data retention and disposal decision makers.

And it is a lot of data they are keeping. Many organizations have long-standing policies to keep their data forever, said Russ Ernst, CTO with Blancco. It's a move that many cloud providers encourage, and because cloud storage is cheap, it is easier than ever to store everything indefinitely.

In hybrid workplaces, employees depend on having data available to them wherever they are working and on whatever device they are using. Not only is more data being kept in the cloud for those purposes, but now corporate data is being stored on personal computers, phones and tablets, commingling with personal data.

This is causing an uptick in duplicate data stored on premise and in the cloud. cybersecuritydive.com


Cybersecurity Professionals Told to Keep Breaches Under Wraps
IT and security pros pressured to keep quiet about data breaches
Organizations globally are under tremendous pressure to address evolving threats like ransomware, zero-day vulnerabilities, and espionage, and they face challenges in extending security coverage across multiple environments and dealing with an ongoing skills shortage, according to Bitdefender.

"The results of this survey demonstrate, more than ever, the importance of layered security that delivers advanced threat prevention, detection and response across the entire business while improving efficiencies that allow security teams to do more with less," said Andrei Florescu, deputy GM and SVP of products at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group.

Cybersecurity professionals often told to keep breaches confidential

Alarmingly, more than 42% of the total IT/security professionals surveyed said they have been told to keep a breach confidential when they knew it should be reported and 30% said they have kept a breach confidential.

At 71%, IT/security professions in the US were the most likely to say they have been told to keep quiet followed by the UK at 44%, Italy at 36.7%, Germany 35.3%, Spain 34.8% and France 26.8%.

52% of businesses surveyed suffered a breach in the last 12 months

At the same time a large percentage are told to keep breaches confidential, 52% of global respondents said they have experienced a data breach or data leak in the last 12 months. The US led at 75% (or 23% higher than average) followed by the UK at 51.4% and Germany at 48.5% rounding out the top three.

Given the prevalence of data breaches and the overwhelming pressure to keep them quiet, IT/security professionals face a grim situation. 55% of respondents agree they are worried about their company facing legal action due to a breach being handled incorrectly. helpnetsecurity.com


57% of IT Professionals Losing Sleep Over Cyberattacks
Cyberthreats take a toll on IT teams' work on other projects
93% of organizations find the execution of some essential security operation tasks, such as threat hunting, challenging, according to Sophos.

IT professionals face challenging security operation tasks

These challenges also include understanding how an attack happened, with 75% of respondents stating they have challenges identifying the root cause of an incident.

This can make proper remediation difficult, leaving organizations vulnerable to repetitive and/or multiple attacks, by the same or different adversaries, especially since 71% of those surveyed also reported challenges with timely remediation.

In addition, 71% said they have challenges understanding which signals/alerts to investigate, and the same percent reported challenges prioritizing investigations.

Reactive mode hurts core business priorities

• 52% of organizations surveyed said that cyberthreats are now too advanced for their organization to deal with on their own

• 64% wish the IT team could spend more time on strategic issues and less time on firefighting, and 55% said that the time spent on cyberthreats has impacted the IT team's work on other projects

• While 94% said they are working with external specialists to scale their operations, the majority still remain involved with managing threats rather than taking a fully outsourced approach helpnetsecurity.com


The Evolving Future of Cyber Insurance
Major Cyber Insurance Overhaul Begins Now

From Lloyd's of London to the new National Cybersecurity Strategy, the future of cyber insurance is evolving fast. What do you need to watch?

One thing is clear about cyber insurance in the spring of 2023: The status quo is not sustainable.

And now, Lloyd's of London, a major player in the global insurance market, is calling for dramatic changes in the cyber insurance market. According to The Financial Times (FT), "From next month, Lloyd's will require the dozens of insurers that operate in the market to include exemptions that would prevent policies paying out if a major attack is judged to be 'state-backed.'

"Exclusions for acts of war have long been a staple of policies ranging from property to motor, shielding insurers from the potentially crippling claims that a physical conflict generates. But Lloyd's, a powerhouse in the global industry, believes war exclusions need updating for the Internet age, when cyber warfare can be government sponsored even in the absence of conventional conflict. Failure to exclude significant state-backed attacks from policies would leave insurers exposed to 'systemic risk,' Lloyd's said when it first announced the plan last summer."

The article goes on to point out that Fitch Ratings forecasts the total spend on cybersecurity policies globally could reach $22.5 billion by 2025 - up from $10 billion globally in 2022.

According to Tech Monitor, Lloyd's of London's controversial clause has caused consternation for many in the insurance industry as they rush to abide by the deadline: "The cyber war exclusion clause was announced in August of last year and recommends that standalone cybersecurity policies exclude coverage of attacks implemented by state-sponsored cyber criminals. Written by Lloyd's underwriting director Tony Chaudhry, the clause is expected to add clarity to an unclear field that can lead to billions of pounds worth of risk. govtech.com


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Wichita, KS: Wichita stores among worst in nation when it comes to theft: Leaders sound alarm
Members of local law enforcement and those with the local judicial system spoke before Sedgwick County commissioners on Tuesday during a workshop on crime trends. What stood out are theft numbers reported by retail stores in Wichita, at or among the worst nationally for several companies. Wichita Police Department Chief Joe Sullivan noted a significant increase in burglary and retail theft. He said retail theft in Wichita is up more than 30% so far this year compared to the same period last year. "Anything of value that has a serial number or price tag, there needs to be some mechanism in place to track who's tracking who's selling those to second-hand dealers," said Sullivan. He said among larger national chains Wichita ranks among the worst for retail theft. "Victoria's Secret is the number four store out of 2,000 stores in America, here in Wichita, $30,000 dollars in loss per month. Cabelas' loss prevention says they are number one in loss in the nation here in Wichita. Walmart stores at 501 E. Pawnee, at Kellogg and Dugan are top five for theft in the region," said Chief Sullivan.  kwch.com


Boardman, OH: 33 vacuum cleaners stolen from Bed Bath & Beyond in Boardman, valued at nearly $17,000
Boardman Police are investigating after 33 vacuum cleaners were stolen from Bed Bath & Beyond in Boardman early Saturday morning. According to a police report, police were dispatched to the store just after 4:00 a.m. Saturday in response to a burglary alarm activation. Upon arrival police observed a store window that was smashed with a rock to gain entry to the store. Police located the rock inside. Police say surveillance camera footage shows a male suspect breaking into the store through the window and heading for the storage room in the back of the store. Surveillance footage then shows the male suspect with four shopping carts loading them up with 33 Dyson vacuum cleaners with values of between $500 and $750 each. Police say a total of $17,000 worth of merchandise was stolen.  wfmj.com


Sarasota, FL: SCSO arrests two at Home Depot for $5000 grand theft, cocaine possession
Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies arrested two men Friday morning for Grand Theft and one with an additional charge of Cocaine Possession. The theft was called in by Loss Prevention at the Home Depot store on Cattlemen Road in Sarasota. These two were identified as the same two men who had committed grand theft at another business in North Port less than an hour earlier. As deputies responded, the suspects gathered numerous items totaling just under $5,000. They made their way to the front of the store. They ditched the cart when they spotted the Loss Prevention Officer following them and fled the store towards their vehicle in the parking lot. Arriving deputies were able to apprehend the suspects at their vehicle. Deputies noticed the rear of the vehicle was packed with tools and electronic items still in boxes, which appeared to be stolen.  mysuncoast.com


Doylestown, PA: Man Charged with Felony Retail Theft for Shoplifting; 4 men walked out of the store with nearly $1,200 in Starbucks cups
Police have caught up with a group of thieves who robbed the Cross Keys Giant in March, and one of them is from Fayetteville, N.C. Plumstead police said the theft occurred on March 11. At about 10 p.m., four males allegedly entered the Giant and loaded hand-carried shopping baskets with Starbucks cups and tumblers. The group then allegedly walked past the cash registers and left the store without paying for the merchandise. The value of the cups was estimated to be nearly $1,200. Security cameras were able to identify the car used in the theft. tapinto.net


Eau Claire, WI: Menomonie woman sentenced for $8,000 from Scheels
A Menomonie woman will spend two years on probation for stealing about $8,000 worth of merchandise from Scheels in Eau Claire on nine separate trips to the store. Samantha J. Sundstrom, 32, 3038 Timber Terrace, was found guilty recently in Eau Claire County Court of a felony count of theft. A conditions of probation, Judge Emily Long ordered Sundstrom to pay $6,963 in restitution, have no contact with Scheels and undergo any recommended programming or treatment. She was also fined $1,096.  news.yahoo.com


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