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RILA
Day 1 Recap: #RILAAP 2018 Kickoff
Connecting Asset Protection Professionals
The day kicked off with our RILA members particpating in our Asset Protection
Leaders Council and Workplace Safety Committee meetings today.
These communities help drive our focus, not just for the conference, but for all
our asset protection efforts. Interested in learning more about RILA's AP
communities and how to get involved? Click
here.
 
AP Leaders Gather To Learn More About #RILAAP
The day continued with a pre-session to ask questions of, learn tips from, and
network with conference steering committee members and RILA staff.
Give a quick round of applause for our conference orientation team - RILA's own
Jenny Keehan, Tripp Taylor, and Kelly Foelber!
 
Networking At 2018 Welcome Reception
The conference concludes with a night of networking, drinks and light fare. The
welcome reception is always a great opportunity for AP professionals to connect
with friends, old and new.
Special thanks to the state of Florida for serving up some beautiful sunshine.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 2018 #RILAAP conference kickoff. We
look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for another jam packed day.
Check out more
pictures from the #RILAAP on the D&D Daily Twitter page
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Vector Security® Networks Launches New Version of InSite Reporting Platform
Driven by Customer Feedback
 Vector
Security® Networks, the single source provider of managed network services
and physical security solutions to multi-site businesses across North America,
releases InSite, a new online alarm, data management and reporting system.
"This is more than just an upgrade, it's a completely new portal designed from
the ground up to make data more accessible," said Jennifer Shimmin, Customer
Data Administrator, Vector Security Networks. "The changes bring in new
technology, increased security, document management and reporting, as well as
modular capabilities that adapt to customers' needs like the ability to view
reports for all sites, regional sites or a single location so that comparative
performance can be assessed quickly and easily."
vectorsecurity.com
 Retail
Robberies & Burglaries Up 24% Since 2016
Retail robberies and burglaries in Q1 have jumped nearly 25 percent since 2016,
according to publicly reported data (seen in the graph to the right).
There was little change from the number of incidents reported in Q1 2017, but
the 2018 numbers indicate that last year's 26% increase wasn't a fluke - retail
robberies and burglaries remain high.
Catch up on the
2017 Robbery & Burglary report and check out our other crime reports
here. Stay
tuned for the full Q1 2018 Robbery & Burglary Report, coming soon!
Dallas, TX: Community Honors Police Officer Killed in Home Depot shooting
 Friends,
family members and other folks in the community will honor the life of Dallas
Police Department officer Rogelio Santander this week. A public visitation
begins Monday for the 27-year-old officer, who was shot and killed while trying
to take a man into custody at a Home Depot store last week.
Even some people who did not know Santander personally will likely arrive in
North Texas to be at the service on Tuesday and say goodbye. As has been the
case with other police funerals over the years, many officers from across the
nation will travel to Dallas as a show of support. Police escorted Santander's
body away from the funeral home on Friday, in a somber salute.
cbslocal.com
Nike promotes 2 women to replace executives departing amid 'toxic environment'
Nike is moving fairly quickly to replace the many executives who have left in
recent weeks amid revelations of improper conduct and a toxic work environment.
The company last week promoted Amy Montagne to vice president and general
manager of global categories, replacing Jayme Martin,
the Portland Business Journal reports.
Additionally, the company promoted Kellie Leonard to chief diversity and
inclusion officer, Nike confirmed in a statement emailed to Retail Dive. Leonard
replaces Antoine Andrews, who had been Nike's vice president of diversity and
inclusion and whose departure was also
part of the exodus in recent weeks.
retaildive.com
Subway, Rite Aid, Toys R Us, Teavana:
Retailers closing the most stores in 2018 so far
In April, Subway, the fast food company with the most locations in the world,
announced it would be shuttering roughly 500 of those stores in the United
States. These closings are just the latest in a stream of announcements by major
retailers.
In what many have dubbed the "retail apocalypse," brick-and-mortar retailers
across the United States have been forced to reduce their footprint in order to
maintain profitability in recent years.
In the most extreme cases, several well-known brands have had no choice but go
out of business entirely. Since the beginning of 2017, major companies,
including RadioShack, Payless ShoeSource, Toys "R" Us, and Bon-Ton, have filed
for bankruptcy protection. So far, trouble for traditional brick-and-mortar
retailers shows no sign of abating. This year, over a dozen well-known companies
are shuttering locations nationwide.
In a handful of cases, store closings are the result of corporate mergers and
acquisitions. In some cases, companies appear to be merely culling their most
unprofitable stores while adding new stores elsewhere. This is the case with
Subway, which is opening over 1,000 new locations. However, many retailers on
this list are closing locations as a result of falling revenue largely brought
on by the convenience and increasing popularity of online shopping.
usatoday.com
Retail's Other Problem: Too Few Clerks in the Store
Jobs being cut at a faster pace than stores
Many of America's biggest retailers, under assault from Amazon.com Inc.,
have been slashing staff even faster than they have been closing stores, a
dynamic that has left fewer clerks and longer checkout lines at remaining
locations.
Despite operating roughly the same number of stores as it did a decade ago,
Macy's has shed 52,000 workers since 2008. At J.C. Penney Co. workers
have disappeared twice as fast as department stores. That's led to an average of
112 total Penney employees for every store today, down from 145 a decade ago,
according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.
Similar per-store staff declines occurred over the past decade at Kohl's
Corp., Nordstrom Inc., Target Corp. and Walmart Inc., regardless of whether
the retailer opened or closed stores, according to the Journal's analysis.
Some companies attribute the declining head count to staff cuts at headquarters
and a switch to smaller stores that need fewer workers. Others have added
technology such as self-checkout lanes or shelf-ready packaging that they
say makes existing workers more productive. And still others have hired more
full-time workers, eliminating the need for two or three part-timers.
Now, some retailers are discovering they may have gone too far and are
beginning to replenish staff-just as the booming U.S. economy is creating
historic labor shortages and forcing companies to pay higher wages and offer
perks such as better training and benefits.
wsj.com
Amazon Prime price increase a response to Trump?
New revenue should cover any USPS fee hikes
 Amazon.com
Inc's 20 percent hike in the cost of Prime membership should deliver more than
$1 billion in extra revenue this year and cover any "rational" hike in United
States Postal Service delivery fees, Wall Street analysts said on Friday.
President Donald Trump has been laying into the Seattle-based online shopping
firm in recent weeks for what he says is a deal with publicly-owned USPS which
effectively lumps much of the cost of thousands of daily deliveries onto U.S.
taxpayers.
Trump has said that if USPS raised parcel rates, Amazon would face $2.6 billion
in extra cost, although equity analysts who follow billionaire Jeff Bezos'
company estimate a much lower number and say the deal may actually be keeping
USPS afloat.
Several said that Thursday's move by the company to raise Prime fees to $119 a
year from $99 starting June 16 would not faze many of Prime's estimated 60-65
million U.S. members.
nytimes.com
Can Tax Reform Provide Life Support for the Retail Market?
In addition to the cut in the corporate rate, retailers may benefit from the
reduced rates that individual taxpayers will receive starting in 2018. his will
put more money into consumers' pockets, which retailers hope to translate
into more spending at their stores.
Tech retailers also stand to gain in big ways from the TCJA. It is expected that
companies will be able to bring back billions of dollars in cash into U.S.
operations. What will companies do with all the cash repatriated? Plans
to create thousands of new jobs and build new U.S. facilities are in the works.
Many of the provisions under the new tax reform are favorable to the retail
industry. Retailers themselves will use the cash from tax savings to invest
in their brand and improve the shopping experience intended to create
additional sales. Retailers are optimistic that consumers will invest their tax
cash savings in their products. It remains to be seen whether the influx of cash
from tax savings will be enough to lure shoppers to stores and create the
economic boost that many retailers need.
cpexecutive.com
Gen Z is about to kill cash - and maybe plastic
From the fourth quarter last year to the first quarter of 2018, (mobile)
wallet payment spend rose 114%, the number of transactions has increased 38%
and average ticket size is up 55%. That's evidence of four important factors,
Dangelmaier said: there's greater acceptance, shoppers are more comfortable,
they're having a better checkout experience, and there are more repeat
purchases.
When it comes to the ease and expectation of mobile payments, it's not so much
that younger consumers, both millennials and Gen Z, have an easier time adapting
to new tech and payment methods. It's more that the phone is simply their
portal to the world. There's just no reason to have paper dollars or even
plastic cards taking up space in a (physical) wallet when it's all on their
phone.
Credit cards, and even checks, were earlier replacements for cold hard cash, but
they can't compare to the zippy, app-based money transactions possible on mobile
and the web.
retaildive.com
T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge
T-Mobile and Sprint finally agreed to a massive telecom merger after years of
negotiations punctuated by two breakups. The $26 billion merger, announced
Sunday, values Sprint near its current share price of $6.50. The tie-up would
position the telecom companies as fiercer competitors to Verizon and AT&T, which
have long dominated the US market.
nbc-2.com
Profitect to Co-Present on Mobile-First Approach to Total Retail Loss at 2018
RILA Asset Protection (AP) Conference
 Profitect
Inc., the leading prescriptive analytics solution provider for the retail
and CPG industry, today announced the company will co-present with customer
Walgreens at the 2018 RILA AP conference. The presentation, titled, "Walgreens
Mobile First Approach to Combating Total Retail Loss," will take place on
Tuesday, May 1 at 2:45 pm. The full
RILA AP conference will run from April 29 - May 2 and will be held at the
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
globalnewswire.com
Starbucks CEO says Philadelphia arrest protests have not hurt sales in April
Toys R Us still has a chance to save some US stores
Walmart UK And Sainsbury On Verge Of $10B Merger Deal
UK: 75 Asda stores could close in Sainsbury's merger deal
Amazon site awash with counterfeit goods despite crackdown
Fort Lauderdale, FL: City Furniture Orders Five Tesla Semis
Last week's #1 article --
GoFundMe page started for Scott Painter, Home Depot AP Specialist shot on
Tuesday
On Tuesday April 24th, Scott Painter and two Dallas police officers were shot at
a North Dallas Home Depot. A shoplifter opened fire on the police officers and
civilians. Scott did every selfless act he could think of to get people to
safety and out of harms way. Scott is now in the ICU with multiple gunshot
wounds to the head and shoulder. He will be in the ICU for probably a week.
During this difficult time, there will be many things to take care of. We would
like to make this time as easy as possible for Scott and Scarlett. This is a
long recovery and any little bit helps.
Click here to donate to Scott's fund
gofundme.com
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New York pawn shop owners in suspected ORC operation on
eBay
Monroe County sheriff's investigators and officers from the Rochester Police
Department executed a search warrant at Mr. Deals pawnshop, 2862 West Henrietta
Road, at 1:23 p.m. and confiscated between $200,000 and $300,000 worth of stolen
merchandise, Sgt. John Watson said.
The new and boxed property included pet supplies, pet vitamins, tools,
electronics, printer ink cartridges and over-the-counter medication, deputies
said. The raid came after a six-month investigation.
Watson said the final tally of stolen items will most likely be much higher than
the initial estimate released by deputies. Authorities filled two large box
trucks with stolen merchandise from the raid, he added.
He said employees at Mr. Deals allegedly sold many of the stolen items through
online retailers like eBay.
Read more
For further information on PROACT, email inquiries to
PROACT@eBay.com.
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SEC Fines Yahoo $35 Million Over 2014 Breach
Reminder that SEC will not tolerate breach concealment
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says Yahoo has agreed to a $35
million civil fine to settle accusations that it failed to promptly notify
investors about a December 2014 data breach. The enforcement action puts public
companies on notice that the SEC doesn't look kindly upon efforts to conceal or
downplay data breaches.
But the SEC says that despite Yahoo learning within days of a December
2014 breach that it had been attacked by Russian hackers, the search giant
waited nearly two years to disclose the breach to investors.
After Yahoo disclosed the 500 million breached accounts in September 2016, it
revised that tally in December 2016 to 1 billion accounts. It also said
at that time attackers had forged cookies, allowing them to directly access some
accounts.
govinfosecurity.com
Navigating the 50-State Patchwork of Data Breach Laws
After Alabama enacted its data breach law in March, all 50 states now have
some kind of regulation governing cybersecurity and the responsibilities of
a business should anyone gain unauthorized access to the personal information it
maintains regarding its customers, employees or other individuals.
The common thread running throughout the patchwork is that individuals, business
entities and governments in possession of particular personal information must
provide prescribed notices following any unauthorized access to certain personal
information. Generally, the notice must be provided to the affected person,
though vendors that maintain data on behalf of other business entities must
generally notify the other company. The timing of the notice will vary by state.
The data breach law that will apply to a specific situation will be that of the
state of residence of the affected individual and not the state in which the
company has its office. A business that has customers in all 50 states will have
to be familiar with the law in each state to know when it must supply
notification to the affected customers.
jdsupra.com
5 AI Trends You Should Be Using to Improve Physical Security
From navigational software to advanced analytics, artificial intelligence-based
technology is being used in many capacities for security, and as this smarter
technology becomes more mainstream, its use will only grow. We've seen AI usage
in diagnostic applications within the healthcare industry and in the emergence
of self-driving cars, and with the growth experienced in these areas, it's
become hard to avoid AI's massive implications around the world.
Here are five AI trends emerging in both the security industry (and beyond) that
you should be using:
Advanced Video Analytics
 Video analytics is one of the first major domains within the security industry
that is being radically transformed by AI - and this is already in practice in
many organizations today. AI eliminates the need for pre-programmed algorithms,
allowing sensor technology available today to capture an incredible amount of
metadata in real time. AI enables video analytics to do much more than just
alert users when a person or object has crossed a barrier; now, large
organizations with thousands of security cameras can specifically identify a
person approaching through facial recognition software, for example. Camera
technology running analytics can also quickly and efficiently scan approaching
vehicles and their license plates. This information can be cross-referenced with
persons of interest to alert security teams if a threat has the potential to
occur.
Operational Efficiency
AI across the board is quickly shifting from an underlying technology capability
to being used as a fundamental tool for daily engagement with people - both
customers and employees. Smart security solutions, such as video management
systems or networked access control and visitor management, now can take the
data being collected and correlate it with patterns in behavior for employees
and visitors to a facility. This data, in turn, can be used to find ways that an
organization can increase efficiencies and save valuable resources.
Part 2 appearing Tuesday in the D&D Daily.
securitymagazine.com
Tech vs. training: Where should business focus cybersecurity spending?
Over 60% percent of surveyed cybersecurity professionals said their companies
are failing to provide them with appropriate level of training needed to keep up
with business and IT risks, according to a
recent ESG-ISSA study. This could create undue risk for companies, according
to Candy Alexander, member of the ISSA International Board of Directors and
chief architect of the ISSA Cyber Security Career Lifecycle: The lack of
training often leaves cybersecurity professionals without the skills necessary
to properly execute the company's security technology and methodologies,
Alexander said during a recent press teleconference.
A lot of organizations will spend all kinds of
money on technology and not fully utilize them. This is something that as a
risk assessor, when I go into an organization, that's what I'll look at. What do
they have for technologies and how well they are being implemented?
We really need to look at it from a risk perspective, and the old cliché of
looking at it from a people process and technology perspective.
computerweekly.com
Sears: Online customer payment info, store
systems 'were not compromised'
Hudson's Bay Co.: Saks, Lord & Taylor data breach 'no longer poses a risk'
Dubai police use AI to nab group behind $1.9M crypto heist
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Organized Retail Crime
MetrORCA Update - ORC Trends - Strategies -
Innovations
Lt. Tarik Sheppard,
NYPD
Jim Cosseboom, Manager of Investigations
& Corp. AP, Ahold-Delhaize
TJ Flynn, Sr. Manager of AP
Investigations, JC Penney
Hear from three key members of
New York's Metro ORC Association: Lt. Tarik Sheppard, NYPD; Jim
Cosseboom, Manager of Investigations & Corporate Asset Protection, Retail
Business Services LLC, an Ahold-Delhaize company; and TJ Flynn, Sr.
Manager of Asset Protection Investigations, JC Penney.
Learn how MetrORCA's annual conference will be different from others, what role
big data will play in solving cases, and why it's important for LP teams to
celebrate the small wins.
Episode Sponsored By
Why Legal Teams Should
Get Involved With ORC
Lt. Tarik Sheppard, NYPD, shares how MetrORCA is using their new
conference as a true educational platform for attendees, why it's important to
show prosecutors what ORC is all about, and why legal departments should be
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Retail Cybersecurity Market is driven by
Online Retail Industry
Online retail industry is experiencing immense growth as customers nowadays
are opting for faster technological solutions to purchase what they need
that has been a major driver for this retail cybersecurity market. Time
saving processes along with cost-effectiveness associated with the online
retail industry has helped in the rising demand for this market. Along with
this, the technological advancement has also lead to the rising chances of
cyber-attacks leading to the loss of confidential information of customers
that further boosted the demand for retail cyber security globally.
Considering these drivers, there are certain factors that has negative
impact on the overall market. Some of these factors include the
technological risk associated with computer such as virus or malware along
with the malpractices done by certain operators that has negatively impacted
the global market. Post consideration of all these drivers and restraints,
it is the growth of IoT (Internet of things) technology along with the
prevention of computer systems from ransomware that is likely to provide
opportunities for the growth of this market during the coming year.
themobileherald.com
Flipkart files FIR against vendor, employee
in fake Skechers case
In what could be early signs of a potential legal battle between an
e-commerce major and its vendor, Flipkart has filed a first action report
(FIR) against Marcowagon Retail Private Limited (MRPL) and one its own
employees for cheating, fraud, forgery, and breach of trust. Flipkart, as
per people aware of the matter, has accused the vendor and the employee of
colluding and selling sub-standard products to the online retailer,
including the footwear brand, Skechers . The vendor, however, told TOI, that
Flipkart's charges are baseless and that it will take legal action against
the e-tailer.
Late last year, Skechers had dragged Flipkart to court for selling
counterfeit products under its brand but sources said that both the parties
are now trying for an out-of-court settlement on this matter.
Sources said that Flipkart through a third-party forensic audit agency,
found MRPL and a company employee were allegedly cheating the e-commerce
company by importing sub-standard products at lower prices, while continuing
to charge it the rate agreed upon for genuine goods. Flipkart had made all
the payments in good faith when the shipments were received, believing them
to be genuine, sources in the know said.
indiatimes.com
Amazon to raise the price of Prime
Chinese e-commerce giants' 'men only' job
culture slammed
Robots And Humans Join Forces To Speed
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Portland, OR: Suspect
Arrested in Connection to $50K Lego
Fencing Operation
The alleged leader of a fencing operation
was arrested without incident Thursday and
stands accused of stealing $50,000 of Legos
and other toys. Raji Afife Azar was under
investigation for months after the Fred
Meyer Organized Retail Theft unit identified
him as the leader in this ongoing activity,
Portland police said.
Azar would post ads on Craigslist and
OfferUp looking for stolens items he could
resell. He met with people who stole the
items -- often people addicted to drugs or
opioids -- then buy those items for pennies
on the dollar, then re-sell those stolen
items on Craigslist, eBay and OfferUp,
making a large profit in the process. As the
investigation unfolded, Azar contacted
"sellers" of the stolen items who were
actually undercover officers. The "sellers"
would sell the items to Azar for a small
part of their retail price. Then on
Thursday, Azar paid the "sellers" $13,000
for stolen items -- and was then promptly
arrested by the officers. After his arrest,
police said they got a search warrant for
his home in the 2000 block of SE 102nd
Avenue. Investigators said they found the
Legos and other stolen merchandise, and the
Fred Meyer theft unit placed the value at
$50,000. Authorities said that figure does
not include items stolen from stores other
than Fred Meyer. Azar, 40, now faces 10
counts of theft, aggravated theft,
laundering a monetary instrument and 15
counts of felony computer crime.
oregonlive.com
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Memphis, TN: Two men rob CVS Pharmacy, steal $44,000 in
drugs
Police said one of the men acted as a lookout as the other pointed a revolver at
the pharmacist. He demanded the staff open the drug safe. Then the men were able
to get away with $44,000 in Xanax, Morphine, Hydrocodone and more.
fox13memphis.com
Mansfield,
OH: Kroger Market Place cashier short changed $750 during
$15,000 transaction
The customer/suspect purchased $15,000 worth of prepaid debit cards. When he
handed the cashier the cash, it was about $20 short. The cashier handed the
money back to the customer to recount it. On the video it shows the customer
quickly pocket around $750 when the cashier looked away then he handed it back
to the cashier with $20. The cashier didn't count the money again and placed it
in the register. Officers learned from Loss Prevention that the man wearing the
same clothing has done this at other Kroger stores in the area.
mansfieldnewsjournal.com
Rome, GA: TJ Maxx employee charged with Stealing
over $4K of merchandise
Guadalupe Lazcano, was arrested this week after he allegedly helped a man steal
over $4,000 worth of merchandise from TJ Maxx in Rome. Reports said that Lazcano,
while working as an employee, placed unpaid for merchandise into bags and
allowed Frederico Salcendo to walk out of the store with them on numerous
occasions. The alleged thefts occurred between November 20, 2017 and April 1,
2018.
coosavalleynews.com
Burglary suspects part of organized crime ring;
hitting stores in RI, NH and MA
Chepiel Sanchez and Ignacio Duran were arrested Saturday following a cash on
I-95. The men broke into a C-Store stealing over $12,000 worth of cigarettes.
The merchandise along with $1,000 in stolen cash was found in the crashed car.
Sanchez and Duran are "known to be part of an organized commercial burglary ring
that is suspected of at least 24 commercial burglaries. Police say the group
targets businesses that have ATMs and sell tobacco products.
wwlp.com
(Update) Rochester, NY: Brighton leaders push to close pawn shop after Tuesday
raid
St Petersburg, FL: Repeat Shoplifter Caught after fleeing
Lowe's and leaving his Wallet behind
St. Augustine, FL: Male purse thief dressed as woman
steals $2,400 in purses at Outlet mall
French Police dismantle Georgian Criminal Gang operating in France
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Shootings, Threats & Deaths
Update: Somerset County, ME: Suspect in deputy's
killing held in maximum-security prison
 A
man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy was held in the state's
maximum-security prison on Sunday pending his initial court appearance. John
Williams was transferred to the Maine State Prison in Warren after his arrest on
Saturday, the fourth day of a massive manhunt in the central part of the state.
Williams, who's expected in court on Monday or Tuesday, is accused of killing
Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole, 61, early Wednesday after the two had an
encounter on a darkened road in Norridgewock.
Helicopters, tactical vehicles and rifle-toting law enforcement officers poured
into the region, putting residents on edge, but that gave way to relief when
Williams was taken into custody outside a remote cabin. Shirtless and shoeless
when captured, Williams, 29, appeared to be exhausted when he was led out of the
woods.
wmtw.com
Man arrested with handcuffs of Maine officer he's
accused of shooting
Kansas City, MO: Man charged in killing of 7-Eleven
Employee
Authorities have charged a suspect in the deadly shooting at a 7-11 convenience
store Friday night. Theodist A. Lewis, 31, is charged with 2nd degree murder and
armed criminal action. Police said a male victim was shot at the 7-11 on Blue
Ridge Blvd. around 11:15 p.m. Friday. He was taken to a hospital where he later
died. Initial reports indicated the victim was shot inside the store.
Surveillance footage revealed the shooting took place just outside the entrance.
fox4kc.com
Tucson, AZ: AutoZone employee Carjacked outside
his store was later Killed in a brutal way; 2 suspects in Custody
Timothy Abriola, 66, was struck "in the head with a machete an unknown number of
times" and also was stabbed with a knife before his attackers packed him into
the back seat of his own car and drove off, said an interim criminal complaint
filed early Friday in Pima County Justice Court. One of the two suspects
arrested in the case forfeited his right to remain silent and has provided
police with in-depth information on how the incident unfolded.
tucson.com
Denver, CO: Armed suspect shot, killed by
officers outside strip mall
Colorado authorities say police shot and killed an armed suspect at a strip mall
in a Denver suburb after officers responded to a report of shots fired in the
area. Authorities say Northglenn officers were contacted by officials in nearby
Westminster at about 6 p.m. Saturday to advise they were looking for the
suspect. The suspect allegedly displayed a weapon and was shot by officers.
thedenverchannel.com
 Staten
Island, NY: Rumors of gunfire cause chaos, panic at Staten Island Mall
There was a wave of panic, confusion and chaos at a shopping center on Staten
Island - as rumors of something sinister swept through the mall, panicked
shoppers scrambled for safety. It happened just before 3 p.m. Sunday as the mall
was crowded with shoppers - there was an emergency call for a possible shooter.
Police, choppers and firefighters all responded. Police were still searching the
mall hours later, but they confirm there was no gunman and no shooting. There
was a fight in the food court between several men.
abc7ny.com
San Antonio, TX: Target shoppers evacuated
following shooting threats
over two-way radio system
A Target store was evacuated on Sunday night when someone made threats over
store radios, causing confusion and panic. According to San Antonio police,
employees at the store started hearing threats over the two-way radio system at
the store on Southwest Military Drive at about 10:30 p.m. The voice on the radio
was that of a man who said he was going to shoot up the store and that there
were several bombs placed inside the store. Police were called and the store was
evacuated while investigators and a K-9 unit searched for any suspicious
devices. A store manager told police it's possible someone stole a two-way radio
and used it to make the threats.
foxsanantonio.com
Louisville, KY: Police Body cam shows fatal
Officer-involved shooting of Robbery suspect
Kansas City, MO: Crimestoppers pays out first $10,000
reward with tip leading to arrest of 7-11 shooting suspect
Omaha, NE: Two injured in fight-turned-shooting at Hy-Vee
Grocery store
Robberies, Thefts & Incidents
La Grande, OR: Lost truck driver survives days
with no food or water, refused to steal Potato Chips from Cargo
A missing Oregon truck driver survived for four days lost in the wilderness
without taking a single item from his cargo - a trailer filled with potato
chips. Jacob Cartwright, 22, of La Grande, had been missing since Tuesday, when
he was hauling the chips from Portland to Nyssa. He accidentally programmed the
wrong destination into his GPS, then fixed the address later after he noticed
the mistake. That's when the GPS "directed him to take a U.S. Forest Service
road that started out paved but eventually became impassible," the AP reported.
His truck then got stuck and his cellphone died.
Roy Henry, Cartwright's manager at Little Trees Transportation, told the AP that
the trucker, a father of two, began walking away from the scene, trying to find
his way out of the snowy woods. By Saturday, after walking 36 miles with no food
or water, Cartwright flagged a passing driver, who gave him a ride home.
According to Henry, Cartwright said he didn't take any of the potato chips to
eat before he began walking because "that's the load I was hauling and I didn't
want to damage the property."
whio.com
Bolingbrook police searching for suspects in distribution thefts
Arrest warrants have been issued for former employees of a technology
distributor in Bolingbrook who allegedly stole electronics and sold them online.
An investigation indicated that four employees were responsible for the thefts.
theherald-news.com
Two Monterrey Security Guards Charged In Theft nearly
$100,000 from Holy Name Cathedral collection plate
Escondido, CA: Starbucks calls Bomb Squad after man
threatens to Detonate Explosive in the store
Toledo, OH: C-store worker chases robbers, attempts to get
stolen merchandise back
Chicago, IL: Feds bust three for allegedly selling
synthetic marijuana at West Side store
Anchorage, AK: Mail theft ring targeted more than 500
victims
Sentencings & Arrests
Albuquerque, NM: Old Navy, Starbucks arsonist
 gets
20-year sentence
The arsonist who hit several Albuquerque businesses in 2016 offered no
explanation during his sentencing Thursday morning for why he committed his
crimes. And David Hickman's silence, U.S. District Judge Judith Herrera said,
was one of the reasons she handed down a 20-year sentence, the maximum allowed
under his plea agreement.
Over a 10-night stretch in November 2016, Hickman armed himself with homemade
explosives, a rifle and a handgun, dressed in black, and then badly damaged
or destroyed nine businesses. They included four Starbucks coffee shops,
an Old Navy store, a Nob Hill condominium complex that was almost
complete and a center that provides services to pregnant women.
abqjournal.com
Wilkinsburg man gets up to 40 years for Family Dollar robbery spree
Miami, FL: Gardening store owner who hid $22m from the federal government jailed
for five years after netting $68 million in a decade
Louisville, KY: Jury finds man accused of shooting,
killing C-store clerk in 2016 guilty of murder
Tucson, AZ: Man gets 5 years in prison for theft of
$130,000 worth of diamonds, watches and designer handbags from high-end stores
in Tucson
Boston, MA: Man indicted in connection to 15 armed
robberies throughout greater Boston
Wichita, KS: Tip from Lyft driver leads to arrest of
Jewelry store assault suspect
Ocala, FL: Woman arrested after violent confrontation with
theft Bealls Loss Prevention officers
Credit Card Fraud
Cedar Rapids, IA: 2 Cuban men sentenced to
Federal prison for credit card fraud and identity theft
Two Cuban men, who traveled across 16 Iowa counties in 2017 and used at least 54
stolen identities and card numbers to make fraudulent purchases, were each
sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison.
ice.gov
Jessieville, AR: Ex-restaurant employee arrested for felony fraud
Counterfeit
Longmont police see spike in counterfeit bills
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AT&T Norridge, IL - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Beaumont, TX - Robbery
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C-Store - Santa Rosa, CA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Toledo, OH - Robbery
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C-Store - Cerro Gordo, SC - Burglary
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C-Store - Geneva, NY - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Lincoln, NE - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Jackson County, MO - Armed Robbery
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Days Inn - Chatham County, GA - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Columbus County, NC - Armed Robbery
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Grocery - Redding, CA - Burglary
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Grocery - Boston, MA - Armed Robbery
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Gun Shop - Robbindale, MN - Burglary
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Gun Shop - Anchorage, AK - Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Southaven, MS - Robbery
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McDonald's - Reynoldsburg, OH - Armed Robbery
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Papa John's - Cincinnati, OH - Armed Robbery/Shooting
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Subway - Anne Arundel, MD - Robbery
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Tire Store - St George, UT - Burglary
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7-Eleven - York County, SC - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Severna Park, MD - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Fort Myers, FL - Armed Robbery
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