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Appriss Retail Names Industry Veteran and Innovator Dean Abbott Chief Data Scientist

Abbott holds more than three decades of experience in customer analytics, fraud detection, and risk modeling

IRVINE, Calif. - May 2, 2024 - Appriss Retail, a leading provider of data and analytics solutions designed to reduce retail losses, decrease returns, and provide a more seamless consumer experience, announced today that Dean Abbott has joined the team as the company's chief data scientist. The news comes amid Appriss Retail's recent solution advancements and global expansion.

Abbott will work with Appriss Retail's global retail customers to optimize data and analytical processes in his new role as chief data scientist. He will be responsible for leading Appriss Retail's data science and modeling teams and finding efficiencies in data operations, analytics, and modeling. Abbott will also be essential to the development of new analytical products.

"Dean offers a unique perspective on leveraging analytics to drive business growth and enhance customer expectations," said Michael Osborne, CEO, Appriss Retail. "His experience aligns perfectly with Appriss Retail's objectives of delivering the utmost value to our customers and prospects."

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8 Video Monitoring Use Cases for Retail and Restaurant Chains

Check out the latest blog by Interface Systems: "8 Video Monitoring Use Cases for Retail and Restaurant Chains."

Their Senior Security Consultant, Matt Smitheman details how advanced video monitoring technology goes beyond traditional security measures and can directly impact ROI. From deterring shoplifting and smash-and-grab incidents to enhancing employee morale and operational efficiency, there's so much to explore.

Here's a sneak peek of the benefits for multi-location consumer-facing businesses:

  • Stop Shoplifting: Learn how remote monitoring with voice-down commands can deter shoplifters in their tracks.

  • Deter Smash and Grab: Minimize losses during incidents and aid law enforcement with play by play accounts of the incidents.

  • Prevent Vandalism and Loitering: AI-enabled cameras detect threats outside the store, enhancing security.

  • Enhance Post-Incident Response: Reassure employees and customers after security incidents.

  • Boost Employee Retention: Create a safer work environment with remote monitoring, boosting morale.

  • Monitor Overnight Construction: Ensure compliance and safety during construction activities.

  • Manage Unattended Deliveries: Mitigate risks associated with unattended deliveries.

  • Audit Business Operations: Streamline auditing processes and ensure compliance across multiple locations.

Read the full article here and help spread the word about the potential benefits of advanced video monitoring!
 



The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact


Retailers Celebrate New York's New Protections Against ORC & Violence
Governor Hochul, Retail Workers and Small Business Owners Celebrate New Landmark Protections Against Organized Retail Theft
Governor Kathy Hochul today joined a coalition of frontline retail workers and small business owners to celebrate new protections against organized retail theft that were signed into law with the FY25 State Budget.

This comprehensive approach puts more power in the hands of law enforcement, prosecutors and business owners - targeting every area of vulnerability. The new protections include increased criminal penalties for anyone who assaults a retail worker elevating it from a misdemeanor to a felony, and includes a $5 million tax credit to help small business owners invest in added security measures.

Governor Hochul's focus on organized retail theft comes as crime data shows a significant spike in these crimes over the past six years. Larceny offenses in New York City have spiked by 51 percent between 2017 and 2023. Robberies, grand larceny and petit larceny in New York City are up by 86 percent during that same time period.

The FY25 State Budget includes Governor Hochul's five-point plan to fight organized retail theft:

Increases criminal penalties for anyone who assaults a retail worker by elevating it from a misdemeanor to felony.

Allowing prosecutors to combine the value of stolen goods when they file larceny charges.

Making it illegal to foster the sale of stolen goods to go after third-party sellers.

$40.2 million for dedicated Retail Theft Teams within State Police, District Attorneys' offices and local law enforcement, including 100 New York State Police personnel dedicated to fighting organized retail theft.

$5 million tax credit to help small businesses invest in added security measures such as cameras.  governor.ny.gov

   Related Coverage of New York's New Organized Theft Crackdown

   Hochul makes official new protections for small business owners, retail workers

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'Disturbing Escalation' of Retail Crime & Violence Across the Pond
Scottish retail representatives write letter to minister urging action on retail crime

Representatives from across Scottish retail have written a joint letter to the Scottish Government's Minister for Community Safety, highlighting the devastating impact that the surge in retail crime is having on staff wellbeing and business.

The letter provides four separate reports, carried out by the Scottish Grocers Federation, Retailers Against Crime and Co-op and is co-signed by the likes of the Scottish Retail Consortium, representing retail businesses on high streets the length and breadth of Scotland.

Details include the damaging effects of threatening abuse and violent behaviour toward staff and the cumulative cost of shop theft and vandalism for Scottish business - estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.

SGF chief executive, Dr Pete Cheema OBE said: "Over the past eighteen months, retailers have been forced to contend with a disturbing escalation in both the volume and seriousness of incidents happening in stores, and it is only getting worse."

Maxine Fraser, managing director for Retailers Against Crime, added: "Along with multiple thefts being submitted from our members every day, we also receive reports of deeply distressing incidents.

Staff being clawed and spat at, raids by organised gangs and intoxicated individuals wielding knives and other weapons. Often threatening to seriously injure or even kill staff."

"We need to see much more from the Scottish government, more dedicated resources for the police and action taken by our courts, as well as early intervention and education programmes to turn people away from committing these crimes."  talkingretail.com


UK Leader Calls for 13K Extra Cops to Fight Shoplifting Surge
Starmer pledges crackdown on shoplifting in speech to retail workers
Sir Keir Starmer has promised retail workers he will crack down on crime and reverse what he called a Tory "Shoplifter's Charter" in a speech. The Labour leader spoke at retail union Usdaw's conference in Blackpool, where voters are due to go to the polls in a by-election later this week.

In the speech on Tuesday afternoon, he pledged to reverse a policy that means shoplifting of goods under £200 is not investigated.

Sir Keir said: "We'll put 13,000 extra neighbourhood police on the beat, tackling crime on your streets. "We'll scrap the Shoplifter's Charter - the £200 rule that stops the police investigating theft in your workplace. And we will legislate to make sure assaulting and abusing shopworkers is a standalone criminal offence because you deserve to feel safe at work."

Figures released last week showed the number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales had risen to the highest level in 20 years.

Of the 408,690 police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales in 2023 that were assigned an outcome, 16% (65,521) were charged or summonsed while 58% (238,794) of the investigations were closed with no suspect identified, according to PA news agency analysis of Home Office data. This compares with 15% and 55% respectively in 2022.  independent.co.uk


The View from the Left
How Corporations Enable Property Crime - And Use It To Fuel a Self-Serving Panic

Upon closer examination, many of the most widely covered property crime phenomena can be better understood as the predictable result of a callous corporate push for profits.

Over the past few years, Americans have been swept into a protracted panic fueled by a supposed wave of property crime. Amid the pearl-clutching, purveyors of this panic have seized upon a series of separate trends-from shoplifting, to porch pirates, to shipping container heists, to "Kia Boys" car thefts-to call for more policing and punishment to combat what they have depicted as a broader disintegration of law and order.

There is good reason to be skeptical of this narrative. For one, the recent increase in police-reported property crime is only relative to a drop during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when people were cooped up indoors; longer-term trends suggest we're just returning to pre-pandemic norms. But crime data alone is perhaps not the most effective antidote to sensationalized, politicized hysteria driven primarily by vibes and rank opportunism. By focusing on statistical arguments, we also miss an important opportunity to call out one of the primary culprits of this panic-specifically, the corporations that continue to enable the very theft to which they fall victim.

Upon closer examination, many of the most widely covered property crime phenomena can be better understood as the predictable result of a callous corporate push for profits.

For corporations, the cost of theft and the cost of preventing theft both put a dent in a balance sheet. To maximize profits, they must weigh the costs of stolen product against the costs of securing it-and they often determine that it makes economic sense to simply let theft happen.

Through this lens, many forms of property crime can be seen as a natural byproduct of rapacious capitalism, much like pollution. theappeal.org


Florida #1 Mass Shooting Hot Spot - Followed By Texas, Calif. & Illinois
As of May 1, there have been 133 mass shootings nationwide

With 3 shootings in 3 days Florida shoots to top of mass shootings list in US for 2024
Three mass shootings in three days have propelled Florida into an unwanted achievement: the Sunshine State has had the most mass shootings in the U.S. in 2024 so far.

That makes 13 mass shootings in Florida so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), the same number the state saw last year over the same period. As of May 1, there have been 133 mass shootings nationwide, compared to 190 by the same time in 2023.

Florida is currently in the lead for most mass shootings in 2024 to date, according to GVA data. A shooting in Texas that left two dead and four injured Sunday brought the Lone Star State up to second with 11, leaving California and Illinois all tied for third with 10 mass shootings each.

Last year showed an overall 8-10% decrease in deaths and injuries from gun violence compared to 2022, the GVA said, with some cities seeing 20+% decreases. The FBI reported violent crime, robberies and burglary were all down in 2023. news-journalonline.com


Another 'Crime Suppression Partnership' Underway in California
California Highway Patrol efforts focus on crime prevention
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a crime suppression partnership underway in Bakersfield to continue improving public safety, address roadway violence, and stop criminal activity. Details of the coordinated enforcement effort involving the CHP and Bakersfield Police Department were unveiled on April 24 by the Governor's Office. As part of this coordinated law enforcement operation, the CHP is conducting enforcement actions in and around Bakersfield to address auto theft, retail crime, and high-visibility, proactive traffic enforcement.  oakdaleleader.com


FBI data shows U.S. is seeing drop in crime, despite heated political rhetoric

Shuttered by mass killing, Maine bowling alley reopens amid hope and heartbreak
 



Workplace Safety Bill Gets Pushback from NRF
NRF Statement on Proposed Warehouse Safety Bill
The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French after members of Congress announced plans to introduce the "Warehouse Worker Protection Act."

"Data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have consistently shown that warehouse workplaces are safe workplaces. NRF member companies are continually investing in better practices, more modern equipment and innovative employee engagement efforts to make these workspaces as safe as possible.

"Despite that, this legislation would overturn decades of employment and labor law, erode employers' private property rights and unjustifiably expand the federal government's intrusion into American workplaces.

"The bill mandates that OSHA promulgate an ergonomics standard, despite a 2001 law passed by bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress that permanently barred OSHA from regulating ergonomics for numerous reasons, including the impossibility of separating workers' pain from away-from-work life activities, a lack of clear scientific evidence to support such a standard and the massive costs. There is no new rationale for undoing Congress' prohibition, and NRF strongly opposes this bill."

As the leading authority and voice for retail, NRF will continue to advocate for workplace rules that promote workplace flexibility and economic growth. nrf.com

   Read more about the Warehouse Safety Bill in the E-Commerce column below


NYC Bouncing Back from the Retail Apocalypse?
New-to-New York Stores Are Helping Turn Around the Retail Apocalypse

But the brands only want to land in a few key neighborhoods like SoHo, where available space is declining.

SoHo, long one of the premier shopping areas in the city, is being transformed by invaders grabbing storefronts. As a result, retail occupancy in SoHo is now 84%, higher than before the pandemic.

But it is not just SoHo. First-time-in-New York retailers are driving a revival of the city's retail scene in other desirable neighborhoods like Flatiron, Nolita and the Upper West Side.

Overall Manhattan statistics show improvement in the retail real estate market. The real estate firm CBRE counts 185 vacant ground-floor spaces in the 16 areas it tracks, down from 195 at the end of last year. The brokerage firm JLL puts the vacancy rate at 15.4%, a sharp decline from 28% in 2021 and lower than the 21% figure for 2019.

Between 2020 and 2023, new-to-New York stores leased 1.56 million square feet of space, or 15% of all deals, according to a recent report from CBRE. Last year the invaders signed up for 455,000 square feet, or 18% of the total.

"We have been hearing so much talk of the retail apocalypse," said Hironori Imaizumi, author of the CBRE report. "But when we looked in SoHo and Flatiron we saw so many new apparel and food and beverage brands opening up."  thecity.nyc


Podcast from the Robin Report
'Retail Unwrapped': Avery Dennison on Frictionless Shopping
The evolution of frictionless shopping in self-checkout continues to meet customer expectations and enhance the in-store experience. What's behind the technology? Join Robin and Shelley to reveal the expanding role of RFID across retail industries and its broader use cases in supply chain, customer engagement areas, and combating theft and counterfeiting. This is a critical conversation you won't want to miss. Special Guests: Bill Toney, Vice President Global, Food Solutions, Avery Dennison and Michael Butensky, Managing Director, Retail Strategy, North America Store Operations Lead, Accenture.

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Amazon, Starbucks, McDonald's show how jittery US customers are about the economy

Amazon, Starbucks, & McDonald's execs say consumers are tightening their belts.

US consumers are becoming more prudent with their spending, executives at Amazon, Starbucks, and McDonald's all said this week.

"Customers in the US are being very thoughtful about their spend," Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky told journalists ahead of the company's earnings call on Tuesday.  Olsavsky said customers were buying "a lot more consumables and everyday essentials," which tend to be cheaper. businessinsider.com


Teen Clothing Retailer rue21 Files Bankruptcy for Third Time
The retailer said it will close its stores and sell its brand

Peloton lays off 15% of global workforce as CEO Barry McCarthy exits
The staff reductions impact about 400 employees and come as the fitness company faces declining sales and members.

Hudson's Bay announces layoffs in organizational 're-alignment'

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'Retail Crime Uncovered' Podcast Presented by Sekura Global


"Safety is a core company value" explains
Chris Harris, Director of Asset Protection and Safety at Kroger. In this jam-packed with insights episode, Emmeline talks to one of the industry's leading global experts about how he's managed to implement a theft prevention eco-system across more than 2,800 stores. You can hear more about Kroger's Extreme Stores Program and the Elite Guard Program - a must listen for anyone working in AP/LP!

The fascinating podcast hosted by Emmeline Taylor, Professor of Criminology supported by Sekura Global. Retail theft insights from leading crime and loss experts, shop staff and policing bodies. Hard-hitting interviews with ex-offenders and retail criminals.
 

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All Business Sizes Facing Rising Number of Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are on the rise, including small businesses. Here's what to know
Cyberattacks on businesses are rising, including small businesses. It's a troubling trend because a breach can be very costly and time consuming if owners don't have a plan to deal with one.

According to the Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, the median cost per ransomware attack - which features a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid - more than doubled over the past two years to $26,000.

That's partly because there has been a dramatic increase in ransomware attacks, which represent 24% of all breaches.

Small businesses should first have a plan in place to prevent cyberattacks. The human element is the cause of 74% of breaches, so owners should make sure all of their employees use safeguards such as two-factor identification to make it harder to be hacked. Requiring employees to regularly change their passwords can also help.

If your business has been breached, it's best to work with a cybersecurity executive within your company or a trusted third party to assess what happened and the damage done. Trying to contain it without having the right technical knowledge can just make things worse.

It's also important to let the authorities know what happened. Attacks must be reported to federal authorities within 72 hours after a company is reasonably sure one has occurred. canadiansecuritymag.com

 
In Case You Missed It: Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report
5 key takeways from Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report

The rapid of exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities, such as MOVEit, and the effectiveness of ransomware attacks are two of the major findings from last year's breach data.

Cyber criminals are deploying new and innovative lines of attacks along with variations on tried-and-true methods that remain successful, Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report has found.

The report, now in its 17th year, analyzed more than 30,000 real-world security incidents, including a record high of just over 10,000 confirmed data breaches, spanning 94 countries.

"We've seen an overall increase in the volume of data breaches as the threat landscape continues to expand," Rob Le Busque, regional VP at Verizon Business, told CSO.

The top three most popular vectors for data breaches were unauthorized uses of web application credentials, email phishing and exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications, when excluding errors and misuse, typically honest mistakes by employees. It paints a picture of a complex, changing environment of global cyber-crime impacting organizations of all sizes and types.

Main findings of Verizon's data breach report

1. MOVEit zero-day vulnerability drives big jump in breaches
2. Ransomware and extortion attacks continue to grow
3. The human element still accounts for a substantial percentage of breaches
4. Unintended errors are leading to incidents
5. Education is improving how people identify phishing attempts
csoonline.com


UnitedHealth hack may impact a third of US citizens: CEO testimony

Despite paying a $22 million ransom in Bitcoin to regain access to encrypted files, the company cannot confirm whether copies of the data were made or published online.

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee that the personal data of potentially a third of US citizens may have been exposed on the dark web following the ransomware attack on its Change Healthcare unit. Despite paying a $22 million ransom in Bitcoin to regain access to encrypted files, Witty admitted that the company cannot confirm whether copies of the data were made or published online. csoonline.com


Dropbox says attackers accessed customer and MFA info, API keys
File hosting service Dropbox has confirmed that attackers have breached the Dropbox Sign production environment and accessed customer personal and authentication information.

"From a technical perspective, Dropbox Sign's infrastructure is largely separate from other Dropbox services. That said, we thoroughly investigated this risk and believe that this incident was isolated to Dropbox Sign infrastructure, and did not impact any other Dropbox products," the company shared on Wednesday. helpnetsecurity.com


'Cuttlefish' Zero-Click Malware Steals Private Cloud Data

New SOHO router malware aims for cloud accounts, internal company resources


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Senate Eyes 'Amazon Bill'
Warehouse Worker Protection Act Introduced in Senate

While Teamsters applaud bill, Wholesalers Distributors association opposes it.

On May 2, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced The Warehouse Worker Protection Act. In the coming weeks a bipartisan House version of the bill is expected to be introduced.

This bill would become a federal standard as there are similar laws in California, New York, Washington and Minnesota.

The aim of the bill, as characterized by a release from the Teamsters, is to hold "Amazon accountable for its dangerous safety practices and abusive production quotas."

The bill will require large warehouse employers to disclose quotas to workers, The Teamsters note that this requirement would "prevent those quotas from interfering with workers' health and safety, such as rest and bathroom breaks." It would also direct the Department of Labor to create new rules requiring safe warehouse design and ensuring injured workers have access to outside doctors.

Some are referring to this bill as the Amazon bill due to the issues at its facilities. Injury rates at Amazon facilities are more than twice the rate of other companies, as reported in 2022. (The report analyzed data from the company and OSHA.) The Teamsters say these injuries are caused by "forcing its workers to comply with arbitrary and unrealistic production quotas." OSHA has cited Amazon for dangerous warehouse practices.

"Amazon has perfected a punishing quota system that pushes workers to and beyond their physical limits," Markey, who is a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee's Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, said at a press conference announcing the bill, as reported by CNBC.

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) doesn't view the bill this way. ehstoday.com


California Amazon Employees Claim The Company is 'Short-Changing' Them
Amazon workers claim company violated California labor laws
At Amazon's Air Hub in San Bernardino, people are working hard to pack and ship packages, but some say they're being short-changed on their rest breaks.

"Every summer we've had at the building, we've had to fight for our rest breaks for heat," ramp agent Cynthia Ayala said.

Ayala said she works outside loading and unloading aircraft for four 10-hour weekly shifts, plus overtime. Under California Labor Law, if someone works over 10 hours, they are entitled to three 10-minute rest breaks. However, Ayala said she and her coworkers are rarely allowed to take that third break.

"I have a friend who was doing six days, working 11.5 hours every single day," Ayala said. "He's told me as a result of doing all of that overtime without breaks. He's told me he's almost gotten into a car accident on the way home because he's so tired." cbsnews.com


TikTok Shop Tops 500,000 US Sellers After 2023 E-Commerce Launch

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Los Angeles County, CA: LA Sheriff's detectives raid 12 locations, recover mass amount of stolen merchandise
Early Thursday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives raided a small South L.A. market, where they discovered boxes stacked floor-to-ceiling of stolen merchandise, much of it still bearing store tags. The raid was one of 12 that happened Thursday, as part of the Organized Retail Crime Task Force's efforts to crack down on theft crews. Task force detectives were contacted in March by private investigators from major retail outlets about thefts happening over a serval month period, where over $100,000 in over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and cosmetics was stolen. During the investigation, detectives determined merchandise stolen from stores in Arizona, Nevada, and California was being transported to Los Angeles County. Thursday's raid recovered some of that merchandise, from stores like CVS and Target. Investigators say it is all part of a single criminal organization believed to be connected to recent smash-and-grab robberies and cargo thefts.  cbsnews.com


Bellevue, WA: Teens accused of stealing $106,000 worth of merchandise from Bellevue store
Four teenagers are accused of stealing $106,000 worth of merchandise from a Bottega Veneta in Bellevue, a high-end store popular for its bags. According to Bellevue police, a group of teenage boys - 14, 15, 16 and 17 years old - committed the crimes. Right after the heist, BPD said they carjacked a woman at gunpoint. The brazen theft took place at The Shops at Bravern. Ginger Goldman lives in the apartments above the stores. She said it's especially troubling to hear the accused are teenagers. "It makes me feel very sad because obviously, they've missed a step in their growing-up process," Goldman said. "They are our future. I hope the kids involved figure out how to change their behavior." Mark Johnson with the Washington Retail Association said people only steal high-end items for one thing: money. "They're usually looking to fence them as fast as they can," he said. Johnson said thieves will list their stolen items online because they know someone will take the deal they're offering. "As a consumer, it's very tempting when you see something that's a fifth or sixth of what it would cost in the store," Johnson said. Those losses retailers suffer eventually impact customers.  king5.com


Albuquerque, NM: Man accused of running massive Albuquerque shoplifting ring is indicted
A grand jury has indicted a man of masterminding a massive shoplifting ring. Deputies say Raul Garcia organized thefts of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at multiple stores across the Metro. They say the thieves were working for Garcia and would take the stolen items to him where he then resold them. Garcia is facing several charges including organized retail crime, money laundering, and racketeering.  yahoo.com


Silver Spring, MD: 3 teen girls wanted for robbery, assault at Silver Spring beauty store

Henderson, KY: Shoplifting suspect who hit several Tri-State stores wanted
 




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Shootings & Deaths


Kansas City, MO: Shoplifting suspect dead after swallowing object while in custody at Northland Walmart
A shoplifting suspect died Thursday night after swallowing an object while in custody, according to a spokesperson for the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department. Two KCPD officers were working off-duty security about 6:30 p.m. at the Walmart store in the 8500 block of North Boardwalk Avenue. The officers took a man into custody on a shoplifting investigation. The man was seated in the store's security office when officers saw him attempt to swallow an unknown object. He refused officers efforts to get him to spit out the object. The man then had trouble breathing and lost consciousness, according to the department's spokesperson. Officers attempted life-saving measures until emergency medical services arrived. The man was taken to a hospital where he died. No information was released on what the man swallowed. His name has not been released.  kshb.com


Wheat Ridge, CO: 2nd arrest made in killing of Wheat Ridge Jewelry store owner
A second person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a Wheat Ridge jewelry store owner in November. The video above is prior coverage about the case. Peter Arguello was shot and killed at his business in the 7200-block of W. 38th Ave. on Nov. 29. In early March, Wheat Ridge police issued a warrant for Michael McCormack. He was located in Black Hawk and taken into custody on Wednesday on charges of second-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery and motor vehicle theft. The other suspect, Charles Shay, was initially arrested in connection with a burglary at the victim's store that occurred about a month after Arguello was killed. After Shay was arrested for the burglary, he told investigators he had broken into the jewelry store on Dec. 26 because he heard about the homicide and saw it as a crime of opportunity.  9news.com


Clarksville, TN: Man shot, killed inside Clarksville restaurant
A shooting at a Clarksville barbecue restaurant has left one man dead. Clarksville Police Department says officers responded to a call of a shooting inside Smooves Bar and Grill at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to find a man inside the business who had been shot in the abdomen. The victim was identified Tuesday as 22-year-old Isaiah Henderson of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The next of kin notifications have been made. The victim was pronounced dead after arrival to the hospital, despite life-saving efforts by police ahead of EMS' arrival to the scene. The shooting occurred at the business located at 2150 Ft. Campbell Boulevard. No arrests have been reported, and this is still an ongoing investigation. No other information is available for release at this time.  msn.com


Washington, DC: Police ID man shot, killed inside DC restaurant; suspect charged in nightclub shooting
Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed inside a D.C. restaurant over the weekend and have charged a man they say shot six people at a nearby nightclub just hours earlier. Officers on patrol in northwest Washington say the sound of gunfire just before 1:15 a.m. Saturday led them to a restaurant in the 1300 block of U Street. Inside, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man, identified by officials as 43-year-old Kenneth Goins, of Salisbury, Maryland, died at the scene. Police are looking for two suspects, one of them wearing a white or gray sweatshirt and riding a motorcycle.  fox5dc.com


Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Police arrest teenager for Coronado Mall shooting
Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly shot a firearm inside Coronado Mall in March. Albuquerque police detectives identified the juvenile after he fired one gunshot near the food court area of the mall. No one was hurt. Witnesses told police a group of juveniles were sitting at a table when one yelled an obscenity and ran toward an exit with a bag. The now-arrested teenager allegedly ran toward him and pulled out a firearm, according to Albuquerque police. Police found the teenager at his residence on Calle del Sueno Way SW, where he was taken into custody.  koat.com


St Paul, MN: Man acquitted of shooting at Target workers outside St. Paul store; Evidence shows he did not understand his act was wrong
A 38-year-old man who opened fire on three Target employees outside a St. Paul store, causing them to run for cover, has been acquitted of charges by reason of mental illness. Fa Lee faced six counts of attempted murder for the September 2022 shooting at the Suburban Avenue store, off Interstate 94. The three men weren't struck by the gunfire, but they were "visibly shaken and scared," the criminal complaint said. Lee asserted a defense of mental illness and a court trial was held before Ramsey County District Judge Adam Yang on Feb. 21. Yang issued his written ruling this week. After police arrested Lee outside his St. Paul home, he spoke to investigators and said he went to Target and shot somebody. Lee said he went to the store because his girlfriend works there and she was stabbed. When police talked to the woman who Lee said he was in a relationship with, she told officers she did not know Lee and she had not been stabbed. She was vacationing in Chicago at the time. Lee also told police that he'd been hearing voices and hadn't told anyone. Family members said they had not noticed Lee acting strangely. twincities.com


Miami, FL: Investigation underway after person accidentally shoots selves in foot inside Jewelry store
 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts


Youngsville, NC: Thieves ram forklift into shooting range to steal pistols, long guns
A group of thieves were caught on camera using a forklift to break through the doors of a North Carolina gun shop. It happened Wednesday in Youngsville, just north of Raleigh. The owner said he hopes the surveillance video leads police to the suspects. Customers were firing away inside the Youngsville Gun Club and Range after the breach, but cleanup efforts continued outside. Gladwell said his security system has the ability to record very precise details. "We do know exactly what they did. We have got an amazing security system, so we know exactly what they did, how long they were in, tracking everything," Gladwell described. "So, we've got a very good record of what's in the store, what's not in the store." The details that are left unanswered are who are these men, where are the guns and where did they get the forklift?  kplctv.com


Kenner, LA: Electrical issue mistaken for gunfire at Walmart in Kenner
Kenner police are assuring the public that there was not a shooting at the Walmart on West Esplanade. Captain Michael Cunningham says the department received calls of a possible active shooter. Authorities believe an electrical issue in the store's back room, which may have sounded like gunfire, likely led to the reports. Police searched the store as a precaution but did not find victims or suspects. There was a large police presence at the Walmart as a result, but Cunningham says the area is safe.  fox8live.com


Fargo, ND: Theft, drug use prompt convenience stores' owner to hire private security

Arkadelphia, AR: Police crack case of multiple Dollar General robberies in Arkansas

 

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Hardware - Prattville, AL - Robbery
Jewelry - Tempe, AZ - Armed Robbery
Liquor - Pittsburgh, PA - Armed Robbery
Mall - Elyria, OH - Burglary
Mall - Tempe, AZ - Armed Robbery
Pharmacy - Orlando, FL - Robbery
Pharmacy - Fargo, ND - Robbery
Pharmacy - St Louis County, MO - Burglary
Restaurant - New Orleans, LA - Burglary
Tobacco - Bridgeport, CT - Armed Robbery                             

 

Daily Totals:
• 13 robberies
• 5 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed


 

Weekly Totals:
• 60 robberies
• 32 burglaries
• 2 shootings
• 0 killed



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