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The D&D Daily's Live in NYC at
the NRF Big Show Reception - Jan. 16th
Honoring the NRF LP Council
Leading & Developing the LP & AP Community &
Helping Keep America's Stores Safe & Secure |
Read our full recap from our annual NYC reception and party
here.
Read our series of articles on the NRF LP Council leadership - in their
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O. Keith Wanke
Promoted to Senior Vice President, Loss Prevention, Audit & Firearms Compliance
for Dunham's Sports
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Keith joined Dunham's Sports as Vice President of Loss Prevention in 2002. Prior
to joining Dunham's Sports He was the Vice President of Loss Prevention and
Audit for the Musicland Group, in addition to having held Management positions
in Loss Prevention with Wickes Companies Inc., Gamble -Skogmo Inc. and
Montgomery Wards and Company. He started his career as a Criminal Analyst with
the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. O. Keith holds an Associate of Applied
Science Degree in Psychology from William Rainey Harper College and a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois
University. During his 40 plus year career in Loss Prevention, he was a past
Director with the National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Board, past
Chairman of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers Loss Prevention
Board, founding member of the Loss Prevention Committee for the Video Software
Dealers Association, founding member of the International EAS Source Tagging
Council and is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security.
Congratulations O. Keith!
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Starbucks Hopes To Start Industry Wide
Anti-Bias Training
May 29th For Starbucks is Just The Beginning
Starbucks Newsroom - Releases Video Being Shown Today to 175,000 Partners
Recognizing that there are many ways to deliver racial bias training, Starbucks
worked with advisers and experts to come up with a collaborative and engaging
experience for store partners to learn together in a way that is right for the
values and scale of the company. From the design of the curriculum, to new
technology being deployed to stores, the company is investing in each store so
that the experience for all partners is meaningful and significant on May 29 and
beyond. Each store will receive a tool kit which will allow for partners to
learn together in small self-guided groups. This first training will focus on
understanding racial bias and the history of public accommodations in the United
States, with future trainings addressing all aspects of bias and experiences.
 Starbucks
will share training content and curriculum with other companies, organizations
and individuals interested in training their audiences. The company will
also share a new original film by award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson,
examining African American history and experiences.
As Starbucks executive vice president, U.S. Retail, Rossann Williams shared in a
note to all U.S. partners: Our hope is that these learning sessions and
discussions will make a difference within and beyond our stores. After May 29,
we will make the curriculum available to the public and share it with the
regions as well as our licensed and business partners.
starbucks.com
"This is not just a Starbucks a problem, this is an
American problem"
Adviser who helped develop Starbucks' anti-bias training tells us how to
determine if it works
Many people are wondering: Will the training make a difference?
Heather McGhee, an outside adviser to Starbucks who helped the company develop
the training, spoke about how the training was designed, and how to decide if it
works.
I think there isn't a way to show a demonstrable difference from the four-hour
training on May 29. But this overall effort, absolutely.
Possible evaluation tools for Starbucks' ongoing anti-bias programs include
secret shoppers to measure stores' equal treatment of black and white customers,
and customer sentiment surveys in minority communities. businessinsider.com
David Hogg Leads Successful 'Die-In' Protest
Against Publix Supermarkets
Publix halts donations to self-described 'NRA sellout' amid boycott, 'die-in'
protests by David Hogg
Publix announced Friday that it would suspend its political contributions to
Adam Putnam, a Republican candidate for Florida governor, after being faced
with overwhelming pressure to cut ties with him because of his fierce support
for the National Rifle Association.
The announcement came moments before "die-in" protests organized by
18-year-old gun-control activist David Hogg began at several Publix
supermarkets, forcing store managers to reroute shoppers around the
protesters, who lay on the floors of the aisles.
At two Publix supermarkets in Parkland, survivors of the February
shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shouted "USA, not NRA!" as
customers navigated their shopping carts around them on the floor.
Counterprotesters supporting the NRA turned up at one of the stores, where a
near-confrontation almost occurred between two men before police intervened.
Putnam's open support for the NRA led Hogg to call for a boycott of Publix,
which said in the statement that it "did not intend to put our associates and
the customers they serve in the middle of a political debate."
washingtonpost.com
inquisitr.com
Chinese Security Camera
Manufacturers Face Being Banned By U.S. Gov't
Bill Moves to Block U.S. From Buying Chinese
Surveillance Equipment
China's Hikvision hits out at US Congress over 'baseless' ban
On using surveillance equipment over national security concerns
Security camera manufacturer reacts after House of Representatives adds it to
list of companies seen as threatening US national security. Hikvision Digital
Technology Co. which is 42%-owned by the Chinese government and is the world's
biggest maker of surveillance equipment.
The House of Representatives last week passed a US$717 defense bill that carried
an amendment, which forbade US government agencies from buying surveillance
products from Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and two other Chinese firms
- Hytera Communications Corporation and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Company.
Hikvision is the latest Chinese company that the US has sought to ban from
selling products to the government because of security worries.
"Video surveillance and security equipment sold by Chinese companies exposes the
U.S. government to significant vulnerabilities," Rep. Vicky Hartzler, the
Missouri Republican who offered the amendment to the bill, said in a statement.
She added that the amendment "will ensure that China cannot create a video
surveillance network within federal agencies."
In a statement published on its official social media account on Saturday,
Hikvision - one of the world's largest makers of video surveillance equipment -
said it was disappointed by the vote. It said there was no proof that it
threatened US national security and that such an accusation carried "obvious
speculation and bias".
"Hikvision is a commercial entity that operates globally and strictly conforms
to business ethics and all relevant regulations," the company said. "We are
dedicated to the advancement of safety in all countries and regions."
The Bill now moves to the Senate and it could be months to become law.
wsj.com scmp.com
US House Passes Bill Banning Gov Use of Dahua and
Hikvision
This follows growing US awareness that Hikvision is owned and controlled by the
Chinese government plus last year's disclosure of
Dahua's
backdoor,
Hikvision's backdoor and
Dahua
device's global hacking attacks.
Impact: The most significant impact might be indirect, as companies
like ADT, Stanley, Tyco / JCI, Honeywell, UTC, etc. that OEM or resell Dahua and
Hikvision may become nervous to be associated with government banned
manufacturers. While SMBs typically care more about price than security, many
are likely to be uncomfortable with a brand that the US government has deemed
insecure.
ipvm.com
25% Of UK Grocery Shoppers Steal at
Self-Checkouts
'The UK's "Unprecedented Crime Spree" at Self-Checkouts'
'Early Sign of a New Type of Shoplifter' - They Don't See it as Stealing
The carrot may not be the trendiest vegetable in the world but sales have
apparently been soaring, with Britons buying 800 million more last year than
in 2013.
One of the country's foremost criminologists has suggested that carrots are not
witnessing an unlikely revival in popularity but are actually the latest
accessory in an unprecedented crime spree.
 Emmeline
Taylor, a senior lecturer in Criminology at City, University of London, says
shoppers are using self-service checkouts to pretend they are buying carrots
when in fact they are taking home much more expensive fruits or vegetables,
typically avocados. She told the Times: 'I was working with retailers to
reduce shoplifting when one major supermarket discovered it had sold more
carrots than it had ever had in stock.'
The real problem is "many Brits using the self-checkout trick do not see
themselves as stealing."
Britain has 50,000 self-service tills and more than 3B pounds ($3.9B U.S.)
worth of goods are estimated to be stolen through them every year.
Theft from these types of tills has become so common that nearly 25 per cent
of shoppers have admitted to taking at least one item without paying for it.
'This behaviour is perceived as cheating the system or a way of "gamifying" an
otherwise mundane routine.' dailymail.co.uk
Second Survey Finds 20% Steal at Self-Checkouts
When Voucher Codes Pro, a company that offers coupons to internet shoppers,
surveyed 2,634 people, nearly 20 percent admitted to having stolen at the
self-checkout in the past. A 2015 study of self-checkouts with handheld
scanners, conducted by criminologists at the University of Leicester, also found
evidence of widespread theft. After auditing 1 million self-checkout
transactions over the course of a year, totaling $21 million in sales, they
found that nearly $850,000 worth of goods (4% shrink) left the store without
being scanned and paid for.
Barbara Staib, the director of communications of the National Association for
Shoplifting Prevention, believes that self-checkouts tempt people who are
already predisposed to shoplifting, by allowing them to rationalize their
behavior. "Most shoplifters are in fact otherwise law-abiding citizens. A robot
cashier, though, changes the equation: It "gives the false impression of
anonymity," Staib says. "This apparently empowers people to shoplift."
Whether out of social responsibility or frustration with shrinkage, some
retailers, including Albertsons, Big Y Supermarket, Pavilions, and Vons, have
scaled back or eliminated self-scanning, at least in some stores. But others
continue to add it. Worldwide, self-checkout terminals are expected to number
325,000 by next year, up from 191,000 in 2013.
theatlantic.com
If 20% to 25% Steal At Self-Checkout - How
Many Will Steal Using Scan & Go - 30%
Walmart just
dropped it's Scan & Go service it was testing in 150 stores, and will apply
what they learned from it to their test of their
Check Out With Me service announced in April that gives employees mobile
point-of-sale devices that can ring up items and provide a receipt on the spot.
Was it just customer adaptation or were they seeing the numbers mentioned in the
above two articles? Which begs the question how much did theft play into the
decision to drop Scan & Go?
In a few informal conversations with various retailers we've heard fraud numbers
with Scan & Go ranging as high as 30%. After all - middle of the store - no
employee around - no front door greeter - busy store - perfect storm. Just a
thought Gus Downing
CEO of Bumble Bee Foods steps down following
indictment for Price Fixing
Bumble Bee - Starkist - Chicken of the Sea - Fixing Prices High
Chicken of the Sea Already Settled With Walmart
The DOJ has been looking into allegations that Bumble Bee, along with
Pittsburgh-based StarKist and with Tri-Union Seafoods, which owns the Chicken of
the Sea brand, conspired to keep canned tuna prices artificially high.
Both Bumble Bee and Tri-Union are based in San Diego.
Meanwhile, numerous retailers, grocers, wholesalers and suppliers - including
Target, Kroger and Giant Eagle - have filed separate lawsuits alleging price
fixing. This week, Chicken of the Sea International said it reached a
settlement with Walmart Inc., the largest retailer of canned tuna in the
United States, to resolve the antitrust claims. Terms of the settlement were not
disclosed.
Mr. Lischewski could face a term of imprisonment of 10 years; a $1 million
fine; a period of supervised release of not more than 3 years; a $100
special assessment per count and restitution, according to the indictment.
Three former executives at tuna companies were charged and have pleaded guilty
in 2017: W. Scott Cameron, a former senior vice president of sales for Bumble
Bee; Kenneth Worsham, a former senior vice president of trade marketing for
Bumble Bee; and Stephen Hodge, former senior vice president of sales for
StarKist.
In August 2017, Bumble Bee Foods pleaded guilty to its role in the conspiracy
and agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine.
post-gazette.com
U-Haul Trucks Increasingly Being Used By Crooks
on West Coast
A series of police pursuits involving U-Haul vehicles in greater Los Angeles in
recent months has highlighted what some in law enforcement say is an uptick in
crimes involving the company's vehicles.
Detectives in the San Fernando Valley suspect at least two burglary crews have
used stolen credit-card numbers to rent the trucks through the company's 24-hour
self-service app, which gives customers access to lock boxes with keys for the
vehicles without an employee present.
The two crews have deployed rental trucks in multiple burglaries before anyone
realized the vehicles had been fraudulently secured. In all, Gavin said, police
know of at least four burglaries in the last couple of weeks involving stolen
U-Hauls just in the valley.In all, Gavin said, police know of at least four
burglaries in the last couple of weeks involving stolen U-Hauls just in the
valley. dailynews.com
Midtown Fred Meyer hosts APD's largest-yet
'retail blitz'
Anchorage police have taken more than two dozen people into custody
during the latest of its "retail blitz" operations at a large local store, the
third to host one of the undercover stings.
Police announced the 25 arrests Friday, following a Thursday operation in which
plainclothes officers backed up loss prevention staff at the Fred Meyer store.
The latest sweep is the third conducted at a Fred Meyer location in
Southcentral Alaska, after police inaugurated the tactic in December at the
chain's Abbott Road store in a six-arrest sweep. Alaska State Troopers netted
nine people at Wasilla's Fred Meyer in a January blitz. The region's most recent
operation occurred in February, when APD arrested 17 people in a sting at the
Walmart on DeBarr Road. ktva.com
ICE promises 2,700 more I-9 sweeps before fall
Former CEO says Penney needs a merchant in the
top job
Quarterly Results
Hibbett Q1 comp's down 0.3%, net sales down 0.4%
Last week's #1 article --
Sears is closing 40 stores in 24 states
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Eat, Drink & Network at the NRF Kickoff Party!
Monday, June 11th, 7-11pm @ the Glass Cactus
Nightclub
We'd like to welcome you to Dallas, Texas
with our NRF Kickoff Party!
Join us immediately after the NRF Welcome Reception at the Glass Cactus.
Experience our interactive photo booth and explore the latest tech!
The event will be hosted by
All-Tag,
Axis Communications,
Genetec,
Indyme and
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Foreign Cyber Actors Target Home - Office Routers
- Networked Devices Worldwide
Summary
The FBI recommends any owner of small office and home office routers power
cycle (reboot) the devices. Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds
of thousands of home and office routers and other networked devices worldwide.
The actors used VPNFilter malware to target small office and home office
routers. The malware is able to perform multiple functions, including possible
information collection, device exploitation, and blocking network traffic.
The size and scope of the infrastructure impacted by VPNFilter malware is
significant. The malware targets routers produced by several manufacturers and
network-attached storage devices by at least one manufacturer. The initial
infection vector for this malware is currently unknown.
ic3.gov
F.B.I.'s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to
Stop Russia-Linked Malware
Hoping to thwart a sophisticated malware system linked to Russia that has
infected hundreds of thousands of internet routers, the F.B.I. has made an
urgent request to anybody with one of the devices: Turn it off, and then turn it
back on.
A global network of hundreds of thousands of routers is already under the
control of the Sofacy Group, the Justice Department said last week. That group,
which is also known as A.P.T. 28 and Fancy Bear and believed to be directed by
Russia's military intelligence agency, hacked the Democratic National Committee
ahead of the 2016 presidential election, according to American and European
intelligence agencies.
nytimes.com
Companies Worry That Spending on GDPR May Not Be
Over
Companies are spending millions on their security infrastructure ahead of new
European data protection rules, but some worry that the law's lack of clear
technical guidelines may mean that these steps aren't enough.
One of the challenges for executives is that the legislation doesn't specify how
regulators will assess compliance, making it difficult for companies to decide
if they have made sufficient changes to their data policies or invested enough
in upgrading their systems.
wsj.com
GDPR Oddsmakers: Who, Where, When Will
Enforcement Hit First?
"If I was a regulator, I'd be thinking 'well my staff hasn't quadrupled, but we
have to have an impact,'" says Cisco's Dennedy. "So what I wouldn't do is ...
have all of them go after an Amazon or a Google on Day One." She expects
that an authority might choose one multinational "headliner" to investigate and
then a cluster of local organizations - focusing on those that handle children's
data or pose public health/security risks, for example.
"Within the next six months," an investigation will launch, if not an
enforcement action, says Sparrow. "They're going to hit while they've got
momentum. Facebook would likely be the top of the list."
Those With Lax Payment Card Security Will Be Given Just Enough Rope to Hang
Themselves With.
darkreading.com
Facebook, Google Get Hit With GDPR Lawsuits
Totaling $8.8B
Why a privacy law like GDPR would be a tough sell
in the U.S.
In theory, there's nothing preventing the United States from adopting a set of
privacy standards that are just as broad and forceful. Indeed, many privacy
advocates have called for it. But on this side of the Atlantic, it's still kind
of a data privacy free-for-all.
There's no equivalent of the GDPR in the United States, nor is there likely to
be one anytime soon. A mosaic of different state and federal rules, some of them
varying widely, govern some of the same issues, but there's no central authority
that enforces them.
 Does
the United States need something similar? Depends on who you ask. But here
are a few reasons a GDPR equivalent would be a hard sell here.
1. There's no agency to carry it out. E.U. member states have their own data
privacy authorities to enforce the GDPR. That doesn't exist in the United
States.
2. Congress won't go for it. It's challenging enough to pass simple
legislation in a gridlocked Congress. Getting something as complex as the GDPR
approved would be a huge undertaking.
3. There's not enough public demand for a data privacy overhaul...The
Cambridge Analytica scandal has spurred a fevered national debate about data
privacy, elicited public apologies from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and
brought federal law enforcement investigations. But did it move the needle
enough for the U.S. government to follow Europe's lead? Probably not, Kovacic
said.
... Or is there?
washingtonpost.com
The Next Retail Disrupter
Blockchain in Retail: Building a new level of consumer trust
Cheerleaders for blockchain say the technology will be as disruptive for
retail as the advent of online shopping.
It's still early to know whether or not that will turn out to be true but, if it
does, the key contributing factor will be because blockchain enables retailers
to provide greater transparency than ever before.
We are, for example, beginning to see how blockchain could transform retailers'
supply chains to the advantage of brands and consumers alike. Consumers want to
trust retailers' promises about the provenance of the products they sell, but
recent scandals - from tainted food, to concerns about unethical factory
practices - have eroded faith in the industry.
The incentive is real: The benefits that blockchain offers are attractive
enough to incentivize a wide range of stakeholders to work together. The prize
is large and multi-faceted: improved transparency, reduced fraud, greater
safety, heightened efficiency and, above all, enhanced customer trust.
If brands can master this still-young technology, perhaps blockchain will indeed
be transformational for the industry.
chainstoreage.com
State Cybersecurity Centers Aim to Shrink Talent
Gap & Help Companies be Proactive
States throughout the U.S. are taking steps to help organizations and
individuals alleviate a talent shortage and other cybersecurity problems that
have plagued the private sector.
Officials in Colorado, Georgia and elsewhere have built, or are building,
information sharing hubs for local businesses, government and academia. The
centers are meant in part to help educate individuals on the latest security
technologies and offer new tools for executives. Georgia has invested more than
$100 million in the center, which is scheduled to open July 10.
wsj.com
Florida's Approach to Training Cybersecurity
Specialists
Universities throughout Florida are adding more cybersecurity courses in an
effort to better train the next generation of practitioners. And the Florida
Center for Cybersecurity, which is funded by the state of Florida, has
provided grants so far to a total of $1.4 million.
careersinfosecurity.com
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How to Keep Your Business
Cards Organized
Do you have a stack of business cards
from colleagues and business partners sitting in your drawer held by a rubber
band? A neat app called Abby can quickly and easily transfer them to your phone.
With Abby you simply take pictures of the business cards, and the app "reads"
info on the cards and places them in your phone's address book. Abby is
available in 25 languages, and you can get it for IOS or Android. |
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True Stories of Face Recognition and Retail Crime
Case 1: The Fake Budweiser Delivery Man
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The first episode of FaceFirst's true retail crime series reveals the shocking
true story of a man who dressed like a Budweiser delivery man to steal beer
instead of delivering it. See how face recognition alerted loss prevention
instantly and led to this creative criminal's apprehension.
Retail shrink is a $45 billion problem each year, and facial recognition is
already helping major retailers reduce external shrink by up to 34% and in-store
violence by 91%. These are the real-life stories of how face recognition has
helped loss prevention pros capture some of the world's most notorious retail
criminals. |
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Last Three
LPNN Live Events - Top 5
#5
Strategic
Asset Protection
ALTO US
is a new venture in the United States for South America's powerhouse Asset
Protection solution provider ALTO. Starting back in 2003 in one of Chile's
biggest retail stores, where they reduced shrinkage by 23% in the first year,
they're now supporting nearly 7,000 stores in more than 100 cities in Latin
America, Europe and now the U.S.
Karl Langhorst,
Executive Vice President for ALTO US, explains how their programs help bridge
the gap between retail and law enforcement, creating an effective and productive
partnership, while managing the prosecution processes for a retailer's external
and internal theft cases. *Filmed at "Live in NYC" 2017
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The evidence is piling up that Amazon will choose
Washington, DC, for its HQ2
Hints the company has dropped - both on purpose and inadvertently - are starting
to add up
Here are the reasons: DC is near the the "bull's-eye of America's internet."
Northern Virginia is attractive for tech firms due to its proximity to Data
Center Alley, where 70% of the United States' internet traffic flows through.
It's also close to where Amazon is planning a 600,000-square-foot data-center
campus as well as its new Herndon, Virginia Amazon Web Services office.
An article on a local news site in Arlington, Virginia, blew up overnight,
and the site says the views came mostly from what appears to be an internal
Amazon.com page.
In February, a local news site called ARLnow.com said it saw an unusual spike in
traffic to an article from December titled "County Wins Top Environmental Award
from US Green Building Council" explaining how Arlington County was the first in
the US to be selected for an environmental award.
Amazon has drastically increased its lobbying efforts.
Three of the 20 remaining HQ2 contenders are in the DC metro area.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos already owns the district's largest home.
It's a desirable city for other reasons, too. It meets all the criteria, has
a well-respected higher-education system, and it's a desirable place for a
younger workforce to live.
Editor's Note: It also puts Bezos in the middle of it all and right
next to the President of the United States. A place he needs to be. businessinsider.com
Opinion: Online Retailers Profit Because You
Can't Squeeze The Charmin
When humans
visit a brick and mortar store, most come armed with five senses -- sight,
hearing, taste, smell and touch -- which are used every day to detect
threats that unless quickly identified, can lead to all manner of emotional
and physical pain, injury and even death.
In the technology-laden online world, especially at huge third-party
marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Rakuten, Alibaba and Taobao, the ability
to employ the five senses prior to purchase is significantly limited if not
totally absent. Not only do online marketplaces deprive consumers of their
ability to employ their senses, they are also often victimized by a
lack of transparency as to the
true identity of the actual seller or reseller, manufacturer, supply and
distribution chain and even the method of delivery.
One must ask why wouldn't Amazon and eBay do more to fight
online counterfeiting more proactively and aggressively? The answer is
quite simple. Much like the explosive data privacy and transparency issues
facing
Facebook and other social media sites, full transparency and user
protection are bad for their business model.
Just as more transparency regarding the
security and marketing of Facebook user information will undoubtedly cause
users to question the wisdom of using its platform, so too would explicit
transparency regarding the manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and
resellers of advertised products on online marketplaces likely cause more
caution and examination before making a purchase.
Apparently, Amazon isn't even
cracking down on third-party resellers who may be selling counterfeit or
questionable goods which may be dangerous to unsuspecting consumers who
think they are getting the real product.
It is far from a certainty that technology will or should ever be developed
which can reliably and accurately virtualize the five senses, so the only
logical present-day solution to combat online counterfeiting and fraud is to
replicate as much of the brick and mortar shopping experience online at the
point of purchase.
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Northern Calif. Gang of 9 Guilty Producing &
Using Fake Target Stores Redcards
Boone B. Khoonsrivong, 41, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District
Judge Troy L. Nunley to five years and five months in prison for conspiracy to
commit credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a
scheme aimed at Target REDcard account holders across the United States
involving hundreds of fraudulent transactions and at least 1,000 victims.
Between March 2014 and September 2015, Khoonsrivong and eight co-conspirators
stole personal information from victims through various methods. Part of the
scheme involved using unauthorized access devices in the form of Target REDcard
account numbers to buy large amounts of electronics, pre-paid gift cards, and
other goods at Target locations throughout the Sacramento area, northern
California, and elsewhere.
All of Khoonsrivong's eight co-defendants have pled guilty, six of the
co-defendants have already been sentenced, and two await sentencing.
justice.gov
Volusia, County, FL: Update: 5 Month probe of $1M
Organized Retail Theft Rings nets 8 Arrests
Sheriff's detectives have dismantled a web of retail thieves who have been
stealing high-end drills and power tools from Home Depot stores throughout
Central Florida and reselling them since 2014 - a loss to Home Depot of nearly
$1 million in retail theft.
volusiasherriff.org
San Luis Obispo, CA: Serial iPhone thief hits Apple Store
but gets caught
Over $90,000 from stores in NV and CA. Police arrested a man on Saturday who has
allegedly stolen iPhones from Apple Stores all over California and Nevada. On
Saturday afternoon, the man snatched seven iPhones from the SLO Apple Store.
Following the theft, a witness called 911 and reported a man had stolen a
display model phone and fled by foot. A bicycle officer chased after the suspect
on foot and caught him. Police searched the suspect, who was identified as Aaron
Marcuslee Searcy, 20. Officers found seven stolen iPhones with security alarms
that were sounding on Searcy. The phones were valued at $7,500. Surveillance
footage from the store shows Searcy stealing the phones. Likewise, the 911
caller identified Searcy as the thief. Investigators contacted Apple's Regional
Loss Prevention team and discovered Searcy had committed similar thefts in 2017
and 2018 throughout Nevada and California. The items Searcy stole had a combined
value of more than $90,000.
calcoastnews.com
Boca Raton, FL: Female ORC Ringleader arrested; larceny of
over $3,000
Jessica Moreno remains in the Palm Beach County Jail Sunday morning - charged
with several counts of running a potentially major shoplifting operation. Moreno
is charged with "larceny, Coordinate others in the retail theft of over $3,000
larceny, use anti-shoplifting control device and resisting arrest. Police have
also thrown in a probation violation charge. Delray Beach Police made the
arrest.
bocanewsnow.com
Charlotte, NC: Suspects caught on camera stealing from
Victoria's Secret in Blakeney
CMPD have responded to the shopping center nearly 100 times already this year
Authorities are searching for a group of males suspected of robbing a Victoria's
Secret in the Blakeney shopping center. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say they've
been called to the Victoria Secret in the 9800 block of Rea Road three times in
the past week.
wcnc.com
St Peters, MO: Armed Shoplifters grab an armful
of clothing
Police chase ends with a crash
It started at Chuck's Boots around 5 p.m. Sunday while the store was closing.
Saint Peters police say employees were already starting to lock up when two
suspects inside stole an armful of clothes off the rack and tried to leave the
store. That's when one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and demanded that an
employee unlock the door. Police say they ran out to a car that was waiting and
sped off. St. Louis County Police later spotted that vehicle near I-270 and
attempted a traffic stop. But the vehicle sped off with officers in pursuit to
Ferry Street and North Florissant in north St. Louis where it crashed. The three
suspects inside are now in police custody.
fox2now.com
Madison, WI: Police Officer stuck with open
syringe during Ink Cartridge thief's apprehension
West Chester, PA: Police and Organized Retail Theft
Association working in conjunction to deter Shoplifting
Greenville, SC: $1000 of merchandise stolen from Lowe's
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Shootings & Deaths
Poppy Hill, FL: Little Caesars employee allegedly
shoots, kills man in clown mask outside store
An employee closing up shop at a Little Caesars restaurant in Florida on
Saturday night shot and killed a man in a clown mask after he was attacked with
a wooden post. According to the police report, the post broke over the man's
back, upon which the attacker tried to stab the employee with a pair of
scissors.
The victim responded by pulling out his concealed firearm and firing "four or
five shots" at the attacker, according to the police report. When authorities
responded, the attacker was found lying in the parking lot with the mask still
on and scissors by his body, police said.
abc7news.com
Indianapolis, IN: Dollar General Employee shot
and killed inside store
IMPD Homicide Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying the
suspect shown below, involved in a weekend homicide at a Dollar General store
located on Emerson Way. Metro Police confirmed Sunday that Dollar General
employee, Brian Eure, 41 was shot dead inside the Dollar General at around 3:45
p.m.
wishtv.com
Gastonia, NC: Clerk killed, two more shot at Gas
stations Saturday night
Two men were arrested and charged with murder after three people were shot at
Gastonia gas stations Saturday night. The first shooting, just before 10 p.m. at
the Gray Franklin Express, targeted a clerk. Someone shot the clerk several
times and caused life-threatening injuries. Nearly 90 minutes later, police say,
the same person shot two people at the Zula Express, about a mile away from the
scene of the first shooting. One victim died, and another was hospitalized with
life-threatening injuries.
charlotteobserver.com
West Jordan, UT: Police Officers kill 7-Eleven
Armed Robber after the he steals a Police truck with a K-9 inside
The man was driving when he was stopped by an officer in a K-9 unit truck.
Police attempted to stop the subject, there was some sort of altercation in the
roadway. "The suspect was able to gain control of the officer's patrol vehicle."
The suspect brandished a gun at Officer, who shot and killed him.
gephardtdaily.com
 Burtonsville,
MD: Domino's Employees helping to solve Murder case
It has been 6 days since Domino's delivery driver Francesco Michael DiGiovanni,
45, was murdered on the job, and now his co-workers are taking action to help
find those responsible. Ed Traecy, who owns the Burtonsville Domino's store,
announced that each pie going out the door will have DiGiovanni's picture on it
as well as details from the shooting that ended his life near Autumn Glen
Circle. DiGiovanni had been with Domino's for nearly a year and was a well-liked
part of the team. Customers are being told that 50 percent of all store proceeds
will go towards the surviving members of the DiGiovanni family.
localdvm.com
C-Store Clerk Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect Threatening
Customer
Miami Township, OH: Man accidentally shoots self
in groin inside HomeGoods
Providence, RI: Man dies after falling off escalator at Providence Place
mall
Robberies & Thefts
 San
Antonio, TX: Shoplifter who threatened employee with gun pulled over with 4 kids
in car
The woman was in the process of shoplifting items from a Walmart on Walzem Road
when she was confronted by loss prevention, threatened the employee with a gun
and ran with the items. An off-duty Windcrest police officer who saw the woman's
vehicle got into his car and followed the vehicle involved in the robbery while
giving police her license plate number. Police said they found the car
approximately 30 minutes after the robbery and pulled the driver over. Two women
were detained and four kids were also in the car.
ksat.com
Berkeley, CA: City hammered by six armed robberies in just three days
San Diego, CA: Approximately $60,000 in Merchandise Stolen
Annually from UCSD Bookstore on Average
Long Island, NY: Thief sues liquor store owner for $2.7M
after being shot while trying to rob two bottles of booze
Sentencings, Charges & Arrests
New York, NY: Fugitive busted at JFK Airport 25 years
after he shot Queens hardware store owner
Barboursville, WV: Dick's Sporting Goods employee is
facing embezzlement charges after taking $900 of merchandise
Jacksonville, FL: Man convicted in deadly shooting of man at gas
station; sentences to life in prison
Utica, MI: Trio charged in $300K jewelry store smash-and-grab
Huntington, WV: Milton man charged in three robberies
Memphis, TN: Man sentences to 20 years for Family Dollar robberies
Hong Kong, China: 60 year old man arrested for $1 M
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Adult Store - Brooklyn, NY - Robbery
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AutoZone - Macon, GA - Armed Robbery
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C - Store - Gastonia, NC - Armed Robbery/Shooting - Clerk
wounded
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C-Store - Gastonia, NC - Armed Robbery/Shooting- Clerk
Killed, victim wounded
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C-Store - Croton Township, MI - Robbery
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C-Store - Boston, MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Wichita Falls, TX - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Escambia County, FL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Pulaski County, AR - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Butte, MT - Armed Robbery
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Chuck's Boots - St Peters, MO - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Lexington, KY - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Indianapolis, IN - Armed Robbery/Shooting
- employee killed
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Domino's - Richland Township, PA - Armed Robbery
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Dunkin Donuts- Methuen, MA - Robbery
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Dunkin Donuts - Las Vegas, NV - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - North Charleston, SC - Armed
Robbery/Shooting- clerk wounded
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Gas Station - New Orleans, LA - Armed Robbery
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Hardware Store - Hopkinton, RI - Robbery
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Harbor Freight - Port Angeles, WA - Burglary
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Kroger - Sidney, OH - Robbery
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Little Caesars - Poppy Hill, FL - Armed Robbery/ suspect
shot & killed
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Liquor Store - Cambridge, MA - Armed Robbery
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Lowe's - Corpus Christi, TX - Armed Robbery
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Metro PCS - Orlando, FL - Burglary
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Restaurant - Santa Ana, CA - Armed Robbery/Shooting
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Safeway - Napa, CA - Armed Robbery
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Sav-A-Lot - Lebanon, TN - Robbery
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Skateboard Shop - Holmes Beach, FL - Robbery
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Speedway - Smithfield, RI - Robbery
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Subway - New Orleans, LA - Robbery/ Assault
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Thrift Store - Visalia, CA - Burglary
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Walgreens - Portsmouth, VA - Armed Robbery
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Walgreens - Lakeland, FL - Robbery
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Walmart - San Antonio, Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Rochester, NY - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Granite City, IL - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - West Jordan, UT - Armed Robbery/ suspect shot &
killed
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7-Eleven - Saginaw Township, MI - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Greenly, CO - Armed Robbery
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