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2018 GLPS - Group
LP Selfies
Your Team - Your Pride - Our Industry
Building Industry Pride - One Team Selfie at a Time
D&D Daily
'Live In Dallas' at NRF Protect 2018
Group LP Selfie Pizza Party Drawing
From left to right: Brent Gable -
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Tom Eberhardt named Director of Loss Prevention and Safety for The PGA Tour
Superstore
Previously Tom was part of the management team at PGA Tour Superstore since
2015, and was a General Manager for the retailer in 2004. He's also held other
store manager, general manager and operations manager roles for PetSmart, Toys R
Us, Home Depot. Congratulations Tom!
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NRF Protect 2018
When Retail Comes to the Rescue
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the worst to date, with Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma and Maria devastating many communities and leaving their names
imprinted in history. But devastation wasn't the only thing the hurricanes left
in their wake. Many communities experienced a surprising outpouring of community
support, with neighbors and people from across the country coming together to
help those in need.
Americans across the country may not realize the critical role retailers played
in rebuilding those communities, but people in the affected areas saw retailers
front and center - an essential part of the response, from providing food, water
and shelter, to rescuing neighbors and providing financial support.
 At
the NRF PROTECT conference, which brings together thousands across the retail
loss prevention community for networking and career education, four retailers -
The Home Depot, Kroger, Academy Sports + Outdoor and Gallery Furniture -
shared more about the work they did in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in the
Houston area.
The session facilitated by Deborah Ferguson, anchor of Dallas's NBC 5 Today,
showcased a panel of the executives that led the crisis responses that helped
their communities recover: Mike Krell, vice president of operations for the
Houston division of The Kroger Company; Joe Matthews, vice president of loss
prevention with Academy Sports + Outdoors; Jim "Mack" McIngvale, philanthropist
and owner of Gallery Furniture; and B.J. Powers, Gulf Region vice president for
The Home Depot.
nrf.com
NRF Joins with theBoardlist to Improve Gender
Diversity in Corporate Boardrooms
The National Retail Federation and theBoardlist, a talent marketplace for
executives and board directors, today announced a strategic partnership intended
to improve gender diversity in corporate boardrooms in retail and other
industries.
Through the new partnership, NRF and theBoardlist will work to expand the
network of senior leaders and board directors working to discover and promote
outstanding board-ready women to achieve more balanced corporate governance.
Female retail executives from thousands of NRF associate and retail member
companies will be able to join theBoardlist's private network and be considered
for board searches from private and public companies across the country. NRF
members will also be able to search and leverage theBoardlist system to fill
board seats.
nrf.com
Theft, Shoplifting Spikes After Prop 47
Thefts rise after California reduces criminal penalties
California voters' decision to reduce penalties for drug and property crimes
in 2014 contributed to a jump in car burglaries, shoplifting and other theft,
researchers reported.
Larcenies increased about 9 percent by 2016, or about 135 more thefts per
100,000 residents than if tougher penalties had remained, according to results
of a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California released
Tuesday.
Thefts from motor vehicles accounted for about three-quarters of the increase.
San Francisco alone recorded more than 30,000 auto burglaries last year, which
authorities largely blamed on gangs. Shoplifting may be leveling off,
researchers found, but there is no sign of a decline in thefts from vehicles.
Proposition 47 lowered criminal sentences for drug possession, theft,
shoplifting, identity theft, receiving stolen property, writing bad checks and
check forgery from felonies that can bring prison terms to misdemeanors that
often bring minimal jail sentences.
While researchers can link the measure to more theft, they found it did not
lead to the state's increase in violent crime.
Violent crime spiked by about 13 percent after Proposition 47 passed, but
researchers said the trend started earlier and was mainly because of unrelated
changes in crime reporting by the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department.
whig.com
How Vending Systems Can Prevent Thefts And Drive
Conversions
Retailers face a balancing act when it comes to high-value and high-shrink
items: How do they protect these items against theft, without sacrificing sales?
These items are sometimes kept behind glass - under lock and key, no less - and
this setup means that consumers might have to find an associate to unlock an
item to make a purchase. But digital vending systems can provide an alternate
way to prevent theft, without discouraging customers from making purchases.
CompuCom's point-of-purchase digital vending machines have in-aisle
vending systems, so customers don't have to call for staff. The system,
which was developed by a division of Office Depot, dispenses purchased products
in seconds.
To complete the purchase, these types of vending systems can integrate into a
retailer's existing payment and point-of-sale (POS) systems, such as NFC,
EMV cards, PIN and ID badge swipes. The machines can also come with subscription
model pricing for retailers.
"Point-of-purchase digital vending holds
massive potential across retailers to increase user and customer satisfaction
and transform the in-store customer experience. It's a minimal overhead, maximum ROI solution that quickly pays for itself in both labor and
shrinkage savings, as well as higher
conversion rates," CompuCom Chief Product Officer Ken Jackowitz said.
digitalcommerce360.com
Your Phone Becomes the POS
A New Stance Against Traditional Checkout
The next evolution, according to California-based high-end sock retailer
Stance, is to allow for
instant digital purchases while actively shopping in the store. Consumers with
smartphones don't need to go to the POS, because their phone is the POS.
So instead of an app-centric interface, Stance provides customers with a URL
they can visit while shopping in the store. From there, they can use their
phone's camera to scan the barcodes on product tags. Once they've filled their
cart, customers can check out via one of several mobile wallet options, or with
a credit card (which can be stored).
There are challenges with this model, notably security.
The U.S. retail industry loses over $30 billion a year to "shrinkage,"
or the involuntary loss of inventory due to shoplifting, employee theft and
administrative errors. The security advantage of the traditional cashier
checkout is that it provides a necessary bottleneck that makes it harder to walk
out of a store with ill-gotten goods.
According to Stance, implementing their mobile checkout was a relatively
straightforward process, technologically speaking, because they were able to
easily plug into partner Moltin's APIs.
But adapting to the challenges of ensuring that customers are
scanning and paying for their goods before walking out could prove to be
somewhat more complicated.
pymnts.com
Update on story from Monday - "More Racial Bias in
Philly?"
Philadelphia man's racial profiling charge
prompts Lowe's to suspend
receipt-checking practice
The home improvement chain Lowe's has suspended its practice of checking
customers' receipts at the exits of its stores.
The practice was a loss-prevention tactic implemented at "high-theft" stores,
Lowe's spokesperson Jackie Pardini Hartzwell said. The company, which has 84
stores in Pennsylvania and 1,800 nationwide, has put an end to the practice
"until we can fully review our process."
"It is our intent to make everyone feel welcome while shopping at Lowe's," she
said.
The company was moved to action after customer Will Mega
accused the company of racial profiling. Mega was required to produce his
receipts several times over Memorial Day weekend at a Lowe's in West
Philadelphia. The cashier's stand where he purchased his items was only steps
away from the exit.
Not only was it an inconvenience, Mega said, there was no probable cause to stop
him because employees had seen him pay for his goods.
whyy.org
Paul Marciano Will Leave Guess After Sexual
Harassment Settlements
After being the subject of an investigation into allegations of sexual
harassment and assault, Paul Marciano has resigned from his position as
executive chairman of Guess Inc.'s board, according to the company's filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to the filing, "allegations against Mr. Marciano included claims of
inappropriate comments and texts, and unwanted advances including kissing and
groping." During the last several months, investigators who were hired by the
board interviewed more than 40 people and reviewed approximately 1.5 million
pages of documents, the filing said.
nytimes.com
Machines Taking Over?
Amazon's Clever Machines Are Moving From the Warehouse to Headquarters
Amazon.com Inc. has long used robots to help humans move merchandise around its
warehouses. Now automation is transforming Amazon's white-collar workforce, too.
The people who command six-figure salaries to negotiate multimillion-dollar
deals with major brands are being replaced by software that predicts what
shoppers want and how much to charge for it.
Machines are beating people at the critical inventory decisions that separate
the winners and losers in retail. For the staffers deciding how many books,
games or plastic pool toys to peddle, the tradeoff can be stark: Order too
little and you miss out. Order too much and you're forced into costly clearance
sales. Amazon's algorithms, refined through years of monitoring customer
behavior, are getting the Seattle-based company out of the guessing game.
It also appears that a winner has emerged in a long-running competition between
the two teams most responsible for the company's retail success. Former and
current employees say the retail group that used industry connections to lure
brands to Amazon and helped create an e-commerce colossus is now being merged
with the team that runs the marketplace, an automated platform that lets anyone
with an internet connection price, market and sell their wares on Amazon without
interacting with a single person. In recent months, several high-ranking
executives have left for other jobs or been reassigned, but few express much
surprise that a company with a cloud services division and prowess in artificial
intelligence would put machines to work wherever it makes sense.
bloomberg.com
How major retailers are using AI to keep
brick-and-mortar alive
In 2017,
7,000 retail businesses had to cease operations, and
3,800 retail stores have already announced plans to shut their doors in
2018. Without a new strategy in place, retailers risk becoming victims of the
"retail apocalypse."
 To
survive, retailers must have the right technology in place to derive the right
insights. Retailers spend billions of dollars looking for insights, but without
analyzing the full network of data, findings will remain fuzzy and incomplete.
One way retailers can attempt to keep up with today's ecommerce giants is to
deploy AI, big data analysis, and other emerging technologies to improve
customer experiences.
This tailored approach can help keep brick-and-mortar customers happy, while
simultaneously facilitating the cost efficiency that drives margins.
Here are a few ways some of the world's largest retailers are employing AI to
keep their brick-and-mortar stores afloat.
1. Tailored customer experiences
2. Reduced markdowns and out-of-stock items
3. Specialized inventory
venturebeat.com
No one wants to buy malls
As they battle the rise of e-commerce, U.S. mall owners are trying to clear
their books of fading centers so they can focus on the most-profitable ones.
That's proving difficult, with just a shallow pool of investors who are willing
to take on a declining mall and even fewer who would pay what the landlords
want. Only about $3 billion of retail real estate changed hands in April, a 27%
drop from a year earlier and the lowest monthly tally since February 2013,
according to the latest data from Real Capital Analytics Inc.
Mall giants such as Simon Property Group Inc. and GGP Inc. are spending billions
to update their centers, adding experiences that can't be found online and
reinventing the cavernous spaces left behind by failing department stores. But
there's a growing set of lower-tier malls that have slid too far toward
irrelevance to be worth a costly overhaul.
digitalcommerce360.com
2018 Midwest Cargo Security
Council Cargo
Theft Summit -
June 20
 Hear
from experienced transportation executives, security directors, law enforcement,
cargo theft task forces and the private sector on collaborating to prevent cargo
theft.
The Midwest Cargo Security Council 1- Day Cargo Theft Summit provides an
opportunity for law enforcement and private industry to network and discuss
local and national cargo theft issues. Experienced private sector and law
enforcement speakers who work cargo crimes on a daily basis will be providing
information on the multi-billion dollar cargo theft problem disrupting commerce
and security. This informative seminar is free to council members and
law enforcement.
For information on membership and seminar registration log onto:
www.midwestcarosecuritcouncil.com/
View the event flyer and register here
Tesla to Cut 4,000 Workers Across Company
JoAnn to launch new concept store in Columbus, OH
Bad buns shut down Texas In-N-Out Burgers
Toys R Us stores enter final days with new
liquidation markdowns
Publishing Note
Our 'Canadian Connections'
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Michigan woman charged in suspected sale of
embezzled vanilla beans on eBay
A Rockford woman is charged with embezzling more than $139,000 from the spice
company she worked for.
But it wasn't cash she was allegedly taking, it was beans - vanilla beans.
"Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world, second only to
saffron," said Brent Reame, CEO of 13-year-old companies Spice Jungle and
Beanilla, which imports spices and then sells them to companies and individuals
online.
For several months, the owners noticed discrepancies between inventory and
sales, so Reame installed an inexpensive camera in the warehouse.
He saw a woman he knew to be a trusted employee come in the closed warehouse at
4 a.m. and walk out with a 50-pound box.
Police believe she was stealing 50-pound boxes of vanilla and selling them on
eBay, netting a total of more than $139,000.
Read more
For further information on PROACT, email inquiries to
PROACT@eBay.com.
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UK consumer electronics retailer data breach
affects 5.9 million customers
Dixons Carphone has revealed a major data breach involving unauthorised access
to 5.9 million customers' cards and 1.2 million personal records.
The consumer electronics retailer said it was investigating an attempt to
compromise the cards in a processing system at Currys PC World and Dixons
Travel, but said there was no evidence of fraud as a result of the incident.
In a second breach, personal data such as names, addresses or email addresses
have been accessed. Again, Dixons said there was no evidence that it had
resulted in fraud.
Of the 5.9m cards that were accessed illegally,
5.8m were chip and pin protected,
and no pin codes, card verification values (CVV) or authentication data were
accessed, meaning purchases could not be made.
However, about 105,000 payment cards from outside the EU and without chip and
pin protection were accessed. The retailer said it had notified the banks
concerned and they had not detected any fraudulent purchases on customer
accounts.
The retailer said the data breach was discovered over the past week as part of a
review of its systems and data. Although the breach occurred within the last
year, it was before 25 May when the new European
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules came into force.
theguardian.com
Yahoo fined $334,000 in the UK for failing to
disclose 2014 hack
The Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's independent group dedicated to
enforcing information rights, announced Tuesday that it is
fining Yahoo's UK Services £250,000, or about $334,000, for a
data breach in November 2014. Hackers had access to sensitive data from
about 500 million Yahoo accounts, of which 515,121 were in the UK.
Yahoo isn't being fined because hackers broke into its system and stole data.
Rather, the ICO is fining the company because it took almost two years for
people to find out. The group said Yahoo failed to take appropriate measures to
protect the data of more than half a million people and did not meet the UK's
data protection standards.
cnet.com
Majority of execs have paid a hacker's ransom,
Radware finds
A majority of executives have paid a hacker's ransom following a cyber attack,
according to Radware's
2018 Executive
Application and Network Security Report.
Radware, a provider of
cybersecurity and application delivery solutions based in Mahwah, reported 53
percent of executives it surveyed have paid ransom following a breach.
The report found that about
two-thirds of executives (69 percent) said their
company faced a ransom attack in the past year,
compared to only 14 percent who said it happened in 2016.
In terms of confidence, cyber security measures for these executives' companies
aren't in the best of shape, with
66 percent of executives reporting a lack of
confidence in their network security.
roi-nj.com
Oracle Empowers Retailers to Detect Omnichannel
Theft with Embedded Science
Oracle announced enhancements to Oracle Retail XBRi Loss Prevention Cloud
Service that help retailers quickly identify and investigate fraudulent
activities across store and online transactions. With embedded science, Oracle
Retail XBRi can detect new data anomalies and alert loss prevention analysts to
potential risks and drive quick resolution by providing the transactional
insight needed to investigate.
prnewswire.com
Retailers, payments companies join forces on new
security-focused trade group
Retail and payments industry stakeholders have formed a new association, the
Secure Payments Partnership, to promote security across the payments system.
 According to a press release, SPP marks the first time that interests
representing diverse parts of the payments system have joined forces to
address the ongoing battle against payment fraud and devise improvements for
the U.S. card payment system.
SPP founding members include the
Food Marketing Institute, National
Retail Federation, National
Association of Convenience Stores, National Grocers Association, First
Data's Star Network and Shazam.
SPP hopes to open up the process to competing card networks, merchants,
consumers and financial institutions, so that all stakeholders can work
together to increase the security and transparency of payments, and limit
the effects of fraud, the release said.
mobilepaymentstoday.com
Cybercrime fighting dogs to the rescue
In addition to sniffing out drugs, bombs, and other weapons, law enforcement
agencies at federal and local levels are training their canine units to
assist in fighting cybercrime by sniffing out hidden electronic devices. The
dogs are used to sniff out phones, hard drives, and microSD cards by
sniffing for a chemical compound called triphenylphosphine oxide, or TPPO
which is used in all electronic devices.
scmagazine.com
Retail IoT could be $94 billion market by
2025
Board of Directors Interest in Cybersecurity
Increases 23% Since 2017
Google now lets you see what's on shelves at
stores near you, and it's a powerful new weapon against Amazon
Mobile App Security Risky Across Sectors
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True Stories of Face Recognition and Retail Crime
Case
2: The Ticket
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The second episode of FaceFirst's true
retail crime series reveals the true story of a notorious retail thief that
switched tags between expensive and inexpensive items and then used self-scan
machines to steal expensive items. Retail shrink is a $46 billion problem each
year, with self-scan fraud accounting for $14 billion in annual losses.
In the latest episode of FaceFirst's True Stories of Face Recognition and Retail
Crime series, you'll see how face recognition helped loss prevention pros
apprehend this notorious retail criminal. And you'll see how some of the world's
major retailers are using face recognition to reduce external shrink by up to
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'Live in DC' at NRF Protect
Introduction with Gus Downing
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Gus Downing, Publisher & Editor of the D&D Daily and LPNN, introduces the
LP industry's one-and-only LIVE digital conference - from NRF Protect in
Washington D.C.
We'll be speaking with a host of Loss Prevention and Solution Provider Leaders
about the hot topics, the ongoing issues and challenges, the programs, the
latest technology, and the solutions these providers offer to the industry.
These sessions are all about bringing the industry leaders to you live on-demand
so you can increase your knowledge, broaden your vision, and help deliver better
results.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we re-broadcast the entire shoot from start to
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MC Opening
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LPNN's dynamic duo is back! Co-MCs Joe LaRocca and Amber Bradley tell us
what's in store for the day, as we kick off another fun, information-packed,
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Facebook Will Ban Sellers of Shoddy Products
Facebook Inc. said it will crack down on e-commerce businesses that flood
users' feeds with ads for products that are unsatisfactory or don't arrive
on time.
The social-media giant is rolling out a new feature that lets people leave
feedback about their shopping experience after viewing a Facebook ad. The
company said it is warning businesses that receive a high volume of negative
feedback to give them a chance to address the grievances. If feedback
doesn't improve over time, Facebook will reduce the number of ads that
businesses can deliver and could eventually ban them from the platform.
Facebook said it has already started warning hundreds of e-commerce sites
that have received a high volume of negative feedback. Among those notified
were the types of businesses mentioned in the Journal story.
To leave feedback, users must click on their recent ad activity to find the
new tool that lets shoppers specify whether they are satisfied or
dissatisfied with an advertiser's product quality, shipping speed or
customer service. Facebook shares with advertisers the feedback, but not the
identity of the people giving it.
wsj.com
83% of Consumers Concerned about Account
Creation Fraud,
but Action Remains Elusive: Report
Merchants have been aware for some time that fraudsters have been attacking
them in growing numbers at the account level through account takeover and
new account creation fraud. Consumers seem to be getting that message as
well, with 83 percent of them expressing moderate to extreme concern that
their identity will be used to open a fraudulent account, according to a new
report. The IDology
Consumer Digital Identity Study also highlighted the unfortunate
human trait that awareness does not necessarily translate into action.
Of those whose knew their data had been compromised in a breach, only 40
percent had even bothered to change their passwords to online accounts,
leaving them vulnerable to attack. Only 23 percent turned on fraud alerts
with a financial provider and 20 percent said they had taken no steps at all
to protect their identity. At the same time, they prize a frictionless
experience, the report said. Nearly a third of those polled had abandoned an
account signup process because it was too difficult or took too long.
cardnotpresent.com
Global Counterfeiting Outlook to 2020:
Sale of Counterfeit Goods on e-Commerce Platforms Amounted to $280 Billion
in 2017
Alibaba, JD.com race toward faster delivery |
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Call for Sponsors
Be a CLEAR Conference 2018 Sponsor or Exhibitor
 Join
the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail as they host their ninth annual
training conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. The event will take place from Oct. 8
through Oct 11 and cover a range of topics, including: ORC Case Building: Trends
- Resources - Tools; Opioids and Retail Crime; Leadership in ORC- Leading
private sector and LE Teams; Advancements in Credit Card Fraud/Identity Theft
Investigations and many more!
Come join us for the training, the networking, and the fun. View flyers for both
Sponsorship/Exhibition opportunities and
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Morrow, GA: Police concerned after $6K armed robbery at T-Mobile
Thieves targeting cell phone stores across the country
 Metro
Atlanta police are concerned about the growing number of cellphone
stores being targeted by armed robbers. Recently, thieves targeted a
T-Mobile in Morrow where a suspect pointed his handgun directly at the
employees and allegedly stole more than $6,000 worth of phones, devices,
and cash. According to the FCC and Homeland Security, phone thefts and
robberies have skyrocketed since 2013 with tens of millions of victims
and local phone stores getting hit hard. Thieves are targeting phone
stores across the country because it is an international business.
This means the phones basically vanish overseas and back here,
organized street criminals cash in on that underground international
market. But stores aren't the only targets, you are as well. Atlanta
Police say recently four suspects getting on a MARTA train robbed their
victim at gunpoint allegedly taking their belongings and including what
appeared to be a cellphone.
11alive.com
Newbury Park, CA: Three men arrested after stealing $30K in high-end
bikes
A half-dozen bicycles valued at $30,000 were stolen from a Newbury Park
shop last week, with authorities ultimately arresting three out-of-area
suspects over the course of several days. Events unfolded starting
shortly before 5:30 a.m. June 6, when an alarm went off at Michael's
Bicycles. The bike shop's owner, remotely accessing the store's video
surveillance system, saw three male suspects inside, the Thousand Oaks
Police Department reported Tuesday. Patrol deputies, meanwhile, arrived
on scene and found the suspects had broken a front window to get in. The
trio allegedly took six high-end bicycles worth a total $30,000. As of
Tuesday evening, McClafferty remained in Ventura County jail in lieu of
$70,000 bail, jail records show. The other two suspects were no longer
in custody, jail records showed.
vcstar.com
Canberra, Australia: Man to face court after stealing $100K in fishing
 equipment
More than $100,000 worth of stolen fishing equipment has been found
after ACT Policing executed a search warrant last week. An investigation
was launched after police received a report that a former employee of a
fishing store had stolen $25,000 worth of fishing equipment and a large
amount of cash. Police say they searched the home of a 31-year-old
Latham man on Friday. They found and seized an "enormous" amount of
fishing gear and associated products suspected of being stolen. Items
included more than 70 fishing rods, 24 fishing reels, more than 30 clear
fishing boxes containing lures, fishing hooks and fishing line and
several backpacks full of fishing equipment. Two large plastic boxes
full of unopened packets of fishing lures and more than 10 knives were
also seized.
canberratimes.com
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Shootings & Deaths
Bloomingdale, IL: Burlington LP agent shot by man he kicked out of store
Bail was set at $750,000 Wednesday for a man accused of shooting a
Burlington Coat Factory loss prevention officer Tuesday afternoon in
Bloomingdale. The officer told Griffin he was no longer welcome in the
store after Griffin urinated in a water bottle and accidentally kicked
it over. The LP officer then escorted him out. Cavallo said Griffin was
"very angry" about not being allowed to complete his purchase. As they
left the store, she said, Griffin pulled a loaded gun from his pocket. The
Burlington employee saw the gun and lunged at Griffin. During the
struggle, the officer was shot in the shoulder. Griffin was shot
in the hand by a bullet that then lodged in his thigh. Both Griffin and
the victim were treated at an area hospital.
dailyherald.com
McComb, MS: Store clerk kills suspected armed robber
Police responded to Pure gas station on West Presley Blvd. around 9:41
pm where it was reported that someone tried to rob the store. Officers
arrived to find 21-year-old Saveyon Raheam Harvey, from McComb who had
been shot several times. It was reported that Harvey forced a female
clerk inside the store at gun point after he came in contact with her at
the front door. Once inside Harvey pointed the handgun at the store
clerk behind the register and demanded money while waving the gun around
at both employees. Harvey and the store clerk begin exchanging gun fire
before Harvey ran out the front doors, where a witness saw him stop in
the roadway then fall to the ground. Officers arrived moments later to
find Harvey dead.
msnewsnow.com
San Antonio, TX: Three suspects on the loose after fatally shooting man
outside phone store
He was outside Cell Solutions and Repair in the 1500 block of Pleasanton
Road when he he said two men and a woman showed up down the street and
fired a shot at him. The man claimed the bullet initially hit the ground
before bouncing up and piercing his thigh, police said.
mysanantonio.com
Washington, DC: Man dead after c-store shooting
Omaha, NE: Armed robber shoots c-store clerk
Robberies & Thefts
 Sacramento,
CA: Two men connected to string of pharmacy robberies, murders and home
invasions
Two Sacramento men with suspected gang ties were found to be connected
to two murders, an attempted murder, two home invasion robberies and a
string of Northern California pharmacy robberies. The Sacramento Police
Department reports Terran Fayeweather, 18, and Antoine Yancy, 19, were
arrested Jan. 1 on suspicion of robbing a pharmacy in Yuba City. Both
men were also charged with the murder of 16-year-old Timothy Jeter and
the attempted murder of Jeter's friend.
fox40.com
 San
Antonio, TX: Masked robber hits Zales for $250K+ in merchandise & cash
an Armed Robbery was committed at Zales Outlet #2895 and 90 items of
merchandise with a retail value of $258,550.96 and $350 cash was stolen.
A male Suspect wearing a mask, dark clothing, baseball hat and carrying
a brown box. Entered the location and immediately walked over to the
employee behind the cash register with his hand in his pocket motioning
as if he had a weapon and ordered her to open the register and to begin
opening the showcases and no one would get hurt. The employees complied
with his demands. He immediately took the cash from the register and
began pulling merchandise from the showcases and placing them in the
box. He exited two minutes later and ran out the store.
 Plainfield,
IL: Man robs Burger King, 7-Eleven & Chase Bank during five-minute crime
spree
A robbery suspect who went on a five-minute crime spree pleaded not
guilty to the charges and asked for his $2 million bond to be lowered.
Manaras allegedly tried to rob a Burger King, a 7-Eleven and a Chase
Bank branch while driving a stolen red Cadillac sports utility vehicle.
He stole $12 from the 7-Eleven, police said. A relative of Manaras who
asked not to be named attended the bond hearing. He claimed Manaras
called from jail Monday afternoon to tell him he was trying to "do
something stupid" so he could receive a long prison sentence and a "better
chance at life."
theherald-news.com
Orlando, FL: Squirrel on the Loose After Shoplifting From Store In
Disney World
A shoplifter stealing from a store in Disney World's Magic Kingdom was
caught on camera on Saturday. The video shows the furry shoplifter
sitting in a bin full of candy at a store in the Magic Kingdom in
Florida. Someone appears to try and swat the squirrel away, but he's too
quick. He picks the bag of candy he wants, jumps off the low-lying shelf
and scurries away. His candy of choice: peanut M&Ms. No arrests have
been made.
cbslocal.com
Washington, PA: GetGo employee caught on camera stealing cash on
multiple occasions
Yorkville, IL: Juvenile Arrested for $333 Retail Theft Escapes at Police
Station
Des Moines, IA: Man stole $2.5K worth of computer equipment from
restaurant
Kay Jewelers in Fort Myers, FL reported a Grab & Run on 6/11, item
valued at $13,899
Zales in Mesilla Valley Mall, Las Cruces, NM
reported a Grab & Run on 6/9, item valued at $7,198
Montgomeryville, PA: Distraction thief leaves Littman Jewelers with
$2,925 necklace
Kay Jewelers in Northpark Mall, Davenport, IA
reported a Grab & Run on 6/8, item valued at $5,698
Skimming Thefts
Fond du Lac, WI: Romanian duo arrested for credit card skimming scheme
Secret Service believes pair is connected to nationwide crime ring
Two men were arrested in connection with a number of credit card
skimming incidents in Fond du Lac and officials say they could be
involved in a much wider investigation. Police located the suspect
vehicle and after a brief foot-chase, the two men, ages 26 and 35, both
Romanian immigrants from Anaheim, California, were arrested. Police
recovered approximately 137 forged or cloned credit cards with about
$7,500 in cash inside the vehicle. Investigators believe this incident
could be connected with a number of fraudulent ATM transactions that
occurred in Oshkosh in May. The US Secret Service believes all the
suspects are part of a nationwide Romanian organized crime ring
targeting local areas by stealing credit and debit card information by
using skimming devices.
fox11online.com
Des Moines, IA: Over 100 bank accounts drained by skimmer on gas station
ATM
Sentencings
& Charges
Akron, OH: Man indicted for 2015 shooting death of pizza shop employee
Fall River, MA: Man sentenced to 3-4 years for robbery, carjacking spree
Grove City, PA: Man charged after hitting same Michael Kors store twice
in three months
St. Louis, MO: Man faces up to 5 years for ice cream store robbery
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Burger King - Plainfield, IL - Robbery
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C-Store - Albany, GA - Burglary
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C-Store - Omaha, NE - Armed Robbery/Store clerk shot
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CVS - Severn, MD - Armed Robbery
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Deli - Bayonne, NJ - Burglary
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Discount Store - Miami, FL - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Memphis, TN - Armed Robbery
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Family Dollar - Memphis, TN - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - McComb, MS - Armed Robbery/Suspect shot &
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Jewelry Store - Pensacola, FL - Robbery
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McDonald's - Rockford, IL - Armed Robbery
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McDonald's - Oak Lawn, IL - Armed Robbery
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McDonald's - Laurinburg, NC - Armed Robbery
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Michael's Bicycles - Newbury Park, CA - Burglary
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Stewarts Shop - Fort Johnson, NY - Armed Robbery
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Zales - San Antonio, TX - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Salem, NH - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Plainfield, IL - Robbery
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