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Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund Raises More
Than $11,000 at NRF!
Last week at NRF Protect 2018, the Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund (LPBF)
received an amazing amount of support from the LP/AP community. More than $10K
was raised that will be put towards critical relief to help support our
colleagues and their families in times of exceptional need.
The monies raised were from the LPF Swing for Certification golf tournament
which raised over $5,000 and the NRF, which gave $3,000. Checkpoint conducted
demonstrations at their booth that donated $2000 and Think LP also donated $1250
based on demonstrations at their booth.
The Loss Prevention Foundation established the Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund
501(c)3 as a way to honor LP professionals and to offer assistance to their
families who suffer a loss of their loved one while conducting the duties of
their profession. Thank you to all that donated to this worthy cause this past
week.
'Dear Jeff'
Amazon employees protest sale of facial recognition tech to law enforcement
A
group of Amazon employees are pressuring company leadership to stop selling its
facial recognition software to law enforcement and to stop providing services to
companies who work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
"We refuse to build the platform that powers ICE, and we refuse to contribute to
tools that violate human rights. As ethically concerned Amazonians, we demand a
choice in what we build, and a say in how it is used," a group of Amazon workers
wrote in a letter obtained by The Hill and posted on Amazon's internal wiki
addressed to CEO Jeff Bezos.
In
their letter, Amazon workers criticized the company selling its facial
recognition service - Amazon Web Services Rekognition - to law enforcement and
government agencies, citing "historic militarization of police, renewed
targeting of Black activists, and the growth of a federal deportation force
currently engaged in human rights abuses."
After the ACLU reported on Amazon providing facial recognition software to law
enforcement, a slew of critics lined up to condemn Amazon's work, including
40 civil rights organizations as well as
members of Congress, including the entire Congressional Black Caucus.
thehill.com
Supreme
Court: Police can't use your phone to track you without a court
order
Case stems from FBI's tracking of man involved in string of retail robberies
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a victory to privacy advocates
Friday, ruling that police generally must have permission from a judge before
they can get cell phone records to plot the movements of individual customers.
The decision requires police departments nationwide to get a search warrant in
order to obtain telephone company data to track where a user has been. The
technique is widespread, given that 95 percent of Americans own a cell phone.
The Supreme Court's ruling came in a case brought by a Michigan man, Timothy
Carpenter, who was convicted of robbing a string of Radio Shack and T-Mobile
stores after FBI agents used three months of cell phone records to show that he
was near each store at the time of the crimes. He argued that because the FBI
did not get a search warrant, that evidence, along with his conviction, should
be thrown out.
nbcnews.com
Winners & Losers in Supreme Court E-Commerce Tax Ruling
The Supreme Court handed a victory to the nation's brick-and-mortar retailers on
Thursday, overturning ruling that e-commerce marketers only had to collect sales
tax in states where they had some sort of physical presence.
Physical retailers are clearly the big winners in the Supreme Court's
decision. (It's estimated that not collecting sales tax gives online
retailers anywhere from a 5% to 9.98% advantage, depending on the state, over
traditional retailers in product pricing.)
The other big winners are the states, with the prior ruling causing
states to lose annual tax revenues of up to $33 billion, Justice Kennedy wrote
in the majority opinion.
Another winner - oddly enough - is Amazon. The online giant already
collects a sales tax in every state that has one. But many of its pure-play
competitors do not. Already challenged by Amazon's price competitiveness and
Prime appeal, they will be even more hard pressed to compete price wise given
the new tax burden.
"The biggest winners are Amazon and large brick-and-mortar players," Bryan
Gildenberg, chief knowledge officer at Kantar Consulting, told Chain Store Age.
"The ruling will greatly affect Amazon's first-party competitors, such as
Wayfair and Newegg."
But "first-party competitors" are not the only losers. Indeed, small
online-only businesses and mom-and-pop e-marketers are likely to be most
impacted by the ruling.
chainstoreage.com
Saboteur or Whistleblower?
Battle between Elon Musk and former Tesla employee turns ugly
Threat made to 'Shoot the place up'
Hours after Tesla sued its former employee on charges he had stolen company
secrets, and days after chief Elon Musk had called him a saboteur, the Silicon
Valley automaker made a startling claim. The company had received a call from
a friend of the employee, Martin Tripp, saying he would be coming to Tesla's
Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada to "shoot the place up," according to a
Tesla spokesman.
But
Tripp, who says he became a whistleblower after seeing what he called dangerous
conditions in the company's car batteries, told The Washington Post he had said
no such thing. Emails exchanged that day between him and Musk, provided to The
Post and confirmed by Tesla, show bitter words from both men but also Tripp
saying he had "never made a threat." Tesla's claims, he said, are "absurd!
Insane is a better word."
The sheriff's office in Storey County, where the Gigafactory is located, said
Thursday that it had received information of a threat to security at the
Gigafactory on Wednesday but determined "after several hours of investigation
... there was no credible threat." Sheriff Gerald Antinoro said that names of
all involved parties will be withheld while the investigation is ongoing. Tesla
said it is increasing security at the Gigafactory as a precaution.
The showdown has exposed deep rancor at a tech giant famous for its head-turning
cars, high-pressure workloads - and Musk, its unyielding boss. It also marks a
new depth of suspicions from Musk, who recently sent companywide emails
urging workers to stay vigilant against shadowy "outside forces," saying, "Only
the paranoid survive."
It's rare for any major company, let alone one worth roughly $60 billion, to
allow its internal warfare to play out in such a public way. It's even rarer for
a billionaire leader like Musk - currently leading efforts to build self-driving
cars, underground super-tunnels and advanced spacecraft - to serve as a soldier
in the charge.
But the
emails show Musk duking it out with Tripp, calling him a "horrible human
being" who should be "ashamed" of himself and face "legal penalties."
washingtonpost.com
How to Shut Down Fuel Thieves
Theft modes at the pump continue to evolve over the years, meaning fuel
retailers need to evolve their security to protect their fuel - and their
customers.
At Gilbarco Veeder-Root's recent 2018 Retail & Fuel Technology Conference, held
in Myrtle Beach, Product Marketing Manager Danny Seals discussed current theft
modes, the effects on retailers' brands, modes of security at the dispenser,
future possibilities and more.
Seals also highlighted the market challenges with security, including sites
becoming larger and the increasing needs around data security.
csnews.com
Lottery thieves cheated California's scratcher game
Now retailers have new rules
A rash of thefts of California Lottery tickets in San Jose prompted the state
this week to roll out a new system aimed at preventing store owners from paying
out purloined scratchers.
The new system forbids a practice that had allowed retailers to begin selling
tickets before they confirmed that they received their full order of scratchers.
A thief or thieves exploited that practice by stealing packages of scratchers en
route to retail outlets, according to a June 8 message announcing the new policy
by Lottery Chief of District Sales Randy Forrester. Retailers lost out because
they wound up paying for Lottery tickets they did not receive and could not
sell.
Multiple Lottery employees, speaking anonymously to The Sacramento Bee, said
they had for years told their supervisors about their security concerns with the
scratcher activation process.
sacbee.com
PayPal to Acquire Simility to Expand Global Fraud Prevention and Risk Management
Capabilities for Merchants
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced today that it has agreed to
acquire Simility, a leading fraud prevention and risk management platform, for a
purchase price of $120 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The
acquisition of Simility will enhance PayPal's ability to deliver fraud
prevention and risk management solutions to merchants globally.
Following the close of the transaction, merchants on the PayPal platform will
gain access to best-in-class fraud tools that can be customized to reflect the
nuances of their businesses through their existing account management dashboard.
These machine learning-powered tools, which dynamically adapt and evolve with
each transaction, will enhance payment experiences for merchants and their
customers by helping to reduce fraudulent payment activity and, in some cases,
verifying transactions that may have otherwise failed.
businesswire.com
Final Amazon Marketplace Executive Loses Many Of His Duties
Amazon's Peter Faricy, the vice president of Amazon Marketplace, the remaining
executive in the unit, has seen his role in the company reduced. CNBC, citing an
internal document,
reported that Faricy, who has worked at Amazon for twelve years, has no one
reporting to him except for his assistant - many of the functions overseen by
him and his former boss Sebastian Gunningham, who left the company for WeWork,
have been shifted to the head of Amazon's retail group Doug Herrington. CNBC
noted its the latest change for Amazon Marketplace, which represents more than
half of the eCommerce volume.
pymnts.com
A 'Hump Day' Fourth of July Slows Down Consumer Celebrations, Spending Totals
Americans are expected to spend $6.9 billion on food for Fourth of July cookouts
and picnics next month, according to the annual survey released today by the
National Retail Federation and Prosper Insight & Analytics. That's down from
last year's record $7.1 billion as fewer people say they will turn out for the
Wednesday holiday but is still the second-highest amount in the history of the
survey and per-person spending is up.
businesswire.com
UK: 6,000 jobs to go as House of Fraser store closures confirmed
Two years in, Brexit is hurting the UK
Toys 'R' Us is shutting down in Australia, too
UPS, Teamsters deal will keep the trucks rolling
Hong Kong retail sales on course to hit $61 Billion
These 2 Franchisees in Puerto Rico Survived Hurricane Maria
and Lived to Tell What They Learned
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Study: Employee Negligence is Top Information Security Risk to U.S. Businesses
With one-third of working adults in the U.S. admitting to potentially risky
behavior at work, employee negligence poses major security concerns for U.S.
businesses. That is according to Shred-it's State of the Industry Report,
which exposes information and data security risks currently threatening U.S.
enterprises and small businesses and includes survey findings from the Shred-it
Security Tracker, conducted by Ipsos.
When assessing the cause of data breaches, the report found that employee
negligence or accidental loss is a main cause. Nearly half of C-Suite Executives
(C-Suites) (47 percent) and Small Business Owners (SBOs) (42 percent) reported
that human error or accidental loss by an employee was the cause of a data
breach. Additionally, one in four C-Suites (28 percent) and one in five SBOs (17
percent) reported human error or accidental loss by an external vendor caused
their organization to suffer a data breach.
"The study's findings clearly show that seemingly small habits can pose great
security risk and add up to large financial, reputational and legal risks,"
said Monu Kalsi, Vice President, Shred-it. "For companies looking to better
protect their data, smart information security begins with giving employees
access to smart information security practices and training. Through consistent
training and education, businesses of all sizes can take back ownership of
information security and create a more security-minded work culture among their
employees."
Additional findings from the report expose high risk areas and activities
businesses should consider examining, including:
● Off-site and remote work habits: When employees work remotely or
off-site, businesses believe the odds of a data breach occurring are higher.
● Physical document security: From loosely stored confidential notes on a
desk to the theft of paper documents while working off-site, U.S. employees
create vulnerable paper trails.
● Device use: Bad employee habits are bad news for businesses, as U.S.
workers are losing computers and mobile devices and/or leaving them vulnerable
to theft.
securitymagazine.com
Pay By Face: 3D Facial Recognition And Frictionless Checkout
This is a story of one company's work on 3D facial recognition for
authentication, payments and fraud prevention. The Florida-based firm recently
launched its 3DWALLET technology, which, according to SensibleVision, "is
designed to let retailers replace card and cash payments - and eliminate the
need for checkout lines - through a 3D facial recognition platform that
automatically identifies customers and charges them for their purchases."
The idea behind that technology - the thought that could encourage consumer
adoption - is that a person's face is already a public display of identity. Not
only do people generally go about their lives with uncovered faces, but they are
part of ID documents. "We already have the face in public view," Brostoff told
Webster. "It doesn't have the criminal association that fingerprints have,"
notwithstanding the fact that millions of people use thumbprints to open their
phones and unlock the apps on them, including their mobile banking app.
pymnts.com
UK: M&S to introduce artificial intelligence in new 'strategic partnership'
Microsoft and Marks and Spencer (M&S) have announced the signing of a 'strategic
partnership' which will test the integration of Microsoft AI technologies into
the retailer's customer experience, stores and wider operations. The partnership
will see the two organisations work together to explore how technologies such as
artificial intelligence can be utilised within the retail environment to improve
customer experience and optimise operations.
retailsector.co.uk
Dollar General jumps into self-checkout game
Dollar General is letting some shoppers use their smartphones to pay for their
order and skip the checkout line. The discounter launched its DG Go! app, which
allows customers to use their phones to scan items as they shop, and checkout
directly through the app. The app, which was released in May, is available in
Apple's App store and on Google Play.
The app is being piloted in 10 stores in Nashville. However, Dollar General
plans to roll it out to another 100 stores in the second quarter, Dollar General
CEO Todd Vasos said during the company's earnings call last month.
chainstoreage.com
Voice-activated shopping expected to become $40 billion industry in US by 2022
Voice shopping using smart speakers and smartphone apps is starting to gain
traction among consumers, opening up a new "conversational commerce" channel
and potentially disrupting the retail sector.
Devices such as Amazon's Alexa-powered speakers and Google Home, which use
artificial intelligence to respond to voice commands, are offering new choices
to consumers who are looking for more convenient ways to order goods and
services.
Voice shopping is expected to jump to US$40 billion annually in 2022 in the
United States, from US$2 billion today, according to a survey this year by OC&C
Strategy Consultants.
scmp.com
Microsoft Office: The Go-To Platform for Zero-Day Exploits
Email is a common means of delivering cyberattacks, and Microsoft Office
documents are commonly attached to malicious emails. More threat actors are
using Word and Excel files to deliver zero-day exploits that are getting more
dangerous and even harder to detect.
Researchers at Menlo Security dug further into the connection between Microsoft
Office documents and cybercrime. They found attackers are increasingly using
malicious Office docs for endpoint exploitation but instead of attaching files
packed with malicious macros, they use Office docs to call remotely hosted
malicious components, launching exploits in the browser.
darkreading.com
Younger Employees Identified as 'Main Culprits' of Security Breaches
British Businesses Sacking Employees for Data Breach Negligence,
In Spite of Inadequate Training Practices, Study Says
White House picks new chief to overlook cyber-weapons group
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UK: New measures brought in to tackle fake
reviews
An estimated £23 billion of spending is thought to be influenced by consumer
reviews every year in the UK, but concerns have been raised by the
Competition Markets Authority (CMA) over the influence of fake reviews.
In response, the BSI has published a new standard, dubbed ISO 20488, for
retailers and other companies to ensure the validity of online reviews.
The new international standard, which retailers currently only have to
follow voluntarily, requires those posting reviews to verify they're
genuine customers by providing contact details.
Customers can still choose to remain anonymous online, but will still have
to provide details to the retailer so they can check the reviewer is
genuine.
Users could also be provided with an option to flag reviews they think are
inappropriate or fake, and the original reviewer will be given a right to
response.
retailgazette.co.uk
Study: All retailers can profit from Amazon's
Prime Day
Prime Day 2017 proved that the amount of retailers that are leveraging the
shopping holiday to capture their own market share is on the rise. The
number of unique retailers that issued deals on digital coupon site
RetailMeNot.com increased 340%, from 27 retailers in 2016 to 119
retailers in 2017, according to data from RetailMeNot.
Retailers actively competing on Prime Day last year saw more than a 30%
increase in online traffic to their RetailMeNot.com store pages. Those
who didn't participate experienced a 4% decrease in online traffic to their
RetailMeNot store pages. While Amazon's store page received 4% of visits to
RetailMeNot.com on Prime Day in 2017, the vast majority (96%) of consumer
website demand was driven by retailers other than Amazon.
chainstoreage.com
Retailers with the best performing digital
channels are...
Three brands lead the pack when it comes to offering high performing online
experiences, but many retailers continue to struggle.
Adidas AG, Men's Wearhouse and Ulta Beauty are raising the bar when it comes
to website performance, according to Retail Systems Research's new study, "2018 eCommerce Website Performance: The Stakes Are Increasing, But Are
Retailers Falling Behind?" The study ranked 80 of the top retail desktop and
mobile sites based on load speed, ease of navigation, and available
ancillary tools (product reviews, recommendations, personalization, chat
features, etc.).
Adidas AG jumped 21 places, from number 22 in last year's study to become
the retailer featuring the best online performance overall (48 out of 77
points). Men's Wearhouse came in second (47 out of 77), followed by Ulta
Beauty (46 out of 77).
chainstoreage.com
Amazon Prime Day 2018 date leaked - 36 hours
of deals start midday on July 16th
Fraudulent Online Ads Claim to Sell Discounted
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Houston, TX: Cash America Seizure: $30,000 worth
of merchandise stolen from 15 area Home Depot stores
Harris
County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen's Office announced Thursday it has helped
recover some of the merchandise discovered stolen by a single suspect, according
to a news release issued Thursday by the precinct. "Precinct 1 prides itself on
upholding the law," Rosen said. "Stealing, especially in cases of this
magnitude, will not be tolerated." Home Depot requested assistance from the
precinct after discovering the substantial amount of merchandise missing, The
stolen items included generators, welding equipment, chainsaws and paint
sprayers. The precinct located some of the merchandise at the Cash America Pawn
shop in the 9400 block of Jensen Drive. The suspect has not yet been arrested. A
mug shot and more information will be released upon his arrest, according to the
news release. The investigation is ongoing, and more charges may be filed. No
other information was released.
abc13.com
(Update) Arrest made in theft of $30K in Home
Depot merchandise
Osceola County, FL: Three Arrested for Credit
Card Fraud, Skimming
and Fuel Theft Operation
During the search of a Kissimmee home, investigators said they discovered three
credit card skimming devices, 11 scanning devices, a card re-encoder, gas pump
security seals and more than 50 counterfeit credit cards. "The fuel was stored
in 'bladder trucks,' which are vehicles retrofitted with concealed tanks to
transport large amounts of gasoline to be sold on the black market." The Polk
County Sheriff's Office, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Secret
Service task force assisted with the investigation.
news965.com
Gretna, NE: Two wanted for theft of over $600 of
merchandise from Ulta Beauty
Police are looking for shoplifters who stole expensive beauty products. The
suspects were caught on camera. The couple appeared to be shopping in the Ulta
store at Nebraska Crossing. The man was a lookout while the woman put expensive
cosmetics into a dark bag. He even pointed to an item for her to steal. The
suspects were so bold they shoplifted while customers were nearby. The pair left
together with $630 worth of beauty products.
wowt.com
Pasadena, CA: Three women used Pepper Spray in 2
out of 3 Retail Store Robberies; Tillys and 2 Urban Outfitters
Three women are in Police custody following Robberies in Pasadena and Burbank;
charges will be enhanced because the women used the Pepper Spray as a weapon.
Merchandise was recovered from the teams get-a-way car.
nbclosangeles.com
Okaloosa Island, FL: $12,000 of Oakley and Smith
Sunglasses stolen in Burglary at Coastal Outfitters
Wareham, MA: Man Arrested for $850 theft from Home Depot;
has 2 outstanding warrants
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Robberies & Thefts
San Luis Obispo, CA: Apple store Robbery during mid-day;
thieves flee with a table full of merchandise
The Apple store on Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo was
robbed Thursday at 11:30am, according to an Apple store employee. The employee
said several men entered the store around noon and stole a entire table's worth
of merchandise while customers were in the store. No injuries reported.
ksby.com
North
Little Rock, AR: Jewelry thief wanted across U.S. arrested
A jewelry thief recently spotted in Middle Tennessee and wanted by law
enforcement across the country is now behind bars. News 2's sister station in
Little Rock, Arkansas, reported the suspect was caught at a Harley Davidson
store in North Little Rock. According to Lebanon Police Chief Mike Justice, the
man's real name is Richard Laracuente. Laracuente's jewelry heists extend beyond
Arkansas to Oregon, Georgia, Kentucky, and right here in Tennessee. According to
the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, Laracuente faces several charges, including
theft, possession of a controlled substance, and more.
wkrn.com
Two men wanted in 9 Jewelry Store Smash & Grabs
hitting in 4 states
The
Jewelers Security Alliance issued a warning Wednesday about a pair of men wanted
in a total of nine jewelry store crimes in four states, the latest happening
last week in NC. According to the JSA, the suspects entered a jewelry store in
Charlotte at about 6 p.m. on June 14 and asked about "Cuban link" chains and
men's jewelry. One of the suspects also asked about seeing a high-end watch but
was told he had to view it in a private room, and an appointment was made to do
so. After talking with store employees a bit more, the JSA said that one of the
men pulled out a mallet, smashed a watch case and stole a number of high-end
timepieces. They allegedly have carried out three grab-and-run jewelry thefts:
in North Charleston, NC on April 17; Mt. Pleasant, SC on May 2; and in Pooler,
GA on June 10. The JSA said they are also wanted in six smash-and-grab
robberies, five of which occurred in the month of May: in Mt Pleasant on May 10;
Locust Grove, GA on May 17; Mt. Pleasant again and Beaufort, SC on May 19;
Orlando on May 25; and the Charlotte smash-and-grab on June 14. In addition, the
suspects are said to have cased a store in Macon, GA on May 17.
nationaljeweler.com
Albuquerque, NM: Surveillance video captures
after-hours Costco jewelry heist
Newly
released surveillance video shows how a suspect got away with hiding out inside
an Albuquerque retailer to pull off a high-dollar jewelry heist. The video is
tied to a March burglary at the Costco store near I-25 and Montaño. Albuquerque
Police say 57-year old Joseph Romero hid out inside the Costco for hours after
the business closed for the night. Romero is accused of stealing thousands of
dollars worth of jewelry from inside the business. Police arrested Romero in
late April following the release of surveillance video and a tip that tied him
to the crime. Romero was arrested outside of an Albuquerque Smith's. Police say
he was allegedly stealing groceries from that store. Romero is out of jail but
now has a warrant for his arrest. According to court records, the warrant was
issued Monday, June 18 after Romero allegedly missed a court date for the Costco
burglary case.
krge.com
Spring, TX: Dunkin Donut employee attacked by
Burglar with crowbar;
employee wins
A Klein-area Dunkin' Donuts employee detained a burglary suspect while being
attacked with a crowbar until deputies arrived to make an arrest on Tuesday. The
employee arrived to work in the early morning hours and found damage to the
front door. Suspect 17-year-old Lawrence Shook was inside. When the employee
confronted Shook, a struggle ensued, and Shook allegedly injured the employee
with the crowbar. Deputies then arrived and detained Shook, who was allegedly
found to be in possession of cash and property stolen from the business.
chron.com
Idyllwild, CA: Pine Cove Market Manager pleads guilty to
$100,000 cash theft; 3 years probation, 6 month work release and $111,000 in
restitution
Cary, NC: Man charged in $500,000 Jewelry store Burglary
Houston, TX: 4 masked Robbers at large after firing shots
at a Hotel Security Guard during ATM heist
Hilliard, OH: Police arrest man accused of robbing Home
Depot at knifepoint
Rock Hill, SC: Man accused of 8 Armed Robberies in Rock
Hill and Lake Wylie
Skimming Thefts
Osceola County, FL: Three arrested in credit card skimmer, fuel theft
ring
Three Osceola County residents were arrested Thursday in connection with
an extensive credit card skimming and fuel theft ring. During the search
of a Kissimmee home, investigators said they discovered three credit
card skimming devices, 11 scanning devices, a card re-encoder, gas pump
security seals and more than 50 counterfeit credit cards.
news965.com
Sentencings, Arrests & Charges
Memphis, TN: Man Gets 31 Years for the 2015 Wolfchase
Galleria Mall Parking Lot Shooting
Brandon, FL: $150K bond set for man accused of stalking,
shooting at teens at Westfield Town Center Mall
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY: 18 arrested in Brooklyn gang
bust, suspects reportedly kept score of shootings; connection to King Plaza Mall
shooting
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Adult Store - Edgewood, LA - Armed Robbery
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Apple - San Luis Obispo, CA - Robbery
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Approval Cash - Jackson, MS - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile - New Orleans, LA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Grant Pass, OR - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Lansdowne, MD - Robbery
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C-Store - Escambia County, FL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Indianapolis, IN - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Jacksonville, TX - Robbery
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C-Store - Newport News, VA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - McDonough, GA - Armed Robbery
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Coastal Outfitter - Okaloosa Island, FL - Burglary
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CVS - Jonesboro, AR - Robbery
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Dollar General - Inverness, FL - Robbery
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Domino's - Santa Rosa, CA - Armed Robbery
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Dunkin Donut - Spring, TX - Burglary/ Assault
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Einstein Brothers - Boca Raton, FL - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Nashville, TN - Burglary
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Hy-Vee - Lincoln, NE - Armed Robbery
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Ice Cream Shop - Melbourne, FL - Armed Robbery
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Liquor store - Philadelphia, PA - Robbery (ATM)
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McDonald's - Newport News, VA - Armed Robbery
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Meijer -Lexington, KY - Robbery
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T-Mobile - San Luis Obispo, CA - Robbery
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Tillys - Pasadena, CA - Robbery/ Assault on LP
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Urban Outfitter - Pasadena, CA - Robbery/ Assault on LP
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Walgreens - South County, MO - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Towson, MD - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Milwaukee, WI - Armed Robbery
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Daily Totals:
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24 robberies
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4 burglaries
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0 shootings
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0 killings
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Weekly Totals:
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86 robberies
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22 burglaries
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3 shootings
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1 killing
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