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Brian Fox named
Sr. Manager of Asset Protection for Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops
Brian will be the functional leader of asset protection for the combined
company. He previously held the role of Senior Manager of Investigations and AP
Operations for Cabela's, and has worked there since 2014, holding titles such as
Corporate AP Operations Senior Manager and Corporate AP Manager - Operations.
Brian has held other industry positions with Charming Shoppes as Regional LP
Manager, Circuit City as Area AP Manager, and Bachrach Clothing as Regional LP
Manager. Congratulations Brian!
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Shoplifters taking toll on California economy after Prop. 47
Rudy Ruiz owns World 1-1, a video game store at the Santa Maria Town Center
mall. Shoplifters hit his store so often, he said, that he stopped calling
police two years ago. Thieves know they're "only going to get a citation, which
is equivalent to a slap on the wrist," he said.
 The problem stems from Proposition 47, which was approved by voters in 2014 and
reduced crimes like petty theft and shoplifting from felonies to misdemeanors,
if less than $950 in merchandise is stolen.
Prop. 47 aimed to curb recidivism and reduce the state's inmate population by
making nonviolent, nonserious property and drug crimes misdemeanors unless a
person has prior convictions for serious offenses. That means crimes like
shoplifting, grand theft and receiving stolen property earn the offender a
citation instead of jail time, as long as the value of the stolen property does
not exceed $950 per incident.
Tracy Ruiz, Rudy's wife, helps run World 1-1 and said she believes voters who
passed Prop. 47 didn't understand the maximum theft threshold was $950 per
incident, rather than per day.
"That value of $950 is not accumulated - it's each separate incident,
each time a shoplifter comes in," said Tracy. "That means they'll do it over
and over again, and make off with a lot more than $949 per day if they're given
the chance."
She added: "This legislation had a lot of social goals which is good, but
unfortunately it hits retailers, big or small like us, really hard and people
didn't think about that. People also don't realize that the more theft losses we
incur, we'll probably have to raise our prices which we don't want to do for our
community."
syvnews.com
Opposing View: 'Proposition 47 is working, despite glitches'
Proposition 47, the voter-approved ballot initiative aimed at easing prison
overcrowding by releasing non-violent offenders, has generally succeeded in its
goal. But the controversial measure also has run into some glitches.
Researchers find that Proposition 47, approved in 2014, contributed to a
decrease in rearrest rates while spurring a slight uptick in property crimes.
Proposition 47 also has significantly reduced crowded state prison and county
jail populations throughout the state.
But the exhaustive
study also found that Proposition 47 had a slight impact on property crimes
- specifically, thefts from motor vehicles and shoplifting. Proposition 47 may
have contributed to the roughly 9 percent increase in larceny-theft, the
study found.
There are concerns among law enforcement officials over the under-reporting
of burglary and theft.
"Larceny is up 9 percent," said California Police Chiefs Association president
David Swing. "That's what's being reported. I know that
if you were to reach out to the grocery and retail community you would see a
stark difference in what's being reported and what's actually occurring
post-Prop. 47. This means that we in law enforcement are not
receiving all the calls about thefts that are occurring."
capitolweekly.net
Oklahoma retailers seeing theft increase since State Question 780
Raised felony threshold from $500 to $1,000
State Question 780 went into effect last July. It states that someone has to
steal $1,000 dollars worth of merchandise from a store before he or she is
charged with a felony. That amount used to be only $500.
Convenience stores, like QuikTrip, say they and other retailers have seen thefts
on the rise since the law went into effect 365 days ago. The only way they now
can put people in jail for the thefts is to keep track of surveillance video and
loss each time someone steals until they have enough merchandise stolen to build
a felony case against someone. Police say this means that thieves are stealing
from businesses longer before they can do anything meaningful about the problem.
krmg.com
Marshalls Hit With Gender Bias Suit Over Bag Check Policy
'Discriminates Against Women', who are more likely to carry purses
A proposed class of Marshalls employees in California hit the retailer with a
wage and discrimination suit in state court Monday, alleging workers aren't
compensated for the time they spend going through security checks and bringing a
novel theory that the practice discriminates against women, who are more likely
to carry purses.
Named plaintiff Alicia Rodriguez, a stockroom coordinator at a Marshalls in
Ontario, California, has worked for the retail chain for more than 17 years,
according to the complaint. She seeks to represent a class of all nonexempt
current and former employees who have worked at a Marshalls in California after
Aug. 11, 2016, as well as a subclass of women who the suit alleges were
disproportionately affected by the policy.
Marshalls requires all its workers to go through a security check whenever
they leave the workplace with a bag or container, according to the
complaint. These bag checks occur after an employee has clocked out at the end
of the day and during their state-required meal and rest breaks, Rodriguez
alleges. And because only a manager can clear workers' bags, and the bag checks
are required during a shift turnover, workers often have to wait in line for the
checks, which is done "for the benefit" of Marshalls, Rodriguez says.
"The security checks are done after class members clock out and are
off-the-clock, uncompensated time," the complaint says. "Defendant's female
employees are far more likely to carry a purse, bag or container than their
[male] counterparts. Defendant's practice ... disproportionately impacts
defendant's female employees, and deprives them of pay and other employee
rights, including rest breaks."
law360.com
Bag Rage:
Shoppers Threaten Staff After Australia Bans Plastic Bags in Supermarkets
Grocery store staff in Australia are dealing with regular abuse from shoppers
after supermarket chains were told to ax single-use plastic bags at checkouts.
According to the Independent, some customers have gone as far as physically
attacking employees. One shopper in Western Australia put his hands around a
Woolworths staff member's neck.
Western Australia and Queensland state governments both set July 1 as the
deadline for removing single-use plastic bags from stores. Shoppers can buy
reusable bags for 15 Australian cents (about 11 U.S. cents). Some states, such
as South Australia, have had single-use plastic bags banned for almost 10 years
(since the beginning of 2009).
newsweek.com
Texas AG Tells 11 Cities Their Plastic Bag Bans Are Illegal
Hope, AR: Undercover operation reveals more than
chicken being sold at KFC
 One
of the five managers of a Hope, Arkansas, KFC was offering more choices than
crispy and original to customers of his store at the Bypass and Hazel Street.
Over the past several months, undercover agents purchased methamphetamine at the
restaurant from manager Edward Barzar, as part of an investigation that resulted
in four simultaneous raids that went off like a well-choreographed ballet late
Wednesday afternoon.
The raid was orchestrated by officers from the 8th North
Task Force, the Arkansas State Police, the Hope Police Department, the Hempstead
County Sheriff's Office, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, the Prescott Police
Department and FBI Agents.
arklatexhomepage.com
Turkey Hill Joins Sheetz in Testing Blue Lights to Combat Drug Use in Stores
Turkey Hill Minit Markets is the next Pennsylvania convenience store chain
adorning blue-colored bulbs in its restrooms. The blue lights are meant to
discourage people from using drugs in store bathrooms by making it more
difficult for them to see their veins. It's an idea that's been around for years
but is getting a fresh look as a result of the nation's opioid epidemic,
reported Penn Live.
In Luzerne County, where Turkey Hill has installed blue lights at a store in
Wilkes-Barre, Coroner William Lisman said people have died from overdoses in
the public bathrooms of fast-food restaurants, big-box stores and other
retailers.
"It can very easily go unnoticed until somebody else wants to use that
restroom," he said. "Other patrons realize they can't get in, the manager opens
up and we find people deceased."
At some Turkey Hill locations in hard-hit neighborhoods, store workers would
often find used needles or even people slumped over from an overdose,
according to Matt Dorgan, the chain's asset protection manager.
csnews.com
Starbucks's 'full-scale racial equity overhaul' will take more than an
afternoon, outside review says
One month after Starbucks closed 8,000 stores for racial-bias training for
175,000 employees, two of the curriculum's advisers laid out a new set of
recommendations for how one of the world's most dominant companies can further
address diversity, equity and inclusion.
 In a
report published Monday, Heather McGhee, distinguished senior fellow of the
public policy organization Demos, and Sherrilyn Ifill, president and
director-council of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, outlined
how Starbucks and other companies could achieve a "full-scale racial equity
overhaul." While McGhee and Ifill served as pro bono advisers on Starbucks's
May 29 training, they conducted the report independently and in consultation
with dozens of organizations and experts, from racial and religious groups to
legal and policy centers.
"It's really important that we wrote this report with an audience of Starbucks,
but also with an audience of other corporations that might want to take steps to
address racism in their company," McGhee said. "Because not everybody is going
to have 40 conversations, and we wanted to make sure that this broader audience
understood what some of the key principles are in designing a training like
that."
washingtonpost.com
Comcast Sued For Failure To Address Cell Phone Fraud
Comcast's new Xfinity Wireless service isn't all that old, but the company is
already being accused of failing to adequately address fraud related to the
service. A new class action filed against the company (pdf) accuses the cable
giant of not doing enough to prevent scammers from opening wireless customer
service accounts in users names--then using customer financial info to ship
phones to alternative addresses. The lawsuit also alleges that Comcast has
turned a blind eye to this problem as part of an attempt to artificially inflate
the company's Xfinity Mobile subscriber numbers.
dslreports.com
Hump Day Holiday: More Travel, Less Spending
Despite its weird Wednesday arrival, forecasters are expecting Americans to set
some records this Fourth of July, with the AAA predicting lots of travel.
Spending, however, is expected to be a little more subdued.
AAA says it anticipates 46.9 million people will travel at least 50 miles, up 5%
from last year, and the most since it started tracking the holiday 18 years ago.
That's likely to translate to some Tuesday traffic nightmares, with INRIX, a
global transportation analytics company that works with AAA, estimating that
travel time in some places may be twice as long as usual.
The AAA's forecast conflicts with the National Retail Federation, however, which
predicts a decrease in travel, with 31 million people hitting the road, down
from 33 million last year. And, it says, 25% say gas prices play a part in their
decision.
AAA is predicting the biggest increase in air travel, with 7.9% more people
flying for the holiday, marking the ninth straight year of gains. Orlando,
Anaheim, Calif., and Seattle are the leading domestic destinations. Rome, London
and Dublin are the top international spots.
Overall, consumer spending may slow a little this year, says the NRF. It says
the Hump Day holiday is likely to result in $6.9 billion in sales, down from
$7.1 billion last year, which was a record.
Its study, based on a survey of 7,200 adults and conducted by Prosper Insight &
Analytics, says that 87% intend to celebrate, with 62% planning a cookout or
picnic, spending an average of $75.35 per person. (Predictions only cover food
costs.)
mediapost.com
Sears adds 10 more stores to closings list; 78 set to close in September
Department store chain Magic Mart closing all stores in four states
Casual restaurant chains see sales rebound
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service balances profitability with community
Publishing Note:
Our 'Canadian Connections' column will not be published this week due to the
July 4th Holiday
The Daily will not be
publishing Wednesday, July 4th.
We will resume publication on Thursday, July 5th.
Have a great and safe Holiday Weekend!
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BOPIS fraud is up 250% in 1 year
Can retailers protect their profits without losing customers?
As "buy online pickup in store," or BOPIS, grows in popularity for
consumers, it is also becoming an enticing platform for fraudsters. Retailers
are facing a new set of challenges with click-and-collect services that many are
not prepared to handle.
"Just a year or two ago we would have told merchants that BOPIS sales were
extremely safe," Grunzweig told FierceRetail. "They had a fraud rate a fraction
of regular e-commerce orders. That's no longer the case. We're seeing
effective rates of fraud in BOPIS for some of our merchants that are 250% higher
than they were in the last year."
Grunzweig points out that this pattern is not new to e-commerce. Typically, as a
product, category or method of fulfillment becomes popular with consumers,
merchants move to fill it. And simultaneously, fraudsters move to take advantage
of it.
BOPIS fraud is similar to any other e-commerce fraud as in the fraudsters use
a stolen credit card, place an order online, pick up the goods at a store, then
keep the items or resell them for profit.
"In all cases, the issue is that the merchant receives a fraudster's order,
fulfills that order and - when the order is charged back as fraudulent - loses
the revenue and the goods," she said.
fierceretail.com
Target, Walmart Automate More Store Tasks
Target Corp. plans to add automatic cash-counting machines to its nearly
2,000 stores starting this summer, following other retailers who are automating
more store jobs as labor costs rise.
The gray machines known as cash recyclers count bills and coins quickly, but
they also allow stores to digitally bank their cash and predict how much money
is needed for each cashier's shift. Target will start adding the machines to 500
stores this August, then roll them out to all U.S. stores, a Target spokeswoman
said.
 The cash recycler system is owned by Retail Cash Solutions, a unit of G4S
PLC, a large London-based security company, and is similar to those rolled
out to around 4,700 Walmart Inc. stores in the U.S. last year. At Walmart, the
country's largest retailer, the system removed around 7,000 accounting jobs
from stores.
Amid the lowest unemployment in years, rising wages and a shift toward shopping
online, retailers are automating more store work. Target wants workers to
develop deeper product expertise to improve customer service or perform new
tasks like managing online orders picked up in stores.
Walmart plans to use autonomous robots in more stores by next year to
scan shelf inventory to be able to detect products that are out of stock and
direct workers and shoppers to precise product locations, Mark Ibbotson, head of
central operations for Walmart U.S., said in an interview.
wsj.com
Consumers ready for Amazon Go - for the most part
The Amazon Go concept, which enables shoppers to launch an app on their mobile
device as they enter, take products off store shelves and pay through their
smartphone, appeals to 84% of consumers who see this as a more enjoyable
shopping experience than a traditional grocery store, according to "Are We Ready
for Amazon Go?," a
study from Shorr Packaging Corp.
A majority of shoppers (75%) would either be extremely likely or very likely to
shop at an Amazon Go store if one opened close to where they live. Meanwhile,
more than 25% would also be willing to pay more for grocery products if it meant
they didn't have to wait in a checkout line.
Despite these benefits, not all consumers are on-board with the new concept -
especially Baby Boomers. More than 30% of these shoppers would be somewhat
likely or not likely to shop at an Amazon Go store if they lived close by.
Meanwhile, 20% of consumers feel like something would be missing from the
experience, compared to a traditional grocery store. Almost a quarter of
shoppers (24%) said they would miss social interaction, and 12.5% struggle with
not being able to pay with cash.
chainstoreage.com
ATM Thieves Hit the Jackpot
International-style bank robbing comes to the U.S.
The cops watched as the car drove back and forth in front of the bank. It was
early evening on Feb. 25 in Sandy, Utah, and FBI agents had been following the
two people inside since they landed in Salt Lake City two days before. Law
enforcement officials believed they were part of an organized crime ring
responsible for more than 100 recent attacks on ATMs nationwide. When one of the
men exited the car and began to approach the bank, the agents went to work,
arresting the would-be bank robber just as the machine began spewing out cash.
The ATM-busting technique, known as jackpotting, has been around for
almost a decade, and was already widespread in Europe, Latin America, and Asia
by the time criminals began using it in the U.S. just a little more than a year
ago. It's not that American criminals were stupider or less savvy than their
global counterparts -rather, America's ATMs were. Until very recently, American
debit cards relied on magnetic strips to store payment information. Scammers
could simply buy a fake card reader for a few dollars on the dark web, attach it
over the real card reader, and skim the card and PIN numbers of anyone who
swiped. The rest of the world relies on the chip-and-PIN system of credit card
verification - officially called EMV after the three companies that developed
it: Europay, Mastercard, and Visa - which makes the cards more difficult to
duplicate.
ATM jackpotting is both riskier and more complicated than card-skimming.
For starters, scammers have to hack into the computer that governs the cash
dispenser, which usually involves physically breaking into the machine itself;
once they're in, they install malware that tells the ATM to release all of its
cash, just like a jackpot at a slot machine. These obstacles mean the process
takes quite a bit longer than installing a card skimmer, which means more time
in front of the ATM's security cameras and jackpotters triggering an alarm in
the bank's control center at every step. But as chip-and-PIN becomes the
standard in the U.S., would-be ATM thieves are running out of other options.
bloomberg.com
Giant Eagle launches Scan Pay & Go service
SmartMetric Reports 74% Of Consumers Value Security Over Rewards When Deciding
Between Credit Cards
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Personalized Facebook Ads
- How to Turn Them Off
Annoyed at Facebook serving you the
same ads about something you searched for before? In Facebook find Ad
Preferences, then scroll down to Ad Settings and switch to Not Allowed for ads
based on data from partners and ads based on your activity on Facebook company
products.
Facebook then loses your data, and you lose more customized ads. Personally, I
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ORC from Investigation
to Recovery
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The Zellman Group has been the acknowledged leader in civil recovery,
restitution and LP analytics for 20 years. They recently expanded their
offerings to the retail community to include a full-service ORC Recovery
solution. James Welborn, Attorney at Law; William Ramos, Director,
ORC Recovery; and Ben Dugan, Director of Field ORC Investigations, tell
us how Zellman can assist retailers with background and asset searches,
compiling documentation for presentation to law enforcement, assisting with law
enforcement relationships and assistance with recovering losses through the
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Quick Take #15
Co-MCs Joe LaRocca and Amber Bradley power through the fourth hour of our
marathon live-streamed digital fast-break conference.
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The Link Between Digital Ad Fraud and
Cybercrime
"The
Report on Digital Ad Fraud and Cybercrime" published by Marketing
Science Consulting Group, Inc. and Dr. Augustine Fou, an independent ad
fraud and cybersecurity researcher, draws a straight line between digital ad
fraud, cyber crime, and other major crimes.
Most of the general public has heard of the numerous major data breaches
over the years where millions of consumers' personal details are stolen.
Many have also experienced malware, pop-ups, malicious redirects, and
ransomware on their computers or mobile devices. But few understand how
hackers "cash out" of these criminal activities.
It is documented that lists of stolen identities, passwords, credit card
numbers, etc. are sold on the dark web. But it is far more lucrative to
combine the aforementioned criminal activities to steal dollars from massive
digital advertising budgets - over $100 billion in the U.S. in 2018, $300
billion worldwide. This pool of dollars gets larger and is replenished year
after year after year.
How do criminals do this? Though digital ad fraud.
businessinsider.com
Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index
To Maintain Merchant Inventory
Amazon is rolling out a new system to manage the inventory of third-party
merchants. Dubbed Inventory Performance Index, the solution aims to compel
sellers to more efficiently use their allotted spaces in Amazon's
warehouses.
As reported by
CNBC, Amazon is launching the new system in an effort to reduce the
clutter in its warehouses. According to the eCommerce giant, this is the
"first step in setting a bar" on inventory performance. The new index will
measure how the merchant manages inventory, gets rid of products that aren't
selling well and adjusts its listings to reflect any changes.
pymnts.com
Amazon killed eight companies' market value -
in one day
Amazon on June 28 made an acquisition and launched a new program - two moves
that cost eight companies billions of dollars in market value.
Amazon said Thursday that it would recruit entrepreneurs to run local
delivery networks, and it intended to acquire online pharmacy startup
PillPack. Both deals sent stocks tumbling, according to CNBC.
Companies that felt the fallout included FedEx and UPS, which lost a
combined $3 billion on the delivery announcement. Meanwhile, the PillPack
deal erased about $14.5 billion across Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health,
Rite-Aid, along with drug distributors Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBerg, and
McKesson.
chainstsoreage.com
Amazon's Prime Day will run longer than ever
this year, starting July 16
Amazon said Tuesday that this year's Prime Day will kick off on July 16
at 3 p.m. ET, with deals running for 36 hours through the following
day.
That makes this year's event the longest one in the company's history thus
far. Prime Day is Amazon's annual sales holiday, started in 2015, which
typically features deep discounts on its own devices and brands, like the
Fire TV and AmazonBasics. The event also lures more paid Prime members to
the platform each year, as many deals are exclusive to loyal customers.
The company said Tuesday that Prime Day 2018 will feature "more than one
million deals exclusively for Prime members around the world, plus select
deals at all U.S. Whole Foods Market stores." This is the first Prime Day
that Amazon officially owns a grocery chain.
cnbc.com
E‑commerce giant JD.com heads for the U.S.
27% of apparel sales are now online |
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Mishawaka, IN: Police find stolen Walmart Trailer full of
merchandise at a home
Mishawaka Police located a Walmart trailer full of merchandise at a home on
Grape Road Monday morning just before noon. The trailer was stolen from Lansing,
Illinois. The trailer was full of new merchandise, police said. Six people from
out of state were taken to the police station for questioning. One person,
42-year-old Josephvon Johnson of Jackson Mississippi, was arrested on a
preliminary charge of theft.
wndu.com
Cypress, TX: $80,000 worth of Fireworks, trailer, credit
card machine and computers stolen in overnight Burglary
Investigators are looking into a pick-up truck tied to 3 crimes, including a
$2,000 theft of a generator from The Home Depot. Police believe the truck was
also used to steal a Fireworks Trailer with Inventory of over $80,000 and may
have been used a 2nd Fireworks theft in the area.
click2houston.com
Paducah, KY: Three women arrested for stealing
$3,500 worth of merchandise from Kohl's
Three young women, including one juvenile are facing charges for stealing more
than $3,500 worth of merchandise from Kohl's in Paducah. Whitney L. Morgan, 22,
and Teesheona L. Williams, 19, were both arrested on a charge of felony theft by
unlawful taking (shoplifting); and a 17-year-old girl was also taken into
custody on a charge of felony theft by unlawful taking (shoplifting). Kohl's'
loss prevention officer called police after the three were seen on surveillance
concealing items from throughout the store in bags and shopping carts.
wsiltv.com
Orlando, FL: Military Vet pepper-sprayed, hit by
vehicle while attempting to stop theft, $1K of Victoria's Secret items recovered
 A
military veteran said he was at the right place at the right time Saturday
afternoon when two suspected thieves tried to get away with merchandise from a
Victoria's Secret store. Brent Adams said he had just pulled into the parking
lot at the Waterford Lakes Town Center at about 2 p.m. when he saw two women
running with clothing in their hands."The two girls came flying out of the
Victoria's Secret," Adams said. "They were cursing at me and she got into her
car. She noticed me approaching. She opened her car door and she had a canister
of (pepper spray) and she started firing (it) at me."Adams said that he was able
to turn his head, so the pepper spray didn't get into his eyes.
Orange County deputies said moments before that, an employee inside the
Victoria's Secret said the two, Rosciara Pugh, 25, and Ta'quieta Pugh, 27, were
filling shopping bags with clothing without any intent to pay for the
merchandise. Detectives said an employee attempted to knock one of the bags out
of their hands, when she, too, was pepper-sprayed by one of the suspects. Both
women were arrested on charges of armed robbery, grand theft and aggravated
battery with a motor vehicle and have since bonded out of jail.
clickorlando.com
 Hiawatha,
IA: Men involved in chase used cloned credit cards to buy between $1,000 to
$10,000 of cigarettes
Three Illinois men involved in a police chase through two counties Friday are
accused of using cloned credit cards to purchase between $1,000 and $10,000
worth of cigarettes at a Kwik Shop in Hiawatha. The 3 men from Chicago are
charged with, ongoing criminal conduct and two count of credit card fraud $1,000
to $10,000 and attempting to elude. The Iowa State Patrol used its airplane to
keep the vehicle in sight.
thegazette.com
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Shootings & Deaths
Shorewood, WI: Man arrested after pointing a gun at Metro
Market Loss Prevention agent, no injuries
Robberies & Thefts
Baltimore County, MD: Man wanted in at least 10 Robberies,
Thefts, Assaults in Baltimore County and PA
Floyd typically strikes convenience stores during the overnight
hours, including Royal Farms and 7-Eleven, loitering around the store for a
short time before approaching the counter and demanding cigarettes or simply
walking behind the counter and taking them. He has also stolen merchandise
during the afternoons from Walmart, Rite Aid, Game Stop, and a liquor store.
nottinghammd.com
Tulsa, OK: Series of takeover Robberies and Burglaries
could be connected
Monday's Daylight Donuts robbery could be the fifth stop by the same suspects.
Tulsa police said five robberies and burglaries in recent weeks could be
connected. EZ Pawn and Dollar General have also been victimized with Armed
Robberies, possibly by the same group.
fox23.com
Chico, CA: Chico Police Street Crimes Unit up to
131 arrests
The Chico police Street Crimes Unit made another 32 arrests last week, bringing
the five-week total to 131. The unit was formed to address street level crimes
like auto burglaries, drug dealing, bike theft, and habitual retail theft. It's
operating in summer because there are fewer calls around the Chico State
University campus when classes are out. The team also recovered a stolen vehicle
and seized several firearms.
chicoer.com
Triangle, VA: Walmart burglar breaks-in to Inhale cans of
air freshener, left the store and promptly passed out
Man buying knife uses it to rob Dollar General store then
leaves ID behind
Kay Jewelers in the Palms Regional Center, Yuma, AZ
reported a Grab & Run on 6/29, item valued at $2,299
Piercing Pagoda in The Outlet Collection Seattle, Auburn, WA reported a Grab &
Run on 6/29, item valued at $299
Zales in the Inland Center Mall, San Bernardino, CA reported a Grab & Run on
6/27, item valued at $669
Counterfeit
Philadelphia, PA: U.S. Customs seized 699 counterfeit
luxury brand watches from Hong Kong; if authentic, the shipment would hold an
MSRP of $10 million
Cargo Theft
Jacksonville, FL: 3 men accused of stealing bourbon, more
in CSX train heists
 Three
men are facing up to a decade in prison after being accused of stealing from CSX
rail cars over a span of nearly two decades. Among the items they're accused of
stealing from the Jacksonville-based rail company: cases of bourbon. The U.S.
attorney's office in Buffalo, NY said investigators caught Paul Krieger, Ray Chrostowski and Nicholas Birdwell red-handed hopping on a train, cutting the
rail car locks and removing a package. The three men are suspected of doing this
at least 15 times since May. The FBI's most recent stats on cargo theft are from
2016. There were 692 incidents of cargo theft reported across the country that
year; 26 of those were in Florida.
actionnewsjax.com
ReCAAP, World Maritime University to boost cooperation,
knowledge sharing about Piracy in Asia
Sentencings, Charges &
Arrests
Los Angeles, CA: $19,000 Ulta Beauty Perfume
Burglars Sentenced
to One Year in Jail
A man and woman from Reseda pleaded no contest Monday to burglary in the
smash-and-grab theft of more than $19,000 of perfume and beauty products and
were immediately sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation.
Giovanni Lopez-Valencia, 27, and Mariel Miranda-Guerra, 33, were caught within
an hour of smashing a storefront window at Ulta Beauty in Burbank on May 6
because some of the perfume bottles were equipped with GPS tracking devices,
according to police. A search of their vehicle turned up burglary tools and the
stolen items.
nbclosangeles.com
Crown Point, IN: Man, 23, pleads guilty in string
of Armed Robberies at Gary, Merrillville businesses
Gary man charged in a string of stick-ups two years ago at businesses in Gary
and Merrillville pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of armed robbery and one
count of attempted armed robbery. Stephen T. Spivey entered a plea agreement
Monday in Lake Criminal Court. He agreed to plead guilty to two counts of armed
robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery, all level 3 felonies. Per the
terms of the plea agreement, Spivey, 23, will face a maximum sentence of 30
years in prison at an Aug. 6 sentencing hearing.
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Beauty Store - Opelika, AL - Robbery
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C-Store- Jeannette, PA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Montgomery, AL - Burglary
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Cash America Pawn - Tallahassee, FL - Armed Robbery
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Circle K - Lafayette, LA - Armed Robbery
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Consignment Store - Campbellsville, KY - Robbery
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CVS - Metairie, LA - Armed Robbery
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Dog Groomer - Moreno Valley, CA - Robbery/ Assault
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Dollar General - Kingman, AZ- Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Macon, GA - Armed Robbery
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Donut Shop - Tulsa, OK - Armed Robbery
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EZ Pawn - Tulsa, OK - Armed Robbery
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Fireworks Stand - Houston, TX - Burglary
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Grocery Store - Shorewood, WI - Armed Robbery
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Ice Cream Shop - Wausau, WI - Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Tupelo, MS - Burglary
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Riddle's Jewelry - Fargo, ND - Armed Robbery
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Stripes - Odessa, TX - Burglary
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Sunglass Hut - Spanish Fort, AL - Robbery
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Walgreens - Las Vegas, NV - Burglary
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Walmart - Triangle, VA - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Miami, FL - Armed Robbery / clerk shot &
wounded
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