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The Monitoring Association Names Patricia Fody, Vector Security 'Monitoring
Center Operator of the Year'
 Patrica
Fody, Central Station Alarm Response Operator, for
Vector Security
was named "Monitoring Center Operator of the Year" by The Monitoring Association
(TMA) at the 2018 Electronic Security Expo last month.
The TMA Monitoring Center Excellence Awards recognize outstanding personnel who
perform in the highest professional manner, thereby making a significant
contribution to the betterment of the alarm industry and the alarm profession
while demonstrating exceptional service to their customers and community.
Patricia started at Vector in 2010 as a Central Station Operator and then
progressed to become a member of their Elite Team, which handles complex high
priority and VIP customer accounts. Her tenure and knowledge also helped her
become a mentor for new operators. In addition, Patricia has been an active
participant in three committees designed to improve efficiencies and operations
in the Central Station.
 "We
congratulate our winners for being recognized as the best of the best," said TMA
Vice President of Communications Elizabeth Lasko. "The TMA Excellence Awards
recognize the operators on the front lines of the monitoring process, helping
customers every day through very challenging situations. The managers who lead
the personnel and oversee the functions of the monitoring center to achieve the
best performance possible. The support people who keep the monitoring centers
running through every challenge imaginable. And of course, the monitoring
centers that have proven to deserve a spot at the pinnacle of our industry."
tma.us
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Drone Takedown Authority Would Be Granted Under
Senate Proposal
Security and law enforcement agencies would be given new authority to monitor
and take down threatening drones under bipartisan legislation proposed by a
group of U.S. Senators.
A bill introduced by top members of the Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee would also direct the Department of Homeland
Security to study drone technology and the emerging threats it creates.
While technology exists to monitor most small commercial drones and to disable
or redirect their flight paths, law often prohibits the use of these techniques.
The bill S.2836, known as the
Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018, would give DHS and the Justice
Department the authority to monitor and track drones without consent of the
operator. It also would allow the agencies to "seize or exercise control" of the
devices, if necessary.
security.world
Status: Ordered Reported on Jun 13, 2018 The committees assigned to this
bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on June 13,
2018.
Editor's Note: The website also indicated there's only a 26% chance of
passage and this is something retailers will end up needing as we continue to
work on last mile delivery retailers will end up being heavily invested in drone
delivery.
govtrack.us
"Listening to the Frontend"
What Walmart's patent for audio surveillance could mean for its workers
A new Walmart patent shows the retailer might someday collect checkout line
sounds and capture conversations between customers and the cashier ringing
up their milk and diapers.
 The
patent, which was reported by BuzzFeed Wednesday, would use a system of sound
sensors to listen in on workers' activities and interactions, gathering
audio data such as the beeps and rustling of bags to determine the number of
items in a transaction, the patent says, or conversations between cashiers and
customers to hear whether, say, workers were greeting customers.
"A need exists for ways to capture the sounds resulting from people in the
shopping facility and determine performance of employees based on those sounds,"
the retail behemoth wrote in its patent application, called "Listening to the
Frontend."
The technology may never be built or implemented - it is only a patent - but
provides yet another example of the ways employers are using technology to more
closely monitor employee behavior and collect vast amounts of data to manage
them.
In its patent, Walmart indicated the concept was designed as a possible
efficiency hack that could help decrease store costs and boost guest
satisfaction, writing that "one way to track performance metrics for
employees is the use of a system including sound sensors near point of sale
('POS') terminals." The system could "correlate the audio data with an employee
that is stationed at the terminal, and determine a performance metric for the
employee." "The future will now be about how efficiently the box can be run."
ctpost.com
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. Although it is hard to compare the rates of fraud in BOPIS to other
channels, it is apparent that such fraud is on the rise, according to
Riskified's senior fraud analyst, Emilie Grunzweig.
"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."
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.
Grunzweig says that this is where the balancing act comes in. On one hand,
merchants can require more information online, or check IDs or verify credit
cards in store, but that can take away from the customer experience.
"A high-friction route may deter some fraud, but it comes at significant cost,"
Grunzweig said. "We strongly believe that the best approach here is to
implement really smart fraud prevention for the online order."
Moving forward, Grunzweig does not see any signs of BOPIS fraud slowing down,
at least until a new platform becomes popular. So putting the necessary fraud
protection in place is critical in order for brick-and-mortar retailers to
continue to offer this platform in a competitive environment. fierceretail.com
Money Growing on Trees - Literally
Robust Security For The Cannabis Market Supply Chain
It's no secret that one of the next market segments to see exceptional growth
nationwide is somewhat non-traditional: cannabis. The global cannabis market is
projected to reach $60 billion by 2024, according to Ameri Research, fueled by
the increasing legalisation and decriminalisation across much of the United
States.
It is estimated that 22 million pounds of marijuana are grown each year in the
United States, with 80 percent coming from California, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Hawaii and Washington.
 From
seedlings to selling, securing every point within the supply chain is vital to
the assets being distributed, and companies are now realising how lucrative this
endeavor can be. Critical to the success of the industry is keeping the
merchandise secure and the workers safe. In this article, we explore each part
of the supply chain within the cannabis market and address ways of implementing
robust security measures.
This is one industry where money actually grows on trees! When cannabis crops
are planted either in greenhouses or in fields, security becomes critical, since
the plants themselves are worth a significant amount of money.
Plants, Fields And Greenhouses - Transportation And Protection - Retail
Protection
Comprehensive video surveillance becomes the main tool for thwarting cannabis
theft and addressing incidents as they arise.
securityinformed.com
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the full article on page 2
Britain's Online Shopping Boom Is a Bust for the
High Street
U.K. consumers make 18% of purchases online, almost double
U.S.
Britain's quality road network, high-speed internet connections-93 percent of
households have them, vs. about two-thirds in the U.S.-and tens of millions
of consumers packed into an area half the size of California have helped e-tailers
thrive.
Online retailers typically benefit from lower overhead than their store-based
counterparts, but in the U.K. that advantage is bigger than just about anywhere.
The country has the developed world's highest commercial property taxes.
The shift to e-commerce has devastated Britain's high streets, or central
shopping districts. Until a few years ago, opening an outlet in a desirable area
meant a 25-year lease with rent that could only be revised upward. Today it's
hard for many landlords to get commitments for more than three years as chains
such as
Toys "R" Us, department store BHS, and electronics retailer Maplin shut down
and dozens of other retailers close locations across the country.
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, in March accused the
government of "tearing the heart out of the country's high streets." Chancellor
of the Exchequer Philip Hammond on July 5 said Britain "needs to find a better
way of taxing the digital economy" to help level the playing field with
traditional retailers.
BOTTOM LINE - The growing strength of online stores has devastated shopping
districts across Britain and contributed to the woes of traditional retailers.
bloomberg.com
It's a time of "digital reckoning"
The Executive of the Future: according to Beth Comstock, former vice chair at GE
 "It's
a time of "digital reckoning," according to Beth Comstock, former vice chair
at GE. "Everyone has to make room to discover what's new and what's next
before it disrupts business," she says, speaking with Mike Kearney, a
partner with Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory at Deloitte & Touche LLP,
during a "Resilient" podcast.
In the future, executives "will put data at the forefront and own the entire
customer journey, both the digital and physical," says Comstock. And in the
new environment, "You have to digitize how you work, not just the things you
work with," she adds.
In the podcast, Comstock also shares her insights for being a change agent, an
authentic influencer on social media and discusses her "10 percent rule," in
which executives allocate 10 percent of their time at work to discovery -
such as meeting new people and identifying new areas to pursue. Listen to
the podcast. Read the
podcast transcript.
wsj.com
Ellison shaking things up at Lowe's - Making the
News Across the Industry
Now one has to wonder if he'll do the same to LP. Especially with his proclivity
to hire
former colleagues he's worked with. Just a thought - Gus Downing
retailwire.com
UK: Poundworld to close another 80 stores
Another 80 Poundworld stores will be closed, resulting in 1,024 job losses, the
company's administrators have said. The latest announcement means that 105 of
the company's 335 stores are now earmarked for closure. Poundworld went into
administration last month after failing to cope with rising costs, fewer
shoppers and greater competition. The company's administrators, Deloitte, said
talks to sell remaining parts of the business continue.
bbc.co.uk
Controversial shopping mall partly collapses in
Mexico City
 A
newly opened shopping mall on Mexico City's south side partly collapsed Thursday
after structural problems apparently led the mall's operators to evacuate the
area, and no injuries were reported. Videos posted on social media show a
cantilevered, multi-story section of the mall collapsing in a cloud of dust and
twisted metal on Thursday. Some of it fell into lanes of a major freeway, which
had been closed shortly before the collapse. The Artz Pedregal mall opened in
March, though parts remain under construction. It had drawn the ire of neighbors
worried about the loss of open space, congestion and other issues. Built on the
edge of the city's main expressway, the mall had suffered previous subsoil
slides. Mexico City Mayor Jose Ramon Amieva said the collapse occurred in an
area of offices, and experts were investigating whether the collapse of the
cantilevered area was due to structural defects or soil settling.
fireengineering.com
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Dollar Tree Opens it's 15,000th Store
Blockbusters set to close last 2 stores in
Alaska; 1 store left in US - Bend, Oregon
Quarterly Results
June Sales
The Buckle comp's down 1.2%. net sales down 3.8%
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Facial Recognition -
Hot Topic in the News
Microsoft Urges Congress to Regulate Use of
Facial Recognition
Amid a growing call for regulations to limit the use of facial recognition
technology, Microsoft on Friday became the first tech giant to join the chorus.
In a lengthy blog post about the potential and the risks of facial recognition,
Bradford L. Smith, the company's president, compared the technology to products
like medicines and cars that are highly regulated, and he urged Congress to
study it and oversee its use.
"We live in a nation of laws, and the government needs to play an important role
in regulating facial recognition technology," Mr. Smith wrote. He added: "A
world with vigorous regulation of products that are useful but potentially
troubling is better than a world devoid of legal standards."
nytimes.com
Facial Recognition Shows Promise as Next Step in Corporate
Security
Two minutes after the glass door of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis,
Maryland, was blasted by a shotgun round, and five newspaper employees were
killed, police had the alleged shooter in custody.
But they had a problem when they took him in for questioning. He had no
identification, he would not talk to police and his fingerprints returned no
results from any database.
 Police
were stumped, but then investigators thought to put the mystery gunman's photo
into the
state's new facial recognition system. In a matter of minutes, the alleged
shooter was identified as Jarrod Ramos,
This is one form of biometric technology that doesn't require a lot of expensive
hardware to implement nor does it require direct interaction of an individual
with a card reader, biometrically-control door lock or similar technology.
Those two characteristics make it ideal as a way to improve corporate security
in some specific ways while making it possible to sidestep the privacy concerns
that surround government use of such technology. In many companies the
implementation of facial recognition can be accomplished with little more than
some software and a cloud account that includes access to artificial
intelligence with image processing capability. eweek.com
Orlando Police Department resumes testing
Amazon's facial recognition technology
Amazon is selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement authorities
and the American Civil Liberties Union says it should stop. But the Orlando
Police Department is resuming testing of this controversial technology.
Last month,
Orlando had stopped facial recognition tests, which officials said have
never been used in active investigations. But Orlando Police Chief John Mina
said in a statement Monday: "We have made good strides in testing this
technology and believe it is important to continue this evaluation period to
determine if it's a concept that could add immeasurable value in enhancing the
city's public safety mission in a manner that balances reasonable privacy
concerns."
marketwatch.com
Marriott International to Trial Facial
Recognition Technology
Marriott International is partnering with Alibaba Group to test facial
recognition check-in technology at two of its properties in China. The
technology, being created by Fliggy, Alibaba's travel service platform, reduces
check-in time to less than one minute, according to Marriott. If all goes well,
there will be a global rollout across all Marriott International properties in
the future.
msn.com
Hackers increasingly targeting cloud
infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure is a growing target for cyber attackers because of
available computing resources, as well as the repositories of valuable data, a
report reveals.
As organisations move more of their IT estates and data to cloud environments,
criminals are turning to the cloud to exploit its vast computational power and
multiply their profits.
This is one of the key findings of the
latest report from cyber security firm Check Point, covering the first half
of the year.
The report notes that in the first six months of 2018, malware authors proved to
be capable of more than previously imagined, with more sophistication and with a
new level of agility.
computerweekly.com
Hackers are selling backdoors into PCs for just
$10
Cyber criminals are offering remote access to IT systems for just $10 via a
dark web hacking store -- potentially enabling attackers to steal
information, disrupt systems, deploy ransomware and more.
The sales of backdoor access to compromised systems was uncovered by researchers
at security company
McAfee Labs looking into the sale of
remote desktop protocol (RDP) access to hacked machines on underground
forums -- some of which are selling access to tens of thousands of compromised
systems.
Systems advertised for sale on the forum range from Windows XP through to
Windows 10, with access to Windows 2008 and 2012 Server most common. The store
owners also offer tips for how those using the illicit logins can remain
undetected.
Perhaps most significantly, McAfee says the accounts are associated with two
companies which provide airport security: one in camera surveillance, and one in
security and building automation.
zdnet.com
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Reflection and the Next 20 Years
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Celebrating their 20th anniversary,
The Zellman Group
continues to expand their offerings of LP and consulting services for retailers
- from civil recovery, restitution and LP analytics, to the recent launch of
their ORC Recovery solution. Stuart Levine, CEO; William Ramos, Director of
ORC Recovery; and Jason Davies, Director of ORC Investigations, reflect on
the company's history, what's changed, what's new, and what's in store for
Zellman Group's future.
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Amazon's Hate and Counterfeit Problems Pile Up
Amazon.com Inc.'s self-policing problems are piling up. Recently, it has been
attacked because it has done a poor job deterring the spread of counterfeit
products sold on its website. Add to those new accusations that it allows
products that "promote hate and violence" to be sold via Amazon.
The Partnership for Working Families and the Action Center on Race & the Economy
have fielded a large study titled "Delivering Hate: How Amazon's Platforms Are
Used to Spread White Supremacy, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia and How Amazon
Can Stop It." For some reason, the analysis starts out with a description of
Amazon founder Jeff Bezo's net worth, which is not key to the argument. The
study's authors go on to write:
Amazon enables the celebration of ideologies that promote hate and violence
by
allowing the sale of hate symbols and
imagery on its site, including Confederate and anti-Black imagery, Nazi and
fascist imagery, and the newly adopted imagery of the modern white nationalist
movement. Additionally, a number of these
products are targeted at children.
Amazon also has been charged with another set of practices that needs massive
resources to address. The sale of counterfeit products hurts the companies that
make the real products and the people who buy counterfeits that they believe are
genuine. Since Amazon is a highly trusted operation, it would never occur to
most people that counterfeits would even be available. According to critics,
they are not only available but plentiful.
Amazon has a policy that counterfeits
cannot be sold on the site. The list of
rules is very long, but in part it says:
It is each seller's and supplier's responsibility to source, sell, and
fulfill only authentic products. Prohibited products include bootlegs, fakes, or
pirated copies of products or content; products that have been illegally
replicated, reproduced, or manufactured; and products that infringe another
party's intellectual property rights. If you sell or supply inauthentic
products, we may immediately suspend or terminate your Amazon selling account
(and any related accounts) and destroy any inauthentic products in our
fulfillment centers at your expense.
However, violations of these rules often
go undetected by Amazon, nor are the counterfeiters punished.
247wallst.com
Surprise!
Consumers Hate the Security Measures Designed to Protect Them
from Fraud: Report
Almost daily, U.S. consumers are met with disheartening news that their personal
information was put at risk in a data breach. When asked about new payment
technologies, most are
concerned about them having sufficient security measures in place to protect
them. But, when the question is turned around, many consumers say they feel
frustrated by the inconvenience those measures cause, according to a new report.
FICO, the data aggregator and credit-rating pioneer, found many of the measures
put into place to protect consumers' personal and payment data frustrate the
very people they are designed to protect. Nearly half of those polled (47
percent) expressed frustration over answering Knowledge-Based Authentication
questions during customer service calls, 71 percent don't like difficult to read
Captcha codes and nearly 8 of 10 U.S. consumers reported that they struggle to
remember their passwords. Overall,
71 percent of those polled by FICO said
there simply are too many security measures in place.
cardnotpresent.com
Warehouse space availability dropped to 7.2% in
Q2
The second quarter saw availability fall to 7.2 percent, the lowest level since
2000, as demand continues to outpace supply, according to CBRE data first
reported by the Wall Street Journal. Availability has now dropped for a record
32 straight quarters.
Experts largely attribute the fall-off to growing demand for space as e-commerce
grows. That's prompting some owners to expand the scope of their operations,
including by adding so-called last-mile delivery operations to their properties.
therealdeal.com
Fraud Veterans Launch Podcast Dedicated to CNP
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Roxbury Township, NJ: Defendant Indicted In $12M
Go-Go Bar ORC Theft Ring
An Edgewater man conspired with the owner of a shuttered go-go bar to use stolen
credit card information - and illegally acquired gift cards - to steal more than
$12 million. Kevin Bae, 30, shared a bank account with the Morris County bar
owner "into which millions of dollars were transferred" through the scheme,
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. The investigation - dubbed
"Operation Smiles" -- found Lipka and others buying stolen credit card
information on the dark web and cloning it onto blank cards with a special
machine that made them look legitimate, Grewal said.
Groups of runners used the bogus credit cards to buy pre-paid gift cards issued
by Master Card, Visa and American Express at retail stores - among them, Target
and Home Depot -- stretching from Brooklyn to southeast Pennsylvania, the
attorney general said. They then converted the collected gift cards to cash
through bogus transactions at Smiles II, keeping 20 percent of the proceeds for
themselves and dividing the rest among the runners, he said.
dailyvoice.com
York, PA: Four stole $181K worth of baby formula from
Conewago Twp. Warehouse
Four people are accused of stealing more than $181,000 worth of a baby formula
from a Conewago Township warehouse in less than a two-year period. Northern York
County Regional Police say Terrance Banks, Brayonna Hargrove, Jennifer Bagshaw
and Pierre Bagshaw all conspired to steal and sell baby formula from the ES3
warehouse at 4875 Susquehanna Trail. Hargrove, Bagshaw and Banks face charges of
corrupt organizations, conspiracy to commit theft, theft by unlawful taking and
receiving stolen property.
Northern Regional Police were notified of the thefts in April, when three
55-gallon trash cans were found filled with baby formula powder at the
warehouse. Police say 48 cases - totaling $4,608 - were pulled from the trash
cans. Employees at the facility identified Pierre Bagshaw and Banks, employees
there, according to police. Officials say that baby formula had gone missing
from the warehouse as far back as the beginning of 2016, but there were only
records of the thefts going back to September 2016. During that time, 1,892
cases of baby formula were stolen, totaling $181,632, documents state.
yorkdispatch.com
Brookline, MA: 4 arraigned in connection to
$50,000 Bakery theft
and 60 Amazon packages
Four people have been arraigned in connection with an ongoing investigation into
a commercial breaking and entering ring responsible for the theft of more than
$50,000 and 60 Amazon packages. In a joint operation between Massachusetts State
Police assigned to the Attorney General's Office, Brookline Police Department,
Boston Police Department, Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), and with
assistance from the Andover, Cambridge, Medford, Quincy, Taunton and Weymouth
Police Departments, investigators arrested five individuals in connection with a
commercial breaking and entering operation on December 19.
wickedlocal.com
2 Detroit men charged with hacking into pump,
stealing 600 gallons of gas
Two men have been charged with hacking into a pump at a Marathon gas station in
Detroit and stealing around 600 gallons of gasoline. Damon Blocker, 29, and
Reginald Hollien, 34, both of Detroit, are accused of stealing from the Marathon
gas station on Seven Mile Road around 12:50 p.m. June 23. Blocker and Hollien
are accused of selling the gas and accepting cash. When attendants at the gas
station discovered what was happening and tried to disable the pump by computer,
they couldn't shut it off. They eventually had to activate an emergency shutoff,
disabling all pumps at the station, police said.
clickondetroit.com
Hialeah, FL: Police Seek Suspects Who Pawned Fake
Gold Jewelry
Police are looking for four people suspected of defrauding pawn shops throughout
Hialeah. Moise Bruno, Rishana Contreras Ramirez, Joane Gomez and Nadia Michelle
Morales-Alvarez are all accused of pawning fake gold jewelry. All the pawned
jewelry was coated with a small amount of gold in order for it to pass the
initial gold verification and inspection phase, police said. Upon further
inspection, the jewelry was discovered to be fake and was deemed worthless.
nbcmiami.com
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Shootings & Deaths
 Salisbury,
NC: Police shoot Armed Robbery suspect in hostage situation inside Harris Teeter
An armed robbery suspect accused of taking employees hostage at a Salisbury
Harris Teeter was seriously injured in an officer-involved shooting late
Thursday night. Salisbury police say they were called to an armed robbery at the
Harris Teeter around 11:30 p.m. Police say when officers arrived, the suspect
was holding several employees hostage at gunpoint inside the store. An officer
shot the suspect after he threatened to hurt a hostage, police say. The suspect
was taken to the hospital in Winston Salem. He remains in critical condition.
wbtv.com
Casper, WY: Armed Gunman shot & killed by Police
outside C-Store
According to the Casper Police Department, one of its officers shot and killed
an armed man at a convenience store on Tuesday morning. Police say the incident
began when they received emergency calls about a man pointing a gun at people
before leaving in a vehicle. That led to a car chase, which police broke off
because of high speeds reached during the pursuit and the proximity to downtown
Casper. The suspect vehicle was then spotted shortly thereafter at a convenience
store where the shooting occurred.
kcwy13.com
Montgomery, AL: MPD Working Double Shooting at
Strip Mall;
barber shot & wounded
Police are investigating a double shooting that happened at a strip mall at the
corner of Ann and Chestnut Streets. The shooting happened at 7pm Thursday.
Police say there were two adult males shot. One of the victims has possible
life-threatening injuries. One witness tells Alabama News Network one of the
victims was a barber at King Kutz where the shooting happened.
alabamanews.net
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Bernardino County, CA: Fatal 2017 officer-involved shooting at Ontario Stater
Bros was justified, DA says
Last year's fatal shooting by four police officers of a shotgun-toting man
inside a Stater Bros supermarket in Ontario was reviewed by San Bernardino
County prosecutors and determined to be justified. "Based on the facts presented
in the reports and the applicable law, the use of deadly force utilized by all
four officers was a proper exercise of their right of self-defense and the
defense of others and therefore their actions were legally justified," according
to a San Bernardino County district attorney's news release.
dailybulletin.com
Whitehall, PA: Polive arrest man after shooting at the
Lehigh Valley Mall in June
Robberies & Thefts
Gastonia, NC: Boost Mobile Store clerks arrested
after robbery; lied to Police
Two sales clerks have been charged with interfering with Gastonia Police's
investigation of an armed cellphone store robbery. Nancy Nayeli Romero, 30, lied
to police, saying her name was Heydi Lemus and that she was three years older
than she is, according to arrest warrants. Nineteen-year-old co-worker Rachel
Lorraine Wright allegedly went along with the ruse. Romero said Thursday she was
scared and feared retribution, moments after a man stuck a gun in her face and
demanded money from the Boost Mobile clerk.
gastongazette.com
 Studio
City, CA: Police Release Video of Jewelry Store Owner Firing Gun at 2 Men Trying
to Rob Her
The incident happened the afternoon of May 25 at a business on
Ventura Boulevard near Coldwater Canyon Avenue. Footage shows the two men
entering the store and smashing jewelry cases. One of them is seen using a large
canister of pepper spray. The business owner soon open fired at the men,
prompting one of them to use a hammer to break the glass door to exit, the video
shows. The pepper spray was used on the store owner and two customers, the
Police Department said. The man also allegedly swung his hammer at the
proprietor.
ktla.com
Auburn, ME: Auburn Police Department Launches
Anti-Shoplifting Campaign
A police department in Maine is going to start shaming shoplifters by posting
mug shots online to deal with an "out-of-control" problem. Auburn Deputy Police
Chief Jason Moen said he wants people to know the city "is open for business,
but closed to shoplifting." Anyone charged with shoplifting will be arrested
instead of being given a summons. Their mug shot taken at the Androscoggin
County Jail, along with name and charge, will be posted on the Auburn Police
Department Facebook page. Police blame a spike in shoplifting on the epidemic of
opioid abuse in Maine. Moen said shoplifting increased by 84 percent in the
first five months of 2018.
sunjournal.com
Marathon Gas Station employee calls 911, reports he shot
Robbery suspect
Englewood, OH: Walmart Shoplifting suspects with child
arrested after high-speed chase
Cargo Theft
Walton County, FL: Driver Arrested After Stolen
Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire
on I-10 in Florida
When Florida State Troopers arrived, they saw what was left of a semi-truck on
the paved emergency lane on the right shoulder, and the truck was engulfed in
flames. During cleanup, troopers contacted the owners of the trailer, P&M
Trucking Inc., which is based in Douglas, Ga. The company said none of its
drivers was in the area and that the truck pulling the trailer didn't match any
vehicle the company owned. The owners of the trailer said they didn't do
business with the trucking company and wanted to report the trailer stolen.
ttnews.com
Credit Card Fraud
Rutgers football players under investigation for
fraudulent use of credit cards
The probe which is being conducted by the Rutgers University Police Department
-- could involve as many as eight players.
nj.com
Fire & Arson
Jacksonville, FL: Westside Walmart fire ruled arson
Sentencings & Charges
San Bernardino, CA: Robber gets 15 years for
$1.5M jewel theft, assault in University Town Center
A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for his role in a $1.5
million robbery from a jewelry salesman in University Town Center two years ago.
The robber, Jonathan Braun Ortiz, had been acquitted of a similar, $600,000
jewelry theft in Del Cerro. An accomplice, Diego Rojas, pleaded guilty in both
robberies in April as he and Ortiz were headed to trial. None of the valuables
stolen from the two victims were ever recovered.
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Brooklyn, NY: Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Six Gunpoint Robberies
Columbia, SC: Florence Resident Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Passing
Counterfeit Money
Detroit, MI: Gas pump hackers charged after stealing 600+ gallons of gas
Madison, WI: Illinois man sentenced for armed robbery of T-Mobile
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Adult Store - Rockdale County, GA - Armed Robbery
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Bike Shop - Burnsville, MN - Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Gastonia, NC - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Pueblo, CO - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Las Cruces, NM - Armed Robbery
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Food Lion - Davidson County, NC - Robbery
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Gas Station - Coon Rapids, MN - Robbery (Holiday)
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Gas Station - Coon Rapids, MN - Robbery (SuperAmerica)
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Grocery - Salisbury, NC - Armed Robbery/ suspect shot by
Police
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Horse Supply - Barnesville, OH - Burglary
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Jewelry Store - Studio City, CA - Armed Robbery
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Landscape Supply - Leander, TX - Burglary
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Liquor Store - Fargo, ND - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Store - Blue Mound, IL - Burglary
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Marathon Gas Station - Dayton, OH - Robbery/Suspect shot
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Pawn Shop - Austin, TX - Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Memphis, TN - Armed Robbery / Shooting -
employee wounded
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Verizon - Bainbridge, GA - Burglary
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Walgreens - Rocky Mount, NC - Robbery
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Walgreens - Jefferson County, AL - Burglary
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Daily Totals:
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14 robberies
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6 burglaries
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3 shootings
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0 killings
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Weekly Totals:
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74 robberies
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32 burglaries
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6 shootings
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1 killing
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