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Christie was previously the Vice President of Internal Audit for SONIC Drive-In
since last October. Prior she's held a variety of senior level leadership
positions in both internal audit and loss prevention including VP Internal Audit
for Ruby Tuesday and VP of Loss Prevention, VP Internal Audit and Director of
Internal Audit for Bloomin' Brands. She's also held other non-retail positions
including Manager Business Process Risk Consulting for Arthur Andersen Business
Consulting, Audit Manager for Livingston & Haynes, PC and Accountant for
Innovasive Devices, Inc. and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. She earned her Bachelor's
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Inside the University of Florida's anti-shoplifting 'store'
 We
see crazy robbery attempts caught on security camera all the time. But at a
"store" in Gainesville, Florida, the crimes are on purpose, and the cameras are
only a small part of the picture.
That's where University of Florida researchers are getting inside the mind of a
shoplifter, with the help of new technology like "synthetic DNA."
The goo is being tested at the school's "store lab" as a way for police to catch
thieves red-handed -- or should we say, "blue handed"?
When a would-be thief triggers the alarm, a special substance sprays down on
them and shows up blue on their skin under a black light. Invisible to the naked
eye, the marks from the spray remain on skin for up to six weeks.
"It's not made anywhere else in the world, so we can say with absolute certainty
if you find this on someone's skin they were in this location when this thing
went off," explained Mike Giblin, the lab's senior research scientist.
It's just one of the cutting-edge tactics they try out to help fight theft.
Dr. Read Hayes, the director of the Loss Prevention Council, says they've
interviewed hundreds of shoplifters over the years. He says robberies are
getting more violent due to all of the new expensive products out there.
"Smart phones, pharmaceuticals," he said, ticking down the list. "Consumer
goods like premium razorblades. Tide, logo apparel, premium handbags."
That's why the lab focuses on stopping a crime before it happens, working with
stores in the area for real-world testing on their methods or products.
fox13news.com
Johnson Controls Set to Advance False Alarm Reduction With SaaS Offering
In an industry first, Johnson Controls (JCI) has begun marketing a false alarm
reduction service that applies machine learning algorithms to intrusion alarm
panel data and provides end customers with insights to prioritize actions that
are said to vastly reduce preventable nuisance alarms.
To train its algorithms and confirm their accuracy, the company utilized a mass
amount of closed-loop data - five years' worth - from the 757,000 panels it has
in the field.
A customer beta-testing phase, which lasted a year-and-a-half, then bore results
the company claims can give end users data-driven recommendations to reduce 50%
to 70% of their false alarms.
Among JCI's beta customers was a men's clothing chain with 219 retail sites
across the United States. In all, the corporation rang up about 6,600
false alarm calls in 2017.
According to Trainor, the JCI solution could have eliminated 5,800 of those
signals from ever triggering to the receiver. With an estimated $3.2 billion
spent annually on false alarms fines and associated costs by organizations and
municipalities, dramatic cost savings is a key attraction to the JCI solution.
securitysales.com
Chester County, PA Goes Live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) for
Faster, More Accurate Emergency Response
Chester County, PA is the latest municipality to implement Automated Secure
Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology designed to automate communication between
alarm monitoring central stations and public safety dispatch/911 centers.
Electronic data transmission results in the following benefits for residents and
first responders:
● Less phone calls to emergency response centers. Alarm center data is
passed to public safety dispatch/911 operators electronically within seconds and
then provided to first responders upon dispatch.
● Quicker processing times. Data doesn't have to be input manually or
communicated verbally, resulting in reduced hold times, less chance of human
error, and faster responses.
● Greater accuracy of information transmitted. Electronic transmission of
data reduces chances for errors.
vectorsecurity.com
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Chipotle in Hot Water
Update: Ohio county health department reports 518 inquiries
tied to potential Chipotle outbreak
The number of potential customers that were affected by a food borne illness
outbreak at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Ohio may be much higher than initially
believed. The Delaware General Health District said Wednesday that it had
received a total of 518 inquiries - 95 emails and 423 calls - related to a
possible outbreak stemming from a Chipotle in Powell, Ohio.
So far, staff at the local health department has been able to interview more
than 200 people who self-reported nausea, diarrhea and fever, among other
symptoms, after eating at the restaurant. In addition fecal and food samples
have been delivered to the Ohio Department of Health for laboratory testing.
cnbc.com
Chipotle hit with new lawsuit over possible food contamination in Ohio
An Ohio man sued Chipotle on Tuesday as state health officials investigate a
"possible foodborne illness outbreak" stemming from one of the burrito chain's
locations in Powell, Ohio, according to the lawsuit obtained by CNBC. Plaintiff
Filip Syzller is asking for $25,000 after he purchased three chicken tacos on
July 29 from Chipotle and then started experiencing nausea, headaches and hot
flashes, according to the lawsuit filed in Delaware County in Ohio. He was
undergoing medical treatment, the lawsuit says.
cnbc.com
A Hollywood, FL Chipotle Was a Sexual Harassment Free-for-All, Lawsuit Claims
South Broward teenager Diana Aguilar claims her first job turned into a
testosterone-laden nightmare thanks to a local Chipotle manager who allegedly
made unwanted sexual advances, called her a "slave," and nipped at her neck with
his teeth while she was working as a kitchen employee.
browardpalmbeach.com
Iowa Lottery kept selling games after security warning
Former security director rigged $16.5M lotto drawing for himself
 The
Iowa Lottery kept marketing four games to the public despite a 2015 warning from
its security chief that they were vulnerable to fraud by insiders, according to
a newly released memo that the state had fought to keep secret.
Steve Bogle, the lottery's then-vice president of security, made a "strong
recommendation" in the Aug. 7, 2015, memo that the lottery should immediately
suspend sales of the Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Pick 4 and All or Nothing games. He said
that the lottery could not ensure that they were being operated fairly following
an audit that documented a lack of security protocols and oversight at the
contractor that picked the winning numbers.
Bogle's recommendation followed an independent audit of the Multi-State Lottery
Association, which built the random number generators that picked combinations
for the four games. The association's former security director, Eddie Tipton,
had been convicted on lottery fraud charges that summer for allegedly rigging a
$16.5 million Hot Lotto drawing for which he purchased the winning ticket
and unsuccessfully worked with associates to claim.
pilotonline.com
Price-Fixing Scheme Didn't Target Retailers, Samsung Says
Samsung has slammed a bid by trustees for bankrupt electronics retailers Circuit
City and RadioShack to revive an antitrust suit alleging that they were the
targets of a price-fixing conspiracy for optical disc drives, telling the Ninth
Circuit that even if such a scheme existed, its only potential victims were
computer manufacturers Dell and HP.
The electronics giant on Monday said a district court rightly dismissed claims
that it and Toshiba Corp. overcharged retailers by roughly $80 million for
optical disk drives, because the alleged scheme didn't target RadioShack and
Circuit City.
law360.com
'Ghosting' Behavior Baffles HR Pros, Hiring Managers
It's a "Buyer's Market" for Jobs Right Now - And Applicants are Getting Picky
Ever had a great job candidate who didn't respond to your calls, texts and
e-mails about a job offer? Had a new hire who never showed up to work? Or had an
employee walk off without a word, never to be heard from again?
You were "ghosted."
Such behavior has left many HR professionals and hiring managers baffled. In
today's market, job seekers and workers are in the driver's seat. There are now
more openings - 6.6 million as of June 1 - than there are unemployed people -
6.1 million, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics. But no-shows and mysterious disappearances are happening
nationally across a wide range of industries.
 "For years, candidates anxiously awaited responses from employers after
meticulously preparing their resumes and cover letters, attending interviews and
then - cricket sounds - nothing," says Susan Hosage, SHRM-SCP, senior consultant
and executive coach for OneSource HR Solutions in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Recruiters
dodged phone calls and deleted messages from candidates who wanted to know their
hiring status.
"Now, the tables have turned."
At Trevi Communications Inc. in Danvers, Mass., hiring managers no longer get
too excited when the company receives an e-mail from a well-qualified candidate,
says Eugene Hunt, principal.
"Now we see every applicant as another move in a game of chance, since the
odds are about 1 in 4 that they will go through the process without becoming
distracted or disengaged - and disconnect - at some point," he says.
Hunt dismisses the notion that ghosting is about "Millennial entitlement."
Instead, he says, it's "more a case of a buyer's market ... with myriad
opportunities and no consequences if you just walk away from an employer or job
offer without ever communicating or engaging."
shrm.org
ADP: 219,000 Jobs Created in July - And Possible Shift In Retail Job Hiring?
ADP and Moody's Analytics reported Wednesday that private payrolls in the United
States surged by 219,000 positions in July, topping the 185,000 spots seen by
economists. The surge was broad-based, save for verticals that might be expected
to be impacted by some structural changes, including online information services
and retail.
The much publicized Amazon effect has continued, hitting retail ranks at the
register and in the aisles. The effect may be one that shows some structural
shifts afoot. Chief Economist Mark Zandi of Moody's said smaller firms have
posted positions online that are proving relatively harder to fill, as those
firms create/fill openings related to product returns and staffing call centers.
The movement, then, might be broad-based enough to have an eventual positive
impact on the industry, he said.
pymnts.com
 Viral video spurs Fla. McDonald's to hire homeless man
The homeless man seen in a viral video getting help shaving from a police
officer in Tallahassee, Florida, has landed a job. The man, identified by his
first name Phil, will officially start working Tuesday at McDonald's, a company
spokesperson said.
Raphael Vazquez, who owns and oversees the McDonald's on Thomasville Road, told
CBS News on Monday that he was impressed with Phil's
determination from the
start and found out about him like everyone else, via the widely watched video
on social media more than a week ago.
cbsnews.com
Brookstone files for bankruptcy, plans to shutter more than 100 stores in malls
Focus Brands to Buy 800-Unit Jamba Juice for $200M
Seritage Growth Properties gets $2 billion financing from Berkshire Hathaway
'Vomit Fraud': Uber Drivers' Fake Puke Claims Cost Riders Up to $150
IHOP's burger sales quadrupled after its controversial IHOb name change
Quarterly Results
Floor & Decor Q2 comp's up 11.4%, net sales up 26.2%
Sprouts Q2 comp's up 2%, revenue up 12%
Publix Q2 comp's up 1.7%, sales up 4%
Yum! Brands Q2 comp's up 1%, sales up 4%
KFC comp's up 2%, sales up 6%
Pizza Hut comp's down 1%, sales flat
Taco Bell comp's up 2%, sales up 5%
Sally Beauty Q3 comp's down 2%, net sales down 0.2%
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eBay seller embezzled $40k in medical equipment from
employer
A 28-year-old Raleigh man was indicted Wednesday on charges related to stealing
over $40,000 worth of medical equipment and selling it on eBay, a Department of
Justice release said.
Officials said Bill Baez Jr., from October 2017 through January 2018, engaged in
a scheme to defraud his employer by stealing the equipment and selling it on
eBay for his own profit.
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Hackers Behind Attacks on US Retailers Arrested
3 Members of Notorious International Cybercrime Group "Fin7" in Custody for Role
in Attacking Over 100 U.S. Companies in 47 States, Stealing 15M Credit Cards
Used Front Company 'Combi Security' to
Recruit Hackers to Criminal Enterprise
 The cyberthieves who stole millions of credit and debit card numbers from major
U.S. retailers and restaurant chains in recent years have been caught.
U.S. law enforcement authorities
announced Wednesday the arrests and indictment of three leaders of FIN7, a
notorious Eastern European cybercriminal group long suspected of carrying out
several waves of attacks on more than 120 U.S. companies between 2015 and 2017.
The targeted companies were predominantly in the restaurant, gaming and
hospitality industries, according to prosecutors. Authorities identified only
seven of the victim businesses, including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chili's,
Arby's, Red Robin and Jason's Deli, all of which have publicly attributed
recent data breaches to FIN7.
Officials identified the three arrested FIN7 leaders as Ukrainian nationals
Dmytro Fedorov, 44, Fedir Hladyr, 33, and Andrii Kolpakov, 30. The three hackers
were each charged in federal court in Seattle on Wednesday with 26 counts of
conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking, access device fraud, and aggravated
identity theft.
Law enforcement officials describedFIN7 as "a prolific hacking group" composed
of dozens of hackers that developed various malware and operated servers in
several countries, including the United States.
To operate under the guise of a legitimate business, FIN7 created a computer
security pen testing company called Combi Security, purportedly with offices
in Russia and Israel.
According to the indictment, FIN7 frequently targeted companies whose customers
use credit and debit cards when they make a purchase at so-called point-of-sale
systems.
voanews.com
justice.gov
'Darknet' market spokesman gets nearly 4 years in prison
A man who promoted an international criminal online marketplace and assisted
people using it for illicit transactions was
sentenced Tuesday in Atlanta to serve nearly four years in federal prison.
Ronald L. Wheeler III of Streamwood, Illinois, worked for about two years as a
public relations specialist for AlphaBay, which authorities have said was the
world's leading "darknet" marketplace when an international law enforcement
effort shut it down in July 2017.
wsbtv.com
 Trust = Spending
Loss of Consumer Trust in Retail Can Be Costly
Nearly seven in 10 internet users in the US and Western Europe have boycotted
(or would boycott) a company that repeatedly did not protect their personal
data.
Interestingly, the CA Technologies/Frost & Sullivan study showed the retail
industry had the biggest gap between loss of consumer trust after a data breach
and the monetary effect. Fifty-nine percent of consumers said a breach had
negative impact, but 41% of retailers said the breach had financial impact.
emarketer.com
48% of Customers Avoid Services Post-Data Breach
Nearly 80% of consumers report it's "very important" or "crucial" their
personally identifiable information (PII) is protected online, and 86% say a
high level of data protection is a priority in choosing online services,
according to "The
Global State of Online Digital Trust," from CA Technologies and Frost &
Sullivan.
About half (48%) of organizations report involvement in a publicly disclosed
data breach. Of those, nearly all say they have experienced a long-term negative
impact related to client trust and/or revenue. Half of the respondents whose
businesses had been breached report strong long-term negative effects on both
consumer trust (50%) and business results (47%).
darkreading.com
UK Phone & Electronics Retailer Dixons Data Breach Swells to 10M Records Stolen
Dixons Carphone has admitted that a data breach it announced in June exposed
nearly 10 times more non-financial personal records than initially reported,
putting the new tally of stolen records at around 10 million.
The company, which is being investigated by The Financial Conduct Authority, the
Information Commissioner's Office and other watchdogs for the breach, announced
the updated numbers in a Tuesday statement to the public and investors. The
company said it now believes hackers were able to make off with 10 million
records containing non-financial data such as names, addresses or email
addresses during 2017. It had originally said 1.2 million of such records were
exposed.
Dixons did not provide an update on a separate breach it also announced in June,
in which the company says hackers tried to compromise 5.9 million bank cards by
breaching its payments system.
law360.com
Under GDPR, Data Breach Reports in UK Have Quadrupled
The scale of data breaches in Europe is rapidly evolving past the "problem
unknown" stage, thanks to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, for which
enforcement began on May 25.
 GDPR imposes a number of new requirements on organizations that handle personal
information. But one of the biggest changes is that organizations must track all
breaches, as well as report certain types of breaches to authorities "within 72
hours of becoming aware of the breach, where feasible," according to the
Information Commissioner's Office, which is the U.K.'s data privacy watchdog and
GDPR enforcer.
So it should be no surprise that the number of breach reports being filed to the
ICO by organizations - based inside the U.K. and out - has already increased
dramatically.
In both March and April, the total number of breaches reported to the ICO was
about 400, according to data released by the ICO last week. But the number of
breach reports climbed to about 700 in May and hit about 1,750 in June, the ICO
says.
bankinfosecurity.com
US government's "do not buy" list shuts out Russia, China
China has shut us down too
MDL Transfer Bid For Hudson's Bay Data Breach Suits Denied
Reddit Warns Users of Data Breach
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MetrORCA Update - ORC Trends - Strategies -
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Lt. Tarik Sheppard,
NYPD
Jim Cosseboom, Manager of Investigations
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TJ Flynn, Sr. Manager of AP
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From The Journalist/Consultant the CEOs Read
"The Zombie Virus Has a Name: Amazon"
Five Tools to Survive the Retail Apocalypse
Zombie apocalypses are not so good.
But many would argue that retail is right in the middle of one - Patient Zero
has been infected and a nasty zombie virus is about to spread at an exponential
rate. This zombie virus has a name: Amazon. Amazon is about to leave
years of legacy retail hubris undead and wandering aimlessly down an old dusty
road in mind-numbing purgatory.
So, we need to be ready. We need to prep our safety shelters quickly with the
tools necessary for survival. Here's hope: There are five essential tools
every company needs to survive.
1. Data
Data is the heart of the new flywheel of retail. Data need to be every CEO's #1
priority. Now here's the rub - how many current retail CEOs ever talk about data
as their #1 priority? (cough) Zero. Or, at least, not many.
 Technology
has changed the game. Small "p" products are so readily available now that the
subjectivity of "picking" no longer wins the day. Data wins the day. Data tell
us what trends are emerging, what is out of stock in our homes and even the
colors we wear that will generate the most likes on Facebook. Data analytics
have a greater probability of success than all the subjective sages we grew up
with and held in such high regard.
Getting behind a data initiative isn't easy though. There are two key efforts
that all retail CEOs need to support: 1. Product Data; 2. Cloud Enabled
Point-of-Sale Systems.
2. Shedding
The "why" in why you come to a physical store has changed. The "why's" of
convenience, inspiration and immediate gratification are no longer operative.
The only "why's" today are tactile, delightful experiences and the memories of
being somewhere special.
So, just like a snake, retailers need to shed the skin of legacy brick and
mortar and design experiences, starting from the ground up. Completely FRESH.
They need to try completely new retail ideas, under new brand umbrellas; in
fact, umbrellas that have never existed before. Then they need to integrate
these new ideas into their existing footprints as fast as they can. These new
ideas become their fresh snakeskin.
3. The Customer as Point of Distribution
We are now in a world where retailers' private label brands can and should be
offered anywhere, just like CPG products. The days of private label living
solely within its retailer's four walls are over. And by the way, do CPGs still
need retailers? Maybe. But maybe not. Direct to consumer with the customer as a
single point of distribution is the future.
By thinking omnichannel and rethinking how digital touchscreen interfaces can
stand in for physical displays (a more efficient and effective display
solution), retail floors can be repurposed to celebrate the more meaningful
tactile and social interactions. And these emerging digital interfaces could be
put anywhere - in hotel lobbies, apartment buildings, on our TVs, and, dare I
say it, even on Alexa - creating entirely new points of product distribution in
the process.
4. Supply Chain
Supply-chain capabilities come down to one simple question: For any given point
of distribution, do products need to be ready-to-ship and/or ready-to-show?
Companies need to move quickly and start adjusting their supply chains to ship
or to show based on their customers' purchasing preferences (some categories may
even require both). They need to ask questions like, "Should I start to ship
products as single units or via cartons? Should I send my furniture to stores
via flatpack so I can ready it for customer pick-up and for ship-from-store?"
5. New Partnerships
The final tool in the toolkit is new partnerships. I deliberately do not mean
acquisitions.
Acquisitions are the "pray to god" equivalent of getting through the zombie
apocalypse. For example, Joe or Jane CEO is sitting on cash, doesn't want to
admit that he or she is over his or her head, and so he or she does the
proverbial, "let's swing my big you-know-what around and buy something,"
Because Joe or Jane CEO is powerful.
Admittedly, acquisitions can work (Amazon, Facebook, et al.), but if
acquisitions are done willy-nilly, they risk destroying value in both companies,
exacerbating the problems within the apocalypse.
People do not have a physical place to go for Craigslist exchanges. They do not
have a safe physical rendezvous to meet a Tinder date. They do not have an easy
way to return their e-commerce purchases in a physical space. These exploitable
pain points are all opportunities because pain points actually lead to value
creation.
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Canton, MI: Police announced the arrests of 5
people in $125,000 Retail Theft Ring
Canton Police Deputy Director Chad Baugh said the items were stolen from stores
throughout southeast Michigan. "We're just very fortunate to have a great
partnership with not only the retailers that assisted in providing some of the
information, but also Michigan State Police and Dearborn police to help bring
some resolution to the victims, which are the retailers and ultimately, all of
us," Baugh said. The arrests were made within the previous 24 hours, Baugh said
Wednesday afternoon. Officers executed search warrants at a house on Detroit's
west side and at a warehouse and storage unit in Dearborn. Baugh declined to
specify what sorts of items were stolen, citing the ongoing investigation.
Canton police began the investigation about four months ago.
freep.com
Fairfax County, VA: Police break up suspected
Credit Card Fraud ring;
293 cards seized
 Court
records show it all started when Fairfax County Police pulled over the suspects
for a registration violation. Officers reported finding fake cards in the car,
receipts for iPhones and jewelry, as well as fake IDs with the names "Jorge
Soler" and "Luis Lopez". Investigators discovered the suspects had been staying
in Fairfax for weeks living at a Candlewood Suites near Interstate 66, where the
police uncovered credit card skimmers and machines to alter credit cards. The
search warrant shows the police found 293 cards that where "altered or in the
process of being altered." One suspect had several charges dropped, but the
documents do not explain why.
wjla.com
 Miami,
FL: 11 Arrested, 11 Vehicles Confiscated in Massive Miami-Dade Gas Theft Ring
At least 11 people were arrested and 11 trucks were confiscated by police in
Miami-Dade Wednesday as part of a crackdown on a massive fuel theft ring,
officials said. The arrests are part of what authorities are calling "Operation
Fill Er Up." Officials said the suspects used stolen credit cards to fill up
vans and trucks with gas that was then sold on the black market for half the
original price. The crackdown is related to February's arrest of 11 suspects who
police say were also stealing fuel. Officials said the vans and trucks used to
carry the gas are "rolling bombs." Police have found 66 stolen credit cards so
far.
nbcmiami.com
Mobile, AL: Couple trying to steal $1K worth of school
supplies pepper spray store employee
Police say a couple was caught on camera trying to steal nearly $1,000 in school
supplies from an Office Depot. When a clerk tried to stop them, they turned on
the clerk, shooting the clerk with pepper spray. It happened Sunday at the
Office Depot at 3500 Highway 90 West. Police say the thieves were driving a
brown 90s Crown Victoria with dents all over and a bungee cord holding the trunk
shut.
wkrg.com
Racine, WI: Dollar General associate and man
steal over $1K in merchandise
The manager reviewed surveillance footage showing that on both days Naieysha
Perry motioned merchandise over the counter as if she was scanning it, but was
not. She then bagged the items and charged an unknown male customer (later
identified as Luther L. Burkman) $5 for each transaction. The manager provided a
detailed list of items Perry bagged, which totaled $1,014.20.
journaltimes.com
Tallahassee, FL: Uniformed Security Guard charged with
$3,000 grand theft from Walmart
The Leon County Sheriff's Office arrested Jamaal Tuesday. He is a licensed
unarmed security guard who was unemployed at the time he was seen on video
pushing a shopping cart around the Walmart on Mahan Drive. He can be seen
loading a cooler with more than $3,000 in electronics, then leaving through the
garden center on July 17. He is seen pulling the cooler over the fence with the
help of an accomplice.
tallahassee.com
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Shootings & Deaths
Oxon Hill, MD: Victim, Suspect dead after
shooting at liquor store
A police officer shot and killed a suspect in a fatal shooting at a liquor
store, authorities in the Maryland suburbs of Washington said Wednesday. Prince
George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski told a news conference that the
armed suspect killed someone about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at the store in Oxon
Hill. Stawinski said the victim was neither the owner nor an employee of the
liquor store, adding that he didn't have any details on what sparked the
confrontation between the suspect and the shooting victim.
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Greenwood, SC: Police make another arrest,
identify 2 more suspects in Greenwood Mall shooting
Police are seeking two more suspects in connection with the shooting at the
Greenwood Mall after a second suspect turned himself in Wednesday. Narkevious
Reid, 21, turned himself Wednesday and was charged with attempted murder and
possession of a weapon during a violent crime. A judge denied his bond. This
came after Monday's arrest of Antonio Lafayette Williams Jr., 23, where police
charged him with attempted murder and simple possession of marijuana in
connection with the shooting. Police also identified two more people they are
looking for in connection with the mall shooting: Shyheim Alston, and Shyheim
Freeman. The mall shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday. At least four
males chased a person through the mall's common area before they fired multiple
shots, no one was injured.
indexjournal.com
 Mobile,
AL: Three people in critical condition following a Gas Station Armed Robbery
Mobile police have released a clip of surveillance video that includes audio of
the suspect accused of shooting three people during a robbery in Midtown Mobile
Tuesday evening. The man, seen wearing a mask, can be heard saying, "Let's get
it! Let's get it!" as he points a gun at the cashier. Mobile police hope someone
may recognize the suspect's voice. At a news conference Wednesday afternoon,
Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste called this a "cowardly" act. Chief
Battiste called it one of the coldest crimes he's seen in recent years. He said,
"I hadn't seen anyone go into a business and just intentionally take people's
lives just without any conversation."
wkrg.com
Odessa, TX: Man arrested in fatal 7-Eleven shooting
A man was arrested Monday in Odessa in connection to a fatal shooting at
7-Eleven last month. Christopher Warren George, 35, was arrested and
charged with murder, a first-degree felony. Treginale White, 41, was
shot and killed at 2:14 a.m. July 13 at a 7-Eleven.
oaoa.com
Capetown South Africa: Gang Leader wounded in
shooting at Soneike Mall in Kuilsrivier
Western Cape Police confirmed a shooting incident at a mall in Kuilsrivier,
outside Cape Town, in which one person was killed and alleged Sexy Boys gang
leader Jerome "Donkie" Booysen, who survived several attempts on his life this
year, was wounded.
citizen.co.za
St. Louis, MO Shots fired outside C-store; 2 employees
arrested
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
 Lower
Yoder Township., PA: Former McDonald's Employee Arrested for Armed Robbery;
after being terminated for theft
The general manager told police Christopher Braswell was fired from that
McDonald's on Saturday after being suspect in two other theft-related incidents
at the restaurant. Later that night, while employees were preparing to close,
police say Braswell first assaulted a young man mopping the floor, then pushed
him over the counter. Police say Braswell then put his handgun against the
employee's head, also pointing it at three other employees, forcing all four to
go to the back office where the safe was. Police say he ordered the manager to
remove deposits and cash from the safe and ordered the man he assaulted to
remove cash from the money drawers.
wjactv.com
Tucson, AZ: Former employee pays back $1,000 she
stole from restaurant
in the 90s
 A
restaurant owner in Arizona received a surprising delivery last week: A
handwritten letter from a former waitress, along with $1,000 cash. The anonymous
former employee says she was a waitress at El Charro restaurant, owned by
Carlotta Flores and her family, "very briefly" back in the 1990s while she was a
student at the University of Arizona. She explains that while she was working,
one of the other waiters encouraged her to "forget" to ring in a few drinks
during her shifts and pocket the cash.
"For some stupid reason, I did it," the woman wrote. "I grew up in the church, I
knew better. I hadn't stolen a dime before then, nor have I since." The woman
goes on to say she was a terrible waitress and was fired before the money she
took amounted to more than a few hundred dollars. "It's been 20 years, but I
still carry great remorse," she said in the letter. "I am very sorry." The
former waitress explains that the money she sent along with the letter is her
repayment, plus 20 years of interest.
wkrn.com
Strangnas, Sweden: Thieves steal Swedish Royal
Jewels, escape by speedboat
 Thieves
in Sweden walked into a small town's medieval cathedral in broad daylight and
stole priceless crown jewels dating back to the early 1600s before escaping by
speedboat. Two men vanished after the noon heist Tuesday into a vast patchwork
of lakes around Strangnas, 37 miles west of the capital of Stockholm. The
thieves snatched two gold crowns and an orb made for King Karl IX and Queen
Kristina in the daring robbery. One of the crowns is encrusted with precious
stones. The stolen items were on display at an exhibition in the cathedral, and
visitors were inside at the time. "The alarm went off when the burglars smashed
the security glass and stole the artifacts," Catharina Frojd, a spokeswoman for
the 14th-century Strangnas cathedral.
citynews.ca
Springfield, MO: Playboy Bunny tattoo helps police ID
suspects in Zales Robbery in the Battlefield Mall
Weslaco, TX: 2 Suspects in La Plaza Jewelry Store Robbery
Attempt Convicted in California Smash & Grab in 2015
Kokomo, IN: Two teens arrested for theft of 7 guns in
Rural King store Burglary
Lawrence County, AL: Dollar General Manager steals
deposit, blames hoax Robber
NYC, NY: Man Goes On West Village Burglary Spree; hit 15
buildings in Lower Manhattan and stole $2,500 worth of packages
UK: Wrexham, Wales: Teen arrested in $28,000 jewelry store
Smash & Grab
UK: Coventry, England: Asda store Robber who dropped keys
to getaway car tackled by shoppers
Bomb Threats
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BevMo - Menlo Park, CA - Burglary
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Boost Mobile - Hickory, NC - Burglary
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C-Store - Pleasantville, PA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Vivian, LA - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Janesville, WI - Burglary
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EZ Pawn - Helena-West Helena, AR - Burglary
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Gas Station - Mobile, AL - Armed Robbery/Shooting - 3
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Furniture store - Dayton, OH - Burglary
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Gun Store - West Monroe, LA - Burglary
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Home store - Middletown, KY - Burglary
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Jewelry Store - Mankato, MN - Burglary
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McDonald's - Johnstown, PA - Robbery
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O'Reilly's Auto - Bowling Green, KY - Burglary
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Rite Aid - Danbury, CT - Armed Robbery
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Rural King - Kokomo, IN - Burglary
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Sprint - Howland, OH - Burglary
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T-Mobile - Groose Pointe Woods, MI - Robbery
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Walgreens - Houston, TX - Burglary (ATM)
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Wig Shop - Silver Springs, MD - Robbery/ Assault
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7-Eleven - Isle of Wight County, VA - Armed Robbery
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