Retail Theft/ORC a Top Topic at Upcoming CRA Meeting
Special Guest Speaker: California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duryee to Speak at California Retailers Association Annual Meeting
CRA's Annual Membership Meeting will be at the Irvine Marriott Mon. Oct. 2 & Tues. Oct. 3. Hear from industry leaders & policymakers on issues impacting the retail industry including Retail Theft/ORC, EPR, Supply Chain, Labor & Employment Issues & PAGA Reform. We'll also have CA Legislative & Regulatory Updates.

California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duryee will also be a special guest speaker. On February 3, 2023, Commissioner Duryee was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as the 17th Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). He is a 25-year veteran of the CHP. While serving in this capacity, Commissioner Duryee is responsible for maintaining the safety and security of millions of residents and visitors across the Golden State. Learn more about him here.

CRA Annual Meeting Topics to Include:

• Retail Theft/ORC - with special update from the CHP ORC Taskforce,
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Supply Chain/Goods Movement, PAGA Reform
• Labor & Employment Issues
• CA Legislative and Regulatory Updates

Agenda coming soon! | Register here!


ORC Continues to be Top Focus of Retail Associations
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act the focus of Council of State Retail Associations Meeting
Last week, NRF team members attended a meeting of the Council of State Retail Associations (CSRA) in San Diego. This annual event brings together retailers, industry stakeholders and the state retail associations to share insights and collaborate on a path forward for advocacy on behalf of retailers in communities nationwide.

State retail association executives play an important role for retailers large and small by listening, engaging, educating and advocating on their behalf. A focus of this year's meeting was organized retail crime and the need for passage of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act. Another priority discussed at CSRA was the need for swipe fee reform. Please contact your members of Congress and ask them to reform the payments system through passage of the Credit Card Competition Act. nrf.com


Legislative Update: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
House Bill 895 Combating ORC Act Adds 3 New C-Sponsors in Last Week
Now reaching 63 Co-Sponsors. 34 Republicans and 29 Democrats. Is your U.S. Rep supporting the bill? Check out the list here.


Crime Crisis Engulfs Nation's Capital
Robberies Up 63% | Property Crimes Up 29% | Homicides Up 27% | Burglaries Up 3%

DC continues experiencing soaring crime rates despite council chairman saying 'there is no crime crisis'

Violent crime has increased 38% over the past year in nation's capital

Washington, D.C.'s crime rates have continued to skyrocket despite its city council chairman proclaiming earlier this year there is no crime crisis in the nation's capital.

Democratic D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson told the House Committee on Oversight in late March that while there are considerable concerns regarding crime, residents should not worry.

"With regard to crime, yes, there is considerable concern," Mendelson said. "But while perception is important, the reality is less concerning. Let me be clear: People should feel safe, and it is a problem that many residents of the district don't.

According to data from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, though, almost all crimes have soared from this time last year. As of Aug. 18, the nation's capital has experienced a 63% increase in robberies, a 27% increase in homicides, a 14% increase in sexual abuse and a 4% increase in assault with a deadly weapon.

Violent crimes as a whole have skyrocketed 38%, the data shows.

The city has also witnessed property crimes increase by 29% over the past year, including a 167% increase in arson, a 115% increase in motor vehicle theft and a 3% increase in burglaries.

The crime stats over the past year are also trending in the opposite direction they had been from 2021 to 2022. During that time, there was a dip in every crime category besides motor vehicle theft, which saw an 8% increase, according to the data. foxnews.com


CHI Overall Crime Up 34% - Serious Crimes Spiking - 'Out of Control Violence' - 1,000 Police Vacancies
Chicago has a new police chief, what's his plan to fix the city's crime problem?
First and foremost is a serious discussion of what Snelling believes are the resources and support the police need to be effective. The mayor's most ardent supporters are advocates for police defunding.

Rebuilding police strength is not about providing more funding as much as it's about allowing CPD to fill its vacancies and deploy officers more effectively. While carrying 1,000 police officer vacancies last year saved the city at least $150 million, a record $210 million was spent on police overtime as escalating crime and police shortages forced the city to resort expensive overtime.

Outline the legislative support and solutions needed to make the city safer

Details on overall policing strategy

The City Council needs clear answers on other issues critical to the police having the resources and support needed to contain and reverse the crime pandemic plaguing the city.

Crime is spiking - now's the time for clarity and action

While homicides and shootings have dropped slightly in 2022, that positive comes with two sobering caveats. First, it is consistent with a national trend and decidedly not a reflection of anything Chicago is doing. Second, it is a statistical dodge of the fact that overall crime is up this year by 34%, according to the Chicago Police Department's latest data.

There were 19,403 more "serious crimes" in 2022 than 2021 and serious crimes through the end of June are up 10,143 over the same six-month period in 2022. Johnson's primary focus is on "root causes," with little-to-no emphasis on containing today's out-of-control violence. It's a strategy doomed to fail. Root causes are critical to a larger vision for public safety. But the city needs a serious containment strategy now. Snelling's confirmation hearings should be a discussion of that containment strategy. illinoispolicy.org


Extreme Criminal Attacks Covered by OSHA Rules
Violent Crime on the Job Covered by OSHA Recordkeeping Mandates

No recordkeeping exception for violent criminal acts

Worker fatally shot during truck theft while on the clock

Even the most extreme criminal attacks are covered by OSHA's recordkeeping mandates for injuries and fatalities, according to new compliance guidance on workplace violence cases.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard interpretation letter, released Aug. 11, addresses when employers are required by agency rules to list on-the-job injuries and deaths caused by violent acts in their OSHA logs. news.bloomberglaw.com


Youth crime is on the rise in Chicago - and CTU's school closures may be to blame for the trend
The University of Chicago Crime Lab recently reported a 50% increase in shooting victimizations of school-aged youth 17 years and younger since 2019. Over 90% of victims were not enrolled in school. Earlier analysis by the Crime Lab documented 8% of those arrested were for homicides, 9% for shootings, 32% for robberies and 49% for carjackings were youth 17 years and younger.

No single act was more responsible for keeping students out of school than the closing of Chicago Public Schools campuses for 17 months beginning in 2020. CPS has lost 87,000 students since 2010, when a radical wing of the Chicago Teachers Union took power. illiniospolicy.org


Memphis has a juvenile curfew, but we don't know if it works
The curfew is from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday and midnight through 6 a.m. Friday through Sunday.

Fort Worth, TX: Eastern Hills neighborhood plagued by crime in commercial strip

Tennessee's Push for Gun Violence Laws Might Have Hit Roadblock

1,000 Net New Stores Across U.S. This Year
A Bright Spot in Commercial Real Estate: Retail Shops

New store openings remain strong, overcoming inflation and interest-rate challenges

Retailers are on track to open 1,000 net new stores in the U.S. this year as retail availability hits record lows, in fresh signs of the sector's resilience despite turmoil in commercial real estate.

Landlords say demand for retail space has remained robust this year, defying inflation pressures, high interest rates and liquidations including Bed Bath & Beyond and Christmas Tree Shops.

Retail's strength is largely the result of a sharp drop in retail construction since the 2008-09 financial crisis, which allowed the oversupplied sector to digest its existing real estate. Retailers, meanwhile, started using online sales data and analytics technology to pinpoint locations for successful stores.

Also, predictions that internet sales would wipe out physical retail failed to materialize. Digitally native companies are opening bricks-and-mortar locations after reaching the limits of online customer acquisition. Shoppers flocked back to stores and restaurants as pandemic restrictions eased.

As of mid-August, retailers had announced plans to open nearly 4,500 new locations while shutting about 3,500, according to advisory and research firm Coresight Research. Nationwide, the rate of available retail space fell to 4.8% in the second quarter, the lowest level in the 18 years the data has been tracked by real-estate-services firm CBRE. wsj.com


Can New Ikea Store Curb San Francisco's Retail Exodus?
Stores are leaving San Francisco. Ikea is opening there this week
Ikea is opening a new store in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, bucking the trend of retailers closing in the city. Ikea will be the anchor tenant for a new mixed-use development on Market Street with retail, offices, restaurants and entertainment.

City leaders are hopeful that the home furniture store will draw shoppers to downtown San Francisco and support other businesses in the area at a time of store closures and rising public safety concerns.

Ikea will be the first retailer to open in the new development. Its three-level, 52,000-square-foot store will showcase 27 different room options for apartments and smaller city homes for customers. Shoppers will be able to buy and take home smaller products, but bigger furniture items like couches and bookshelves will only be available to order for delivery.

"The arrival of @IKEA is great news for the City's economic recovery that will bring local jobs and excitement to the Union Square area," San Francisco Mayor London Breed said earlier this month.

Several attention-grabbing videos of store robberies and other incidents in San Francisco have led to public safety concerns. While violent crime statistics in San Francisco have remained relatively low in recent years, property crimes have risen since 2020, according to San Francisco Police Department data.

Activity this spring in downtown San Francisco, as measured by mobile phone use, was 68% below its pre-pandemic levels, the largest decline of any US city.

Since Ikea acquired the property in 2020, retail closures in San Francisco have spiked and the city's challenges have escalated. Around 40 stores have closed in San Francisco's Union Square area since 2020, according to a tally from Coresight, a market research firm. cnn.com


61% Of Officers Say Response Times Are Suffering
Lexipol survey uncovers alarming staffing shortages and stress levels reported by first responders
DALLAS - First responders are facing significant staffing and mental health challenges that pose a serious threat to their wellbeing and the communities they serve, according to Lexipol's new Stressed & Short-Staffed: Challenges Facing First Responders and the Impact on Community Safety report. The findings, which come from Lexipol Media Group's annual "What Cops/Firefighters/Paramedics Want" surveys of 9,400 first responders, expose the degree to which a large number of first responders today are under heightened stress.

As the chart to the right shows, short staffing also results in a lack of time for training, an increase in response time to high-priority calls and a lower likelihood of performing duties due to reduced backup. Staffing issues are also leading to serious safety concerns, both for officers and the public.

Officers have less time for training, response time on both low- and high-priority calls is increasing, and officers are increasingly being pulled off important specialty assignments to fill in for patrol duty.  police1.com


'The Dollar Store Invasion' Debate
Is Cumberland County experiencing a 'dollar store invasion'? What it means for food access
The Cumberland County area has seen three new dollar stores in the last year, bringing the total number to 30.

The proliferation of dollar stores in Cumberland County - at least eight have opened in the past decade - could spell bad news for attracting new grocery stores and keeping existing grocery stores, of which there are about 60.

Dollar stores exploit communities of color and rural areas for profit, while forcing closures of full-service grocery stores and worsening food insecurity, the Institute for Local Reliance's February report, "The Dollar Store Invasion," suggests.

"Through predatory tactics, the dollar chains are killing off grocery stores and other local businesses, leaving communities with fewer jobs, diminished access to basic goods, and dimmer prospects for overall well-being," the report reads. fayobserver.com


U.S. & UK See Retail Job Postings Decline
Signal: Retail job postings in the US shrink 21% year over year in 2023
Approximate retail jobs postings between 1 January and 16 August in the US stood at 1,867,562 - a decline of 21% from the previous year - according to GlobalData's analytics. In the UK, there was a more moderate decline of 7%, with retail job postings shrinking from 198,430 in 2022 to 183,743 in 2023.

This contraction in retail job hirings echoes a cooling in the wider labour market as governments take action to bring down inflation through successive interest rate hikes. In their 25-26 July meeting, Federal Reserve officials in the US reiterated their commitment to "returning inflation to its 2% objective" while also seeking to achieve "maximum employment".

Meanwhile, in the UK, the 7% year-on-year shrinkage in retail hirings follows the latest Bank of England interest rate hike, bringing the base rate to 5.25% - its highest level since February 2008. retail-insight-network.com


Aldi Buying 400 Grocery Stores in FL & the Southeast Amid Rapid U.S. Expansion

Dick's Sporting Goods opens nine House of Sport stores

Hilary leaves massive flooding, mudslides, upheaval across Southern California


Quarterly Results

Dick's Sporting Goods Q2 comp's up 1.8%, net sales up 3.6%

Lowe's Q2 comp's down 1.6%

Macy's Q2 comp's down 8.2%, digital sales down 10%, net sales down 8%

AI Will Drive Retail Profits
Amazon, Walmart projected to bring in most profits from AI

Combined both retailers account for 38.5% of the total financial impact

Artificial intelligence has the potential to bring in over $580 billion in extra profits for Amazon and Walmart according to new research from global research and advisory firm IHL Group.

In total, the top 212 North American public retailers and restaurants could see over $1.5 trillion in additional financial impact through 2029 - with Walmart and Amazon accounting for over $580 billion, or 38.5% of the total.

Behind Walmart and Amazon for financial impact are CVS, Costco, Kroger, The Home Depot, and Target. When it comes to overall AI readiness, the same two top the chart, but the rest of the list varies slightly, with eBay and Rakuten joining the ranks for readiness (replacing CVS and Costco).

"AI is already transforming the retail market behind the scenes with traditional AI/ML improvements. Generative AI simply adds rocket fuel to that potential financial impact," said Greg Buzek, president of IHL Group.

In addition, IHL forecasts the worldwide financial impact of AI from 2022-2029 to be $1.9 trillion, or 20.6% of the total. supermarketnews.com


Bad Actors Taking Over Business & Corporate Accounts
Best practices to defend against corporate account takeover attacks

When bad actors get control of business or corporate accounts, it can be more dangerous than comprised personal or consumer accounts.

The tools and techniques cybercriminals use are similar for both consumers and corporations, but the impact of a corporate account takeover can be much more significant, says Michael Halstead, managing director of finance and insurance at Launch Consulting.

According to Halstead, the attack vectors bad actors use include:

• Phishing: This remains a popular method of attack as it has become much more sophisticated with evasive strategies, such as testing to avoid common defensive tooling. Artificial intelligence (AI) has also created new challenges with near-perfect phishing emails. SMS text messages have also become a popular technique as unlike email, mobile phones don't have strong filters to block text messages containing spam or smishing attempts.

• Pretexting: The human equivalent of phishing where an attacker creates a false pretext, e.g., impersonating a person in authority, to deceive employees.

• Business email compromise (BEC): This specifically targets corporate email accounts. Attackers compromise or spoof executive or employee email accounts to trick others within the organization or external parties into performing fraudulent actions.

• Social engineering: Uses human psychology and trust to manipulate individuals, often employees, into divulging sensitive information or granting unauthorized access.

• Phone calls impersonating legitimate entities: Attackers target company executives, business partners, or financial institutions, to trick employees into revealing login credentials, account details, or sensitive information, which can then be used to gain unauthorized access to corporate accounts.

• Deepfakes: The use of AI to create a video or audio recording of a high-ranking executive or colleague to trick an employee into transferring funds, sharing sensitive data, or giving an attacker control over a corporate account.

• Leveraging insiders: Bad actors use employees to assist with corporate account takeovers. csoonline.com


Cybersecurity Expertise in Today's Boardrooms & Corner Offices
C-Suite concerns drive cyber risk mitigation strategies

Know how to qualify cybersecurity expertise in today's boardroom and corner office

The cost of global cybercrime damage is predicted to grow by 15% per year and is projected to reach $10.5 trillion USD annually by 2025. As a result, many organizations have begun prioritizing cybersecurity competency and upskilling at every level of seniority. On top of that, a rule proposed by the SEC in April of 2022, which requires stricter qualifications for cybersecurity expertise on boards and in senior management, is tentatively scheduled to be finalized by October 2023.

As organizations across all industries prepare for this ruling the question remains - what type of qualifications constitute cybersecurity expertise? At a baseline, cybersecurity executives and board members must be well-rounded and knowledgeable and have diverse experiences across the industry.

Proven, Hands on Industry Experience and Involvement

When it comes to evaluating professionals for senior cybersecurity positions, expertise should go beyond just educational background. In fact, 25% of organizations surveyed in the ISACA's State of Cybersecurity 2022 Report responded that a university degree is not very important in their evaluation process for cybersecurity candidates, while 46% responded that this is only somewhat important to consider. On top of this, gaining knowledge and hard skills pertaining to cybersecurity is now more obtainable than ever - as high-quality information and online courses can be accessed seamlessly. With this in mind, evaluating professionals for these positions becomes a more nuanced undertaking, as those appointed to senior positions must be able to prove that their skills match what's included on their resume.

For board members, proven industry tenure is key. At a minimum, managers and board members should have at least 15-20 years of proven and verifiable cybersecurity industry experience. Although a degree in cybersecurity or computer science is required, senior employees must be able to demonstrate direct experience in developing cyber policies, strategies, and response plans, for instance.

Specialized Training and Professional Certification - The Leadership of Security Audit Initiatives - Opportunity for All: securityinfowatch.com


CISA Committee Tackles Remote Monitoring and Management Protections

CISA's public-private partnership produces RMM strategies to shore up critical infrastructure and to educate the MSPs that provide remote access to them.

Just two years after Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly unveiled the Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC) initiative, a cooperative effort between public and private cybersecurity sectors, the group has presented its first piece of guidance: a road map to shore up the remote monitoring and management (RMM) systems ecosystem behind the country's critical infrastructure.

RMM tools are used by managed service providers (MSPs) to remotely access many critical infrastructure systems. Not surprisingly, threat actors have sought out RMM tools to gain access to the organizations using them, the JCDC explained in its new RMM Cyber Defense Plan. Once breached, threat actors can evade detection and maintain persistent access in these infrastructure systems. darkreading.com


Generative AI Is Scraping Your Data. So, Now What?
AI innovation is moving faster than our laws and regulations, making it hard to decide whether Web or content scraping activity is good or bad, and what (if anything) you should do about it.

How EU lawmakers can make mandatory vulnerability disclosure responsible

Corona, CA: 2 suspects in $100,000 California jewelry store smash-and-grab arrested after police pursuit
A jewelry store employee was pepper-sprayed by thieves during a $100,000 smash-and-grab robbery in Corona on Sunday, police said. The robbery occurred at Daniel's Jewelers on 2785 Cabot Drive. Police were called there at 2:57 p.m. Four masked men entered the store and used hammers to smash several display cases before loading jewelry into a trash can and running into a nearby getaway vehicle, described as a white Chevrolet Malibu with no license plates, Corona police said in a Monday statement. Police pursued the suspects' vehicle on the 91 Freeway and off Gypsum Canyon Road, eventually through Yorba Linda, Placentia and Brea before officers used a PIT technique to disable the car on East Commonwealth Avenue and State College Boulevard in Fullerton. Two of the five suspects in the car were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and robbery: a 24-year-old Inglewood man and a 17-year-old boy from Compton. Police are still searching for three suspects who fled from the scene, described as men in their late teens or early twenties. Authorities recovered a trash can with jewelry inside the suspects' vehicle.  pressenterprise.com


Ascension Parish, LA : 1 arrested, 1 still at large following string of burglaries
One suspect has been arrested and another suspect remains on the run following a multi-state string of burglaries, including one at Hutch's Hardware in Gonzales, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies said Gary Simmons, 22, of Houston, is in the custody of law enforcement in Bryan, Texas. He will be transferred to Ascension Parish to face charges of burglary and felony theft of up to 25k, according to APSO. A second suspect, Kiana Stewart, 22, of Houston, is still on the run, authorities said. They added that once in the custody of law enforcement, she will face charges of conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit felony theft up to 25k. According to APSO, the pair is accused of being involved in a burglary at Hutch's Hardware on Highway 621 in Gonzales. The investigation began on Tuesday, June 6, and deputies said they discovered about $10,000 worth of power equipment was stolen from the store. APSO deputies said they also worked with law enforcement agencies from Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana and learned the pair is also accused of being involved in multiple other burglaries in several states. Deputies said the investigation is ongoing.  wafb.com


Tigard, OR: Police arrest 13 people for shoplifting, other crimes during retail theft mission
Tigard Police arrested 13 people for shoplifting and other criminal activity during an 8-hour retail theft mission last Friday. The department said its detectives partnered with local loss prevention employees at several major Tigard retail stores to watch for shoplifters and people committing other crimes at the shops. Along with recovering stolen goods, police said they found someone carrying a handgun with an extended magazine.
Tigard Police officials said their Commercial Crimes Unit carries out these missions on a regular basis "to deter criminal activity by showing that officers are taking proactive measures to keep our community safe." Portland Police carried out a similar mission over the weekend and arrested 20 people, while also recovering thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, illegal drugs, stolen cars, and firearms.  katu.com


DOJ: Missouri Man Gets 34 Months for Unemployment Insurance, Home Depot Frauds
ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Monday sentenced a man from Ste. Genevieve County to 34 months in prison for defrauding both Home Depot and Missouri's unemployment insurance program.

Grass also admitted defrauding Home Depot on multiple occasions by filling a cart with boxes of vinyl flooring and showing employees a fraudulent receipt claiming that he'd paid for the flooring online. Grass then sold the flooring on Facebook. Charging documents say he stole about 468 boxes of flooring that way from Home Depot stores in St. Louis and St. Louis County from Jan. 5, 2023 through Feb. 6, 2023.

Arthur Grass, 36, was also ordered to repay $207,000. Grass filed false unemployment claims for about 10 people beginning in May of 2020, claiming that the employees had been laid off from his construction company, AJE Construction. Grass cashed out the unemployment benefits, which had been placed on debit cards, and kicked some money back to the purported "workers".

Grass was arrested on March 31, 2022 by St. Charles County police investigating catalytic converter thefts. His Jeep was in a storage lot with Grass inside. Police later found a stolen Glock 9mm pistol in a toolbox in the Jeep. Grass is a convicted felon and barred from possessing a firearm. justice.gov


Layton, UT: Man with 2 active warrants busted at Kohl's
A man is facing a felony charge after allegedly stealing from Kohl's, according to the Layton City Police Department. Lamont Robert Doster, 36, was arrested for retail theft of $1,500-$4,999, a third-degree felony. On Friday, Aug. 18, the Layton Police Department received a report of a theft in progress at Kohl's. The male suspect was reportedly seen placing Kohl's merchandise into a suitcase and walking out of the store. Layton Police said they located the male and identified him as Doster. When contacted by police, Doster reportedly was pulling a suitcase that still had a price tag on it. After police told Doster he was being stopped for suspicion of theft, he reportedly told police he had stolen merchandise in the suitcase. The items in the suitcase were identified as Kohl's items by staff, according to Layton Police. The retail value of items found in Lamont's possession totaled $2,398.63, according to the probable cause statement. Doster reportedly told Layton Police that he was homeless and therefore could not be served court documents. Lamont also has two active arrest warrants in northern Utah, according to the probable cause statement.  abc4.com


Visalia, CA: Police arrest Saira Howell at Kohl's for over $2,000 in shoplifting crimes
A woman was recently arrested as a shoplifter responsible for stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from a local Kohl's. Around 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 13, Visalia Police Department officers were called to JCPenney on Mooney Boulevard for a report of shoplifting. Officers were told a woman loaded a shopping cart with over $2,000 worth of merchandise and left without paying. The store's Loss Prevention Department confronted the woman outside the store, but the woman ran off before officers arrived on scene. Fifteen minutes later, the Kohl's Loss Prevention Department reported a shoplifting in progress and described the shoplifter as the same woman that had just fled JCPenney. Officers set up in the Kohl's parking lot and caught the woman as she was leaving the store with stolen merchandise. Saira Howell, 41, was arrested for grand theft. She was transported and booked at the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility.  thesungazette.com


Putnam County, NY: Duo Nabbed For Shoplifting Over $1K Worth Of Products From Yorktown Stores
Both 48-year-old Putnam County resident Scott Keeler of Putnam Valley and 43-year-old Bronx resident Jonathan Maldonado face larceny charges after stealing products from stores in Yorktown, according to Yorktown Police. Keeler's arrest resulted from an incident on Wednesday, Aug. 2 around 12:15 p.m., when Yorktown Police were alerted to numerous thefts at the Lowe's Home Improvement. A detective then arrived at the store and interviewed the managers, who said that Keeler allegedly took numerous products from the store, walked by all points of sale, and did not try to pay for any of the items in several instances between June 2023 and July 2023. Additionally, Keeler would also allegedly return some of these items using another receipt, stealing around $3,041.27 from Lowe's in total, police said. An investigation conducted by Yorktown Police later identified Keeler as the suspect.  dailyvoice.com