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Patrick O'Leary named
Business Development - Inventory Intelligence for Sensormatic
Prior to taking this position with
Sensormatic,
Patrick served as Vice President and General Manager for Nedap for four
years. Before that, he spent over two years with Verint-Systems as Vice
President, Retail Sales - North America. Patrick also held various
positions with Checkpoint Systems over the span of 15 years, including
Vice President of Sales - North America, Director of Sales - East United
States, and Director of Sales - South Central Region. He earned his
Bachelor of Science in Technology from Kent State University.
Congratulations, Patrick!
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Byrne, Overstock C.E.O., Resigns After Disclosing Romance With Russian Agent
For two decades as the chief executive of the online retailer Overstock.com,
Patrick Byrne has never been far from controversy.
He posted elaborate theories on his personal website, railed against an unnamed
Wall Street figure he named the Sith Lord and then, last week, delivered the
most eyebrow-lifting tale of all.
Mr. Byrne - operating on the advice, he said,
of the Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett - disclosed that he had
been in a romantic relationship with Maria Butina, a woman accused of being a
Russian spy who tried to infiltrate circles of political power before the 2016
presidential election.
His statement, with its references to the "Deep State," "Men in Black" and
"political espionage," sent his company's shares sharply down and baffled
investors. On Thursday, he
resigned as Overstock's chief executive and chairman,
saying his continued presence was complicating the company's business
relationships.
Those relationships, he said in an interview, included the kind necessary to
fulfill his plan to sell the online retailer.
"My presence could - and likely would - be disruptive to strategic conversations
that are occurring, one of which is with my most preferred suitor in the entire
industry," he told The New York Times. He declined to name that potential buyer.
He also said his presence could lead to problems for the company as it tried to
renew indemnification insurance for its directors and officers. "The fact that I
am so controversial has never been appealing to them, but I know it is salt in
the wound now," he said.
nytimes.com
Overstock CEO: FBI asked me to pursue a romantic relationship with Maria Butina
El Paso, TX: Walmart will reopen store; interior will be entirely new, memorial
will be featured to honor those who were slain in the mass shooting
 Walmart
plans to reopen the El Paso store where 22 people were killed in a shooting
earlier this month, the retail giant said Thursday, but the entire interior of
the building will first be rebuilt. The renovated store will include an on-site
memorial honoring the victims of the shooting, many of whom were Latino, and
recognizing the "binational relationship between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez" just
across the border in Mexico, Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove said. The project
is expected to take three to four months. Nearly all of the 400 employees at the
El Paso store have been reassigned to other nearby locations, Hargrove said, and
the Arkansas-based company believes reopening the store is "an important step in
healing from this tragedy."
nbcnews.com
San Francisco Board Rebrands 'Convicted Felon' as 'Justice-Involved Person,'
sanitizes other crime lingo
Crime-ridden San Francisco has introduced new sanitized language for criminals,
getting rid of words such as "offender" and "addict" while changing "convicted
felon" to "justice-involved person." The Board of Supervisors adopted the
changes last month even as the city reels from one of the highest crime rates in
the country and staggering inequality exemplified by pervasive homelessness
alongside Silicon Valley wealth. The local officials say the new language will
help change people's views about those who commit crimes.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, from now on a convicted felon or an
offender released from custody will be known as a "formerly incarcerated
person," or a "justice-involved" person or just a "returning resident." A
juvenile "delinquent" will now be called a "young person with justice system
involvement," or a "young person impacted by the juvenile justice system." And
drug addicts or substance abusers, meanwhile, will become "a person with a
history of substance use." "We don't want people to be forever labeled for the
worst things that they have done. We want them ultimately to become contributing
citizens, and referring to them as felons is like a scarlet letter that they can
never get away from," said Supervisor Matt Haney.
foxnews.com
Toronto, CN: Circle K making it tough for violent thieves,
'Clear zone' criminals risk rapid arrest
 Thieves
would think twice about targeting Circle K convenience stores if they knew how
quickly the chain's security team can respond to robberies. Sean Sportun, Circle
K's manager of security and loss prevention in central Canada, said the chain's
security team can put a perpetrator's image onto the cell phones of officers on
patrol within seconds of a robbery report. The security team can also quickly
provide closed-circuit footage to relevant law-enforcement agencies. "The
quicker we're made aware of it, the quicker we can get video and images into the
hands of law enforcement," Sportun said in Hagersville Wednesday.
It works like this: High-resolution cameras in the chain's 740 Ontario stores
will capture a robbery in progress. If no one is hurt, the clerk calls the
incident into Circle K's central security office in Toronto. Security officers
call up the relevant footage on a monitor, isolate images, and then blast them
over the airwaves to police in the field. The rapid response team is on duty
24-hours-a-day, just like the stores themselves.
simcoereformer.ca
Axis Secures Little League Baseball World Series for 10th Consecutive Year
 The
73rd Annual Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) marks the 10th
consecutive year the even has been secured by Axis Communications. The 10-day
baseball tournament, which kicked off Aug. 15, collaborated with Axis to help
provide safety and security measures for the players, coaches and fans.
Over the years, the security system was designed to enable a comprehensive,
integrated, and flexible security solution used by multi-jurisdictional law
enforcement agencies, according to the company. Throughout the partnership,
Little League has leveraged a variety of Axis products, including thermal,
panoramic, p/t/z, fixed box and fixed dome network cameras. They have also used
Axis' radar technology as well as perimeter detection analytics.
This year's security system was created in partnership with Honeywell, Milestone
Systems, BriefCam, Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company, and Rasilient Systems.
securitysales.com
Active Shooter Webinar with LPRC
Research Scientist Jenn Jarrett
 Please
join us August 27 at 1:30pm EST for a webinar on active shooters in the business
setting, hosted by LPRC Research Scientist Jenn Jarrett.
We will go over the
commonly confused definitions of mass shooters, mass murderers, & active
shooters. Jenn will discuss the relevant statistics & trends surrounding these
events and the offender warning signals to help organizations identify potential
active shooters. We will also discuss response policies to active shooters and
the research on their efficacy at reducing victim count.
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Trump says he's ordering American companies to immediately start looking for an
alternative to China
President Donald Trump on Friday said he was ordering "our great American
companies" to "immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including
bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA."
Trump also said he was ordering all U.S. postal carriers, including FedEx,
Amazon, UPS and United States Post Office, "to SEARCH FOR & REFUSE all
deliveries of Fentanyl from China (or anywhere else!)."
The White House did not immediately respond when asked if the announcement,
delivered in a
four-part Twitter thread Friday morning, constituted an official order from
the president.
cnbc.com
China Threatens New Tariffs on $75 Billion in U.S. Goods if Trump Escalates
Trade War
Barnes & Noble tops list of 10 most reputable U.S. retailers
The "unique emotional bond" Barnes & Noble has with the public helped it earn
the only excellent rating, and the No. 1 ranking in the Reputation Institute's
US Retail RepTrak 2019, which studied the reputation of the best-known U.S.
retailers. The annual study considered 81 nominated retailers across seven
RepTrak criteria: products/services, innovation, workplace, governance,
citizenship, leadership, and performance.
● Amazon ranked second in last year's US Retail RepTrak, but did not make this
year's top 10 reputable retailers list. While the public's level of trust and
admiration for Amazon.com is in decline, the company still earned a strong
rating due primarily to its strong financial performance and its prospects for
growth.
● While the areas of products and services still matter, their importance is
declining and being overtaken by the importance of a workplace that treats
employees fairly and is concerned about employee health and well-being.
● The retail industry's performance in the areas of governance and citizenship -
corporate responsibility - is improving but has room for enhancement given an
overall average score.
The top 10 most reputable U.S. retailers in the US Retail RepTrak 2019 study
are:
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2. Costco Wholesale Corp.
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7. Lowe's
8. AutoZone
9. Kroger
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 Opinion: Cashless Stores Alienate Customers in the Name of Efficiency
Brands that do away
with printed currency are unintentionally self-selecting their users.
Brands increasingly seek to provide "frictionless" experiences - a sense of ease
and efficiency that enables users to engage with them on their terms. However,
in a small but growing number of cases, frictionless means eliminating cash as
an accepted payment method. This is a seemingly minor but significant shift in
the retail landscape. As a society, it signals a shift away from inclusive
commerce toward what might better be described as the age of the preferred
customer.
wired.com
Survey: Cash still king for certain purchases
Until transactions reach a certain amount, consumers are most likely to pay with
cash. According to a new survey of 2,544 U.S. adults from CreditCards.com, 49%
of respondents prefer to use cash for purchases of less than $10. Another 35%
most often pay with debit cards and 16% use credit cards. Credit card payments
for small purchases proved more popular among respondents with rewards credit
cards (26%), while 43% said they preferred cash and 31% use debit cards.
chainstoreage.com
The running list of 2019 retail bankruptcy victims
Target has opened 100 mini stores and remodeled 500 bigger ones. And it's paying
off
Dick's Sporting Goods tests stores without hunting products
Phone Companies Ink Deal With All 50 States And D.C. To Combat Robocalls
Quarterly Results
Cato Q2 comp's up 4%, sales up 2%
Ross Stores Q2 comp's up 3%, sales up 6%
The Buckle Q2 comp's up 1.8%, net sales up 1.4%
Foot Locker Q2 comp's up 0.8%, total sales down 0.4%
Hibbet Sports Q2 comp's up 0.3%, net sales up 19.6%
Gap Inc. Q2 comp's down 4%, net sales down 2%
Banana Republic comp's down 3%
Old Navy comp's down 5%
Gap comp's down 7%
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Microsoft Tops Phishers' Favorite Brands as Facebook Spikes
Cybercriminals often exploit victims' familiarity with popular brands to
manipulate them into falling for phishing campaigns. Microsoft is the most
common brand to spoof, researchers report, with PayPal in second place
and Facebook rapidly catching up in a close third.
The
"Phisher's Favorites" report, released today by Vade
Secure, ranks the 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks based on
unique phishing URLs detected within each quarter. Microsoft has held the top
spot every time, a trend it continued in the second quarter of 2019, when 20,217
unique Microsoft phishing URLs were detected - more than 222 per day.
It's easy to manipulate employees with fake Microsoft emails because the
Office 365 platform "is the lifeblood of businesses," he continues. Most
can't do their jobs without access to email, chat, and other productivity and
file management tools, which is why they're compelled to take action when an
email appears notifying them their Office 365 account has been suspended. Other
phishing attacks may contain links to OneDrive or SharePoint documents, Vade
analysts found.
darkreading.com
Breach at Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Tied to Sale of 5M+ Stolen Cards
On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling
credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster
new sale: More than 5.3 million new accounts belonging to cardholders from 35
U.S. states. Multiple sources now tell KrebsOnSecurity that the card data came
from compromised gas pumps, coffee shops and restaurants operated by Hy-Vee, an
Iowa-based company that operates a chain of more than 245 supermarkets
throughout the Midwestern United States.
Hy-Vee, based in Des Moines,
announced on Aug. 14 it was investigating a data breach involving payment
processing systems that handle transactions at some Hy-Vee fuel pumps,
drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants. The restaurants affected include Hy-Vee
Market Grilles, Market Grille Expresses and Wahlburgers locations that the
company owns and operates. Hy-Vee said it was too early to tell when the breach
initially began or for how long intruders were inside their payment systems.
According to two sources who asked not to be identified for this story -
including one at a major U.S. financial institution - the card data stolen
from Hy-Vee is now being sold under the code name "Solar Energy," at the
infamous Joker's Stash carding bazaar.
krebsonsecurity.com
Terrorists Turn to Bitcoin for Funding, and They're Learning Fast
 Terrorists have been slow to join other criminal elements that have been drawn
to Bitcoin and have used it for everything from drug purchases to money
laundering.
But in recent months, government authorities and organizations that track
terrorist financing have begun to raise alarms about an uptick in the number of
Islamist terrorist organizations experimenting with Bitcoin and other digital
coins.
The yields from individual campaigns appear to be modest - in the tens of
thousands of dollars. But the authorities note that terrorist attacks often
require little funding. And the groups' use of cryptocurrencies appears to be
getting more sophisticated.
nytimes.com
N.Y.P.D. Detectives Gave a Boy, 12, a Soda. He Landed in a DNA Database.
New York City detectives questioning a boy facing a felony charge last year
offered him a McDonald's soda. When the boy left, they took the straw and tested
it for his DNA. Although it did not match evidence found at a crime scene, his
DNA was entered into the city's genetic database. To have it removed, the
child's family had to petition a court and file an appeal, a process that took
more than a year. The boy was 12.
The city's DNA database has grown by nearly 29 percent over the last two years,
and now has 82,473 genetic profiles, becoming a potentially potent tool for law
enforcement but one that operates with little if any oversight.
The New York
Police Department has taken DNA samples from people convicted of crimes, as well
as from people who are only arrested or sometimes simply questioned.
The
practice has exposed the Police Department to scrutiny over how the genetic
material is collected and whether privacy rights are being violated, civil
liberties lawyers said.
nytimes.com
MoviePass left customers' credit cards exposed online
New Malware Variant Targets Old Adobe, Office Vulnerabilities
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WHITEPAPER: Learn how Under Armour introduced
a game-changing loss prevention strategy
After establishing a new standard for electronic article surveillance
(EAS) technology for its North American stores, Under Armour does have one
lingering regret. "I could kick myself for not discovering this solution
sooner," said Sean Donnelly, Sr. Director of Global Retail Asset Protection
and Investigations for the premier activewear giant.
"My advice to other AP leaders is to not write things off by thinking that
something looks too good to be true. Be open to challenging the status quo and
willing to put new solutions to the test. We learned that openness pays big
dividends, and it's an important part of servicing any rapidly growing business
that prides itself on innovation."
Download the whitepaper here.
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Driving AP/LP Results with Science:
2019 LPRC Focus Update
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Dr. Read Hayes
Research Scientist, UF; Director, LPRC
Mike Giblin
Senior Research Scientist, LPRC
Jordan Burchell
Project Coordinator, LPRC |
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LP/AP teams support their company's success by enabling and protecting the
total enterprise. The Loss
Prevention Research Council was founded by leading retail LP leaders in 2000
to enhance their impact on this mission by working together with researchers to
reduce theft, fraud, and violence.
Today, with record membership of 160 corporations, 80 ongoing projects, the
annual IMPACT
conference, a new app and other upcoming initiatives, learn about the new
ways the LPRC is bringing together retailers, scientists, solution partners and
law enforcement.
Episode Sponsored By:
Amber & Joe Talk NRF PROTECT Past & Present
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Learn how Frank Abagnale of "Catch Me If You Can" fame
helped Joe get a handle on identity theft from a speech he gave at a past NRF LP
Conference, now NRF
PROTECT, and what excites him and Amber about this year's conference in
Anaheim (hint: it's Disneyland).
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Merchants Concerned by Potential Security Gap in
EMVCo's Secure Remote Commerce
Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) is a standardized e-commerce checkout method
proposed by EMVCo in 2017. The stated goal of SRC is to "establish the
foundation to deliver a consistent consumer checkout experience while increasing
simplicity and security." Practically speaking, the SRC product will be a
unified pay button for e-commerce checkout that will house consumers' payment
cards securely in one location, whether they are American Express, Discover,
MasterCard or Visa cards.
One of the main advantages EMVCo touts is that it will make guest checkout
easier for consumers and more secure for merchants. The design philosophy
guiding EMVCo is less consumer friction at checkout, which should lead to a
better consumer experience and less cart abandonment. This is accomplished, in
theory, because consumers only have to register and log into their SRC account
once. From then on, as long as the consumer is transacting from the same
computer, using the same internet connection and a few dozen other data points
are consistent, they will not be prompted to login again.
Our analysis, however, has uncovered a potential gap in security we feel
merchants should be aware of, and that EMVCo should address. Read more:
cardnotpresent.com
Inventory Scarcity Messages in Online Retailing
Can Backfire
Online companies often will alert shoppers that supplies of an item are about
to run out. "Only eight left in stock." "Only seven rooms left on our site."
"Five or fewer left at this price." The goal is to whip up a buying frenzy, and
the message is clear: Buy now or risk losing out.
Do these messages work? In a
working paper, Arizona State University's Sungho Park and Elliot Rabinovich,
UCLA Anderson's Christopher S. Tang and Arizona State's Rui Yin sought to answer
the question by analyzing sales data from an online retailer before and after a
product was listed in short supply.
They found that in a regular retail setting (outside of special sales events),
the notices hurt sales by reducing the number of daily purchases,
especially of items typically bought in larger quantities. The messages did
shorten the time between sales, but only for items that were purchased
relatively infrequently.
The findings suggest that online retailers should be careful how they use
scarcity messages, limiting them to items that move relatively slowly and that
typically are purchased in small quantities. "An indiscriminate
implementation of scarcity disclosure strategies across products will lead to
suboptimal results," the authors write.
anderson.ucla.edu
Q&A: Will Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) Kill
"One-Click" Shopping?
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Hammond, LA: 27 MacBooks stolen from D'Iberville Best Buy part of $2 million
theft ring; 4 Arrested
On Wednesday, Hammond Police said that Houston men Pierre Jordan, 33, Boris
Johnson, 33, Payton Stevens, 28, and Jovan Washington, 27, have stolen more than
$2 million worth of merchandise from Best Buy stores between Florida and Texas.
The computers stolen from the D'Iberville location are worth more than $30,000.
The Mobile Police Department asked Hammond police officers to be on the lookout
Tuesday for five men who stole from a Mobile Best Buy and were headed west in a
red Ford truck and a silver Toyota Camry. When officers executed a search
warrant of the vehicles, they found 27 Apple MacBooks valued at $33,849 that
were stolen from the Best Buy in D'Iberville, MS.
sunherald.com
Tempe, AZ: Man steals from Victoria's Secret 15 times, caught on 16th attempt
 A
man who allegedly stole from Victoria's Secret at Arizona Mills Mall 15 times
was apprehended on his 16th robbery attempt, according to Tempe police. Tempe
Police report that on August 16, they arrested 28-year-old Alexander Jose
Martinez as he exited the Arizona Mills Mall. Martinez was allegedly seen on
store surveillance video stealing over $1,000 worth of merchandise from
Victoria's Secret, police say. Police say Martinez was seen placing items into a
green duffle bag, then leaving the store without paying.
Court records show that Martinez was identified as the suspect in 15 other
thefts from the same Victoria's Secret store with the robberies allegedly
beginning on May 23. Police say Martinez stole a total of nearly $27,000
worth of products from Victoria's Secret. He has been charged with 16 counts
of retail theft.
abc15.com
Statesville, NC: 60 Handguns, 3 Long Guns Stolen from Bullseye Pawn
Sometime early Thursday morning around 60 handguns and 3 long guns were stolen
from Bullseye Pawn located on W Front Street at Oakland Avenue in Statesville,
NC. According to the Statesville Police Department, sometime between 1:30 am and
4:00 am, unknown persons forced entry into the Statesville store and stole
around 60 guns. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),
and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), announced a reward of up to
$10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those
responsible for the burglary.
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Pacifica, CA: Authorities bust Bay Area-wide retail theft ring, $70,000
in property recovered
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said detectives with its Crime
Suppression Unit conducted surveillance on Rudy Obdulio Rivera and Mercy
Folgers Sandoval for two months after receiving a tip about the ring.
Detectives confirmed that stolen merchandise was being stored at
Rivera's home, according to the Sheriff's Office. On Monday, detectives
served a search warrant at the home and found $40,000 in suspected
stolen retail merchandise and $30,000 in suspected stolen property,
including 25 laptop computers, purses and cameras. Four other suspects
were identified during the search.
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Acton, MA: Three suspect sough in Baby Formula theft from Roche Bros.
Acton Police detectives are looking to identify three people in
connection with the theft of baby formula from Roche Bros Supermarket,
according to Lt. Doug Sturniolo of the Acton Police Department. Between
July and August, Sturniolo said there had been five thefts of baby
formula from Roche Bros Supermarket. Suspects grab a cart and fill a
reusable shopping bag with baby formula -- about 18 cans at a time --
and leave the shop through it's designated entrance. The latest theft
happened Monday, Aug. 19.
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Nashville, TN: Metro Police investigating overnight Jewelry Burglary from Sam's
Club
Metro Police are looking for suspects who broke into a Sam's Club overnight on
Antioch Pike and stole jewelry. According to investigators, officers responded
on a burglar alarm call and found the front doors of the store pried open.
Remote security services for the store told police they had video of two men
entering the store and going to the jewelry counter where they took jewelry of a
currently unknown value. One of the suspects left a white hard hat at the
counter. Both suspects ran out of the store around 1:15 a.m. and the alarm call
came in at 1:17 a.m. Officers arrived within minutes. K9 units cleared the
building.
wsmv.com
Update: Kennebec County, ME: Sheriff release new details in $100,000 Jewelry
Store Burglary; power cut to building, 2nd burglary in 11 days
Update: Kentwood, MI: Police release new information in $20,000 Woodland Mall
Burglary; clothing, jewelry and cell phones+$15,000 in damages
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 Memphis,
TN: Truck driver indicted for shooting death of American Freight furniture store
manager
A truck driver accused of shooting a Memphis furniture store's dock manager was
indicted Wednesday for first-degree murder. Timothy Saunders, 53, is in jail
without bond. Prosecutors say Saunders got into an argument with 41-year-old
Thomas Hartman, the dock manager at American Freight Liquidators, over why the
truck wasn't unloaded. When the argument escalated, witnesses said Saunders
left, returned with a gun and shot Hartman in the head. Hartman died at the
scene. Saunders drove off in his tractor trailer after the shooting but was
stopped and arrested not far from the store.
wmcactionnews5.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Ocala, FL: Three suspected in Gun thefts at Rural King
 Ocala
Police have obtained arrest warrants for three men they believe are responsible
for a burglary and the theft of multiple firearms at Rural King last month.
Detectives have identified the trio as Carlos Eduardo Hampton, Qwintin E.
Augustus and Jonathan Arthur Floyd all of Cocoa. The men, who are in jail in
Pasco County on suspicion of committing similar crimes there, face Marion County
charges of armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm and criminal mischief. Ocala
police are trying to identify a fourth individual who they were told was
involved. Authorities were told that pistols of various makes and models were
stolen. So far, police said, only one of the guns has been recovered.
ocala.com
DeKalb County, GA: Burglary ring targets Lithonia businesses
DeKalb County police are searching for a burglary crew who have been terrorizing
businesses in Lithonia. In two days the crew hit four businesses, according to
police. Six seconds is all these criminals need to make their way inside. "They
are using a pry bar to gain entry," Detective Patrick Rumsey of the DeKalb
County Police said. Once inside it's a mad dash for whatever they can get their
hands on. "At least two of the locations they have either taken or emptied the
cash drawer from the register," Rumsey explained. Police say these quick-moving
bad guys burglarized four Lithonia businesses in a two-day span -- three of
those on the same morning.
cbs46.com
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San Diego, CA: Altercation Between Restaurant Owner, Transient
Highlights Frustrations Over Homeless Crisis
An altercation between a restaurant employee and a transient man on a
Pacific Beach sidewalk is shining a light on interactions between
homeless and the public, and how police respond when called. A video of
the altercation first surfaced on Twitter Wednesday. The transient man
is attacked by a man who employees nearby say is the owner of the B-Mo's
sandwich shop on Garnet Avenue. he transient man is first hit in the
head with a sidewalk table and then has his belongings thrown out into
the street.
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Darlington County, SC: Darlington Co. Sheriff makes recommendations to Dollar
General corporate after incidents at stores
Officials with the Darlington County Sheriff's Office have asked corporate
officials with Dollar General to take measures in light of two robberies and a
theft at three different area stores over the last week. "The Sheriff is
tremendously concerned about the safety and well-being of the employees and
customers of the Dollar Generals in Darlington County," said DCSO Lt. Robert
Kilgo via email. Kilgo said recommendations were made to Dollar General's
corporate office that "were both of high and low financial investment." "The
law enforcement profession cannot be the only entity at the table attempting to
prevent these crimes; it has to be a total collaboration of the private sector,
other government entities and law enforcement," Kilgo said. This request
comes after a string of incidents at Darlington County Dollar General locations
that began last Sunday. In the most recent instance, an armed robbery occurred
at the Dollar General at 904 Lamar Hwy., around 10 p.m. Monday. A person entered
the store carrying a weapon and demanded money, authorities said. No one was
injured in the robbery.
wmbfnews.com
Leesburg, FL: Man hits McDonald's drive-thru worker for taking too long
Credit Card Fraud
 Maricopa County, AZ: Circle K Takes Action Against Skimming
Jen and Anthony Gates' credit card was declined on July 27. When Jen checked
their account, she found a $278 charge at Fry's. "We've never been there," the
Anthem resident said. She believes the card information had been skimmed at the
Circle K gas station on Daisy Mountain Drive. There have been 34 reported
victims of credit card fraud that are believed to be connected to those two
skimmers, Sgt. Calbert Gillett told In&Out on Aug. 15. "Most victims
stated their cards were used over the first weekend in August, approximately 11
days after the skimmer had been located," MCSO said in a statement.
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Sentencings
Muskogee, OK: Former Death Row Inmate wins freedom or new trial in 1984 C-Store
murder case
For decades, two Ada men insisted from prison that they did not kidnap and
murder a C- store clerk in 1984 despite their confessions to police. They
claimed their admissions came from a dream. Those innocence claims attracted
renewed national attention when the true-crime documentary series, "The Innocent
Man," debuted on Netflix last December. "Based on the numerous constitutional
violations that occurred in this case, it is clear Mr. Fontenot did not receive
a fair trial to which he was entitled both under the laws of the state of
Oklahoma and the U.S. Constitution," U.S. District Judge James H. Payne wrote.
The judge ruled Fontenot, now 55, must be permanently released from custody
or granted a new trial in 120 days. An appeal is expected that could delay
any release or retrial.
oklahoman.com
North Hollywood, CA: 2 Women Get Life For Killing Liquor Mart Clerk
Lubbock, TX: Man sentenced to 20 years for Doughnut Shop Armed Robbery
Elkton, MD: Man gets 8 years in $65K theft of baseball cards, comics
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AT&T - Honolulu, HI
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Bakery - Catskill, NY
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Bike Shop - Santa
Cruz, CA - Burglary
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C-Store - Sterling
Heights, MI - Burglary
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C-Store - Killeen, TX
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C-Store - Seguin, TX -
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C-Store - Holland, MI
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C-Store- West Monroe,
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Carter's - Dover, DE -
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Family Dollar - South
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Gas Station - Holland,
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Gas Station -
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Gas Station - Ocala,
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Gun Shop -
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Jewelry - Shelburne
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Liquor - New Stafford,
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Meijer - Toledo, OH -
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Restaurant - Phoenix,
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Restaurant- Española,
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Sam's Club -
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Thrift - Troup County,
GA - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Greene
County, PA - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - East
Moline, IL - Armed Robbery
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