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Rysdon promoted to Vice President of RFID Solutions for Checkpoint Systems
Carl was previously the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the solution
provider and has been a part of the
Checkpoint Systems
team since 2008, when he started as Senior Director of Strategic Accounts. He
was also a Vice President of Sales at ChoicePoint, Chief Commercial
Officer/Group VP at Global Strategies Group, VP of Government Solutions and
Critical Infrastructure Protection for Honeywell and National Account Manager
for Tyco Retail Solutions. Carl earned his BSBA in Business Marketing from East
Carolina University and his Mini MBA in Accounting and Finance from University
of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Congratulations Carl!
Stanley Kirsch named Worldwide Manager of Sales for TAL
Global
 TAL
Global Corporation named Stanley Kirsch its Worldwide Manager of Sales.
Kirsch, who brings over 40 years of experience working in the private sector,
will report to Johnathan Tal, TAL Global's CEO.
"Stanley brings a unique background to our team", said Johnathan Tal. "As a
Security and Loss Prevention practitioner, he had first hand experience of the
complexities of our world, and he went on to deploy this experience in high
integrity sales. We welcome him to our family".
Read the full press release
here. Congratulations, Stanley!
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FaceFirst TRUST Model
TRUST - the Five Essential Rules of Consumer Privacy in the Age of Face
Recognition
We live in a world in which the concepts of privacy, security and convenience
are often in opposition to each other. When conflicts occur, both consumers and
companies can suffer greatly.
 Customers
want convenience, but only if reasonable precautions are taken to protect
privacy and security. For instance, facial recognition (which is becoming
increasingly popular in public settings to increase security or even on your
smartphone to unlock without typing) can make boarding a plane faster and with
less hassle at the gate. However, travelers will want to know where and how
their face images are being stored, and what they can be connected to later,
before they opt in.
In the digital age, the concept of privacy is dynamic and increasingly difficult
to define. So how can companies deliver amazing experiences on demand without
violating privacy?
A new set of rules is needed for any company doing business in the 21st century.
I propose a new set of guidelines called TRUST:
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Training
● Responsible Data Handling
● Un-Enrollment
● Self-Regulation
● Transparency
The TRUST model is general and flexible enough to be adapted by virtually any
business, but it's especially fit for companies handling biometrics and
personally identifiable information.
Read the full article written by Face First CEO Peter Trapp
Using Analytics to Derail Fraud Before It Happens
Advanced cognitive solutions could potentially enable organizations to assess
fraud and corruption risk on a broader scale, with far greater precision and
efficiency, as discussed in a recent Deloitte webcast,
The Future of Investigations: Derailing Fraud Before It Happens.
The new approaches to risk management of fraud and corruption are being driven
by rapid changes in analytics. "This advanced technology - in the hands of
experienced investigators and paired with the abilities of data scientists and
other analytics professionals - enables the organization to take the fight
against fraud to a new level," says Don Fancher, a principal at Deloitte
Financial Advisory Services LLP and Deloitte Forensic's global leader.*
The Importance of Listening
Identifying vulnerabilities to fraud and corruption through root cause analysis
- and taking corrective action by building a monitoring and sensing capability
into the organizational infrastructure - can serve to protect the organization
by preventing wrongful conduct before it takes hold. "Analytics now present the
ability to discern faint signals that may represent outlier conduct across large
and diverse data sets," adds Rial.
Building an Analytics Program for Detection of Fraud and Corruption
When starting to build an analytics program for fraud detection, it's critical
that the organization know what it is trying to solve for, settle on key
questions to address, and determine the scope: If the analytics program seeks to
solve every issue the organization faces, it could start running in circles with
no output.
"Building an analytics program requires strategic planning, a road map and a
combination of people, technology and well-thought-out goals," says Satish
Lalchand, a principal at Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP and
Deloitte Forensic's analytics leader.** "There is no single tool that is a
silver bullet with respect to the issue. Rather, is it is a solution built
around a strategy," he adds.
Four basic principles govern the building of a new analytics program.
Continued on page 2
wsj.com
3-D Printed Gun Plans Must Stay Off Internet for
Now, Judge Rules
Cody Wilson, the self-described crypto-anarchist who has tried for years to post
blueprints for 3-D printed guns online, will have to keep waiting, a federal
judge ruled on Monday.
The judge ruled in favor of attorneys general from 19 states and Washington,
D.C., who contend that 3-D printed guns are difficult to detect and trace, and
constitute a threat to national safety. The ruling extends a temporary
restraining order issued July 31, and means Mr. Wilson cannot publish the
blueprints unless the attorneys general's lawsuit is resolved.
In granting a preliminary injunction, Judge Robert S. Lasnik of Federal District
Court in Seattle wrote that Mr. Wilson's First Amendment rights "are dwarfed by
the irreparable harms the states are likely to suffer if the existing
restrictions are withdrawn and that, over all, the public interest strongly
supports maintaining the status quo through the pendency of this litigation."
Editor's Note: If this ever passes armed robbery rates will skyrocket.
This needs to be watched by our trade associations.
nytimes.com
States Take Action Against Nondisclosure
Agreements
Sixteen states have introduced legislation to limit the use of
nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in sexual misconduct cases. California
legislators introduced two bills last week, and the legislation is now awaiting
the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown.
The proposed laws are the latest action in the wake of the #MeToo movement
prohibiting NDAs. The agreements have long been used to protect employers'
sensitive business information, but now lawmakers are questioning whether it is
right to use them to silence victims of sexual harassment. Some also argue that
company-required NDAs enable the abuse to continue.
shrm.org
Restaurant & Food Service Industry:
9 ways to protect your brand & your 14M employees from injuries
Working in a restaurant is a physically demanding job. Employees are constantly
on the move, facing a multitude of hazards that can result in injuries ranging
from minor cuts and strains to significant burns and worse. In addition to the
harm incurred by your valuable team members, injuries in the back-of-house are
also costly. In fact, the average annual workers' compensation claim per
restaurant is $45,600, with New York having the largest average cost-incurred at
$239,257. Indirect costs such as staff replacement and training, operations
and admin fees can total from $70,000 to $117,000 per claim. Furthermore,
such injuries and downtime hurt employee retention and morale.
Restaurants and other foodservice operators employ more than 14 million
people - that's 14 million opportunities for injuries. While many safety
hazards exist in foodservice, cooking oil overwhelmingly stands apart as a
costly and frequent hazard with more than 60 percent of back-of-house
worker's compensation claims linked to cooking oil.
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15% of Americans Skimmed at the gas pump
Skimming Concerns Drive Customer Behavior at the Pump
Forty-three percent of Americans said they've changed the way they pay for gas
because of skimming concerns.
 "One
huge driver of this phenomenon is the fact that gas station pumps don't need to
be converted to accept EMV cards until October 2020," said Matt Schulz, chief
industry analyst for CompareCards. "That makes those pumps low-hanging fruit for
fraudsters."
Paying inside versus at the pump is the most common way (20%) people have
changed their habits because of the risk of skimming.
Of the victims who changed the way they pay, 45% said they use credit cards
more, and 39% said they choose to pay for gas inside the gas station more.
Another 16% said they use cash more.
More people opt to pay inside versus at the pump.
cstoredecisions.com
Philadelphia, PA: Judge dismisses Defamation and
False Imprisonment suit filed against Dollar General
The lawsuit brought by a man who felt he was accused of theft and defamed by the
management of a Dollar General store in Philadelphia has had his case thrown out
through a Judgment of Non Pros. On Aug. 22, Philadelphia County Court of Common
Pleas Judge Arnold L. New ruled the case brought by Ravanna Spencer would be
dismissed, due to his failure to appear at a case management conference on
July 24 and a rule to show cause hearing earlier that same day. Spencer, of
Philadelphia, filed suit in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on
March 15 against Dollar General, Inc. and Jane Doe, both also of Philadelphia.
pennrecord.com
Good Times Shouldn't Mask Amazon's Threat to
Retailers
Retailers are doing a lot better. That doesn't mean their problems have been
magically whisked away. If anything, it looks as if Amazon it taking a bigger
piece of America's retail pie. Nonstore retailers' share of retail sales rose to
18.8% from 18% a year earlier and e-commerce sales share rose to 14.3% from 13%.
The best one can say is that some retailers are developing hybrid e-commerce and
offline strategies that are promising. But the best thing retailers have going
for them right now is a good economy. At some point, perhaps as early as next
year when tax-cut effects begin to fade, consumer spending is going to slow
again.
wsj.com
Science Backs It!
Why CEOs at Google, Facebook and LinkedIn love walking meetings
If you hate the typical meeting, you're not alone. The dreaded sit-down meeting
is so hated, so boring, surveys prove some people really would prefer
to watch paint dry.
That's why execs from some of the most innovative companies in the world -
including Google, Facebook and LinkedIn - hold meetings on the go to stay
productive, focused and creative.
Apple founder Steve Jobs was often seen
strolling with his chief designer as they brainstormed new concepts. And
in the biography "Steve
Jobs," author Walter Isaacson recalls Jobs insisting that their meetings
take place on foot.
Moving meetings aren't just an oddball quirk among tech's elite, but a
science-backed way to generate new ideas. According to a
Stanford University study, walking boosts creative thinking by an average of
60 percent.
If your job keeps you chained to a desk most of the day, walking is an easy way
to get your creative juices flowing. Walking improves cognitive function by
increasing blood flow to the
parts of the brain that deal with learning and memory. In fact, just 12
minutes of walking can
increase attentiveness and boost your mood, according a
2016 study.
msn.com
Consumer confidence pops in August to highest
level since October 2000
DSW To Close 38 Town Shoes Banner - Their
smallest Canadian banner
Amazon Go Opens Second Seattle Store
Walmart Opens First Moosejaw Premium Outdoor
Store
Quarterly Results
DSW Q2 comp's up 9.7%, revenue up 16.4%
Tiffany Q2 comp's up 8%, sales up 12%
Best Buy Q2 comp's up 6.2%, revenue up 5%
BJ's Q2 comp's up 2%, net sales up 4.3
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IAI Midwest Chapter Meeting - September 12
 All
IAI members in good standing and those wishing to find out more about the IAI
and/or Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) designation are welcome to attend.
The September Meeting will feature informative training topics from Detective
Bryan Barlow, Chicago Police Department and Thomas McGreal, CFI, Speaker
and Consultant with Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates. We'll also discuss
Legalities of Audio Recording Interviews as well our upcoming Executive Board
Elections.
Earn 4 hours of CEU's while networking and enhancing your skills! Lunch will be
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Many loss prevention products on the market today keep high-theft
merchandise under lock and key, which can decrease sales by as much as
38 percent. With the
LM Tag, an Intelligent Loss Prevention solution, items are not
locked up or stored behind a counter, which allows customers to interact
with the product and eliminates the need for additional staff
assistance.
The LM Tag uses the combination of a light sensor and motion detector
to notify when the product is both in motion and concealed. It alarms at
the point of theft, making it the only device on the market that has the
ability to alert you before product walks out the door.
Now, the LM Tag product line has been expanded to include additional
products that feature different advantages for loss prevention:
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LM Tag Slim: The NEW LM Tag
Slim is about half the height of the traditional LM Tag, providing a
more low-profile loss prevention solution. |
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LM Tag Clip: The LM Tag Clip
is a form fitting alarm holder adaptable for LM Tags and is a key
accessory to making it appropriate for a wide variety of products
and packaging types to be secured. The clip allows the LM Tag to be
placed on a variety of products such as shoes, boots, purses,
apparel, and more. |
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LM Tag with SONR: LM Tag is
now available with SONR capabilities, providing an extra level of
protection against theft with remote notification. LM Tag interface
with the SONR Echo Box (installed remotely) to relay product alarm
notification to the Echo Box - increasing awareness and response
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LM Tag 3-alarm: In addition
to the concealment sensors, the 3-alarm LM Tag also features an EAS
gate sensor that will activate the LM Tag alarm when crossing EAS
security gates, to further prevent shrink. |
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LM Tag Wrap: The LM Tag works
with Monofilament Security Wire, making it appropriate to wrap
around a wide variety of products and packaging shapes and lengths.
Wire provides a clear and unobtrusive security without interference
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To see how it works and learn about additional features, check out
the video:
https://intelligentlossprevention.com/products/lm-tag/
For more information on the LM Tag and how it works, contact Southern
Imperial at 800.422.2547 or visit
www.southernimperial.com.
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Tyco Security Products
New Online Course: Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Practitioners
Johnson Controls has introduced Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Practitioners, an
online cybersecurity course exclusively for Johnson Controls integrators.
Stemming from the acknowledgement that cybersecurity proficiency is increasingly
becoming an integrator selection factor with many customers, this online course
is designed to enhance an integrator's knowledge of cybersecurity, so they may
better support Johnson Controls security products throughout their lifecycle.
tycosecurityproducts.com
6.4 Billion Fake Emails Sent Each Day - 1st Half
'18
U.S. the leading source of phony messages worldwide
According to email security firm Valimail, the US is the No. 1 source of fake
email, sending some 120 million phony messages in the second quarter of 2018.
Valimail, an email authentication vendor, gathered data from emails that spoof
the domain of the email sender. The data is based on both Valimail's own
analysis of billions of email authentication requests to its DMARC service, as
well as analysis of more than 3 million DMARC and SPF records.
That total includes only exact-domain sender spoofing, in which senders put a
fake email address in the From: field of their messages. This is one of the most
difficult to detect and damaging types of fake emails. For example, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation recently reported that business email compromise (BEC)
costs have reached $12 billion over the past several years.
However, the fake email crisis is also amenable to a technical solution,
starting with the email authentication standards DMARC, SPF, and DKIM.
valimail.com
Business Email Compromise Attacks Soar 80%
1 in 50 Emails Contain Malicious Content
The
Mimecast report also found an 80% increase impersonation attacks in
comparison to last quarters' report with 41,605 caught. Additionally, 19,086,877
pieces of spam, 13,176 emails containing dangerous file types, and 15,656
malware attachments were all missed by these incumbent providers and delivered
to users' inboxes.
"Targeted malware, heavily socially-engineered impersonation attacks, and
phishing threats are still reaching employee inboxes. This leaves organizations
at risk of a data breach and financial loss."
There was a 136% increase in BEC losses between December 2016 and May 2018,
with over $12.5bn lost globally between October 2013 and May 2018,
according
to the FBI.
Trend Micro's annual round-up report,
The Paradox of Cyberthreats, revealed that of the 66.4 billion threats
blocked by the security vendor in 2017, over 85% were in emails containing
malicious content.
It also recorded a doubling of BEC attack volumes in the second half of 2017
versus the first half of the year.
The findings highlight email as the enduring threat vector of choice for
cyber-attackers.
securitymagazine.com
infosecurity-magazine.com
Retailers approaching 100% inventory accuracy:
Study
IoT & AI-Enabled Inventory Tools Adoption
With computer vision use cases maturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools
becoming more powerful, and RFID technology demonstrating major ROI, retailers
are approaching 100 per cent inventory accuracy, therefore enabling a
transformation of the industry, says a study. Inventory accuracy helps transform
operational efficiency within physical stores.
For many retailers using traditional inventory counting methods in the apparel
and fashion sectors, inventory accuracy can drop to around 65 per cent,
resulting in a poor experience for shoppers and lost sales, according to a
report by market advisory firm ABI Research. Using RFID technology, these
retailers can reach near-perfect inventory intelligence at more regular
intervals, leading to improved customer satisfaction, reduced shrinkage, and
improved sales velocity. In most cases, fashion retailers employing RFID can
increase annual revenues by at least 3 per cent.
RFID deployments in the fashion retail sector have demonstrated clear ROI for
retailers deploying the technology at scale. ABI Research calculates that an
apparel store with annual sales of just under $6 million can realistically
achieve a 44 per cent ROI within the first year, with returns increasing to over
200 per cent in the third year.
"The resurgence of RFID as a powerful inventory management tool in
fashion retail has been driven by rapidly falling costs and demand for
greater end-to-end insight in retail operations," added Finill. "However,
RFID will fail to transform the entire retail market due to its limited
viability outside of soft goods and fashion verticals."
The emergence of easily integrated, cloud-based managed service models has
played a major role in the transformation of inventory management. Diverse
SaaS inventory solutions offered by disruptors such as Infor, Nedap, Scandit,
and BossaNova are helping retailers digitise and automate the entire in-store
inventory lifecycle without the need for major capital expenditure.
"In order to remain competitive with e-commerce retailers and other brick and
mortar rivals, physical stores will soon be adopting IoT and AI-enabled
inventory tools as the standard, rather than the exception," Finill
concluded. (KD)
fibre2fashion.com
The Power of RFID
In 2015, the RFID market was valued at $26 billion, and innovations within the
Internet of Things (IoT) was on the rise. Today, the cost of tags is
approximately 10 cents per tag, making it cost-effective for the industry at
large.
 Luxury
brands are embedding technology into their products to identify that a unique
item is authentic while mainstream retailers are focused on inventory
management, which alone makes the return on investment easy to achieve.
RFID solutions are delivered with the IoT and across the supply chain,
streamlining operations, gaining efficiencies, enabling true omni-channel
inventory as well as tracking an item from design to delivery and beyond into
the hands of the customer for the life of the product. RFID is also integrated
with the interactive technology that powers magic mirrors, digital fitting
rooms, kiosks and digitizing the selling floor for customer engagement.
Retailers are experiencing success with RFID. Some recently mentioned in the
news include Lululemon, a leading vertical athletics retailer, which has
improved inventory and now delivers guest experiences where sales associates
locate inventory without leaving the customer's side, resulting in an increase
in sales. It also receives products in minutes and can take a full-store
inventory in less than an hour.
Leading department-store chain Macy's claims RFID had a big impact on
sales and profitability, reducing out-of-stocks by 50 percent and increasing
revenues.
It's clear that the business benefits of RFID are plentiful. It can streamline
highly manual and labor-intensive processes in the warehouse and in-store for
picking, packing and receiving by retailers, achieving 99.95 percent inventory
accuracy. Retailers enjoy decreased stock-outs, increased sales, real-time
accurate visibility and a better customer experience.
apparelnews.net
A False Sense of Security
Biometrics - Regulations - Insiders
Emerging threats over the next two years stem from biometrics,
regulations, and insiders.
Over the coming years, the foundations of today's digital world will
shake - violently. Innovative and determined attackers, along with big
changes to the way organizations conduct their operations, will combine
to threaten even the strongest establishments.
At the Information Security Forum, we recently released "Threat
Horizon 2020," the latest in an annual series of reports that
provide businesses a forward-looking view of the increasing threats in
today's always-on, interconnected world. In this report, we highlight
the top threats to information security emerging over the next two
years, as determined by our research.
Biometric authentication technologies will flood into every part
of an organization, driven by consumer demands for convenience and the
promise of added security for corporate information. However,
organizations will quickly realize that they are not as protected as
they thought as this sense of security turns out to be unfounded.
Attackers will learn to find increasingly sophisticated ways to overcome
biometric safeguards.
By 2020, the number and complexity of new international and regional
regulations to which organizations must adhere, combined with those
already in place, will stretch compliance resources and mechanisms to
breaking point. These new compliance demands will also result in an ever
swelling "attack surface" that must be protected fully while attackers
continually scan, probe, and seek to penetrate it.
Trusted Professionals Divulge Organizational Weak Points The
relentless hunt for profits and never-ending changes in the workforce
will create a constant atmosphere of uncertainty and insecurity that
reduces loyalty to an organization. This lack of loyalty will be
exploited: the temptations and significant rewards from leaking
corporate secrets will be amplified by the growing market worth of those
secrets, which include organizational weak points such as security
vulnerabilities. Even trusted professionals will face temptation.
darkreading.com
EyeLock Brings Its Iris Recognition Systems to
ViaTouch Media Retail Systems
EyeLock recently incorporated its iris-scanning systems with the VICKI
auto-retail solution from ViaTouch Media. Effectively, it's set to offer a way
to authenticate an account, one ostensibly to be used with a vending machine.
Since the EyeLock system can be integrated directly with First Data's online
payment networks, it becomes theoretically possible to pay for a can of Coke or
the like just by scanning your iris.
paymentweek.com
The Difference Between Sandboxing, Honeypots &
Security Deception
Paying Ransoms: More Cons Than Pros
Kohl's cuts 60 technology jobs in restructuring
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Several recent news stories revealed how Google tracks your
physical location via its app and services. Many smart phone apps do this and
are turn on by default. If you want this service turned off, go into you
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Six digital trends to stay on top of
1. Mobile Eats the World
Mobile, at $75 billion, will capture 33.9% of total US media ad spending this
year, surpassing TV for the first time. By 2022, mobile's share will climb to
47.9%.
TV will capture 31.6% of total U.S. media ad spending in 2018. TV ad spending
will drop 0.5% to $69.87 billion. By 2022, TV's share will slip to 24.8%. Nearly
70% of digital advertising will go to mobile formats.
2. Alexa, Are Voice Assistants the Next Big Thing?
Stronger-than-expected adoption of smart speakers this year means the number of
U.S. adult smart speaker users, 61.1 million, will surpass that of wearable
users, 50.1 million, for the first time.
Additionally, smart speakers are changing how consumers find and buy products -
17.2 million consumers, which is 28.2% of smart speaker users, will purchase a
product through voice this year, nearly two times the 8.6 million in 2017.
3. Digital Video's Ad Share Is Accelerating
The growth rate of U.S. digital video ad spending is faster than previously
anticipated, reaching $29.61 billion in 2022. Traditional (linear) TV ad
spending will follow a downward trend after 2020, dipping to $68.13 billion in
2022.
4. Augmented Reality Breaks Out
The global AR market will be worth more than $165 billion in 2024. And 58.8
million people in the U.S. will use AR by 2019. That's 17.7% of the population.
5. The Promise of Personalization
Marketers are striving for greater, more sophisticated personalization through
consumer experiences and messaging. Why? Deeper connection. Greater relevance.
Stronger loyalty. But only a third of senior decision makers believe their
companies are successful at personalizing customer experiences.
6. Trust in Digital, Brand Safety at a Crossroad
Consumers are quick to say they don't trust the institutions that marketers
depend on to get their messages out - media and entertainment companies and
social media platforms - and they really don't believe that marketing and
advertising is trustworthy.
chainstoreage.com
Study: Consumers' adoption of retailer mobile
apps surges
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San Diego Organized Retail Crime Alliance
 members
receive Partnership
Recognition from ULTA Beauty
Congratulations to the following SDORCA members for receiving
Partnership Recognition from ULTA Beauty: Richard Escandon & Danielle
Lee (ULTA), Anna Winn (Deputy District Attorney), Sarah Calvert
(Detective, SDPD), Melissa Zavala (Detective, SDPD), Mike Martinez
(Detective, EPD) and Agustin Rosa (Detective, SMSD - not pictured).
Please contact Danielle Lee here if
you would like to recognize someone with an SDORCA Partnership Award in
the next meeting, which is set for Sept. 18th from 10am to 12pm.
Read more in SDORCA's July newsletter
Des Moines, IA: Man steals 35 iPhones, valued at
over $28,000, crashes stolen car after chase
A man police say stole 35 iPhones from a store before leading a vehicle chase -
about two hours after being involved in a separate robbery - has been charged
with first-degree robbery. Keith Edward Lomax, was released from jail late
Sunday and ordered to appear in court next week. A Sprint store employee told a
Des Moines police officer that a man entered the Sprint store on E. Euclid Ave.
at about 5 p.m. Saturday, approached her and held what appeared to be a black
handgun to the back of her head. Sgt. Paul Parizek of the Des Moines Police,
said the weapon was later found to be a BB gun.
Lomax then pointed the gun at everyone in the store and told them to put their
hands up and to move to the back door of the store. Lomax told the employee to
hold open a back door of the store, where a safe was located. After she did so,
Lomax told the store manager to gather the items in the safe for him, police
allege. Inspection of video surveillance and police reports concluded that 35
iPhones - worth $28,949.65 - and about $400 in cash were missing after Lomax
fled. No one was injured.
desmoinesregister.com
Mankato, MN: Former Graif Clothing manager
charged with $38,000 theft
Keith Willard Julius, 35, was charged with felony counts of theft by swindle and
receiving stolen property Monday in Blue Earth County District Court. The owners
of Graif Clothing reported in February they suspected Julius was stealing from
their business. A Mankato Police investigator found evidence Julius was
under-reporting cash sales and pocketing money. The detective allegedly found
evidence Julius had taken at least $5,000. The detective also reportedly found
evidence Julius was taking clothing. A search warrant was executed in March and
seized nearly 400 items authorities suspect were taken from the store. The
clothing, shoes and accessories had a retail value of nearly $38,000, according
to the complaint. Many of the items reportedly still had their price tags.
mankatofreepress.com
Golden, CO: Jefferson County grand jury indicts
8; buying merchandise with stolen credit cards and pawning it for cash
 Expensive
mountain bikes, electric guitars and amplifiers, archery bows, used cars,
motorcycles, jewelry and clothing were all stolen through an identity theft ring
operating spring of this year, a Jefferson County grand jury alleged on Aug. 21.
Under the direction of alleged ringleader Michael John Mancuso, III, 28, the
group allegedly used fraudulently acquired credit cards to order expensive
items, which they then pawned for cash, the indictment from the First Judicial
District Attorney's office said. The grand jury returned a 68-count
indictment which accuses eight people of participating in the theft ring
between December, 2017 and April, 2018.
Mancuso is also charged with conspiracy and racketeering under the Colorado
Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA). Investigators were unable to determine how
Mancuso and his associates obtained the credit card information, although the
indictment said most of the 14 victims were Colorado residents and holders of
Chase VISA cards.
The indictment described a series of instances in which Mancuso would allegedly
call a business, such as a bike shop, and identify himself as a relative of a
person who wanted to buy a bike. He would allegedly provide stolen credit card
information, then either pick up the merchandise himself, or send a colleague.
The merchandise would then be pawned for a percentage of its value. The ring
allegedly stole more than $20,000 worth of merchandise with fake credit cards,
the indictment said.
patch.com
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Sugar Land, TX: Police release Images of 3 thieves stealing over $9K in Designer
Frames
According to police officials, employees from a high-end eye glasses store
noticed three suspects in the store acting suspiciously around 5 p.m. on Aug. 3.
Soon after, more than 60 pairs of Versace, Tiffany & Co. and Bvlgari brand eye
glasses valued at roughly $9,000 were discovered missing.
Police detectives were quickly sent to the Lenscrafter store located at 16535
Southwest Freeway to investigate. Security camera videos provided by store
officials show a man and two women who are believed to be responsible for the
theft.
chron.com
Forsyth, IL: Shoplifter stopped at 'taser-point'
outside Menards store; merchandise valued at $870
An accused shoplifter's dash from the Forsyth Menards store came to an abrupt
halt Sunday afternoon when he was confronted by a sheriff's deputy who ordered
him to the ground at "taser-point," according to a sworn affidavit. Macon County
sheriff's deputy Byron Ebbert said the 31-year-old man was fleeing a loss
prevention officer who caught him trying to steal a $670 paint sprayer and a
5-gallon bucket of stain priced at $200.
Ebbert said the loss prevention officer, who had alerted authorities, confronted
the man in the parking lot about 4:40 p.m. and the man took off running. Ebbert
said the loss prevention officer told him the man's shoplifting technique had
been to walk into the store carrying two one-gallon pails of paint. He then
asked for two green "proof of entrance" stickers for the paint, which he said he
planned to return. "He later removed the green proof of entrance stickers from
the one gallon paint pails he had brought with him and placed one of the
stickers on the paint sprayer and the other on the 5-gallon bucket of stain,"
Ebbert said.
herald-review.com
Seminole, FL: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office searching
for $300 Meat thief from Winn Dixie
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Shootings & Deaths
Harris County, TX: Deputy working security
shoots, kills armed man
outside flea market
A deputy shot and killed a man authorities say was reaching for a gun as he
approached him overnight in north Harris County. It happened around midnight
outside the Tia Pancha flea market, which also houses a nightclub, on Airline
near Gulf Bank. Investigators say several deputies were working a second job as
security guards at the club when they spotted two men in a truck in the parking
lot. Two deputies in uniform approached the men, getting close enough to shine
flashlights into the truck. Deputies say they could see a gun on the passenger
side. Authorities then told the suspects to get their hands up, but the deputies
say the passenger reached for that gun and one of the deputies fired. Officials
say the driver, who was arrested, also had a gun. He was not hurt.
abc13.com
Gainesville, FL: Man shot through glass at Ross
store, prior to Armed Robbery
A man shot the glass front door of a Dawsonville Highway store Sunday, Aug. 26,
before coming in and taking cash, police said. Gainesville Police are looking
for a suspect in the 11:27 p.m. Sunday robbery at Ross Dress for Less. Employees
were still in the store when the man shot through the door. No one was injured.
gainesvilletimes.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Lewisburg, PA: Gas Station Employee steals
$11,000 in gas, cash and lottery
Police have filed charges of felony theft and receiving stolen property against
a Lewisburg woman who allegedly stole more than $11,000 in cash from her
employer during January and February of this year. Tamera O'Donnell, 41,
reportedly falsified lottery winnings and took between $200-850 from the gas
station, Fuel On, located along Route 15, during that period. Police reports
indicated O'Donnell lied on the job application, using a fake name, because of
her criminal history.
When confronted by the store's loss prevention investigator after surveillance
footage caught a series of thefts, O'Donnell allegedly confessed to the
investigator to stealing about $3,000. Further investigation showed additional
thefts, police said. According to court documents, O'Donnell confessed to the
thefts saying she stole the money to support a drug addiction.
northcentralpa.com
Riverside County, CA: Man arrested with 800 pounds of
stolen lemons
Authorities say a man has been arrested in Southern California after deputies
found about 800 pounds of stolen lemons inside his car. Sheriff's officials say
69-year-old Dionicio Fierros was arrested Friday on suspicion of theft of
agricultural products. Deputies were investigating recent farm thefts when they
stopped Fierros' car in Thermal on Friday morning. Inside his car, deputies say
they found several large bags of freshly picked lemons they believe were stolen
from a nearby farm.
wesh.com
Houston, TX: Security guard sent flying after he's struck
by truck outside nightclub
Rapid City, SD: Three Suspects charged in connection with
Rooster burglary; 22 of 24 guns recovered
Cloverdale, IN: Two teens arrested on Federal Charges;
sold guns stolen in recent burglary
Sentencings & Charges
 Omaha,
NE: Man sentenced to 45 to 70 years for Nebraska Furniture Mart shooting
The man who shot a Nebraska Furniture Mart employee in January of 2017 has been
sentenced to 45 to 70 years in prison. Ryan Blaha was sentenced for shooting,
seriously injuring and then robbing Jared Clawson as Clawson headed into work at
the furniture store. After taking his wallet, Blaha left the father of two boys
in the parking lot to die. Blaha received 30 to 40 years for first-degree
assault and 15 to 30 years for a weapons charge. The sentences will be served
consecutively with credit for 592 days served. He will be eligible for parole in
25 years.
wowt.com
Corpus Christi, TX: Third man takes plea deal in deadly
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C-Store - Spartanburg, SC - Robbery
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C-Store - Abbeville, LA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Harlingen, TX - Armed Robbery
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Cellphone Store - Indianapolis, IN - Burglary (Lafayette
Rd)
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Cellphone Store - Indianapolis, IN - Burglary (Moeller Rd)
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Cellphone store - Murfreesboro, TN - Armed Robbery
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Coffee Shop - Waco, TX - Burglary
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Dollar Tree - Gary, IN - Armed Robbery
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Family Dollar - Phoenix, AZ - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Conway, SC - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Porter, TX - Armed Robbery
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Grocery store - Sterling, VA - Burglary
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Gun Store - Overland Park, KS - Burglary
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Ice Cream - Hummelstown, PA - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Columbia, SC - Burglary
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Jewelry - Corpus Christi, TX - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Fredericksburg, VA - Burglary
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Ross Store - Gainesville, FL - Armed Robbery
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Sprint - Des Moines, IA - Armed Robbery
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Vape Shop - Carson City, NV - Burglary
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Video Store - Salem, OR - Armed Robbery
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