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NOAA 11:00 AM Update
DANGEROUS HURRICANE DORIAN POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO FLORIDA AND THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
Key Messages for Hurricane Dorian
 1.
Life-threatening storm surge and devastating hurricane-force winds are likely in
portions of the northwestern Bahamas, where a hurricane watch is in effect.
2. Life-threatening storm surge and devastating hurricane-force winds are likely
along portions of the Florida east coast by early next week, but it is too soon
to determine where the highest storm surge and winds will occur.
3. A prolonged period of storm surge, high winds and rainfall is likely in
portions of Florida into next week, including the possibility of of
hurricane-force winds over inland portions of the Florida peninsula.
4. Heavy rains are expected over portions of the Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere
in the southeastern United States this weekend into the middle of next week.
noaa.gov
Acting Secretary Receives Update On Hurricane
Dorian from FEMA's National Response Coordination Center
 DHS
is employing all its resources to prepare for Hurricane Dorian - an approach
that will be locally executed, state managed, and federally supported," said
Acting Secretary McAleenan. "If you are in the path, now is the time to prepare.
Please know your evacuation and shelter plan, discuss your plan with family and
friends, gather needed supplies - including medications, and include a plan for
your pets."
The NRCC is currently activated at its highest level in support of those in the
path of Hurricane Dorian. DHS also encourages people to
download the FEMA App
for real-time weather alerts from the National Weather Service and for
additional preparedness tips.
govdelivery.com
Walgreens Mobilizes EOC in Advance
of Hurricane Dorian to Support Customers,
Team Members & Communities
Stores in South Florida - running
out of water & dealing with massive lines
We at the Daily would like to Thank All the
Folks Working around the Country in the EOCs Due to the Hurricane
Good Luck and let's keep them all safe out there hopefully - with your efforts
we're sure you'll make a difference!
 Australia: JD Sports Profit Protection Team Wins Fraud Awards
"Fantastic evening at the
Australian Fraud Awards last night, very proud of the
Team winning Highly Commended Team of the Year, Deborah Myers winning Regional
Risk Manager of the Year and myself winning Highly Commended Risk Manager of the
Year award. Congratulations to all of the winners all very well deserved!"
- Mark Boyd, Head of Profit Protection, JD Sports
Australia
linkedin.com
REGIONAL RISK MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Winner:
Deborah Myers - JD Sports
PROFIT PROTECTION TEAM OF THE YEAR: Highly Commended: Team Profit Protection
- JD Sports
GROUP RISK MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Highly Commended: Mark Boyd - JD Sports
Threat of mass shootings give rise to AI-powered
cameras
AI is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active
observers that can identify people, suspicious behavior and guns, amassing large
amounts of data that help them learn over time to recognize mannerisms, gait and
dress. If the cameras have a previously captured image of someone who is banned
from a building, the system can immediately alert officials if the person
returns.
At a time when the threat of a mass shooting is ever-present schools, police,
retailers, stadiums and Fortune 500 companies are all using intelligent video.
Retailers can spot shoplifters in real-time and alert security, or warn of a
potential shoplifter. One company, Athena-Security, has cameras that spot when
someone has a weapon. And in a bid to help retailers, it recently expanded its
capabilities to help identify big spenders when they visit a store.
The power of the systems has sparked privacy concerns.
edmdigest.com
The New Craze - Somebody is Going to Get Hurt or Worse,
Killed
Social media antics cause grief at Walmart, Target, Home Depot, others
Difficult customers are nothing new, but social media creators are now
seeking to cause trouble in retail stores for the purpose of getting
attention on YouTube and other social media outlets.
 Pranks
include tipping over large merchandise displays (clearly ruining product),
turning out the lights, announcing "sales" over the store's intercom and
confronting employees, according to reports from Business Insider and CBS News.
Popular targets have been Walmart, Home Depot, Ikea, Target, McDonald's and
Burger King.
In one case, a YouTuber with over a million subscribers posed as a Walmart
store manager, and proceeded to "fire" employees, causing obvious distress.
One prankster noted that the crazier the video, the more views it will get,
providing the incentive to do more mayhem. He also explained that he doesn't
feel badly about making such videos because he views them as providing
entertainment for subscribers to his channel.
YouTubers face backlash after "pranking" Walmart employees by pretending to fire
them - CBS News
Why
This Prank Makes Burger King Employees Smash Out Windows - YouTube
 Some
videos receive over a million clicks, and the producers are apparently making
money off ads and merchandise they sell. One prankster specializes in
getting kicked out of McDonald's with stunts such as yelling at employees and
customers through a megaphone or claiming there is a foreign object in his food.
He has received letters from the legal department at McDonald's but still posts
videos encouraging others to see how quickly they can get kicked out of the
fast food chain. (The record appears to be seven seconds).
In even more serious cases, pranksters have called Burger King restaurants,
telling employees that there is a gas leak, causing employees to break out
the restaurant's windows.
Much like younger offenders caught shoplifting, store managers seems to have
three options: issuing a strong warning, alerting the child's parents or calling
the police and fully prosecuting. But, many understaffed retailers are
unequipped to handle pranksters and aren't able to respond quickly enough. The
mayhem can cause annoyance and distress for customers and, in some cases, reduce
employees to tears. retailwire.com
$100M+ Fishkill, NY, Gap Arson fire:
Mystery remains 3 years after blaze, 'analysis' ongoing
- Caused 1
Demolition Worker Death
- Impacted Holiday Sales
- Mentioned in Quarterly Report
Flames lit the sky above Fishkill orange on Aug. 29, 2016. Firefighters,
perched atop ladders and seen in silhouette against the blaze, doused Building
100 at 110 Merritt Blvd., dozens of employees of the Gap Distribution Center
looked on from the parking lot. More than a million gallons of water was used.
 Nearly
100 firefighters from 23 departments worked through the night to extinguish the
conflagration, though the 1.3 million-square-foot building was still reduced
to rubble.
And by the 6 am conference call rumors were already running rampant about who
ignited the flames.
Yet, three years later, investigators have yet to solve the mystery of how
one of the largest fires in Dutchess County history began.
The investigation is still active, Fleming said, with multiple local and state
agencies involved. A laboratory analysis of the fire is ongoing. A $12,500
reward offered for information remains available for anyone who comes forward.
But, as a third anniversary of the blaze arrives, he could not share any
progress that has been made.
 The
total damage sustained to the campus exceeded $100 million, according to
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The distribution center, which originally opened in 2000, serves the northeast
region for Old Navy, Gap Inc., Banana Republic, Gap Factory and Banana Republic
Factory brands to fulfill store and online orders.
There is also the question of whether the fire suppression system in Building
100 ever activated.
Though resources will remain allocated for the investigation until the case is
closed, he said, "unfortunately we haven't been able to arrest anyone on this
case, but we are hoping that it does occur."
poughkeepsiejournal.com
Increasing Felony Thresholds - The Consequences
OK Retail Thefts Up 64% & $ Amounts Up 53%
Oklahoma, Claremore POLICE: Retail larceny increases after SQ 780
Since the passage of recent criminal justice reforms in Oklahoma, the number of
larcenies has been steadily climbing with no solutions in sight. Claremore
Police Department's Deputy Chief Steve Cox said larceny, petit larceny, and
larceny from retailers are all on the rise.
 They
report that overall, Oklahoma retailers saw a 64% increase in the number of
thefts and a 53% increase in theft amount. Cox said he's not surprised by
these numbers, and added that in reality the numbers are even higher when
factoring in those thefts that are unreported by retailers. "We've seen big
increases," he said. "And a lot of it is from one retailer."
Cox said since January, CPD has been to Walmart for a police matter over 500
times.
"We're catching some of these people over and over," Cox said. "All we did is
increase the limit, so now they're stealing $900 and know it's a misdemeanor.
And it will always be a misdemeanor. It used to be a predicate crime, if you
continued the behavior, the punishment would increase. And this reform took that
away."
"When we started talking about State Question 780, it was all talk of prison
crowding. These were not the people filling prisons. Unfortunately, most
criminal behavior is not just one thing, it's not isolated," he said. "There has
to be common sense. We can't just change the name of something and think the
problem will go away. All we have done is take away the ability for some people
to get help.
claremoreprogress.com
KY Lawmakers talk Jail Overcrowding problem and
solution
Increasing Felony Threshold from $500 to $2,500
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley says 76 of the state's
82 county jails currently
 house
around half of the state inmate population, with 29 of those jails at or over
150 per cent capacity.
Senator Webb is a member of the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary. Secretary
Tilley told committee members that increasing the felony theft threshold to
$2,500 from $500, and reducing the penalties for low-level possession would
reduce the number of inmates at county jail by one third.
"I would support an overhaul of our present penal code, not another piecemeal
quilting approach to the problem," said Senator Webb.
wchstv.com
Fastest growing crime in the USA
How employers must deal with the source of the greatest threat
to their business survival
Just as much as the success of your business depends on its personnel, so does
its failures. According to the FBI, corporate theft is the fastest growing
crime in the United States. It's bigger than identity theft, cyber fraud,
credit card theft and internet scams.
Per the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE):
● Employee theft accounts for $50 billion in annual losses for businesses.
● One of three bankruptcies are caused by employee theft.
● Employee theft events occur for an average of two years before companies
discover what's happening.
● Although around 25% of thefts involve damages in excess of $1 million, a
significant portion of shrinkage losses are in the $1,000 to $500,000 range.
The ACFE also found that about 87% of those who committed fraud against
their employers had never been previously charged with that sort of
offense. This means that background and criminal checks would be worthless
during a recruitment process.
How do you pick honest, loyal and dedicated people, knowing that 78% of
resumes are misleading and 81% lie during the recruitment interview
(according to recent research by the University of Massachusetts)?
The "right people" re-defined - Of special note is that this article
was written by a pre-employment testing company. bizjournals.com
Editor's
Note: Not that I'm an expert but after operating an executive search firm
for over 30 years and reviewing over 30,000 resumes and conducting thousands of
interviews I would agree to an extent with the University of Mass. numbers, but
not to their level of numbers. To me, and having specialized in the retail LP
and safety industry I'd estimate the number to be around 66% mislead and 75%
outright lie, with salary levels, college degrees, and accomplishments being
the top three things lied or misled about. However now with the internet making
easier to verify college attendance and background companies having advanced
technology, the college degree one has disappeared almost. But still those are
high numbers and I was always amazed at it. Sorry but I had to comment on this
one. Gus Downing
Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US,
despite the rise of smartphones
Compared with China, India and other parts of the world, the U.S. is way
behind in adopting mobile payments.
Deeply embedded legacy system and rewards cards, among other factors, make it
unlikely that we'll see a major shift anytime soon. "The reality is we're
not there yet. There is simply not enough ubiquitous acceptance." The
popularity and ease of using credit & debit cards is a key reason mobile isn't
taking off.
Conventional methods are still winning in the U.S. Last year, 80% of consumers
used credit cards for purchases, according to Bain. PayPal was the most popular
nonbank option at 40% adoption but is largely used for online payments. Apple
Pay had 9% adoption.
Visa, Master Card, and the banks make money on every transaction so there less
willing to support it and retailers haven't signed up because of it's cost
factors.
A recent, real-time payment announcement from the Federal Reserve might also
change the mobile-payment landscape. The FedNow Service, which is set to
begin by 2024, will allow money to move at any time, any day, according to the
Fed.
People don't always want to pay for things immediately, in real time. The
borrowing aspect is still valuable, as well as the coveted rewards and
points. Cards might just look like a "hybrid" version of their old models in
mobile form, and in some cases embedded in the apps, he said.
"There will be different models; it's going to be fascinating to see which
wins," du Toit said. cnbc.com
Target Sends 'No New Cost
Increases' From Tariffs Letter to Vendors
Bosch to Introduce More Than 50 New Products at GSX 2019
Facial recognition lobbying up 4X in last 6 months as
government activity increases
Bed Bath & Beyond Explores Options for Assets Sales
Ulta Beauty Plans 80 Stores
Quarterly Results
Ulta Beauty Q2 comp's up 6.2%, net sales up 12% - Leading the Pack Numbers
Big Lots Q2 comp's up 1.2%, net sales up 2%
In observance of Labor
Day, the Daily will not be publishing
on Monday, Sept. 2. We will resume publishing Tuesday.
Enjoy your holiday weekend!
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Russell Stover POS systems possibly compromised
The specialty food and gift retailer is reporting that an "unauthorized actor"
possibly gained access to its in-store POS systems through malware beginning no
earlier than Feb. 9, 2019, and ending no later than Aug. 7, 2019. Upon learning
of the incident, Russell Stover says it initiated an investigation, engaged
independent cybersecurity experts, and took measures to eradicate and contain
the malware. Russell Stover has also notified law enforcement and regulatory
authorities and is working with payment card companies.
chainstoreage.com
Fraudsters Use AI to Mimic CEOs Voice in
Cybercrime Case
Criminals used artificial intelligence-based software to impersonate a chief
executive's voice and demand a fraudulent transfer of 220,000 euros ($243,000)
in March in what cybercrime experts described as an
unusual case of artificial intelligence being used in hacking.
The chief executive of a U.K.-based energy firm thought he was speaking on the
phone with his boss, the CEO of the firm's German parent company, who asked him
to send the funds to a Hungarian supplier. The caller said the request was
urgent, directing the executive to pay within an hour, according to the
company's insurance firm, Euler Hermes Group SA.
Law enforcement authorities and AI experts
have predicted that criminals would use AI to automate cyberattacks. Whoever
was behind this incident appears to have used AI-based software to successfully
mimic the German executive's voice by phone. The U.K. CEO recognized his boss's
slight German accent and the tenor of his voice on the phone.
Several officials said the voice-spoofing attack in Europe is the first
cybercrime they have heard of in which criminals clearly drew on AI. Euler
Hermes.
The money that was transferred to the Hungarian bank account was subsequently
moved to Mexico and distributed to other locations.
Mr. Kirsch believes hackers used commercial voice-generating software to carry
out the attack. He recorded his own voice using one such product and said the
reproduced version sounded real.
A few software companies offer services that can quickly impersonate voices,
said Bobby Filar, director of data science at Endgame, a cybersecurity
company. "You don't need to be a Ph.D. in mathematics to use it." he said.
WSJ Pro
Organizations Need to be Skeptical When Looking
at Any Vendor Claiming to Offer AI-based Security
Some
predict the total cost of cybercrime could exceed $2 trillion by the end
of 2019. This means that the cost of criminal activity is currently outpacing
security spend by around 20X.
This is the result of a system that has always been rigged in favor of the
cybercriminal. It's the classic scenario of organizations having to anticipate
and block 100% of the attacks they will encounter, while cybercriminals only
need to exploit a single misconfigured device or unpatched system to get in. The
only difference now is, in the wake of global digital transformation, the stakes
are much higher than ever before.
AI Disrupts the Entire Cybercriminal Strategy
 Many
cybersecurity companies claim to have introduced AI capabilities into their
solutions. But the reality is, most fall short of true AI because their
underlying infrastructure is too small or their learning models are incomplete.
Others refuse to divulge the methods that they use, which raises concerns about
the reliability of their AI. These should be red flags for any organization
looking to adopt an AI-based system.
Just as important, even if an AI system meets basic training and infrastructure
requirements, it still needs to interoperate within the security environment you
have in place. Intelligence in isolation is useless. The more threat
intelligence is shared - whether from an external intelligence feed or the
integrated security systems deployed across your distributed network - the more
effective your AI-based defensive systems will become.
But when done right, an AI-based system will give your organization an advantage
over even the most sophisticated cybercriminals. It weaves security deep into
your infrastructure, identifies and responds to the most advanced threats, and
forces criminals to either go back to the drawing board, or more likely, look
for a victim that doesn't have such an impact on their bottom line.
securityweek.com
Regular Software Health Checks Can Prevent Future
Disasters
Software flaws are everywhere. And they cause serious application security
issues for any business. Look at Boeing. Bad software, two fatal crashes and now
a business scrambling to find its footing.
Capital One. One gap, one hacker, millions of people's credit card data.
School districts around the country, U.S.
utilities. It's pervasive. Just like software. In fact, the
Department of Homeland Security reports that 90 percent of security
incidents result from exploits against defects in software.
The good news is that with a solid plan to make consistent software health
checks, finding and fixing flaws is preventative. Health checks should be part
of maintaining software over time. Because it's impossible to retrofit security
into an application. It has to be engineered that way every day. Here are three
things that businesses should adopt in order to ensure optimal software health
and application security.
First, prioritize software intelligence. Software intelligence allows
businesses to foresee how one update can impact the entire IT infrastructure,
and it provides insight into which parts are high risk, before implementing.
Second, adopt and adhere to industry software standards. Standards such
as those developed by the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) can provide
a blueprint for organizations to measure the attributes of their software
quality, so they can determine software's level of resilience.
Third, create an application security dashboard. IT teams need a warning
light. A dashboard can provide a window into the defects that are brewing within
your system. It can also identify objects with application security flaws in the
development pipeline and help build security-in. It can also provide insight
into why specific defects are occurring and provide guidelines for fast
remediation.
Application security will become more critical as our reliance on software
increases. And it will be almost impossible to self-regulate.
securitymagazine.com
CRM Providers Targeted in New Attack
Phishers are Angling for Your Cloud Providers
Many companies are now outsourcing their marketing efforts to cloud-based
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) providers. But when accounts at those CRM
providers get hacked or phished, the results can be damaging for both the
client's brand and their customers. Here's a look at a recent CRM-based phishing
campaign that targeted customers of Fortune 500 construction equipment vendor
United Rentals.
 Stamford,
Ct.-based United Rentals [NYSE:URI] is the world's largest equipment rental
company, with some 18,000 employees and earnings of approximately $4 billion in
2018. On August 21, multiple United Rental customers reported receiving invoice
emails with booby-trapped links that led to a malware download for anyone who
clicked.
While phony invoices are a common malware lure, this particular campaign sent
users to a page on United Rentals' own Web site (unitedrentals.com).
In a notice to customers, the company said the unauthorized messages were not
sent by United Rentals. One source who had at least two employees fall for the
scheme forwarded KrebsOnSecurity a response from UR's privacy division, which
blamed the incident on a third-party advertising partner.
"Based on current knowledge, we believe that an unauthorized party gained access
to a vendor platform United Rentals uses in connection with designing and
executing email campaigns," the response read.
krebsonsecurity.com
IT Manager Indicted by Fed for Planning to Shut Down
Employers Computers, Locking Out Employees, Take Down Website After Learning of
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Even Amazon's Own Products are Getting Hijacked
By Seller
Amazon is a scene of constant warfare. A growing share of goods on the platform
are sold by third parties, who compete viciously for limited real estate. Some
hop onto fast-selling listings with counterfeit goods, or frame their
competitors with fake reviews. One common tactic is to find a once popular, but
now abandoned product and hijack its listing, using the page's old reviews to
make whatever you're selling appear trustworthy.
Amazon's marketplace is so chaotic that not even Amazon itself is safe from
getting hijacked. In addition to being a retail platform, Amazon sells its own
house-brand goods under names like AmazonBasics, Rivet furniture, Happy Belly
food, and hundreds of other labels. Sellers often complain that these brands
represent unfair competition, and regulators in Europe and the United States
have taken an interest in the matter. But other sellers appear to have found a
way to use Amazon's brands for their own ends. Amazon promotes them heavily,
racking up thousands of reviews on listings that the company then abandons when
it stops production or comes out with a new version. Enterprising sellers then
hijack these pages to hawk their own wares.
theverge.com
US senators call on Amazon to investigate its
unsafe inventory
Three Democratic US senators sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday,
calling for a "sweeping internal investigation" into unsafe and banned
products listed on its website.
"Unquestionably,
Amazon is falling short of its commitment to keeping safe those consumers
who use its massive platform," the letter said. The letter was signed by US
Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and
Edward Markey of Massachusetts.
The letter was in response to an extensive investigative story from The Wall
Street Journal published last week that detailed
thousands of problematic product listings on Amazon's site, including infant
sleeping mats Amazon itself had banned for danger of suffocation, motorcycle
helmets that didn't pass safety standards and supplements that contained
illegally imported prescription drugs. In many cases, the listings the Journal
reported on lacked required warning labels, including over 6,000 listings for
balloons that didn't have choking-hazard warnings.
When asked for comment Thursday, Jodi Seth, Amazon's head of policy
communications, pointed to a blog post the company published last week. In
that post, Amazon highlighted its
many safety protocols, including its $400 million in spending last year to
protect its store and make sure its products are safe, compliant and authentic.
In recent years, the company has also worked to take down counterfeit items and
fake reviews to help clean up its site.
The three senators called on Amazon to immediately remove all the
questionable product listings the Journal mentioned in its story, conduct a
thorough internal investigation and make changes to keep unsafe products off its
site.
They also asked Amazon to answer a series of questions on why its existing
safety procedures failed to stop the problematic listings and what it will do to
stop similar situations from happening again. Amazon's Seth said the company
plans to respond to those questions, which the senators requested back at the
end of September.
cnet.com
Evolution of Fraud
In the past 20 years, there has been a substantial shift of commerce to online
channels, with most products and services now bought and sold on the internet or
through mobile apps. Fraudsters have been quick to take advantage of the online
shift, doing their best to stay one step ahead of the businesses and consumers
they exploit. It has evolved from simple individuals hacking systems with a
stolen credit card, to criminals running larger groups of people and
combinations of data, to full on automated scripts hitting systems with scale.
The new era or "Fraud 3.0" of today requires data science and machine learning
to fight systematic attacks such as card-testing and bots that occur earlier in
the transaction flow. These attacks have a couple of similar characteristics,
including the time in the transaction flow at which they occur and the scale of
speed and volume at which they happen. Read More:
cardnotpresent.com
Best Buy's ecommerce sales soar 17% in Q2 over last year
e-commerce ad spending increases 40%, with Amazon in the
lead
From automated bots to malicious humans, one in 10
transactions are attacks
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Newton County, GA: $50,000 of Macy's merchandise
recovered;
suspects possible ties to Multi-million dollar ORC ring
 Covington
Police have helped recover thousands of dollars worth of stolen merchandise from
a vehicle that led Georgia State Patrol on a high speed chase. It started when
Georgia State Patrol tried to pull over a speeding SUV in Morgan County Friday.
The driver would not stop and instead continued to speed onto I-20 into Newton
County. When the car entered the Covington city limits, GSP executed a pit
maneuver, causing the SUV to crash. Articles of clothing went flying out of the
vehicle onto the interstate. "We started noticing the clothing, most of it had
tags on it or security tags on it," said Covington Police Captain Ken Malcom.
They'd been stolen from Macy's department stores in several states including
Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Police say this is the second largest
recovery of stolen merchandise in the country this year. The clothing items
total around $50,000 in value.
Police have arrested the driver Anthony Vasquez. Two passengers Joseph Barriga
and Brian Alvarez were taken to the hospital with injuries and will be charged
with various theft charges as well. All three men are from New York. Police say
they are a part of an organized multi-million dollar retail theft operation. "That theft ring that starts in New York and the individuals down the East
Coast, down into Florida and eventually get the merchandise back up to New York
to sell it for pennies on the dollar," Malcom said. "We are pleased that we are
able to get them off the streets."
cbs46.com
Santa Clarita County, CA: 13 Arrested in
Sheriff's Detective Bureau Special Operation targeting Retail Theft
 On
Wednesday, detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Detective
Bureau ran a special operation in Canyon Country aimed at stopping retail theft,
according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the station. "Deputies and
detectives, both uniformed and in civilian clothes, saturated popular Canyon
Country shopping areas, watching for individuals who were victimizing businesses
or compromising public safety," Miller said in an official post Thursday. By the
end of the operation, a total of 13 arrests had been made as a result of the
operation, according to officials. "Since these special enforcement operations,
in addition to our regular patrol, have proved to be very successful, more will
be planned in the future," Miller said.
hometownstation.com
 Jefferson
County, MO: Thieves at Best Buy may be from Texas
Investigators say the suspects in the burglary at Jefferson City's Best Buy
could be tied to a burglary ring. One suspect was arrested yesterday morning,
but four others are still at large. They're thought to be connected to a ring
based in Texas. An alarm went off at the Best Buy on Missouri Boulevard early
this (thur) morning. Officers say they saw a van drive away when they got there.
Five people got out of the van near the Target on West Stadium and ran. Police
caught one of them, but they're still looking for the others.
kwos.com
Frankfort, IL: Repeat Offender Stole More Than
$1,000 In Alcohol
Through investigation, police said they learned Dewitt Hamilton, 39, was a
suspect in six other reports filed with the police department. The officer spoke
with the Will County State's Attorney's Office and a felony charge was approved
due to Hamilton's history, police said. He was taken to the Will County Adult
Detention Facility. Hamilton also had outstanding warrants from Midlothian and
Palos Heights.
patch.com
Xenia, OH: Florida man arrested in alleged Greene
County theft/fraud ring
Jeremiah Baldis is being held as a suspect in what authorities are calling an
out-of-state theft and fraud ring operating in the Beavercreek, Fairborn and
Xenia communities. The Greene County Prosecutor issued a warning about an
out-of-state theft and identity fraud ring operating in the area. Police records
indicate one person was arrested, another may have eluded capture, and the pair
was able to use credit cards within minutes of them being stolen.
daytondailynews.com
Trussville, AL: Police seeking male suspect in $4,000 Best
Buy theft
Carlisle, PA: Man sought $899 BBQ Grill and Vacuum theft
from Walmart
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Shootings & Deaths
 Little
Rock, AR: Gunfight at Little Caesars, employee shoots and kills customer
Police are investigating a fatal shooting Thursday at a Little Caesars Pizza in
Little Rock involving an employee and a customer, authorities said. The shooting
was reported at 4:45 p.m. When officers arrived several witnesses said that two
men were shooting at each other inside the restaurant, police said. "But we do
know now that this wasn't a robbery," he said. "This was possibly between an
employee and an associate or some type of patron of the business." The victim,
the patron, was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officers
said the employee left the scene before they arrived.
arkansasonline.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
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Houston, TX: Clerk opens fire on
burglars who smashed truck into store
Surveillance video showed four males come around from the side of
the building and try to move the ATM with no success. That is when
the driver of the truck backed out and reversed into the store again
hoping to knock the machine loose. Police say the store clerk saw
what was happening, pulled a gun and opened fire on the burglars
sending them running from the scene. There were some customers
inside the store when the burglary took place, but no injuries were
reported.
khou.com |
Spokane, WA: Man charged with causing more than
$14,000 of damage during destruction, theft spree in downtown Spokane
 Jessie
Clemens, committed the crimes on the morning of August 15. He was first seen on
security video pulling the lid off a large barrel of grease and pouring it onto
the pavement. The contents then spilled down the alley and into the parking lot.
The cleanup cost for that action is currently $6,202.48. Clemens was seen on
video stealing newspapers, breaking the glass of a picture frame by kicking it
and pulling a large screen TV/monitor off the wall. The TV dropped down a flight
of stairs, causing damage to the wall and glass railing. Damages for those acts
are still being assessed but are currently more than $8,000. Clemens can then be
seen on video upstairs at the Chase Bank Building committing another $767.95 in
damages.
khq.com
Bexar County, TX: Second employee implicated in
$120,000 Bird Bakery
theft scheme
 The
former Bird Bakery manager who was convicted this week of stealing more than
$120,000 from her employer wasn't the only person embezzling from the
establishment, according to police. On Wednesday, Jessica Martinez was sentenced
to four years in prison after pleading no contest to felony charges of theft and
misapplication of fiduciary property. Prosecutors said Martinez used the money
to buy designer clothes, makeup, purses and other goods. But court records
obtained Thursday by KSAT.com revealed a second defendant in the case,
24-year-old Stephanie-Rae Beth Trevino. Trevino stole more than $3,000 from Bird
Bakery. Both suspects voided purchases made at the bakery and refunded the money
into their own debit accounts rather than the customer who made the purchase.
ksat.com
St George, UT: Christensen's Department Store Burglary
suspects arrested in coordinated effort of Mesquite and St. George Police
Departments
Austin, TX: Police seeking suspect after Armored vehicle
Robbery at The Domain, outside of Cava, a Mediterranean restaurant
Las Vegas, NV: Police seeking Female Armed Robber who hit
4 businesses in recent days
Manchester, England: Robbers wielding a sledgehammer and
pickaxe smash Jewelry shop display cases, making off with $75,000 in gold
Oxford, England: John Lewis security guard puts teenager
in headlock and wrestles him out of shop 'because he asked for ID'
Counterfeit
Ada, OH: $50,000 in counterfeit currency seized
Ada Police, with the Hardin County Sheriffs Dept. and U.S. Secret Service,
executed the arrest of a suspected counterfeiter in Ada. $50,000 in counterfeit
currency, and a number of items believed to have been purchased with the
counterfeit currency, were discovered.
adaherald.com
Sentencings
Tucson, AZ: Man reaches plea deal in fatal Armed
Robbery outside business
 A
Tucson man with has extensive criminal history reached a plea deal in a fatal
shooting outside a Tucson business in 2018. On Thursday, Aug. 29, Hector John
Molina pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery. He was originally faced
charges of first-degree murder, weapon possession by a convicted felony, armed
robbery and aggravated assault. While his sentencing date has not been set, he
is facing between 7 and 21 years. Also on Thursday, Molina pleaded guilty to
armed robbery in a case not connected to the shooting. He's facing 7-21 years
for that charge as well, but the sentence would run concurrent to the other one.
Authorities said Molina and Ariel Montes-Deoca are responsible for the
shooting death of 61-year-old Anthony Quintela outside of Raspados Funland on
Jan. 6, 2018.
kold.com
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