&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email)) |
|
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
 |
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
|
&uuid=(email)) 
|
|
The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
U.S. Attorney's Office Update On Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime
 Protecting
our communities from violent crime is a top priority for the Department of
Justice. In May 2021, the Justice Department launched a renewed comprehensive
violent crime reduction strategy, which is built around four principles:
●
Build trust and earn legitimacy in our communities;
●
Invest in community-based prevention and intervention programs;
●
Target enforcement efforts and priorities by identifying, investigating, and
prosecuting the most significant drivers of gun violence and other violent
crime;
●
Measuring the
results of these efforts through a decrease in violent crime - not merely by
arrests and convictions.
The core of the Department of Justice's violent crime reduction efforts
continues to be
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is an evidence-based program proven
to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of
stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems
in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of
this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and
partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting
reductions in crime.
Enforcement Strategy - Prosecution Activity - Community Partnerships
justice.gov
Closing Chicago Stores to Reduce Violence?
Mayor Lightfoot closes Arab gas stations to end gang violence
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot creates Special
Task Force to shutter Arab and minority owned businesses in futile drive to stop
gang violence
 Arab
and Asian American small business owners mainly running gas station pantries
accuse the City of Chicago and Mayor Lori Lightfoot of
forcing them to close in the misguided belief that closing their stores will
help reduce the violence that is sweeping throughout the city.
Dozens of gas stations and other small businesses owned by Arabs and
minorities including Pakistanis, Indian and some African Americans operating in
the city's toughest neighborhoods are
being forced to close on flimsy code violation citations.
Lightfoot has ordered the Chicago Police to create a Special Task Force
consisting of Police Officers and City Inspectors from all aspects of city
licenses and permits to
target stores in heavy crime areas to force them to close down.
Lightfoot's team brushed off concerns expressed to the city during a meeting
held in August to address the issue.
Nearly a dozen store owners were interviewed for this story, but their
names and identities have been excluded to prevent the city from punishing them
more. Many of the store owners said they fear retribution from the city but are
planning a press conference Thursday to raise public awareness, to get support
from members of the Chicago City Council, and to
pursue legal action.
"What they are doing is
trying to make it look like they are doing something to fight the street gang
violence. But it will have no impact whatsoever except to harm the only
local businesses that provide services in neighborhoods where the gangs
operate," a store owner contended.
patch.com
St. Louis Gun Violence is Pushing Businesses Out
of Town
Businesses consider ditching downtown St. Louis amid gunfire, violence
Multiple large employers are
considering moving their offices out of the downtown business district,
city officials said this week, after more than
a year of nighttime violence and gunfire that has struck buildings, broken
windows and injured and killed people.
Just this summer,
windows have been shot out at the Laclede Gas Building, One U.S. Bank Plaza, One
Metropolitan Square and Peabody Plaza, said Alderman Jack Coatar, whose
ward covers part of downtown.
"I've spoken to a number of large downtown employers who have indicated
they are going to seriously consider not renewing leases," Coatar said
Wednesday, based on recent conversations. "You want your workforce to be safe."
The owner of Peabody Plaza contacted the office of Mayor Tishaura O. Jones just
this week saying that at least one of its tenants, Peabody Energy - the nation's
largest private coal company and one of downtown's most prominent headquarters -
has considered moving out, her office said,
after multiple office windows there were broken by gunfire over the weekend.
"We're aware of the issues that are going on and how it's affecting both
residents and businesses in the downtown area," Jones spokesman Nick Dunne said
on Tuesday. "We're evaluating the possibilities for what we can do to
step up public safety measures downtown so that we can mitigate instances like
these."
Businesses and residents have complained about downtown's woes for decades.
Concerns have ignited anew during the pandemic, which has further
emptied office buildings and entertainment venues. Several groups have
pushed in recent months to
close bars they deemed unruly, clear
a crowded homeless encampment on North Tucker Boulevard,
beef up security, and
better coordinate regional efforts to boost downtown's fortunes.
stltoday.com
$155M 'Anti-Violence' Budget Comes Under Fire in
Philadelphia
Op-Ed: Philly's Budget Treats Gun Violence Like It's a Tomorrow Problem
Most of the $155 million the city has budgeted
for anti-violence programs is going toward long-term initiatives. But, hello,
the crisis is happening right now.
 A
recent report from the City Controller's Office reveals that
only $68 million of the city's headline-grabbing $155.7 million marked for
addressing gun violence is actual new spending-the rest of it is spending
from elsewhere in the budget that's been recategorized.
For example, the Kenney administration designating funds to restore public
institutions such as libraries, parks and rec, and even the Dell Music
Center-all of which were impacted by pandemic cuts-as "anti-violence spending."
"These initiatives, while important, are not aimed at combating the city's gun
violence crisis," Controller Rebecca Rhynhart said in her report.
But the big bombshell is far more infuriating:
Only $33 million, or
21 percent of that $155.7 million, is going toward interventions that will
have immediate, short-term impact-and that includes $22 million in
yet-to-be-awarded grants. The $22 million dollar program was set up by the
administration to deliver grants (ranging from $100,000 and $1 million) to
nonprofits that provide "direct trauma-informed healing and restorative
practices or safe havens and mentorship programs."
This money is meant to focus on near-term interventions. This is good. But that
means that the rest of the money is going toward other things:
70 percent to long-term projects that will take years for their value to be
apparent, such as after-school enrichment, mental health support, and
youth mentoring. Another 9 percent is going toward improving police response to
incidents involving behavioral health.
These types of interventions are known to decrease violence in the long term.
But
this crisis is happening right now.
phillymag.com
Retail Violence Across the Pond
Shopworker violence law gets cold shoulder from government - again
The government has indicated it is not going to introduce a new legal offence of
assaulting a shopworker, despite being pressed to do so after a Parliamentary
select committee report.
 The
Home Affairs Select Committee published the government's response to its report
on violence and abuse towards retail workers. The government said: "A
wide range of offences already exist that cover assaults against any worker,
including retail workers."
"Such offences include common assault, actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm,
harassment and other public order offences, all of which criminalise threatening
or abusive behaviour intended to harass, alarm or distress a person."
ACS chief executive James Lowman responded: "We
are disappointed the government is not committing to supporting legislation to
create a specific offence of assaulting a shopworker."
"Unions, retailers and shopworkers all told the Home Affairs Committee this is
needed to ensure effective penalties and to send a message about the importance
of these essential workers."
"Retailers and their colleagues are bearing the brunt of failings throughout the
police and criminal justice system: poor response, lack of interest in
investigating repeat offenders, and inadequate sentences for those who are
convicted.
"The committee's inquiry has raised the profile of these issues; we now need a
comprehensive plan, backed by proper resources,
to tackle violence against retailers."
Figures from the 2021 ACS Crime Report show there were more than
40,000 violent attacks against people working in convenience stores and 1.1
million incidents of theft over the last year, many of which were
committed by repeat offenders with a drug or alcohol addiction."
talkingretail.com
Bystanders Protest as Police Arrest Wrong Robbery
Suspect
Police mistake Black man for robbery suspect, arrest him despite bystander
protests in viral video
The man's co-workers attest
he was working at the time of the robbery.
 A
video has surfaced showing a group of officers in Grand Rapids, Michigan
allegedly
arresting a Black man outside of a McDonald's for a robbery that he reportedly
had nothing to do with.
The video shows the man, who has been identified as Isaiah by his mother Misheal
Butts on Facebook, in the parking lot outside a McDonald's. It was recorded from
inside the store, and a woman is heard saying to the police that
Isaiah works at the restaurant. She tells them he was at work at the time the
robbery was reported.
"He just came in here to get his check, he's been in his job for two hours,"
says the woman through the window of the store. "And they talk about somebody
just robbed the building 30 minutes ago-he's been in this building for two
hours."
Despite the managers attesting to his presence at work during the time of the
robbery, "the Grand Rapids
Police Department decided to hold him at gunpoint and arrest him," she
said in the video.
dailydot.com
New Haven mayor requests community input as city grapples with gun violence
&uuid=(email))
COVID Update
376.9M Vaccinations Given
US: 41.3M Cases - 671.1K Dead - 31.6M Recovered
Worldwide:
223.5M Cases - 4.6M Dead - 200M Recovered
Former Senior Loss Prevention Executive
Know of any fallen LP exec? Let's remember &
recognize.
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
306
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 386
*Red indicates change in total deaths
COVID Hospitalizations Leveling Off in the U.S.?
"The worst case scenario is a real twindemic" of
Covid-19 and flu cases
This Flu Season Is Expected to Be Worse Than the Last One, Threatening Hospitals
Strained by Delta
Authorities are counting on vaccinations to
keep case counts low this winter, after Covid-19 precautions kept last season
mild
The coming flu season is on track to be much worse than
the last cycle, according to health experts, who fear an influx of
cases could further strain hospitals already overwhelmed by the Delta surge.
The season
could also strike earlier and more severely than usual, doctors and
researchers said, because many people haven't been able to build up their
natural immune defenses while working from home and avoiding strangers.
Several factors are behind the expectations for a potentially difficult flu
season. Many adults aren't working in their offices where they typically get flu
shots, or they don't want another vaccination after getting their Covid-19
doses. And many people will no longer be protected by masking and other Covid-19
restrictions that have been eased.
wsj.com
'Anti-Vax Extremists' Turning Increasingly
Violent in Retail Settings
Anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers now present a real threat of violence
Across the country, more anti-vaccine
extremists are turning violent. It's time to take the threat seriously.
 A
certain segment of the anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers comprise extremists who
represent a violent and nefarious influence in our country as we work to
defeat this seemingly endless pandemic.
There is a small but loud and forceful group of people who object to wearing
masks. Studies indicate that those people generally believe they are ineffective
and are violating their civil liberties.
Some of those people are increasingly behaving in violent and dangerous ways.
As early as July 2020, the Retail Industry Leaders Association expressed alarm
over the number of instances of hostility and violence experienced by front-line
employees. That same month, a survey of McDonald's employees showed that
44% had experienced verbal or physical abuse from customers not wearing masks.
These repeated incidents necessitated the CDC to offer
new guidance for retailers and restaurants on how to prevent workplace violence
from customers. These suggestions included installing panic buttons and
cameras, and recognizing the signs that angry customers might be on the verge of
violence. Things since then have only worsened.
In June 2021,
a customer shot and killed a cashier and wounded a sheriff's deputy
at a supermarket after an argument about face masks. In August 2021, Christopher
Key, who calls himself the "vaccine police," live streamed himself and his
"Missouri Crew" entering a Walmart Supercenter. The group was
targeting the pharmacists who they believe should be "executed" for
administering the COVID-19 vaccine. They berated the workers, informing
them they have been put "on notice" and that "if they give one more vaccine ...
they can be hung up ... and executed."
There is also evidence that
extremist groups such as the Proud Boys are behind some of the anti-mask
organizing. As some experts have noted, "violence is at the heart" of
their ideology.
Not all anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers will become violent. But these cases
illustrate the propensity of some to
threaten and erupt into violence as they attempt to overwhelm others with their
positions.
salon.com
New Vaccine Mandates Coming
President Biden expected to impose new vaccination mandates on Thursday
 President
Biden is expected on Thursday to impose new vaccination mandates as part of
a broad plan to put pressure on private businesses, federal agencies and
schools to
enact stricter vaccination and testing policies as the Delta variant
continues its spread across the United States.
The spread of the highly
infectious variant has pushed the country's daily average caseload over 150,000
for the first time since late January, overwhelming hospitals in hard-hit
areas and killing roughly 1,500 people a day.
Mr. Biden, who was briefed by his team of coronavirus advisers on Wednesday
afternoon, is set to deliver a speech at 5 p.m. Eastern that will
address about six areas where his administration can encourage - or, at this
point, push - more eligible Americans to receive vaccines, according to
the White House.
Officials offered few specifics, stressing that the plan was still coming
together. But two officials familiar with the plan said that it would
include new federal requirements for vaccination, and that its underlying
message would be that the only way to return to some sense of normalcy was to
get as many people vaccinated as possible.
When asked if Mr. Biden would be adding more detail to existing policies or
would outline measures that would have an immediate and broad effect on
Americans, Ms. Psaki replied:
"It depends on if you're vaccinated or not."
nytimes.com
One in 5,000
Chances of Vaccinated People Catching the Delta Variant Still Extremely Low
 Yes,
Delta has increased the chances of getting Covid for almost everyone. But
if you're vaccinated, a Covid infection is still uncommon, and those high
viral loads are not as worrisome as they initially sounded.
How small are the chances of the average vaccinated American contracting Covid?
Probably about one in 5,000 per day, and even lower for people who take
precautions or live in a highly vaccinated community.
The estimates here are based on statistics from three places that have reported
detailed data on Covid infections by vaccination status: Utah; Virginia; and
King County, which includes Seattle, in Washington state. All three are
consistent with the idea that about one in 5,000 vaccinated Americans have
tested positive for Covid each day in recent weeks.
The chances are surely higher in the places with the worst Covid outbreaks, like
the Southeast. And in places with many fewer cases - like the Northeast,
as well as the Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco areas -
the chances are lower, probably less than 1 in 10,000. That's what the
Seattle data shows, for example.
nytimes.com
Microsoft return to U.S. offices 'delayed indefinitely'
Will require proof of vaccination for all
employees, vendors and visitors to its U.S. offices
"Given the uncertainty of COVID-19, we've decided against attempting to forecast
a new date for a full reopening of our U.S. work sites," Jared Spataro, a
corporate vice president, wrote in a blog post.
Microsoft will wait for public health guidance on when it is safe to return,
Spataro said. It will then give workers a 30-day transition period to prepare.
Microsoft employs about 181,000 full-time workers, of whom 103,000 are in the
U.S.
Many tech companies had plans for bringing back most of their workers around
Labor Day weekend, but Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and a growing list of
others have already decided to wait until next year.
seattletimes.com
Half of all consumers more concerned about Delta variant than original strain
51% say they are specifically concerned about this variant, and 50% are more
worried about this variant than they were about the original strain of COVID-19.
3 in 5 consumers (61%) think the Delta variant has the potential to push their
region back into lockdowns.
Survey results show the following key findings:
●
Consumers are less comfortable with indoor
activities, particularly shopping mask-less.
●
Half of consumers now prefer wearing masks in public.
●
Consumers are returning to COVID behaviors.
●
Consumers are less optimistic
●
Half of consumers believe reopening is
pushed until 2022.
prnewswire.com
Philly-area COVID-19 cases are leveling off, but health community is 'bracing
for an uptick' heading into fall
&uuid=(email))
Last Week's WSJ ORC Article Gets Major Reads
- Probably Most Read ORC Article of All-Time
After 1 Week "Battling a $45B Crime Spree"
Article Still in Top 5 Articles in WSJ
'Ben Dugan Works for CVS. His Job Is Battling a $45 Billion Crime Spree'
 Retailers
are spending millions a year to battle organized crime rings that steal from
their stores in bulk and then peddle the goods online, often on Amazon.com
Inc.'s retail platform, according to retail investigators, law-enforcement
officers and court documents. It is a menace that has been supercharged by the
pandemic and the rapid growth of online commerce that has accompanied it.
The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail, a trade association, which Mr.
Dugan heads, estimates that organized retail theft accounts for around $45
billion in annual losses for retailers these days, up from $30 billion a decade
ago. At CVS, reported thefts have ballooned 30% since the pandemic began.
Mr. Dugan's team, working with law enforcement, expects to close 73 e-commerce
cases this year involving $104 million of goods stolen from multiple retailers
and sold on Amazon. That compares with 27 cases in 2020, involving half the
total. CVS has doubled its crime team to 17 over the past two years and
purchased its own surveillance van with 360-degree cameras and a high-powered
telescope.
Have you sent your Senator and Representative
the article
in support of The INFORM Consumers Act
Read
Full Article and A Call to Action
White House Takes on Meatpacking Companies &
Price Fixing
Biden administration plans tougher action to rein in meat prices
The Biden administration plans to
take a tougher stance toward meatpacking companies
it says are causing sticker shock at grocery stores.
 Four
companies control much of the U.S. meat processing market,
and top aides to President Joe Biden blamed those companies for rising food
prices
in a blog on Wednesday. As part of a set of initiatives, the administration
will
funnel $1.4 billion in COVID-19 pandemic stimulus money to small meat producers
and workers, administration aides said in the blog post. They also
promised action to
"crack down on illegal price fixing."
Four companies slaughtered about 85% of U.S. grain-fattened cattle that are
made into steaks, beef roasts and other cuts of meat for consumers in 2018,
according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
The
big four processors in the U.S.
beef sector are:
Cargill, a global commodity trader based in Minnesota;
Tyson Foods Inc, the chicken producer that is the biggest U.S. meat
company by sales; Brazil-based
JBS SA, the world's biggest meatpacker; and
National Beef Packing Co, which is controlled by Brazilian beef producer
Marfrig Global Foods SA.
Price increases in beef, pork and poultry have driven half of the increased
prices Americans have paid for food they eat at home since December, the White
House said.
The administration sees those companies collecting too much profit after the
stimulus helped prop up demand for their products.
finance.yahoo.com
Amazon Delivering Another Product For Retailers
A POS system that links everything!
Amazon developing new point-of-sale system to attract small businesses - Insider
Amazon.com is working on a new type of
point-of-sale system that can be sold to third-party sellers.
The new
system can handle both online and offline transactions and can also link to
other services including Prime and Flex, the report added, citing an
internal document.
The move will allow Amazon to compete with Canada's Shopify and U.S. payments
giant PayPal, which already offer POS systems for payments for small businesses,
that have moved online during the pandemic to boost sales.
reuters.com
'22NYFW' is Back
NYC's Fashion Week Spring 22 With Safety Measures
New York Fashion Week is underway with a full schedule of fashion shows,
presentations and events - but
not without lots of uncertainty and constant updates.
 The upcoming spring
'22
NYFW will be the
first in-person fashion week since February 2020,
since the pandemic turned the biannual event into live streams and lookbooks
rather than the traditional live fashion show.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and IMG are following
CDC and New York City guidelines to keep the event safe, mandating proof of
COVID-19 vaccination and proof of a negative COVID-19 test for minors under 12.
They are also strongly encouraging wearing a mask at all times while indoors,
except in designated eating and drinking areas or when models are walking the
runway, as well as strongly urging reduced guest capacity in all show venues.
footwearnews.com
Editor's Note: This is a huge event twice a year in NYC for designers,
buyers, and retailers with
large security details and major media coverage from around the world.
Get Your Christmas Shopping Done Early
An already brewing global supply-chain crisis could ruin Christmas and leave
parents scrambling
Increased consumer demand and COVID-19 lockdowns have pushed freight prices and
delays to new highs.
 Santa
has always delivered. But this Christmas,
a brewing global supply-chain crisis may leave parents scrambling, and
it's because of what happened when COVID-19 met freight.
Sixty-seven percent of toys are manufactured in Asia - compared with
only 7% in the US. Gifts for adults are no different. In the first quarter of
2020,
two-thirds of all cellphones were manufactured in China. Before
Santa's chimney visit, an intricate and unseen network of ocean liners,
airlines, and trucks is responsible for delivering everything
from Christmas toys to
toilet paper across the ocean to the stores that bring it to your
front door.
But because of COVID-19, this intricate network - also called the supply chain -
has been put to the test. A perfect storm of
unprecedented
demand for goods,
port lockdowns, typhoons, and travel restrictions has made importing
incredibly challenging for companies of all sizes. The result is looming
inventory shortages and product markups as the world gears up for the holidays.
businessinsider.com
The Wage War Continues
Walmart raises average pay by $1 an hour to more than $16
It's the third pay raise for store employees
over the past 12 months.
Walmart's average hourly wage to $16.40 for its 1.2 million U.S. store
employees as the big-box retailer
competes for employees amid a labor shortage.
However, Walmart's focus on increasing average pay contrasts with the higher
starting wages that have been implemented by competitors such as Target Corp.,
which has boosted starting pay to $15, and Costco Wholesale Corp., which has set
it at $16.
The trend isn't confined to retail: McDonald's Corp., Chipotle Mexican Grill
Inc. and other restaurants are also improving wages to hang on to workers who
have proven reluctant to work in public-facing jobs during the COVID-19
pandemic.
dallasnews.com
Publix to open first store in Kentucky
Quarterly Results
Lululemon Q2 comp. operated stores net revenue up 142%, DTC net revenue up 8%,
revenue up 61%
GameStop Q2 sales up 25.5%
 |
|
|
All the News - One Place - One Source - One Time
Thanks to our sponsors/partners - Take the time to thank them as well please.
If it wasn't for them The Daily wouldn't be here every day for you.
|
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
 |
|
|
|
[Whitepaper] Combating a 55% Increase in BOPIS Fraud
Since the beginning of the Pandemic, there has been a 55% increase in the rate
of fraudulent attempts to purchase products online for in-store pickup.
Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) fraud was already a problem pre-COVID but
unfortunately the pandemic has only accelerated this issue. The percentage of
fraudulent BOPIS purchases is above average with companies reporting a loss
of 3-5% (with some as high as 10% or more).
Enabling the convenience of BOPIS without forsaking massive loss is the delicate
balance that Loss Prevention professionals now face which is why we've created
this easy guide to balancing BOPIS and LP.
This
white paper covers:
• Benefits & Challenges to BOPIS that every multi-unit brand should know
• The key indicators present during cases of BOPIS-related fraud
• Why analytics & reporting are at the heart of any successful BOPIS strategy
• And more...
Read Now
|
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
|
|
|
|
IBM's 2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report
How much does a data breach cost?
 The
annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, featuring research by the Ponemon
Institute, offers insights from 537 real breaches to help you understand cyber
risk in a changing world. Now in its 17th year, this report has become a leading
benchmark tool, offering IT, risk management and security leaders a lens into
factors that can increase or help mitigate the cost of data breaches.
Key Findings
2021 had the highest average cost in 17 years
Data breach costs rose from USD 3.86 million to USD 4.24 million, the highest
average total cost in the 17-year history of this report.
Remote work due to COVID-19 increased cost
The average cost was USD 1.07 million higher in breaches where remote work was a
factor in causing the breach, compared to those where remote work was not a
factor.
Compromised credentials caused the most breaches
The most common initial attack vector, compromised credentials, was responsible
for 20% of breaches at an average breach cost of USD 4.37 million.
Security AI had the biggest cost-mitigating effect
Automation and security artificial intelligence (AI), when fully deployed,
provided the biggest cost mitigation, up to USD 3.81 million less than
organizations without it.
A zero trust approach helped reduce cost
The average cost of a breach was USD 1.76 million less at organizations with a
mature zero trust approach, compared to organizations without zero trust.
Cloud migration impacted costs and containment
Organizations further along in their cloud modernization strategy contained the
breach on average 77 days faster than those in the early stage of their
modernization journey.
Read the full report here
Best Article On Cyber Gangs HR/Org. Structure
The Secret Vulnerability of Cybercriminals: Burnout
Police should focus less on the leaders and
more on the legions of cybercrime workers and the networks they maintain
Cybercrime has grown into a huge industry increasingly based on division of
labor and specialization. The predominant business model is what has become
known as
cybercrime-as-a-service.
For the most part, a group of artisans build sophisticated digital tools, and a
much larger community of people buy them and use them to commit cybercrimes.
At the low end of the scale, teenagers are paying a $5 monthly subscription fee
for so-called booter services, which allow them to direct botnets-networks of
commandeered computers-to knock rival videogame players offline with
denial-of-service attacks. More-harmful services, such as ransomware attacks,
are managed in a more business-to-business manner, requiring a lot more money.
What the whole range of services have in common is that the users need almost no
technical skill. For that, they rely on the providers, who not only sell them
the necessary tools but also offer technical support.
This all relies on substantial criminal business operations, centered on
networks of computer servers. And that has created a range of boring but
essential jobs keeping these businesses' hardware humming and managing their
customers. People need to set up servers, manage networks of infected computers,
get a website up and running and oversee payment systems. When a customer can't
get your service to work, or they threaten to move to one of your competitors,
you need community managers and support staff ready to respond, to avoid losing
business.
wsj.com
Editor's Note: This article is probably the best article we've ever seen on
the human resource breakdown and organizational structure of the industry itself
and how it operates and delivers it's various services and the sheer size of the
support structure. It takes the glamour of the successful hacker and breaks it
down to the daily drudgery of all businesses. Worth the price to pay just for
this article and incredible infographic.
Super Successful $60M BEC Gang of 4 Busted & Now
In U.S. Federal Prisons
International money launderer gets 140 months federal prison in cyber-crime
conspiracies responsible for intended loss of nearly $60 million
A
Canadian man
who conspired to
launder tens of millions of dollars stolen in various wire and bank fraud
schemes
- including a massive online banking theft by North Korean cyber criminals - has
been sentenced to
nearly 12 years in federal prison.
Ghaleb Alaumary, 36, of Mississauga, Ontario,
was sentenced to a total of
140 months in prison after pleading guilty
to two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. He was also ordered to
pay
$30,703,946.56 in restitution to victims
and to serve three years of supervised release after completion of his prison
sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
"This
defendant served as an integral conduit in a network of cybercriminals who
siphoned tens of millions of dollars from multiple entities and institutions
across the globe," said
Acting U.S. Attorney Estes. "He laundered money for a rogue nation and
some of the world's worst cybercriminals, and he managed a team of
coconspirators
who helped to line the pockets and digital wallets of thieves."
Alaumary and his coconspirators used
business email compromise schemes, ATM cash-outs, and bank cyber-heists to steal
money from victims
and then launder the money through bank accounts and digital currency. He
previously pled guilty in the Southern District of Georgia in two money
laundering cases.
"Small and large companies, a university, banks, and others
lost tens of millions of dollars in this scheme.
Alaumary's sentence today reflects how seriously the Department of Justice
considers the critical role that money launderers play in global cybercrime."
Alaumary is the fourth defendant in this investigation sentenced
in the Southern District of Georgia. Uchechi Ohanaka, Kelvin Desangles, and
Jennal Aziz previously pled guilty in federal court to fraud felonies and were
sentenced to terms totaling more than 200 months in prison.
justice.gov
Retail Set to Overtake Banking in AI Spending
Continuing e-commerce surge among factors
driving sector to invest more in the technology
Retail is poised to overtake banking as the top spender on artificial
intelligence as companies including Home Depot Inc. and Wayfair Inc. turn to the
technology for a wider range of operations, from inventory management to more
personalized online search and shopping, according to market researcher
International Data Corp.
"Everything you can think of in
almost every part of retail is being powered by
AI," "You cannot really
operate anymore without having the heavy investment in machine learning,"
The global retail sector is expected to spend $11.8 billion on AI this year, up
from $9.36 billion in 2020, according to a new IDC forecast. Spending in the
sector is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25.5% between now
and 2025.
Retailers are
increasing their AI spending to improve the customer experience
and boost sales recommendations amid rising e-commerce activity sparked by the
pandemic.
Home-improvement chain
Home Depot is in the early stages of rolling out a
machine-learning system to spot products that need to be
restocked on store
shelves. The system uses computer vision, an AI technology that can analyze
camera images to track the stock on the shelves of individual stores. It
crunches that information along with past shopper buying patterns around events
such as holidays, daily product sales and other data to anticipate when shelves
will need to be stocked.
wsj.com
The 10 most powerful cybersecurity companies
What makes these 10 security vendors the biggest
power players? We break it down.
COVID-19 has changed the face of security forever. The perimeter defense model,
which had been slowly crumbling, has now been shattered. Employees are working
from home, many of them permanently. Applications are shifting to the cloud at
an accelerating pace. Enterprise security today is all about secure remote
access and protecting cloud-based assets. That means enterprises need to deploy
SD-WAN, secure access service edge (SASE) and zero trust network access (ZTNA).
|
●
Cisco
●
Mandiant
●
Microsoft
●
Palo Alto Networks
●
Rapid7 |
●
Zscaler
●
Cloudflare
●
CrowdStrike Holdings
●
Fortinet
●
IBM
csoonline.com |
Back-to-Basics: Choose Trusted Partners
 As
small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic,
it's important to do so securely in order to
protect customer's payment card data.
Too often, data breaches happen as a result of vulnerabilities that are entirely
preventable. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has developed a set of
payment protection resources for small businesses. In this
8-part back-to-basics series, we highlight payment security basics for
protecting against payment data theft. Today's blog focuses on choosing trusted
partners.
It's critical you
know who your service providers are and what security questions to ask them.
Is your service provider adhering to PCI DSS requirements? For e-commerce
merchants (and those of you that recently started accepting e-commerce payments
in lieu of face-to-face payments), it is important that your payment service
providers are PCI DSS compliant, including the service provider that manages
your payment process (your "payment service provider" or PSP).
blog.pcisecuritystandards.org
Register Now for the 2021 RH-ISAC Summit - September 28-29
 Hey
LP/AP senior: If your retailer is a member you might want to consider attending
yourself or sending one of your team members who works with cybersecurity on
investigations or e-commerce fraud.
Especially now with the increased ransomware attacks and data beaches and the
corresponding increased attention from law enforcement. Cross pollinating and
building those relationships could pay off long term.
Register here |
|
|
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
Register Now: NJ Cannabis Insider Fall Conference
September 23, 2021 | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
Carteret, NJ
Join the New Jersey Cannabis community at New Jersey's premier cannabis business
conference. Our multi-track conferences feature an impactful combination of
general sessions, breakout discussions, networking and vendor exhibitions. Get
ready to meet key industry leaders, learn best business practices in all areas
of the industry, no matter your level of expertise. Some areas of focus will be:
 ●
The ins-and-outs of N.J. licenses and regulations.
●
Working with municipalities.
●
Banking and finance.
●
Building the right facility.
●
The opportunity for small cannabis businesses in N.J.
●
And more.
Get your tickets & see the complete list of speakers
here
Alarm Systems are Critical for Cannabis Shops
Choosing Alarm Devices for Cannabis Businesses
 An
alarm system is an integral part of every retail establishment, but it is
especially important for cannabis businesses.
Though the requirements may be similar, regulations regarding alarm system
devices for cannabis businesses are different in every state. In addition to
differing state guidelines, the cost, quality, and functionality of alarm system
devices can vary greatly. Cannabis business owners must consider all components
of an alarm system before purchase and installation of alarm devices because it
could have an impact on the long-term success of the business.
When choosing an alarm system for a cannabis business,
owners should choose one that is made up of multiple alarm devices, including
glass break detectors, motion detectors, and panic buttons.
These devices each serve a different purpose and function but work in unison to
provide layers of security. Even if one device fails to detect unauthorized
access, another device will alert management of the intrusion.
Important Alarm Devices for Cannabis
A
glass break detector
signals the alarm if it detects glass breaking in its proximity. There are two
types of glass break detectors: acoustic and shock. Acoustic detectors sense the
high-frequency of breaking glass and can be mounted anywhere within about 20
feet of glass windows or doors. Shock detectors sense the vibration of breaking
glass and must be attached to the glass they are monitoring. Though any cannabis
business may utilize glass break detectors, dispensaries are more likely to have
multiple windows and glass doors in need of securing while cannabis businesses
like processors may not have any exterior glass.
Motion detectors
are commonly used in alarm systems to detect unauthorized motion on the
premises. Although there are many different kinds of motion detectors, passive
infrared (PIR) detectors are some of the most commonly used. PIR motion
detectors monitor the heat, or energy, released when individuals move within the
device's range. Motion detectors are frequently used by indoor businesses and
head houses to monitor the premises as well as areas which may not have video
surveillance.
Panic buttons
are also customary in the alarm systems of many cannabis businesses and
high-risk businesses like banks. These buttons signal an incident-in-progress to
the alarm company and can be hard-wired or remote devices. Dispensaries may
mount these devices underneath the sales counter within reach of cashiers and
cultivators may use remote devices so that employees have access to the buttons
throughout the facility or property.
Factors to Consider When Choosing Alarm Devices:
sapphirerisk.com
Making Cannabis Stores a Harder Target for Crooks
Denver to implement new security rules for pot shops in an effort to prevent
crimes
The City and County of Denver is taking action to make marijuana dispensaries a
harder target for crooks.
 "Just
because we've had success previously doesn't mean we can't look at ways we can
improve our regulations," said Eric Escudero with the Denver Department of
Excise & Licenses. "We've
started seeing a concerning trend of dispensary burglaries, especially in the
last year."
For the first time ever, Denver is poised to
put safe storage requirements on marijuana dispensaries.
"Dispensaries will
now be required to have their money and their product locked up in a safe,"
Escudero explained. "Products that need to be refrigerated also need to be
locked up."
Escudero said dispensaries that do not have room to install a safe
would have to install a number of alternative security measures, including guard
posts to keep cars from smashing the building,
bulletproof or secure glass, live remote monitoring or video surveillance of the
facility with loudspeakers, and alarm systems with sirens and strobe lights.
That way, if a burglary occurs, it would be easy for members of the public to
see a crime is taking place, Escudero said.
You can read the full draft rules for Cannabis storage and service windows
here.
thedenverchannel.com
Protecting Cannabis Products
Obtaining IP Protection for Cannabis Consumer Packaged Goods
How do you protect intellectual property rights
in an insanely lucrative, nearly legal ingredient poised to detonate the
consumer packaged goods (CPGs) industry?
While the Wall Street Journal reports that
cannabis 2020's domestic sales exceeded $20 billion,
and despite being legal in 36 states,
marijuana remains 100% federally illegal
under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C.
Sections 801, Et. Seq (1970) (Controlled Substance Act).
With federal legalization looming, and a dazzling array of "infused edibles"
(e.g., baked goods, chocolates, candies, beverages, butters, syrups and
vinegars) on the verge of dominating the shelves, grasping cannabis complex
regulatory landscape and patents,
trade secrets and federal and state trademarks' intricacies is essential to
fortifying assets, ensuring growth and litigation avoidance.
cannabisbusinessexecutive.com
Another State Heading Toward
Legalization?
Ohio gives green light for marijuana legalization petitioners to start gathering
signatures
VA sending mixed messages for vets about cannabis use to treat PTSD
Why starting a marijuana business is so hard |
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
|
New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on
E-Commerce:
Ensuring the Safety of Foods Ordered Online and Delivered Directly to Consumers,
Oct. 19-21,2021, 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET
 The
FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on E-Commerce: Ensuring the Safety of
Foods Ordered Online and Delivered Directly to Consumers will take place
virtually October 19-21, 2021. The summit is designed to help the agency improve
its understanding of how human and animal foods are sold through Business to
Consumer (or B2C for short) e-commerce models across the U.S. and globally.
Because of the increasing number of consumers ordering their foods online,
convening this summit is a goal set in FDA's
New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.
The number of consumers ordering food online has been steadily increasing over
the years, but it has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to
reports of consumer buying patterns. The blueprint goal is to convene a summit
to identify courses of action to address potential food safety vulnerabilities,
including those that may arise in the "last mile" of delivery.
The FDA intends to use what we learn during the public meeting, and from
comments submitted to the Federal Register, to help determine what actions, if
any, may be needed to keep consumers safe.
The summit is an opportunity for FDA to further our collaboration on food safety
with our federal, state, local, and tribal regulatory partners, and a broad
array of stakeholders, including industry, consumers, consumer and public health
organizations, and academia.
The summit is an ideal opportunity for the food retail industry to collaborate
on food safety with the FDA and other stakeholders.
fda.gov
Legislation Targets Amazon's Labor Practices
(Update) California Senate Passes Bill Reining In Amazon Labor Model
The bill would curb production quotas at Amazon
and other companies that critics say are excessive and force workers to forgo
bathroom breaks.
In the latest sign of the
growing scrutiny of Amazon's labor practices,
the California State Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would place limits
on production quotas for warehouse workers.
The bill, which passed the Senate 26-to-11, was written partly in
response to high rates of injuries at Amazon warehouses.
The
legislation prohibits companies from imposing production quotas that prevent
workers from taking state-mandated breaks or using the bathroom when needed,
or that keep employers from complying with health and safety laws.
The Assembly, which passed an initial version in May, is expected to approve the
Senate measure by the end of the state's legislative session on Friday.
"In the Amazon warehouse space, what we're trying to take on is this increased
use of quotas and discipline based on not meeting the quotas, without a human
factor in
dealing with a reason why a worker might not make a quota,"
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the bill's author, said in an interview last
week.
Gov. Gavin Newsom had not indicated before the vote whether he would sign the
bill, but his staff was involved in softening certain provisions that helped
pave the way for its passage.
nytimes.com
Amazon to add four new sites in Michigan in 2022 and 2023 |
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
|
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
|
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
Former Amazon Employee Pleads guilty to Involvement in $100 Million Marketplace
Fraud Ring
Rohit Kadimisetty, who after leaving Amazon in 2015 launched a consulting firm
for third-party sellers, admitted Wednesday that
he conspired to commit bribery across state and national borders.
Federal attorneys are recommending that Kadimisetty be sentenced to up to five
years in prison and pay a fine of up to $50,000, less than the maximum
recommended fine of $250,000.
In his plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, Kadimisetty said
he
bribed former Amazon colleagues in exchange for confidential information about
sellers on the platform.
The information gave Kadimisetty's clients an "unfair competitive advantage on
the Amazon Marketplace," according to the plea agreement.
Kadimisetty also
admitted to paying Amazon employees to disable other sellers' product listings
to route shoppers to the listings of Kadimisetty's clients
and those of his co-defendants. And he acted as a go-between to help other
Marketplace consultants arrange similar services on behalf of their clients,
according to the plea agreement.
The
U.S. Attorney estimated last year that the monetary toll of the fraud ring was
in excess of $100 million,
a sum that includes the proceeds of merchants who benefited from the conspiracy,
lost sales on the part of their competitors and costs to Amazon.
Amazon "has systems in place to detect suspicious behavior by sellers or
employees, and teams in place to investigate and stop prohibited activity," said
spokesperson Craig Andrews in a statement. "There is no place for fraud at
Amazon and we will continue to pursue all measures to protect our store and hold
bad actors accountable."
No Amazon employees have been indicted as part of the investigation.
seattletimes.com
Original Article of Case Dated Sep. 18, 2020
Fraud ring bribed Amazon employees for better online sales, feds allege
At least 10 Amazon employees took bribes to help third-party merchants boost
sales
on the company's website, according to a federal indictment filed Friday.
The indictment charged six U.S.- and India-based consultants, working on behalf
of third-party merchants who sold on Amazon's Marketplace platform, with
conspiracy and wire fraud.
The consultants allegedly paid nearly $100,000 in bribes to Amazon employees,
who in exchange reinstated merchants' suspended accounts and products on
Marketplace, facilitated attacks against competitors, gave away network access
privileges, shared proprietary information and circumvented internal regulations
to boost merchants' sales.
No Amazon employees were charged,
but that doesn't preclude future action against the workers who took bribes,
said U.S. attorney spokesperson Emily Langlie.
All told, the
U.S. attorney estimates the scheme took a monetary toll in excess of $100
million. Part of that
sum represents the merchants' proceeds from Marketplace sales between 2017 and
the present, secured by bribes that brought them unfair competitive advantages.
The rest comprises lost sales on the part of competitors, and costs to Amazon.
Consultants paid Amazon employees for intelligence on competitors' revenue,
customers, advertising campaigns and supplies, as well as to suspend
competitors' accounts and flood their product listings with false and negative
reviews, the indictment alleged.
In some instances,
the consultants launched "self-styled 'takedowns' " against competitors,
replacing product listings with "lewd and offensive" content "designed to drive
away consumers and intimidate the victims," according to the indictment.
The indictment provides a clue into why consumer watchdogs have continued to
find goods listed on Marketplace that are dangerous or fake, despite Amazon
efforts to swiftly remove counterfeits.
The indictment alleged that employees were bribed to reinstate accounts and
goods on Marketplace even after those had been suspended over consumer-safety
and intellectual property complaints.
Amazon also sustained losses as a result of the scheme, the U.S. attorney
alleged. In exchange for bribes, Amazon employees erased shipping information
from the company's computer network, prompting Amazon to issue refunds to the
sellers.
seattletimes.com
Miami, FL: Three 'Cyber Grave Robbers' are arrested for 'stealing the identities
of Surfside condo collapse victims so they could take out credit cards'
 Betsy
Medina, 30, Rodney Choate, 38, and Kimberly Johnson, 34, were arrested for
allegedly stealing the identities of Surfside condo collapse victims. They were
branded 'cyber grave robbers' by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez
Rundle. The three face charges of conspiracy to defraud, identity theft and
using false documents, among other offenses. Each could spend between 15 and 30
years behind bars. The victims' bank accounts and credit cards were allegedly
used to make expensive withdrawals and purchases less than a month after the
collapse. The scammers were allegedly able to obtain names and birth dates from
news coverage of the Champlain Tower disaster. Surveillance video from a
shopping mall county allegedly showed the suspects purchasing items using the
stolen information
In total, the group of 'professional' identity thieves allegedly stole $45,000,
and were prevented from stealing $67,000 more by loss prevention departments.
local10.com
Brooklyn, NY: Armed Robber steals $100K in jewelry from Brooklyn shop in daring
daytime heist
Robbery detectives in Brooklyn are looking for the armed crook who swiped
$100,000 in jewelry from a store during a daring daytime stickup earlier this
week. Police released on Thursday morning video footage of the robber behind the
caper, which occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 7 inside Prince Street
Jewelers at 445 Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn. As shown, the
heavily-disguised crook walked into the location, pulled out a gun and fired a
warning shot. Police said the bullet landed in the wall; no one was injured.
amny.com
Collier County, FL: Two suspects accused of massive Walgreens theft
are towing children
On Tuesday, the Collier County Sheriff's Office arrested a man and a woman
accused of stealing from Walgreens in North Naples while taking a two-year-old
child. Investigators say the two suspects were involved in the crime,
stealing about $ 3,000 from many parts of Walgreens in the state.
according to CCSO Facebook PostCollier County Congressman arrested Terrell
Eugene Darling and Alicia Longstreet after stating that he stole sanitary
products from Walgreens on 2511 Pine Ridge Road.
The agent was patrolling saying he noticed Darling and Longstreet throwing items
from their car into the woodlands next to the pharmacy. The item was determined
to be a loss prevention security tag from other Walgreens locations.
Investigators say the two suspects set foot in Walgreens with their children. So
the agent followed them and said he saw the pair leave the store without buying
the product, putting multiple containers of Rogaine and Crest White Strip for
women in a bag.
Further investigation by the agent found that Darling and Longstreet were
traveling in rental cars that were not leased to them.
The agent searched the vehicle and found two large trash bags filled with crest
white strips and women's Rogaine. All of these have Walgreens stickers on them.
The item was stolen from Walgreens locations throughout the state for a total of
$ 2,862.41. According
to arrest reports, the Florida Department of Children and Family has placed a
two-year-old child in custody of his or her godfather.
facebook.com
Bethlehem, PA: Man charged in Wind Creek outlet burglary allegedly stole Coach
bags honoring late artist
An 18-year-old man is accused of breaking into the Coach store in The Outlets at
Wind Creek, and trying to steal thousands of dollars worth of bags honoring a
late artist. Moises Orozco was sent to Northampton County Prison on felony and
related counts. Bethlehem police say they were called about 4 a.m. Wednesday for
a burglary in progress at the outlet mall attached to Wind Creek Bethlehem
casino. Orozco was in the Coach store, which was closed at the time and had a
window shattered, according to police. He was found holding a hammer used to
break the window and
in possession of $2,548 worth of items from the store,
with security tags still attached, police wrote in court records. Along with a
$216 pair of sunglasses, Orozco allegedly had six bags from Coach's line
honoring internationally acclaimed Neo-Expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,
who died in 1988 at age 27.
lehighvalleylive.com
Naples, FL: Smoke Store Owner Claims To Be Losing Money To Apple Pay Fraud
Scheme
Lincoln, NE: Woman shoplifts $600 worth of clothes at Costco
f%20(1).png)
|
|
|
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
|
|
 &uuid=(email))
|
|
|
Shootings & Deaths
Jackson, MS: Ex-owner of Mississippi restaurant pleads guilty in killing
The former co-owner of an award-winning Mississippi restaurant will avoid prison
time after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a man
outside a liquor store she also owns. Greta Brown Bully, 52, entered the guilty
plea Wednesday in Hinds County Circuit Court. She was sentenced to 10 years in
prison, but two of those will be served on house arrest and the other eight are
suspended. That means she will not spend any time in prison.
Bully was charged with first-degree murder, drive-by shooting and evidence
tampering after Larry Lee, 65, was shot to death in April 2020 in the parking
lot of a liquor store she owns in Jackson. Bully is the daughter of a Hinds
County constable. She is also former co-owner of Bully's Soul Food Restaurant in
Jackson, which received an America's Classics Award from the James Beard
Foundation in 2016.
WAPT-TV reported that before Judge Forrest A. Johnson accepted Bully's plea deal
Wednesday, he heard testimony and watched police body camera video that showed
Bully telling officers she shot Lee after he walked up on her and she told him
several times to leave. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said two
handguns were used to shoot Lee while he sat outside a liquor store that Bully
owned. A Jackson police detective testified that Lee appeared to be sitting on
the ground next to the building when he was shot. Bully told the judge she was
sorry for Lee's death, but she shot him "because I feared for my life and I had
no alternative."
apnews.com
Rayne, LA: Additional arrest made in fatal July shooting at grocery store
An additional arrest has been made in connection to the July shooting of
Johnathan Dixon outside of King City Grocery in Rayne, according to the Rayne
Police Department. Crystal Fontenot, 31 is charged with attempted second-degree
murder. She was arrested by Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office deputies while she
was at the Acadia Parish District Court for an unrelated matter. Fontenot had
been indicted by an Acadia Parish grand jury for her alleged involvement in the
July 17 homicide of Johnathan Dixon.
klfy.com
Hardeeville, SC: Man charged with attempted murder after gas station shooting
A Hardeeville man faces an attempted murder charge after a shooting at an Octane
gas station Tuesday left a man in critical condition. Marcus Gordon, 36, of
Hardeeville was charged Wednesday with attempted murder, possession of a weapon
in the commission of a violent crime and possession of a firearm by a felon,
according to Hardeeville Police Department Chief Sam Woodward. Gordon also faces
an armed robbery charge for taking an item out of the store, Woodward said. The
shooting took place at the Octane gas and food mart in Hardeeville between 9:30
and 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to an alert from the Hardeeville Police
Department. A man was shot multiple times before being airlifted to the
hospital, police said in the alert.
islandpacket.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Lorena, TX: Pharmacist arrested in drug theft
A pharmacist who admitted stealing medications from a Lorena grocery store
pharmacy remains free on bond after his arrest Tuesday by Lorena police. James
David Huffman, a 60-year-old pharmacist at Brookshire Brothers, posted bonds
totaling $5,000 after his arrest . Lorena Police Chief Tom Dickson said store
Loss Prevention officers alerted Lorena police after audits revealed missing
medications. Arrest affidavits state Huffman admitted he has been stealing
Fioricet and Gabapentin from the pharmacy. Police records allege Huffman stole a
total of 1,346 pills valued at $1,950.
wacotrib.com
East St Louis, MO: Belleville Man Sentenced to 21 Years For Armed Robbery of
Four Local Businesses
California Man Agrees to Plead Guilty in Federal Hate Crime Case for Attacking
Family-Owned Restaurant and Making Death Threats
Counterfeit
Barrie, Ontario, Canada: $700K worth of Counterfeit Merchandise seized from
Wasaga Beach retailers
Police conducted a series of search warrants in Wasaga Beach and said officers
seized roughly $700,000 worth of counterfeit items from retail stores along
Beach Drive. Huronia West OPP teamed up with the Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting
Network, the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Canadian
Anti-Fraud Centre to carry out search warrants at the six beachfront stores on
Sept. 3. Police say officers seized clothing, watches, sunglasses and other
items as part of the ongoing counterfeit merchandise investigation.
barrie.ctvnews.ca |
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
|
|
&uuid=(email))
|
●
Cellphone - Edmond, OK
- Burglary
●
Dollar General -
Greensboro, NC - Armed Robbery
●
Dollar Tree - Wichita
Falls, TX - Burglary
●
Furniture - Staten
Island, NY - Burglary
●
Gas Station -
Hardeeville, SC - Armed Robbery
●
Gas Station - North
Augusta, SC - Armed Robbery
●
Gas Station - Cape
Girardeau, MO - Burglary
●
Handbags - Bethlehem,
PA - Burglary
●
Hardware - Bardstown,
KY - Burglary
●
Jewelry - Auburn, WA - Burglary
●
Jewelry - Orlando, FL - Burglary
●
Jewelry - Brooklyn, NY
- Armed Robbery
●
Liquor - Lisle, IL -
Burglary
●
Metro PCS - Kern
County, CA - Armed Robbery
●
Restaurant - Los
Angeles, CA - Armed Robbery
●
7-Eleven - Tahoe City,
CA - Robbery |
|
|
Daily Totals:
• 7 robberies
• 9 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed |
|
|
Click to enlarge map
|
&uuid=(email))
|
|
 |
|
 |
Jim Skawinski JD named Regional Loss Prevention Manager for
SPARC Retail Group |
|
|
Submit Your New Hires/Promotions or New Position
|
|
|
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
|
|
 &uuid=(email))
|
|
|
Featured Job Spotlights
|
Help Your Colleagues By Referring the Best
Refer the Best & Build the Best
|
 |
District Loss Prevention Manager
Macedonia, OH
- posted September 9
The District Loss Prevention Manager develops and implements the Loss
Prevention program for their market. The DLPM is responsible for driving results
through achievement of goals related to inventory shortage, budget lines, cash
variance and operational compliance...
|
 |
District Asset Protection Manager
Burlington, MA
- posted September 1
The District Asset Protection Manager is responsible for mitigating
safety and security related risks for the organization through the
implementation of programs, procedures, policies and training. This role
promotes a safe store environment while addressing and minimizing loss caused by
shrink, theft and fraud in assigned stores, across multiple locations...
|
 |
LP Manager - Distribution Center (Temporary)
Carteret, NJ
- posted August 20
As we commence relocating our operations to our brand new facility in
Piscataway, NJ you will be assigned to the Carteret location to insure company
Loss Prevention and Operational compliance are met. You will work with the
Piscataway Loss Prevention Manager as well as the Director of Loss Prevention
and Distribution Management in maintaining a safe and secure facility as
operations are transferred...
|
 |
Seasonal Asset Protection Associate
Charlotte, NC
- posted August 10
The Asset Protection Associate (APA) is responsible for
the detection, apprehension, or deterrence of customer and associate activity
that could result in a loss to Ralph Lauren. APAs are also responsible for
ensuring a safe environment for all customers, associates, and vendors...
|
 |
Corporate Security Manager
Calabasas, CA
- posted August 13
The Corporate Security Manager will, among other things, (a) be
responsible for ensuring a safe and secure environment for our employees,
vendors, and visitors, (b) develop, manage, execute and continuously improve
corporate security processes and protocols, and (c) lead a team of security
specialists at our corporate offices...
|
|
Area Loss Prevention Manager
Pittsburgh, PA and/or Cleveland,
OH
- posted July 30
Our Area Loss Prevention Managers ensure safe and secure stores through
the objective identification of loss and risk opportunities. Our Area Loss
Prevention Managers plan and prioritize to provide an optimal customer
experience to their portfolio of stores. They thrive on supporting and building
high performance teams that execute with excellence...
|
 |
Regional Manager LP, Audit & Firearms Compliance
Indianapolis, IN
- posted July 21
The Central Regional Loss Prevention Manager is responsible
for the control and reduction of shrinkage at the stores in their Territory and
the company's Distribution Centers. Investigate and resolves all matters that
jeopardize or cause a loss to the company's assets...
|
 |
Senior AP Operations Manager, Supply Chain
Albany, OR
- posted July 14
As a Senior Assets Protection Operations Manager (SAPOM), you'll manage a
multi-level team comprised of both exempt AP leaders and non-exempt AP Security
Specialists responsible for the execution of Assets Protection routines and
initiatives to support secure environments and protect Target's profitability...
|
Featured Jobs
To apply to any of today's Featured Jobs,
Click Here
 |
|
View Featured
Jobs |
Post Your Job
|
&uuid=(email)) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perception becomes reality
slowly on a macro level and it's difficult to change it if it's incorrect or
doesn't portray the truth. It's the same reason law enforcement separates
witnesses to ensure clarity and truth. The group mind becomes influenced by
opinion and agendas and distorts the true reality. One can only rely on daily
vigilance based on doing what's right to hopefully impact the individuals one
works with on a daily basis to carry the experience forward and be witness to
what is right.
Just a Thought,
Gus
 |
|
We want to post your tips or advice... Click here |
|
|
|
Not getting the Daily? Is it ending up in your spam folder?
Please make sure to add d-ddaily@downing-downing.com to your contact list,
address book, trusted sender list, and/or company whitelist to ensure you
receive our newsletter.
Want to know how?
Read Here |
|
FEEDBACK
/
downing-downing.com
/
Advertise with The D&D Daily |
|
 |
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
&uuid=(email))
