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2018 GLPS - Group LP Selfies
Your Team - Your Pride - Our Industry
Building Industry Pride -
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at Training Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ |
Amazon Americas LP/Security Team held a workplace incident management training
from Dr. Barton, a law enforcement presentation from Scottsdale PD on active
shooter, Dave Thompson from W-Z, diversity training and more.
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Brian Bazer to Develop
LP Program for B&H Photo
45-Year-Old Retailer Selects Industry Expert to be First Loss Prevention
Hire
 B&H
Photo, the largest nonchain electronics retailer in the nation, selected
Brian Bazer as its first loss prevention hire. Brian will be reporting
to the CEO and responsible for assessing, developing and implementing a
loss prevention strategy for the company. B&H Photo's flag ship location
in Manhattan receives over 5,000 visitors per day.
Brian has over thirty years of retail experience in various retail
industries (Electronics, Apparel, Discount, Furniture, After Market
Automotive) and across multiple areas of the business (Loss Prevention,
Human Resources, Operation, Field Leadership) and was previously the
Vice President of Enterprise Asset Protection and Safety for Ascena
Retail Group. Additional roles have included, Vice President of Asset
Protection and Risk Management for Advance Auto Parts and various
leadership roles within Best Buy.
Brian is also the Chairperson for the Loss Prevention Research Council
Board of Advisors, a lifetime member of the Loss Prevention Foundation
and has served on the NRF Loss Prevention Leadership Council and the
RILA Loss Prevention Advisory Council.
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Rui Rodrigues, B.A,
LPC promoted to Divisional Vice President, Loss Prevention & Risk
Management for Holt Renfrew
Prior to his promotion, Rui was National Director, Loss Prevention &
Risk Management for Holt Renfrew, a position he held for a year and a
half. Before that, he served roles with several other retailers,
including National Director of Loss Prevention for Staples for nearly
six years and Senior National Manager of Loss Prevention for Best Buy
Canada for six years. Rui also held positions with Shoppers Drug Mart
and Hudson's Bay Company. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Crime
and Deviance from the University of Toronto Mississauga.
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The NRF LP Effort & Value - Protect 2018
Bob Moraca, Vice
President of Loss Prevention, NRF, provides an update on the National Retail
Federation's latest LP/AP efforts - from the NRF LP Council to research studies
and preparedness guides to the evolution of the NRF PROTECT conference, the
largest retail and restaurant LP event in North America.
Scott McBride, Vice President of Loss Prevention, American Eagle Outfitters,
talks about the work and value of the NRF LP Council, as current Vice Chair and
long-term member of the group. With 7 different committees involving 75 senior
retail LP/AP executives representing over 40 different retailers from a variety
of sectors, learn why you and your retailer should get involved.
Episode
Sponsored By:
Joan Sparks
- Tyco Retail Solutions - Quick Take 4
Joan Sparks, tells us about
the Sensormatic Global Shrink Index
- a new study on retail shrink commissioned
by Tyco Retail Solutions that surveyed 1,200 retail decision makers across four
regions, 14 countries and 13 retail segments. Then Joan takes on the "Lightning
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Europes Retail
LP Collaborative Efforts
ECR Community - Efficient Consumer Response
ECR Sell More, Waste Less Group To Launch Food Waste Prevention
Challenge
ECR Community's
Sell More, Waste Less group is to launch a new programme to assist
retailers and producers with tackling food waste, at its next working
group meeting in Lisbon on 23 and 24 October.
The '2019 Retail Food Waste Prevention Innovation Challenge' will
build on the successful 2018 ECR Retail Loss Challenge and will seek out
new ways of thinking and technology ideas that can help tackle
retailers' most pressing food waste prevention problems.
The focus of the search will be to find entrepreneurs and innovators
that are free from the structures of the existing retailer paradigms,
which could contribute ideas for food waste prevention.
The launch of the initiative will be one of five sessions to take place
during the working group meeting on 24 October, which will be attended
by retailers, suppliers and academics, It will be hosted by Portuguese
retailer Sonae, which will host an introductory conference and store
visit programme on the preceding day (23 October).
The ECR Community
website
The full itinerary
can be found here. The event is free to attend for retailers and
manufacturers. To register,
click here.
Amazon Investigates Employees Leaking Data for Bribes
Employees, through intermediaries, are offering internal data to help
merchants increase their sales on the website.
Amazon.com is investigating suspected data leaks and bribes of its
employees as it fights to root out fake reviews and other seller scams
from its website.
Employees of Amazon, primarily with the aid of intermediaries, are
offering internal data and other confidential information that can give
an edge to independent merchants selling their products on the site,
according to sellers who have been offered and purchased the data, as
well as brokers who provide it and people familiar with internal
investigations.
The practice, which violates company policy, is particularly pronounced
in China, according to some of these people, because the number of
sellers there is skyrocketing. As well, Amazon employees in China have
relatively small salaries, which might embolden them to take risks.
In exchange for payments ranging from about $80 to more than $2,000,
brokers for Amazon employees in Shenzhen are offering internal sales
metrics and reviewers' email addresses, as well as a service to delete
negative reviews and restore banned Amazon accounts, the people said.
Story continued on page two.
wsj.com
Hacking Company's Laptop of Remote Workers?
At Stake in Lawsuit: What Can Bosses Access on Your Personal Devices?
Case will examine gray area that is expected to spawn more legal battles
as employees increasingly use personal devices for work.
A new lawsuit in New York is highlighting the thorny legal issues
concerning the degree to which employers can snoop through their
employees' electronic devices.
Paul Iacovacci, an ex-managing director at Brevet Capital Management
LLC, sued his former employer last week, accusing the New York
investment firm of accessing his home computer to read his personal
emails and steal data stored on personal hard drives. Mr. Iacovacci
alleges the activity violated federal antihacking laws.
A spokeswoman for Brevet denied the company hacked into Mr. Iacovacci's
computer, saying the computer was Brevet's property because the
company purchased it.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, raises novel
questions about what constitutes a work device, a gray area that's
expected to spawn more legal battles as employees increasingly use
personal devices for work purposes.
The case could also test the boundaries of how much authorization
employers have to view the contents of personal devices while they are
plugged into work devices.
Brevet's employee handbook said the company reserves the right to read,
access or monitor all electronic documents stored or processed on
Brevet's computers, including "documents and messages which don't
directly relate to Brevet's business." Mr. Iacovacci acknowledged his
receipt of the handbook every year, the company said.
The company alleged he was stealing confidential materials to start a
competing business.
wsj.com
The Privacy Fight For Digital Data Warrants Is Just Starting
Lower courts are already grappling with the
U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling in U.S. v. Carpenter telling
authorities to get a warrant for cellphone location data, which privacy
lawyers say is just the tip of the iceberg as disputes loom about other
types of digital data that can reveal intimate details about someone's
life.
Two cases pending at the highest state courts in Massachusetts and Maine
raise the question of whether the Fourth Amendment protections the high
court in June granted to data that traced convicted bank robber Timothy
Carpenter's past movements through his cellphone apply to tracking
someone's movements in real time.
And despite the high court's insistence that its split decision was "a
narrow one," privacy advocates and ex-prosecutors say it won't be a
stretch to see lower courts try to apply the Carpenter ruling's logic to
other sensitive data sets like online browsing history that both are
indispensable to investigators and spawn privacy concerns.
law360.com
Can Barnes & Noble be saved?
Revolving Door of CEOs Plaguing Turnaround Efforts
The intensifying
struggles of the last remaining national U.S. bookstore chain indicate a
hard truth: big-box book selling may be over.
A revolving door of CEOs and failed attempts to boost stores with
restaurants have plagued the retailer's turnaround efforts. Some say
that's because there's no place left for big-box book retailing.
Over the last five years, four first-time CEOs have walked in - and
quickly out - of the chief executive role. Just this summer, the
company's most recent CEO, Demos Parneros, was fired for violating the
company's conduct code, a claim that he vehemently refuted in a lawsuit
recently filed against the company on
grounds of defamation and breach of contract. While Parneros'
attorney declined to comment for this story, the lawsuit paints a
picture of a "financially troubled business" led by an "erratic" founder
who plotted his and other former executives' oustings.
But in the eyes of Leonard Riggio, chairman and modern founder of the
business (he
bought it in the 1970s), the
lawsuit is "nothing but a smokescreen in an attempt to extort money from
the company," he said in
an earnings call earlier this month, pivoting toward his optimism
for Barnes & Noble's future. "We have finally stopped the bleeding with
respect to our comparable sales decreases and we believe we've developed
strong momentum going in a positive direction."
retaildive.com
Luxury Sector Streamlines Worldwide
Chanel shutters US HQ
Chanel is taking further steps to streamline its operations, shuttering
its U.S. headquarters and consolidating its top offices in London,
Business of Fashion reports. "The majority of our global corporate
functions are based in London," the company said in June in a rare
annual report. The privately held luxury company took the unusual step
of publishing that report, detailing its finances and branding position
and outlining its goals. Sales last year rose 11% to $9.6 billion.
Chanel's moves come as other major players in the luxury sector have
streamlined operations. Coach last year rebranded as Tapestry, in
an effort to return to its upscale branding and price points;
Burberry announced a brand "sharpening"; LVMH has shaken its
leadership suite and is amplifying Dior to fortify its own luxury
position; and in January Kering shed sneaker label Puma to focus
on luxury sales.
retaildive.com
How Self-Reflection Can Help Leaders Stay Motivated
Research suggests that when followers struggle with emotional issues,
they approach their
leader more often than their coworkers, thinking that it is the
leader's job to help them cope with emotional distress at work. When
compounded with getting work done, management of followers' emotions
can exhaust leaders' own energy, leaving them depleted and unengaged
at work. No wonder that survey data suggest that the majority of leaders
are
exhausted and unengaged at work.
In a study forthcoming in
Journal
of Applied Psychology, we draw from positive psychology research
to develop and test a short daily intervention that helps leaders remain
energized throughout the day at work.
The intervention is simple. Leaders take a few minutes in the morning to
think and write about three things that they like about themselves and
that make them a "good leader."
We found that on days when leaders took a few minutes in the morning to
reflect and write about aspects of themselves that make them good
leaders, they subsequently felt less depleted and more engaged, and they
reported having a positive impact on their followers. These effects
lasted until the evening, suggesting that leaders felt more positive at
home too on intervention days
Those aspiring to leadership positions should recognize that leadership
can be demanding and exhausting. Such self-awareness may motivate
leaders to engage in activities that protect their energy at work.
Second, taking a few minutes in the morning to think and write about
aspects of oneself that make one a good leader is likely to energize
leaders and to make them more influential at work.
hbr.org
Nike Says 'People of Color' Coupons Being Circulated are Fake
Coupons Feature Colin Kaepernick's face
Amazon to open fourth checkout-free store, in Chicago this time
G4S Launches Security Risk Management Model To Aid Businesses In
Mitigating Risks
New York & Company to Change Name to
RTW Retailwinds
Bankrupt retailer Claire's says time's up for alternative reorg plan
Sears Delayed Second Quarter Earnings Reaffirms Its Zombie Retailer
Status
'Brief but Possibly Dramatic' Fuel Spikes Anticipated Due to Hurricane
Florence
Starbucks to build 10,000 'greener' stores by 2025
Last week's #1 article --
'All Hell Broke Loose' After Walmart's Latest Push Into Amazon Territory
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be taking place in Nashville from September 19 - 20 at the Hutton Hotel.
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How a Cyber Attack Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis
The next crisis might not come from a financial shock at all. The more likely
culprit: a cyber attack that causes disruptions to financial services
capabilities, especially payments systems, around the world.
Criminals have always sought ways to infiltrate financial technology systems.
Now, the financial system faces the added risk of becoming collateral damage in
a wider attack on critical national infrastructure. Such an attack could shake
confidence in the global financial services system, causing banks, businesses
and consumers to be stymied, confused or panicked, which in turn could have a
major negative impact on economic activity.
Cybercrime alone costs nations more than $1 trillion globally, far more than the
record $300 billion of damage due to natural disasters in 2017, according to a
recent analysis our firm performed. We ranked cyber attacks as the biggest
threat facing the business world today - ahead of terrorism, asset bubbles, and
other risks. hbr.org
Dem introduces bill to create federal cybersecurity apprenticeship program
Creates Apprenticeships For Businesses & Government Jobs
Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) on Thursday unveiled legislation to create a
Department of Labor grant program for apprenticeships in cybersecurity.
The bipartisan bill, known as the "Cyber Ready Workforce Act," would establish
grants to help create, implement and expand registered apprenticeship programs
for cybersecurity.
Under the bill, the programs would be required to offer certain cybersecurity
certifications and help connect participants with local businesses or other
entities for apprenticeships in hopes to boost the number of qualified
workers for federal cyber jobs.
"I'm committed to ensuring that businesses and government have the skilled
people and critical tools they need to enhance our nation's cybersecurity
infrastructure, help industry thrive, and strengthen our national security."
msn.com
Nearly 25% of Corporate Data Breaches Get Employees Fired in Meta
From CEOs to Lower Level Employees, No One is Safe
When a data breach strikes, the damage can reach further than a business's
finances, reputation, and customer privacy. A breach can also severely impact
the careers of individuals at the company involved. According to a new
report from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, almost (25%) data breaches in
Middle East, Turkey and Africa the past year have led to people losing their
jobs.
A data breach in a company can be a life-changing experience for both its
customers and employees, according to the recent report from B2B International
and Kaspersky Lab 'From data boom to data doom: the risks and rewards of
protecting personal data'. The study shows that 45% of businesses in META had at
least one data breach in the last year. As for the staff involved, they don't
always - not even C-level - get to keep their jobs afterwards.
The range of employees laid off after a data breach demonstrates that the
incident can affect anyone, and 2017 alone saw a wide variety of people
fired as a result of data breaches: from CEOs to a regular employees exposing
the company customer data.
albawaba.com
Internet companies push for national privacy law
The Internet Association, which represents more than 40 companies,
including Facebook, Alphabet, Microsoft and Twitter, came out Tuesday in
favor "an economy-wide, national approach to regulation that protects
the privacy of all Americans" rather than adhere to a bundle of
individual state laws like the recently passed California Consumer
Privacy Act.
The group seeks "meaningful controls over how personal information they
provide" and supports the rights of consumers to delete information as
well as data portability.
scmagazine.com
IT Risk Management Is Evolving: Are You On Board?
IT risk management is a mature topic, but it continues to evolve with
technology. As rules-based systems are supplemented with self-learning systems,
IT departments, risks managers and business leaders need to update their
thinking.
 Beware
of biased data
The danger is that the color-coded dashboards that reflect traditional KPIs
aren't enough to alert IT organizations to other risks. For example, system
performance may be fine, but the underlying data is biased or perhaps an
algorithm has been corrupted.
After all, biased AI is the direct result of biased data. Even though there is
growing general awareness of the potential for biased data, that factor may not
yet be an integral part of an IT risk management strategy.
Overall system complexity rises
Every time new technologies, products, services and solutions are added, the
overall IT infrastructure becomes more complex. As the infrastructure complexity
evolves, so must IT risk strategies and the associated metrics.
Trust is important
You may be deploying AI, but can you trust it? In traditional IT, trust has
primarily hinged on whether the system performed as expected, was safe,
accessible and secure. All of those things apply to AI systems, but can you
trust their analysis, conclusions, and decisions?
informationweek.com
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Security Teams
It's All About the People - Just Like Every Other Team Sport
Security requires smart people, processes, and technology. Too often, the
"people" portion of the PPT equation is neglected.
1. They Invest in Intelligence, Not Security Silver Bullets
Security technologies are a means to an end. Despite heavy investment, companies
often find out about security incidents months after they happen and then
scramble to close the hole after data has been exfiltrated.
2. They Understand What Needs Protecting
Attackers have an end goal in mind when aiming at a company. Successful teams
adopt an attacker mindset to understand how each and every device, server, and
piece of technology relates to this end goal - and how each puts their
organizations at risk if compromised.
3. They Recognize That Alerts Don't Tell the Whole Story
The most effective security teams almost never "respond to security alerts."
Instead, they use them as another data point in the risk assessment that defines
their priorities.
4. They Understand No Amount of AI Replaces Human Intuition
Replacing security teams with artificial intelligence and machine learning may
be one of the most overhyped - and dangerous - trends in our industry.
5. They Learn from Yesterday to Protect Against Tomorrow
The best teams learn from past attacks to better protect themselves in the
future. Although attackers will improve their malware and tools, their
strategies remain largely the same. The most mature security teams don't just
look for malware - they look for behaviors that are anomalous and don't belong.
6. They View Security as a Team Sport
According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be a global shortfall of 3.5
million cybersecurity jobs by 2021. Security teams need to create the next
generation of professionals. The most successful teams do this by creating
processes that guarantee repeatable results. The best teams have repeatable
playbooks that can be used by anyone on the team - and have mechanisms for
preserving, sharing, and applying institutional knowledge into their technology
stack
7. They Continually Sharpen the Saw
The best teams continually improve the security apparatus by testing for
vulnerabilities and documenting the knowledge they generate about their
organization. This information is fed to the security teams so they can identify
and secure the vulnerabilities in the network infrastructure. This culture of
collective responsibility keeps the entire team focused on the broader goal.
Security requires a combination of investment in people, processes, and
technology. Too often, the "people" portion of the PPT equation is neglected.
darkreading.com
U.S. Congress: Bill for Financial Services Breach Notification Passed
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Labor Day rakes in $2 billion in online sales
1st Ever Day Outside of Holiday Season to Top $2B
E-Gift Card Fraud: The Gift That Keeps on
Taking
As merchants prepare for the holiday season, they need to account for an
increased level of attacks across all digital and card-not-present
transactions. At the forefront of this initiative is a company's protection
of e-gift cards. Without protection, the issuing and support of e-gift cards
can result in a loss of merchandise, unwanted chargebacks, as well as the
potential loss of brand loyalty from customers.
To prepare a merchant's fraud strategy it is important to understand how
fraudsters think and the tactics they will use to exploit a merchant's
e-gift card program. Outlined below are seven of the most common fraud
tactics used to compromise e-gift cards:
Chargeback and Resell.
This is the most common type of e-gift card fraud. Fraudsters use stolen
credit cards to buy dozens or even hundreds of e-gift cards. They then sell
the fraudulently-obtained e-gift cards on secondary marketplaces for
immediate cash. With a redemption rate of 80 cents on the dollar, a
fraudster can turn one hundred $100 e-gift cards into $8,000 in just a few
minutes.
Account Takeover (ATO).
Fraudsters hack or steal a consumer's credentials to take over the account
and buy as many e-gift cards as possible. This is especially lucrative if
auto-load is enabled on the account. They then resell the e-gift cards on
secondary marketplaces for cash.
Card Testing.
Fraudsters will often test stolen credit
cards that they just purchased on the Dark Web to see if they'll work.
Buying a $5 e-gift card makes this testing relatively inexpensive, leaving a
big balance that the fraudster can use on other stolen goods.
Race Condition.
This vulnerability is not uncommon for websites with balances, vouchers or
other limited resources (mostly money). It takes advantage of the fact that
browsers temporarily cache data during web transactions, for example, as
money is transferred from one account to another. One security expert was
able to initiate simultaneous $5 transfers from one card to a second card
using multiple browsers, confusing the system and in effect doubling the
amount in the account.
Brute Force.
A security professional received a gift voucher that required activation on
a web page. As he entered the validation code numbers, he noticed the web
page was issuing a "Good" or "Bad" confirmation as each number of the code
was entered. He quickly realized that the action had no limitations and
could be repeated any number of times, effectively allowing any attacker to
swiftly guess activation codes without having to steal user credentials.
This is a rather elementary example of how weak back-end security processes
can lead to fraud losses.
Multiple Account Creation.
To confuse fraud prevention and tracking systems, fraudsters will create
hundreds of accounts using synthetic or stolen identities. This makes it
easier for them to buy large quantities of e-gift cards without being
detected.
Device/Carrier Switching.
60% of overall fraud originates on mobile devices. That's because fraudsters
are able to defeat simple ad-hoc antifraud tools like Device Detection by
hopping across multiple mobile devices, carriers and ISPs. They can appear
to be many different consumers instead of a single fraudster.
cardnotpresent.com
One and done: Consumers' low tolerance for
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Australia: Update: Woman Organized 'Mules' to steal $143,000 of Baby Formula;
heading to court
 The
alleged queenpin of a baby formula theft syndicate faced a Sydney court today
after being charged with coordinating the theft of more than 4000 tins of
powdered milk. Detectives believe they have smashed a sophisticated criminal
syndicate after seizing more than 4,000 tins of baby formula allegedly stolen
from Sydney stores. The formula, allegedly stolen from Coles and Woolworths
supermarkets as well as Chemist Warehouse outlets across the city, was seized
along with more than $200,000 cash. About $125,000 of that money was allegedly
found inside a sleeping bag at a home in Sydney's north-west. Lie Ke appeared in
Burwood Local Court on Monday accused of being the ringleader of the syndicate.
The 49-year-old is accused of organizing a criminal gang to steal baby formula
and other goods from retail shelves and sell them on at inflated prices. Ke was
arrested last month in an operation run by the State Crime Command's Robbery and
Serious Crime Squad.
dailymail.co.uk
Knoxville, TN: Woman listed in RICO Indictment, Arrested with several others for
Shoplifting
 Knoxville
Police says a shoplifting call led to multiple arrests, including suspect wanted
on Racketeering Charges from Hamilton County. Police were called September 10th
around 9:30 p.m to Walmart on Kinzel Way. The Walmart loss prevention told
police that he had 5 other shoplifters that were "operating together" and they
were about to leave the store. Police say they found them in possession of a
"felony amount of merchandise."
Dimesha Kirk, of Chattanooga, is facing several charges including, Burglary,
Evading Arrest, Criminal Trespassing, Fugitive from Justice (Hamilton Co, TN),
and Fugitive from Justice (Bartow Co, GA).
Back in April,
Chattanooga Police arrested Kirk on the RICO charges. Police say Kirk was
facing outstanding charges of Racketeering Enterprise, Racketeering Conspiracy
and Shoplifting from Bartow Co, Georgia.
wdef.com
Mount Pleasant, WI: Women try, fail to steal $4,000 worth of clothing from
Kohl's
Three women are facing felony charges for retail theft after allegedly
attempting to steal upwards of $4,000 worth of clothing items from Kohl's
department store on Friday, according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
Two of them allegedly resisted arrest and face an additional charge for that.
journaltimes.com
Portage County, OH: Sunglass Hut thief charged with Felony
Aaron R. Smalley, 51, of Cleveland Heights. Theft (more than $1,000 in
merchandise from Sunglass Hut, Brooks Brothers and Francesca's), a fifth-degree
felony, and receiving stolen property (less than $1,000 in merchandise from
Sunglass Hut, Brooks Brothers and Francesca's), a first-degree misdemeanor.
record-courier.com
 Palm
Coast, FL: Home Depot Chainsaw thief crashes car while fleeing
A man has been arrested after he stole over $1,000 worth of products from a Home
Depot in Palm Coast, crashed his car and fled, officials from the Flagler County
Sheriff's Office said. Jonathan DeMartino was arrested Saturday and charged with
shoplifting, leaving a crash with injuries and drug-related charges. He has been
in and out of the Flagler County Jail four times since 2017. Deputies said they
were called to the Home Depot at 10 Garden St. on reports of a larceny
shoplifter. A customer told the on-duty manager that they saw a man run out of
the garden section with a cart full of merchandise, which included two
chainsaws, a power washer and cutting blades. The total cost of the items is
$1,096.
clickorlando.com
Wichita Falls, TX: 3 women arrested after allegedly stealing $960 from Carter's,
Burlington stores
Three Wichita Falls women were arrested after they allegedly stole quite a bit
of merchandise from two retail stores. Erica Burton, 24, Jasmine Lewis, 24, and
Patricia Russell, 22, are charged with one count each of engaging in organized
criminal activity. Police searched the vehicle and found several items of
clothing with tags still on them plus items in a red Burlington store basket.
texomashomepage.com
Update: Concord, NH: Member of Ukrainian Crime Ring gets 16 months
The Ukrainian man caught buying electronics in New Hampshire with gift cards
obtained through the fraudulent actions of a criminal organization based in
Russia was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. Yuriy Khalabuda, 37,
appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Joseph DiClerico in the federal court
in Concord to be sentenced on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to court records, the international syndicate Khalabuda worked for
ripped off people in California, Arizona, and Florida for more than $200,000.
nashuatelegraph.com
Newtown Township, PA: Police looking for 3 suspects in $5,000 theft of clothing
and medications from Acme Market
Albuquerque, NM: Police arrested woman after Crime Stopper tips pay off in
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Shootings, Assault & Deaths
6 Killed in Weekend Violence
Dewitt, NY: Suspect in Chili's homicide was ex-employee; 2 employees shot &
killed during Robbery
 The
suspect accused of shooting and killing two Chili's employees Saturday morning
was an ex-employee. DeWitt Police said officers went to the restaurant by
ShoppingTown Mall at 1:04 a.m. Saturday where they found one employee dead. A
second employee was taken to a local hospital, where he died. The suspect,
William Wood, Jr., 32, was arrested around 1 a.m. today in Fulton, said DeWitt
police spokesman Capt. Chase Bilodeau. DeWitt and New York State Police arrested
him without incident. Wood worked at the restaurant until about a year ago,
Bilodeau said, and Wood knew both victims. He would not say whether robbery was
the sole motive. He would not say how many gunshots were fired. The suspect
apparently robbed the store of cash, though Bilodeau would not say of how much.
Steven Pilant, an investigator who works for Chili's parent company, Brinker
International, was at the restaurant Sunday mid-morning. A Chili's spokesperson,
in a statement, expressed condolences for the families of the victims. "We
are deeply saddened by this tragic situation and the loss of two of our Team
Members. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials who were quick
to respond. During this difficult time, our focus is doing everything we can to
support the families affected and our ChiliHeads at the DeWitt restaurant,"
a spokesperson said.
syracuse.com
Houston, TX: Security Guard shoots, kills man who attempted to rob Whataburger
 A
man who attempted to rob a Whataburger early Saturday morning was shot and
killed by a security guard, police say. The incident happened in southwest
Houston at Braesridge Drive and W Bellfort Blvd. Witnesses say the man walked
inside of the Whataburger and started shooting. Police believe he was trying to
rob the fast food restaurant because he confronted employees and attempted to
get behind the counter. A security guard was in the back of the restaurant and
saw the man walk inside. The guard pulled out his gun and shot at the suspect
when the suspect started shooting inside of the burger chain. According to
police, the suspect was hit twice. The suspect attempted to flee the scene, but
he collapsed in the parking lot and died.
khou.com
Ankeny, IA: Gas Station Armed Robber shot & killed by Police
An armed robber at a Hy-Vee gas station store pointed a gun at Ankeny Police
Officers before he was fatally shot by police, authorities said Saturday. The
shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. after officers were sent to the Hy-Vee gas
station on Southwest Oralabor Road for reports of a robbery in progress. A
responding officer found the suspect near Kum & Go on White Birch. The suspect
drew his handgun and pointed it at the officer, police said. The officer
discharged his firearm, striking and killing the robber.
kcrg.com
Kalamazoo, MI: Suspect in fatal Liquor Store shooting in custody
A suspect is in custody following a shooting at J & B Discount Liquor store in
Kalamazoo early Saturday morning. The investigation led to Wyoming where a SWAT
team extracted a man from a home there just a few hours ago and took him into
custody.
woodtv.com
Tacoma, WA: Man accidentally shoots himself in Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant
A 22-year-old man was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself in a Chuck
E. Cheese's restaurant in Tacoma. The shooting happened about 5:20 p.m. in the
restaurant on Tacoma Mall Blvd. Tacoma police said the man shot himself in the
leg and no one else in the restaurant was wounded. The man had a concealed-carry
permit so he was carrying the gun legally, police said. The only recourse the
restaurant may have is a civil suit.
komonews.com
Richland, WA: Update: Video shows WinCo shooter firing point blank at a random
shopper - and her miraculous escape
 For
30 minutes Jenna Kline goes about her grocery shopping, filling her cart at the
Richland WinCo. She doesn't seem to notice the man dressed in camo shorts and a
black T-shirt as she passes him a couple of times, the store's surveillance
video shows. He wandered into the store about 15 minutes after she did, walking
around without a shopping cart or anything in his hands and stopping just once
in the liquor section. It's about 7:30 p.m. on a Monday night and dozens of
other men, women and kids are inside the big warehouse-style grocery store.
After a few minutes, Matthew D. McQuin leaves without buying anything. He pauses
in front the store, then walks back inside seconds later, store video shows.
This time, he follows Kline when she crosses his path with her cart.
The footage is among more than 60 store video clips from the evening of July 30
that are part of the Richland Police Department investigation into the shooting.
The clips were released under the Washington Public Records Act. McQuin, 45, is
due back in court next week after a nearly two-month delay while a state
psychologist evaluated his competency to stand trial.
tri-cityherald.com
Fairfield, AL: Homicide: Customer gunned down at Citgo on Sunday night
Tacoma, WA: Two men shot & wounded outside Recreational Marijuana Store
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Philadelphia, PA: FBI investigating serial armed robberies in Philly and
 Cheltenham;
Rite Aid, Family Dollar, Metro PCS, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar's
The FBI is now involved in the investigation into nine recent armed robberies at
businesses in Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township. Authorities say in the last
four weeks, two armed men seen in these surveillance images have walked in,
pointed a gun and demanded money. Most of the hold-ups have happened at Rite Aid
locations, including one today at the store on West Cheltenham Avenue in Elkins
Park. Family Dollar stores, Metro P-C-S, Pizza Hut and Little Caesar's in both
Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township have also been targets.
6abc.com
Rosemont, IL: Chicago-area Police Sergeant charged in gas station heists
Rosemont Police Sgt. Edward J. Karas and Wright W. O'Laughlin of Chicago have
been charged with armed robbery. The men were arrested Thursday after they were
spotted in a vehicle similar to the one used by the suspects in a robbery the
day before at a Park Ridge gas station, and police saw that they looked similar
to the suspects. Police say O'Laughlin robbed the store at gunpoint while Karas
drove the "getaway" vehicle.
thestate.com
The Villages, FL: 79-year-old woman tracked down for Lego theft from Target
 A
Loss Prevention officer spotted the woman walking out of the store at about 3:30
p.m. Sept. 5 carrying a Lego set for which she had not paid, the Lego set was
priced at $159.99. She carried the Lego set to a car and left the parking lot,
but a store employee was able to get the vehicle's license plate number before
she drove away. Police were able to locate Emma Jane Seymore of Wildwood who was
shown a surveillance image from Target. "Oh, that's a good picture of me," she
said when shown the surveillance image. Seymore said she no longer had the Lego
set, as she had given it to a little boy she had seen during her drive home. She
was issued a notice to appear on a charge of retail theft on Sept. 26 in Lake
County Court.
villages-news.com
Salt Lake City, UT: Police seek suspect who escaped on scooter after store
robbery
Columbia, MO: Best Buy evacuated, Police K9 and Explosive Team clear building
after bomb threat
UK: Oxford, England: 5 Masked men steal over $100k of jewelry from Pandora
Fire/Arson
Brooklyn, NY: Fire Burning Through King's Plaza Parking Garage
Multiple cars are on fire on two levels of a parking garage in Brooklyn. Plumes
of smoke were seen coming from the King's Plaza Shopping Center in Mill Basin
shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday.
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Adult Store -
Lexington, KY - Robbery
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C-Store - Shreveport,
LA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Pueblo, CO -
Burglary
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C-Store - Tulsa, OK -
Armed Robbery (Kum & Go)
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C-Store - Tulsa, OK -
Armed Robbery (Quik Trip)
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C-Store - New Orleans,
LA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store -
Murfreesboro, TN - Robbery
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Circle K - Dayton, OH
- Armed Robbery
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CVS - Red Oak, TX -
Armed Robbery
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CVS - Wilson Borough,
PA - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Owasso, OK - Armed Robbery
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Family Dollar -
Florence, NC - Burglary
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Gas Station - Park
Ridge, IL - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station -
Norridge, IL - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station -
Portland, OR - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Harrison
Township, OH - Robbery
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Gas Station - Ankeny,
IA - Armed Robbery / Suspect killed by Police
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Grocery - Salt Lake
City, UT - Robbery
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Liquor Store - West
Hartford, CT - Burglary
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Liquor Store -
Kettering, OH - Burglary
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Metro PCS -
Clarksville, TN - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - DeWitt,
NY - Armed Robbery /Homicide-2 killed
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Restaurant - Macon, GA
- Armed Robbery
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Restaurant -
Knoxville, TN - Burglary
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Verizon - San Marcos,
CA - Robbery
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Walgreens - Chico, CA
- Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - New Castle,
DE - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Pearl
River, NY - Armed Robbery
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