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2019 GLPS - Group LP Selfies
Your Team - Your Pride - Our Industry
Building Industry Pride - One Team Selfie at a Time
Macy's Asset Protection Training Team
Pictured: Cynthia Grizzle - Senior
Director AP COE; Antonio Harris - Senior Director Public Affairs; Tara
Nutley - Director of Training & Communication; Managers - Jim Rieber,
Denise Sibrian, Andrea Fox, Lindsay Wilder, Andrea Borges, RJ Stout,
Erica Banuelos, Bill Beal, Mike Thompson, Mark Hund, Eddie Hales
Thanks to Tara
Nutley, Director of AP Training & Communication for Macy's, for submitting this GLPS.
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Facial Recognition Justification & Amazon's Proposed Regulations/Law
Facial recognition technology presents opportunity for retail
If facial recognition technology can do so many good things, why are so many
people concerned by its use in retail stores?
"There are activists to protest on everything," says Read Hayes,
research scientist at the University of Florida and director of the Loss
Prevention Research Council, saying there could be a misunderstanding of the way
the technology is being used. "Just because a person is subject to recognition
by the technology does not mean they are subject to immediate arrest."
PERSONALIZATION POTENTIAL
Many retailers aren't saying much about recognition technology, worried that
those misunderstandings will provide a backlash.
At the other end of the retail spectrum is Meridian, Idaho-based
Jacksons Food Stores, a 215-unit convenience store chain. A Portland, Ore.,
location greets potential shoppers at the door with a sign that instructs:
"Look at camera for entry. Facial recognition in use."
The technology is not solely about loss prevention - there are many proactive
uses, particularly when combined with other technologies such as artificial
intelligence and augmented reality. When facial recognition identifies an
individual, Hayes says retailers might "call 911" - or they might "give them the
VIP treatment."
In fact,
facial recognition technology can be an important part
of retailers' personalization initiatives, argues
a
white paper from McKinsey & Co.
"Fewer than 10 percent
of the companies we surveyed currently
deploy personalization beyond digital channels
in a systematic way. That presents a
big zone of opportunity. One area where
the implications could be significant is in store visits," says Julien Boudet, a
partner in McKinsey's Los Angeles office and lead author of the paper, "The
Future of Personalization - and How to Get Ready for It."
stores.org
McKinsey & Co White Paper - Facial Recognition & GPS's Role in 'Personalization'
"The Future of Personalization - and How to Get Ready for It."
37% Say: Facial Recognition, GPS & Biometric Sensors Will Be Widely Used
 Personalization
will be the prime driver of marketing success within five years.
Here are the capabilities companies need to develop to stay ahead of the curve.
Advances in technology, data, and analytics will soon allow marketers to create
much more personal and "human" experiences across moments, channels, and buying
stages. Physical spaces will be reconceived, and customer journeys will be
supported far beyond a brand's front door.
A recent McKinsey survey of senior marketing leaders finds that only 15 percent
of CMOs believe their company is on the right track with personalization. But
there's a big incentive to figure it out. Today's
personalization leaders have found proven ways to
drive 5 to 15 percent increases in revenue and 10 to 30 percent increases in
marketing-spend efficiency-predominantly
by deploying product recommendations and triggered communications within
singular channels.
Positioning businesses to win requires understanding the three main shifts in
personalization and building up the necessary skills and capabilities to respond
to them.
Three major shifts will
make personalization more personal
Over the next five years, we will see three major shifts in personalization:
Physical spaces will be 'digitized'
Editor's Note:
Great white paper to use in discussions with management about adoption. And once
again we see the the IT and cybersecurity systems critical role. Which
continues to support the convergence trend of LP/AP and IT Security.
As it will play a critical role in driving sales increases and shrink efforts
throughout retail.
Jeff Bezos says Amazon is writing its own facial recognition laws to pitch to
lawmakers
In February, the company, which has faced escalating scrutiny over its
controversial facial recognition tech, called Amazon Rekognition,
published guidelines it said it hoped lawmakers would consider enacting. Now
Amazon is taking another step, Bezos told reporters in a surprise appearance
following Amazon's annual Alexa gadget event in Seattle on Wednesday.
"Our public policy team is actually working on facial recognition regulations;
it makes a lot of sense to regulate that," Bezos said in response to a
reporter's question.
The idea is that Amazon will write its own draft of what it thinks federal
legislation should look like, and it will then pitch lawmakers to adopt as much
of it as possible.
vox.com
Marshalls Inks $1.1M Deal In Calif. Security Checks/Closing Duty Pay Battle
If approved the $1.1M settlement will cover $65k in administrative cost and
$5,000 to each of the lead plaintiffs in the two cases. In addition to $288,250
in fewws and $15,000 in costs for the class' counsel. The settlement also
provides $50 payments to approx. 1,125 class members for their unpaid wages and
other statutory penalties.
law360.com
Cloud Payroll Provider CEO Steals $70M From Clients of MyPayrollHR
4,000 SMBs Unable to Pay Employees
MyPayRollHR abruptly shuttered earlier this month after diverting millions in
small-business payroll funds to one of its own bank accounts.
The FBI has raided the upstate New York home of a CEO who allegedly
defrauded millions of dollars of small business employee pay through his
payroll processing company.
A spokesperson for the FBI Field Office in Albany confirmed to NBC News that
agency officials searched the Edinburgh, New York residence of Michael Mann, who
currently oversees MyPayrollHR through his parent company ValueWise, in
connection with an ongoing investigation.
About
4,000 businesses that used MyPayrollHR were left frantic after being unable
to pay employees their regular direct deposit paychecks at the end of August.
In the
criminal complaint against Mann (PDF), a New York FBI agent said the CEO
admitted that starting in 2010 or 2011 he began borrowing large sums of money
from banks and financing companies under false pretenses.
"Mann estimated that he fraudulently obtained about $70 million that he
has not paid back. He claimed that he committed the fraud in response to
business and financial pressures, and that he used almost all of the
fraudulently obtained funds to sustain certain businesses, and purchase and
start new ones. He also admitted to kiting checks between Bank of America and
Pioneer [Savings Bank], as part of the fraudulent scheme."
nbcnews.com
krebsonsecurity.com
Trending in Calif. News Outlets
California shocked to find bill decriminalizing retail theft resulted in... more
retail theft
 After
searching police reports and arrest records, CBS13 found that while the rate of
these grab and dash crimes is on the rise, the rate of arrest is down. We turned
to law enforcement and the retail industry for answers. Both blame a California
law intended to make "neighborhoods safe."
Nobody is seriously contesting the numbers. The local and state police
organizations blame prop
47. FBI
crime data supports the contention. Retail sales organizations
have tracked this trend and agree.
This is a trend that's been building in a number of blue states and now it seems
that the petty crime chickens are coming home to roost.
But when you make it easier and less risky to steal larger amounts of goods,
people will steal more merchandise. Did it really take a rocket scientist to
figure this out? California basically incentivized crime and potential criminals
answered the call. And since many of them were only getting the equivalent of a
parking ticket for stealing 900 dollars worth of goods, police frequently didn't
expend much energy trying to catch them.
The ball's in your court, California. Do you plan on doing something about this?
Or will you essentially just legalize theft and tell the retailers that they're
on their own?
hotair.com
Enclosed aisles of goods at Kroger angers Metro Atlanta customers
Stereotyped, intimidated, racism, and uncomfortable, all words used by shoppers
to describe their shopping experience at a Kroger in South Fulton.
"I think it's kind of racist
you definitely see that here on Old National," said a mother of three who had
just finished shopping.
College Park Kroger shoppers are upset over a new security installation leaving
them to
feel stereotyped.
"You won't see that in Fayetteville or maybe Cobb County anywhere, doubt it,"
said the mother.
The security installation only has one entrance.
Many
took to social media
to voice their anger at what they say feels like shopping in a prison just to
buy toiletries or laundry detergent.
cbs46.com
5 Updates from PCI SSC That You Need to Know
More than 1,300 stakeholders from across the payments industry convened in
Vancouver this month for the
Payment Card
Industry Security Standards Council's
(PCI SSC) North America Community Meeting.
Key topics on the agenda included
a new security standard for contactless payments on off-the-shelf mobile devices,
development of the next major version of the PCI Data Security Standard, and a
soon-to-be released new version of the PCI standard for point-to-point
encryption (P2PE). Also announced at the Vancouver event was a new Security
Framework that will guide the PCI Security Council's standards and
decision-making processes in the years ahead.
darkreading.com
Here are five items
that were on top of the agenda at the North America Community meeting in
Vancouver.
See PCI Press Release
Japan's 'Bounty Hunter' Website Encourages People
to Earn Money By Catching Shoplifters
Regular customers are asked to watch out for would-be thieves.
 Not all businesses can afford techie surveillance cameras, so a company in Japan
found a way to provide small businesses security without shelling out too much
money. Going old school is the website Bounty Hunter, which encourages people to
earn money by catching shoplifters.
Created by Tokyo-based company Insotsu Inc., the program has stores
invite their regular customers to become bounty hunters and rat out thieves,
SoraNews24 reported.
"Shocking! This anti-shoplifting incentive powerfully wards away would-be
shoplifters," the advertisements for the service reads in Japanese.
Shops are to hang up posters alerting people that they could be shopping beside
bounty hunters.
"When do they make their rounds? Who is a bounty hunter? Even the shop staff
doesn't know," the poster warns.
vice.com
NYC comptroller declares retail vacancy crisis
The retail vacancy rate in New York City rose by almost 50% from 2007 to 2017,
according to an analysis released by city comptroller Scott M. Stringer.
Vacant retail space across all five boroughs doubled to 11 million sq. ft.
during the period due to an increase in online shopping, rising commercial
rents, and burdensome regulation. A vacancy rate of 4% rose in 2007 rose to 5.8%
by 2017. The highest vacancy rates were recorded in Staten Island and Queens.
chainstoreage.com
Should Employees Who Have Been Evacuated Be Paid During a Hurricane?
As Hurricane Dorian makes its way up the United States' Southeastern coast, many
businesses will close and workers will be displaced. Employers should be
prepared to answer important questions, including about whether employees will
be paid during the storm.
Paying Nonexempt Employees
- Employers generally have to pay nonexempt employees only for time actually
worked. But exceptions may apply.
Different Rules for Exempt Employees
- Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), workers must be paid 1.5
times their regular rate of pay for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek-unless
they are exempt from receiving overtime premiums. Employees who are exempt from
overtime pay under the FLSA's executive, administrative and professional
exemptions must be paid on a salary basis
"Generally speaking, if such an employee performs at least some work in the
employee's designated seven-day workweek, the salary basis rules require that
they be paid the entire salary for that particular workweek," Brown said..
Working Through an Emergency
- Nonexempt employees must be paid for all work performed and receive applicable
overtime premiums, even if an employer didn't authorize the work.
Some employers choose to go beyond what is legally required and pay premiums to
employees who work during an emergency. "Employers should consider the type of
work being performed and the conditions in which it is performed, as well as
other similar policies regarding hazard pay or working on holidays or during
other company closures," she said during a SHRM Blog live chat.
shrm.org
Holiday Shoppers to Spend $862 Per Household, Up 5% From 2018
Gap Cuts Holiday Hiring More Than 50% - Only 30K
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7 Crime Prevention Strategies Every Retailer Should Follow
 Developing a store security strategy for a retail operation with multiple
locations involves far more than taking the plan for one store and applying it
to all the rest. Each location presents specific risks and opportunities, and
managing retail loss prevention should reflect that.
To avoid wasting your security budget, you need to deploy your resources
where they are actually needed, and not where your gut tells you they're needed.
To do that, retail security best practices call for developing a scalable,
sustainable, and holistic plan for all locations.
7 Essential Crime Prevention Strategies
Take these best practices into account as you develop your store security
strategy:
1.
Use an objective risk matrix for each of your locations to be sure
you're allocating security resources where they are most needed. Security should
not be one-size-fits-all; instead, resources should be tailored to risk.
2. Survey your locations routinely. Make sure that the designated
security equipment, consistent with your risk level guidelines, is in good
working order. Also, ascertain that all security-related policies and procedures
are being adhered to at the location. Pay special attention to the stores in
areas with elevated risk and/or heightened loss experience.
3. Track criminal events as they occur and document your company's
response. Where remedial measures are necessary, design them to help prevent
future crimes from occurring. Gathering this sort of information is invaluable
in tracking patterns and developing appropriate countermeasures and evaluating
their effectiveness.
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California Consumer Privacy Act: YouTube's Impact
Proposed 2020 ballot measure would tighten California data privacy law
Californians would have
more control over the collection of their health and financial data and
there would be stiff penalties for companies that wrongly share and sell data
about children under a November 2020 statewide ballot measure that will be
submitted on Wednesday.
A central component of the ballot measure is additional consumer control over
what Mactaggart calls "sensitive personal information," including data on a
person's race, health, Social Security number and recent locations using GPS
technology. If enacted by voters, the law would grant consumers the right to
prevent that kind of data from being sold and or used for advertising purposes.
The new ballot measure seeks to enhance efforts in the 2018 law to
restrict access to information regarding children and teenagers.
While the existing statute focuses on permission to sell that data, the
new proposal would require a company obtain permission before collecting data
from consumers younger than 16 - an "opt-in" provision. If the person is 13 or
younger, the company would need approval from a parent or guardian to collect
data.
Voters would also be asked under the ballot measure to force technology
companies to disclose information about the algorithms used to target consumers
with specific advertisements. The ballot measure would also create a new state
agency to field privacy questions and complaints, rather than leaving oversight
to the California attorney general's office.
While some advocates praised this year's legislative session for not producing
bills that weakened CCPA's provisions, others wanted the Legislature to
strengthen the law.
latimes.com
$55 Billion = Estimated Cost of Initial Compliance with CCPA
Phishing is Top Security Threat to Businesses
Phishing attacks topped the list of concerns for decision makers with nearly 75
percent of executives citing phishing emails as the most significant threat,
according to
The State of Security Awareness Training report from CybeReady.
The same group of executives regard training as a better way to deal with this
threat. Additionally, approximately 60 percent of users receive training about
less than once a quarter - meaning organizations aren't being adequately trained
even with current solutions, says the report. Another 29 percent receive
security awareness training only two to three times per year. Only 39 percent
receive training quarterly or more often.
securitymagazine.com
Another "Third Party Service Provider" Breach
DoorDash confirms data breach affected 4.9 million customers, 100,000 workers &
merchants
The breach happened on May 4, the company said, but added that customers who
joined after April 5, 2018 are not affected by the breach.
DoorDash spokesperson Mattie Magdovitz
blamed the breach on "a third-party service provider," but the
third-party was not named. "We immediately launched an investigation and outside
security experts were engaged to assess what occurred," she said.
techcrunch.com
Important security notice about your DoorDash account
Google adds massive image database to fight against deepfakes
Google has partnered with
Jigsaw to produce and deliver a massive database of visual deepfakes that is
now part of the
FaceForensics benchmark created by the Technical University of Munich and
the University Federico II of Naples, the tech giant announced in a blog post.
First detected in 2017, deepfakes are generated by deep generative models that
alter video and audio. There are countless generation methods in the wild,
including open-source, which could become a threat at any given time if in the
wrong hands. Deepfake attacks have
claimed their first victim after a fake voice recording was used to
impersonate the executive of a British energy company, and manipulate an
employee to make a wire transfer worth nearly a quarter-million dollars.
The database comprises of hundreds of recorded videos which were manipulated
with widely available deepfake generation methods to create thousands of
deepfakes.
The data can be downloaded for free from the
FaceForensics github page.
The threat of deepfakes to social discourse
has motivated a group of stakeholders including Facebook, the Partnership on
AI, Microsoft, and academics from the U.S. and UK to organize a Deepfake
Detection Challenge (DFDC), to introduce a new data set to develop technology
that identifies video altered with artificial intelligence.
biometricupdates.com
Why You Need to Think About API Security
Businesses of all sorts are increasingly relying on APIs to interact with
customers in smartphone apps, but they have their own unique set of
vulnerabilities.
Today's adversaries are focusing on APIs in particular, which are quickly
becoming the new attack frontier.
Recent reports suggest that by 2022, API abuses will be the vector most
responsible for data breaches within enterprise web applications. This is
primarily due to the extensive growth of API implementations worldwide,
providing a new target that hasn't been widely exploited yet. With this,
protecting APIs is becoming more important.
darkreading.com
How businesses can survive a potential cyber attack extinction event
Every good chief information security officer (CISO) knows that a potentially
existential cyber attack, whether from an external or internal source, looms
ahead. There is no "if" for the CISO. Rather, "who, what, where, when, and how"
dominate the thought process.
The good CISOs know the punch is coming. The great CISOs anticipate the punches
and take proactive measures to avoid, deflect, and/or minimise any punches
thrown their way.
In this article, learn some due care and due diligence actions CISOs and their
organisations should accomplish to prepare to survive a potentially "existential
cyber punch".
computerweekly.com
Dunkin' Donuts Says:
'No basis' for NY State's 'failed to notify' lawsuit over 2015 security incident
Cisco warning:
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Outdoor Voices selects Nedap to unlock
best-in-class omnichannel services
Digital-first activewear brand implements RFID inventory management
to improve web order fulfillment and on-shelf availability
Nedap recently announced that digital first activewear brand Outdoor Voices has
selected !D Cloud, Nedap's leading RFID inventory management platform. One of
the key objectives within this deployment is achieving full inventory
visibility. This implies that all items, whether located in the distribution
center or in stores, are consolidated into one centralized inventory hub. This
allows Outdoor Voices to further unlock omnichannel services, such as
ship-from-store, without the need for separate stock in order to fulfill web
orders and replenish stores.
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LPNN On Location
with Protos + InstaKey
Kris Vece, Vice President of Client Relations, Protos Security
Cita Doyle, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, InstaKey Security Systems
with LPNN MC Amber Bradley
Amber catches up with two of the industry's "leading ladies" to see what's new
with
Protos Security and
InstaKey Security Systems.
Kris Vece, LPQ tells us about Protos' new
real-time app offering live incident recording, uploading of pictures, video
and anything else that happens when a guard is on-site, QA reporting, and so
much more - all from the convenience of your phone.
Cita Doyle, LPQ tells us about InstaKey's Wi-Fi enabled
RemoteLock - a cost-efficient access control solution that offers remote
smart lock management using cloud-based software, easy integration with your
existing door readers and hardware, data trail capabilities, and more.
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How online retailers & shopper can detect and avoid PayPal Scams
Whether you want to kick-start an online business or want to do safe online
shopping, PayPal unquestionably is one of the most secure and convenient
platforms. Since its inception, PayPal has endured being the de-facto ways to
send/receive money online. Although PayPal is a very dependable service,
scammers still manage to spot the loopholes and escape roads to dodge PayPal's
anti-scam defenses using cheap tricks.
Criminals are obstinate, but you can avoid falling into their scam traps by
being proactive and knowing what to watch out for. Be aware of these most common
PayPal scams:
- Advance Fee Fraud
- Email Scam
- Display Name Spoofing
- Fake Charities
- Overpayment Scam
- Shipping Scams
- Employment Scam
In the case of fraud, your best option is to contact PayPal.com directly. PayPal
offers fraud protection for all buyers and sellers who utilize their service. If
you believe a mismatch in your transaction or any fraudulent activity, report to
PayPal within 60 days. The company will investigate the issue and verify the
information.
thewindowsclub.com
Is greater online shopping security bad for business?
EU's online economy could take a $62B hit after new rules
To help address card-not-present fraud, new strong customer authentication (SCA)
rules are due to come into force this month across the European Union. The idea
behind SCA is that adding a second identity check, in a process called
two-factor authentication, can help ensure much better online shopping
security.
The additional check may be a text message sent to your phone asking you to
confirm a purchase, an email, a code generated by a hardware token, or even a
biometric check of the purchaser's fingerprint or face, conducted by smartphone.
But the introduction of the new SCA rules, which form part of the EU's Second
Payment Services Directive, has generated some worrying comments about the
possible knock-on effect on online commerce. Payments company Stripe recently
claimed that Europe's online economy could suffer a $62 billion hit after the
SCA rules take effect, equivalent to a 10 percent reduction in overall digital
shopping volumes.
raconteur.net
Nike's ecommerce sales grew 42% during first fiscal quarter - driven by mobile &
apps
The Time Is Now: Preparing For Holiday E-Commerce Season
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Seattle, WA: Goods worth thousands stolen weekly from store by homeless living
in nearby woods
 Kent
police say homeless people living in a wooded area behind Lowe's Home
Improvement on Pacific Highway South have been stealing merchandise worth
thousands of dollars weekly from the store. Police say a misdemeanor theft case
on Sunday led them to uncover organized retail theft at the store where thieves
either traded or sold the stolen goods on OfferUp. The Kent Police Department
said the 36-year-old suspect in the case was arrested on "other" charges as the
investigation wraps with more charges expected. "People running across the
street from Lowe's and armfuls of stuff," said Foster. "They'll take the tools
out of the tool chest and everything and they'll leave the chest here." Kent
police say they recovered 10 stolen Weed Eaters and returned them to the store.
kiro7.com
Downers Grove, IL: Burglar Steals $30K In Tools From Rental Max
Police are investigating a burglary that took place at the Rental Max store on
Ogden Avenue early Monday. The suspect or suspects cut a hole in a fence and
removed a window from a break room to gain access to the store and steal nearly
$30,000 worth of power tools, according to a police report. The victim told
police that they became aware of the break-in after an alarm system was
triggered. Police determined the suspect(s) came in through the window of the
break room.
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New Philadelphia, OH: Three women facing charges in connection to
multi-state theft and credit card fraud ring
New Philadelphia police arrested three women wanted in connection to a
multi-state crime spree. According to the department, officers captured
the suspects during a traffic stop on a rental car Wednesday night.
Inside the vehicle, they found nearly $10,000 worth of stolen
merchandise and other items traced back to Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Officers believe the trio is part of a theft and credit card fraud ring
based out of the Chicago area. They have since been released and are now
facing multiple felony charges.
fox8.com
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Cleveland, OH: $20,000 of iPhones and tablets stolen in AT&T Armed
Robbery
Cleveland police are investigating a robbery at a Steelyard Commons
store. On Monday, four suspects with handguns entered the AT&T store.
The first two suspects pointed guns at employees and had them lay on the
ground, according to police. One of the suspects directed an employee to
the back room to open the safe. The other suspect ordered another
employee to open the register and demanded money. Two more suspects
entered the store with guns and went to the back room where they stole
$20,000 worth of phones, according to police.
news5cleveland.com
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St. George, UT: A Nevada woman has been sentenced for a theft spree in St.
George, during which she donned wigs and other disguises and returned to the
same stores multiple times
 Rebecca
Theresa Yates, 37, of Las Vegas, was sentenced Wednesday in 5th District Court
on four charges to which she pleaded guilty, including third-degree felony theft
by receiving stolen property and three misdemeanors - possession of a controlled
substance, shoplifting and manufacture/possession of burglary tools. On
Wednesday, Yates was ordered to serve 52 days in jail with a credit of 52 days
for time served. A prison sentence of 0-5 years was suspended, as was a jail
sentence for the misdemeanors. Instead, she was placed on 36-months probation
with Adult Probation and Parole and ordered to pay a $1,600 fine.
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Shootings & Deaths
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Dallas, TX: Restaurant owner killed after helping employee get to
safety during apparent robbery
Overnight Wednesday, Dallas police killed an armed man who
was wanted for questioning in a recent murder. Police believe the
man they killed may have been involved in the shooting death of
53-year-old Brian Harp. Harp shielded a fellow employee at Cafe
Delicious, telling her to hide when robbers entered his restaurant
Wednesday afternoon. The motive for the deadly shooting appears to
be robbery. Police have not said if the robbers and the victim knew
one another.
fox5dc.com
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Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
St. Louis County, MO: Shoplifter at Menards uses getaway car to hit,
critically injured employee outside the store
 A
shoplifter working in tandem with children ran over a store employee who
followed her onto the parking lot of a Menards in west St. Louis County on
Wednesday night, critically injuring the worker, police say. Employees and a
citizen tried contacting the female suspect in the parking lot following the
apparent theft. The suspect saw a citizen take a photo of her vehicle,
assaulted him and took his cell phone, according to police. The St. Louis
County Police Department said the suspect then got into her vehicle and
drove towards a female employee who was on the parking lot, striking her.
The suspect then drove from the area. When officers arrived at the scene,
the 49-year-old employee that was hit with the suspect's car was taken to
the hospital for life-saving treatment. She reportedly suffered a head
injury. As of Thursday morning, police said she was in critical, but stable
condition at the hospital. The attack happened about 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Menards at 14161 Manchester Road, which is near Ballwin but in
unincorporated St. Louis County. Menards later released the following
statement: "Our thoughts and prayers are with our injured employee and her
family at this time. Because this is a police matter, we are unable to
comment further, but we can tell you that the safety of our employees and
customers is ALWAYS our first priority."
kmov.com
Seattle, WA: 'We're TIRED of being robbed': City leaders introduce a new 4
Point Plan
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thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of jerseys, "with little to
no recourse for us," the business laments. Seattle Police officers told
business owners that suspects had been arrested for the recent burglary of a
neighboring business, but they were released on bail days later. Downtown
business owners have been voicing nearly identical complaints for the past
several months. They blame the increase in property crime downtown on repeat
offenders who are arrested dozens of times, only to be released back on the
streets and commit more crimes. City and county leaders responded by forming
a working group to address repeat offenders. That led to a four-point plan
aimed at reducing the number of repeat offenders cycling in and out of jail.
The plan includes, among other measures, expanding capacity at the King
County Jail's enhanced shelter; better transition services for offenders
released from jail only one or two days after arrest; smaller caseloads for
some probation counselors who have special training in harm reduction; and
evaluating existing diversion and court methods to see who's falling through
the cracks. The new programs will start late this year and early next year.
q13fox.com
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Bay, NY: Man Denied Pizza, Slashes 7-Eleven Worker
San Diego, CA: 7 Charged In La Mesa, San Diego Robbery Spree, SWAT Standoff
Hudson Valley, NY: Harbor Freight employee charged with theft of $17,000
from store safe
State College, PA: Employee at Nature's Pantry store stole $4,800 in cash
and merchandise
Kenosha County, WI: Brothers used Snapchat for THC vape sales, counterfeit
merchandise
Jacksonville, FL: Man accused of stealing medication meant to be delivered
to Veterans
Sentencings
Boise, ID: Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million dollar Counterfeit Cellphone
Scheme
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Boise man pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods on Thursday. Artur
Pupko, 28, worked with others to operate a multi-million dollar scheme where
they sold counterfeit cellphones and cellphone accessories on Amazon and eBay,
according to court records. The phones were sold as new and genuine Apple and
Samsung products, stated the court documents. Pupko smuggled counterfeit
cellphones and cellphone accessories in bulk from manufacturers in Hong Kong and
China using six different corporate entities. He then repackaged the products in
the Treasure Valley and individually resold them online; claiming the products
as new and genuine. In Pupko's plea, he admitted to selling counterfeit Apple
and/or Samsung products to law enforcement on three separate occasions in 2017.
The charge of trafficking in counterfeit goods is punishable by up to ten years
in prison, a $5 million fine, and a term of supervised release of up to three
years. Pupko's sentencing has been set for December 17.
idahonews.com
Atlanta, GA: Defendant sentenced to 20 years for robbing 8 businesses including
7 Dollar Stores during a 9-day crime spree
Cedar Rapids, IA: Man Who Carjacked a Teenager and Robbed a Store While Carrying
a Gun Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison
Fire/Arson
Fishkill, NY: Gap Distribution Center: Firefighters extinguish conveyor belt
flames
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fire at the Gap Distribution Center prompted multiple agencies to respond to the
Fishkill campus on Thursday. But, unlike the historic incident in which building
100 on the campus was reduced to rubble in August 2016, the fire on Thursday was
extinguished four hours after the initial call, and all four walls of the
building still stand. A fire on a conveyor belt in the upper mezzanine of
building 100 was to blame for the automatic alarm at 11:41 a.m. Thursday, which
prompted response from the Fishkill and Rombout fire departments, according to
Fishkill Chief Brandon Knapp. Knapp said there were no injuries. The building
had been evacuated prior to the firefighters' arrival and waited in a lot
outside.
poughkeepsiejournal.com
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AT&T - Cleveland, OH -
Armed Robbery
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AT&T - Colonial
Heights, VA - Robbery
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Cash Advance - East
Chicago, IN - Armed Robbery
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Cash Advance - Fresno,
CA - Armed Robbery
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Cellphone - Wyoming,
MI - Burglary
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Family Dollar -
Griffith, IN - Armed Robbery
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GameStop - Colonial
Heights, VA - Robbery
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Hardware - Downers
Grove, IL - Burglary
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Jewelry - Fresno, CA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Hayward, CA - Robbery
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Liquor - Southborough,
MA - Burglary
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Menard's - St Louis
County, MO - Robbery/ employee critically injured
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Metro -PCS - Pembroke
Pines, FL - Robbery
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Restaurant - Dallas,
TX - Armed Robbery/ Owner killed
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Restaurant - Amory, MS
- Burglary (Subway)
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Restaurant - San
Antonio, TX - Burglary
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Restaurant - Secaucus,
NJ - Burglary
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Vape - Sioux Falls, SD
- Burglary
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7-Eleven - Portland,
OR - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Hampton, VA
- Armed Robbery
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13 robberies
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7 burglaries
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1 shooting
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Weekly
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62 robberies
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49 burglaries
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2 shootings
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2 killed |
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