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Greg Jobe, CPP, CFI promoted to Director, Enterprise Loss Prevention &
Safety for Office Depot
Greg has been with Office Depot for more than seven years, starting with
the company in 2014 as Senior Regional Loss Prevention Manager. Before
his promotion to Director, Enterprise Loss Prevention & Safety, he
served as Sr. Manager Enterprise Loss Prevention & Safety. Prior to
joining Office Depot, he spent 17 years with Office Max as Director,
Loss Prevention & Safety. Earlier in his career, he held LP roles with
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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
Union Calls for Armed Guards at Grocery Stores
'They're scared': Colorado union pushing for armed guards at grocery stores
after rash of violence
 Following
recent violence at grocery stores around the country, a union
representing thousands of workers is pushing to add armed security guards to
stores in Colorado.
The pandemic has made the past 18 months challenging for grocery store workers.
Add on the tragedies of the
King Soopers shooting in Boulder and the recent Kroger shooting in Tennessee
and they'll tell you they're at a breaking point.
"A lot of them,
they're scared. They really are," Eddie Chavez said.
The union represents thousands of grocery store workers in Colorado and Wyoming.
Its leadership has been
trying to convince companies like Kroger and Albertsons to have armed security
guards at their local King Soopers and Safeway stores.
"Not just any armed security,
but we want trained professionals to keep our membership safe. And not
just our members, but also the members of the community," Zuniga said.
Kroger, he says, is evaluating the idea, but he's not sure where
Albertsons stands.
"The longer the company waits, you know, they're putting our members lives at
risk," Zuniga said. Chavez, who also serves on the union's executive board,
knows
an armed guard won't fix all the problems, but it's a move in the right
direction.
Denver7 reached out to King Soopers and Safeway for comment, but neither has
responded as of Tuesday afternoon.
thedenverchannel.com
'Defund the Police' Movement Causing Private
Policing Surge
Defunding the Police Rhetoric Has Increased Private Policing
Whether
paying off-duty police to patrol upscale neighborhoods and shopping centers or
hiring sworn private law enforcement or private security, many parts of
our country have decided to increase their safety and security by
forming private police forces.
 The
Waikiki business association has paid Honolulu police at least $2 million in the
past 15 years for additional police services. Critics say that's not fair to
other areas. Privately funded police operations in Waikiki have led to
hundreds of citations and a handful of arrests over the last year, but
the longstanding practice of paying the police in District 6 is coming under
fire from advocacy groups.
The Waikiki Business Improvement District Association, a nonprofit comprised of
business owners and tenants, gave the Honolulu Police Department $85,000 last
September to "address various
illegal activities on the public sidewalks in specific areas in Waikiki."
Since then, the money has been used to
conduct 45 operations resulting in more than 840 citations and seven
misdemeanor arrests for crimes such as disorderly conduct and unlawfully selling
goods on public property.
For years the
upscale area of Atlanta known as Buckhead has
paid off-duty Atlanta police officers to be their own private police force.
Patrolling this elite community and being responsive to the needs of the
residents and business owners, these off-duty officers have helped to reduce
crime and keep the wolves at bay. Amid a spike in crime, calls to split from the
capital have grown louder than ever.
Homicides are up by about 63% compared to the same time last year and up
43% compared to the same period in 2019, according to late May data released by
the Atlanta Police Department. The city has seen more than 300 shooting
incidents since the start of the year, up 45% from what it recorded this time
last year, and up 55% from 2019, according to the data.
Off-duty police officers are often
hired to provide security for retailers, bars, and hotels but in
the past ten years or so, a different type of police has been taking shape.
As more police agencies struggle with reduced budgets, unfavorable recruitment
challanges and a loss of general law enforcement authority, private businesses
and communities will no doubt
seek alternative methods of providing police services for their property, their
communities and themselves.
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Law enforcement and private security train on new less lethal weapons
Another Bloody Weekend Across America
Chicago, IL: At Least 4 People Killed, 41 Wounded
In Weekend Gun Violence
Chicago police have had their hands full this weekend with dozens of shootings
happening citywide, the victim's ages range from 16 to 68-years-old.
At least 41 people had been shot in Chicago this weekend as of Sunday night, and
four of them had been killed. At least five of the victims have been
under 18.
"I think it's gotten to a point,
it doesn't matter what neighborhood you're in," said Larry Horton, a
South Side resident.
About 3 p.m., law enforcement were seen with guns drawn in Gresham, looking for
an armed gunman who allegedly had just shot toward Chicago police officers.
Police were sent to 88th Street and Lowe Avenue after reports of shots fired.
According to a release from police, responding officers observed a man shooting
a gun near the alley. After police followed him, that's when authorities say
the gunman pointed in the direction of officers.
Although one suspect was captured, police say
the gunman got away. No officers were struck.
chicago.cbslocal.com
fox32chicago.com
Washington, DC: Neighbors Describe War Zone as
Shootings Leave Firefighter Dead, 4 Hurt
 Neighbors
told News 4's Derrick Ward that they heard
dozens of gunshots as people exchanged fire on the street. Some residents
said
they felt like they were in a war zone. Garry Stanley, Sr., a 44-year-old
firefighter from Fort Washington, Maryland, died at the scene, police said.
Stanley was a 19-year veteran of the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department
and was assigned to Station 824/Accokeek, department officials said in a
Facebook post on Sunday.
Two hours before the Half Street SW shooting, a man was struck by gunfire along
the 900 block of K Street in Northeast after authorities said the shooter or
shooters exited a vehicle and opened fire. The victim was taken to the hospital,
but his condition was not known, police said.
This weekend's gun violence
comes hours after a mass shooting in Southwest D.C. that left a woman dead and
five others injured. The shooting in Bellevue took place on the same
day that authorities launched a crime prevention initiative in the neighborhood
to combat violence.
Metropolitan police
data shows homicides are up by 9% over the same time last year.
nbcwashington.com
New York, NY: Early morning shootings leave one
dead, three others injured
Philadelphia, PA: 2 men killed, 1 woman injured in
overnight shootings
Louisville, KY: 24 hours of violence: 5 shootings,
1 fatal, in from Saturday to Sunday
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COVID Update
395.9M Vaccinations Given
US: 44.5M Cases - 719.9K Dead - 33.9M Recovered
Worldwide:
235.7M Cases - 4.8M Dead - 212.6M Recovered
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Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
319
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 452
*Red indicates change in total deaths
Covid, in Retreat?
New cases in the U.S. have fallen by more than a third in the past month
 Covid-19
is once again in retreat. The reasons remain somewhat unclear, and
there is no guarantee that the decline in caseloads will continue. But
the turnaround is now large enough - and been going on long enough - to deserve
attention.
The number of
new daily cases in the U.S. has fallen 35 percent since Sept. 1.
Worldwide, cases have also dropped more than 30 percent since late August. "This
is as good as the world has looked in many months," Dr. Eric Topol of
Scripps Research wrote last week.
These declines are consistent with a pattern that regular readers of this
newsletter will recognize:
Covid's mysterious two-month cycle. Since the Covid virus began spreading
in late 2019, cases have often surged for about two months - sometimes because
of a variant, like Delta - and then declined for about two months.
Many popular explanations, like seasonality or the ebbs and flows of social
distancing, are clearly insufficient, if not wrong.
The two-month cycle has occurred during different seasons of the year and
occurred even when human behavior was not changing in obvious ways.
nytimes.com
Hospitalizations Are Falling Too - Another Good
Sign
Signs of encouragement as US sees drop in Covid cases and hospitalizations
The United States has seen
a dramatic drop in the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in
recent weeks, a trend that epidemiologists see as an encouraging sign that the
Delta wave of the virus has peaked nationally.
The seven-day average of daily new cases in America dropped from about 151,000
on 14 September to about 106,000 on 29 September, a 29% decrease, according to
data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of people admitted to the hospital with Covid-19, who at the
peak of the Delta surge filled some intensive care units to capacity,
has followed a similar downward trajectory in recent weeks.
theguardian.com
Pandemic Retail Violence Across the Globe
Abuse toward retail staff skyrockets in Sydney during pandemic, new data reveals
 Abuse
toward retail staff has skyrocketed in Sydney during the COVID-19
pandemic, new government data has revealed.
Verbal abuse, threats and violence has intensified by almost 80 per cent in some
suburbs of Sydney during the last financial year, according to
data collected by the McKell Institute from Bureau of Crime Statistics and
Research.
The research suggests that the abuse has been the
worst in areas in south-western Sydney such as Campbelltown,
which were under the strictest lockdown laws in the country, adding
immense pressure to communities.
Stalking, harassment and intimidation at retail and wholesale outlets rose
by 24 per cent in Fairfield, 44 per cent in the CBD and up to 78 per cent in
Campbelltown, according to the data. Bernie Smith, NSW Secretary of the SDA, the
union for retail, fast food and warehouse workers said the new figures were
alarming.
"These increases are as alarming as they are predictable, especially
as shops prepare to re-open and face a rapid influx of shoppers," Mr
Smith said.
"As the retail sector prepares for a burst of pent-up activity heading into the
festive season, these figures show that
retail workers have genuine reason to fear that 'vaccine passports' and QR codes
could prove a flashpoint for customer abuse as retail reopens.
"The SDA is now engaged in ongoing discussions with the government on
the need for improved protections for shop workers, including specific
provisions in Public Health Orders and in legislation for increased
penalties for threatening, abusing, intimidating or assaulting retail
employees."
Mr Smith said that
is it not the responsibility of retail to workers to ensure that public health
orders are complied with and warned that staff will face major challenges
in weeks to come after the state opening up.
9news.com.au
Hundreds of Anti-Vaxxers Protest Mandate
Hundreds protest vaccine, Nevada mandate on Strip
A
few hundred people gathered on the Strip on Sunday night to protest Gov.
Steve Sisolak's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
 The
group met outside of the Aria at 7 p.m. and
marched north along Las Vegas Boulevard toward Bally's, where they turned
around. They stopped momentarily in front of the Fountains of Bellagio as the
water crashed along to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance."
Many protesters held signs, some of which appeared to oppose the vaccine, while
others focused their attention more specifically on the
governor's mandate. Brock Abbe, who moved to Las Vegas from New York in
January, said he joined the group to protest the mandate, not the vaccine
itself.
Last month, Sisolak ordered mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all Department
of Corrections employees and those working with at-risk populations in
state-operated detention and health care facilities.
Carrying a 4-foot, lime green plastic foam syringe labeled "EXPERIMENTAL," Abbe
said he
did not think anyone's job should be in jeopardy based on their vaccine status.
reviewjournal.com
Mask Rage Continues
Madison, WI: Man who refused to wear mask arrested after punching manager of
pizza shop
 Madison
police have arrested a
man who punched a pizza restaurant manager after the manager asked him to put on
a mask, police said. Police responded to Ian's Pizza, 100 State St.,
around 2:15 a.m. Friday for a report of a disturbance, Officer Ryan Kimberley
said in a statement.
A man later identified as Abel Mosqueda, 20, argued with other customers of the
business when he refused to put on a mask when he entered the business,
Kimberley said. A Madison and Dane County Public Health order requires wearing a
mask in enclosed spaces where other people not in the same household could be
present.
Mosqueda
was asked to leave by the manager due to Mosqueda's "unruly nature" and his
refusal to wear a mask, Kimberley said. Mosqueda
responded by punching the manager in the face, Kimberley said. The
manager was not taken to a hospital.
Mosqueda
then went outside and punched out a window before leaving the area. He
was later taken into custody by officers, Kimberley said.
madison.com
Restaurants want to stay outdoors permanently
90% of population may need to be vaccinated to end pandemic
Johnson & Johnson will seek F.D.A. authorization for a booster shot
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Retail's 'Nightmare Before Christmas'
Supply Chain Crisis Could Take Years to Fix
Retail's Supply Chain Crisis Was Years In The Making And Will Take Years To Fix
 With
retailers counting on a vibrant holiday season to at least match, if not exceed,
that from last year -
rising 8.3% year-over-year - threatened short supplies of the most in-demand
products
could quash their plans. The breakdown in the global retail supply chain
will be to blame.
Despite
early predictions for a strong retail season with consumer demand expected
to be robust,
the breakdown in the supply change could put retailers' hopes in jeopardy.
They won't be able to satisfy strong demand if the products aren't there or
delayed in arrival.
Regardless, retailers can't count on learnings from last year's Covid disruption
to get them through the potential for even greater disruption this year.
"Looking back at holiday 2020,
there was all this stock, but there was no consumer confidence. Now it's the
reverse," says Simon Geale executive vice president of procurement at
Proxima, a supply-chain consultancy. "There's high consumer confidence. People
want to go and spend money, but there's not enough stock."
From Geale's vantage point advising companies how to get products from point A
to point B most efficiently and on time, he says the current supply chain
problems have been long in the making and it will it take a long time to fix.
"The supply system is not
optimized. Workforces are not fully optimized," he emphatically states.
"The weaknesses that underpin our supply chains have been found out. I expect to
see fundamental changes happen over the next five years."
As they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and last year's Covid
pandemic and this year's Delta variant has shown
there is a lot more than just one weak link in that chain. So many that it will
take years, not months to fix.
forbes.com
'We're going to see a lot of bare shelves'
Retail preps for a holiday beset by supply chain pain
Bottlenecks from factories to cargo ships mean
fewer goods on shelves and fewer discounts for the season.
 Before
gifts can make it under holiday trees this year,
they are going to have to pass through one of the largest-scale traffic jams
modern supply chains have ever experienced.
In the U.S., the industry is not fretting over customer demand headed into the
shopping season.
Deloitte estimates holiday sales could increase this year
by as much as 9%, which would come on top of relatively strong growth
last year that surprised pretty much everybody. AlixPartners is even more
optimistic, forecasting 10% to 13% sales growth.
But to state the obvious:
Before retailers can make their sales, they need stuff to sell. That's where the
trouble is this year.
Container ships are packed, ports are clogged, contracts with carriers are
falling to the wayside. And the rush to ship goods for the holidays is only
adding traffic to what was already intense congestion.
"There aren't enough
containers. There aren't enough ships. There aren't enough trucks or trains.
There is more volume now than any part of the supply chain pipe can adequately
handle," Burlington Stores Chief Financial Officer John Crimmins told analysts
in late August. Trying to accelerate and pull forward orders "even further
increased the pressure on the supply chain, helping to drive even higher rates,"
the executive added.
So not only are retailers competing with each other for sales,
they are competing just to get cargo space to ship goods into the country.
Freight has skyrocketed as a result, and shipments still lag or even fail to
materialize. Many of the bottlenecks are tied to the unexpectedly swift surge in
consumer demand in the U.S. this year, combined with capacity shortfalls at
numerous points along the supply chain.
retaildive.com
Wall-to-Wall Coverage on the Supply Chain Crisis
Christmas at Risk as Supply Chain 'Disaster' Only Gets Worse
Brace yourself for a less exciting, more expensive holiday shopping season
Supply-chain crisis is rattling Americans as shipping delays hit historic highs
Supply-chain snarls reach the book publishing industry
A Glass Half-Full Outlook: Why Global Shortages
Won't Ruin the Holidays
Walgreens, CVS, Walmart & Giant Eagle Face
Opioid Trial
Pharmacy chains face first trial over U.S. opioid epidemic
The first trial of four large pharmacy chains over the deadly U.S. opioid
epidemic was set to begin on Monday, as two Ohio counties seek to
convince jurors the companies are responsible for flooding
their communities with addictive pain pills.
The Ohio counties of Lake and Trumbull allege that oversight failures at
pharmacies run by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, CVS Health Corp, Walmart Inc and
Giant Eagle Inc led to excessive amounts of opioid pills flooding their
communities.
Lawyers for the counties and companies will deliver opening statements to a
federal jury in Cleveland, where thousands of similar lawsuits against
pharmaceutical companies, drug distributors and pharmacies are pending.
More than 3,300 cases have been brought largely by state and local
governments seeking to hold the companies responsible for an opioid abuse
epidemic that U.S. government data shows led to nearly 500,000 overdose
deaths from 1999 to 2019.
The pharmacy operators deny wrongdoing. CVS said its pharmacies "fill
legitimate prescriptions written by licensed doctors."
Walgreens said it took pride in the judgment of its pharmacists, and
Giant Eagle said pharmacy inspectors concluded it complied with the law.
Walmart did not respond to requests for comment.
Should a jury find the companies liable, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster will
determine how much they must pay to abate, or address, the health crisis in the
communities. He has urged the parties to settle.
The trial comes after the three largest U.S.
distributors that supply pharmacies - McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc and
AmerisourceBergen Corp - and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in July proposed
paying up to $26 billion to settle cases against them.
reuters.com
Retail Bankruptcies Screech to a Halt
Why retail bankruptcies have stopped dead - for now
Stimulus, vaccines and easy money have lifted
even rickety ships in retail. Is it just a wave or a new era of less distress?
 In
2020, over those two months, 11 major retailers
filed for bankruptcy. Over the course of just seven days last July,
five retailers went bankrupt (The Paper Store, RTW Retailwinds, Muji USA, Sur La
Table and Brooks Brothers).
During those same months this year, Retail Dive didn't track a single
major bankruptcy in the industry. At the same time, we counted more
than 15 deals in retail during July and August - including initial public
offerings, company sales and other transactions. Even Guitar Center, which
exited bankruptcy just last year, was reported by Debtwire to have filed
confidentially for an IPO. Mattress Firm and Claire's, two other Chapter 11
alumni, have also filed for IPOs.
When the year began,
few could have predicted some of these outcomes. "If somebody would have
told me Guitar Center would be filing a confidential S-1 this year, I would have
told them, 'You're crazy,'" Reshmi Basu, restructuring editor with Debtwire,
said in an interview.
The deals are a sign that investors have confidence in the retail industry, that
things are looking up after years of elevated bankruptcies going back to 2016.
Across industries,
U.S. corporate bankruptcies to date this year are at their
lowest levels since 2014, while the consumer discretionary category
still leads other industries with 48 total bankruptcies, according to S&P Global
Market Intelligence.
retaildive.com
Walmart facing backlash after it replaced layaway with buy-now-pay-later service
'I've worked in retail for 4 years - customer treatment of employees is getting
worse'
CVS Health is about to turn hundreds of its drugstores into health care
super-clinics
Last week's #1 article --
Kroger Employees Were Warning Each Other About Last Thursday's Employee Shooter
Washington Post Story Says There Were Warning Signs
- But Hindsight is Always 20/20
As gun violence spreads to small towns, one suburb contends with a mass
shooting's aftermath
A mass shooting on Thursday at a Kroger supermarket in Collierville, at
least the third to happen at a grocery store in recent months, killed one person
and wounded more than a dozen. The gunman, identified by police as UK Thang,
committed suicide. It comes amid an already terrible year for gun violence
nationwide.
A Washington Post analysis of data from
the Gun Violence
Archive, a nonprofit research organization, found that gunfire killed
more than 8,100 people in the United States in the first five months of this
year, about 54 lives lost per day - a rate higher than the average
toll during the same period of the previous six years. The number of gunfire
deaths has increased in suburban and rural areas, though the overall
numbers are lower because of smaller populations.
Gun violence experts took note of the muted response to the Tennessee attack:
The nation relatively ignored a shooting at a grocery store that had the
potential to be far worse than it already was. In the case of the Atlanta-area
spa shootings and the grocery store attack in Boulder, Colo., this year,
lawmakers, advocates and the media sprung into action, writing hundreds of
stories, introducing new legislation and reigniting public debate over gun laws.
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Cyber Terrorism is a Top Fear for Americans
Cybercrime awareness heightened, yet people still engage in risky online
behaviors
76% of Americans recognize that data breaches are serious, showing a high
awareness that may be driven by news of major consumer, enterprise, and
infrastructure breaches over the past year alone, according to a survey of over
2,000 U.S. adults conducted by Aura and The Harris Poll.
In fact, 87% of 10 Americans see cyber warfare as a threat to the safety and
well-being of the next generation - more so than global warming (77%) and
COVID-19 or another pandemic (81%).
"This data shows that Americans appropriately believe there is a gap in their
online protection today and are uncertain about their digital futures as we
increasingly live our lives on devices," said
Hari
Ravichandran, CEO at Aura.
"Even so, their behaviors online are risky at best and are putting them at
risk of cybercrime. Aura hopes to help solve this problem for consumers by
providing resources, products and guidance on how to keep your identity,
finances and devices safe from online threats."
Uncertainty about the future of cybercrime over the
next 10 years
Most U.S. adults worry a lot about data breaches (60%) and the safety of
their personal information online (52%) - but a worrying 34% say they have
stopped paying attention to data breaches because they happen so often.
Fear and concern about cybercrime also differs by generation, with 95% of those
65+ seeing cybercrime as a threat to the next generation vs. 82% of 18-34 year
olds.
Risky online behaviors contributing to increasing
digital crime
Although awareness of cybercrime has clearly heightened, there's a
correlation between adults who are engaging in risky online behaviors and those
who have experienced digital crime. According to the FTC,
total fraud losses cost Americans $3.3B in 2020, an increase of 83% YoY.
This could be, in part, due to sustained online behaviors of which
cybercriminals are taking advantage.
The survey found that about 1 in 2 Americans who have experienced digital
crime have opened emails from unknown senders (51%) and have downloaded
software/files from unknown origins (50%).
helpnetsecurity.com
'Whole-of-Nation Effort to Confront Cyber
Threats'
Biden 'confident' in the nation's cybersecurity efforts as Cybersecurity
Awareness Month begins
President Biden on Friday expressed confidence in measures taken by his
administration during his first months in office to secure the nation against
mounting cyber threats as Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off.
 October
has served as Cybersecurity Awareness Month since its inception during the
George W. Bush administration, with Biden highlighting the month in a statement
Friday after several major cybersecurity incidents in recent months.
"Cyber threats can affect every American, every business regardless of size, and
every community," Biden said in his statement. "That's why my administration is
marshalling a whole-of-nation effort to confront cyber threats.
"This October, even as we recognize how much work remains to be done and that
maintaining strong cybersecurity practices is ongoing work, I am confident that
the advancements we have put in place during the first months of my
Administration will enable us to build back better - modernizing our defenses
and securing the technology on which our enduring prosperity and our security
rely," he added.
Biden on Thursday
signed a proclamation declaring October Cybersecurity Awareness Month,
with the proclamation pointing to recent security incidents in calling on the
American public to "take action to better protect yourselves against cyber
threats."
thehill.com
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
How to protect your passwords, accounts from cybercriminals
October is
cybersecurity awareness month and the ABC7 I-Team has tips on how you can
better protect your passwords and accounts. The cyber security group, PCMag,
says
a recent survey shows that 45% of respondents use the same password for
everything on most platforms. The company says most of those respondents
also indicated they have been a victim of cybercrime.
It's a reminder that it is important to have different, strong passwords.
Use a phrase or sentence with special characters.
Only one-third of people in the survey said they used a secure "password
manager" app, but security experts say that may be the best way to go with so
many passwords to keep track of. The company also said antivirus software can
be the quickest way to detect and minimize damage if it does happen.
The I-Team found in previous reports that security experts say you can store
passwords in your smartphone's notes option, but make sure your cloud password
for your notes is strong, and make sure you have a passcode on your phone in
case you lose it.
abc7chicago.com
Who Does Cybercrime Hurt the Most?
How cybercrime hurts some groups more than others
Trends in cybercrime mirror the widening digital divide accelerated by the
pandemic leaving lower income and vulnerable audiences disproportionally
impacted.
A new report by Malwarebytes, Digitunity and Cybercrime Support Network, which
polled more than 5,000 people across the United States, United Kingdom, and
Germany, details how people experience cybercrime worldwide, demonstrating
cybercrime does not impact everyone equally. In fact, the report illustrates
that demographics impact how often individuals are targeted, as well as their
emotional response to becoming a victim.
Overall analysis of data suggests disadvantaged groups facing barriers in
society, such as those with lower incomes and lower education levels, feel less
safe about their online experiences, are more likely to fall victim to an
attack, and at times report experiencing a heavier emotional burden when
responding to cyberattacks.
Depending on the type of cybercrime, certain groups report a higher likelihood
of encountering threats online. For example, more women receive text messages
from unknown numbers that include potentially malicious links than men (79
percent compared to 73 percent) and more Black people, Indigenous people, and
People of Color (BIPOC) experience hacked social media accounts (45 percent
compared to 40 percent) and instances of identity theft than White people (21
percent compared to 15 percent). Additionally, individuals aged 65 years or
older have had their credit card information stolen more than anyone from a
younger age group (36 percent).
helpnetsecurity.com
10 Recent Examples of How Insider Threats Can Cause Big Breaches and Damage
RH-ISAC's Security Awareness Symposium
 Tue,
October 26 | 10:00 AM EST
The
Security Awareness Symposium is a one-day, online event that is designed to
provide security awareness training to employees within all departments of
retail, hospitality, and travel organizations. The event celebrates the
RH-ISAC's commitment to
Cybersecurity Awareness Month and provides both members and non-members an
opportunity to provide education and training to their employees.
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RFID
Journal LIVE! Recap
Leading RFID Solution Providers Convene for Successful
Event
 RFID
Journal LIVE! took place on September 26 - 28 in Phoenix, Arizona. The
conference kicked off with a day of paid professional RFID certification
training and conference sessions in two industry tracks. On Monday and Tuesday,
the education continued with conference sessions in six other industry tracks
ranging from Healthcare to Manufacturing, and more. During the sessions,
industry leaders presented case studies on how they have used RFID and IoT to
increase efficiency in their companies, and attendees walked away with key
takeaways on how to deploy the technologies.
The exhibit hall at the show was full of networking amongst the attendees and
around 50 leading solution and service providers in the RFID industry. RFID
Journal LIVE! reconnected the RFID industry and we can't wait to be back again
next year this time in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay on May 17 - 19, 2022.
Registration information coming soon!
In the meantime if you missed us you can register to attend RFID Journal
LIVE! Encore on Oct. 27-28 - a virtual extension of the event - featuring on
demand recordings of event sessions plus new live sessions. Register here at no
cost: https://bit.ly/3uxI7MX
Current RFID Trends and Challenges You Should Know About
Six trends and four challenges regarding the RFID industry,
Including how the technology is used for vaccine safety and touchless
interactions.
 Last year was challenging for all industries, but in the latter half of 2021,
things appear to be getting back to some semblance of normal. That's definitely
true for the radio frequency identification (RFID) industry, as the need for
RFID technology continues unabated. What RFID trends and challenges can you
expect for the balance of the year and on into 2022? There are some important
trends-and some issues-facing the industry.
Six RFID Trends for 2021 and Beyond - 74% Growth over next five years
According to a recent RFID market report, the
global market for RFID tags,
readers and software is expected to reach
$10.7 billion this year and expand to
$17.4 billion by 2026. Here are some of the trends driving that growth.
Trend #1: UHF Tags Are Growing Fastest
UHF tags are projected to be the fastest-growing segment of the RFID market.
This growth is due to the increased functionality offered. Of all the available
RFID tag frequencies, UHF tags have the fastest reading speed and the longest
read range-up to 150 meters (492 feet) under the right conditions. It also helps
that passive UHF tags are less expensive than passive tags in the low- and
high-frequency ranges.
Trend #2: RFID for Employee Credentials
Several key trends involve specific uses for RFID technology. For example, RFID
is increasingly being used to create customized employee credentials. Many
organizations are shifting away from the use of passwords and PINs to
password-less authentication using identity access management (IAM) solutions.
Such systems are typically in the form of secure smart cards that utilize RFID
technology.
Trend #3: RFID for Vaccine Safety
RFID technology has proven extremely useful in handling various aspects of the
COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the healthcare profession employed RFID to
improve the tracking and safety of the various virus vaccines. Manufacturers,
hospitals and clinics use RFID tags to trace vaccine doses and guard against
expired or counterfeit vaccines.
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Online Retail Fraud
Five retail fraud stats online merchants need to know
Fraudulent activity is on the rise and
retailers are bearing the brunt. Sift's Jane Lee shares the scale of the problem
and the actions businesses can take to mitigate the risks
 Retailers
need a more comprehensive understanding of what they are facing online because
bricks-and-mortar loss prevention tactics - even adapted for the digital
landscape - were never designed to fight automated abuse at scale.
1. Fraudsters are making bigger bets
Between 2019 and 2020, the average value of attempted fraud attacks increased by
70%. With the pandemic having driven more consumers online and disrupting the
predictability that risk teams and tools depend on, fraudsters are sneaking in
higher-value purchase attempts that are difficult to detect with rules-based
systems.
2. They are making more bets
Thanks to the past 18 months of rising digital retail traffic and transactions,
fraudsters are not just attempting to steal more at once - they are attempting
to steal more, period. Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to automation to
overwhelm trust and safety teams and systems. Between 2020 and 2021, the retail
fraud rate jumped by 50%.
3. Account takeover is the fraud economy's weapon of
choice
Between the second and third quarters of 2020, account takeover (ATO) surged by
378%. That number is not settling down, even as we head towards two full years
of pandemic-driven changes to how retailers do business. The fraud economy - the
global, interconnected network of fraud vectors, cybercriminals and hackers'
tools that threatens merchants every day - frequently produces ATO attacks,
which are responsible for billions of pounds in losses around the world each
year.
4. Consumers prioritise security over loyalty
Depending on the type of retail fraud occurring - ATO, payments fraud or content
scams - between 33% and 56% of consumers surveyed by Sift said they would
abandon a brand for a competitor if they became a victim of fraud as a result of
visiting that company's site or app.
5. Friction fights fraud and guts profits
Adding friction to the user journey is a great way to stop some types of fraud -
as long as retailers do not mind losing genuine customers in the process. Most
consumers will try no more than three times to make a purchase before leaving
for a competing app or website, with 47% willing to abandon their cart if they
were to experience any issues attempting a purchase.
retail-week.com
Amazon's Black Friday Begins Today
Amazon kicks off Black Friday - in early October
Black Friday is arriving more than a month early for one retail giant.
Starting Monday, Oct. 4, Amazon is offering what it calls "Black
Friday-worthy" deals for the holiday season, with a new gifting by
email/text feature for Prime members. The e-tail titan is unveiling a wide
variety of features, solutions, and curated assortments aimed at holiday
shoppers. Customers can start shopping for holiday deals as of Oct. 4 at
amazon.com/epicdeals, on the Amazon mobile shopping app, or by asking an Alexa
voice assistant device, "Alexa, what are my deals?"
Major Amazon rival Target is also launching its holiday promotional
activities in October this year. The second edition of Target's "Deal
Days" sale will run Sunday, Oct. 10 to Tuesday, Oct. 12. The retailer is
also launching its annual holiday price match guarantee, effective from Oct. 10
through Dec. 24. Walmart has not yet announced its holiday sales plans.
chainstoreage.com
Amazon settles with employees allegedly fired for criticizing work conditions
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ORC 'Man of Steal'
This 'Man of Steal' leads NYC's record-shattering shoplifting surge with 46
arrests
Isaac Rodriguez has stolen from Walgreens 37
times in 2021
 With
46 arrests for retail theft this year alone, this Man of Steal leads
NYC's record-shattering shoplifting surge. Were he the supervillain in a
heist movie, Isaac Rodriguez, 22, would be called Sir Isaac Lootin.' But the
real-life, allegedly violent bandit has no moniker - just a rap sheet 74
offenses long, dating back to 2015, according to police sources.
The King of Queens Thieves has been arrested 57 times this year alone,
including in a vicious stabbing, police sources told The Post. Rodriguez is
finally in jail, but he rode the city's revolving door of justice to allegedly
rip off Walgreens 37 times this year. He was particularly partial to the
drug store at 91-08 Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights, which he hit 23 times,
police said.
He steals anything from protein drinks and body lotion, to baby formula and sexy
lingerie, police said. He likes Dove soap and Victoria's Secret merchandise too,
according to court records.
During just one illicit shopping spree, on July 7 at the Jackson Heights
Walgreens, Rodriguez took "10 units of Ensure, 12 Walgreens wipes, 15 units of
Sensodyne toothpaste and 8 units of Cetaphil lotion," court papers state.
"This guy comes here every day stealing, every single day. He comes and he
steals," fumed the store manager. "We call 911 and make a report, and that's
it. Our company policy is if anyone comes, because of a safety issue, we cannot
stop him. We cannot do anything."
Rodriguez' M.O. is not sophisticated. He doesn't use fake bellies or
false-bottom boxes favored by professional shoplifters. He simply enters the
store and helps himself - filling a bag with items he plucks from shelves,
and then walks out without paying, according to store employees and law
enforcers.
foxnews.com
Gas Station Manager Stole Tens of Thousands
from Store
Galesburg, IL: Store Manager at Shell Express arrested for embezzling thousands
of dollars
Galesburg Police on Tuesday, September 28th around noon met with the owner of
Shell Express on Grand Avenue along with a supervisor for the store in regards
to a store manager embezzling thousands of dollars. Shell's owner told police
she was doing an audit for the store and noticed no deposits had been made since
August 21st. A total of $40,452 was unaccounted for. The deposit slips filled
out by the store manager matched the missing money - it just never made it to
the bank. The store manager, 53-year old Angela Jo Masters of Galesburg reported
to the Public Safety Building to turn herself in. A very remorseful Masters
admitted to stealing the money and vowed to pay the owner back. Masters handed
police her set of keys to the store to give to the owner. She was arrested and
charged with Theft $10,000 - $100,000.
wgil.com
Robbery Gang Busted: Hit 7-Elevens, Gas
Stations, Subway & Family Dollar
Mastic Beach, NY: Trio Charged In String Of 8 Suffolk Robberies
A trio from Mastic Beach - including two brothers - have been arrested in
connection with a string of eight armed robberies in which 7-Elevens and
Speedways throughout Suffolk County were hit, police said Friday.
Jack Hewitt and Hailey Miller went inside of a 7-Eleven in Islip, displayed a
gun and stole cigarettes, cash, and scratch-off lottery tickets, and got inside
a waiting car that was driven by Jack's brother, Brice Hewitt, at about 11:20
p.m. on Thursday, police said.
Major Case detectives pulled over the car on Alder Drive in Mastic Beach about
30 minutes after the robbery, and arrested Brice Hewitt and Miller, police said,
adding that Jack Hewitt was arrested "after a short foot pursuit." The trio
started their spree on Sept. 22, and robbed two places within hours on three
occasions, police said.
patch.com
Massive Property Theft Ring Bust
Buncombe County, NC: Another arrest made in connection with multi-county
construction theft ring
 Another
arrest has been made in the Buncombe Co. in connection to the multi-county
construction theft ring investigation. Kimberly Dawn Redden has been charged
with 11 felonies and is currently being held on a $60,000 bond at the
Buncombe County Dentention Facility, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff's
Office. We previously reported that deputies are calling this one of the
largest recoveries of stolen property in at least a decade for the BCSO.
In late September, detectives recovered hundreds of stolen items and an
explosive device while searching through storage units in Buncombe County.
Asheville Police Department's Bomb Squad detonated the explosive at Vulcan
Quarry before sunrise on Sept. 19. Officials say a number of tools used to cut
out catalytic converters were also recovered while authorities were searching
the storage units. These thefts were primarily from construction and road
construction companies.
wlos.com
Ventura County, CA: 2 women arrested for retail theft after allegedly hiding
clothes in empty stroller
4 arrested in theft of high-end cars from Highland Township dealership
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Shootings & Deaths
Miami, FL: Owner of Boost Mobile store fatally shot during robbery outside
business
 The
family of a Miami business owner is demanding justice one day after, they said,
he was robbed outside of his Boost Mobile store before he was shot and killed,
all while two of his grandchildren were waiting for him in a car. City of Miami
Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the shooting near
Northwest 12th Avenue and Fifth Street, Friday night. Investigators said the
shooting took place at around 8:15 p.m.
Surveillance video captured a vehicle as it pulled up near the store and at
least one subject got out. Two men are seen struggling in the left corner of the
frame. The victim's son said one of the assailants robbed his father of his
money before he opened fire. The subject, who was wearing an orange hoodie, is
seen firing a gun at Castaneda before running off with a small bag. Castenada
fired back as the shooter hopped in a white sedan and fled the scene.
Castaneda Jr. believes someone in that car knew his father had just put the
store's weekly earning in the bag that was stolen.
wsvn.com
Port Arthur, TX: 1 of 2 armed robbery suspects dead after shootout inside
fast-food restaurant
 One
of two suspects is dead after a Friday night shootout inside a Port Arthur
fast-food restaurant, according to a Port Arthur Police news release. Officers
responded to the report of an aggravated robbery around 8:45 p.m. at a Church's
Chicken restaurant, which is located at 1849 Jefferson Drive in Port Arthur.
Detectives learned two people with handguns were robbing the restaurant when
an armed citizen intervened, according to the release. Several shots were
fired and both suspects were injured before they left the scene. The two were
later located by Port Arthur Police.
One suspect was pronounced dead by a health official, and the other is being
treated by hospital personnel. The condition of the person recovering is unknown
at this time.
12newsnow.com
Erie, PA: Case against cigar store owner ends 5 years after he fired at robber
In August 2016, Frank C. Adiutori, owner of Dee's Cigar Store, was charged
with reckless endangerment for firing a handgun five times at a robber. The
shots rang out in the morning as the robber fled and ran outside of Adiutori's
well-known variety store at 1705 State St. Adiutori, who turns 72 in November,
tried to get the case dismissed. He argued that he did nothing wrong, that no
one was hurt and that he placed no one in danger. "I got a little bit excited
and fired some rounds," he said in court.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office stood by the case. The Erie
police said the endangerment charge took into account that Adiutori discharged a
gun around the corner of the store in the area of East 17th and French Street,
which police described in arrest records as a residential neighborhood with
heavy traffic on French Street.
goerie.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Woodburn, OR: Shoplifting incident at Oregon Ralph Lauren turns into armed
robbery when confronted by employee
Three suspects are being sought in Oregon for an armed robbery at a Polo Ralph
Lauren store on Saturday after one suspect pointed a handgun at an employee and
made off with an unknown amount of merchandise, authorities said. The three male
suspects entered the store at the Woodburn Premium Outlets around 5:20 p.m. and
were seen picking up items, the Woodburn Police Department said. After about 20
minutes, police said two of the suspects tried to leave the store but were
confronted by a lone store employee. One suspect then pulled a handgun and
pointed it at the staff member before leaving the store with the third suspect.
All three suspects were seen fleeing the scene in a light blue Honda CRV with no
license plates and heading north of Interstate 5.
foxnews.com
Bakersfield, CA: BPD searching for suspects in retail theft
Winston-Salem, NC: 3 suspects arrested after armed robbery
Wilkinsburg, PA: Police asking public to help identify armed robbery suspect
Smyth County Sheriff's Office searching for man involved in armed robbery on
Saturday
Gastonia, NC: Police searching for attempted jewelry theft suspect |
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Boost Mobile - Miami,
FL - Armed Robbery / Owner Killed
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Boost Mobile - Dayton,
OH - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile -
Wilkinsburg, PA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Akron, OH -
Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Iowa City,
IA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store -
Winston-Salem, NC - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Cambridge,
MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Asheville,
NC - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Tempe, AZ -
Armed Robbery
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Citi Trends - Macon,
GA - Armed Robbery
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Grocery - Hampton, VA
- Armed Robbery
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Grocery - San Carlos,
CA - Armed Robbery
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Gun Store - Jonesboro,
AR - Burglary
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Jewelry Store -
Gastonia, NC - Robbery
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Market - Vernon, WI -
Armed Robbery
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Pizza Shop - Augusta,
GA - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Syracuse,
NY - Robbery
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Restaurant - Westlake,
OH - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Port
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• 2 shootings
• 2 killed |
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Mike Valle named Regional Loss Prevention and Safety Manager
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Featured Job Spotlights
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Director, Loss Prevention & Safety
Goleta, CA
- posted September 24
The Director of Loss Prevention & Environmental, Health
and Safety plans, organizes, implements, and directs HERBL's programs,
procedures, and practices to ensure the safety and security of company employees
and property...
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Asset Protection Lead
Hudson Valley, NY
- posted September 13
Responsible for protecting the assets of the company and ensuring a safe
environment for our employees and customers. Utilizes the tools and resources
available to initiate and follow through on internal investigations. Work
closely with store management to increase LP awareness...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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with your colleagues, and with your vendors. The ability to develop, nurture,
and grow those relationships is critical if you expect to deliver the results
you need. And as in the case of all relationships, it's also about what you
bring to the table and the value you add. Oftentimes, one's biggest challenge is
usually driven by your weakest or worst relationship and over time those are the
ones that'll have the biggest impact. So take the time to access them and
remember it's never too late to try to change one.
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