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Brent Cohen, CFI, LPC promoted to Sr. Manager ORC Investigations for Amazon
Brent has been with Amazon for more than nine years, starting with the company in 2015 as Regional Loss Prevention Manager. Before his promotion to Sr. Manager ORC Investigations, he served as Sr. Program Manager, Organized Retail Crime Engagement for nearly three years and Manager, Global Security Investigations & Threat Management for nearly three years. Earlier in his career, he held AP roles at Walmart. Congratulations, Brent!


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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact


NRF Pulls Back on Annual Shrink Report
'A broad study about retail shrink is no longer sufficient for capturing the key challenges and needs of the industry.'

After more than 3 decades, NRF won't publish its annual shrink report this year

The National Retail Federation's surveys on inventory lost to crime, errors and more have provided statistics on an issue in focus for retailers.

After conducting annual research on shrink for more than three decades, the National Retail Federation won't release a report on the issue this year.

"Over the last several years, as the nature of retail loss has evolved, it has become clear that a broad study about retail shrink is no longer sufficient for capturing the key challenges and needs of the industry," Mary McGinty, NRF vice president of communications and public affairs, said by email. "We will be releasing a new report later this year that examines the landscape of retail theft and violence, which are key challenges for the industry."

The decision came out of NRF's ongoing practice of reevaluating "the methods and tools we use for capturing key trends that impact businesses and consumers to ensure that we are providing the most accurate and actionable information possible," she said. "At times, this means that we make necessary changes to long-standing studies or benchmarks in order to ensure that they reflect the needs and drivers of the modern retail industry."

Shrink has been in particular focus in recent years, however, with retailers including Target, Five Below, Dick's Sporting Goods and Walgreens calling out the problem in earnings reports, though early this year some also reported improvements. The NRF has long found a surprising consistency with 2022's levels of shrink and theft relatively flat to 2021, in a pattern seen across several years.

Numbers on retail crime have been difficult to come by, with confusion around statistics and terminology and a dearth of reliable data. Last year, after a Retail Dive analysis revealed an error in a special NRF crime report, the group retracted a key statistic.

In addition to releasing new statistics on retail crime later this year, the NRF is holding a "Fight Retail Crime Day" later this month, in order to pressure Congressional lawmakers to pass legislation that addresses the issue. Late last year, a member of a U.S. House of Representatives committee that took up the bill urged the group to provide better data. retaildive.com

   RELATED: NRF pulls shrink report as it 'reevaluates' tools for tracking theft


One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in the Fight Against Theft
Will the Retail Theft Era Ever Come to an End?
Late last year, data from the Council on Criminal Justice revealed that shoplifting and retail theft had increased in some cities while declining in others. In the last few years, cities across the nation have been sharing reports of retail crime in all sorts of shapes and sizes, ranging from flash mobs in broad daylight to organized retail crime rings.

The analysis of incidents in 24 cities over five years showed that New York and Los Angeles experienced the largest rise in reported shoplifting from mid-2019 to mid-2023, whereas St. Petersburg and St. Paul noted significant decreases. During the pandemic's height, shoplifting incidents dropped by 37%, but the proportion categorized as felonies rose dramatically.

A more recent update from June 2024 from the Council on Criminal Justice shared that the rate of shoplifting during the first half of the year was an average of 24% higher than the first half of 2023 and 10% higher than the first half of 2019.

Major retailers have attributed store closures to rising theft, with companies like Safeway and Walmart citing shoplifting as a reason for operational changes. Despite their efforts, challenges have remained in accurately tracking shoplifting incidents due to self-reporting issues.

Retail theft has even affected self-checkout kiosks and called for regulating self-checkout systems, particularly in California with proposed bill SB 1446 to limit self-checkout stations and certain items to curb theft and protect jobs. In response, companies like Walmart and Target have reassessed their self-checkout strategies, either by limiting use or enhancing security to improve customer service and address theft concerns. retailwire.com


Worst Market for Violent Retail Theft?
Nordstrom CEO says Seattle is worst market for violent retail shoplifting in the US

"I think brazen is the right word, and with that is acts of violence, the amount of shoplifters who are weaponized. It could be a gun, knife, pepper spray a lot of times, but also just using their fists."

King County, Washington is the worst market for retail theft at Nordstrom in the entire US, according to the company's CEO. Erik Nordstrom told the first King County Public Safety Summit on Organized Retail Crime last week that the retailer's King County stores make up only 3 percent of the department store's global footprint but manage to account for 10 percent of its companywide losses due to theft. There are more than 360 Nordstrom and discount Rack stores.

According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Nordstrom told law enforcement officers, politicians, and prosecutors at the summit, held on Microsoft's campus in Redmond to bring together the groups to better combat organized retail theft, "We're born and raised here and huge homers when it comes to anything local. Unfortunately, King County is our worst area for this. It's a big financial headwind."

Multiple retailers including Goodwill, Target, Nike, Lululemon, and Starbucks, have cited losses from theft when closing stores in Seattle. Nordstrom added, "I think brazen is the right word, and with that is acts of violence, the amount of shoplifters who are weaponized. It could be a gun, knife, pepper spray a lot of times, but also just using their fists."

He continued, "Having trained security guards, there is more that they can do, but we don't want bullets flying around. If the bad guys are willing to push it past a level that the retailer or the security guard is willing to go, that's tough. It's hard to know what to do with that."

He noted that in some cases, the security guards will apprehend a suspected shoplifter but can only hold the individual for a limited time and if police don't respond in that window, the guards have to release the suspects. thepostmillennial.com

   RELATED: Does King County have the most retail theft? Nordstrom believes so


California's Great Debate Over Prop 36

$2M Raised By Franchisees and 7-Eleven, Inc. in Support of Prop 36
7-Eleven owners back Prop 36 with $1 million check following wave of robberies

Prop 36 aims to increase punishments for some theft and drug possession offenses.

7-Eleven owners, city officials and law enforcement rallied together Thursday to support Prop 36, after a string of brazen smash-and-grab robberies.

Prop 36 aims to increase punishments for some theft and drug possession offenses. The 7-Eleven franchise owner whose store hosted the press conference said passing Prop 36 will benefit not only business owners but also citizens.

Over $2 million was raised by Franchisees and 7-Eleven, Inc. in support of the proposition. Franchisees made the most recent donation of $500,000 which was matched by 7-Eleven, Inc to show support to business owners and the communities they serve.

"Today's event is a testament to the dedication of our Franchisees and the entire 7-Eleven family," said Randy Quinn, Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations for 7-Eleven, Inc. "We cannot accept a status quo that allows crime to flourish. Together, we are taking a stand."

In a statement, 7-Eleven wrote they will continue to advocate for a safer environment for the community and business owners throughout California as the November election approaches. nbclosangeles.com


Texas Lawmakers Call Retail Theft a 'Crisis'
Retail theft a 'growing crisis' in Texas law enforcement tells lawmakers
Texas lawmakers on Thursday considered new ways to combat retail theft, a growing and often organized, destructive threat facing stores across Texas. Law enforcement experts described the trend as a "crisis," claiming current laws are inadequate to prosecute and deter the crime.

"The escalation of organized retail crime, organized cargo theft, and attacks on our entire supply chain" are "threatening our economy as a state and the stability of our communities," Chief Special Agent for BNSF Railway Police Department Will Johnson testified.

Texas codified specific penalties for organized retail theft back in 2007 when the crime cost businesses an estimated $2.5 billion - but since then, the crime has only become more popular. In 2022, Capitol One reported Texas retailers lost $5.9 billion - far more, even after accounting for inflation.

Houston has the third-most retail crime in the nation, behind Los Angeles and San Francisco, the National Retail Federation reported.

Houston state senator Paul Bettencourt said he hopes to add more requirements on local prosecutors and judges, saying some retail criminals deserve tougher penalties.

Law enforcement suggested increasing penalties and lowering the monetary threshold for theft to count as a felony.

Last month, the Texas Comptroller's office assembled business leaders from companies like Amazon and H-E-B to assemble solutions to the problem. Lawmakers may begin work on new bills targeting the offense when they return for the 89th legislative session in January. newsnationnow.com


Shoplifting Surges 55% in Boston
Data says shoplifting in Boston is way up - and retailers think they know why

Boston saw a 55% increase in shoplifting reports between the first half of 2019 and that same period in 2024.

At the end of September, the Boston Police Department arrested nine suspects on the same day for alleged shoplifting and larceny as part of a Safe Shopping Task Force initiative.

Launched at the beginning of 2024, the initiative - which involves the police, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, and retail partners - aims to hold shoplifters accountable after hearing about complaints of a rise in shoplifting and larceny in the city.

To what degree shoplifting is an increasingly significant problem for retailers in the city isn't entirely clear - there are arguments about the accuracy of recent data, due to possible reporting discrepancies and increased tracking efforts. Regardless, it's something both store owners and employees are definitely concerned about.

And in particular, they point to a change in the so-called "felony threshold" that they say might be further encouraging would-be shoplifters to risk getting caught. boston.com


New ORC Hub Launched
Organized Retail Crime Resource Hub up and running
The Washington Retail Association in partnership with Challenge Seattle and Washington Organized Retail Crime Association announced an online platform called the Organized Retail Crime Resource Hub, according to a WRA Oct. 7 press release.

The platform will be used to combat the increased organized retail theft by providing a centralized source of resources, tools, best practices for retailers, law enforcement and community stakeholders. The ORC Resource Hub will allow people to access training materials, share information across jurisdictions and help organize efforts to prevent, detect and prosecute organized retail theft.

According to the press release from WR the hub will streamline communication and resources which will lead to more efficient crime prevention.

The website is running at OrcreSourceHub.org.


Fighting California's Retail Theft Hot Spots
Specialized CHP task force targets retail theft "hot spots" across California
Since California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force launched in 2019, they've conducted almost 3,000 investigations, arrested more than 3,100 suspects and recovered nearly $46 million in stolen goods.

The state has invested $1.1 billion in such task forces to fight a persistent and growing retail theft crime problem in several "hotspot" cities, including Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco.

Spectrum News 1 went on a ride-along with the California Highway Patrol to see how undercover officers work from the ground up to stop large-scale retail theft operations.  spectrumnews1.com


D.A. details Staten Island shoplifting trend, how he's cracking down

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2024 Retail Holiday Predictions
Bah Humbug Predictions: Tis the Season to be Shopping

By Tony D'Onofrio - President, Sensormatic

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. With decorations now appearing in stores as early as August, reminders are everywhere on the continued importance of each holiday shopping season.

Some statistics on the importance of retail, the holiday season, and the impact on the overall USA economy:

Roughly 70% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is generated by consumer spending.

Holiday sales in the months of November and December have averaged 19% of total annual retail sales over the last five years.

In 2023, USA retailers hired between 345,000 to 450,000 holiday seasonal workers.

75% of retail small businesses rely heavily on holiday sales to meet their annual revenue goals.

It is time to summarize multiple of my favorite retail holiday forecasts  For 2024, most of these project lower historical retail sales growth, even as the September's job report continued to deliver positive economic surprises.

   Click here to read Tony's full article


Department Stores Continue to Struggle
Another rough year for department stores

The segment is undergoing a quiet shakeup in 2024, with major players pursuing varying degrees of change to their operations.

It's been another rough year at U.S. department stores so far, at least for those making their financial filings public. Several of them - public and private - have embarked on turnarounds or are contemplating changes that could be a final test of a challenged retail model.

Department stores face many of the same obstacles, including competition from discount players and waning interest from younger generations, but their go-forward plans differ.

Macy's Inc., after a drastic reduction in its namesake's footprint a few years ago, plans to shutter another 150 of those stores. The Nordstrom family has bid $3.8 billion to take the company private, as they oversee a major expansion of its Rack off-price business. J.C. Penney is in the midst of a $1 billion overhaul of its merchandising, supply chain, customer experience and other areas, though it's keeping its fleet largely intact. Kohl's is taking similar steps while also tightening its budget, prompting its CEO earlier this year to warn that "efforts of this scale take time." Saks Fifth Avenue owner HBC has agreed to acquire rival Neiman Marcus Group, which includes the namesake retailer and Bergdorf Goodman. That comes after HBC split up its various banners' e-commerce operations and brick-and-mortar stores, then walked some of that back.

Dillard's, where the founding family remains in control, is an outlier, focused on merchandising strength and tweaking its footprint, but making no major changes. retaildive.com


Mandatory In-Store Shifts for Home Depot Corporate Employees
Home Depot Asks Corporate Employees To Get Out Of Their Offices And Work 8-Hour Shift In Stores
Home Depot is implementing a new policy aimed at bridging the gap between corporate and retail operations. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2024, all corporate employees, including senior management and remote workers, will be required to complete an eight-hour shift at one of the company's retail stores every quarter, Bloomberg reported, citing an internal memo from Home Depot CEO Ted Decker.

This decision aims to bridge the gap between the corporate office and the retail floor. The intention is to ensure that all employees, regardless of their position, understand the challenges and daily operations faced by store workers, thereby fostering empathy, better decision-making and a more cohesive company culture.

"We need to stay connected to the core of our business, so we can truly understand the challenges and opportunities our store associates face every day," Decker said in the note to staff.

Home Depot, one of the largest retailers in the United States with over $150 billion in annual revenue and 450,000 employees, is reviving this practice after it was suspended during the pandemic due to safety concerns. forbes.com


The Great Automation Battle
The Battle Over Robots at U.S. Ports Is On

Striking dockworkers are back to work-but disagreement over automation​ stands in the way of lasting peace

Tens of thousands of dockworkers last week returned to their jobs on East Coast ports after a three-day strike that threatened to snarl trade and hobble the economy. Workers won a 62% pay increase. But a much larger, thornier issue remains-one that's playing out in other businesses as well, from factories to grocery stores to Hollywood: How much, and how quickly, are humans willing to concede to machines?

The new dockworker agreement extends only until mid-January. Daggett's opposition to automation of any kind threatens to derail the continuing negotiations over the next three months and push the dockworkers back to the picket lines.

The long march of technological advancement has transformed manufacturing and countless industries over the decades-and brought attempts to defy change. Workers in a range of industries today fear being displaced by ever-more sophisticated machines, particularly with the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. wsj.com


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Iconic outdoor retailer Orvis will lay off 8% of workforce, close stores

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3 in 4 C-Suite Execs Consider Cybersecurity a Top Risk
Cyber risk tops C-suite concerns heading into US election

A report by PwC shows American business leaders will continue to focus on data regulation, AI and technology investments regardless of which party prevails in November.

Less than a month before the U.S. presidential election, 3 in 4 C-suite executives consider cybersecurity a moderate or serious risk, making it the biggest overall concern among potential business risks, according to a Wednesday report from PwC.

About one-third of executives consider technology, AI and data regulation the top three policy risks, no matter which major candidate wins the presidential election.The report is based on a survey of 709 U.S. executives conducted between Sept. 12-19.

Beyond cyber, business leaders are concerned about geopolitical tensions and how pressure on profit margins may impact earnings, according to PwC.

The risk concerns echo previous studies showing cybersecurity as one of the top concerns of senior business leaders.

Cyber risk has become a growing problem in recent years, as attacks disrupt supply chains, lead to customer and investor litigation and cause reputational damage. cybersecuritydive.com


Security & IT Execs Face 'Uphill Battle'
CISOs, C-suite remain at odds over corporate cyber resilience

Security and IT executives, more than a year after a SEC vote on incident disclosure, still face an uphill battle to articulate risk strategy.

AdvertisementSignificant gaps exist between perceptions of cyber resilience among top security executives and C-suite leadership, according to a report published last week by PwC.

More than two-thirds of technology leaders see cybersecurity as their top risk for mitigation, compared with only 48% for business leaders, according to the 2025 Global Digital Trust Insights report. The research is based on a survey of more than 4,000 business and technology executives across 77 countries.

Less than half of executives said their CISOs were heavily involved in strategic planning, reporting to the board and overseeing technology deployment. In addition, there is a gap between CISOs and top C-suite executives over the company's ability to comply with regulations, particularly those involving AI and critical infrastructure. cybersecuritydive.com


ADT Targeted by Another Attack
ADT employee account data stolen in cyberattack

The alarm system company said an attacker accessed its network with compromised credentials obtained from an unnamed third party.

An attacker breached ADT's systems using compromised credentials obtained from a third party, the alarm system company said Monday in a securities filing.

ADT said its efforts to contain the incident led to the disruption of some information systems. The company did not describe the nature of the attack or provide a timeline for how and when it discovered the intrusion into its systems.

The incident marks the second attack targeting ADT in as many months. The company disclosed a separate cybersecurity incident in a securities filing on Aug. 7, which resulted in unauthorized access of databases containing ADT customer order information. cybersecuritydive.com


MoneyGram attack exposed a trove of sensitive customer data
The attack led to a days-long outage in September. The money transfer firm hasn't described the nature of the incident or said how many people are impacted.

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FTC settles yearslong investigation into Marriott's 'security failures'


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Using AI to Boost Online Retail Sales
Meta Goes to the GenAI Movies to Help Retailers Improve Online Sales
Meta's new Movie Gen artificial intelligence (AI) video creation tool could level the playing field for small businesses in the digital marketplace, experts say.

Movie Gen joins an expanding list of AI-powered video generation tools. In recent months, several major players have introduced or enhanced their offerings in this space. Industry analysts predict Movie Gen's entry will intensify competition in the eCommerce sector, slashing content production costs for businesses of all sizes.

"Personalized videos have emerged as the most effective tool in cultivating a loyal customer base, with 64% of consumers more likely to make a purchase after watching a personalized video," Ryan McDonald, COO of Resell Calendar, an eCommerce platform for resellers, told PYMNTS. He sees AI-powered video generation as a game-changer for small businesses, allowing them to compete with larger corporations in creating targeted content at scale.

McDonald said, "With the power of this tool, independent business owners can generate specific videos based on customers' preferences and/or purchase history with much less time compared to doing it all by themselves."

This efficiency allows retailers to "spend more time thinking about the ideas of these videos," whether they're for "new releases, special offers, product recommendations, or just a simple 'Happy Birthday!'" pymnts.com


Generation Zillennial Report
Zillennials Say Let the AI Do the Shopping

While zillennials still flock to physical stores, they want to bring online convenience and personalization to their in-person experiences. Adopting AI-assisted shopping features can help merchants bridge this gap.

Zillennials may be digital natives, but they still frequent physical stores.

Four in 10 members of this crossover generation - comprising younger millennial and older Generation Z consumers born between 1991 and 1999 - prefer to buy consumer retail products in person. However, zillennials will not settle for the same old in-store shopping experience.

PYMNTS Intelligence finds that more than 8 in 10 zillennials want to include artificial intelligence-assisted features in their in-store experiences. More broadly, this generation embraces Click-and-Mortar™ shopping that mixes online tools and conveniences with the in-real-life appeal of physical stores. This is especially true for consumer retail products. pymnts.com


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Pentagon City Mall ransacked again by thieves in another smash and grab
This is the second time in a little over a month the Pentagon City Mall was robbed. On Sept. 1, police swarmed the mall for the same crime committed in the same way. Arlington County Police are investigating another smash and grab at Pentagon City Mall. Video used in this article was taken from the September 1 robbery. On Saturday, police were called to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City at 5:40 p.m. for reports of possible shots fired. A preliminary investigation says, four suspects went inside of a store located in the mall and deployed a fire extinguisher, then smashed the display cases with hammers.  wusa9.com


Los Angeles, CA: Flash mob suspects charged in the robbery of Topanga Mall
Three people were charged for allegedly robbing the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center as part of a flash mob that made off with more than $90,000 in merchandise. Joshua Jones, 22; Amaya McDonald, 19; and Justin Jones, 18, were each charged with three counts of robbery, two counts of burglary and one count of retail theft, the Los Angeles Police Department announced in a news release Tuesday.  latimes.com


County, CA: 10 Arrested in Anti-Theft Sting by Santa Clara County Sheriff's Retail Theft Task Force at San José Target
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's Retail Theft Task Force arrested 10 individuals at a San José Target store. As reported on the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, the arrests occurred last week at the Target on N. Capitol Avenue. The suspects were caught stealing many items, including beauty supplies, medication, baby formula, health products, ink cartridges, and a scooter.  hoodline.com


Mobile, AL: Woman arrested, accused of organized retail theft at Rouses
A Mobile woman was arrested after she allegedly helped customers steal from her place of work. According to the release, officers found that Rogers, an employee at the store, was not scanning every item at the cash register while checking out customers. As a result, police said, "hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise was stolen." According to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office jail log, Rogers was taken to the Metro Jail where she was charged with Organized Retail Theft.  msn.com


New York, NY: Chanel Madison Avenue Store Burglarized, $30K in Handbags Stolen

Washington, DC: Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint for 100 bottles of Don Julio in DC

Lake Forest, IL: Lake Forest Police arrest 6 in two separate Lululemon thefts

Short Hills, NJ: Almost $3,500 of Macy's Merchandise Stolen in 2 Shoplifting Incidents
 



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Shootings & Deaths


Chicago, IL: Employee ordered detained in shooting that killed 2 in Southwest Side Chicago fast-food restaurant
Surveillance video shows two men being shot and killed in a fast-food restaurant on Chicago's Southwest Side-and an employee is now charged with the murders. The accused gunman in the shooting at the JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue, Mehdi Medellel, was in court for the first time for a detention hearing Wednesday. Medellel, 42, was charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder. Police said he was arrested just before 11 p.m. Monday in the shooting at the JJ Fish & Chicken location at 7828 S. Western Ave. around half an hour earlier. In the surveillance video, two men are seen inside the restaurant-one sitting down and eating, and one with an open suitcase he is going through on the floor while bent over. The second man is seen standing up straight, as an employee police say is Medellel walks into the frame with a gun in his hand.  cbsnews.com


Portland, OR: Suspect surrenders after 2 killed in Portland cannabis store shooting
On Wednesday, a man was arrested and charged with murder as well as other charges relating to an Oct. 3 cannabis store shooting in which two people were killed. 34-year-old Jason Steiner of Gresham turned himself in to the police and was put in jail on charges of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. The investigation found that the shooting happened after an armed robbery of the store by three people, Steiner was an employee of the cannabis store that was robbed. The shooting happened in the St. John's neighborhood at the La Mota dispensary in the 9400 block of North St. Louis Avenue.  kptv.com


Los Angeles, CA: Gunman who shot and killed shop owner at Victorville Galleria still on the run
Authorities are still searching for the gunman who shot and killed a shop owner inside of the Victorville Galleria over the weekend. The shooting happened a little after 3:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at the popular indoor shopping center, located in the 14500 block of Palmdale Road, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials. Deputies who were sent to the scene arrived and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  cbsnews.com


DeKalb County, GA: 1 dead, 2 injured in drive-by shooting at DeKalb strip mall
A man is dead and two others are injured following a drive-by shooting Saturday night at a strip mall in DeKalb County, authorities said. DeKalb police responded around 7 p.m. to the 1200 block of Panola Road after getting a call about a person shot at the mall, located near the intersection of Redan Road. When officers arrived, they found a 21-year-old man dead in the parking lot with several gunshot wounds. He was identified as Jahsir McLean by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.  ajc.com


Pitt County, NC: Man killed in Pitt County convenience store shooting

Hammond, IN: Shooting at Hammond, Indiana liquor store leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded

Atlanta, GA: Employee shot during attempt to thwart robbery at southwest Atlanta store
 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts


Los Angeles, CA: Four juveniles face charges for 7-Eleven takeovers
Police have released new details about a series of flash mob takeovers at 7-Eleven stores involving approximately 50 young people on bicycles who arrive spontaneously, swarm inside stores and steal food and merchandise. The group has ransacked and vandalized the convenience stores, overwhelming employees and causing more than $30,000 in damage, authorities said. Four juveniles have been arrested for robbery for allegedly participating in the crimes after being turned in by their parents. Authorities are encouraging other suspects to turn themselves in and parents to come forward with information. "They should not be under the impression that this is no big deal. This is a robbery," said Detective Samuel Arnold, with the Los Angeles Police Department's Organized Retail Theft Task Force. "When you go into a store and are working in concert with 30 to 40 other people, you are equally responsible for the outcome. I don't care if you only take two bags of chips and a soda, you are part of a robbery." Police have released new details about a series of flash mob takeovers at 7-Eleven stores involving approximately 50 young people on bicycles who arrive spontaneously, swarm inside stores and steal food and merchandise. The LAPD is investigating 14 flash mob takeovers they believe were committed by the same group at 7-Eleven stores since July 12 beverlypress.com


Indianapolis, IN: 3 sentenced for 8 armed robberies at Indianapolis cell phone stores

New Castle, DE: Suspect Arrested* State Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Papa John's

Colorado Springs, CO: Police arrest 19-year-old in string of convenience store robberies

Philadelphia, PA: Large fire engulfs strip mall in Bensalem

 

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Jewelry - Tallahassee, FL - Robbery
Jewelry - Avondale, AZ - Robbery
Jewelry - Ontario, CA - Robbery
Jewelry - Gurnee, IL - Robbery
Jewelry - Little Rock, AR - Robbery
Jewelry - Atlanta, GA - Robbery
Jewelry - Portland, OR - Robbery
Jewelry - Winter Garden, FL - Robbery
Jewelry - Castle Rock, CO - Burglary
Liquor - Charleston, SC - Robbery
Liquor - San Francisco, CA - Burglary
Liquor - Washington, DC - Robbery
Mall - Los Angeles, CA - Robbery
Mall - Arlington, VA- Burglary
Marijuana - Portland, OR - Armed Robbery 1 killed
Restaurant - New Castle, DE - Armed Robbery
Shoe - Houston, TX - Armed Robbery
Shoes - Charleston, SC - Armed Robbery                      

 

Daily Totals:
• 26 robberies
• 4 burglaries
• 3 shootings
• 1 killed



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