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Interface Security Systems Helps Thrive Restaurant Group Implement New Managed SD-WAN, 4G/LTE, UCaaS and Security Systems

Consolidation of vendor ecosystem unclogs productivity bottlenecks and delivers savings and greater planning clarity to one of Applebee's largest franchisees

Interface Security Systems, a leading managed services provider delivering managed network, business security and business intelligence solutions to distributed enterprises, recently provided Thrive Restaurant Group, one of Applebee's largest franchisees in the US, with scalable network, communications and security services.

The new solutions include a next-generation secure SD-WAN architecture with network upgrades, 4G/LTE wireless capability, unified communications as service (UCaaS) with cloud-based VoIP and a secure and standardized business security systems platform. As a significant update to Thrive's outdated legacy systems, the new Interface solution unclogs productivity bottlenecks and gives the flexibility the restaurant chain needs to address changing customer preferences. Read More Here


LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS TOPIC FOR CLOSING KEYNOTE
AT TMA'S 2020 ANNUAL MEETING, OCT. 29

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce that Susan B. Swenson will deliver the closing keynote address at its upcoming 2020 Annual Meeting. Ms. Swenson has been the president and CEO of some of the largest and most influential telecom companies in the US. She was also the first-ever of Chairman at FirstNet (First Responder Network Authority). In her career, Ms. Swenson has been recognized as a turn-around leader during challenging times. Ms. Swenson will speak virtually via Zoom on Thurs., Oct. 29th at 11:10 AM [EST].

Full details and registration options are available at https://tma.us/annual-meeting/.
 



Police Exodus & Dept. Reform


NYPD's $1.5B Budget Cut & de Blasio's Lack of Support
NYPD Resignations & Retirements Reach Alarming Levels


The D&D Daily's 2019 'Live in NYC at the NRF Big Show'
New Year's Reception Speaker Resigns From NYPD

From protests, riots, injuries, increased deaths, and negative press, to the decriminalization trends, early releases, no-bail laws, politics and what many thought was the last straw - the defunding movement - the nation now has a new problem: Staffing America's police departments.

 
Read more about NYPD Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo's speech to the LP community
at the D&D Daily's NYC 2019 event
here.

NYPD woes mount: Patrol chief's sudden retirement part of 'troubling' exodus

Largest police force in nation sees 87% uptick in retirement filings compared to 2019

The New York Police Department is in the grip of a "troubling" shakeup, as retirements and resignations continue to mount, officials said. Union officials and others say the exodus is being fueled in part by pressure by racial justice advocates to defund police departments or impose major reforms.

The NYPD said in an email to Fox News this week that 2,385 officers have submitted their retirement papers this year as of Oct. 6 - an 87% increase from the 1,274 retirements reported during the same period in 2019. The department said 372 others have resigned as of Oct. 6, five more than last year.

One of the most prominent losses was Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo, who oversees the "largest and most visible" unit within the NYPD -- the Patrol Services Bureau. Pichardo, the NYPD's first Dominican chief of patrol, filed for retirement Tuesday after more than two decades on the job. He has held the position since Dec. 5, 2019.

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea lauded Pichardo, 43, for his service at the helm of the Patrol Services Bureau, telling local affiliate FOX 5 that the department is also losing "a friend and a member of our blue family."

"Fausto, when I tabbed him last year to be the chief of patrol, I never hesitated for a second, and I never regretted the decision for a second," Shea said, calling him a "consummate professional" and "One of the most well-rounded individuals that we have. The total package." foxnews.com

Seattle: At least 118 police officers left department in mass exodus
At least 118 Seattle police officers separated from the department in 2020, the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH has confirmed. In September alone, 39 officers left the force when the typical number for that month is between 5 and 7. Even new recruits are leaving.

There are now only about 1,200 officers in service for the entire city, the lowest it's been in two decades. And even this number is misleading. Many officers are using their accrued sick time as they begin their escape to other agencies or wait for retirement.

Police Chief Carmen Best, who resigned this year, is included in the statistics. mynorthwest.com

DOJ, Minneapolis Police Announce National Policing Initiative
Justice Department Announces National Response Center and Offer to Bring Assistance to Minneapolis Police Department to Support Law Enforcement and Safe Communities Through Fair Policing
The Justice Department, in an announcement by Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, unvei
led a new National Response Center Initiative and offered the assistance to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) to support law enforcement, and review, enhance and reform policies and practices to prevent the use of excessive force. The Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Response Center will be a national resource for all state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan. "This initiative will help law enforcement officers adapt to the wide range of challenges they face every day, from violent gangs, illegal guns, and lethal drugs to civil unrest, decisions about use of force, and the complex social problems like addiction and mental illness that they are so often called on to resolve." justice.gov


San Francisco Cops Will No Longer Be Called 1st For Nonviolent Crisis
In what will be among the largest and boldest urban police reform experiment in decades San Francisco is creating and preparing to deploy teams of professionals from the fire and health departments - not police - to respond to most calls for people in a psychiatric, behavioral or substance abuse crisis.

Instead of police, these types of crisis calls will mostly be handled by new unarmed mobile teams comprised of paramedics, mental health professionals and peer support counselors starting next month.

Removing police from most nonviolent psychiatric and behavioral crisis calls is no small shift: they can account for a quarter or more of all police calls for service. If you add in 911 calls for issues or complaints surrounding homelessness, the numbers shoot even higher, police data show. npr.org

LA City Council approves plan to revamp LAPD with unarmed crisis response team

San Jose Police Department Launches Mental Health Crisis Response Teams

Pittsburgh, PA: Task force on police reform announces its recommendations

Madison, WI: With activists looking to 'defund police,' police seek to answer budget questions

'It's an absolute joke:' Seattle officers leave scathing responses in exit interviews


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COVID Update

US: Over 8.4M Cases - 225K Dead - 5.5M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 40.7M Cases - 1.1M Dead - 30.4M Recovered


Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 203   Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 127
*Red indicates change in total deaths


About 110,000 Californians have bought a gun since the coronavirus arrived
In the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Californians bought new guns and changed the way they stored their firearms in a bid to counter the unrest, government crackdowns and societal disintegration they feared would be unleashed by the public health emergency, a new survey has found.

By mid-July, the pandemic was cited as a factor in the purchase of an estimated 110,000 new firearms in the state, they reported. The majority of those sales, 57%, were to people who already owned at least one gun. But with 43% of sales going to people who did not previously own a firearm, the pandemic has helped spur the creation of as many as 47,300 new gun-owning households in the state. latimes.com

Midland, MI: Assistant Manager suing PetSmart store for wrongful termination after enforcing mask mandate
Fired for enforcing the governor's face mask order? That's the center of a lawsuit filed against PetSmart in Midland. The store's former assistant manager said he called police to help enforce Governor Gretchen Whitmer's mask order because he was concerned for his safety.

Face masks have been the center of safety measures, controversy, and even violence. Many restaurant and retail employees are responsible for enforcement, even knowing if or when, asking someone to put on a mask, could lead to violence. Attorney Jennifer McManus said those headlines were on the top of her mind when Alex Brothers saw a customer wasn't wearing a face mask on July 19.

"Because the man was openly carrying a weapon, my client decided the smartest course of action was to contact law enforcement about the fact the man was not wearing a mask, as required under the governor's executive order," says McManus. She says Midland Police escorted the man out of the store without incident. Two days later, Brothers was fired. wxyz.com

Hamilton, MT: Merchants try to stay safe in small town
where customers won't wear masks

This summer, Montana Governor Steve Bullock mandated face coverings in public spaces to combat a spike in Covid-19 cases. But the sheriff in Hamilton, backed up by the Ravalli County commissioners, elected not to enforce the order, saying individual rights took priority. That decision left retailers and restaurants stuck in the middle of a months-long national conflict over mask wearing as they try to keep staff safe and their doors open without alienating customers. nytimes.com

Judge puts Wisconsin 25% capacity limit order back into effect
A Wisconsin judge on Monday reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues to 25% of capacity. Wisconsin last week set new daily records for positive coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations. To date, the state has more than 173,000 positive cases and 1,600 deaths. startribune.com

Face masks may come with safety labels
The personal protective equipment industry is looking to create a uniform set of standards so that individuals wearing face masks will know what level of protection they offer in helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 from one individual to another. The goal of actually creating a label may be difficult to achieve as a debate over standards continues among PPE suppliers. washingtonpost.com

Why employers expect a mental health crisis this fall
Here are highlights from a new survey from Unum asking U.S. employers what they expect for the fall re-entry and how they plan to help employees cope - including critically important plans for benefits enrollment:

Part one: Modified school schedules will stress parents and employers. Nearly every business will be affected by modified school schedules. Employers think they will see a reduction in productivity and focus, and a big increase in requests for leave.

Part two: A mental health crisis is on the horizon. Employees who've been juggling parenting and work for the last five months may soon start dropping balls. Almost nine in ten employers we surveyed listed employee mental health as a top concern, and most have started planning to meet the challenge.

Part three: Employers need to get creative about enrollment. Just as financial protection benefits become more important than ever, enrollment is becoming more difficult. Employers need to make sure they're educating employees about their choices, and find creative ways to conduct enrollment in the COVID-19 environment. unum.com

Conquer the Dread of Pandemic Winter
How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists

Instead of thinking about the myriad negative feelings you want to avoid and the myriad things you can buy or do in service of that, think about a single organizing principle that is highly effective at generating positive feelings across the board: Shift your focus outward.

"Studies show that anything we can do to direct our attention off of ourselves and onto other people or other things is usually productive and makes us happier," said Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at the University of California Riverside. "A lot of life's problems are caused by too much self-focus and self-absorption, and we often focus too much on the negatives about ourselves."

This easy-to-remember principle is like an emotional Swiss Army knife: Open it up and you'll find a bunch of different practices that research shows can cut through mental distress. They're useful anytime, and might be especially helpful during the difficult winter ahead (though they're certainly no panacea for broader problems like mass unemployment or a failed national pandemic response).

The practices involve cultivating different states - social connectedness, a clear purpose, inspiration - but all have one thing in common: They get you to focus on something outside yourself. vox.com

43 U.S. states are now on New York's Covid travel restriction list, Cuomo says

Food Safety Summit attendees get detail on sectors' COVID-19 response

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'Fulventory' Initiative - 'Fulfillment - Pickup & Returns' Only
CEO of Mall Operator Says "They Need to Transform Their lazy a-- business"
to Survive
Lou Conforti, the CEO of the mall operator Washington Prime Group, said the mall industry needed to evolve away from being a "lazy-a-- business."

Earlier this year, Washington Prime introduced an initiative called Fulventory, which allows existing tenants to pay a lower rental rate to use additional space as a center for fulfillment or pickup and returns. And that malls need to become fulfillment centers with 'Dark Stores' if they expect to survive.

"This has been a very passive industry," Lou Conforti, the CEO of Washington Prime Group. "We were rent collectors versus problem solvers or curators."

Fulventory, offering its tenants the ability to turn an empty mall space into a place where they could facilitate services that allowed customers to buy online and pick up in store and buy online and return in store. Existing mall tenants can also use the space to run clearance sales on excess inventory.

Conforti said the service was meant to help retailers bridge the gap between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar sales, which he says is essential to meeting the needs of today's shoppers.

"We had a lot of overleveraged private-equity-sponsored tenants that were crummy merchandisers, and guess what? They should go away," he said. businessinsider.com

CoreSight: Store closings slowed down in September and October
As COVID-19 cases scaled up during the month of May, 1,385 stores taking up 40 million sq. ft. closed for good in the United States. In July and August, another 3,500 stores occupy 36 million sq. ft. of space shut down. But store closings declined greatly in September and October when a total of 860 stores left just 6 million sq. ft. empty. That's the tally of CoreSight, a leading real estate industry research company that first reported seeing store closings accelerate four years ago.

"The key reason is the rise of e-commerce--that and the fact that the market was over-built," said Kevin Cody, senior consultant for CoStar Advisory Services. "This year, a lot of the space that closed was occupied by longtime, permanent mall tenants. They were already struggling heavily, and the pandemic did not help." chainstoreage.com

Deloitte: COVID-19 Isn't Cancelling the Holiday Season
As consumers reimagine holiday traditions, retailers that can capitalize on consumers' changing holiday shopping behaviors will likely be best positioned this season. That's according to a new Deloitte report, "2020 Holiday Survey: Reimagining Traditions."

● Amid continued COVID-19 anxiety, shoppers plan to spend cautiously this holiday season, averaging $1,387 per household, down 7% from 2019.

● Spending is expected to shift to non-gift purchases for celebrations at home ($435, up 12%), and socializing away from home and travel is expected to decline 34% year over year.

Nearly 51% of holiday shoppers feel anxious about shopping in-store, and 64% of the holiday budget is expected to be spent online.

● Contactless shopping experiences are in great demand with 73% of consumers planning to have items delivered using traditional delivery players, and the use of curbside pickup options (27%) is expected to more than double from last year.

● New shopping behavior favors efficiency as the average shopping window is expected to be 1.5 weeks shorter this year. prnewswire.com

Bain: Strong non-store, grocery sales to drive 2% holiday growth
Total U.S. holiday sales will increase a modest 2% year-over-year, according to the "2020 Holiday Shopping Outlook" from Bain & Company. This is less than the 10-year average year-over-year holiday sales gain of 3.5% recorded by Bain between 2010 and 2019.

The Bain forecast is more in line with Deloitte's annual holiday forecast, which projects year-over-year sales will edge up 1% to 1.5%, than it is with some others. Customer Growth Partners is projecting a 5.8% increase, citing strong September sales.

According to Bain, the retail categories that performed well from January through August 2020 will continue the trend during the holiday season. These include non-store (up 24% year-over-year from January - August), food & beverage stores (up 12%), building & garden stores (up 11%), and general merchandise stores (up 2%). Health & personal care stores reported flat sales.

Categories that lost sales compared to the first eight months of 2019 include sporting goods, hobby, books & music (down 1%), miscellaneous retail stores (down 4%), furniture & home stores (down 11%), electronics & appliance stores (down 17%), and clothing & accessories stores (down 35%). On average, retail sales grew 5.3% year-over-year during the period. chainstoreage.com

OSHA Hosts Stakeholder Call to Discuss Whistleblower Protection Program
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently held a public stakeholder meeting to discuss its Whistleblower Protection Program and how it can improve its administration of the 20-plus whistleblower protection provisions it is responsible for enforcing, including Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (ERA). As we reported, OSHA is holding these stakeholder meetings in lieu of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee due to the administration's reduction in advisory committees. This call followed a similar call OSHA hosted in May, on which we also reported.

During this call, OSHA asked stakeholders for input on several categories, including how OSHA can provide better customer service and whether there are particular issues in the healthcare and grocery industries of which OSHA should be aware. Their comments fell into several broad categories:

● Ensuring workers understand their whistleblower protections
● OSHA workload and staffing
● Workers' rights in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  jdsupra.com

UK: Visa and Mastercard accused of charging 'excessive' fees
The British Retail Consortium says the fees charged by payment firms have almost doubled in the last two years. They warn that retailers will be forced to pass on the extra costs to consumers, with credit card bills rising by another 40 Pounds a year. However, Mastercard questioned the BRC's findings and said shops were paying less than five years ago.

Retail and hospitality trade bodies have come together to call for action to tackle card fees, as more of them have been forced to accept only card payments due to the pandemic and social distancing rules. In its latest Payments Survey, the BRC said that card schemes were clearly the "least competitive layer of the card payments ecosystem", with a duopoly controlling 98% of the UK market. bbc.com

Global Security Testing Market Expected to Surpass $27,593.9 Million by 2027 at a CAGR of 20.7%

Albertsons unveils contactless payment option at all stores

JCPenney CEO says company expects to exit Chapter 11 ahead of holiday season

True Religion exits bankruptcy
 



Senior LP & AP Jobs Market

Field Divisional Asset Protection Director job posted for CVS Health - Based in Scottsdale, AZ - Covering AZ, CA, WA, MN
As the Field Divisional Asset Protection Director you will be responsible for all aspects of Asset Protection for a specified retail division within CVS. You will directly manage, develop, and recruit Regional Asset Protection Managers in the field. You will be responsible for overseeing all Asset Protection strategies and objectives to enhance awareness among all levels of employees, with the overall objective of mitigating shrink, and protecting the company's assets by leveraging data analytics insights to improve results. jobs.cvshealth.com
 



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From Russia With Love
US Indicts Sandworm, Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit
Nearly half a decade ago, the Russian hackers known as Sandworm hit Western Ukraine with the first-ever cyberattack to cause a blackout, an unprecedented act of cyberwar that turned off the lights for a quarter million Ukrainians. They were just getting started. From there Sandworm embarked on a years-long spree of wantonly destructive attacks: another blackout attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in 2016, the release of the NotPetya worm in 2017 that spread globally from Ukraine to cause $10 billion in damage, and a cyberattack that temporarily destroyed the IT backend of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, among others.

Yet in spite of crossing every red line the cybersecurity world has tried to draw to protect civilian critical infrastructure from catastrophic hacking, Sandworm's members had never been charged or even officially named in connection with those attacks. Until now.

On Monday, the Department of Justice unsealed charges including computer fraud and conspiracy against six of the hackers who allegedly make up Sandworm, a group also known in the security industry by the names Telebots, Voodoo Bear, and Hades, and confirmed earlier this year to work in Unit 74455 of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency based in a building known as the Tower in the Moscow suburb of Khimki. wired.com

Breach at Dickey's BBQ Smokes 3M Cards
One of the digital underground's most popular stores for peddling stolen credit card information began selling a batch of more than three million new card records this week. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the data was stolen in a lengthy data breach at more than 100 Dickey's Barbeque Restaurant locations around the country. On Monday, the carding bazaar Joker's Stash debuted "BlazingSun," a new batch of more than three million stolen card records, advertising "valid rates" of between 90-100 percent. This is typically an indicator that the breached merchant is either unaware of the compromise or has only just begun responding to it. krebsonsecurity.com

Study Shows Consumers Worried About Data Security This Holiday Season
Ahead of the peak holiday shopping season, a new study from the secure payment solution provider PCI Pal ® shows that millions of Americans are now official converts to online shopping, and this behavioral shift will last long beyond the COVID-19 era. A few other trends for retailers to keep in mind:

Sincerely Securely, Santa: It's no surprise that data security is a top concern for consumers going into this holiday season, with 60% of those surveyed reporting they feel more concerned about their data security as a result of COVID-19. However, one slip-up from a business could have more dire consequences than ever before: 70% of respondents reported they would stop shopping with a brand for a few months or even permanently if it suffered a data breach ahead of the holidays.

Safety supersedes security: While 70% of consumers plan to continue shopping online after COVID-19, some still feel uneasy about how it could impact their personal data security. Nearly 20% of consumers perceive online shopping as the least secure method for making purchases, while in-store shopping is still seen as the most secure by 57% of respondents. If online shopping is the future, then businesses must take steps to ensure their customers feel as secure shopping on their website as they do in-store. businesswire.com

Security Cameras: A Cybersecurity Blindspot?
A New Risk Vector: The Enterprise of Things


Billions of devices - including security cameras, smart TVs, and manufacturing equipment - are largely unmanaged and increase an organization's risk.

As cybercrime damages are expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021, a growing number of breach notification laws and regulations like the EU's General Data Protection Regulation are bringing transparency to the direct financial impact of a cyberattack.

AdvertisementCorporate directors are increasingly pushing company leaders for an improved understanding of cyber-risk, as well as a mitigation strategy and plan. The potential sudden and material impact of cyberattacks have pushed cybersecurity to the top of the risk register for many enterprises. Most boards and executive teams lack familiarity with these risks, so board-level cybersecurity education is typically the first step, quickly leading to questions on how the enterprise can buy down cyber-risk.

As directors ask these questions, many boards are finding that the organization has invested in controls such as antivirus and firewalls for years. However, these tools do not address one of the largest cybersecurity blind spots today: the Enterprise of Things. Billions of devices, including security cameras, smart TVs, and manufacturing equipment, are connecting to enterprises. When you look at the risk management fabric of any company of significance, the risk posed by these resident unmanaged devices and systems is high. darkreading.com

IoT Security Foundation Launches Vulnerability Disclosure Platform
A platform to allow IoT vendors to simplify the reporting and management of vulnerabilities has been launched by the Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF).

With the ETSI EN 303 645 specification requiring IoT vendors to publish a clear and transparent vulnerability disclosure policy, establish an internal vulnerability management procedure, make contact information for vulnerability reporting publicly available and continually monitor for and identify security vulnerabilities within their products, the IoTSF has launched VulnerableThings.com in order to help IoT vendors comply with legislation. infosecurity-magazine.com

'Active Threat' Warning: Patch Serious SharePoint Flaw Now
Security experts are urging organizations to patch a newly revealed serious flaw in Microsoft SharePoint as quickly as possible. They warn that proof-of-concept exploit code is already available, and attackers are likely to quickly tap it. The flaw in the SharePoint web-based collaboration platform has been rated "critical" by Microsoft because it can be remotely exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. govinfosecurity.com

Editor's Note: Just received an attempt.


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DOJ Files Historic Sherman Act That Broke Up the Phone Companies in '74

The First Volley? Facebook - Apple & Amazon May Be In Their Sights As Well

Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws

Department Files Complaint Against Google to Restore Competition in Search and Search Advertising Markets

Today, the Department of Justice - along with eleven state Attorneys General - filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising markets and to remedy the competitive harms. The participating state Attorneys General offices represent Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina, and Texas.

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As with its historic antitrust actions against AT&T in 1974 and Microsoft in 1998, the Department is again enforcing the Sherman Act to restore the role of competition and open the door to the next wave of innovation-this time in vital digital markets," said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen.

As one of the wealthiest companies on the planet with a market value of $1 trillion, Google is the monopoly gatekeeper to the internet for billions of users and countless advertisers worldwide. For years, Google has accounted for almost 90 percent of all search queries in the United States and has used anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in search and search advertising.

These and other anticompetitive practices harm competition and consumers, reducing the ability of innovative new companies to develop, compete, and discipline Google's behavior.

The Complaint alleges that Google's anticompetitive practices have had harmful effects on competition and consumers. Google has foreclosed any meaningful search competitor from gaining vital distribution and scale, eliminating competition for a majority of search queries in the United States. By restricting competition in search, Google's conduct has harmed consumers by reducing the quality of search (including on dimensions such as privacy, data protection, and use of consumer data), lessening choice in search, and impeding innovation. By suppressing competition in advertising, Google has the power to charge advertisers more than it could in a competitive market and to reduce the quality of the services it provides them. Through filing the lawsuit, the Department seeks to stop Google's anticompetitive conduct and restore competition for American consumers, advertisers, and all companies now reliant on the internet economy. justice.gov

Editor's Note: This is the biggest DOJ lawsuit since their breaking up the phone companies in 1974. Even, in at least my opinion, bigger then the Microsoft case in 1998. Which actually didn't break up Microsoft at all. So this one has more potential to impact the entire Silicon Valley. Because this is the first volley in the government's attempt to regulate the internet. Eventually leading to and expediting it, potentially breaking up Amazon. In this writer's opinion, it's only a matter of time before Amazon faces the same legal challenge. Just my thoughts. - Gus Downing


Shaking Up Silicon Valley & Beyond
This lawsuit will take years

Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

Lawsuit follows lengthy investigation & seeks to break company's grip over search traffic

The long-anticipated case, filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court,
marks the most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company's dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades, with the potential to shake up Silicon Valley and beyond. Once a public darling, Google attracted considerable scrutiny over the past decade as it gained power but has avoided a true showdown with the government until now.

Google uses billions of dollars collected from advertisements on its platform to pay mobile-phone manufacturers, carriers and browsers, like Apple Inc.'s Safari, to maintain Google as their preset, default search engine.

The upshot is that Google has pole position in search on hundreds of millions of American devices, with little opportunity for any competitor to make inroads, the government alleged.

"Today's lawsuit by the Department of Justice is deeply flawed," a Google spokeswoman said. "People use Google because they choose to-not because they're forced to or because they can't find alternatives. We will have a fuller statement this morning."

The Mountain View, Calif., company,
sitting on a $120 billion cash hoard, is unlikely to shrink from a legal fight. The company has argued that it faces vigorous competition across its different operations and that its products and platforms help businesses small and large reach new customers.

Google's defense against critics of all stripes has long been rooted in the fact that its services are largely offered to consumers at little or no cost, undercutting the traditional antitrust argument around potential price harms to those who use a product.

The lawsuit follows
a Justice Department investigation that has stretched more than a year, and comes amid a broader examination of the handful of technology companies that play an outsize role in the U.S. economy and the daily lives of most Americans.

The case could take years to resolve, and the responsibility for managing the suit will fall to the appointees of whichever candidate wins the Nov. 3 presidential election.

In the U.S., nearly all state attorneys general are separately investigating Google,
while three other tech giants- Facebook Inc., Apple and Amazon.com Inc. -likewise face close antitrust scrutiny. And in Washington, a bipartisan belief is emerging that the government should do more to police the behavior of top digital platforms that control widely used tools of communication and commerce. wsj.com

Why the Government is suing Google
This legal
case is going to be loud, confusing and will most likely drag on for years. More confusing lawsuits against Google from U.S. states are probably coming, too. What will be most important to remember are the big questions at the heart of this: Does Google break the rules to stay on top? And if so, does that hurt all of us? nytimes.com

Google expected to counter DOJ's historic antitrust lawsuit with claims that it's misunderstood & faces plenty of competition


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Update: Chicago, IL: Bogus FedEx driver stole $107,738 worth of phones from Loop Verizon
Things just got real for Romell Funches, the man prosecutors say posed as a FedEx driver to steal $107,738 worth of mobile phones and accessories from a Verizon store in the Loop in January. Funches was back in bond court on October 11 to hear prosecutors accuse him of committing 17 more thefts from Verizon using the same ruse.

On January 10, Chicago police arrested Funches after he allegedly dressed as a FedEx employee to steal a shipment of phones from the Verizon store on North Michigan Avenue.
The pick-up was a trap, according to court documents, set by corporate security officials at Verizon and FedEx. Investigators continued to look into a series of similar thefts from three Verizon stores between October and January. Funches was charged with 17 additional felonies after Verizon employees identified him as the thief, according to prosecutors. After hearing the state's allegations, Circuit Judge John Lyke, Jr., told Funches, "you are barred from every Verizon store in the state of Illinois." loopnorth.com

North Naples, FL: Florida man accused of using Kool-Aid packets to steal nearly $1K in Walmart merchandise
Florida man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of using Kool-Aid packets to steal $994 worth of merchandise from a North Naples Walmart. Bradley Young, 37, was charged with grand theft and shoplifting after Collier County Sheriff's Office deputies said he hid the powdered drink packets in his hand while scanning expensive items. In turn, each item he scanned at a self-checkout register rang up only 24 cents each. 
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Auckland, New Zealand: Top Fashion Designer's Corporate Office Burglarized, $500,000 of samples stolen
Top fashion designer Dame Trelise Cooper is devastated after thieves broke into her Auckland head office and stole about $500,000 worth of clothing. The thieves entered the company's premises in Epsom sometime after 4pm on Saturday at the weekend and stripped the racks of her entire 2021 spring and summer samples. "One lonely hanger is all that's left," Cooper posted on social media. "Over the weekend our styling room was burgled and our entire Spring '21 and Summer '21 sample collections for Trelise Cooper, Cooper, Coop and Curate were stolen - along with a number of our unique couture pieces. 1800 samples gone.
nzherald.co.nz

Athens, GA: Man steals 26 baby onesies from The Clubhouse
A man stole 26 University of Georgia onesies for babies from The Clubhouse on College Avenue around 5 p.m. on Oct. 16, according to an ACCPD incident report. The man had emptied three shelves of merchandise in the back of the store, stealing about $600 worth of infant clothing. He put the clothing in a backpack that he had brought in and then left the store with it, according to the report. 
redandblack.com

Palm Beach, FL: Man wrote more than $25,000 in bad checks to buy items at Worth Avenue store


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Shootings & Deaths

Cleveland, OH: Man shot dead by Family Dollar customer who was angry for long wait in checkout line
Homicide detectives are investigating a murder that stemmed from an argument between two customers at a Cleveland Family Dollar store. Officers were sent to the Family Dollar on Kinsman Road near East 116th Street on Oct. 16 for reports of a shooting. A 32-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his body in the back of the store, Cleveland police said. Despite medical care from police and paramedics, the man died at the scene.

While investigating the incident, detectives learned that the victim was in the Family Dollar location with his girlfriend and children. According to Cleveland police, the victim was involved in an argument with the cashier over payment options and was eventually escorted outside by the store's security guard. The victim and security guard were then met outside by another male, later identified as the shooting suspect, who was angry for having to wait a long time in the store line to pay due to the argument with the employee, investigators said. cleveland19.com


Stockton, CA: Man shot and killed outside C-Store
A man was shot and killed outside an east Stockton minimarket and gas station Saturday night, and the suspect remains at large, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported. The victim was identified as Alvaro Morales-Yac, 25, according to the county Coroner's Office. "Multiple people were involved in this incident, but only one person was shot and killed," the Sheriff's Office stated. 
recordnet.com

Atlanta, GA: Woman shot, killed walking out of southwest Atlanta C-store
A 59-year-old woman was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting Monday morning outside a store. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. outside the Family Food Mart, located in a strip mall on Atlanta Avenue SW. According to investigators with the Atlanta Police Department, two homeless women walked into the business to escape the cold. As one of the women stepped outside, police said a silver SUV pulled up and opened fire, striking the 59-year-old. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
fox5atlanta.com

Update: Pennsauken, NJ: Two men arrested and charged in the fatal shooting outside grocery store
George Cruz and Tsai Davis, of Pennsauken both, were caught on camera allegedly approaching Dexter Threadgill, 35, also of Pennsauken, outside a grocery store before opening fire. Threadgill was reportedly shot multiple times. tapinto.net


Lumberton, NC: 14-year-old charged in Lumberton shooting near Aldi store that injured 2 teens, 1 critically
Police arrested a 14-year-old on Sunday for a Saturday night shooting that happened during a fight and wounded two teens. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the shopping center near Aldi, Pleasant Pizza and H & R Block, according to a press release from the Lumberton Police Department. Two teens, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, were shot and taken to a hospital before police arrived. The 15-year-old is in critical condition and was airlifted to a different hospital, according to police.
cbs17.com

 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Brooklyn, NY: Suspect Pulls Knife On Shop Worker In Crown Heights
Video shows a confrontation between a store security officer and a shoplifting suspect. It happened Sept. 29 in a clothing store in Crown Heights. The man threatened the officer with a knife, then ran off. But within 10 minutes, police say the same man held up a cell phone store, showing a knife before stealing $140. Another robbery earlier in the month also targeted a phone store. newyork.cbslocal.com


New York, NY: NYPD looking for suspects wanted in month-long robbery spree of Queens cellphone stores
The NYPD want the public's help to shut down a month-long robbery spree of cellphone stores in Queens.
In all, the trio stole approximately $16,300 worth of phones and tech products in two months, according to the NYPD. In each instance, an individual removed merchandise from a display counter while the others distracted employees or acted as lookouts. No store employees were harmed in any of the robberies. abc7ny.com

Lincolnshire, England: UK: Sneaky burglar gets caught crawling across floor of Antiques shop
Shocking footage shows the moment a burglar crawled along the floor of an antiques store before stealing thousands of pounds worth of jewelry during a daring heist. The sneaky robber was captured on CCTV clambering on his hands and knees after he broke through a skylight and drilled a hole in a door in order to access the shop. After disabling the cameras, he then pocketed thousands of pounds worth of gold and silver jewelry before making his escape from Notions Antiques, in Grantham, Lincs. Devastated shop owners believe the professional thief scouted out the premises prior to the crime, which took place at 7pm on October 11.  uk.news.yahoo.com


Houston, TX: Bat-wielding Robber smashes glass door at Burger King


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Auto Dealership - Las Vegas, NV - Burglary
C-Store - Delaware County, NY - Burglary
C-Store - San Juan County, WA - Robbery
Cellphone - Baton Rouge, LA - Burglary
Cellphone - New York, NY - Robbery
Dollar General - Gosnell, AL - Armed Robbery
Family Dollar - Owensboro, KY - Robbery
Guns - Martin, SD - Burglary
Grocery - Wrightwood, CA - Burglary
Jewelry - Little Rock, AR - Robbery
Marijuana - Union Gap, WA - Robbery
Metro PCS - Joliet, IL - Armed Robbery
Restaurant - Houston, TX - Armed Robbery
Walgreens - Niles, IL - Burglary

 

Daily Totals:
• 8 robberies
• 6 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed



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David Lane, CFI named Regional Loss Prevention Manager
for Bargain Hunt

David comes to Bargain Hunt after 20 years with Books-A-Million and 2nd & Charles. Over this span he held positions as Regional Director of LP, Corporate Investigator, E-Commerce Fraud Investigator as well as leading their ORC initiative. He was also worked in Law Enforcement at the Jefferson County Police Academy in Fultondale, AL.



Efran Padilla, LPC promoted to Divisional Director - LP & Safety
for Floor & Decor



Steve McKinney promoted to Regional Asset Protection Manager
for Advance Auto Parts


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Division Safety and Loss Prevention Manager
Atlanta, GA
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October 5
Under the guidance of the Directors of Loss Prevention (LP) and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), the Loss Prevention & Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing and championing initiatives and company programs, processes and controls that builds a culture around continuous improvement in safety/environment incidents, loss prevention, and security outcomes...



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Emeryville, CA
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The Regional Asset Protection and Safety Manager will lead the Region in shrink reduction and profit maximization efforts. The position will proactively seek to bring economic value to the company, promoting profitable sales and world class customer service while ensuring a safe place to work and shop...



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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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