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Brad King promoted to Vice President of Loss Prevention for
RTW Retailwinds
Brad has been in the loss prevention industry for decades. Prior to being named
VP of LP for
RTW Retailwinds, Inc. (formerly known as New York & Company, Inc.), he
served as Sr. Director of Loss Prevention for New York & Company for three and a
half years. Before that, he spent more than six years as Vice President of Loss
Prevention for BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP. Earlier in his career, he served as Corporate
Director of Loss Prevention for bebe and held other LP positions with Hollywood
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Alarm.com Acquires OpenEye to Expand Commercial Solutions
Video
Surveillance-as-a-Service Offering Creates Growth Opportunities
in Enterprise Market for Service Providers
 Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM)
today announced a majority-stake acquisition of
OpenEye, a leading
provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions for the commercial
market. OpenEye is optimized for enterprise-level commercial customers requiring
expansive video recording capabilities, in addition to remote viewing,
administration and diagnostic reporting. Combined with the Alarm.com for
Business offering, service providers partnered with Alarm.com now have a
best-in-class solution to accommodate commercial accounts of any size.
Read more in today's
Press Release column below.
 ADT Executive Don Young Becomes TMA's 35th President
The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce
Don Young, CIO and EVP of Operations of ADT,
as the new President who officially began his
two-year term on Thurs., Oct. 17,
2019 at the conclusion of TMA's 2019 Annual Meeting, Young recently served a
two-year term as Vice President on the Executive Committee leading up to his
presidency. He succeeds Ivan Spector, Sentinel Alarm, Montreal, QC. Spector who
will serve an additional two-year term as Immediate Past President on the TMA
Executive Committee.
"It is a distinct honor to serve as TMA's president," stated Young, "In some
ways, I feel as though I've been preparing for this role for 30 years. As our
industry faces new and rapidly emerging technologies, it is more important than
ever to leverage the
 collective knowledge, expertise, and strength of TMA
and its member companies to convey the importance of professional monitoring to
consumers and first responders. It is also vital that we take an active
leadership role in the development of new industry standards to provide a
framework by which our businesses can most effectively protect life, property,
and data for our customers."
tma.us
Cincinnati Implements Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) for Faster, More
Accurate Emergency Alarm Response
The City of Cincinnati is the latest
agency to implement Automated
Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication
between alarm monitoring central stations and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
/ 911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response for users
of monitored alarms. The implementation aligns the city with the rest of
Hamilton County, which went live with ASAP in July.
 ASAP
was developed in partnership between The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO), with Vector
Security President and CEO Pam Petrow co-chairing the committee. Vector Security
was the first alarm company to debut ASAP in Richmond, VA in 2012. Vector
Security assisted with implementation in Cincinnati by helping to conduct
extensive testing prior to the system going live.
vectorsecurity.com
Power blackouts likely again for hundreds of thousands of Californians this week
Still
reeling from criticism for shutting off power to up to 2 million people this
month to prevent fires, PG&E says it could have to do it again.
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., or PG&E, said at a hastily arranged late afternoon
news conference that it was calling, emailing and texting
more than 200,000 customers in 15 Northern
California counties to alert them that
their power could be shut off for as long as 48 hours, starting Wednesday.
A power "customer" can be a single residence or a large business; the standard
conversion utilities use assesses 2½ people per customer, meaning as many
as a half-million people could be affected
Wednesday. Most of the impact will be felt
in the Sierra Foothills and the northern part of the San Francisco Bay area, the
utility said.
PG&E said high winds and dry conditions would lead to a critical risk of
wildfires sparked by faulty electric lines. Those same conditions plunged as
many as 2 million people into darkness two weeks ago in rolling blackouts, which
PG&E called a public safety power shutoff.
nbcnews.com
Read PG&E's full statement here, with a list California counties that
could be impacted Wednesday.
Coping With Chaos: For California Businesses, Blackouts Are Becoming the Norm
Lost
wages, money spent on generators, hot spots, and porta-potties.
Is this the future of doing business in the state?
When PG&E shut off power
earlier this month in a rolling blackout that reached an estimated 600,000
customers throughout Northern California, homes darkened and electronics
(including medical devices) and even some cell service were silenced. Streets in
areas like Santa Rosa were eerily empty, which was not unexpected given that
streetlights and traffic lights weren't working. Supermarkets experienced runs
on milk, meat, produce, and other items; what perishables they couldn't sell
started to rot. Just like PG&E's reputation.
For California businesses, the shutdown, which PG&E described as a public safety
measure to avoid more catastrophic wild fires like 2018's Camp Fire, also meant
closures, unexpected costs, and income loss. While most of the businesses that
Inc. contacted are committed to California - in the case of wineries in
particular, their roots in this region are quite literally deep, and abiding -
many find themselves wondering how they can continue here if seasonal power
shutoffs become the new normal.
inc.com
Posted in the Daily
10-10-19:
California's Back in the Stone Age
Red Flag Warning: No Power - No POS - No Customers
Power Outage in California Affects Millions as PG&E Tries to Avoid Wildfire
Posted in the Daily
10-14-19:
"'I'm Out': PG&E Blackouts Stagger Californians"
Food Spoilage, Curfews Impacting Grocery Stores - Malls - All of Retail
Many States and Municipalities Now "Ban the Box"
Over the last several years, the "ban the box" movement has gained an impressive
amount of momentum and support from lawmakers and activists across the nation.
With an aim to provide job applicants a chance to obtain employment without the
stigma of a conviction or arrest, "ban the box" laws require employers to
consider an applicant's qualifications before inquiring into or considering
their criminal record. While employers may still consider an applicant's
criminal record, they generally must wait until after the applicant's initial
interview or until they extend a conditional job offer, depending on the laws of
the particular jurisdiction.
At this time, 35 states and over 150 municipalities have "banned the box" for
public employers, while 32 municipalities have extended their policies to
government contractors. Perhaps most notably,
the following 13 states have "banned the
box" for private employers:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
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Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon |
Rhode Island
Vermont
Washington
18 municipalities have followed suit.
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JPMorgan Chase Hired 2,100 People With Criminal Records In 2018
(And Will Hire More)
JPMorgan Chase announced an expansion of its efforts to hire people with
criminal backgrounds Monday, continuing the trend of big companies "banning the
box" and giving people second chances.
JPMorgan Chase hired 2,100 people with criminal records in 2018, which equals
about 10% of their total hires last year. The bank knows those people have
records, because they conduct background checks on applicants after a job offer
has been made. Applicants with criminal records are being considered for
entry-level jobs like account servicing and transaction processing, according to
the bank's
press release.
Koch Industries, Starbucks, McDonald's,
Target and Home Depot are among other corporations that have increased hiring
efforts of the formerly incarcerated since at least 2013.
forbes.com
Spokeo Wipes Class Cert. In Walmart Background Check Row
A California federal judge has decertified a class of roughly 6.5 million
Walmart job applicants challenging the retail giant's background check
procedures and remanded the dispute to state court, finding that the named
plaintiffs had failed to allege an injury sufficient to meet the Spokeo standing
bar.
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, who in January certified a class of
millions of Walmart job applicants accusing the company of violating the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agency
Act by providing them with deficient background check disclosure forms between
June 2012 and March 2019, walked back his decision Friday in an order granting
the retailer's motion to decertify the class.
law360.com
2019's States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud
10,818 breaches accounting for 1.6+ billion records compromised from 2005 to
2019
 A recent study by WalletHub
compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics. The
data set ranges from identity-theft complaints per capita to average loss amount
due to fraud.
Georgia, Nevada, California, Florida, Texas and the District of Columbia tied
for first in most identity theft complaints per capita.
Vermont had the fewest
identity
theft complaints per capita, followed by Iowa. South Dakota and
Maine tied for 48th in fewest complaints, followed by Kentucky.
Minnesota,
Illinois, Connecticut, South Dakota, Rhode Island and California tied for the
highest average losses due to online identity theft.
North Dakota, Kentucky,
Wyoming, Delaware and New Mexico were the five states with the lowest average
loss amount due to online identity theft.
wallethub.com
Eddie Bauer Beats Broad Allegations of Fake Discounts at Outlets
An Eddie Bauer LLC customer didn't offer enough evidence to proceed with claims
in a proposed class suit alleging a widespread practice of tricking outlet
customers with fake sales and bogus comparison prices, the Southern District of
California said. Jackie Fisher alleges he bought a Radiator Fleece ¼-zip and a
Thermal ¼-zip advertised at 50% off because he thought he was getting a good
deal on authentic Eddie Bauer merchandise. Fisher may pursue claims on behalf of
Californians who bought those two items, but he failed to support his broader
allegation of a fraudulent pricing scheme.
bloomberglaw.com
Q&A: RILA's incoming president talks trade, antitrust and 2020 priorities
 After
serving as president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association since 2002,
President Sandy Kennedy plans to retire at the end of this year. Taking her
place as president is
Brian Dodge, who has been with the
organization for 12 years and currently serves as RILA's chief operating
officer. Dodge, who begins in the role Jan. 1, joined RILA as vice president for
communications at a time when the organization was building out a more robust
communications and government affairs operation.
He takes over the organization - which represents some of the largest retailers
and brands in the world, including Walmart, Target, Nike and The Home Depot,
among others - at a critical juncture both for retail and the policy environment
around it.
retaildive.com
Wendy's enters fast food breakfast fray
Fast food restaurants breakfast visits have increased 7.7 percent over the last
five years and purchases are up 31 percent, according to NPD Group. That has led
chains including Shake Shack and Wendy's to add breakfast items to their menus
in an attempt to capture share from established players like Burger King,
Dunkin' Brands and McDonald's.
wsj.com
Running List of Stores Closed on Thanksgiving 2019
Survey: Consumers more excited about Cyber Monday than Black Friday
7 things store managers should do now to be ready for Christmas
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Alarm.com Acquires OpenEye to Expand Commercial Solutions
Video
Surveillance-as-a-Service Offering Creates Growth Opportunities in Enterprise
Market for Service Providers
TYSONS, Va. -
Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) today announced a majority-stake acquisition of
OpenEye, a leading
provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions for the commercial
market. OpenEye is optimized for enterprise-level commercial customers requiring
expansive video recording capabilities, in addition to remote viewing,
administration and diagnostic reporting. Combined with the Alarm.com for
Business offering, service providers partnered with Alarm.com now have a
best-in-class solution to accommodate commercial accounts of any size.
OpenEye's intelligent cloud architecture efficiently distributes video and event
data to maximize control for both onsite command center operators and remote
administrators. The unique hybrid solution delivers the high-resolution
long-term storage, low bandwidth consumption, and centralized cloud management
that enterprise users demand. OpenEye is currently utilized at over 14,000
business locations in the U.S. and Canada.
"OpenEye has consistently demonstrated that they are the unequivocal leader in
the video-surveillance-as-a-service space and we are excited to help the team
continue growing their business," said Steve Trundle, president and CEO of Alarm.com.
"OpenEye has a robust customer and partner list and our top priority
is to ensure they all continue to experience great service. The addition of OpenEye will enhance the offerings available to Alarm.com partners in the
commercial space. With the ongoing transition from traditional on-premise
products to VSaaS, we're creating new value for subscribers and additional RMR
opportunities for our partners."
OpenEye was founded in 1999 as an innovator in the design and development of
cloud-centric software solutions for video management, business intelligence and
loss prevention. The combination of OpenEye and Alarm.com expertise will provide
a comprehensive, industry-leading suite of interactive cloud-based services
spanning video, access control, intrusion and automation for domestic and
international commercial enterprises of all sizes. In addition, OpenEye and
Alarm.com have well-established reputations for delivering world-class customer
service to their networks of service providers and integrators.
With the acquisition, OpenEye will be a subsidiary of Alarm.com. The company
will continue operations under the OpenEye brand and be led by the existing
management team. OpenEye Web Services will remain an open cloud platform and the
company remains committed to expanding its ecosystem of technology partners and
integrated devices. Alarm.com intends to further invest in OpenEye's growth and
expand its headquarters presence in Liberty Lake, Wash.
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Drugstore drones: UPS will fly CVS prescriptions to U.S. customers
United Parcel Service Inc's new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home
prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp. The service, which will debut in one
or two U.S. cities in the coming weeks, shows how the parcel delivery company
plans to expand its upstart drone business beyond hospital campuses.
"Flight Forward will work with new customers in other industries to design
additional solutions for a wide array of last-mile and urgent delivery
challenges," UPS Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer Scott Price said.
The Atlanta-based company this month won the U.S. government's first approval to
operate a drone airline, leapfrogging rivals like Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet
Inc's Wing and clearing the way for the expansion of Flight Forward.
reuters.com
'Mind Your Own Business Act'
Holds Corporations, Executives Accountable with Steep Fines, Jail Time
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced sweeping
new privacy legislation, the Mind Your Own Business Act, to create strong
protections for Americans' private data and to hold accountable the corporate
executives responsible for abusing information.
Wyden's bill contains some of the most comprehensive protections for Americans'
private data ever introduced, and goes further than Europe's General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR), says the press release. It would give American
consumers an easy, one-click way to stop companies from selling or sharing their
personal information, give consumers radical transparency into how corporations
use and share their data and impose harsh fines and even prison terms for
executives at corporations that misuse Americans' data and lie about those
practices to the government.
"Mark Zuckerberg won't take Americans' privacy seriously unless he feels
personal consequences. A slap on the wrist from the FTC won't do the job, so
under my bill he'd face jail time for lying to the government," Wyden said. "I
spent the past year listening to experts and strengthening the protections in my
bill. It is based on three basic ideas: Consumers must be able to control their
own private information, companies must provide vastly more transparency about
how they use and share our data, and corporate executives need to be held
personally responsible when they lie about protecting our personal information."
securitymagazine.com
Why Businesses Shouldn't Sleep On Nev.'s Privacy Law
A new law that allows Nevada residents to opt out of the sale of their data
isn't garnering as much attention as California's broader looming privacy rules,
but attorneys say the risk of regulatory enforcement - including for future data
sales - should encourage companies to keep the regulation on their radar.
Nevada's
Senate Bill 220, which was signed in May and took effect Oct. 1,
requires website operators that collect personal information from state
residents to provide these consumers with a way to demand that the operator not
sell any covered information that it has or will collect about them.
The law doesn't encompass the sweeping data access and transparency requirements
contained in California's landmark Consumer Privacy Act, which is set to go live
Jan. 1, and contains much narrower definitions of key statutory terms, including
"sale" and "operator."
But that doesn't mean compliance with the law - which allows the attorney
general to recover up to $5,000 per violation and covers unanticipated
future data sales - should be put on the back burner, according to attorneys.
law360.com
Majority of U.S. Adults Believe Their Personal Information Has Been Breached
A majority of Americans (44 percent) believe their personally identifiable
information (PII) has been stolen as a result of a data breach. A strong
majority (63 percent) are concerned that prior breaches could lead to future
identity fraud, and a significant number (37 percent) believe they have already
been a victim of fraud.
securitymagazine.com
Researchers Turn Alexa and Google Home Into Credential Thieves
"Alexa, steal my passwords." It's not a phrase a user is likely to utter,
but security researchers in Germany have shown that it's possible for malicious
apps - Alexa "skills" and Google Home "actions" - to launch phishing attacks on
users, forward the compromised credentials to criminals, and do it all in apps
approved for use by the voice-assistant giants.
darkreading.com
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What is the "Internet of
Things" (IoT)?
When we think of the Internet, we usually think websites and how we connect
to them via browsers on our computers. An easy way to think of IoT is that it
consists of any device that turns on and can be connected to the internet. This
can include everything from cellphones, headphones, lights, wearable devices
like the Apple Watch, Fitbit and almost anything else you can think of. IoT
exists in both the commercial and consumer space. It is estimated by 2020 there
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Report: Amazon has an expired foods problem
More people than ever are turning to Amazon's website to buy packaged foods, but
a
new report from CNBC finds that
customer complaints about receiving food items that are already expired are
rife.
CNBC cites consumer reviews of food products that say the customer received food
that had been expired by up to a year.
One customer reported receiving Hostess brownies that had an expiration date on
the box that was a year old. Another reported receiving coffee creamers that
were already curdled inside due to their expiration already passing. Another
ordered salsa in December 2018, but when they received it the package said it
expired in August 2018. One customer says they even received their Fiji bottled
water order only to find the bottles had been opened and replaced with tap
water.
The problem does not appear to be with Amazon itself selling expired food items.
Rather, the company is failing at policing its third-party sellers from selling
food items past or near their expiration dates.
Matter of fact, an analysis of Amazon's 100 best-selling food items "found that
at least 40% of sellers had more than five customer complaints about expired
goods," reports CNBC.
Amazon told CNBC that third-party sellers are required to provide the company
with expiration dates for food items and promise not to sell items that have
fewer than 90 days remaining on their expiration date from the time they ship.
However, it appears
such guarantees from third-party sellers are hard to enforce,
despite Amazon's efforts to do so. For Amazon's part, the company uses both
human and AI overseers to detect food item violations.
fastcompany.com
Retail loyalty programs prime target for online fraud
Retail loyalty programs, omnichannel shopping methods and customer identity
manipulation have each experienced growth as a method for fraud attacks,
increasing 89%, 23% and 30% respectively.
Building on
previous research into retailer fraud, the Forter report offers some insight
into which parts of retailers' operations are especially vulnerable to fraud,
chief among them being loyalty programs. According to the report,
consumers' growing expectations have resulted in retailers placing fewer
security measures, which have turned loyalty points into digital currency for
cybercriminals.
While retailers may be focused on capitalizing on their omnichannel strategy,
previous research has also pointed to the holiday season as prime time for
fraud. According to the report, retailers that offer in-store returns are likely
to see that policy abused. Thanks to easy pickup options, fraudsters often take
the shoppers' personal information, order products to the store and pick them up
as that shopper. Overall, returns abuse costs retailers in the United States
more than $17 billion annually, according to a statistic cited in the report.
retaildive.com
Best Buy joins Amazon, Walmart in offering next-day delivery
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California Organized Retail Crime Association Hosts
6th Annual Symposium with Over 300 Attendees
 The
Northern California Organized Retail Crime Association (NCORCA) just hosted
their 6th annual symposium in Roseville, Ca under the Leadership of Al Moody
with the Roseville Police Department. With over 300 attendees, the symposium
included presentations from the Sacramento District Attorney, Placer County
District Attorney's Office, CrimeDex, 99 Cents Only Stores, Seagate
Technologies, Victra, Walmart & The Sacramento Sheriff's Department. Lee Frasier
with Walmart was recognized as LP Leader of the Year and Roseville Police
Department was recognized as Partner of the Year.
NCORCA boasts more than 1k members and still offers a FREE symposium annually
thanks in great part to sponsors such as Roseville Police Department, Raley's
and WinCo Foods. Additionally we could not keep this event free without support
from our retail and vendor partners; Protos Security, InstaKey, ADT Protection
1, Advanced Wireless, Vitek, Michaels, The Home Depot, Walmart, Target, Lowe's
and Ulta.
Thanks to Connie Ribble, Regional Asset Protection Manager at 99 Cents
Only Stores, for submitting this recap.
Cheyenne, WY: Police Searching for Women in $18,000 Multi-State Theft Scheme
Cheyenne police are searching for three women who they say made $18,000 worth of
fraudulent returns at JCPenney stores around the country this summer. Officer
Kevin Malatesta says the trio, who have been identified as 23-year-old Kyrisha
Strickland, 35-year-old Latonya Strickland and 37-year-old Starlisha Strickland,
hit the JCPenney in the Frontier Mall on Aug. 6. "(They) came into the store and
brought merchandise with them that they had apparently picked up from another
place, maybe a thrift store or something like that," said Malatesta. They had
attached fraudulent labels to that merchandise as well as made up fraudulent
receipts and were able to return those items for cash and gift cards," Malatesta
added. The three, who are believed to be sisters, are also suspected of
making fraudulent returns at JCPenney stores in Montana, Colorado, Nebraska,
Missouri, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas. "It sounds like they took a cross-country trip and did this," said
Malatesta. "Warrants have been issued for their arrest here in Laramie County,
but there are other agencies that may be looking for them as well."
kgab.com
Ventura, CA: Man allegedly stole $7K worth of merchandise from Kohl's
An Oxnard man who allegedly stole more than $7,000 worth of merchandise during
multiple trips to the Ventura Kohl's store was recently arrested, authorities
said. An investigation started last month when the department store chain's loss
prevention officers started monitoring security footage, the Ventura Police
Department reported Monday. Video from Sept. 7 and Sept. 26 reportedly showed a
man take a "large amount of property" from the store and flee in a vehicle,
according to the police account. Store officers reported the incidents to
police. Ventura police detectives with the street crimes unit identified the
suspect as Enrique Campos Lopez, 36. Lopez allegedly returned to the Kohl's on
Oct. 3, took more property and fled before the store's loss prevention team
could detain him, authorities said. On Oct. 11, Ventura police detectives began
to actively search for Lopez after getting an arrest warrant. On Monday, Lopez
pleaded not guilty to all three counts in Ventura County Superior Court, records
show. He remained in jail Monday night with bail set at $10,000.
vcstar.com
Lancaster County, NE: 3 women arrested with thousands worth of stolen
merchandise
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Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy stopped the women around 5:30 p.m. Saturday
near 112th Street and Highway 6 for speeding. A search of the car turned up
$6,888 worth of stolen merchandise, according to LSO. Officials said the
merchandise had been taken from Walgreens, TJ Maxx, Forever 21, Dollar Tree,
Victoria's Secret, and some items still had price tags on them.
klkntv.com
UK: Melbourne, AU: 57 of Melbourne's 'most violent' young people arrested;
'Operation Liege"
 Dozens
of Melbourne's most rampant and violent young offenders have been arrested in a
sweeping operation across the city. Police conducted a three-day string,
executing warrants in a number of suburbs. In total, 57 people were arrested as
part of the crack down on youth offending across the state. Detectives have so
far charged 34 offenders aged between 13 and 19-years-old with more than 150
offences, and said the majority of those arrested are aged between 15 and
21-years-old. Police said those targeted are alleged to have committed offences
which caused "significant harm to victims" and have "substantial impact on the
broader community's feelings of safety." "These crimes include carjackings,
aggravated burglaries, armed robbery and serious street robberies - all
horrendous crimes which leave a long-lasting impact on victims," North West
Metro Region Commander Tim Hansen said.
9news.com.au
UK: London: London gang jailed for 'highly sophisticated' raid on Apple store
Members of a London gang have been jailed after a 'highly sophisticated raid' on
the Apple store in Bath. Four people were sentenced, all were charged with
stealing Apple pens and headphones to the value of $2,700. All indicated pleas
of guilty to the charges. All were given a 20 week prison sentence.
somersetlive.co.uk
Owasso, OK: Woman jailed for stealing over $1,000 in items from Kohl's, fleeing
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Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Michigan orchards targeted by 'well-organized' thieves: 'This is a major league
operation'
A string of recent colossal crop thefts has left farmers scratching their heads.
Two large-scale apple orchard burglaries and a pumpkin patch heist have occurred
in Michigan and on a farm in northern Indiana in less than a month. An estimated
7,000 pounds of apples were stolen from Spicer Orchards in Fenton, 1,000
pumpkins from McCallum's Orchard in Jeddo and a reported 50,000 apples taken
from Williams Orchard in LaPorte County, Indiana - one mile south of the
Michigan border.
"You have to wonder if these incidents are related," said Shannon Rowe, one of
the victims who had the fruits of her labor stripped from her family farm. "It
seems like a concerted effort by people who are trained to do this." Rowe
estimates the 7,000 pounds of apples are worth at least $15,000. She thinks "it
took at least 10 trained men" and three to four trucks to filch the fruit. The
operation was conducted in the middle of the night, she says, and the thieves
likely used light from a nearby airport to guide themselves. In the same week of
the Spicer Orchards larceny, McCallum's Orchard in Jeddo, about 15 miles north
of Port Huron, suffered the loss of 1,000 pumpkins ($7,500) to suspected
burglars on Oct. 7.
Spicer Orchards is beefing up security with cameras and alarms in an effort to
ward off future thieves. McCallum's Orchard is "forced" to take similar
measures, which Peltier said "unfortunate." Peltier, a disabled veteran, said
the Disabled Veterans of America is helping him install cameras and other
security gadgets.
freep.com
JetBlue employee faces 20 years in prison for scamming airline of nearly $1M
A woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Friday to using her
position as an airline gate agent to convert primarily low-cost domestic flights
to more expensive international flights at no additional charge for family,
friends and acquaintances, according to US Attorney Andrew Lelling. Tiffany
Jenkins, 31, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud Lelling said in a
statement. She was arrested last November. Lelling's office didn't name the
company Jenkins worked for because it doesn't identify victims, according to a
spokeswoman. However, the Globe confirmed that Jenkins was an employee of
JetBlue. While working as a gate agent, Jenkins had access to the airline's
computer reservation database and would change flights for customers at no extra
cost using a special code, "referred to as involuntary exchange," according to
the statement. "This code enables agents to change flights for customers who
miss their flights or experience a death in the family," the statement said.
Over the course of 15 months - from July 2016 through September 2017 - Jenkins
used the code to execute approximately 505 involuntary ticket exchanges for over
100 different passengers, according to the statement.
foxnews.com
Portage, MI: Michigan jewelry store heists linked to 'smash-and-grab' robberies
across 12 states
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blood stain left on a smashed jewelry case helped investigators link a 2018
Portage robbery with at least 35 other jewelry heists around the country. By
testing the DNA of the blood, FBI agents report they identified one of three men
who on Aug. 30, 2018, entered the Portage Helzberg Diamonds, 6108 S. Westnedge
Ave., and demanded employees drop to the ground. Investigators believe the 35
robberies span a dozen states and were orchestrated by "Detroit-based robbery
crews," according to a complaint filed Oct. 16 in U.S. District Court - Western
District of Michigan. Other jewelry store robberies linked to the
Detroit-area suspects included additional incidents in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana. Manley was arrested on October 17th and
could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the crimes.
mlive.com
Albany, GA: Gas Station 'smash and grab' burglary suspect in custody
Sulphur Springs, TX: 4 Arrested: Police anticipate clearing more than a dozen
crimes reported over the last 6 weeks
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C-Store - Bedford
County, VA - Burglary
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C-Store - Moline, IL -
Armed Robbery
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CVS - La Jolla, CA -
Burglary
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Check Cashing - Las
Vegas, NV - Armed Robbery
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Clothing - Coachella,
CA - Armed Robbery
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Dunkin Donuts -
Medford, NY - Robbery
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Family Dollar - Harris
County, TX - Armed Robbery/ Assault
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Furniture -
Huntsville, AL - Burglary
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Grocery - Overland, KS
- Burglary
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Gun - Holland, MI -
Burglary
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Kirkland's - Dover, DE
- Burglary
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Kohl's - Bakersfield,
CA - Robbery/ Assault
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Marijuana -
Farmington, ME - Burglary
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Marijuana - Tulsa, OK
- Burglary
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MetroPCS - Huntsville,
AL - Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Houston,
TX - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant -
Davenport, IA - Burglary
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Restaurant - Seattle,
WA - Armed Robbery
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Thrift - Victor, CA -
Burglary
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Verizon - San Diego,
CA - Armed Robbery
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Walgreens - Baton
Rouge, LA - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Brockton,
MA - Robbery
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