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Brandon Cummings, CFI promoted to Director of Corporate Asset Protection
for Dollar General
Brandon has been with Dollar General for more than two years. Prior to
his promotion to Director of Corporate Asset Protection, he served as
Senior Manager - Asset Protection Programs. Before that, he worked with
Victoria's Secret as Regional Asset Protection Manager for four years.
Earlier in his career, he spent nearly six years with Camping World and
Good Sam as Sr. LP Auditor - LP Manager and Business Analyst. He earned
his B.S. in Accounting from Western Kentucky University.
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Scott Tranum promoted to Senior Director - Global Investigations & NC
Campus Asset Protection Operations for Ralph Lauren
Scott has been with Ralph Lauren for nearly 13 years. Prior to his
promotion to this position, he served as Director of Asset Protection
Global Supply Chain for the company for more than 12 years. Before that,
he spent 10 years at Office Depot as a Loss Prevention Manager. He
earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. Congratulations, Scott!
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El Paso Walmart Unveils Plans for Permanent Memorial for Shooting Victims
The memorial will be built on the south side of the store's parking lot and will
be enclosed by a decorative metal fence and landscaped with native plants.
Walmart has unveiled its plans for a permanent memorial to honor the 22
victims shot inside the El Paso store on Aug. 3, 2019.
The memorial's centerpiece will be a 30-foot tall Grand Candela that will
be made up of 22 individual perforated aluminum arcs that are grouped
together into one piece. The candela will symbolize unity and emanate light into
the sky.
"We are grateful to be part of such an incredible community that when faced with
tragedy has responded with unity, compassion and love," said Todd Peterson,
Walmart vice president and regional general manager.
Store to reopen Thursday November 14.
nbcdfw.com
WSJ Article: Worries about Facial Recognition
Business Groups Push Back Against Proposed Facial-Recognition Bans
 Moratorium
on the use of facial recognition technology would be premature and have
unintended consequences'
The corporate sector is working to influence how facial-recognition tools are
regulated, spooked by local bans on government agencies' use of the technology
and lawmakers' proposals for nationwide restrictions.
The issue is a talking point among Democratic presidential candidates. Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) has called for a nationwide ban on police use of facial
recognition. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D.,
Calif.) have both called for regulations on facial-recognition technology as
part of their criminal-justice platforms.
Also worrying for corporations is a bill that Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) and Sen.
Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) introduced in March. The Commercial Facial Recognition
Privacy Act would limit companies' ability to share facial-recognition data and
would prohibit the use of the technology unless a business obtains consent from
the people it is used on and provides notice and documentation explaining how
the technology works. The bill hasn't made it to a committee vote.
Artificial Intelligence Use Expected to Increase in Risk and Compliance Efforts
Nearly half (48.5 percent) of C-suite and other executives at organizations that
use artificial intelligence (AI) expect to increase AI use for risk management
and compliance efforts in the year ahead, according to a recent Deloitte poll.
The findings are based on more than 565 C-suite and other executives working at
organizations using AI, polled online during a Deloitte webcast.
Only 21.1 percent of respondents report that their organizations have an ethical
framework in place for AI use within risk management and compliance programs.
While AI ethics frameworks for risk management and compliance may be few, there
is a silver lining, says the
report: companies are more likely than not to involve top leaders in
developing ethical AI practices. More than half of respondents (53.5 percent)
indicated that AI ethics responsibilities are established including the C-suite.
Just one-fifth (19 percent) indicate the C-suite in their organizations have no
AI ethics responsibilities, notes the report.
securitymagazine.com
What the CEO's Are Reading
How Retailers Get Ahead of the Weather
Retailers Companies Must Make Weather Work for Them not Against Them
We've all heard it thousands of times in earnings calls. "Unfavorable weather
conditions" are a popular excuse as to why sales are down, and profits not
realized. Quarter after quarter, year after year, this straw man is trotted out,
and shareholders and investors buy it. After all, the weather in that earnings
period was pretty bad.
But IBM's global director of consumer weather Paul Walsh says that excuse can't
fly anymore. "We now have the data, forecasts, and ability to measure precisely
what the weather will mean in terms of what consumers will be wanting and buying
so we can change our businesses and our results accordingly."
Walsh knows what he is talking about. He served for10 years as chief
meteorologist in the U.S. Air Force until 1994, then moved over into civilian
life to develop weather-based decision and planning tools for retail, CPG/FMCG,
pharmaceutical, restaurant and financial services companies. This led to The
Weather Company and now IBM. He quips, "We were big data before big data was
cool."
Weather Can Make or Break You
FedEx Bribery Generates $150M in Revenue for Trucking Co's At Utah FedEx Ground
Hub
Four indictments reveal trucking companies in Utah paid more than $1 million in
bribes to the Utah FedEx Ground hub manager as a part of a scheme to exploit the
employee's position within FedEx Ground (FXG) to make the trucking businesses as
lucrative as possible. Ten individuals are charged in the indictments.
One of the four indictments, for example, alleges that by fraudulently obtaining
runs, allowing unauthorized runs to continue, boosting miles and receiving
payment for "ghost runs," falsely reporting accidents, and falsely reporting
miles to gain income - among other things, five co-conspirators received
approximately $150 million in FedEx Ground revenue and paid $300,000 in bribes
to Mower.
Ryan Lee Mower, age 47, of Bountiful, was FXG's highest-ranking employee in Utah
from at least 2008 to October 2019. His primary responsibilities included
overseeing the FXG contract service providers and ensuring that each local
trucking company complied with FXG policies and regulations. He received more
than $1 million in bribes.
justice.gov
Black Friday retail outlook is challenging
Crowds & Online's Easier Plain & Simple
There is good news and bad news for retailers about Black Friday.
The good news is slightly more consumers say they intend to go into physical
stores on Black Friday this year than in 2018 - 39%, up 2% from the response in
a similar consumer survey last year, according to a report by Genesys.
However, 61% of U.S. consumers said they do not plan to shop in-store on Black
Friday and, of that total, 33% said they simply "never" go. In a challenge for
retailers, 28% claim they used to go shopping on Black Friday but have stopped.
67% cited crowds as their main reason for staying home. Other reasons for
staying home: price reductions aren't worth the inconvenience (25%); and online
shopping is easier (27%).
chainstoreage.com
Senior LP & AP Jobs
Market
VP, Asset Protection, North America for Ralph Lauren Corporation in Nutley, NJ
 The
Company is seeking a Vice President, Asset Protection based in either Nutley,
New Jersey or Greensboro, North Carolina. This leader will be passionate about
our mission - to serve everyone like family. This simple, passionate mission
provides a better shopping experience for our customer, shows respect, value and
development for our team, and creates growth for our shareholders.
In addition, the role oversees and directs North America Asset Protection
related functions for multi-state distribution centers and large retail store
network as well as supports the SVP of Asset Protection and Internal Audit in
executing the strategy with a goal of minimizing shrink, ensuring compliance,
and maximizing security and associate safety.ralphlauren.com
Sr. Security Project Manager job posted for Verizon in Waltham, MA
Carvana Post First Dir. Risk Management & Senior LP Manager Corporate positions
in Phoenix
Manager, Risk Management for Harvest Health and Recreating in Tempe, AZ
(Cannabis grower/retailer)
Legislation Introduced to Help Rental Car Firms Identify Potential Terrorists
Walgreens To Open 30 More 'Small Stores' In Big U.S. Cities
Raley's to close 27 pharmacies
Publishing Note:
LP Newswire will not be published tomorrow. It will resume publication
on Nov. 7
Quarterly Results
The Container Store Group Q2 comp's up 5.4%, net sales up 5.3%
Cheesecake Factory Q3 comp's up 0.4%, sales up 1.9%
MarineMax Q4 comp's down 9%, sales down .16%, full yr comp's up 1%, sales up 5%
Regis Corp. Q1 comp's down 1.1%, franchise comp's down 0.1%, sales down 14.2
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THREE LP SOLUTIONS WITH UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Everyone can agree that technology has made life
easier and, in many cases, safer. People all over the world tend to race toward
the newest technology, such as the latest iPhone, or the most recent Virtual
Assistant, such as the Amazon Echo. In some cases, newly offered features on
some of these devices are so minimal they hardly warrant a new product release.
Yet, people still line up to be the first to purchase them. This technomania is
rarely concerning because it doesn't affect the masses. Any decision to purchase
these technologies is a personal one.
But what if retailers are too quick to adopt a technological solution that they
feel will positively impact their business? Worse yet - what if Loss Prevention
(LP) executives unwittingly purchase a technological solution that either
doesn't work as intended or puts their respective organizations in a liability
situation?
Anyone who thinks this is a far-fetched scenario should rethink their position.
Here are three technological solutions retailers have implemented that can have
disastrous results:
1. Entrance/Exit Gates
2. Self-Checkout
3. Facial Recognition Software
Click here to download Calibration Group's
'Three LP Solutions with Unintended
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Topco & Food City to Test Mastercard & Envisible Blockchain - Food Traceability
Mastercard said Monday that, under the initiative, its blockchain-based
Provenance Solution will power Envisible's Wholechain traceability system to
help Topco members' supermarkets trace and highlight the origin of seafood. The
test will start with Food City, part of Abington, Va.-based K-VA-T Food Stores,
which operates more than 130 stores overall.
"Using Envisible Wholechain, powered by Mastercard, our grocers will be able to
stock shelves with confidence and also be able to pinpoint issues in the food
chain during any unfortunate events such as recalls,"
"The identity of things is becoming even more important as consumers raise
demands for transparency."
supermarketnews.com
Webroot Reveals 2019's Nastiest Threats
From ransomware strains and cryptomining campaigns that delivered the most
attack payloads to phishing attacks that wreaked the most havoc, what are 2019's
nastiest malware threats, identified by Webroot?
Ransomware - Evolving more targeted models with SMB's their primary
target.
1. Emotet - Trickbot - Ryuk ("Triple Threat") - The strains have shifted
their focus to more reconnaissance-based operations. They assign a
value to the targeted network post infection and then send the ransom for
that amount after moving laterally and deploying the ransomware.
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GandCrab - One the most successful instance of RaaS (ransomware-as-a-service)
to date, the authors have boasted shared profits in excess of $2 billion.
3. Sodinokibi - Sodin / REvil - This combination arose after the
retirement of GandCrab. It's not uncommon for successful threat actors who
receive a lot of attention to try to start new projects in an attempt remain
successful.
Phishing - Email-based malware campaigns increased dramatically in
complexity and believability in 2019. Phishing campaigns became more
personalized and extortion emails claimed to have captured lude behavior using
compromised passwords.
1 Company Impersonation: Top impersonated brands like Microsoft,
Facebook, Apple, Google and PayPal - caused significant damage.
2. Business Email Compromise (BEC) - In 2019 there was a rise of email
address hijacking and deep fakes. Individuals who are responsible for sending
payments or purchasing gift cards were targeted through spoof email accounts
impersonating company executives or familiar parties. Victims were tricked into
giving up wire transfers, credentials, gift cards and more.
securitymagazine.com
IaaS cloud vulnerabilities expected to increase 50% over 2018 figures
Although the total number of
IaaS
cloud vulnerabilities is still small and the technology relatively young,
volumes are increasing year-over-year at a steady rate, an expected to hit
50-percent growth by the end of 2019, Skybox reveals.
Key findings of the report include:
● Vulnerabilities affecting cloud IaaS solutions likely to increase
50% over 2018 figures
● Cloud container vulnerabilities have increased by 82% thus far
in 2019
● Third-party cloud plugins and apps further expanding the attack surface
● Misconfigurations the greatest risk to cloud security
"Organizations would be wise not to be too distracted by this increase in
vulnerability reports. The
biggest cloud insecurities don't exist within the service provider's
infrastructure itself, but in the way that companies implement and manage the
technology.
"Without proper security considerations and oversight, misconfigurations and
policy violations may abound. These process-related issues are hiding in plain
sight within organizations - and they present the greatest risk."
helpnetsecurity.com
Fast-Food Chain Krystal Investigates Card 'Security Incident'
Beginners Guide to AWS Security Monitoring - Registration Required
57% of Midsized Companies in U.S. Have No CISO
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De-escalation of Aggressive
Customer Behaviour:
A Critical Analysis of the Canadian Retail Environment
Register now for a
complimentary workshop on de-escalating agression & violence in the retail
setting sponsored by
Axis Communications
 By
Stephen O'Keefe - President, Bottom Line Matters
Aggression and violent incidents in the retail setting are increasing around the
globe but how can we mitigate these risks as a community? De-escalation
techniques are known to be a valuable way to intervene to counter this growing
issue of violence and aggression on site.
You're invited to be a part of our upcoming workshop on de-escalation
techniques while you prepare for the
holiday rush with these tactics to manage aggression or the potential of an
escalated situation in your retail space.
Participants will be walked through eight stages of aggression in practical
retail situations ranging from feelings of being annoyed, irate, verbally
aggressive, through mental health and substance abuse situations, to the extreme
active shooter scenario and how to deal with there outcomes. The participants
will be provided with the legal foundation to know their rights, and
limitations.
Winnipeg is Canada's Shoplifting 'Hot' Spot
Retailers hiring more security, adding technology in effort to battle
shoplifting epidemic; Not just liquor stores seeing more theft
Feel as though you were being watched while you browsed at a Winnipeg
store recently? It probably wasn't your imagination.
Some retailers in the city are ramping up security measures in the face of a
marked increase in shoplifting, adding both uniformed and plainclothes guards,
installing more sophisticated loss-prevention technology and changing the layout
of their stores.
And while brazen thefts at Liquor Marts have generated headlines over the past
year, the problem is growing in other types of stores as well.
"What we know is that there are national retailers that report that their
Winnipeg core-area stores primarily - downtown Winnipeg stores - are
amongst the top five for shoplifting incidences, and that Winnipeg is one
of the hot spots of concern for loss-prevention teams across Canada."
The Retail Council of Canada says its members have anecdotally highlighted
Winnipeg as an "area of concern," along with cities in Alberta and B.C., even
though overall rates of shoplifting have remained relatively stable, said John
Graham, Prairie Region director of government relations for the organization.
"For large national retailers, they don't have security in every single store.
They say, 'We've got budget enough for 30 stores out of our 100 across Canada,
where should we put them?' and Winnipeg is where they're investing those
resources."
"I think right now, this is probably the darkest time for all retailers in this
time and age in Winnipeg than they've ever experienced in all the years past.
winnipegfreepress.com
Canadian retailers brainstorm over retail theft at Security Intelligence
Network conference
Representatives from about 30 businesses attended the Security
Intelligence Network event to discuss ways to prevent retail shoplifting, as
well as fraud with credit cards, gift cards and currencies. Loss-prevention
officers and law enforcement officials were in attendance at the Best Buy
Canada-run conference, at times showing confidential presentations reporters
were not privy to.
Addesa said Wednesday, over time, the company has learned providing "excellent
customer service" deters shoplifters from pinching devices from store shelves.
Best Buy Canada also installs security cameras in its stores and hires
uniformed officers to survey stores on certain occasions such as Boxing Day
and "Black Friday" sales. The electronics retailer does not make public its
estimated losses from theft.
Approximately 60 people attended the conference, including representatives from
Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Staples, Hudson's Bay and Sobeys. Staff from
the Bank of Canada, GardaWorld, Manitoba Justice and local police officers were
present on the security expert side.
winnipegfreepress.com
Liquor store thefts appear to be turning violent in Winnipeg; 10 to 20
Shoplifting Incidents Per Day
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries 'not giving up' as weekly thefts reach hundreds
Holidays a busy time for retail theft in Canada: Loss prevention expert
Plenty of ideas but no easy answer to prevent Liquor Mart thefts
AI 'Smart Carts' to Transform Grocery Retail in Canada: Expert
Less Costly Cashier-less Model Than Amazon Go
 Grocery
giant Sobeys unveiled what it calls
Canada's first ever "smart" shopping cart at a store in Oakville, Ontario.
Essentially, the cart you pick up as you enter the store will have high-tech
devices attached to it.
These devices will allow customers to shop, get recipe ideas, obtain information
on where to get ingredients, weigh and pay for their food. It has a built-in
GPS so you can find whatever you need in the store. Great idea for people
looking for some assistance and who want to be on their way as soon as they can.
The "smart cart" has been developed to enable shoppers to bypass traditional
checkout lanes, one of the most unpleasant moments for any grocery shopper.
The shopping cart helps you to pay without dealing with lineups and cashiers.
Instead of installing all kinds of high-tech cameras and sensors in ceilings and
on shelves, like
Amazon
Go's model, all that purchasing automation is part of the grocery cart
itself. The cost to equip a store with multiple sensors can be prohibitive,
especially for a low-margin industry like the grocery business. The smart
cart allows the legacy of a brick-and-motor outfit to adopt state-of-the-art
technology without any costly adjustments to its infrastructure.
retail-insider.com
2009 U.S. Great Recession Pushed Retailers North
Now Canadian Push May be Over?
Canadian Retail Sales Growth Headed for 10 Year Low
Current trends imply things are going to get worse before they get better. Retail sales growth in 2019 could
end up at around 1.3% or 1.4%, which would make it the worst year since 2009
and the so-called Great Recession.
retail-insider.com
You could soon use your face to pay for groceries, but privacy experts are
urging
caution
A year later: Alberta cannabis use up 25%, 500 pot stores likely by 2021
BDS Analytics' Top 10 Cannabis Market Trends for 2018
Costco Continues Phenomenal Growth as it Becomes Canada's 2nd Largest Retailer
Levi's Sees Success in Canadian Concept Store Expansion
Motherhood Maternity Closing Canadian Stores, Spanish Fragrance Retailer to
Enter Canada
Kitchener, ON: Trailer loaded with tires worth $110K stolen from business
Cookstown, ON: Toronto Couple - One Former Employee - Arrested Following $50,000
Perfume Theft; Selling Online
GTA: Three Romanians facing 114 charges in distraction theft ring
156 criminal charges later, Calgary police ask public to look out for
distraction scammers
Credit card fraud alert: Kelowna woman warns after false food order
A lot of people 'getting ripped off' by gift card scammers, victims and experts
warn
Robberies & Burglaries
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C-Store - St. Johns, NL - Armed Robberies (2)
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Intelligent Video.
What's Your Store Showing
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Network surveillance technologies continue to revolutionize the way retail
professionals work with not just loss prevention, but also with store
optimization, operational efficiencies, and enhancements to the overall customer
experience. Hedgie Bartol, Retail Business Development Manager for
Axis Communications,
tells us how new advancements in intelligent devices and deep learning
technology can provide business intelligence that helps LP/AP professionals
drive results beyond shrink, safety, and security.
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China: The World's Ad Fraud Capital
83% of Global Ad Fraud Occurs in China
Brands' battle against digital ad fraud has
heated up in recent years, but major challenges still remain when it comes
to cleaning up the global digital supply chain.
 The
largest of these challenges, by far, is China. According to a recent
estimate, a staggering 83% of all global ad fraud occurs in China, comprising
an estimated 30.7% of total digital ad spending. Another estimate finds that
that
44% of traffic to display ads in China is fake.
Fraudsters use a range of tactics that not only lose brands billions of dollars
but also harm brand safety by placing ads next to inappropriate content. Earlier
this year, third-party ad verification company Adbug released a report stating
that it had uncovered a massive ad fraud operation in China that created
billions of fraudulent ad impressions a day, impacting ads purchased through
both programmatic and direct buying on both websites and mobile apps.
Adbug stated in the report that the operation, nicknamed "RedEye," generated
fraudulent traffic through traffic exchange platforms using a combination of
bots and human users. The firm said it found thousands of digital publishers
involved, with over 300,000 different URLs and apps connected through up
to 99 different nodes that generated fake traffic.
gartner.com
60 e-commerce fraudsters busted in $5.5M fraud during international operation
 A
joint law enforcement operation supported by 19 countries led to the
arrest of 60 people suspected of fraud. The main aim of the 2019 e-Commerce
Action (eComm 2019) is to target criminal networks suspected of online fraud
through coordinated law enforcement action within the European Union, followed
by an awareness-raising campaign.
The operation, carried out nationally, was coordinated by
Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and received direct
assistance from national law enforcement authorities and the private sector.
The suspects arrested during the operation - which ran from 23 September to 4
October 2019 - were responsible for almost 6,500 fraudulent transactions with
compromised credit cards, with an estimated value exceeding $5.5M U.S.
europa.eu
Cyber Monday will set new record as the largest- fastest-growing online shopping
day of the year; Sales skyrocket 18.9% to $9.4B
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International Multimillion 'Gold Trafficking'
French Jeweler + 9 Accomplices Arrested By Europol
Fencing Operation - Retail Store - Busted in Germany
 A
gold trafficking case between France and Germany thought to be worth at least 1
million euros has led to the arrest on 21 October of a French jeweler and nine
of his accomplices, as well as the seizure of nearly 3 million of criminal
assets. The 56-year old jeweller was arrested on a train at the border between
France and Germany with 37 000 euros in cash on him. Two accomplices were
arrested in Germany, and one in Austria.
The year long investigation, by the French Gendarmerie, identified a jeweler
in Nantes, France, who is believed to be the mastermind behind a
large-scale gold trafficking scheme. The suspect would be provided with
large amounts of gold jewellery - most of it thought to be stolen, which he
would proceed to melt. The French jeweler would then travel to Frankfurt,
Germany, where he would sell the melted jewels with the help of an accomplice
who managed a shop selling gold. The jeweler is believed to have
traveled to Frankfurt over 28 times this past year for such illegal
activities which are thought to have generated at least 1 million euros in
criminal profits.
Organized property crime is one of the Europol's
EMPACT priorities, Europol's priority crime areas, under the 2018-2021
EU Policy Cycle.
europa.eu
Brazilian Skimming Gang Hit U.S. ATM's - Casinos - Retailers For Millions
11th Man Sentenced For International Credit Card Fraud Scheme Receives 97-Month
Prison Sentence
Anderson Clayton Mariano Alcantara, 29, of Sorocaba, Brazil, was sentenced
Monday to 97 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich announced.
According to court documents, from about January 1, 2013, to about January 3,
2017, Alcantara and others conspired to commit credit and debit card fraud by
placing "skimmers" on automatic teller machines (ATM).
Alcantara and his co-conspirators used the counterfeit credit and debit cards at
hotel casinos; nightclub;, high-end watch, jewelry, and fashion boutiques:
electronic retailers; and ATMs in Las Vegas and in other cities around the
country. The Alcantara group's conspiracy touched Del Mar, California;
Detroit, Michigan; New Orleans, Louisiana; Nassau County, New York; Biloxi,
Mississippi; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. These activities caused
millions of dollars in losses to hotel-casino properties and other retail
businesses.
justice.gov
Cedar Rapids, IA: Nordstrom Distribution Center employee accused of stealing
more than $20,000 in merchandise
 A
Vinton woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly stole more than
$20,000 worth of items from the Nordstrom Midwest Fulfillment Center. Officers
were called to the center to meet with loss prevention staff. Public safety
spokesman Greg Buelow said Rhonda L. Kies, 48, who was a center employee,
allegedly had placed several thousand dollars worth of stolen items on an online
auction site to sell. The center's loss prevention staff also reported that Kies
was seen on the facility's video security system stealing a bracelet before
police were called. The criminal complaint states Kies allegedly admitted to
stealing items from the business on more than one occasion over the past couple
of years. Buelow said a majority of the items Kies took were jewelry pieces.
Kies faces a charge of first-degree theft. Kies is the third Nordstrom employee
in the past 11 months to be arrested on accusations of stealing.
thegazette.com
Forsyth, WI: Man arrested for $4,700 of fraudulent transactions at Menards
Police said they have arrested a Decatur man responsible for setting up a
fraudulent account that cheated Menards out of merchandise valued at more than
$4,700. A sworn affidavit from the Macon County Sheriff's Office said the goods
were taken in a flurry of purchases made between June 22 and June 24. The
affidavit said deputies found and arrested the 25-year-old man Friday and he was
booked on a preliminary charge of fraud; preliminary charges are subject to
review by the state attorney's office. Writing in the affidavit, Deputy Anthony
Anello said the sheriff's office had been alerted to the fraud in August when it
was contacted by a Menards "security adviser" from the home improvement chain's
home office in Wisconsin. "They stated they had just discovered a fraudulent
account had been used to make purchases at the store in Forsyth," said Anello.
herald-review.com
Cheltenham Township, PA: Home Depot thief busted with $229 in merchandise, also
an active warrant
Felix Rodriguez-Nazario, 49, and Maria Gonzalez, 48, of the 3300 block of North
2nd Street, Philadelphia, were charged with retail theft after taking $229 in
goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington lane, at 3:25 p.m. Oct. 10, police said.
Rodriguez-Nazario was taken into custody on an active warrant out of Burlington
County, police said.
thereporteronline.com
Fort Hays, KS: Stolen Credit card used to purchase $4,000 in gift cards
Omaha, NE: Police find credit card-making machine, 9 laptops, credit cards and
IDs in man's car
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Shootings & Deaths
Daphne, AL: Microtel Inn robbery suspect murdered in Ohio
Almost 48 hours after the Microtel Inn in Daphne was robbed last week, the body
of one of the suspects, 18-year-old Baylee Wall was found near a high school
baseball field in Cincinnati. She had been beaten and shot. Police believe she
had been dumped there and was killed somewhere else. Cincinnati Police released
photos of tattoos and jewelry in an attempt to identify Wall which was
officially determined Monday. Our first introduction to the Mississippi teenager
was in security camera footage taken Monday night just before 11 o'clock as she
entered the lobby of the Microtel Inn in Daphne. Police believe she was making
sure the lobby was empty and the clerk was alone. Moments later, Wall's
boyfriend, 25-year-old Gary Eubanks, Jr. would come in, lay a handgun on the
counter and empty the cash drawer.
wkrg.com
Baltimore, MD: 3 Shot and wounded outside C-Store; a total of 9 Shot, 3 Dead In
4 Separate Shootings
Three victims, a 17-year-old boy, a 22-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman,
walked into hospitals and were all suffering from non-life-threatening injuries,
police said. Homicide detectives learned that all the victims were in front of
the corner store at Park Heights and Quantico avenues when two unknown men
walked onto the block and opened fire on the group.
wbaltv.com
Atlanta, GA: Board denies request for Stay of Execution in C- Store Murder case
in 1994
 The
State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a request to stay the scheduled
execution of Ray Jefferson Cromartie. He's convicted of a 1994 murder and other
violent acts at two Thomasville convenience stores in 1994. The board also
denied clemency in the case. The request to stay the execution came from
Cromartie's representatives on Tuesday. Representatives for Cromartie asked the
board to stay the execution to allow time for federal courts to determine
whether his request for DNA testing of evidence in the criminal case resulting
in his conviction could move forward. The board's authority does not include
issuing a stay for this purpose. The board has the authority to grant a stay of
up to 90 days for it to further examine information to determine whether to
commute a death sentence. Cromartie did not request a commutation of his death
sentence. Cromartie is scheduled to be executed Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.
walb.com
Nashville, TN: Robbery, shooting reported at Waffle House
The Waffle House on Stewarts Ferry Pike was the scene of an apparent
drug-related robbery and shooting on Oct. 23. Police said there were two
victims, a man and woman, inside a vehicle parked outside the restaurant.
mainstreet-nashville.com
Speedway Store, Vendor Fatal Accident - Tank Cleaning Explosion in Binghamton,
NY
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Charlotte County, FL: Suspect in intimate items theft at Walmart identified
Investigators say they have identified a man wanted for two retail thefts this
month, and are still trying to locate him. According to the Charlotte County
Sheriff's Office, the suspect is 24-year-old John Speicher. They say he stole
condoms and personal lubricant from the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Port
Charlotte on October 27th. He is also wanted for a theft at the Murdock Walmart
on October 5th.
fox4now.com
Cincinnati, OH: Former Green Twp. Dollar General employee accused of trying to
rob the store
Michael Williams was arraigned on an aggravated robbery charge Tuesday. Williams
tried to rob the Dollar General on Harrison Avenue on Monday. He demanded the
clerk open the register, but she recognized him as a former employee and
refused. That's when police say Williams pulled a gun. However, the clerk
believed the gun had a red tip on it, marking it as a toy. Again, she refused.
Williams apparently then ran off and said he'd be back. Employees called 911 who
caught up with Williams nearby.
local12.com
UK: Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner reveals new approach aimed at
tackling shoplifters
UK: Middlesbrough, England: $10,000 of jewelry stolen by 'sophisticated' gang of
thieves
Amarillo, TX: Winn-Dixie employee celebrates 100th birthday; still working 20
hours per week
West Scranton, PA: Deer crashes through cell phone store window
Cargo Theft
TRACER reports thefts in Maryland, Florida
TRACER Alerts have been issued for tractor reported stolen in Rosedale, MD and
the theft of a trailer reported stolen in Miami, FL. The 2005 Great Dane van
trailer is white with gold strips. It has "#53109 on sides." The trailer was
loaded with a variety of shoes from different vendors. The theft occurred in the
early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 28, from 3700 NW 62nd St. in Miami.
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AT&T - Wheaton, IL -
Burglary
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C-Store - Columbia, SC
- Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Amarillo, TX
- Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Claymont, DE - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Elizabeth City, NC - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Cincinnati, OH - Armed Robbery
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Family Dollar -
Concho, AZ - Robbery
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Grocery - Fort Hays,
KS - Burglary
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Jewelry - Pittsburgh, PA - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Orlando, FL - Robbery
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Jewelry - Las Vegas, NV - Robbery
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Jewelry - Albuquerque, NM - Robbery
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Jewelry = Massillon, OH - Burglary
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Jewelry - Tempe, AZ - Robbery
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Liquor - Brookfield,
IL - Burglary
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Restaurant - Phoenix,
AZ - Burglary
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Restaurant - Merced,
CA - Robbery (KFC)
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Restaurant -
Philadelphia, PA - Burglary
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Restaurant -
Nashville, TN - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Oklahoma
City, OK - Burglary
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Restaurant - Wichita,
KS - Burglary (Subway)
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Restaurant - Sedgwick
County, KS - Burglary (Subway)
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7-Eleven - Fort Myers,
FL - Armed Robbery
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