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Team at the Foot Locker Foundation's
18th Annual Fundraising Gala in NYC
The event took place on Tuesday,
October 23 at New York City's Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, and benefited
educational and other youth initiatives supported by the Foot Locker Foundation.
Read more about the event here
Featured in picture, left to right: Jean-Paul Papen (Director of Global
Accounts), Hilbert Dijkstra (Director of Product Development), Wouter Ubbels
(Director of Sales), Robin van Stenis (Director of Marketing) & Pat O'Leary
(General Manager & Vice President)
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Stop,
Shoplifter! How Auror is Fighting Petty Retail Crime
'Business is Boring' podcast interviews Auror Co-Founder & Co-CEO Phil Thomson
 Did you know that every day around New Zealand more than $2 million of theft
occurs that no one even bothers to report? Petrol station drive-offs, little
thefts at supermarkets, things under $100 generally don't even get reported to
the police - and if they are, the police often can't do much about them.
Well, a few years ago a lawyer and his co-founders saw this issue and thought
there must be a better way. They set up a company that became
Auror, helping to link
evidence of shoplifting or small-scale crime between the retailer and the police.
It's helped lead to some pretty amazing stats: 55% fewer drive-offs at the
petrol station Z, and hundreds of recidivist shoplifters brought to justice. The product works by making it easy to report and connect the dots on organized
retail crime, and even helps prevent crimes by integrating with license plate
recognition.
 It's a company that's attracted top-class investment and top-class customers
with most of our major retailers here and more and more in Australia and across
the world using the service. To talk the journey, the decision to throw it all
in as a successful lawyer and chase criminals, and the fact that so much crime
would just go unreported, Auror Co-Founder & Co-CEO Phil Thomson joins
the "Business is Boring" podcast.
thespinoff.co.nz
Trump Comes Down on Counterfeit Goods
In a profound move, President Trump says the United States will withdraw from a
144-year-old postal treaty allowing steep postal discounts for Chinese
manufacturers and counterfeiters who flood U.S. markets with cheap counterfeit,
fake and replica goods.
White House numbers say that a one-pound package that costs the U.S. Postal
Service about $10 to $15 to deliver can be mailed from China First Class for
just $2.50. Basically, it's cheaper to send packages from China than across
the street.
Note that this costs the postal service about $170 million last year, while
subsidizing China's sellers and driving U.S. retailers and manufacturers out of
business.
The goal is that this should severely disable Chinese counterfeiters and
dishonest sellers using e-commerce websites, including eBay Amazon and
Alibaba, from mailing an enormous amount of counterfeit goods to unsuspecting
buyers in the United States.
In terms of the numbers, 80% of eBay sales and 50% of Amazon sales are from
global "Marketplace" sellers, including an inexhaustible supply of counterfeits
and replica products to unsuspecting U.S. consumers.
247wallst.com
We've Created A Monster: Retail's Growing Returns Problem
At the beginning of the year I published "A Baker's Dozen Of Provocative Retail
Predictions For 2018." In No. 11, I opined that the industry's problem with
returns would soon start to get the attention it deserves. For awhile now I have
seen the growing rate of costly product returns as a ticking time bomb -
particularly as e-commerce garners greater share.
As we've gone through this year, stories of retailers tightening their return
policies, tracking "serial" returners and
going after returns fraud have become more common.
Earlier this month, Axios joined in the chorus, calling attention to the
problem of e-commerce returns in particular. Unfortunately, despite greater
awareness, the issue is likely to get worse before it gets better. But
eventually something has to give.
forbes.com
5 Components to a Proactive Security Strategy
Innovations in cloud and mobile technologies have created more opportunities
than ever for employees to work remotely, using devices of their choosing. But
the flexibility of technology heterogeneity in the workplace isn't without risk.
As data becomes more accessible across a growing range of devices, the attack
surface area also grows wider, raising the possibility of a potential data
breach.
 Securing data is an ongoing challenge for organizations of all sizes. In fact,
security is the top priority for mobility and digital workplace investments
in 2018, according to
CCS Insight's 2017 Mobile Technology Buyer Survey.
By following a few steps to develop a proactive security strategy, companies can
effectively assess risk and minimize the potential of a breach - without
compromising end-user experience.
#1: Get visibility of all your assets -
To better understand where
threats can emerge, organizations need to know how users are accessing corporate
assets. To that end, IT teams should adopt a platform that recognizes and sees
the devices and networks that employees are using - you can't protect what you
can't see. The ideal platform should not only be able to accurately identify
users and entities but also recognize user patterns and highlight breaks from
those patterns. A prerequisite to any successful security strategy is the
ability to precisely - and quickly - recognize potentially suspicious activity.
#2: Leverage modern and intelligent technology - The need for more
intuitive monitoring systems is indicative of a larger strategic shift that
proactive teams need to take - becoming early adopters of new technologies that
meet their security needs. Hackers use modern tools to penetrate security
systems, which means IT teams also need to stay up-to-date. To combat new
threats, organizations should move away from legacy solutions and adopt the
latest tools in AI, ML and other fields that fit with their business models.
Before implementing a security solution, teams need to first educate themselves
on these technologies and how they're impacting the larger security landscape.
#3: Connect your security solutions - Many businesses do their homework,
investigate the technologies and adopt solutions that could help them but they
often forget about integration with other solutions. When an organization
deploys a variety of disparate solutions that don't intuitively feed into one
another, it can create a level of complexity that takes away from the intended
results. To reduce complexity, organizations should ensure their solutions are
well integrated. It's an important step in improving security posture and allows
teams to leverage threat intelligence in a seamless and connected way.
securitymagazine.com
Google Walkout: Employees Stage Protest Over Handling of Sexual Harassment
In New York, more than 3,000 gathered in a city park and carried signs that
said, "O.K. Google, really?" In Dublin, dozens filled a sidewalk. And in Silicon
Valley, thousands poured out of office buildings into a common outdoor area and
chanted: "Stand up! Fight back!"
 Similar scenes played out in other cities around the world
- from Singapore and
Hyderabad, India, to Berlin, Zurich, London, Chicago and Seattle - as Google
employees held a wave of walkouts on Thursday to protest the internet company's
handling of sexual harassment.
The backlash was prompted by an
article in The New York Times last week that revealed that Google had paid
millions of dollars in exit packages to male executives accused of misconduct,
while staying silent about the transgressions.
Organizers presented Google with a list of
five demands, mostly around improving the current process for reporting and
disclosing incidents of sexual harassment and discrimination, including ending
forced arbitration in such cases. Employees also asked for a chief diversity
officer to be promoted to report directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, and the addition
of an employee representative to the company's board of directors.
The protest comes at a time of growing frustration
- not just with Google, but
with unchecked sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace on a
national level, employees say.
nytimes.com
recode.net
Bezos says he'll follow
'heart' to choose site for Amazon's HQ2
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos continued to be vague Thursday about where the online
retail giant will place its second headquarters, but he said he will decide
based on a mix of facts and feelings.
"Ultimately, the decision will be
made with intuition after gathering and studying a lot of data," Bezos said in New York on Thursday night as he was
interviewed onstage by journalist and historian Walter Isaacson, according to a
video of the exchange.
The billionaire went on to say that he believes "the best way to make" such a
decision is to "collect as much data as you can, you immerse yourself in that
data, but then you make the decision with your heart."
bostonglobe.com
Amazon expands its 4-star store concept to Denver market
Amazon has opened the second location of its newest brick-and-mortar format.
Amazon 4-star has opened at Park Meadows mall, in Lone Tree, Col., reported The
Denver Post. The online giant introduced the concept in September, in
Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The location only sells items with a rating above
four stars on Amazon.com, as well as new trending items and best-sellers.
chainstoreage.com
NRF: Strong U.S. job growth good sign for holiday sales,
retail employment nearly unchanged from September
Retail industry employment in October remained essentially unchanged from
September, dropping only 900 jobs despite the loss of 8,800 jobs year-over-year
in the face of two major hurricanes since Labor Day, the National Retail
Federation said today. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations
and restaurants. Overall, U.S. businesses added 250,000 jobs in October - more
than double September's monthly gain - and hourly wages saw their strongest
growth in nearly a decade, the Labor Department said.
nrf.com
October Job Cut Total Is Highest Since July 2015
Retail Industry is 2nd Highest in Cuts
The industry with the second-highest number of announcements last month was
retail, reporting that 7,350 jobs will be lost. For the first nine months of
2018, the retail industry has reported plans to cut 92,735 jobs, the most of any
industry and well ahead of the second-place telecom industry, which has
announced 59,518 cuts.
247wallst.com
Director, Safety and Security for iHerb,
nutritional supplement online retailer
Two positions based in Irvine and Perris, California
The Director of Safety and Security will be responsible for partnering with
management to execute company safety and security policies and ensure compliance
to all applicable federal, state and local regulations. The Director of Safety
and Security will also be responsible for the planning and execution of all
training programs in warehouse and office locations. The Director of Safety and
Security must be able to lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce risk
in our processes to ensure a safe and secure working environment for our team
members.
iHerb Inc. is a leading online retailer of nutritional supplement and wellness
products (vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, bath and beauty, pet care,
sports nutrition and children's health). iHerb's growth has been recognized by
Internet Retailer as a top 500 e-Commerce provider in North America and recently
as a top 300 mobile commerce business in the world. |
Irvine, CA position |
Perris, CA position
James Corden Shoplifts Halloween Candy While
Taking Over Walmart
to Harass Customers and Employees
 We're
pretty sure James Corden would get fired from Walmart if he wasn't a famous
late-night comedian. The "Late Late Show" host took over one of
the superstores in
Los Angeles during one of his regular "Take A Break" segments, and ended up
destroying a few signs, stands, a melon and a bag of Halloween candy, which he
slickly shoplifted on camera.
"Oh my God. This one just broke," he exclaimed to
his supervisor after he distracted her long enough to rip open a bag of Twix and
let the candy bars spill to the floor. When his temporary co-worker said they
just had to pick them up and take them all to claims, he slipped a handful in
his pocket.
toofab.com
Sears Holdings Corp - Director of Security
Operations job removed from website
Domino's - Director, Information Systems Security
job has been taken down
XPO Logistics - Director of Security and Loss
Prevention - Global job taken down
Apple No Longer Reporting Unit Sales Of iPhones, Macs, iPads
UPS Freight Preparing For Strike
- Will Halt Pickups
Quarterly Results
Starbucks Q4 Global comp's up 3%, consolidated sales up 11%; full yr comp's up
2%, consolidated up 10%
Americas & U.S. Q4 comp's
up 4%, full yr comp's up 2%
CAP & China Q4 comp's up 1%, full yr comp's up 1% & 2%
respectively
Publix Q3 comp's up 0.6%, sales up 3.2%
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Have Stores in Canada?
Avoid new $100,000 penalties that came into force on November 1
New federal requirements on data breach record-keeping and reporting
 As of November 1,
retailers must notify the federal Office of the Privacy
Commissioner (OPC) if they experience a data breach that creates a "real risk of
significant harm" with personal information that your organization controls.
Record-Keeping: You are required to maintain records of security
safeguards and all breaches, whether or not a breach meets this threshold
for reporting.
"Real risk of significant harm" means a consideration of the:
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Sensitivity of the
personal information involved. For example, if information that is already
publicly available elsewhere (e.g. online, in the phone book) may be less
sensitive than credit card numbers.
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Probability that the
information has been, is, or will be misused.
Reporting: You must also notify other organizations if they may
be able to mitigate or reduce the risk of harm to the individuals affected.
For example, notify:
Penalties: Failure to report a breach or to maintain records is an
offense under the new laws, punishable by a fine of up to $100,000.
retailcouncil.org
Beware the IoT spy in your office or home via
smart furniture, warns NSA
NSA discussed potential security and privacy issues of connected office
furniture.
Why is the NSA talking about IoT office furniture? Because the agency has to buy
desks and chairs the same as any other business. If that furniture is "smart"?
Well then, that's one more potential entry point into a network or an avenue for
threat actors to gather sensitive information.
Apparently, connected office furniture is part of a growing business trend; IoT
connectivity allows for the wireless tracking of how efficiently the workforce
uses equipment and spaces. Data from integrated sensors in "smart" furniture is
supposed to help companies improve workers' productivity and potentially
maximize existing spaces such as use it or lose it.
In the article,
Connected Desks Aren't What They Used to Be, the NSA wrote:
However, this connectivity and information gathering raises security and
privacy considerations. As connected furniture becomes more common, you'll want
to consider potential vulnerabilities that may be integrated as part of an IoT
wireless solution (e.g. the sensors themselves). Cloud infrastructures pose
another potential vulnerability as more and more devices use the Cloud for data
storage and are at risk for this information to be stolen. Privacy concerns may
include the risk of revealing personally identifiable information (PII), through
either accidental or intentional malicious efforts to extract information.
An October 2018 research
report, China's Internet of Things (pdf),
was a project conducted by "SOSi's Special Programs Division (SPD), the premier
open source and cultural intelligence exploitation cell for the U.S.
intelligence community."
Many of you would likely rather poke a stick in your eye than read a 202-page
report - a nice chunk of those pages consisting of IoT privacy policies, but it
delves into how China is becoming more dominant in the IoT arena and is
therefore in a position to dictate rules of international standards, including
those that impact the security of IoT devices against unauthorized access.
csoonline.com
How to Make Informed Risk Management Decisions
about What to Store in the Cloud
Are we asking enough questions about cloud security for organizations to make
informed risk management decisions? With cyber threats evolving, cloud servers
are a major target and more than 80 percent of organizations store their
information in the public cloud, according to Rightscale's
2018
State of the Cloud Report. This begs the question of cloud security.
The cloud promises availability, simplified management and cost savings
- yet
the cloud's openness is also its weakness, making it vulnerable to new attack
vectors and compromise. For example, if the cloud host hardware or operating
system are compromised, all data hosted can also be exploited via a process
called hyperjacking.
Risk Management Issues with the Cloud
Organizations need to proceed with caution about what they store in the cloud.
The way cloud storage systems typically work is to leave it up to the user to
enable and configure encryption. Without a deliberate user effort, most data
stored in the cloud is not encrypted at-rest. When encryption is enabled to
encode data, most services store the keys themselves, and use the key to access
the data whenever a user requests data. However, storing keys and data in a
cloud service might leave users' keys and their data vulnerable. An example of
this was when the Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Heartbleed exploit was
discovered.
securitymagazine.com
Report: Two-Thirds of BEC Attacks Impersonate Microsoft, Amazon
When attackers want to impersonate a brand via email, the majority turn to
Microsoft and Amazon because of their ubiquity in enterprise environments.
Nearly two-thirds of email attacks spoofing brand names impersonate Microsoft or
Amazon, according to one of two studies released today on advanced emailed
threats.
More than half (54%) of attacks impersonate brands in their display names (the
"from" field), according to Agari's "Q4 2018 Email Fraud & Identity Deception
Report."
Impersonation attacks often arrive disguised as service updates, password
resets, and security alerts. It's what employees expect to see, given
businesses' reliance on Microsoft. Dropbox is common for malware
distribution because people frequently use it to receive files.
darkreading.com
DHS issues call for 2019 Biometric Technology Rally participants
Google adds enhanced facial analysis capabilities to developer platform
Radisson Hotel Rewards Program Targeted in Data Breach
Starbucks app down for some users on first day of holiday cup promotion
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The NRF ORC Effort
Trends - Value
- Get Involved
With 96% of the nation's retailers
experiencing Organized Retail Crime, 67% experiencing its continued growth, and
the National Retail Security Survey showing shoplifting and ORC as the leading
cause of retail shrink for the fourth consecutive year, it's no wonder that
Organized Retail Crime continues to be the biggest physical store security risk
for retailers in the U.S.
In this roundtable discussion, the two Co-Chairs of the
NRF's ORC/Investigators' Network Committee, Jon Shimp (Louis Vuitton)
and Gabe Esposito (Verizon), talk about the NRF's ongoing ORC efforts and
the challenges and trends they're seeing on a national level. And two of their
team members, Robert Ruiz (Louis Vuitton) and Chris Baker (Verizon),
share some of the recent developments for ORCA's on a regional level.
Episode
Sponsored By:
Joan Manson - VP at The Container Store - Quick Take 14
As Chair of the
NRF's Women in LP Committee, Joan Manson has been a longtime advocate
for women in the retail loss prevention industry. In this Quick Take, she talks
about the annual Women in LP Luncheon at NRF Protect, the group's year-round
networking opportunities, and the recent
article she wrote for the D&D Daily regarding sexual harassment in LP.
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Friendly Fraud Paradox: How Technology Has
Disrupted Consumers
Friendly fraud is truly a paradox. There's nothing friendly about fraud. Friends
are familiar, honest and trustworthy; fraudsters are imposters, deceitful, and
fake. The misnomer makes it difficult to comprehend just how significant the
friendly fraud problem is. In fact, it's estimated that it accounts for 35% of
fraud loss.
It seems as though friendly fraud is becoming more commonplace, which begs the
question: why isn't anyone standing up to friendly fraud or doing anything to
change the system? A lot of the answer seems to be rooted in our cultural norms.
The two biggest culprits leading to this monster issue include:
● The desire for instant gratification
● Lack of accountability and responsibility
In the era where smartphones can accomplish pretty much any task in mere minutes
and where live chat is usurping customer care lines, it's no surprise that the
need for instant gratification is driving up friendly fraud rates. When
customers don't get their way-or don't get their way in their desired
timeframe-they seek out alternative means to get what they want, leading to
friendly fraud.
Customer accountability is another area that is contributing to increased
instances of friendly fraud. Consumers are adept at avoiding consequences and
merchants have bent in a way that enables this to happen when it comes to
disputes. Since friendly fraud arises from legitimate purchases where the
customer authorized the transaction, it makes it difficult to detect via
traditional fraud controls.
business2community.com
5 Considerations for Evaluating Your Ecommerce
Cyber Crime Risk
Major data breaches like Facebook, Yahoo or Google clearly represent high-value
targets for hackers, but this shouldn't lull smaller companies into thinking
their data is immune from bad guys. What if a ransomware attack shuts down your
ecommerce site, contact centers and warehouse operations, leaving you dead in
the water?
The risk is difficult to understand and deal with because of the advanced
technology and the changing cyber risk landscape. IT professionals need
management support and budget to address the risk, and management needs to
understand it better. Let's look at some of the key considerations in a strong
cyber strategy.
Conducting a Cyber Security Risk Assessment
Has your company done this over the last two years? This process identifies
issues of people, processes and technology; analysis and evaluation of the risks
and the likelihood of occurrence; and proposes risk mitigation solutions. There
are many self-assessment tools available. However, given the risk, the potential
loss and the difficulty in understanding the technology, an objective, external
assessment might be money well spent.
Make Changes in the User Environment
Usernames and passwords are keys to the castle. Using default passwords, similar
passwords and not changing passwords on a regular basis creates security
problems. Password strength is greatly improved when customized to each unique
user with multiple numbers, case-sensitive characters and special characters.
Companies should provide training aimed at raising the awareness of phishing as
a common weapon of cyber criminals. Training that includes simulation and
testing of online responses and practices can be useful.
Conduct Penetration Testing
The cyber criminal is constantly testing your networks and defenses every minute
of every day. If you don't think so, ask your network administrator how much
junk mail, viruses and malware is detected and stopped daily. As the Marsh/IBN
survey found, only 23% of respondents said they do penetration testing.
Create a Cyber Crime Incident Response Plan
As the survey showed, only 18% said they had a cyber incident plan. What do you
want employees to do when they think they have a virus or malware? In our mind
it's like a fire drill or an emergency plan. What is the plan for reporting and
dealing with this threat?
Encrypt Key Data Assets, Especially From Customers
If a customer's information is compromised in any way, the consequences are
catastrophic. PCI/DDS regulation and enforcement in the ecommerce industry,
while coming with a high cost, provides greater protection of customer payment
and financial information.
multichannelmerchant.com
Online Spending Could Top $124B Over The Holidays
57% of holiday shopping moving online |
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ORC LEGISLATION UPDATE
Message from Norm Smaligo, President of Oklahoma Retail Crime Association
The new Oklahoma Larceny law took effect 11/1
We will FINALLY have aggregation of larcenies to combat ORC here. Previously if
a shoplifter/booster hit the same store/retailer multiple times during the same
day, each take was considered a separate offense, and was prosecuted as such (in
many cases as a city infraction). Our shoplifters knew this - and structured
their takes to stay under the limits of each take (Two $499 Milwaukee combo kits
=$998. - $2 less than felony limit) while racking up tens of thousands of
dollars in thefts per day!
Going forward: Any 3 or more larcenies, that total more than $1,000 in a 90 day
period can be aggregated into a felony charge. $1,000-$2,500 taken will receive
up to two years in DOC and a $1,000 fine upon conviction. $2,500-$15,000 taken
will receive up to 5 years DOC, and a $1,000 fine. Above $15,000 taken -
receives 8 years and a $1,000 fine. Previous Oklahoma law never dealt with
larcenies above $1,000!!! It will be VITAL for all retailers doing business in
Oklahoma to network and share information with each other and report ALL
larcenies to Law Enforcement QUICKLY, so these boosters can be shut down and
prosecuted effectively! One retailer's 'small' case may be the amount needed to
push a larger case over the felony limit. Norm can be reached at
nsmaligo@gmail.com *Thanks
Norm for this submission!
Providence, RI: 2 men charged with stealing
credit-card info,
making $1.2 million in purchases
A federal grand jury in Providence has indicted two men on charges of stealing
thousands of credit- and debit-card numbers by installing card-skimming devices
at gas stations and in other locations in multiple states between April 2016 and
June 2018.
The two men - Juan Jose Rodriguez-Castro, 36; and Wilberd Armando Reyes-Castro,
25 - are accused of using the stolen information to make at least $1.2 million
in purchases. They were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, possession
of unauthorized access devices, possession of device-making equipment,
possession of document-making implements, and aggravated identity theft.
A forensic examination of the computers by U.S. Secret Service and Homeland
Security agents revealed more than 18,000 stolen credit-card numbers and stolen
personal identifying information. Reyes-Castro and Rodriguez-Castro were
arrested on June 6 and have remained in custody since then. The men are
Dominican nationals and immigration detainers have been lodged against both,
according to the news release.
providencejournal.com
Cleveland, OH: Northeast Ohio big box stores hit by scrap
metal thieves
 Police
in Elyria, North Olmsted and Cleveland are teaming up to slow down scrap metal
thefts at Northeast Ohio big box stores. Sgt. Andy Izzo, with the Cleveland
Environmental Crimes Task Force told News 5 if local police departments work
together it will result in more arrests and stiffer penalties for scrap metal
thieves.
Izzo pointed to an ongoing case involving Home Depot locations in Elyria and
North Olmsted. Elyria police said they arrested and charged 41-year-old William
Slater for allegedly stealing nearly $700 dollars in copper wire from the Home
Depot on Market Drive. Izzo said Slater allegedly loaded spools of the copper
wire into a shopping cart, and said Slater allegedly hit the same store dozens
of times. "He walked out of the store with stolen metal 20 or 30 times in a
month, and was paid out $5000 in a month," Izzo said.
news5cleveland.com
Norfolk, NE: Serial shoplifter arrested after
stealing $6,000+ from Walmart
over 3 months
 Police
in Norfolk have arrested a serial shoplifter, who they say has stolen more than
$6,000 dollars' worth of items from the local Walmart over the past three
months. 33-year-old Yusniel Gutierrez is charged with felony shoplifting.
NORFOLK, Neb. - Police in Norfolk have arrested a serial shoplifter, who they
say has stolen more than $6,000 dollars' worth of items from the local Walmart
over the past three months. 33-year-old Yusniel Gutierrez is charged with felony
shoplifting. Officers arrested him Wednesday near the Walmart and found three
newly-stolen cell phones worth almost $500 dollars. Police say they have video
of Gutierrez stealing a variety of items from the store between August and
October.
siouxlandnews.com
Monticello, MN: 2 women suspected of shoplifting $1,000 of
merchandise from Walmart
According to the criminal complaint, the deputy stopped the vehicle and observed
a large amount of merchandise in the van. The deputy learned that Ricci-Smith
had an active warrant out for her arrest from Stearns County and placed her
under arrest. Johnson-Harris also was arrested. The value of the stolen
merchandise is more than $1,000.
sctimes.com
Mt Pleasant, IL: Women stole from suburban
grocery stores to sell to Chicago stores to support heroin habit
One of two women accused of stealing merchandise from a local grocery store to
sell to support her heroin habit made her first appearance in court Wednesday.
Erin M. Staley, 29, of Palatine, Illinois, and Melissa A. Kelly, 38, also of
Palatine, are both charged with two counts of felony retail theft. If convicted
they both face up to three years and six months in prison and up to a $10,000
fine.
According to the criminal complaint: On May 29, Staley and Kelly allegedly put
$756 worth of merchandise in a cart at Pick 'n Save, on S. Green Bay Road and
left without paying for it. About an hour later, the two women went to another
Pick 'n Save store on N. Green Bay Road and put $505 worth of merchandise in a
cart. However, this time they were stopped by store employees when they
attempted to leave. The two women told police that they planned to steal the
merchandise from the stores and then sell it to smaller stores in Chicago for
money to support their heroin addictions.
madison.com
Blaine, MN: Man arrested in alleged chain of
thefts from Best Buy
A Maplewood man was arrested Oct. 17 in connection with repeated thefts from a
Best Buy in Blaine. Demetrius Trenton Shumpert is facing two felony charges of
theft of over $5,000 and one charge of theft between $1,000 and $5,000.
hometownsource.com
Florence, SC: FPD looking for two people in connection to
shoplifting incident at Walmart
Smyrna, TN: 2 female shoplifters steal hundreds of dollars
of baby formula and diapers from Walmart
Bakersfield, CA: Police looking to identify and locate 2
suspected Target shoplifters
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St. Louis, MO: Dollar General Clerk shot, killed during
Armed Robbery
According to police, the suspect entered the Dollar General store with a firearm
began shooting. Police say the employee, a male around 40-years-old, was found
unconscious and not breathing. Homicide detectives were called to the scene,
where they later pronounced the victim deceased. The suspect remains unknown and
on the loose. Police say the suspect did not take anything from the store and
left shortly after firing shots that ended up striking the victim.
kmov.com
Hammond, IN: Man shot in head during Papa John's
Armed Robbery
A 21-year-old man was shot in his head during an armed robbery at a Hammond Papa
John's on Wednesday, police said. The incident happened about 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Papa John's on Indianapolis Blvd., according to the Hammond
Police. Witnesses on the scene said two armed men walked into the store and
demanded money. Both wore masks, police said. One of the robbers shot a
21-year-old man in his head, according to authorities. The man was taken to a
local hospital, where his condition had stabilized. The suspects ran away. No
one was in custody.
wgntv.com
Deptford, NJ: Update: Shoplifter killed after
Police were wrongly told suspect was wanted for Murder; Officer cleared of
charges
 The
officer who fatally shot a shoplifting suspect as she attempted to flee the
scene will not face charges, even as the investigation into the shooting
determined police were given bad information about the people involved. The
shooting happened on June 9 when police were called to the Marshalls store on a
report that three people were shoplifting. The suspects were eventually
identified as Raoul Gadson, Chanel Barnes and Lashanda Anderson. A loss
prevention officer at the store told the dispatcher that he knew the three from
prior incidents and said one of them was wanted for manslaughter, according to
the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
When police arrived at the scene they were told that one of the three was a
"hit" for a "homicide," the prosecutor's office reported. But the prosecutor's
office confirmed on Thursday that none of the three were wanted for a homicide
at the time. The situation ended with Anderson fatally wounded, Barnes in
custody and Gadson fleeing on foot, though he would be taken into custody a few
days later. Sgt. Kevin Clements was identified as the officer who fired at
Anderson's vehicle as she drove toward him, witnesses told investigators. Police
said the driver ignored police commands to stop and drove at the officer, making
him fear for his safety.
nj1015.com
Robberies, Incidents &
Thefts
Cincinnati, OH: City Settles with 11-Year Old
Black Girl Tased for Shoplifting
Potato Chips
An 11-year old black girl who was stun gunned by a Cincinnati police officer
will be awarded $240,000 as part of a civil rights settlement. The Cincinnati
Enquirer reported the award Tuesday, saying the city will pay $220,000 to
11-year old Donesha Gowdy. The remaining $20,000 will be signed over by Kroger
Co.
Use of the money, writes SFGate.com, will be monitored by a probate court.
Cincinnati officials have also agreed to host a juvenile police problem-solving
seminar. Gowdy was reportedly confronted by law enforcement after being caught
shoplifting in a Kroger grocery store. She tried to escape through an outlet
parking lot but was stun gunned by Officer Kevin Brown.
legalreader.com
Paramus, NJ: Jewelry Store Gate Cutters
Arrested
Great work by Paramus Police, NYPD, Edison Police & Bergan County Prosecutors
Office
On October 19, 2018, two suspects were charged with burglary, theft, and
possession of stolen property in connection with a series of burglaries of
jewelry stores. The suspects cut the outside gates and then took merchandise
from showcases in numerous jewelry stores in New Jersey and New York.
 UK:
Cleveland, England: Police Chief criticized supermarket giants Asda and Tesco,
not doing enough to deter shoplifting
Cleveland Police's most senior officer has hit out at supermarket giants for not
doing enough to tackle shoplifters and thieves. Chief Constable Mike Veale said
it was "simply unacceptable" for firms like Tesco and Asda to remove security
guards from their doors at the latest Safer Stockton Partnership. His call came
as figures showing shoplifting in Stockton between April and September 2018 has
gone up 24% when compared with the same time last year were unveiled at the
partnership. That equates to 273 extra cases.
gazettelive.co.uk
Update: 60 arrested for looting, 200 for curfew violations
in Panhandle after Hurricane Michael
Nashville, TN: Police arrest man believed to be
responsible for 15 robberies; Dollar General, Mapco, Dollar Tree, Walgreens, CVS
and others
Kay Jewelers in the Cumberland Mall, Vineland, NJ
reported a Grab & Run on 10/30, item valued at $1,799
Kay Jewelers in The Mall at Sierra Vista, Sierra Vista, AZ reported a Grab & Run
on 10/31, item valued at $3,398
Piercing Pagoda in the Arrowhead Town Center, Glendale, AZ reported a Grab & Run
on 1-/29, item valued at $1,139
UK: Netherfield, England: Shoplifter promises to stay out
of trouble - after admitting 232nd offence
Sentencings
& Charges
Miami Township, OH: 2 adult suspects in T-Mobile Armed
Robbery indicted, juvenile released
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AT&T - Kentwood, MI - Burglary
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Bloomingdales - East Garden City, NY - Robbery
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C-Store - Warner Robins, GA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Sherburne, NY - Robbery/ Assault
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C-Store - Kaneohe, HI - Robbery
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C-Store - Live Oaks, FL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Holyoke, MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Chicopee, MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Ventura, CA - Armed Robbery (Spinnaker Dr)
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C-Store - Ventura, CA - Armed Robbery ( Ventura Ave)
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C-Store - Robstown, TX - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Houston, TX - Robbery
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Check into Cash - Greenville, SC - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Birmingham, AL - Robbery
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CVS - Lincoln, NE - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - St Louis, MO - Armed Robbery/ Clerk shot,
killed
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Family Dollar - Merrillville, IN - Armed Robbery/ Assault
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Gas Station - Nashville, TN - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Boynton Beach, FL - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Greenville, SC - Burglary
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Jiffy Lube - Rathdrum, ID - Robbery
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Liquor Store - Lexington Park, MD - Armed Robbery
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Macy's - Walla Walla, WA- Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Sumter County, SC - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Franklin Lakes, NJ - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Wakulla, FL - Robbery
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Restaurant - Hammond, IN - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Madison, WI - Armed Robbery
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Subway - Marianna, FL - Armed Robbery
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Daily Totals:
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26 robberies
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3 burglaries
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1 shooting
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1 killing
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112 robberies
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28 burglaries
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3 shootings
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2 killings
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