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Justin Demes, LPC named Divisional Director AP for Macy's
Before joining Macy's as Divisional Director Asset Protection, Justin spent a year with Bath & Body Works as Regional Asset Protection Manager. Prior to that, he served as Regional Asset Protection Manager at Family Dollar for two years. Earlier in his career, he held roles with JCPenney, Macy's and 7-Eleven. Congratulations, Justin!


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Everon receives 2024 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor

Leading, national integrator recognized for hiring veterans, affirms status as military-effective organization

Boca Raton, Fla. - November 4, 2024 - U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su recognized Everon ("Everon, LLC" or "The Company"), a leading security integrator and premier provider of commercial security, fire and life safety solutions in the U.S., as one of the 839 recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor. Everon earned the gold award after applying earlier this year. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.

"We're extremely passionate about being a military-effective organization and showing our nation's former servicemembers a long-term path to success as they reenter civilian life," said Mike McWilliams, President & Chief Operating Officer for Everon. "Given their unique set of technical skills, a call to serve others, and valuable leadership experience, former military servicemembers are some of the best professionals in the security industry. We're proud of all the veterans who've joined us at Everon, and whose drive for excellence matches our own."

In an effort to foster an environment that would attract former servicemembers to a civilian career in the security industry, Everon has championed a number of veteran integration assistance programs to ensure the inclusion and success of military employees within the organization. This includes dedicated mentorship and peer-to-peer communications channels, the opportunity to participate in service projects that benefit nonprofit organizations whose missions support veteran and military member communities, and inclusive company events to honor service members and their families.

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Election 2024: Unrest Coming?


Businesses Brace for Nationwide Unrest
Trump vs. Harris: Cities across US board up ahead of election

Business owners from Washington, DC, to Portland, Oregon, are taking extra security measures in fear of post-election riots and chaos

Business owners across the United States are boarding up their windows in preparation for potential post-election fallout.

Before voters head to the polls Tuesday with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying for the presidency, several businesses in Washington, D.C., were boarded up last week near the intersection of 17th Street NW and H Street NW, Fox 5 D.C. reported - a short walk from the White House.

On the other side of the country, business owners in Portland, Oregon, who were hit hard by violence following the 2016 election and protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in 2020, are also preparing for potential riots.

"It is completely ridiculous that we have to do this," downtown Portland employee Ebony Boger told ABC 7 News. "It's very precautionary, and I see why because I was here four years ago, and it was crazy down here. It's not shocking. I'm kind of used to it. I think they should do it."

U.S. Capitol Police will switch to what they call "enhanced posture," which will include additional officers and "bike rack" fencing around the White House.

Some Portland business owners told KOIN 6 News that they were adding extra security in preparation, while others said that they were carrying on business as usual.

Retail store owners told the outlet that they may pull expensive items off the shelves, and that they were hiring overnight security on Nov. 5 for election night. Some of them said they were not worried about the prospect of unrest until they heard about ballot box fires set this year. foxnews.com


No Credible Threats in D.C. But Stores Not Taking Chances
Stores near White House board up ahead of election

DC Police Chief Pamela Smith says so far there is no credible threat to the nation's capital ahead of the election.

With just days ahead of the election, some buildings within blocks from the White House have boarded up their store fronts.

During a public safety meeting last week, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto brought up the concern of residents and businesses owners to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

"We are already getting requests from businesses if they should board up. We are getting requests about people moving trash cans inside," Pinto said.

"I don't think they should be boarding up their buildings," Bowser responded ahead of a public safety briefing focused on the weeks from the election to the inauguration.

Bowser said her administration is holding weekly meetings leading up the inauguration to brief District businesses about potential threats and advise them on any additional safety precautions they should take.

Despite the Mayor's advice, businesses along 17th Street Northwest and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest have decided to board up. wusa9.com


High fences, boarded-up businesses: DC security raised for Election Day

Washington DC gears up for possible election chaos with metal fencing around VP's home and business boarded up
 



The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact


It's Not Just Organized Criminals - It's Everyday Americans
The rise of the Middle-Class Shoplifter

Middle-class Americans are shoplifting everything from tape measures to blocks of cheese.

As much as retailers are quick to point the finger at organized operators for their theft problems, there's another group that gets a lot less lip service: the opportunists, like Carson, who are pocketing things from time to time because they feel like it. These shoplifters have existed forever - adults with decent jobs who are firmly in the middle class. And they're everywhere.

"It's your normal, everyday person, doesn't matter sex, gender, age, whatever, it's just people that see an opportunity and go, 'Huh, I bet I could steal that and nobody would know,'" said Joshua Jacobson, a loss-prevention professional in California who's worked for half a dozen major retailers over the past decade. "They're like a giant organized mob, they just don't know each other."

Shoplifting is illegal, and there are costs to it, even if you don't love the company that's bearing them. Many people find this sort of behavior objectionable and unethical. But after chatting with members of the smallest-time thieves brigade, it was clear that they generally aren't concerned about the moral weight of their actions - they choose to ignore it, or they don't really consider what they're doing as wrong.

In recent weeks, I spoke with nearly a dozen of these non-organized middle-class retail thieves to get a sense of why and how they do it. I also talked to loss-prevention professionals and retail industry analysts about what they're seeing. The takeaway: A lot of people steal, from small-stakes stuff at the drugstore to larger items worth hundreds of dollars at hardware chains. Their motivations are generally not the direct result of economic need, but instead, people make a moral (or amoral) judgment about what goods are unjustly expensive, especially as they deal with the recent bout of inflation. They view it as a way to get back at The Man - many have concocted a code of conduct that amounted to pilfering only from big, evil retailers (and, in one case, overpriced corporate ski resorts).

Case in point: A lot of the one-off shoplifters I talked to steal from Whole Foods with a very clean conscience. "No, I don't feel bad about stealing from Jeff Bezos," one 20-something occasional shoplifter in Washington, DC, told me. Her loot of choice is passion fruit, which she rings up as a cheaper item - bananas. She's even memorized the code: 4011. Another shoplifter, a 30-something man in New York who asked to be referred to as the "Parmesan cheese bandit," echoed the anti-Bezos sentiment. The only people who know about his habit of stuffing a block of Whole Foods cheese into his sweatpants pocket after hitting the gym (which he developed after seeing some TikTok videos about Parmesan's high protein content) are his brother - and, he said, "maybe the fucking surveillance people, I don't know."  businessinsider.com


Can 'Invisible Barcodes' Eliminate Self-Checkout Theft?
Goodbye to Walmart thieves forever - a new security system has been developed that will change everything
Walmart, the retail giant, has taken a significant step to combat one of its biggest challenges: theft at self-checkout kiosks. In partnership with Digimarc, Walmart is introducing a revolutionary invisible barcode technology designed to enhance security while improving the customer experience. This new system aims to reduce the billions of dollars lost to theft every year and promises to change how we shop forever.

How does Walmart's new security system work?

The innovative technology at the heart of this new initiative uses invisible barcodes that are imperceptible to the human eye. Unlike traditional barcodes, these codes cover the entire surface of a product, making it possible to scan an item from any angle. This advancement, developed by Digimarc, ensures that products cannot be bypassed at the checkout, reducing the chances of theft.

Walmart's self-checkout machines, equipped with advanced scanners, can detect these invisible codes even if a customer tries to hide an item. The machines are also capable of scanning multiple products at once, allowing for faster and more efficient transactions. With this system in place, Walmart no longer relies solely on customers to scan every product correctly, closing a significant loophole that has been exploited by shoplifters.

A revolution in retail

Walmart's adoption of Digimarc's invisible barcode technology represents a major shift in the way retailers approach both security and customer service. The days of relying on traditional barcodes may soon be over, as more retailers realize the potential of this advanced system. Companies like Wegmans have already begun implementing similar technology, and Walmart's involvement could drive wider adoption across the industry.

This shift won't happen overnight, as the process of replacing traditional barcodes with invisible ones requires time and adaptation. However, as more stores introduce these codes, we can expect to see a significant impact on both inventory management and theft prevention. eladelantado.com


'Remarkable' Decline in Murders
Murders Surged in the Pandemic. Now in Many Cities That Surge Is Gone.

A huge drop in 2023 has been followed by an even greater improvement so far this year.

Murders declined at a remarkable rate in America in 2023, with official statistics showing the largest one-year drop in more than half a century. Even more remarkable: This year looks on track for an even greater improvement.

That decline, visible in more recent crime data than what is published annually by the F.B.I., is at odds with how Donald J. Trump has broadly framed crime as rising "through the roof."

Murders surged at record rates early in the pandemic (starting in 2020 when Mr. Trump was still president). But many cities are now poised in 2024 to fully reverse that rise - a recovery that would be as swift and surprising as the initial nationwide spike in murder rates.

"We are seeing the fastest decline ever recorded," said Jeff Asher, a crime analyst with AH Datalytics and a former Upshot contributor, who runs the Real-Time Crime Index that tracks local police data. "Oftentimes, we're squishy and there's doubt, or there's uncertainty. And there's no uncertainty with this."

Our understanding of crime data can be clouded by the long lag in official statistics, the fact that many crimes aren't reported to police, and differences in the multiple methods the federal government uses to track crime (the early pandemic era was also fraught for data collection of all kinds). But murders are different: Nearly every one is counted, and today we have relatively up-to-date counts in many cities and states.

The drop in murder through August this year has been widespread - occurring across the vast majority of the country's largest cities, and appearing even in places like Washington and Kansas City, Mo., that notably didn't improve last year. nytimes.com


Is There Really a Migrant Crime Wave?
Trump's fear of a 'migrant crime wave' plays well, but there's little evidence it exists
With the 2024 presidential election coming to a close, Donald Trump and other Republican candidates are upping the volume as they hammer away at one of their central messages: The influx of migrants from the southern border has put Americans in danger.

An "army of migrant gangs who are waging a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens" are coming into the country, Trump claimed last week at his Madison Square Garden rally. Incessant TV ads echo the same theme.

But most of the horror stories setting a foreboding and ominous tone are anecdotal episodes - not evidence of any sort of widespread migrant crime wave. In fact, experts and data say there really is little evidence of any such trend.

In New York City, where over 210,000 migrants have arrived since Spring 2022, there's been no associated spike in crime. Despite oft-repeated claims about a "migrant crime wave," there is no available data that shows any evidence of a migrant-driven increase in crime in the city.

Regardless of the truth of the claims, the points seem to be landing with some voters who fear the impact of the newcomers on their lives, jobs and safety. Trump, who has made slowing immigration a central pillar of his campaign, talked at length about the issue at his rally last Sunday at the Garden.

"They're allowing criminals from all over the world to enter our country," the GOP nominee said to a crowd of thousands, saying a beat later that migrants have "even taken over Times Square." nydailynews.com

 
Property Crime Decreased in 13 of 17 years Between 2007 & 2023
"Incarceration, violent crime, and property crime rates lower than they were 30 years ago"
LESS CRIME: Property crime decreased in 13 of the 17 years between 2007 and 2023; it is now 44% lower than in 2007 and 55% lower than it was 30 years ago. California's violent crime rate decreased in 9 of the 17 years; it is now 4% lower than it was in 2007 and slightly less than half of what it was 30 years ago.

MORE SAVINGS: The dramatic decrease in California's incarcerated population has led to significant savings to the state and county governments. Spending on the state correctional system dropped notably, from 9.4% of the state's General Fund in 2007 (when the federal three-judge panel was appointed) to 6.7% in 2024.

Additionally, the California Highway Patrol just received additional funding to continue their efforts to combat sideshows.

Today's PPIC analysis and CHP investment comes as Governor Newsom announced a CHP partnership with San Bernardino and more than 10,000 arrests have come from the state's Organized Retail Theft grants. gov.ca.gov

 
Retailers Battle Surging Lego Thefts
Lego Lockup: Thefts of the popular toy leads to price impact
Stores are now being forced to lock up items like medications and toothpaste, even popular toys such as Legos. Campbell uncovered multiple thefts of Lego sets at retailers in Kettering, Sugarcreek Township, and Centerville.

Mason told News Center 7 that many of the thieves are bold with Lego thefts because "They're pretty big at least the bigger dollar ones." According to Mason, his department's investigators see stolen Legos on sale, online as thieves try to make a quick buck.

Kettering Police said thieves sell stolen Lego sets on Amazon and other sites, but they also sell them to pawn shops as well.

Officers are working with both groups to make it much tougher to re-sell without leaving lots of information to help police track down stolen goods and thieves. We've learned that a Dayton-area Meijer, Kroger, Walmart, and Target stores have all been hit by Lego thieves.

So far, 32 states have passed laws to toughen organized retail crime. Federal law enforcement agencies estimated that retail crime drives up prices so much it forces the average American family to pay an extra $500 a year in costs. yahoo.com
 

Crime Has Been a Big Talking Point. How Does It Look in Battleground States?

South Carolina Executes Black Man For Shooting Store Clerk
 



Fast Food Chains Struggling
TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy protection as other fast food chains struggle
TGI Fridays has filed for bankruptcy protection to "position [its] restaurants for long-term success," the casual-dining restaurant chain announced Saturday. The self-described "birthplace of fun, freedom and celebration" filed for Chapter 11 protections in a federal court in Texas early on Saturday in a bid to allow the company to "explore strategic alternatives in order to ensure the long-term viability of the brand."

The bankruptcy will only affect the 39 restaurants owned and operated by TGI Fridays Inc. All franchised stores operating in 41 countries will continue to serve customers as usual. The "difficult and necessary actions" announced by the Dallas-headquartered company on Saturday are designed to protect the interest of franchisees, both in the U.S. and abroad, said Rohit Manocha, the company's executive chairman.

Saturday's announcement comes as a growing number of high-profile casual-dining restaurant chains in the U.S. struggle to adjust to what appears to be a new landscape in the service industry in the US, as rising menu prices continue to turn off customers. nydailynews.com


Target's Holiday Transformation
Target holiday plans include pop-ups, in-store shops, 'fantastical' creatures
Target Corp. is looking to dial up the magic for customers shopping in-store this holiday season.

The retailer is transforming its stores into a white-and-red holiday wonderland, with a ceiling banner - styled to resemble swirling peppermint ribbons - and peppermint signage. The peppermint pattern will be seen not only throughout Target stores but also extended to its marketing billboards and packaging for its Favorite Day private label line of sweets and savories.

The ribbon will lead customers to a host of special holiday shops, including a "Merry Cherry Chalet" for gifts, a London station for Marks & Spencer holiday items and "Candy Cane Corner, which features more than 50 new Favorite Day items. Holiday home décor items are featured in the "Trim the Tree Lot."
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Stop & Shop Closes 'Underperforming' Stores. Here's Who's Affected

Wendy's Closing 140 Underperforming Stores Amidst Future Growth Plans


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California's Disappearing Theft Suspects
Ahead of Proposition 36 vote, state data show California is not tracking retail theft suspects after arrests
Governor Gavin Newsom announced last month that California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCT) had made more than 1,000 arrests in 2024. For more than a month, CBS News California has been trying to find out what happened to those people after their arrests.

No one - not the Governor's Office, the attorney general, nor the California Highway Patrol (CHP), which runs California's task force - could tell us how many of the people arrested for retail theft were sentenced, let alone how many showed up to court, went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended. None of the agencies could even provide the names of those 1000+ people, so we could not independently track them down.

The CHP did provide arrest statistics, which reveal that out of the 1,126 arrests made by the Organized Retail Crime Task Force as of early October, more than half (684) were cite-and-releases, which means those offenders received the equivalent of the ticket and a notice to appear in court. District Attorneys say many of those people never show up in court.

A week before California voters decide on the tougher-on-crime Proposition 36, Gov. Newsom held a virtual news conference Monday to announce that more than 10,000 arrests over the past year by local law enforcement agencies statewide. These arrests were for various crimes, but he attributed them to the hundreds of millions of dollars California invested in cracking down on organized retail theft (ORT) last year.

Newsom awarded approximately $267 million worth of grants to 55 California cities and counties in October 2023. The governor said that money "has generated 10,128 arrests and counting just from the local law enforcement efforts." Of those arrests there were "nearly 8,000 for organized retail theft," according to the governor's office. cbsnews.com
 



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New Tag Recirculation Program Launched by Prosegur and Pact Retail Accessories, Promising to Make EAS Programs More Efficient and Help Retailers Reach their ESG Goals


DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (October 21, 2024) - Prosegur Security, a global leader in security technology, has formed a new partnership with Pact Retail Accessories, a global leader in sustainability solutions, to launch a new EAS tag recirculation program for U.S. retailers. The program aims to help retailers make their electronic article surveillance (EAS) program more efficient, protect more merchandise from shoplifting, reduce plastic waste, and help retailers achieve their ESG (Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) goals more easily.

"Our new EAS recirculation program will enable retailers to reuse their EAS tags more easily and efficiently by having them quickly move used tags from the point of sale at the retail store back to the point of manufacture overseas or distribution center in the U.S.," said Matt Sack, CEO of Prosegur's global retail business unit. "This next-level source tagging will enable retailers to extend the lifespan of their tags, maximizing their investment into EAS and reducing costs as well as reducing plastic waste."

Rather than having the retail associates sort, inspect and reapply tags to new merchandise in the store, the new program will allow store associates to simply place removed tags, pins and lanyards in a box without the need to sort them, and ship the box back to Prosegur and Pact's sorting facilities. The tags, pins and lanyards are sorted, inspected, cleaned, and repackaged, then shipped quickly to the manufacturer (or the retailer's distribution facility) anywhere in the world to be reapplied on new merchandise. When the new merchandise arrives at the retail location, the tags are already on and can be placed on the sales floor more quickly.

"The EAS tag recirculation program eliminates the need for store associates to sort and reapply tags, thus freeing up their time for more productive tasks like serving shoppers," said Nancy Justice, SVP, North America, Pact Retail Accessories. "The program also helps to extend the life of EAS tags, reducing the need to buy new tags. And, because new merchandise then arrives to stores already tagged at the source, this can ensure that all stores have properly protected merchandise, reducing the problems that can stem from non-compliance by individual stores with the LP rules and guidelines."

According to Sack and Justice, by extending the lifespan of an average EAS tag, Prosegur and Pact Retail Accessories will help retailers reduce the amount of plastics ending up in landfills. This also helps retailers achieve their ESG goals.

More information about this new program can be obtained at both Prosegur's & Pact Retail Accessories websites respectively.


 

 

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Modernization Efforts Falling Short?
Executives worry over aging IT systems

Despite ongoing modernization efforts, tech debt is still hindering mission-critical infrastructure, according to Kyndryl.

Enterprise modernization initiatives are too often threatened by aging infrastructure and systems that have run out of technical support, according to a recent Kyndryl report. The IT services firm surveyed 3,200 C-suite executives and collected anonymized customer data from its Kyndryl Bridge platform.

While 9 in 10 executives said their company's technology is best-in-class, nearly two-thirds acknowledged that outdated systems present a major concern. Data indicating 44% of mission-critical enterprise IT infrastructure is approaching or at end-of-life confirmed the apparent paradox.

If a company lacks comprehensive IT asset and configuration management, locating tech debt is a challenge, according to Michael Bradshaw, Kyndryl's SVP and global practice leader for applications, data and AI. "It's almost like an archaeological dig," he said. "You don't know where the problems are unless you stub your toe on something that's reached end-of-support."

Executives are bullish on additive digital transformations that enable smarter chatbots, sleeker dashboards and more user-friendly interfaces. But drumming up enthusiasm for the everyday grunt work that keeps the IT machine humming can be a challenge.

"It's hard for companies to strike that balance between investment in the new and making sure that you're tending to and you're being a good steward for those things that have been around for a period of time," Bradshaw said. cybersecuritydive.com


100 Organizations Targeted
CISA warns of foreign threat group launching spearphishing campaign using malicious RDP files

Midnight Blizzard has targeted more than 100 organizations across government, IT and academia, in some cases impersonating Microsoft employees.

AdvertisementThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday said it has received multiple reports of a foreign threat actor targeting government and IT companies in a widescale spear-phishing campaign using malicious remote desktop protocol files.

Microsoft Threat Intelligence linked the spear-phishing campaign to Midnight Blizzard in a Tuesday report, warning that emails were sent to thousands of targets. The emails were sent to more than 100 organizations in government, defense and academia, among others, and in some cases impersonated Microsoft employees to lend credibility.

AWS identified internet domains abused by the threat group, which is also known as APT29 and affiliated with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, CJ Moses, CISO and VP of security engineering at Amazon wrote in a post last week. The phishing campaign was launched in Ukraine and design to steal credentials from Russian adversaries, Moses said.  cybersecuritydive.com


Cybersecurity Hiring Prep
Hiring guide: Key skills for cybersecurity researchers
In this Help Net Security interview, Rachel Barouch, an Organizational Coach for VCs and startups and a former VP HR in both a VC and a Cybersecurity startup, discusses the dynamics of cybersecurity researchers and team-building strategies. She highlights that these researchers, often brilliant and introverted, come with distinctive working styles, making it challenging to foster collaboration.

However, with the right approach to assessing, managing, retaining and developing them, organizations can unlock their potential and drive high-performance teams, ultimately boosting the startup's market value, especially in the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

What should organizations focus on when preparing to interview cybersecurity researchers?

Pre-interview preparation is essential for evaluating potential candidates. Organizations should thoroughly review candidates' technical contributions, including their publications, vulnerability disclosures, and open-source work. Conference presentations provide insight into their ability to communicate complex ideas.

Their participation in competitions like Capture The Flag events and platforms such as TryHackMe and HackTheBox can demonstrate practical skills. Understanding that many researchers perform their best work during non-traditional hours, sometimes flourishing at 2 AM, can help organizations adapt their expectations accordingly.  helpnetsecurity.com
 

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E-Commerce 'Safe Zones'
Central Iowa authorities encourage residents to use safe zones for e-commerce transactions
Windsor Heights police continue an investigation to find a person of interest in a robbery inside the Walmart on 73rd Street. Police say the victim did all the right things: meet during the day, in public and with a lot of people around.

There is one more step law enforcement is urging people to take in that situation: arrange that meet-up at a place like an e-commerce safe zone, such as the one at the Johnston Police Department. There is 24-hour surveillance, and cameras have a clear view of the safe zone.

"To be able to have an environment where you can kinda say, 'OK. You know what, I feel pretty good to be in this little spot like this.' So I might feel comfortable to do that situation," said Josh Kennedy, community affairs coordinator at the Johnston Police Department.

Altoona also has a safe exchange zone in its police department parking lot. "I think that's a really good idea," said Jaclyn Franchetti, an Altoona resident.

Franchetti said that unless you personally know the buyer, you never truly know who you are dealing with in an e-commerce situation. Feeling safe in that type of transaction is her top priority.

"Because if something happened, there would be people right inside that could help me too, and that it was under watch," Franchetti said.

Franchetti said she will use the safe exchange zone from now on when involved in e-commerce transactions. She hopes everyone follows suit. kcci.com


Amazon Data Center Agreement Rejected
US regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data center
U.S. energy regulators rejected an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data center connected directly to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, a filing showed on Friday. Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the agreement to increase the capacity of the data center located on the site of Talen Energy's Susquehanna nuclear generating facility could raise power bills for the public and affect the grid's reliability.

As Big Tech races to grow its data centers needed to expand technologies like generative artificial intelligence, locating centers directly on power plant sites has become an attractive option to power up quickly.

"Co-location arrangements of the type presented here present an array of complicated, nuanced and multifaceted issues, which collectively could have huge ramifications for both grid reliability and consumer costs," FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said in the order. reuters.com


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Alameda County, CA: D.A. Price Charges Coliseum Flea Market Vendors in Organized Retail Theft Case
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced today that her office charged three people in connection with multiple organized retail theft crimes stemming from a sophisticated criminal enterprise operating at the Oakland Coliseum Flea Market from March 26, 2023, through April 17, 2024. The charges against Octavio Ambriz Valle, 52, Devora Ambriz Valle, 49, and Felipe Del Toro Trejo, 54, include multiple felony counts of possessing stolen property and organized retail theft in concert. It is alleged that the trio of vendors possessed stolen property valued at $348,466 from nine different retailers, including Kohl's, Macy's, PetSmart, Sephora, Sunglass Hut, TJX, Target, Walgreens, and Walmart. Last year, the District Attorney's Office successfully competed and received a $2 million grant from the California Department of Justice to combat organized retail theft. Price added another $2 million to bolster the Organized Retail Crime Alameda (ORCA) unit which is fully operational and collaborating with numerous law enforcement agencies.  postnewsgroup.com  


San Francisco, CA: 7 arrested, cited in SFPD retail theft operation
Seven individuals were arrested, cited and released after a retail theft police operation, said the San Francisco Police Department. SFPD said the department conducts operations where uniformed officers are stationed in retail businesses to mitigate theft. The department chose to carry out the operation in a store in the 3300 block of Mission Street due to the high amount of shoplifting activity. On Oct. 15, SFPD officers arrested seven suspects for shoplifting. More than $400 worth of merchandise was returned to the store, according to the police. kron4.com


Novato, CA: 4 Arrests For Organized Retail Theft
Four suspects were arrested after suspicions of retail theft, Novato police said. Alexander Armenta, 42, Donnalee Encinas, 41, Sameria Lee, 49, and Willie Johnson Jr., 50, were arrested following reports of alleged theft in progress by the DSW store employees in Vintage Oaks area on Wednesday, police said. Investigation revealed the four suspects were reportedly working together to steal merchandise from DSW. Johnson was also arrested for unlawful possession of pepper spray, switchblade knife, and drugs, according to the police.  patch.com


Boston MA: Woman charged after alleged theft of $4800 in merchandise at Lululemon

Murfreesboro, TN: Man Snags $1,700 in High-End Hiking Gear

Lake Grove, NY: Man wanted for stealing over $1K in sunglasses from store inside Macy's
 



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Shootings & Deaths


Monkey Junction, NC: Walmart employee identified, suspect charged in fatal Monkey Junction Walmart shooting
A man is facing a first-degree murder charge after an employee at the Walmart in Monkey Junction was shot and killed during a shoplifting attempt Saturday evening. Dean Michael Newman, 35, has been arrested and charged in the death of Mark Thomas Paz, according to District Attorney Rebecca Zimmer Donaldson. According to the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, around 6 p.m. Saturday several Walmart employees tried to stop a suspect from shoplifting at the store located at 5135 Carolina Beach Road. A fight occurred and "the suspect brandished a firearm and fired one shot hitting a Walmart employee," according to the sheriff's office. It is unclear what Newman was allegedly trying to steal. Newman fled, but was confronted by a sheriff's deputy in the parking lot and was taken into custody, according to the sheriff's office.  starnewsonline.com


Zubulon, NC: 1 person shot, killed at Zebulon convenience store
The Johnston County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one person was shot and killed at a convenience store in Zebulon. The incident happened at the Shop-N-Go convenience store at 13597 NC-39. Deputies said the shooter was identified and is being questioned. Authorities said there is no threat to the public.  abc11.com


Accomack County, VA: 1 dead after shooting in Dollar General parking lot
A man has died after being shot in a Dollar General parking lot, according to the Accomack County Sheriff's Office. Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, deputies were called to the Dollar General at 14093 Lankford Highway for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found an unresponsive man suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators obtained warrants against Jamal Anthony Samuel, 45, of New Church, Virginia for second degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a felon. On Saturday, Samuel was taken into custody without incident, according the sheriff's office.  wavy.com


Gardena, CA: Man shot to death at restaurant in Gardena
A man was shot to death by another man while at a restaurant in Gardena, authorities said Sunday. The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Saturday at a restaurant in the 18100 block of Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Division. The victim, a man about 35 years old, was seated at the restaurant when the suspect, a man about 35 to 40 years old, who was also at the restaurant walked up and fired a shot at the man.  2urbangirls.com


Warning: Graphic Video
(Update) Man killed by Police after stealing from Food Lion
New video shows the moments 46-year-old Dennis Bodden was killed by police after stealing groceries from the Food Lion on Johnston Road Charlotte, NC. Dennis was shot on May 14, 2024 by a Pineville police officer. The situation began when Dennis entered the Food Lion. Dennis was stealing food and groceries, so employees called police. A cop working security at Food Lion was notified. Dennis attempted to walk out of the store, and the cop followed him trying to stop him. A fight began, and Dennis was able to escape the officer's grasp. Dennis bit the officer on the arm during the fight. Dennis then was shot with a taser gun, but the electrical volts did not stop Dennis. Dennis was able to get up and run across the street to apartments. Dennis then lunged at one of the cops and tried to take the officer's gun. One of the officers then shot and killed Dennis. The suspect goes down and is heard saying he cant breathe. Cops try to hold a chest bandage on Dennis until paramedics arrived, but Dennis died on scene.  charlottealertsnews.com


Canton, OH: Employee Shot in Canton Dollar General Store Robbery
Canton police were not providing much information on an armed robbery from Friday evening with one person shot. The Repository says an employee at the Dollar General store on West Tusc at Fulton Road was shot at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Condition of the worker was not known.  whbc.com


Louisville, KY: Man hospitalized after being shot near White Caste restaurant in downtown Louisville
A man was taken to the hospital after being shot near a White Castle in downtown Louisville Sunday evening. Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a reported shooting in the 100 block of East Market Street around 7:30 p.m. Police found a man outside the White Castle who had been shot in the leg. He was alert and conscious when taken to UofL Hospital. His injuries are believed to be non-fatal.  wdrb.com
 



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C-Store - Meridian, MS - Armed Robbery
C-Store - Southington, CT - Armed Robbery
C-Store - Zebulon, NC - Armed Robbery / 1 killed
C-Store - Suffolk County, NY - Armed Robbery
C-Store - Lansing, MI - Armed Robbery
Clothing - Murfreesboro, TN - Robbery
Clothing - Boston, MA - Robbery
Dollar - Canton, OH - Armed Robbery / Clerk wounded
Eyewear - Lake Grove, NY - Robbery
Jewelry - Oklahoma City, OK - Robbery
Jewelry - Houston, TX - Robbery
Jewelry - Waipahu, HI - Burglary
Jewelry - Santa Monica, CA - Robbery
Jewelry - Lakewood, CA - Robbery
Jewelry - Columbia, MD - Robbery
Jewelry - Northridge, CA - Robbery
Liquor - Miami, FL - Robbery
Liquor - Champaign, IL - Armed Robbery
Shoe - Novato, CA - Armed Robbery
Walmart - Monkey Junction, NC - Armed Robbery / Employee killed                                   

 

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• 19 robberies
• 1 burglary
• 3 shootings
• 2 killed



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