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Q&A with Dara Riordan, President of FaceFirst
IHL Group President Greg
Buzek told APEX attendees that facial recognition is key to reducing
consumer theft. Can you provide more context?
Greg
founded the IHL Group retail research firm. During his recent APEX session,
Greg cited IHL Group research that retailers using facial recognition
technology saw 74% lower consumer theft growth in 2023. The IHL Group
research reinforces the recent Avery Dennison report that 300 retail
leaders cited facial recognition as the most effective deployed
technology or product, ahead of license plate recognition, RFID tags, and
other solutions.
Of course, it's never one tool alone. The complementary approach of
integrating face matching with traditional CCTV, cart containment, RFID,
access management solutions, parking lot towers, and more is the emerging
technology landscape. It's being used to enhance solutions retailers have
already invested in. The need for proactive solutions to combat the
escalating violent theft crisis is critical, not just to prevent loss but
for life safety.
California voters
passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday, rolling back many of the controversial
"soft on crime" policies in a deep blue state. Were there other anti-crime
measures being considered on November 5?
An overwhelming 70% of California voters passed the anti-crime
Proposition 36 on November 5. It increases penalties for theft and drug
crimes, and it will re-classify misdemeanor thefts and some drug crimes.
This ballot initiative rolls back many of the changes made in 2014 with Prop
47. Retailers from Mom-and-Pop shops to big box chains, law enforcement
leaders, and many DAs pushed hard to pass this measure. Regardless of what
side of the aisle Californians are on, they are fed up. As a California
resident, I witnessed grab-and-dash theft and shoplifter altercations with
associates. As a parent, seeing these incidents while I have my kids in tow
is unnerving. This measure is about both theft and life safety. The voters
have spoken, and there's hope this measure will drive change. Also,
nearly 70% of Colorado voters passed Amendment I this week. The
constitutional amendment makes first-degree murder suspects ineligible for
bail in most circumstances. Colorado voters also passed Proposition 128,
which requires people convicted of certain crimes, including murder and
aggravated robbery, to serve at least 85% of their sentence before parole
eligibility.
Employers must
comply with several new and existing workplace violence laws in 2025. How do
you think facial recognition technology can help them protect employees?
Retailers need proactive tools that make stores safer for employees and
customers. New York's new retail violence prevention law goes into effect
in March 2025. It requires most retailers to develop workplace violence
prevention plans and train their employees on safety procedures.
California's new law went into effect on July 1, 2024. It requires employers
to have a workplace violence notification system. It also requires employers
to investigate and track all threats of violence, including those made on
social media. FaceFirst can help retailers comply with workplace violence
laws. Retailers can enroll known offenders and those who have made
threats in a watchlist group with immediate notifications when those
individuals enter. Workplace violence laws are now on the books in at least
27 states.
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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
Retail Looks to Facial Recognition to
Fight Crime
'The technology could become a crucial asset
in identifying & deterring habitual offenders'
UK shop theft inquiry addresses use of facial recognition to combat
retail crime
The Justice and Home Affairs committee has issued a call for reforms
to address the rise in organized retail crime, publishing a detailed
letter to the Minister for policing, crime, and fire prevention, Dame
Diana Johnson MP. The Committee's findings, based on an inquiry into the
surge in shop theft, highlight an unprecedented spike in large-scale
theft operations that are increasingly violent and sophisticated.
The report reveals statistics which found that almost 17 million
incidents of shop theft occur each year, with a minimal number
resulting in arrests. As a result, these crimes have had an impact on
the retail industry, with annual losses nearing £2 billion (roughly
US$2.5 billion). Once viewed as a sporadic crime, shop theft has become
highly organized, often tied to larger criminal networks.
In its conclusions, the committee noted the use of facial recognition
tools by private companies, emphasizing that it should be paired
with rigorous guidelines to safeguard privacy and civil liberties.
The technology could become a crucial asset
in identifying and deterring habitual offenders in retail settings,
according to the committee's findings.
Lord Foster of Bath, chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee,
says: "The scale of the shop theft problem within England and Wales
is totally unacceptable and action, like that underway in the
Pegasus scheme, is vital and urgent.
"There's no silver bullet. But, if adopted, the recommendations in our
report should help tackle the problem and help keep the public and
our economy safer."
Project Pegasus is police operation that biometrically matches CCTV
images of shoplifters with those in a national police database.
Supported by the country's largest retailers, the biometric
identification scheme was introduced in September of last year.
biometricupdate.com
The Anti-Crime Election
What some state and local results say about the future of public safety
in America
As the dust settles on an historic election night, we'll have no
shortage of explanations for how President-elect Donald J. Trump
prevailed over Vice President Kamala D. Harris. But few observers have
yet focused on how several local election outcomes will make 2024 the
"anti-crime election"-one for which many Americans have longed for
about a decade.
Start with California: one of the most closely followed ballot
initiatives in the Golden State was Proposition 36, which looked to
counter a 2014 initiative, Prop. 47, that had raised the threshold for
felony theft to $950 and converted many felony drug offenses to
misdemeanors. A decade later, the architects of Prop. 36 sought to put a
modest but meaningful rollback of Prop. 47 on the ballot, allowing
prosecutors to bring felony theft charges when the perpetrator is a
repeat offender, increasing sentences for mass thefts, and requiring
that certain sentences be served in state prisons rather than in county
jails. Prop. 36 passed by a massive margin.
In Los Angeles, "progressive" prosecutor George Gascón, who
succeeded Kamala Harris as San Francisco district attorney before
becoming the lead prosecutor in L.A., lost his
reelection bid to Nathan Hochman, who ran on a law-and-order platform.
Anti-crime voter sentiment also made its way north to the Bay Area,
where voters had already recalled former San Francisco District Attorney
Chesa Boudin in 2022. As of this writing, Boudin's replacement, Brooke
Jenkins, seems poised to win election to a full term. In Alameda County
(home to Oakland), District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor
Sheng Thao appear likely to lose their respective recall elections.
Like Boudin and Gascón, Price and Thao positioned themselves as
criminal-justice reformers, keen to shrink the footprint of the
justice system.
The progressive prosecutor movement took some hits outside of
California, too. In Tampa, Florida Democrat Andrew Warren,
suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022 for his non-prosecution
policies, lost his reelection bid against Republican State's Attorney
Susan Lopez. In Athens, Georgia-where the murder of Laken Riley
by an illegal immigrant earlier this year stoked outrage-Kalki
Yalamanchili won a landslide victory over incumbent District Attorney
Deborah Gonzalez, who was elected on a reformist platform. In Phoenix,
Tamika Wooten, who ran on pushing alternatives to incarceration and
restorative justice, lost her bid to oust incumbent Maricopa County
Attorney Rachel Mitchell, a Republican. Law-and-order prosecutors
also won in Macomb County, Michigan, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
One of the key takeaways of the 2024 election cycle may be that voters
have learned a key lesson from recent history. When it came to
progressive policies, they went along to get along-until the results hit
them, hard and fast.
city-journal.org
Bipartisan Push to Fight ORC & Freight
Fraud
Election 2024: US lawmakers who support initiatives to fight freight
fraud
Bills introduced recently aim to
tackle rise in freight fraud and organized retail crime
Two key bills, the Safeguarding Our Supply
Chains Act and the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
(CORCA), showcase the federal push to protect domestic supply chains
from both theft and fraud.
Here's a look at the specifics of the bills, their primary sponsors and
co-sponsors, and which lawmakers will still be in office to support the
initiatives in the coming legislative cycle following the 2024
elections.
Safeguarding Our Supply Chains Act
Introduced by Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., the Safeguarding Our Supply
Chains Act addresses the rise in organized theft targeting critical
freight networks across the U.S.
This bill seeks to establish a Supply Chain Fraud and Theft Task
Force under the joint authority of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
and the FBI. With a proposed $100 million in funding, the task force
is dedicated to coordinating law enforcement efforts at both the federal
and local levels to counter organized theft and fraud along freight
networks, which include rail, motor carrier and intermodal systems. The
focus of this task force is emphasized by a recent CargoNet study that
found a 14% increase in cargo theft events across the U.S. and Canada in
Q3 2024 compared to Q3 2023.
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
CORCA is another bipartisan bill designed to address the escalating
problem of organized retail crime. Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley,
R-Iowa, and co-sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of senators, CORCA
aims to equip federal law enforcement with resources to collaborate with
local authorities to dismantle complex retail crime rings. These
criminal organizations often engage in elaborate schemes involving cargo
theft and e-commerce fraud.
The Safeguarding Our Supply Chains Act and CORCA are strong
indicators of a bipartisan commitment to tackling crime affecting U.S.
supply chains. With key sponsors and co-sponsors remaining in
office, they are positioned to play vital roles in U.S. supply chain
security initiatives.
freightwaves.com
Will Prop 36 Reduce Retail Theft?
California passed its anti-shoplifting legislation, but will it actually
help retailers?
Proponents of the proposition have pointed to the narrative that has
taken hold in retail over the last year: that an unprecedented wave
of petty crime was significantly eating into businesses' bottom line.
Whether that's actually true is murkier. While last year some cities
like New York and Los Angeles have seen an increase in larceny offenses,
which include both petty shoplifting and organized retail crime, most
cities have seen a decline. That includes San Francisco, where
larceny offenses fell by 5%, despite the city's status as a poster child
for rampant petty crime. Additionally, larceny offenses, in general,
have fallen significantly over the last 30 years, dropping by more than
50% since 1990.
Still, retailers' reactions to shoplifting have become increasingly
apparent to consumers.
"All consumers have experienced this impact," said Juan Pellerano,
CMO of the retail tech company Swap. "Try walking into a CVS without
needing assistance to unlock basics like toothpaste or deodorant."
But Pellerano said it's unclear if the
proposition will significantly reduce theft. Instead, he
said, a broader police presence in shopping districts would likely have
a more immediate effect on crime rates than increased punishments.
Opponents of the proposition argue that Prop 36 will take more public
money away from other programs and funnel more people into the state's
prison system, all while doing little to make California safer. The
ACLU, which opposed the proposition, will "work to prevent Proposition
36 from becoming a tool or an excuse to dismantle decades of progress on
criminal justice reform and common-sense public safety policies that the
ACLU has long pursued," stated Abdi Soltani, executive director of the
ACLU of Northern California, in a press statement on Wednesday morning.
"The broad coalition of organizations that opposed Prop 36, including
business, labor, teachers, law enforcement and front-line healthcare
workers, will continue to advocate for smart and effective criminal
justice reform and public safety solutions that work for all
communities," Soltani said.
modernretail.co
More Coverage of CA's Prop 36 Victory
California Voters Get Tougher On Crime
Prop 36, a ballot measure that will
toughen penalties for retail theft and drug crime, was approved by
voters Tuesday
A ballot measure known as
Prop 36, which will make certain drug and theft crimes a felony,
which came in response to a massive uptick in retail theft, was
overwhelmingly passed by California voters on Tuesday.
The proposition,
which won the support of roughly 70% of voters as of late Tuesday
night, will force a change to the California criminal code that has led
to misdemeanor offenses for shoplifting crimes where the stolen value
was under. With the passing of Prop 36, those crimes for repeat
offenders will be considered felonies. Proponents of the measure say
it will also address homelessness and fentanyl deaths by sentencing
dealers to longer prison sentences and creating a court-mandated drug
treatment system for people struggling with addiction.
California judges also will now be required to warn fentanyl dealers
that they can be charged with murder if someone dies from drugs they
dealt.
This year Los Angeles was besieged with smash-and-grab crimes and home
invasions that
saw burglaries at the homes of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Marlon
Wayans, and a slew of other celebrities. Retail theft saw such an
alarming rise that
local law enforcement partnered with federal prosecutors in an
effort to root out organized gangs.
Leaders in several of California's other big cities - San Francisco
Mayor London Breed, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, and San Diego Mayor Todd
Gloria - publicly supported the measure as a way to combat crime.
However, Mayor Karen Bass declined to discuss the measure or show any
public support with her commentary.
lamag.com
Walmart tries a new approach to combat retail theft
The company is rolling out the test to
employees first, but may extend mobile unlocking to Walmart+ loyalty
members.
Republicans press FBI to explain process for updating crime statistics
Are FBI Crime Statistics Reliable?
San Francisco Replaces Incumbent Mayor
with Levi Strauss Heir
Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie elected mayor of San Francisco
Wealthy Democratic outsider unseats
incumbent mayor London Breed in expensive race
After years of negative headlines and post-pandemic economic struggle,
San Francisco has picked a wealthy Democratic outsider with no
government experience to serve as the city's new mayor.
Daniel Lurie, 47, is one of the heirs to the
Levi Strauss jeans company fortune, and previously spent 15
years as the executive of a San Francisco non-profit he founded. He
defeated several Democratic challengers, including the current mayor,
London Breed, in an election that was expected to break
local campaign spending records.
Lurie poured more than $8m of his own money into his campaign, while his
billionaire mother, Mimi Haas, backed him with another $1m. He will
be the first San Francisco mayor since 1911 to win office without
previously serving in government, making him the city's "least
experienced mayor in a long time",
the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
But the Chronicle also ended up endorsing Lurie, praising the "balance
of compassion and toughness" in his planned approach to dealing with
the people in San Francisco struggling with homelessness, and saying
the city needed a change in leadership, making Lurie's inexperience
potentially worth the risk.
theguardian.com
50+ Amazon Fresh Locations
Amazon Fresh expands in Pennsylvania
The latest high-tech Amazon Fresh grocery store is the banner's fifth
location in the Keystone State.
In an email to Chain Store Age, Amazon confirmed that a new Amazon Fresh
store is opening in Willow Grove, Penn. (part of the Greater Philadephia
metro market) on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. It follows locations opened
in Warrington, Broomall, Springfield and Langhorne, Penn.
The approximately 31,000-sq.-ft. store is expected to created
dozens of jobs and will feature a selection of national brands, produce
and protein, as well as Amazon private-label brands like Aplenty, Amazon
Fresh, Amazon Saver and 365 by Whole Foods Market.
With the opening of this store and the location in Maryland, the
company is operating more than 50 Amazon Fresh locations across
California, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Washington and Virginia.
chainstoreage.com
Are Strong Retail Sales Hinting at a Recovering US Economy?
The American economy has certainly been put to the test over the past
years, enduring the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and
the resulting inflation, business closures, and uncertainty in terms of
the broader job market. But are things actually improving for the
average consumer as 2024 draws to a close - and the biggest shopping
season of the year kicks off? Certain indicators suggest as much.
retailwire.com
Canadian Tire CEO says consumer confidence 'lowest we've seen in a long
time'
Canadian Tire reported a profit increase in
its latest quarter, despite constrained consumer spending and a
confidence level that the company's CEO says "is the lowest we've seen
in a long time."
Carter's opens its first-ever flagship as part of brand revamp
UK: Asda to cut 475 head office roles and reduce hybrid working
Under Armour plots 'most significant' marketing to date as it works to
win back shoppers
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Retail & Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity in retail: How to bridge the trust gap
Data security is a key differentiator in
today's privacy-driven market
Whether shopping online or in-store, consumers expect their data to be safe -
and they're quick to walk away if it's not. Cybersecurity stands at the
forefront of building trust, while also maintaining resilience and driving
competitive advantage in retail.
As companies embrace omnichannel strategies and navigate complex supply chains,
cyber threats are evolving relentlessly. To stay competitive, retailers must
do more than defend. They should innovate by connecting the strategic vision
of the C-suite with cybersecurity expertise, integrating robust protection
measures into every aspect of their business operations.
The challenge? Many retailers aren't moving fast enough, while others are
overestimating their preparedness and allowing gaps to emerge between perception
and reality.
The cybersecurity readiness paradox
PwC's 2025 Global Digital Trust Insights Survey exposes a cyber resilience
gap across sectors. Only 2% of global organizations have fully implemented
holistic strategies in all critical areas, despite substantial digital
investments. This is particularly notable for retailers, where a 17%
confidence gap exists between CISOs/CSOs and CEOs regarding AI and resilience
compliance, compared with a 13% disparity across all sectors.
This vulnerability increases as the
sector's attack surface grows. Over the past decade, retail's rapid adoption
of cloud services, smart devices and complex partner ecosystems has
significantly outpaced its security measures. Retailers are ill-equipped to
address their most pressing threats - attacks on connected products, cloud
vulnerabilities, hack-and-leak operations, supply chain breaches and ecommerce
fraud.
This misalignment between heightened risks and actual readiness can
create a potential blind spot that exposes retailers to an array of digital
vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity as a competitive advantage -
The consumer call for transparency - Five actionable
strategies for retail cybersecurity - Building resilience and trust into the
future:
nrf.com
Using AI to Boost Cybersecurity
AI Isn't New to Cybersecurity, But Some of Its Use Cases Are
States, cities and counties have big
opportunities to use artificial intelligence to improve response time.
Machine
learning and deep learning, which are subsets of
artificial intelligence, have been used for intrusion detection as far back
as the early 2000s. Even then, it was clear that AI could improve mean time
to detection. Anything that can operate at machine speed can spot something
of interest in torrents of data faster than a person can.
While it's fair to say that AI is not new to cybersecurity, it's also true that
we can now do more with AI to improve cybersecurity than ever before.
For state and local government agencies, AI's
capabilities - new and old - enable higher-quality responses to threats in less
time. There are big opportunities here for agencies that know where
to look.
Mean Time to Respond: A Big Winner in an AI World
Many state and local agencies already use endpoint detection tools that speed
up mean time to detection. These have been around for a while, and they're
undoubtedly getting better with time.
Increasingly, however, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools are
building out their own
large language models that expedite time to respond. Security analysts
can query these LLMs much as they would ChatGPT, to try to make sense of what
they're seeing.
statetechmagazine.com
Microchip Technology reports $21.4M expense from August cyberattack
The chipmaker said the financial impact from
the attack was immaterial and largely linked to unscheduled factory outages.
A cyberattack targeting Microchip Technology in August resulted in total
expenses of $21.4 million during the company's second quarter of fiscal
2025, the Arizona-based chipmaker said Tuesday in its quarterly report for the
period ending Sept. 30.
Microchip initially disclosed the attack in an August securities filing
and reported disruptions to its operations, order fulfillment and manufacturing.
The company said it recovered quickly as it brought critical IT systems back
online and resumed operations within days of the attack.
cybersecuritydive.com
4 tech issues to watch in Trump's second term
TSA proposes cyber risk management programs for surface transportation, pipeline
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European Anti-Counterfeit Group
Temu considers joining European anti-counterfeit group
Chinese online retailer Temu is considering joining a group of ecommerce
platforms and brands that collaborate to prevent the sale of fake products
online in Europe, according to a meeting agenda seen by Reuters.
The "Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sale of counterfeit goods on the
internet" is a voluntary agreement facilitated by the European Commission, and
signatories include online retailers Amazon, Alibaba, and eBay, and brands
like Adidas, Nike, Hermes and Moncler.
Temu is set to make a presentation at a Nov. 11 meeting of the MoU members as a
"potential new signatory", the agenda note showed.
Temu is in discussions to join the initiative, a spokesperson said in a
statement to Reuters, adding that "collaborative efforts are essential" to
address counterfeiting.
Temu's engagement with the anti-counterfeits network comes as European Union
authorities ramp up pressure on Temu to improve its controls on products
sold to European shoppers through its marketplace.
The European Commission on Thursday launched an investigation into Temu over
potential breaches of EU rules against the sale of illegal products, having
earlier this month
requested information from Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA), an EU
law.
reuters.com
Bezos Responds to Trump Victory
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has some kind words for Trump
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started a chorus of tech leaders congratulating
Donald Trump on his reelection, wishing him "success in leading and uniting
the America we all love," in a social media post Wednesday. "Big congratulations
to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and
decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities," Bezos wrote on X.
It's the second time Bezos has posted on X this year. The first time was after
an assassination attempt on Trump in July. Bezos at the time said, "Our former
President showed tremendous grace and courage under literal fire tonight. So
thankful for his safety and so sad for the victims and their families."
The post came a little more than a week after Bezos wrote an op-ed for The
Washington Post, which he owns, explaining why the newspaper did not endorse
a presidential candidate.
seattletimes.com
Amazon Hits Record After Strong Results Accelerate Year's Rally
India raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms, sources say |
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Nashville, TN: Suspects accused of robbing $1.7 million from jewelry
store booked in Metro Jail
The
suspects involved in the armed robbery of a jewelry store have been
booked in the Metro Jail, according to the Metro Nashville Police
Department. Orlando Valdes Hernandez, 34, and Milleni Garcia, 38, were
accused of robbing $1.7 million in jewelry from Dubai Jewelry on
Nolensville Pike in October. The two were arrested by police in Miami on
Oct. 27. Police recovered jewelry, cash and a wig. Hernandez and Garcia
were returned to Nashville from Miami on Tuesday. Hernandez was booked
on a $450,000 bond and Garcia was booked on a $330,000 bond. Metro
Police said detectives are still working to develop information on the
3rd accomplice in the robbery.
wsmv.com
Miami-Dade, FL: Woman accused of raking in $110K by stealing credit
cards, selling stolen goods online
Police arrested a northwest Miami-Dade woman on nine felony charges on
Tuesday after they accused her of stealing victims' credit cards, using
them to buy more than $100,000 worth of items and then selling the items
online. Jania Selena Saunders, a 27-year-old resident of the county's
Brownsville area, is accused of committing the financial crime spree
while on probation for uttering forged bills and third-degree grand
theft. According to an arrest report, Saunders targeted cards issued by
Synchrony Bank, which issues branded credit cards for retailers
including Lowe's, BrandsMart USA, City Furniture and Harbor Freight.
Police said Saunders stole mailed credit cards intended for victims in
Miami-Dade and Broward counties, as well as one in Kentucky. They didn't
specify in the report how they believe she was able to intercept them.
Authorities said Saunders was seen on surveillance video at various
retailers - including Lowe's locations in North Miami Beach and Sunrise,
a Harbor Freight store in Florida City and a BrandsMart USA near
Dadeland Mall - using the stolen cards to buy goods. In another case,
police said Saunders used a dead person's identity to claim their
BrandsMart USA credit card and to apply for and receive an Amazon
account.
local10.com
Washington,
DC: Smash-and-grab robbery at DC sunglasses store caught on camera
An employee at a Georgetown Optician's store is speaking out exclusively
with FOX 5's Shomari Stone after a masked thief stole over $30,000 worth
of Cartier eyeglasses in a daring midday robbery last month. The brazen
heist, which took place at Georgetown Optician on Wisconsin Avenue NW,
left the employee shaken and temporarily injured from a fire
extinguisher attack used to distract her. D.C. police have released
surveillance footage showing the suspect, dressed in a red hooded
sweatshirt, mask, dark pants, green shoes, and dark sunglasses, entering
the store around 12:30 p.m.
fox5dc.com
Los Angeles, CA: Update: LA Man Found Guilty in BevMo Robbery Spree That
Targeted Pasadena Store in Conspiracy
A Los Angeles man who conspired to rob a Pasadena BevMo store and pulled
off successful heists at other Southern California locations faces
federal sentencing Thursday on a Hobbs Act charge of interference with
commerce by robbery. Anthony Flores, 28, was convicted in July
following a three-day trial in downtown Los Angeles. Beginning in May
2023, Flores and co-defendant Ivin Kitu Sanford, 32, robbed BevMo
locations in Long Beach and Lakewood, stealing high-end liquor stored
behind security glass and threatening employees with violence. The duo
then sold the stolen merchandise on Instagram, evidence showed. At
the Long Beach location, Flores stole approximately $2,604 worth of
liquor, while escaping with around $800 worth from the Lakewood store.
Federal prosecutors proved Flores also conspired to target additional
stores in Pasadena and West Covina.
pasadenanow.com
York County, PA: Burglar steals sports cards worth $14K from York County
store
Sugar Land, TX: Eyewear Theft suspects arrested after Sugar Land police
chase reportedly stole $5K in merchandise
Toronto, Canada: Two Toronto Car Salesmen Arrested in $2.18M Stolen Car
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Shootings & Deaths
Chicago, IL: Update: Disgruntled ex-employee kills two in shooting at Navy Pier,
Chicago police say
Two men were killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting by a disgruntled ex-employee
at Navy Pier, according to Chicago police. The incident occurred around 1:18
p.m., on the north side of Navy Pier near an administrative office in a loading
dock area. Police said the former employee went to the loading dock, fired
multiple shots and struck two men. The victims, ages 47 and 51, were taken to
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where they died from their injuries. The
51-year-old was identified as Lamont Johnson, of Lansing, according to the Cook
County medical examiner's office. The other man's identity has not yet been
released. Levy, a catering company at Navy Pier, issued a statement on the
shooting: "We're absolutely devastated by today's tragic events and the
shocking loss of two of our family members. Our hearts break for their families
and loved ones, whose lives are forever changed." Police are describing this as
an "isolated incident."
fox32chicago.com
Wichita, KS: Update: Arrest made in fatal Wichita convenience store shooting
Police said they have arrested a 19-year-old woman in connection with a fatal
Halloween shooting outside an east Wichita convenience store. The woman was
booked into jail for second degree murder in connection with a shooting that
happened outside a Quik Trip store at Central and Oliver. The shooting resulted
in the death of 13-year-old Donald Williams. A 15-year-old boy was critically
injured. Police have been looking for 19-year-old Jermall Campbell in connection
with the shooting, and he will be facing murder charges. Shots were fired at a
gathering outside the Quik Trip after a disturbance broke out.
kfdi.com
South Fulton, GA: Shell station clerk, uncle shot hours apart, suspect in
custody
South Fulton Police have arrested a man linked to two separate shootings that
took place within hours of each other. The first incident happened around 5:30
p.m. Nov. 5 at a Shell gas station located at 2275 Jonesboro Road. Officers
arrived to find a 51-year-old store clerk who had been shot in the back. The
victim was transported to Grady Hospital in critical but stable condition.
According to police, the shooter ran north into a wooded area, avoiding capture
despite the establishment of a perimeter by police. Hours later, at
approximately 3 a.m. Nov. 6, the same individual allegedly targeted a second
victim-his own uncle-during an attempted robbery at a residence on Lake Royale.
Police say the suspect shot his uncle and then fled, taking the victim's vehicle
keys. The uncle was also transported to Grady Hospital in critical but stable
condition.
fox5atlanta.com
Sterling, IL: A teenage employee was injured Wednesday evening after being shot
at a Sterling restaurant
According to a Sterling Police Department news release, officials responded to
Pizza Ranch, located at 3900 East Lincolnway, just before 8 p.m. following a
reported shooting. A caller said that one person had been shot and that a
suspect fled the scene on foot. Officials said that restaurant patrons and
employees had either fled or were barricaded inside the store when first
responders arrived. The shooter was determined to have fled the location before
officials arrived. The victim, identified as a 17-year-old male from Rock Falls
and a restaurant employee, was determined to have been shot in the neck area.
They were transported to a local hospital and treated for their injuries before
being released. Authorities were able to locate and apprehend the suspect,
identified as a 17-year-old male, at a Rock Falls residence around 10:15 p.m.
without incident.
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Mason City, IA: 19 year old sentenced to 5 years for liquor store shooting
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Fruitport, MI: Update: Authorities make arrest in Fruitport noxious gas incident
and theft at Meijer
Police arrested a 38-year-old man who is accused of making a device out of pool
chemicals to create a distraction to steal from a Meijer store. Authorities
arrested 38-year-old Alexae Kamron Johnson with retail fraud and placing an
explosive device with intent to do harm charges. He was arraigned on Tuesday. On
Thursday, Sept. 24, police responded to the Meijer on Harvey Street on reports
of a noxious gas inside the store. Officers noticed a "small gaseous cloud" that
reportedly smelled like chlorine in the center of the store when they arrived.
Officers determined the gas was coming from a plastic bottle in the home goods
section of the store. Investigators believe the gas was a chemical used in
maintaining swimming pools. The store was evacuated and the bottle was removed.
According to Deputy Chief Greg Poulson, investigators believe the man used
the chemicals as a distraction to avoid getting caught walking out of the store
with $1,000 to $2,000 in stolen merchandise. "He was in that area for a long
period of time, in that direct area, without getting any further into it," said
Poulson. "We watched him load his cart up full of a bunch of electronics, and
he's watching that area where, it was a bottle, like a pop bottle, 20-ounce pop
bottle, and as soon as that dispersed, he was watching down that aisle, he
immediately went for the exit of the store and left." Four people received
treatment at a local hospital. They were all released and are expected to be OK.
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San Antonio, TX: Man accused of robbing Dollar General store on southwest side
back in July
Toronto, Canada: Two Toronto Car Salesmen Arrested in $2.18M Stolen Car Scam
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Beauty - Toledo, OH -
Burglary
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C-Store - Bessemer, AL
- Armed Robbery
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C-Store - South
Fulton, GA - Armed Robbery/ Clerk wounded
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Cellphone - Oklahoma
City, OK - Robbery
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Check - Houston, TX -
Armed Robbery
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Clothing - Boston, MA
- Robbery
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Clothing - Oklahoma
City, OK - Robbery
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Collectables - York
County, PA - Burglary
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Dollar - Fresno, CA -
Armed Robbery
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Gaming - Portland, OR
- Burglary
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Gas Station - South
Fulton, GA - Armed Robbery / Clerk wounded
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Gas Station -
Berkeley, CA - Robbery
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Gas Station -
Cheyenne, WY - Burglary
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Gas Station -
Meridian, MS - Armed Robbery
• Jewelry - San Diego, CA - Robbery
• Jewelry - Tampa, FL - Robbery
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Liquor - Middletown,
KY - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Berkeley,
CA - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant -
Statesboro, GA - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Dallas,
TX - Burglary
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• 15 robberies
• 5 burglaries
• 2 shootings
• 0 killed |
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