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Hong Kong Protesters Trash $2 Billion Mall, Burn Christmas Tree
Hong Kong protesters caused “extensive damage” to the
Festival Walk shopping center
last week, including torching the mall’s Christmas tree. Glass panels at the
mall’s entrance were smashed, and the office lobby and balustrades on various
levels of the mall were also damaged, Singapore-based Mapletree North Asia
Commercial Trust Ltd., which owns Festival Walk, said in a statement last week.
The damage occurred during a night of pitched battles between protesters and
police. The protests, which have been raging for five months in pursuit of
greater democracy in the former British colony, intensified Friday after a
student died of injuries sustained near a protest.
Festival Walk, located near the Kowloon Tong subway station, has
more than 200 retail stores and restaurants,
including Apple, Marks & Spencer and Uniqlo.
The mall was Mapletree’s first commercial property acquisition in Hong Kong --
bought in 2011 for S$2.9 billion ($2.1 billion).
bloomberg.com
Calls Grow for Added Security at Staten Island Mall
Rally
held in wake of violent encounter
A rally was held at the Staten Island Mall Monday night in the wake of a
frightening encounter with a group of teenagers that left two women badly
shaken — the latest incident after a
string of alleged assaults at the location caused police to
ramp-up their presence last summer.
Despite the NYPD’s increased presence in the immediate aftermath of the summer
attacks, protestors on Monday said they felt that security at the mall is still
a profoundly concerning issue and they believed that the most recent incident
indicated that not enough is being done to protect shoppers.
silive.com
ny1.com
Central England Co-op begins campaign to cut violence and aggression in stores
The Central England Co-op has called for an end to violence and aggression
towards shop workers as part of a new campaign, which includes closer ties with
police and in-store posters. The retailer - one of the largest independent
retail co-operative societies in the UK - has linked up with all major police
forces across its trading estate of 16 counties.
It comes after it was revealed that
since January this year, Central England
Co-op has recorded 275 incidents of threats/intimidation, 171 cases of verbal
abuse and 72 assaults. Nationally, based
on figures released by the British Retail Consortium,
115 shop workers a day are attacked or
threatened in stores.
The crackdown will be supported by an internal poster campaign in store, closer
links with local police forces, lobbying government for changes in the law and
several new measures in stores including:
● Centrally monitored CCTV systems that allow colleagues to call for assistance
at the touch of a button
● Increased use of security officers and store detectives
● Stringent cash controls
● New colleague training on how to deal with situations involving violence or
aggression
● Working with offenders to help them beat addictions and support their
integration back into the community
The new campaign comes on the back of a major drive by the retailer in an effort
to reduce levels of crime in stores. The rollout of a string of new measures
last year to reduce incidents saw
burglaries drop by 6% and robberies drop
by 30%, the Co-op said.
thegrocer.co.uk
After 'Mr. Grinch' steals cash registers,
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store calls in the artillery
 In light of a recent string of business burglaries across rural Scott County,
Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store, inline with their signature tongue-in-cheek
brand, is prepared to defend their premises with a significant boost in
security.
A 16-ton Abbot military tank rolled up to the Jordan candy store Saturday
afternoon to help ward off any would-be criminals. The British tank, transported
by Drive-A-Tank in Kasota, is outfitted with a 105mm gun and a fully-rotating
rear turret.
“The owner of Drive-A-Tank will be delivering his tank in a joint effort to
restore peace and justice in this part of the valley,” candy store employee
Jerry “The Soda Guy” Kornder said.
The candy store was the target of an early-morning burglary on Halloween, when
suspects stole three cash registers and two vehicles parked at the store. But
the Saturday display signals that the candy store won’t take the transgression
lying down. The tank is set to remain outside the store for a couple weeks until
the end of their season.
swnewsmedia.com
Key Congressional Committee Schedules Vote On Marijuana Legalization Bill
Contact your local rep before Wednesday morning's vote
This week, the House Judiciary Committee will hold the first-ever vote in
Congress on a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition. The committee confirmed
that it will be marking up the
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and
Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R.3884)
on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET.
The MORE Act would, among other purposes, remove cannabis from the Controlled
Substances Act, provide for expungement of federal marijuana offenses, and
establish a 5% excise tax on marijuana to fund various grant programs.
marijuanamoment.com
The Cannabis Trade Federation has setup an
online page here where
individuals can contact their U.S. representative in support of the MORE Act.
Portland, ME Considers Ban on Facial Recognition Technology
Maine's largest city is considering a ban on its employees using facial
recognition technology. Monday night, Portland's city council passed a motion to
postpone a vote whether or not to prohibit city agencies from using it or data
gathered by third parties using facial recognition. The issue will be discussed
again Jan. 6.
"I don't want to wait until it becomes more complicated," said Pious Ali, one of
the city councilors proposing the ban. "It's a proactive measure." Beyond
privacy, Ali is concerned about racial bias in facial recognition programs. If
Ali succeeds in pushing a ban through,
Portland would join a small but growing number of U.S. communities with similar
laws, including Somerville, Massachusetts, and San Francisco.
necn.com
'Junior's Law' Would Require NY Business Owners to Install Panic Buttons
A proposed law in New York City would create a panic button program for small
businesses. The measure, named after 15-year-old Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz,
would reimburse owners of 24/7 business, such as bodegas and gas stations, for
the expense of installing an emergency button to directly connect them with the
NYPD.
“Junior’s Law” is named after Guzman-Feliz, who was murdered in June 2018, after
gang members allegedly mistook him for a rival gang member and stabbed him to
death. His mother believes if the bodega had a panic button, her son might have
survived the attack.
securitymagazine.com
Outgoing NYPD Commissioner 'respects' Bloomberg for stopping
stop-and-frisk
 Outgoing New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill said he respects former
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for apologizing for supporting the
controversial "stop-and-frisk" policy, and noted that stopping suspects is an
important part of the job – if done so correctly and constitutionally.
“It's an important tool,” O’Neill told FOX Business of stop and frisk, “but it
has to be used correctly and obviously it has to be used constitutionally. It's
a good way ... to get weapons off the street. And, you know, this is part of
neighborhood policing. Precision policing is making sure that we focus on the
people involved in violence and crime. And if we do that, we do it respectfully
and constitutionally, I think people understand that.”
foxbusiness.com
Ex-NYPD commissioner Kerik: Bloomberg 'stop-and-frisk' apology shows he forgot
its success
NYPD’s Next Police Commissioner: What to Know About Dermot Shea
ISC East 2019 Preview: Exhibition Prepares To Make Its Mark In New York
 ISC East continues to flourish as the Northeast’s largest security trade show.
Focused on the big Tri-State market and overall Northeast sector vs. the
flagship ISC West event in Las Vegas in the spring, the
International Security
Conference & Exposition at New York’s Javits Center will be held Nov. 20 and 21.
“Anybody who has been to the show has commented and seen the growth,” says Mary
Beth Shaughnessy, Event Director, ISC Events at Reed Exhibitions.
New partnership with ASIS New York
Beginning in 2020, ISC East will be combined with the ASIS New York chapter’s
annual conference and expo, which was held in May this year. Starting next year,
the events will be rolled into one industry-wide expo and education event geared
to serving the total security industry in the tri-state area (New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut). In 2020 there will be an enhanced education program
along with the combined event next fall.
Ninety new exhibitors - Rapid growth in past
three years - Event will highlight security startups
securitiyinformed.com
ISC East 2019 Keynotes to Feature Experts From Government Agencies
14 Security Camera Suppliers to Check Out at ISC East 2019
A Glance at 12 Security Exhibitors New to ISC East 2019
Credit Suisse Warns That U.S. Store Closings May Worsen in 2020
U.S. retail store closures in 2020 are at risk to be just as bad -- or even
worse -- than 2019, according to a Credit Suisse report. There have been
7,600 U.S. store closures
announced in 2019 to date, representing the highest number of closures
ever at this point in the year, according
to the firm’s 24-year-old U.S. Retail Store Closure Index.
Around 75% of those stores are Softlines, also
known as apparel or textiles. There are
multiple reasons for this trend, according to the report. “Softlines spending
has deteriorated as retailers struggle to lap a tax reform-driven step-up in
2018 discretionary spending.” In addition, there have been “powerful changes” in
purchasing habits in this category, including the growing popularity of the
online luxury-goods consignment shop The RealReal Inc., the rental space with
players like Rent the Runway Inc., and a “continued push towards all things
digital” seen at the Revolve Group Inc. The result is added pressure to
already-challenged traffic trends at “over-stored” brick and mortar retailers.
bloomberg.com
Losing to win: Why major retailers need to close more stores
That begs the
industry's Goldilocks question: What size footprint is "just right"?
It comes down to an imperfect set of calculations, according to Nick Egelanian,
president of retail real estate development firm SiteWorks, who says it's helped
somewhat by technologies, like geofencing, that track traffic. "What the
retailer is going for is to have the optimal number of stores that maximizes the
performance of each store — the net cost to build the store, net cost to operate
the store, net cost of the goods in the store — for a certain threshold return
on investment. Some are better at it than others.
The commodity retailers and retailers like TJX
are the best at it
because they already know a lot about their
customers even without geofencing."
The biggest challenge is faced by specialty
retailers, he said, especially
in an era where the mall has become "archaic."
"They're dependent on the overall tenant mix —
Walmart isn't dependent on the other guys, while Williams Sonoma is very
dependent," he said, noting that, while a Walmart store has maybe a 2% chance of
failure to perform against expectations, for others it's 50/50.
retaildive.com
New Platform Helps Retailers & Employees Through the Store Closure Process
CareerFlex, a new
outplacement platform, is designed to support employees through the closure
process, while also providing retailers with a pipeline of qualified associates.
Through the mobile platform, employees can access coaching, job listings and a
24/7 online support team. CareerFlex believes that this can help boost morale
and improve job performance, particularly when leveraged alongside the letter of
recommendation feature; employees who remain with the retailer until the end of
the store closing will receive a letter of recommendation from CareerFlex.
footwearnews.com
Fed. Circ. Upholds Walgreen's Win in Card Reader Security Tech Case
The Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision dismissing a patent
infringement lawsuit against Walgreen Co. over credit card reader technology,
days after one judge told the inventor this was an “open and shut case.” The
appeals court summarily affirmed a December 2018 ruling in the Northern District
of Illinois that found William Grecia failed to lay out a viable argument that
Walgreen’s card reader machines infringe his patent.
The lawsuit was one of dozens that Grecia has filed over his patents on
technology that has been characterized as leading to more secure transactions
and reducing the risk of credit card fraud. Companies that have faced lawsuits
include Microsoft, Apple and
Citibank, according to court documents. Last
year, the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court ruling dismissing an infringement
lawsuit against McDonald's.
law360.com
NCR Acquires POS Solutions, Brings Award-Winning Restaurant Technology and
Support to Austin
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) announced today it has acquired POS Solutions, the
leading point-of-sale and restaurant solutions provider in central Texas. This
is the fourth local office acquisition NCR has made in the Lone Star State. It
further expands the reach of NCR’s restaurant technology – which is trusted by
more than 100,000 restaurants around the world.
businesswire.com
Amazon Most Valuable Brand, Passing Apple and Google
Amazon is the world’s most valuable brand, gaining 20% to pass both Apple and
Google, according to Kantar’s BrandZ Top 100 valuation ranking. The list values
Amazon at $334.65 billion, or a third of a trillion — the highest amount in the
ranking’s 14-year-history. Besides Amazon, Apple and Google, the top 10 are
Microsoft, Visa, Facebook, McDonald’s, Mastercard, AT&T and Verizon.
mediapost.com
Starbucks CEO to speak at NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show
FMI Foundation Advances Smarter Era of Food Safety with Academic Scholarships
H-E-B Grocery Tops List of America’s Most Trusted Food Retailers
Quarterly Results
TJX Companies Q3 comp's up 4%, net sales up 6%
Home Depot Q3 comp's up 3.6%, sales up 3.5%
Kohl's Q3 comp's up 0.4%, total revenue down 0.1%
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How Planet Fitness Uses Hanwha Cameras
for More Than Security
Planet fitness tapped integrator Adirondack
Direct to install Hanwha’s 360-degree cameras with Genetec Security Center to
increase security and boost operational efficiencies
TEANECK, N.J. - Planet Fitness is known for being a welcoming gym for
everybody. In an effort to keep its members safe, comfortable and improve
business operations, the company turned to system integrator
Adirondack Direct
to install a video surveillance solution from
Hanwha Techwin and
Genetec.
Each of Planet Fitness’ corporate-owned clubs throughout North America is
outfitted with approximately eight to 15 video cameras that provide around the
clock coverage of the parking lot, lobby, break room, the fitness area where
members workout and other key areas — without invading private areas, such as
locker rooms and other intimate spaces.
Planet Fitness Senior Vice President of Corporate Club Operations Jim Esposito
says the company ultimately chose to implement Hanwha’s 360-degree cameras in
particular because they provide more coverage, yet they save in hardware
expenses because fewer cameras are needed.
Hanwha’s SNF-8010 5 MP 360-degree fisheye camera provides 5MP at 20FPS which
captures smoother video at a higher framerate with true day and night function,
according to the company.
Built-in on-camera de-warping allows instant access to p/t/z, quad view and
panorama views. Alarm triggers for the Hanwha SNF-8010 include intelligent
motion detection, audio detection, tampering detection, alarm input and network
disconnection.
A typical system setup at Planet Fitness includes placing cameras 25 feet from
the wall and 50 feet apart which provides almost 2,000 square feet of coverage
per camera, according to the company.
Club managers, regional managers and corporate employees manage the system via
Genetec Security Center which provides bookmarks of recorded incidents, ensuring
events are already tagged when conducting a search. Additionally, Genetec
integrates business intelligence analytics which notifies Planet Fitness if club
equipment policies are being violated or abused.
Planet Fitness and Adirondack Direct manage the Enterprise via Genetec Cloud
Federation as a Service (FaaS). Cloud FaaS enables customers to view all Genetec
Equipped Facilities in real time, create and audit reports, administer system
settings and users and monitor the health of all cameras and NVRs on premises.
Adirondack Direct also offers a 24-hour monitoring service and liaisons with law
enforcement when needed.
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Macy's E-Commerce Site Hacked
Customer Payment Info Stolen in Magecart Data Breach
Macy's has announced that they have suffered a data breach due to their web site
being hacked with malicious scripts that steal customer's payment information.
This type of compromise is called MageCart attack and consists of
hackers compromising a web site so that they can inject malicious JavaScript
scripts into various sections of the web site. These scripts then steal payment
information that is submitted by a customer.
According to a 'Notice
of Data Breach' issued by Macy's, their web site was hacked on October 7th,
2019 and a malicious script was added to the 'Checkout' and 'My Wallet' pages.
If any payment information was submitted on these pages while they were
compromised, the credit card details and customer information was sent to a
remote site under the attacker's control.
Macy's states that they were alerted to this hack on October 15th, 2019, a full
week after the site was breached and attackers were collecting payment
information.
bleepingcomputer.com
Web payment card skimmers add anti-forensics capabilities
Researchers have detected compromises on ecommerce sites with a new
JavaScript-based payment card skimmer that uses anti-forensics techniques,
including the ability to remove itself from the web page’s code after execution.
Dubbed Pipka, the malicious script was found by researchers from Visa’s
Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) team on the site of a North American merchant
that had been previously infected with a different skimmer called Inter. Further
investigation uncovered another 16 online merchant sites infected with Pipka.
The new threat on the block
Web skimming is the theft of payment card details from ecommerce websites
through malicious scripts injected into them. The scripts are typically injected
into the checkout pages to siphon off card information as it is entered by
buyers into web forms.
This type of attack has become popular over the past few years, with the rise
of one particular skimmer called Magecart that over a dozen groups use.
Despite using the same skimmer, these groups employ different techniques and
methods to inject their malicious code into websites and keep it hidden.
Some exploit known vulnerabilities. Others compromise legitimate third-party
scripts that are loaded into websites, like those for web analytics services,
and there is evidence that some groups are compromising routers used to set up
Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and other public spaces to inject their code into
legitimate traffic.
csoonline.com
Webinar: Holiday Retail Threat Guide
Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 1:00 pm EST
While the holidays bring us an excess of joy and hot chocolate, security teams
are faced with a substantial increase in cyber attacks. Hot products in demand
bring scammers, scalpers, and bad bots. Join us for this live webinar as Jarrod
Overson, Director of Engineering at Shape Security, breaks down three of the
most popular and costly cyber attacks and what you can do to keep these attacks
from ruining the holidays.
In this webinar, we will discuss in detail: Credential Stuffing & Password
Spraying, E-Skimming or Magecart Style Attacks, and Scalping.
Register Here
$1.6M Neiman Marcus Breach Deal Approved On 2nd Try
An Illinois federal judge gave initial approval Friday to a $1.6 million
settlement for Neiman Marcus consumers looking to hold the company accountable
following a 2013 data breach, after rejecting an earlier deal because of
conflicts between class members. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman said
the revised settlement appears reasonable, fair and adequate, and certified a
class of Neiman Marcus customers who had shopped at the department store while
malware was attacking its system.
Approximately 370,385 cards were used at the stores while the malware was
scraping Neiman Marcus' computer system, according to the settlement agreement,
which did not require Neiman Marcus to admit liability. Of the cards that were
exposed, approximately 9,200 were later used fraudulently, the company said.
law360.com
AWS sued under Illinois biometric privacy rules for providing third-party
storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest biometrics vendor to be targeted
by potential class action litigation under Illinois’ biometric privacy laws,
Bloomberg Law reports. The complaint alleges AWS violated BIPA’s informed
consent rules by not providing information to the plaintiff or other potential
members of the class, according to the complaint in Cook County Circuit Court.
AWS provides cloud storage for companies handling biometric information, and is
accused of storing information on behalf of a commercial customer, without
providing notification of its practices. The complaint alleges that BIPA forbids
storage of biometric data without satisfying the informed consent requirements.
biometricupdate.com
Senate bill would block US companies from storing data in China
US Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) wants to make it illegal for US companies to
store user data or encryption keys in China. He also wants to prevent Chinese
companies from collecting any more info from American users than is necessary to
provide their service. He proposed these measures as part of a new National
Security and Personal Data Protection Act announced Monday.
engadget.com
Brooklyn man sentenced in landmark cryptocurrency fraud case
A Brooklyn cryptocurrency promoter was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday,
becoming the first person to serve time for running an ICO scam. ICOs, or
initial coin offerings, were a hot market during Bitcoin mania and in 2017
and 2018 investors poured more than $20 billion into some 3,000 of these deals.
In these deals, crypto-visionaries sell virtual coins intended to finance their
digital dreamers. The unregulated marketplace attracted some folks with
interesting ideas about currency and technology, but it also became a hub for
hucksters and con artists.
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Organized Retail Crime
MetrORCA Update - ORC Trends - Strategies -
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Lt. Tarik Sheppard,
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Can Online Retailers Confront Their Hidden, Human Costs?
Is it time for consumers to confront the
human cost of expedited shipping?
 As
we gear up for Black Friday and the busiest shopping season of the year, one of
the biggest ethical issues emerging in the retail industry isn’t about workers a
world away, but the ones in our own backyard. With complaints of inhumane
working conditions, high injury rates and low pay, the fulfillment sector is the
latest to face controversy, as warehouse workers in North America and Europe
speak out about the true cost of same-day and door-to-door delivery.
Calling Out Convenience Culture
Monoliths like Amazon have achieved market domination by offering expedited
shipping at high volume, inspiring retailers to compete by aiming for
ever-shorter delivery times. While it’s easy to blame Amazon Inc. and the like
for creating the situation, the fact is this dynamic is a response to a consumer
culture that demands convenience, speed and instant gratification. This isn’t to
say consumers are entirely to blame. There is mounting evidence that shoppers
would reevaluate whether they really need that shiny new object right away if
they were better educated on the human cost of ultra-quick delivery.
Employing Automation While Future-Proofing Workers
Despite Amazon’s move to boost wages, improve benefits and create more permanent
positions for its American workers, the fact is, warehouse jobs aren’t exactly
what most people strive for. It’s demanding work with difficult hours and little
opportunity to learn transferable skills. Future-proofing warehouses and other
entry-level workers will likely take a much broader effort, including government
participation and community groups working together with the companies that have
relied on vulnerable communities to make their business models work. It’s a long
game that requires investment on multiple fronts because it’s crucial on
multiple levels. Helping these workers transition isn’t just about ensuring
individual livelihoods, but also enabling a future with a consumer base capable
of supporting commerce as we know it.
Embracing Ethics as a Competitive Edge
As more online retailers turn to third-party logistics companies to handle
fulfillment and shipping, competition in this space is starting to heat up. This
has created an opportunity for retailers to demand more accountability from
logistics providers. Just as consumers are placing pressure on retailers to
adopt ethical supply chains, retailers have the ability to pass that pressure
on. Brands shopping around for logistics providers can demand or request fair
treatment of workers as a condition for business. At the same time, logistics
providers hoping to compete with players like Amazon can do so by carving out an
ethical niche, using fair labor practices as a differentiator in a marketplace
dominated by giants.
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Why counterfeit products thrive on Amazon
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Avon, OH: Police run down the Home Depot bandit; hitting multiple Home Depot’s
in the area
 An
Avon police officer ran down a man accused of stealing tools from the Avon
Commons Home Depot, and it turns out the man had allegedly robbed multiple Home
Depot locations in Northeast Ohio. A loss prevention officer at the Home Depot
noticed the suspect, Luis Ortiz, from a photo that had been sent around to local
Home Depot stores and he called Avon police. “He was pushing out a cart load of
tools he didn’t pay for, and as soon as the individual saw the officers, he
dumped the cart and took off running,” said Avon Police Public Information
Officer Jim Drozodowski. An Avon officer was able to catch up to Ortiz
relatively quickly and Ortiz was arrested. The alleged thief then proceeded to
thank the officers for arresting him, because he said he was a heroin addict who
needed help. Ortiz was charged with theft and resisting arrest for running from
police. Drozodowski said that Ortiz had averaged $300 to $400 of theft every
time he would come into a Home Depot and leave without paying for the
merchandise.
cleveland19.com
Marietta, GA: Booster Bag and Pry Tools; Cumberland Mall shoplifters arrested
with tools of the trade
Over $1,000 worth of clothing was stolen from a store in Cumberland Mall by a
group of shoplifters equipped with an anti-detection “booster bag” and a pry
tool, police say. Cobb officers apprehended two suspects at Cumberland Mall just
before 1 p.m. on Nov. 8 and identified a third suspect, an unnamed juvenile,
according to arrest warrants. Trebioun Juan Hunter and Larry Jerome Platts were
booked into the Cobb County jail, each charged with felony counts of theft by
shoplifting and possessing tools used to commit a crime. Police said Hunter and
Platts were waiting in a getaway car outside the mall while four accomplices
went inside and stole 48 pieces of clothing from H&M, collectively worth $1,136.
mdjonline.com
Wilmington, DE: WANTED for Organized Retail Crime
 The
Delaware State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 28 year
old, Ebkiesha N. Hargrow of Wilmington, who is wanted in connection with an
organized retail crime ring that has targeted businesses throughout New Castle
County. Since December 2018 up until the present time, Hargrow has committed
multiple thefts at retail locations throughout New Castle County in which she
shoplifted large quantities of merchandise with the intent of re-selling the
stolen property. Hargrow, who has remained at large since August, also has ties
to the Philadelphia area. Warrants are currently on file charging Hargrow with
the following crimes: Theft (Organized Retail Crime), Receiving Stolen Property,
Selling Stolen Property’ Identity Theft and others.
dsp.delaware.gov
Maui, HI: Burglars Ram SUV into Kahului Pawn Shop, Steal $34K in Jewelry
Athens-Clarke County, GA: 100 cartons of cigarettes stolen, $13,500 in damage
caused in burglary at Piggly Wiggly
North Bend, WA: North Bend Outlet Mall reports male/ female team hit store for
over $2,000 worth of purses, a travel bag and a jacket
Suffolk County, NY: Women Wanted For Stealing $740 Worth Of Clothing From Target
Hartselle, AL: Woman in custody after stealing more than $650 worth of
merchandise from Walmart
Man arrested for allegedly robbing 22 bottles of shampoo from CVS, valued at
$127, now facing 2 Felony charges
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Shootings & Deaths
Akron, OH: Beauty Supply Store clerk shoots, kills suspected robber during
holdup
A store clerk shot and killed a suspected robber during a robbery Friday night
in Akron, police said. According to Akron police, officers responded to a
shooting at the Royal Beauty Supply on S. Arlington Street after 7 p.m. Friday.
There were two employees in the store when two masked male suspects with guns
entered and attempted to rob them. During the robbery, a 26-year-old clerk
pulled his gun and fatally shot one of the suspects. The second suspect fled the
scene. Ameer Majed Ismail, 19, of Akron, died from a gunshot wound to the head.
beaconjournal.com
DeKalb County, GA: Final suspect in fatal Stonecrest Mall shooting captured
 The
third and final suspect connected to a deadly September shooting outside the
Mall at Stonecrest has been arrested. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Fugitive Squad
found and arrested Trayvon Williams at an apartment complex off Covington
Highway in DeKalb County, Monday. Authorities said the 25-year-old was involved
in a Sept. 29 fight in the courtyard of the mall that spilled into the parking
lot. At some point, someone shot and killed Kevin Downer, who was found shot in
the back in the parking lot of the theater.
11alive.com
Cape Coral, FL: Murder of TJ Maxx manager still unsolved after five years
Monday marks five years since the murder of a Southwest Florida man, and still
no arrests have been made. Al Griffith managed Cape Coral's TJ Maxx store on Del
Prado Boulevard for more than a decade before being shot and killed while on
break in 2014, just before closing time. Police did release a sketch of the
suspect, but the man was never identified. An anonymous donor raised the reward
for information leading to an arrest and conviction to $25,000. That's on top of
Crime Stoppers' $3,000 reward.
fox4now.com
Pierce County, WA: Man accused of Tacoma C-store owner’s stabbing death held on
$2 million bail
Cocoa, FL: Argument Leads To Shooting at Wawa, Man Carrying Concealed Firearm
Helps Security Guard, Suspect Hospitalized
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
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Houston, TX: Robber pistol whips victim inside Houston Walgreens; wanted
for multiple robberies
Investigators are looking for a man accused of multiple robberies
across the Houston area recently, spanning from Sugar Land to Humble and
Baytown. Most of the stores reportedly robbed were CVS, but Walgreens
and a Sonic restaurant were also hit. In a video released Monday by the
Houston Police Robbery Division, the suspect pistol whips a victim
before ordering people to the ground and taking money from the register.
khou.com |
Hallandale Beach, FL: ‘Mastermind‘ of Bass Pro Shops burglary crew / gun theft
arrested
A Hallandale Beach man is being called the “mastermind” of a crew accused of in
Dania Beach to steal weapons. Hallandale Beach police arrested Noel George
Baker, Jr., 24, at his home, the second arrest in the case, Major Pedro Abut
said Friday. Shawn Sherkins Derival, 19, who the sheriff’s office said appeared
on store surveillance video as he allegedly stole rifles — was recognized by a
Hallandale Beach police officer and was arrested on Tuesday. The sporting goods
store on Gulf Stream Way was burglarized July 20 and 21 by five men, the
sheriff’s office said. Derival told detectives he jumped over a chain link fence
and busted a store window as the group’s getaway car waited on the shoulder of
Interstate 95. Other suspects are still at large, detective German Bickbau said
Friday.
valliantnews.com
Dollar General Employee fired after encounter with aggressive shoplifter
 On
July 13, Lillian Billings claimed to have seen Cedric McIlwain, 36, walk into
the store on Patterson Avenue. She was the manager at the time of the incident
and claimed to have followed company policy at the time. The aggressive and
violent shoplifter attacked the Dollar General employee. Two weeks later, the
employee was terminated for failure to follow company policy. When she applied
for unemployment benefits, the company said she was disqualified. In legal
documents, the company argues that she violated company policy by physically
engaging the suspected shoplifter. Documents detail that the company believes
she engaged McIlwain which led to his aggressive actions.
myfox8.com
Sacramento, CA: Shoplifter Suspect Runs Out The Door, Gets Hit By Vehicle
The incident happened a little after 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say a suspect was
seen pocketing some merchandise at the unnamed store. Security went up to
confront the suspect, but the suspect decided to push the guard aside and bolt
out the door. The suspect kept running but was then struck by a car. Police say
the suspect suffered a minor injury in the collision but was soon taken into
custody.
sacramento.cbslocal.com
Albuquerque, NM: Video shows Good Samaritan stop suspected shoplifters
A pair of suspected thieves are accused of robbing an Albuquerque gas station
over and over. However, the last time, a Good Samaritan happened to be there and
he wasn’t afraid to put a stop to it.
krqe.com
Chicago, IL: Masked Man Robs 7-Eleven On 103rd Street Twice In 3 Days
Bozeman, MT: Former C-Store employee burglarizes store safe of $11,000 in cash
Sentencings
Sacramento, CA: Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For $500,000 Aggravated
Identity Theft
Ahmad Nassar, was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for aggravated
identity theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and access device
fraud. When agents served search warrants at two Sacramento properties
associated with Nassar in May of 2017, they found a loaded .22-caliber handgun
under a pillow. They also seized multiple boxes containing credit cards, debit
cards, mail, and id cards. Additionally, agents found at least 55 computers,
cell phones, media storage devices, and a CelleBrite, which is used by law
enforcement to conduct a forensic examination of cell phones. The U.S.
Attorney’s office said Nassar’s conduct caused at least $558,276 in losses.
sacramento.cbslocal.com
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Auto Parts –
Henderson, KY – Burglary
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C-Store – Brooklyn, NY
– Robbery
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C-Store – Cleveland,
OH – Armed Robbery
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C-store – Fairfield
County, SC – Burglary
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C-Store – Bozeman, MT
– Burglary
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Flower Shop – Grand
Forks, MN – Burglary
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Gas Station – Nassau
County, NY – Armed Robbery
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Grocery – Athens, GA –
Burglary
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Pawn – Maui, HI –
Burglary
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Jewelry – Wheaton, MD – Robbery
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Jewelry – Portland, OR – Robbery
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Jewelry – Santa Rosa, CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Hayward, CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Dallas, TX – Burglary
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Jewelry – Chesterton,
IN - Burglary
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Marijuana – Seattle,
WA – Robbery
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North Bend Outlet -
North Bend, WA - Robbery
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Pawn Shop – South
Austin, TX – Robbery
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Pet Store – Colorado
Spring, CO – Burglary
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Restaurant – Parker,
AZ – Armed Robbery (Burger King)
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Vape – Florence, KY –
Armed Robbery
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Verizon – Nassau
County, NY – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Chicago, IL
– Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Middleburg,
FL – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Lynchburg,
VA – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Terrace
Heights, WA – Armed Robbery
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