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Yvonne Rouse, VP of LP Ross
Stores, named President of the International Organization of Black Security
Executives (IOBSE)
The IOBSE would like to introduce our new IOBSE President Yvonne Rouse. We are
excited and we look forward to her leadership and direction as we step into this
new decade.
This year leading into 2020 our commitment and theme is, “A Vision That’s
“20/20” About Achieving More”. Kicked off by our
2020 IOBSE Spring Conference,
we are honored to be partnered with Microsoft in Seattle as our hosts and
delighted to kick off a new website as well! Please stay tuned for more from IOBSE as we follow the lead of Yvonne focused on 2020 and beyond.
Yvonne Rouse is a Loss Prevention professional with over 25 years of experience
in the retail industry. She is presently the Vice President of Loss Prevention
with Ross Stores Inc., based in Dublin, California. Congratulations, Yvonne!
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Steve Molina
promoted to Director of Supply Chain Security for Under Armour
 Steve has been with Under Armour since 2013, when he joined the retailer as
Manager, Distribution House Asset Protection. In 2015, he was promoted to his
most recent position of Senior Manager, DH AP. Steve has also held roles as Loss
Prevention Manager for CVS, and Police Officer for the Los Angeles Police
Department and the Baldwin Park Police Department. Steve served in the U.S.
Marine Corps as a Corporal for 4 years and attended the University of La Verne.
Congratulations, Steve!
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Kazuya Ohara, LPC
named Director of Digital Operations for Foot Locker
 Kazuya's previous roles include Director, Asset Protection for Tony's Fresh
Market; Sr. Manager, Analytics & Operations for Sears; and Area Manager, Asset &
Profit Protection for Kmart Stores. He served for 8 years in the US Navy as a
Petty Officer Second Class and holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice
from Metropolitan State University. Congratulations, Kazuya!
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Brendan "Ben" Dugan, CFI
promoted to Senior Manager, Organized Retail Crime for CVS Health
 Ben previously held the position of ORC & Corporate Investigations for CVS
Health. Ben also serves as President of the National Coalition of Law
Enforcement and Retail. His positions over the years include Director of ORC
Field Investigations for The Zellman Group, Regional Investigations Manager -
ORC Division for Walgreens, and National Investigator for Sears Holdings Corp.
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New tech that tracks return visitors
Mobile Location Analytics Are Making Merchants Smarter
What ShopperTrak Analytics can do for you
 Mobile location analytics are giving malls, retailers and restaurants new
information about how you spend your time. Can it do the same for your business?
ShopperTrak, which, in the pre-cellphone era, pioneered the use of in-store
devices to count shoppers, is now using mobile device detection and other
analytics to give retailers a means of “measuring the entire shopper journey,”
Dan Mahoney, general manager, ShopperTrak Americas, told CO—.
ShopperTrak is part of the retail solutions portfolio of
Sensormatic Solutions,
a division of Johnson Controls.
The new technology “can determine whether shoppers are returning visitors or
not, and if a shopper is a returning customer how often does that customer
return,” Mahoney said, along with time spent in the store and which part of the
store the shopper visits.
Enhanced mobile location intelligence that's anonymized and clustered helps
retailers in many ways by providing richer data, Paula Rosenblum, managing
partner at retail tech research firm RSR Research told CO—. For one, it helps
them to better understand the demographics associated with their stores, she
said.
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Historic U.S. Policy & Law Enforcement Action
DHS: Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods;
Report to the President of the United States - Jan 24, 2020
 Today,
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its
first report pursuant to President Trump’s April 3, 2019, Memorandum on
Combatting Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods.
The first-ever report outlines a series of recommendations and actions that can
be taken by both the federal government and industry partners to combat this
illicit trade epidemic.
The
President’s historic Memorandum
provides a much warranted and long overdue call to action in the U.S.
Government’s fight against a massive form of illicit trade that is inflicting
significant harm on the American homeland. The counterfeiting and pirating of
goods must be stopped in its tracks and DHS is leading the way in protecting
both consumers and businesses,” said Acting Secretary Wolf.
DHS led a robust effort in coordinating with ICE, CBP, and the interagency to
develop recommendations focused on protecting businesses and consumers against
counterfeits and pirated goods. This report includes
more than a dozen recommendations, best practices, and immediate actions to be
taken.
dhs.com
Editor's Note: Given the size and
growth of the problem, the ease with which counterfeiting is now possible, and
the fact that the vast majority of it originates in China, it makes sense that
this is being rolled out simultaneously with the trade talks and with the World
Economic Forum last week. It's time for the U.S. and the world to take a stance
on this, as it's impacting thousands of jobs and retailers worldwide. Let's see
how far this goes in practice.
Read the full report
U.S. Counterfeit Push: Operation Mega Flex
3 Blitzes Found 5% Counterfeits - 1,000 Packages
Stepping Up Searches & Squeezing Online Sellers
 The Trump administration is moving swiftly to ensure that China is keeping its
promises to protect American intellectual property, ratcheting up searches for
counterfeit goods at ports and increasing pressure on e-commerce companies like
Amazon to halt online sales of Chinese knockoffs.
Trump administration officials estimate that more than
100,000 packages a day
from China contain items that could defraud or harm Americans.
The United States will place more of the burden on e-commerce portals such as
Amazon and Walmart.com by holding them liable for fake or illicit products that
are sold by third-party sellers on their websites.
And it is planning to more carefully vet smaller packages, valued at less than
$800, which are currently exempt from some customs entry regulations, including
tariffs.
Mr. Trump has been
particularly focused on shipments of fentanyl coming from
China. Last summer, Mr. Trump called on Amazon, FedEx and UPS to screen for and
refuse any deliveries of fentanyl coming from China.
Since the agreement, Mr. Navarro has been working with Customs and Border
Protection and the Department of Homeland Security on a
project known as Operation Mega Flex,
which will screen thousands of additional packages coming from China to assess
whether the flow of counterfeits is slowing.
In the first three “blitzes,” which entailed searches of more than 20,000
additional packages from China and Hong Kong, about 5% (1,000) contained illicit
products.
nytimes.com
London PD Goes Real-Time Live
Facial Recognition
London Police Are Taking Surveillance to a Whole New Level
It'll
Use Real-Time Facial Recognition "To Tackle Serious Crime"
 London’s
police department said on Friday that it would begin using facial recognition to
spot criminal suspects with video cameras as they walk the streets, adopting a
level of surveillance that is rare outside China.
The decision is a major development in the use of a technology that has set off
a
worldwide debate about the balance between security and privacy.
The technology London will deploy goes beyond many of the facial recognition
systems used elsewhere, which match a photo against a database to identify a
person. The new tools use software that can
immediately identify people on a police watch list as soon as they are filmed on
a video camera.
nytimes.com
Have a Search Warrant for Data? Google Wants You to Pay
Charging U.S. law enforcement for search
warrants & subpoenas
 Facing
an increasing number of requests for its users’ information, Google began
charging law enforcement and other government agencies this month for legal
demands seeking data such as
emails, location tracking information and search queries.
Fees range from
$45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant.
In the
first half of 2019, they received more
than
75,000 requests for data on nearly 165,000 accounts worldwide;
one in three came from the U.S.
Google has been
inundated with requests for geofence searches.
Drawing on an enormous Google database called Sensorvault to
find suspects and witnesses using location data
gleaned from user devices.
Cox and Verizon have
charged fees for similar services for years. Facebook, does not charge.
Microsoft and Twitter declined to explicitly address whether they charge.
nytimes.com
Editor's Note: Be on the lookout -
You may see this passed-on expense if it's your case.
World Economic Forum's Impact on Retail & Retail LP
Sustainability
Takes Center Stage at World Economic Forum in Davos with World Leaders
  Is
this an LP career opportunity?
Right After
Friday's Article & Listing 2 Sr. LP Exec's Running Sustainability Programs
This article pops up, literally:
Leaders from big fashion brands descended on the World Economic Forum for the
first time with the climate crisis top of mind. But the elephant in the room was
the fundamental tension between sustainability and growth.
Organizers had hoped would focus on “stakeholder capitalism,” the notion that
companies have a wider purpose beyond mere profit-making and delivering returns
to shareholders, but by far the biggest topic of the week was the growing
climate crisis that.
businessoffashion.com
It's Coming
Digital Dollar Project Envisions a U.S. Fed-Issued Digital Currency
The Digital Dollar Project aims to encourage the launch of a central bank
digital currency in the United States, according to Giancarlo. Former Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Christopher Giancarlo
presented a
detailed look into his Digital Dollar Project at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. cfo.com
Economic Losses from Natural Disasters Reached $232 Billion in 2019
The past decade broke new records in terms of economic damages and insured
losses, according to Aon’s
Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual
Report.
The costs to global economies reached $2.98 trillion between 2010 and 2019,
which was $1.19 trillion higher than 2000-2009, said Aon. It said that
Asia-Pacific accounted for 44 percent of the total.
The report revealed that 409 natural catastrophe events of 2019 resulted in
economic losses of $232 billion – three percent below average annual losses for
this century, but 20-percent lower than the previous decade.
securitymagazine.com
DHS Steps Up REAL ID Education and Awareness Efforts
Deadline approaching - October 1, 2020, air travelers 18 years of age and older
will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license,
state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID to fly
within the United States.
tsa.gov
This could offer some LP challenges:
Department Stores Are Betting on Booze to Boost Retail in NYC
"A Round of Drinks is a Second Pair of Shoes" at Bergdorf Goodman's
 “A bar means people are spending more time within your walls. The more time they
spend and the more loose they are, the easier the sale on everyone’s side.”
Goodman’s Bar, which opened in early January, is the
newest in a growing
number of watering holes inside Manhattan’s higher-end department stores.
Nordstrom introduced its Shoe Bar and Broadway Bar when its women’s store opened
in late October. Across the street, the men’s store has a café with a similarly
strong bar program. Saks Fifth Avenue, which underwent a $250 million renovation
in 2019, is home to the Alpine-themed drinks lounge Le Chalet. Across town,
inside Hudson Yards, Neiman Marcus has Bar Stanley, which features its own
ambitious cocktails.
One of the most crowded spots at the three-floor Neiman Marcus is Bar Stanley.
“This feels like the busiest place here,” said a customer. The bartender
responded, “We get that a lot.”
bnnbloomberg.ca
Does Wearing Masks Block Coronavirus?
They may help, but experts say it’s more important to wash your hands
 Many infectious disease specialists say the cheap disposable masks, which cover
the nose and mouth,
may help prevent the spread of infections
if they are worn
properly and used consistently.
Dr. Julie Vaishampayan, chairwoman of the public health committee for the
Infectious Diseases Society of America, said
surgical masks are really “the last
line of defense.” “Washing your hands and avoiding people who are ill is way
more important than wearing a mask.”
The bigger problem is that people don’t use
the masks properly. “Most people will put their hand underneath the mask to
scratch their face or rub their nose,” bringing contaminants in contact with the
nose and mouth, said Dr. Adalja.
And “You can’t take it off when you get a phone call.”
BTW, infected patients who wear surgical masks are less likely to spread
infection to others.
nytimes.com
Schumer calls on feds to declare coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged federal officials to declare coronavirus a
public health emergency in the US, so millions more in funds could be made
available to fight the deadly bug. The senator appealed to the Department of
Health and Human Services to make the declaration in order for the Centers of
Disease Control and Prevention to access $85 million that is allocated to fight
infectious disease.
nypost.com
3 possible NY coronavirus cases negative, results for 4 pending: Cuomo
Senior LP & AP Jobs
Market
Vice President of Asset Protection - Casey's General Stores - Ankeny, Iowa
 We're seeking a Vice President of Asset Protection to build, lead, and develop
our new asset protection team. As the VP of Asset Protection, you'll ensure the
company's processes, controls and systems are of the highest standard, driving
efficiencies and protecting our assets, guests, business and team members.
You'll provide expertise and leadership in all aspects of loss prevention across
the entire enterprise, and lead the AP team to reduce waste in processes and
systems.
Casey's General Stores, Inc. is a chain of convenience stores in the
Midwestern and Southern United States. The company is headquartered in Ankeny,
Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines. As of April 30, 2019, Casey's had 2,146 stores in
16 states.
recruiting.adp.com
Fortune: World's Most Admired Companies
Pilot Flying J Rebranded to 'Pilot Company' new corporate umbrella name
Love’s Adds New Checkout Technology
Bed Bath & Beyond Releases List of 40 Closures
Quarterly Results
MarineMax Q1 comp's up 24%, sales up 26%
VF Q3 Active segment sales up 8%, International sales up 8%, DtoC sales up 7%,
total sales up 5%
Vans up 12%
The North Face up 13%
Timberland flat
Dickies up 5%
Last week's #1 article --
Talk About a Security Nightmare
As his senior security executive, how would you deal with this?
Jeff Bezos
Hack: Amazon boss's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince'
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Investigation suggests Washington Post owner was targeted 5 months before murder of Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
● Phone allegedly began leaking data shortly after being sent a video file from WhatsApp account linked to Prince Mohammed
● Their connection and feud goes back to Bezos' leaked penis selfies and the Washington Post columnist murder in Istanbul
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The most difficult investigations are those that
have limited tangible evidence and rely solely on the perspective of those
involved and the interviewers ability to collect information. Unfortunately,
within these fact-gathering interviews there are often contradicting versions of
events and biases that amplify those variances.
Truth be told, we are all guilty of allowing our biases to impact the accuracy
of our stories. This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the NFL Pro Bowl
in Orlando, FL. At the conclusion of practice, many of the players make their
way around the sidelines to take pictures and sign autographs for fans. If you
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Top Four Security Predictions for 2020
Cost of Data Breaches to Increase 70%
The total cost of data breaches is expected to increase nearly 70 percent over
the next five years, from $3 trillion in 2019 to more than $5 trillion in 2024,
according to a recent Juniper Research report. Below are the top four security
predictions that researchers and other executives at cybersecurity firm Webroot
believe businesses should be aware of moving into 2020.
Phishing and Other Social
Engineering Scams Will Become Even More Sophisticated, Targeted and Believable
The most surprising and concerning finding from Webroot’s annual 2019 Nastiest
Malware Report released in October was a dramatic growth in the complexity and
sophistication of phishing attacks and other social engineering scams.
For example, business email compromise (BEC) was one of the most
prevalent campaigns of the year – increasing 100 percent over 2018.
In addition to becoming more targeted, complex and damaging, social engineering
attacks are also becoming more common. In fact, Webroot’s Mid-Year Threat Report
released in October found that phishing attempts increased by 400 percent
from January to July 2019.
Emotet Will Remain the Nastiest
Malware for the Third Year in a Row
Webroot found that the Emotet botnet was the most prevalent and persistent
strain of malware in 2018 and 2019, despite being shut down from June to
September 2019. It held onto this notorious title by continuing to evolve and
wreak havoc in different ways, whether by delivering cryptomining payloads or
ransomware infections via Trickbot/Ryuk or Dridex/Bitpaymer.
As the AI Cat-and-Mouse Game
Continues, Organizations Will Need Capable AI-Powered Solutions – Not Just AI
Components and Claims
“There will be a bifurcation in AI providers with attacks highlighting which
systems are vulnerable to sophisticated attackers. It will become clear that
there are fundamentally two types of AI in cybersecurity: AI which acts like a
smarter conventional signature, and AI which is built into every facet of an
intelligent, cloud-based platform capable of cross-referencing and defending
itself against adversarial attacks.”
Cyber Insurance Will Gain
Adoption, Especially in Government and Eventually for the Automotive Sector
Cyber insurance is booming, with the U.S. market reaching $1.8 billion in 2018,
three times what it was in 2015. But still, only 51 percent of organizations are
leveraging cyber insurance. This number will rise substantially as the costs of
cybercrime continue growing and organizations realize that the benefits of
taking preventative measures far outweigh the cost of doing nothing –
particularly for government institutions.
securitymanagzine.com
New regulatory enforcement makes 2020 big year for biometrics, execs say
Regulations for authenticating transactions and protecting privacy will continue
to evolve in 2020, with companies are gearing up for PSD2’s Strong Customer
Authentication (SCA) requirement, and Veridium is expecting standards such as
the FIDO 2.0 protocol to play a major role in ensuring firms achieve compliance.
Recent releases from Equifax and TypingDNA show a range of stakeholders from
different areas of the industry are thinking along similar lines.
“Our FIDO 2.0 certification is part of a strategy to put compliance rigour at
the centre of our value proposition to companies operating in a range of
sectors, delivering a strong, passwordless authentication experience without
compromising convenience,” says Veridium CPO John Spencer. “Conducting suitable
and efficient risk assessments as part of this is crucial to ensure we provide
the highest level of safety to both our employees and end-users.”
Regulations like SCA could also represent an opportunity to meet that need by
leveraging biometrics, according to Spencer.
Keith McGill, head of Fraud & ID at Equifax, also notes the impending
enforcement of SCA in 2021 as a major factor in biometrics adoption, and notes
that research by Cifas suggests an increase in ID fraud last year.
biometricupdate.com
Banning the Sale of Commercial Hacking Tools - Spyware
“It’s become a free-for-all, and anyone can
acquire [these tools] now”
 An
alleged Saudi hacking campaign that compromised the cellphone of Amazon founder
and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is a chilling example of how even the
world's richest person can be hacked with tools that were likely bought off
the shelf.
It marks a significant escalation in the way nations use commercial hacking
tools -- and is fueling calls from officials and experts to ban the
international sale of spyware.
“This should be a wake-up call for the international community,” Agnes Callamard,
a U.N. investigator who urged such a moratorium in light of the Bezos hack, told
me. “We need to take action before we are completely unable to control this
technology.”
The breach underscores how the spread of commercial spyware is allowing a new
generation of nations to engage in the sort of high-stakes hacking and espionage
that was once the exclusive domain of a handful of countries including the
United States, Russia and China.
washingtonpost.com
Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained
Apple dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices
in the company’s iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would
harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The tech giant’s reversal, about two years ago, has not previously been
reported. It shows how much Apple has been willing to help U.S. law
enforcement and intelligence agencies, despite taking a harder line in
high-profile legal disputes with the government and casting itself as a defender
of its customers’ information.
That person told Reuters the company did not want to risk being attacked by
public officials for protecting criminals, sued for moving previously accessible
data out of reach of government agencies or used as an excuse for new
legislation against encryption.
reuters.com
U.S. Facing Threats to AI Tech Leadership
The AI race is inextricably linked with immigration policies and government
investment, MIT researchers say.
The U.S. will need to step up investment and reduce immigration barriers if it
is to maintain its lead in developing AI and machine learning technologies,
according to two MIT researchers.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Erik Brynjolfsson
and Andrew McAfee noted how the AI race is inextricably linked with immigration
policies and government investment.
Also in the running for AI leadership are China and the European Union. “As
developments in AI accelerate, some in the U.S. fear that the ability of China’s
powerful central government to marshal data and pour resources into the field
will push it ahead,” BBC News reported.
“If our president is on board, let’s get these people here,” he added.
cfo.com
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Amazon employees launch mass defiance of company communications policy in
support of colleagues
More than 350 Amazon employees violated the e-commerce giant’s communications
policy Sunday, in an unprecedented public display of support for colleagues
who were warned they could be fired for speaking out to criticize the
company’s climate practices.
 Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a group of workers concerned about the
company’s business with the oil and gas industry as well as its carbon
footprint, published quotes from 357 workers in a
post on Medium. The comments, all of which are attributed to Amazon workers
by name, are a mass defiance of company rules that bar workers from commenting
publicly on its business without corporate justification and approval from
executives.
“Amazon’s role in the climate crisis is staggering and alarming,” wrote Scott
Ogle, a queue management analyst, according to comments viewed in advance by The
Washington Post. “While the company has publicly announced measures to reduce
emissions and impacts in the coming years, it does not add up with its ongoing
support to oil and gas industries and its efforts to silence employees who speak
out. I stand with fellow employees who prioritize sustainability over profits.”
washingtonpost.com
Insider Threat Reeks Havoc:
Former Gearbox Lead Programmer Gets 1 Yr 1M Fed. Prison;
Illegally Accessing Network & Data of Former Employer Gearbox
After being terminated Gearbox former lead programmer Ives illegally
accessed Gearbox’s computers to steal and tamper with data. He used this data to
attack Gearbox’s servers and various websites belonging to Gearbox customers.
Ives deleted nearly 20,000 products from customer websites and changed
prices for various items. Ives also stole names and credit card numbers
from these Gearbox customer websites and threatened to release the
information unless Gearbox made payment to a bitcoin address.
On October 18, 2019, Ives pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in connection
with computers.
justice.com
Facebook and Google Are Each Making Intriguing E-Commerce Moves
UK: Online retail sees the largest jump in new businesses of all industries |
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Redwood, CA: Fencing ring bust yields $2M in stolen goods in San Francisco, San
Mateo Counties
 Authorities targeted a suspected fencing operation during an
early morning sting Thursday at several homes along the peninsula and San
Francisco, arresting eight people and seizing more than $2 million in stolen
property, including electronics, cameras and laptops. The investigation, dubbed
"Operation Shattered Glass", was prompted by several recent auto, commercial and
home burglaries throughout San Mateo County. On Thursday, officers from several
agencies, including the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Crime Suppression
Unit, executed eight search warrants and several arrest warrants. The search
warrants were carried out at five homes throughout San Mateo County, and at two
houses and one storage unit in San Francisco. The seized stolen goods are valued
at more than $2 million, the sheriff's office said. In addition, more than
$150,000 in cash was seized as well as three vehicles and a residence, worth
more than $1.2 million.
ktvu.com
Chicago, IL: Thieves Steal 150 Pieces Of Jewelry In Under 2 Minutes At Mag Mile
Store
Thieves were in and out in less than two minutes in a high-end heist on
the Magnificent Mile this weekend. Around 7 a.m. Sunday, the thieves broke the
glass at Na Hoku Jewelers, 600 N. Michigan Ave., and took the merchandise from
inside, police said. An employee said the thieves used plywood to block the door
– so as to make it look like the store was under construction. The thieves broke
three cases and stole about 150 pieces of jewelry in a minute and a half, police
said.
cbslocal.com
New York, NY (Tribeca): Police Search for Suspects in $42,000 NYC Coat Heist
Police in New York City are searching for six men they say broke into into an
upscale boutique and stole 52 coats valued at $42,000. The NYPD said on Saturday
that the heist occurred at about 11 p.m. Thursday at the Mackage clothing store
on Mercer Street in Tribeca. Police said one of the suspects used a large object
to break the glass front door of the shop before the six men went in and grabbed
the coats. They then fled in a gray BMW and a black Lincoln Town Car.
nbcnewyork.com
Westport, CT: Four arrested for wireless store robbery; items valued at nearly
$7,000
Four individuals were arrested after robbing a wireless store in
Westport and then trying to rob another in Stamford. According to a press
release by the Westport Police Department, the group was first noticed by WPD
when three masked suspects robbed a T-Mobile at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Jan
26. “It was explained that these suspects allegedly began forcibly removing
displayed demonstration cell phones by ripping them from the various cases that
they were affixed to,” the release said. “After a short period inside the store
gathering merchandise, the suspects quickly then left the area in a waiting
vehicle reportedly driven by a fourth suspect. The total value of the stolen
items is initially estimated at $6758.92.”
stamfordadvocate.com
Ocala, FL: 2 men arrested for theft of $20,000 mowers and $5,000 trailer from
Rural King
Vermillion County, IN: 2 charged for thefts: $2,100 Tractor Supply and $1,400
from Walmart
West Springfield, MA: Home Depot Thief crashes during Police Chase, over $1,200
of merchandise recovered
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Shootings & Deaths
New Orleans, LA: NOPD Is Investigating a Deadly Shooting at Walmart
The NOPD is
investigating a homicide that occurred today on Chef Menteur Highway that
claimed the life of one victim and injured another. At about 6:29 p.m., NOPD
Third District officers responded to a call of an officer in need of assistance
at the Walmart store. Upon arrival, officers located an NOPD officer who was
working a secondary employment security detail at the store in custody of a male
subject. Further investigation revealed another male subject down in an aisle of
the store with a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was pronounced dead at
the scene, at which time NOPD Homicide Unit assumed control of the
investigation. The detained subject was being held for questioning. No
additional information is currently available at this time regarding this
individual.
kadn.com
Edinboro, PA: State Police Identify Wendy's Worker Shot, Killed During Robbery
Pennsylvania State Police have identified the worker killed in a shooting during
a robbery at the Wendy's near Edinboro Saturday. Alexander Cavanah, 22, of
Edinboro, died after being taken to UPMC Hamot. Markese D. Lampley, 20, of Erie,
has been charged with first and second degree murder, robbery, and fleeing and
attempting to elude police. He also faces additional criminal charges and
vehicle violations. The robbery turned homicide happened at the Wendy's on Route
6 around 2:20 p.m. Investigators said Lampley, came into the store and forced a
female employee to the back of the restaurant where the vault is located. During
that time, Lampley shot Cavanah, according to State Police.
erienewsnow.com
Columbus, OH: Bob Evans robbery suspect dies after being shot by Officer
Columbus police say a man who was shot Saturday morning while trying to rob a
Bob Evans near the Ohio State University campus has died. Police received a call
at around 7:40 a.m. about a robbery in progress at the Bob Evans located on Olentangy River Road. Police say the suspect entered the restaurant wearing a
hockey-style mask and was armed with a gun. He went to the back and demanded
money from a manager. The manager then tried to open a safe. Authorities say the
suspect appeared to become agitated when a manager could not open the safe
quickly enough. Police say the suspect could then be seen hitting the manager in
the back of the head with what appeared to be the gun. The suspect then ran out
the back door and was confronted by a police officer. Police say the officer
fired "multiple shots" at the suspect and he fell to the ground. The manager was
taken to the hospital, treated and released.
wkyc.com
Dallas, TX: 1 Woman dead after shooting outside Walmart in Far North Dallas
One
person was killed in a shooting in a Walmart parking lot Sunday night in Far
North Dallas, police said. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the Walmart
on Montfort Drive. Dallas police spokeswoman Melinda Gutierrez told reporters at
the scene that a male shot a female multiple times in the parking lot before he
fled the scene on foot. She said the two people had walked out of the Walmart
store together, but it was unclear if they knew each other.
dallasnews.com
San Angelo, TX: Police investigate fatal stabbing at Stripes
The San Angelo
Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing at a convenience store early
Sunday morning. At about 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, an altercation at a
Stripes store in the 1300 block of South Bryant Boulevard led to the stabbing of
26-year-old Rhyheme Talton, the release states.
gosanangelo.com
Houston, TX: Man killed at NW Houston convenience store
Police received reports
of a shooting Saturday around 10 p.m. at a store on West Little York Road. The
man and his girlfriend had entered the shop, then got into an argument with a
relative there, said Houston Police. The relative fired a gun multiple times at
the man, then fled.
chron.com
Lisle, IL: Woman Kills Self After Shooting Three State Police Officers In
Humidor Cigar Lounge
Two retired state troopers and one active state police
officer were shot by a woman at Humidor Cigar Lounge on Friday night. The scene
was captured on video, before the woman took her own life. Illinois state police
say one of the retired troopers, Gregory Rieves, was killed, shot in the head.
The current trooper, Kaiton Bullock, 48, and the third man, retired special
agent trooper, Lloyd Graham, 55, were hurt after a woman fired shots inside a
lounge and then killed herself.
cbslocal.com
Allentown, PA: Man was justified in shooting, killing robber at strip mall
A
robbery victim was justified in shooting and killing a 27-year-old Bethlehem man
who committed armed robberies at a strip mall Thursday night, the Lehigh County
district attorney's office said. Darrell Mussa was pronounced dead at St. Luke's
Hospital. The county coroner's office determined the cause of death to be
multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death to be homicide. Homicide is
defined as the death of one person at the hands of another.
wfmz.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Sandy Springs, GA: Jewelry store owner uses Pickle jars to Attack Robbers
The
owner of a local jewelry store is being hailed as a hero after he fought back
against a group of brazen armed robbers. Channel 2 was in Sandy Springs, where
the robbery happened Saturday afternoon at the corner of Abernathy and Roswell
roads. Seiden obtained exclusive video of the moment the owner attacked the
robbers with a pickle jar, among other things.
wsbtv.com
Peoria, IL: Three arrested, two at large in Best Buy burglary
A pair of suspects was at large following an apparent burglary early Saturday at
a Peoria electronics store. About 1 a.m., an interior-motion alarm was triggered
at Best Buy. When officers arrived, they saw five males congregating near
vehicles that were parked behind the business. The suspects then fled on foot
into an adjacent wooded area. Police apprehended three. Unclear at this time if
any merchandise was taken from the store.
pjstar.com
White Plains, NY: 2 children (one is 7 years old) stole $500 in merchandise from
puzzle store
Canton, OH: Police Officer injured as accused shoplifter runs from Walmart
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AT&T – Aberdeen, MS –
Burglary
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Auto Parts – Lawton,
OK – Burglary
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Best Buy – Peoria, IL
– Burglary
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C-Store – Milwaukee,
WI – Burglary
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CVS – Winston-Salem,
NC – Armed Robbery
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CVS – Macon, GA –
Armed Robbery
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CVS – San Francisco,
CA – Burglary
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Clothing – New York,
NY – Burglary
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Dollar General –
Macon, GA – Armed Robbery
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Dollar General –
Fayetteville, NC - Armed Robbery
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Dollar Tree –
Huntsville, AL – Robbery
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Hardware – Ocala, FL –
Burglary
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Hardware - Mendocino
County, CA - Burglary
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Jewelry – Sandy
Springs, GA – Robbery
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Jewelry- Orlando, FL – Burglary
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Jewelry – Garden City, NY – Robbery
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Jewelry – Durham, NC – Robbery
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Jewelry – Charlotte, NC – Robbery
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Jewelry – Southern Pines, NC – Robbery
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Jewelry – Medford, OR – Robbery
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Jewelry – Jacksonville, FL – Robbery
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Liquor – Grand Rapids,
MI – Burglary
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Liquor – Fresno, CA – Burglary
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Restaurant – Edinboro,
PA – Armed Robbery/ Clerk shot & killed
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Restaurant – Columbus,
OH – Armed Robbery/ Suspect shot & killed
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Restaurant –
Cobleskill, NY – Burglary
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Restaurant –
Jacksonville, FL – Burglary
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Restaurant – Aberdeen,
NC – Armed Robbery
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T-Mobile – Westport,
CT – Robbery
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T-Mobile – Stamford,
CT – Robbery
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Walmart – Canton, OH –
Robbery
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• 13 burglaries
• 2 shootings
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Tim Corse, LPC promoted to Regional Loss
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