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Stewart talks about some of the innovations and solutions at Next that are
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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
CA's Shoplifting & Burglary Surge Concentrated in
a Few Regions
At the statewide level, shoplifting jumped 29% from 2021 to 2022
Testimony: Retail Theft in California
The Little Hoover Commission held the third of four hearings on Retail Theft
last week, this one focused on reporting and tracking crime statistics related
to Retail Theft.
PPIC policy director and senior fellow Magnus Lofstrom testified
before the commission. Here are his prepared remarks.
Recent trends in retail theft vary across the state and by type of offense—but
the data indicate
a rise in shoplifting, especially in the Bay Area, and a broader rise in
commercial burglary among urban counties. Concentration of increased
retail theft in some areas, and likely underreporting of lower value incidents,
plausibly contribute to differences in how retailers and residents perceive the
problem of retail theft.
More comprehensive data are needed.
It is important not to limit analyses of retail theft to shoplifting, especially
given that
Proposition 47 reclassified a number of property and drug offenses from felonies
to misdemeanors.
At the
statewide level, shoplifting jumped 29% from 2021 to 2022 but remains 8% below
pre-pandemic levels and 17% below the 2014 rate. By contrast,
commercial burglary has been ticking up in recent years; the rate rose by 16%
between 2019 and 2022 and is 15% above the 2014 rate.
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Only 3 of the 15 most populous counties saw increases in shoplifting from
2014 to 2022.
San Mateo’s shoplifting rate almost doubled (up by 95%), while
San Francisco and Alameda saw increases of 40% and 9%,
respectively. Relative to pre-pandemic rates, 6 of the largest counties saw
increases. Between 2014 and 2022, however, shoplifting rates fell at least 20%
in 6 other populous counties and in 5 of the most populous counties from 2019 to
2022.
Increases in commercial burglary in urban counties are more widespread.
Commercial burglary rose in 10 of the state’s largest counties between 2014 and
2022; the
largest increases were in Orange (98%), Los Angeles (62%), and Santa Clara (61%).
ppic.org
Coordination - Aggregation - Prosecution: Keys to
Fighting Retail Crime?
Three Ways to Combat Retail Crime in 2024
Retail crime creates higher prices for consumers, results in stores having to
close their doors, and communities left without vital goods and services.
The
U.S. Chamber of Commerce has focused intensely on addressing retail crime since
defining it as a national crisis in a letter to Congress in March 2022.
The Chamber recommends three key steps communities should take to combat retail
crime:
Coordinate resources among business and law enforcement
To effectively fight rampant crime,
local businesses must coordinate and share information on criminal strikes to
discern trends and effective responses. This coordination can occur under
the umbrella of a local chamber of commerce like the New Mexico Chamber of
Commerce’s Organized Retail Crime Association or the Ohio Chamber’s Crime Task
Force. Gathering local businesses, law enforcement, and policymakers in one
setting dedicated to confronting crime fosters shared solutions that can
increase community detection and quicken response efforts.
Aggregate offenses to punish repeat offenders
Prosecutors like San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephen have advised
that state laws be changed to create a separate offense for the repeated
stealing of certain amounts within specific time periods. By
allowing for the aggregation of offenses against criminals, we can reduce
the repeated store-by-store thefts plaguing our communities and driving
businesses to close their doors.
Prosecute aggressively to combat lawlessness
Crucial to any anti-crime response is the local prosecutor. District Attorneys
and County Attorneys are the gatekeepers of the criminal justice system,
deciding whether arrested parties will be prosecuted. Lax prosecution of crimes
against businesses sends the wrong message to business owners and communities,
and only emboldens criminals. The business community should support
legislation reducing the case backlog for state and local courts, thereby
freeing up prosecutors’ ability to address current crimes.
uschamber.com
The Political Tides Have Turned on Crime
Democrats’ next crime fight: retail theft
Democrats
want to talk tough on crime in an election year. Their target — shoplifting.
Successfully pursuing retail theft
could rob the GOP of a winning message on criminal justice and give Democrats a
national roadmap for addressing the issue.
Now New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is waging her own war on shoplifters through
a mix of tougher criminal penalties and funding in her $233 billion budget
proposal. She wants to
create new police teams to address the matter, while offering a tax
credit for businesses to help bolster security measures.
The GOP has
effectively linked Democrats to spikes in crime, and tackling shoplifting makes
political sense: Voters see everyday items under lock and key or social
media videos of thieves picking shelves clean. In New York, Republicans in
suburban House districts like Reps. Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLota clinched
victory in 2022 with a focus on crime. Across the country,
California could be in for a change of direction, with many officials there
citing retail theft as a breaking point for the state. Getting tougher
policies on crime would be a departure for the state after years of rewritten
sentencing laws favored by the left.
And with 213 seats up in the New York State Legislature, competitive House races
throughout the state and a fierce fight underway for the White House,
party leaders believe it is crucial for Democrats to reclaim ground on the issue
of crime — particularly since they are often divided over other law
enforcement matters.
Retail theft, in part, could be sustaining the concerns that
voters have consistently registered with crime as Democrats in blue states
have spent years trying to scale back tough-on-crime laws to expand rights to
defendants in low-level infractions.
politico.com
Crime & Violence Forces Another San Francisco
Store to Shut Down
San Francisco’s oldest toy store closing due to inflation, 'perils and violence'
of crime downtown
The oldest toy store in San Francisco announced this week that it is
shutting down due to the rampant crime and violence in the city’s streets,
and because of inflation. Jeffrey’s Toys, the downtown San Francisco toy store
that inspired Pixar’s classic "Toy Story," announced on Friday that it will be
closing permanently
at the end of February.
The business' attorney, Ken Sterling, told The San Francisco Chronicle, "The
store has been struggling for a number of years, due to the
perils and violence of the downtown environment, inflation, the decrease
in consumer spending and the demise of retail across the world."
Stern added "The family is
saddened it has come to this and we’ve explored all other options to try and
keep the business going." He also noted that San Francisco officials have
"their work cut out for them on how to
revitalize what was once a vibrant and fun downtown experience."
Last month, Jeffrey’s Toys co-owner Greg Luhn all but predicted the demise of
his business, telling a local ABC affiliate in December the
store’s future would be decided by last-minute holiday sales.
Luhn had also previously expressed worry about stores like his in the city being
shuttered. He told a local NBC affiliate in December, "We’re
one of the oldest family-run stores in the city, but all of them are slowly
disappearing. I hope things will change, but I know that we just can’t
keep covering the loss every month without help from the city."
foxnews.com
Will Small Stores Benefit from Major Retailers'
Anti-Theft Measures?
Small retailers ‘will be a haven for shoppers who hate anti-theft tactics’ while
major chains jump to lock up products
Major retailers may be set to lose customers to
smaller businesses that are refusing to enforce strict anti-theft measures,
according to researchers.
Molly Burke, senior retail analyst at Software Advice explained that there are
numerous low-cost tactics that small businesses can employ that are effective
and may even
see some shoppers turn their backs on large chains for a nicer shopping
experience.
Complaints about certain anti-theft measures that are being implemented at major
retailers such as locked-up items and receipt checks are flooding social media.
Some shoppers have even threatened to boycott stores that implement these
techniques.
While some small businesses may implement some of the other security measures
like locking away items, Burke has reassured customers that
the culture of small businesses means it is unlikely to become the norm.
This means that those shoppers turning away from large chains like Walmart,
Target, and CVS because of these issues
will find a haven with smaller stores more in need of customers.
the-sun.com
10% of All Mass Shootings Take Place in Illinois
Illinois and Chicago routinely lead the nation in mass shootings
In the last 11 years,
Illinois accounted for close to 10% of all mass shootings in the nation,
with almost 490 across the state, killing 356 people and wounding more than
2,080 others. That’s
more than California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York — all
more populous than Illinois.
And perhaps not surprisingly, the data points to Chicago as the main source for
the grim record.
The city saw 34 mass shootings just in 2023, resulting in 27 deaths and 143
injuries, according to GVA data, which defines a mass shooting as four or
more people shot in a single event, not including the gunman.
Those totals pushed
Chicago into the top spot nationally last year, findings closely
supported by the city’s own database, which showed 32 mass shootings. In the
decade worth of data reviewed by the Tribune, Chicago tallied 234 deaths and
more than 1,560 injuries in 365 shootings.
At a rate of
one mass shooting every 11 days, no other city in the country even comes close.
The next three cities combined didn’t have as many in the same period. In fact,
if Chicago were a state, it would rank only behind California in total mass
events across the decade.
chicagotribune.com
Four Off-Duty Security Officers Targeted and Murdered in January
According to law enforcement, three
off-duty California private security officers and an Ohio off-duty security
officer may have all been targeted and murdered shortly after leaving
work this month.
Keith Longwood, a California security guard who often
worked at nightclubs and apartment complexes had left work on January
18th, and several hours later was found dead inside his vehicle. Police say that
he was shot in the head. Investigators now believe that his death was related to
his work.
A second California security officer was
shot and killed in Hawthorne during an altercation outside a restaurant.
A third California security officer identified as Carlos Beltran was killed in
Los Angeles. His family isn't sure why it happened, and neither are police
investigators.
In the Dayton Ohio area, Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck recently explained
to local reporters why he thinks the
shooting of a local security officer who had just left work was targeted.
The off-duty nightclub security guard was shot and killed inside a vehicle early
Monday morning.
privateofficer.org
California Op-Ed: Retail Thievery Is a Menace to Economy
Video: What to know about the petition to amend Prop 47
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25% of Front-Line Workers Feel Unsafe
Front-Line Workers Are Quitting at High Rates
Forty-one percent of front-line employees and 38 percent of front-line managers
have changed jobs in the last 12 months, according to a global survey.
Low pay was a significant reason for quitting. With the
recent market trend of employers raising pay, both workers and managers
largely felt they could find better-paying jobs elsewhere. They also spoke about
overdelivering and sacrificing personal time off when key operational
problems went unfixed.
Front-line workers feeling the weight of inflation the most were those in:
•
Construction (33 percent).
•
Logistics (33 percent).
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Retail (31 percent).
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Health care (18 percent).
Being understaffed was the biggest stressor for front-line managers, the
second most stressful job aspect for employees and the main factor limiting job
productivity, the report found.
Workplace Safety a Growing Concern Among Employees
Nearly 1 in 4 front-line workers said they feel unsafe at work, with many
experiencing growing aggression from customers, according to the Beekeeper
report. Employees’ need for
safety and security may be poorly understood by HR and corporate staff, who
rank it as a much lower priority than their front-line colleagues do.
The findings align with a
2023 survey of 1,000 front-line workers by San Mateo, Calif.-based security
platform company Verkada, which found:
•
About
33 percent of front-line workers felt unsafe at their workplace in the
past year.
•
40 percent reported feeling more worried about their physical safety than
they were a year ago.
•
49 percent of retail workers said theft and vandalism are on the rise.
•
76 percent of employers had a security incident in the past year.
How to Retain Front-Line Talent:
shrm.org
Walmart Superstore Manager: The High Demand &
High Pay Retail Job
The $400,000 Job Without a College Degree
Walmart is giving store managers higher bonuses, stock grants as the job
becomes more difficult in the e-commerce era
Amazon
is cutting hundreds of jobs. So are Macy’s and Wayfair. But one retail
worker is still in high demand:
Walmart superstore manager. Walmart is giving bigger bonuses and adding
stock awards to their annual pay packages, pushing the total compensation for
the best ones to more than $400,000 a year.
The retail giant has
thousands of store managers who act as midlevel executives. Each can
often oversee
a store with 350 workers and $100 million in annual revenue. Many start
as clerks and climb the ranks
without college degrees.
Store managers will now be able to
earn up to $20,000 in annual stock grants and an up-to-200% bonus each year.
The average
base salary for a Walmart store manager is around $128,000. That
means a successful manager of a large Walmart store
can earn up to $404,000 a year in total compensation.
The
job has become more complex in recent years, said John Furner, Walmart
U.S. chief executive. Store managers are now evaluated on and responsible for
e-commerce orders sourced from their stores, said Furner, who once worked as a
Walmart store manager.
wsj.com
Retail is Back in Business & Landlords End COVID
Rent Discounts
For Retailers, Business Is Back and Landlords Say No More Rent Discounts
Landlords’ increasing leverage is sign of retail real estate’s recent
strength
Retail property owners are
shedding the discounts and other concessions they offered struggling tenants
during the depths of the pandemic, the latest sign that competition for
retail real estate is intensifying.
Many landlords slashed rent prices as they struggled to fill empty storefronts
during the first year of the pandemic. Some felt compelled to accept a
portion of monthly sales instead of a fixed rent amount from tenants whose
businesses collapsed because of government-mandated closures and social
distancing.
These arrangements
helped retailers stay afloat, and
prevented landlords from losing valued tenants. Now, landlords are having
a much easier time filling
prime retail space and are far less likely to agree to these concessions,
said Ed Coury, senior managing director at retail-brokerage firm RCS Real Estate
Advisors.
Landlords’ increasing leverage is
another sign of retail real estate’s recent strength. Store openings
outpaced closures for the second straight year in 2023 after years of net
closures, according to research firm Coresight Research. Consumer spending
remained resilient last year despite high inflation and recession concerns, and
Americans’ views on the economy are improving at the start of 2024.
This, coupled with scant new construction of retail real estate, leaves
landlords
optimistic that retailers will be vying for limited available space for the
foreseeable future.
wsj.com
2024 Could be a Mixed Bag for Retail - But There
Are Positive Indicators
Consumer Spending And Retail Health Into 2024 Remains Anyone’s Guess
Retail and consumer spending news continues to be a mix of good news / bad
news. For every positive indicator, there seems to be a negative one that
offsets. This is true across economic indicators related to retail and consumer
spending, all the way into the actions being taken by retail winners and losers
alike.
The consumer scene is not settled, and retailers depend on healthy spending to
be able to move ahead with confidence. However, despite continued uncertainty
and conflicting news, some
retailers are simply not waiting for the dust to settle or for the take on 2024
to become clear. And ultimately, that may be the biggest difference
you’ll see between a retail winner and a loser.
forbes.com
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Genetec Shares Best Practices for International Data Privacy Day
Genetec encourages businesses and individuals to use International
Data Privacy Day as an opportunity to enhance their data protection.
MONTRÉAL—In
support of
International Data Privacy Day, unified security, public safety, operations,
and business intelligence solutions provider
Genetec shared best practices to help physical security leaders protect
privacy, safeguard data and enable trust without compromising security.
Genetec encourages businesses and individuals alike to use International Data
Privacy Day as an opportunity to evaluate and enhance their data protection
strategies. By prioritizing privacy, organizations can effectively contribute to
a safer digital and physical landscape for all.
“Organizations should never have to choose between data privacy and security,”
says Christian Morin, chief security officer at Genetec Inc., in the company
announcement. “That’s why Genetec solutions are built on privacy by design
principles so that our customers can ensure the highest levels of security while
respecting personal privacy and complying with privacy laws.”
Read more here
Retail DDoS Attacks Surge 127%
StormWall reveals surge in DDoS attacks on government, retail, and energy
sectors in Q4 2023
StormWall’s analysis of Q4 2023 DDoS attacks reveals a sharp increase in
threats, especially targeting government, retail, and energy sectors.
The government sector saw a 162% year-over-year rise in DDoS attacks in Q4 2023,
making up 21% of all incidents. This
surge is mainly due to geopolitical tensions,
like those in the Middle East. In Israel, 42% of attacks targeted government
websites, reflecting the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The
retail industry experienced a 127% increase in attacks from the previous year,
accounting for
17% of all DDoS incidents,
StormWall data shows. This rise is linked to major shopping events like Black
Friday and the holiday season. The
energy sector
also saw a significant increase in Q4 2023, with
a 109% rise in cyber attacks
year-over-year, targeting critical infrastructure like power grids and IoT
devices.
Attack methods are evolving
DDoS attacks are growing more complex, StormWall’s data says, using advanced
methods like multi-vector attacks, DNS amplification, TCP direct-path, and
application layer attacks.
Another worrying trend StormWall has identified is Hyper-Volumetric HTTP DDoS
Attacks. These attacks exploit the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset flaw and
can reach hundreds of millions of requests per second.
This volume is much more than what applications with insufficient protection can
handle.
What’s more, StormWall reports
a trend towards shorter “hit and run” style attacks,
which test defenses before launching more sustained offensives. The majority of
DDoS attacks repelled by StormWall’s network lasted 30 minutes or less.
Geographically,
Israel emerged as a top target in Q4 2023,
facing 10.6% of all DDoS attacks, a major increase from less than 1% in the
previous quarter. Other
heavily targeted countries included China (12.6%), the USA (12.2%), and India
(11.7%), in first,
second and third place respectively.
dailyhostnews.com
Risks of Relying on Third-Party Vendors
Third-party risk management best practices and why they matter
With
organizations increasingly relying on third-party vendors,
upping the third-party risk management (TPRM) game has become imperative to
prevent the fallout of third-party compromises.
Third-party risks
SecurityScorecard recently found that
98% of organizations are connected with at least one third-party vendor
that has suffered a data breach in the last two years.
When letting a third-party vendor access an organization’s network,
potential vulnerabilities become their shared problem and a compromise can have
serious consequences
for both. It can result in:
•
Customer service disruption
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Violation of regulations or laws
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Reputational damage
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Supply chain disruption
•
Financial fraud or exposure
One third-party compromise in particular marked the year 2023:
A series of data breaches occurred due to the
mass exploitation of a vulnerability in MOVEit,
a popular file transfer software, leading to data theft from various
international government entities and businesses.
Why you must do TPRM
Third-party risk management offers numerous advantages for companies. It enables
organizations to avoid business disruptions by monitoring third-party vendor
availablity, thus
providing early warning signals to allow executives to take prompt action.
helpnetsecurity.com
Secret Service Cyber Investigations Committee
Secret Service to revive the Cyber Investigations Advisory Board
The federal advisory committee will offer expert and industry advice to the
agency.
The
United States Secret Service is
reestablishing a federal committee to advise the agency on cyber investigations,
according to a notice on the Federal Register.
The Cyber Investigations Advisory Board aims to be
an industry and expert advisory panel for the Secret Service,
according to the notice, which is scheduled to be officially published on
Friday.
The office was
first established in 2020 as
a 16-member federal advisory committee with the goal of providing “outside
strategic direction to the Secret Service’s investigative mission.”
The board was created in part to overhaul the agency’s investigation practices,
officials
said at the time.
The advisory board will be the main avenue “through
which senior industry and other experts can engage, collaborate, and advise the
USSS regarding cybersecurity and cybercrime issues,”
according to the notice.
cyberscoop.com
Cybercriminals embrace smarter strategies, less effort
Like drug cartels,
cybergangs are forming sophisticated organizations as joining like-minded actors
can be incredibly advantageous.
This spans globally with countries potentially helping each other to advance
common goals and interests. We’ll see more
hackers for trade, crews looking to expand their monopolies, and
cyberwarfare alliances.
In 2024,
enterprising threat actors may target more publicly traded companies to gain
insights to cheat the stock market or plan their attacks and sell their stash
before value nosedives.
Rather than breach an organization and play in the underground with stolen data,
threat actors could leverage data extraction and their talents in plain sight as
everyday investors.
“Today, perpetrators can come from anywhere in the world and bring with them
robust resources and expertise,” added
Jim Steven,
Head of Crisis and Data Response Services at Experian Global Data Breach
Resolution in the United Kingdom. “There are many global crime syndicates and
nation-backed operations, so
companies need to invest in sophisticated prevention and response methods
to protect themselves.”
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Tip #2:
Heighten Email Security to Counter
Generative AI Impact
Protect against the impact of generative AI on email
security. Cybercriminals are utilizing AI to enhance phishing
attempts, impersonating high-level decision-makers. Combat this by
implementing employee awareness training and maintaining a robust
overall security posture.
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Amazon Can't Ignore the Chinese E-Commerce Threat
Amazon Can’t Afford a Race to the Bottom
Rising popularity of Temu, TikTok and Shein may nip at sales growth, but
Amazon investors are more primed for profit expansion
As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is fond of saying: “Your margin is my opportunity.”
Among Amazon’s many challengers in both its retail and cloud-computing
businesses are
Chinese e-commerce players Temu and Shein, which have surged in popularity
globally and even on Amazon’s home turf. The Wall Street Journal reported last
month that the two—which specialize in ultracheap products and apparel produced
in China—are now shipping an average of a million packages a day each in the
U.S.
There is also
TikTok, which has integrated online shopping into its popular social network
that now claims more than
150 million users
in the U.S. The company owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance is even
setting up its own warehouse and fulfillment network in the U.S., potentially
giving it more muscle to compete with Amazon’s delivery speeds.
That is still a pittance compared with the $594 billion in North American GMV
that Amazon is projected to do this year, according to consensus estimates from
Visible Alpha. But the need to keep growing such a huge business—Amazon
is one of only three companies in the world currently generating over $500
billion in annual revenue—while
also staying out of single-digit growth purgatory means Amazon can’t afford to
cede much ground in what is still its core business of online retail.
Hence,
Amazon isn’t ignoring the threat.
Among several changes to fees for its third-party business that Amazon announced
last month was a sharp reduction in the commissions charged to sellers of
apparel products priced below $20. “We
believe that this is an attempt to make Amazon more competitive vs low-price
apparel entrants such as Shein and Temu,”
Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik wrote in a note to clients at the time.
But Amazon still has to strike a delicate balance between keeping business while
also not taking down the profit margins that are now a crucial part of its story
with investors.
wsj.com
Amazon's Record Investment in Data Center
Complexes
Amazon investing $10 billion in Mississippi data centers
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing division of Amazon is making an
historic investment in Mississippi.
AWS plans to invest $10 billion to build two data center complexes
in Madison County, Miss., marking the single largest capital investment in the
state’s history.
In coordination with the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA),
AWS will establish multiple data center complexes in two Madison County
industrial parks, which are projected to
create at least 1,000 new jobs.
This is Amazon’s
fourth big investment in its cloud-computing business in the past 12 months.
In July, the company said it will invest $7.8 billion by 2030 to expand its data
center operations in Ohio.
In addition, in May Amazon said it would commit $12.7 billion to expand its
cloud infrastructure in India by 2030, and in January said it will invest $35
billion by 2040 to expand data centers in Virginia.
“Since 2011,
AWS has invested more than $108 billion in its
infrastructure across the U.S. to support customers of all kinds, and across all
industries, in their digital transformation,”
said Roger Wehner, AWS director of economic development, in a corporate blog
post.
Since 2010, Amazon says it has invested $2.3 billion in the state of
Mississippi, including five fulfillment and sortation centers, four delivery
stations, five solar farms, a wind farm, and a Whole Foods Market location.
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Chicago, IL: Thieves steal $33,000 worth of purses in daring robbery at Von Maur
The unique items that thieves in Illinois target no longer surprise me including
this theft of $33,000 worth of purses. The incident happened at a Von Maur
department store in Orland Park. These were brave thieves because it happened
during the middle of a busy shopping day. The two bad guys walked into the
building wearing all black and masks. One was armed with a baseball bat and the
other was carrying bolt cutters. The thieves approached the area where the store
displayed very expensive purses. They were locked up but that's why the suspects
brought the equipment. They busted open the case, grabbed a bunch of
merchandise, and ran off. Their getaway car was a stolen vehicle.
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Coral Springs, FL: Pair accused of stealing $20,000 worth of merch from Miami
Best Buy
A
woman and a man are facing charges after they allegedly stole thousands of
dollars worth of items off the shelves of a Miami Best Buy.
Danielle Lorini, of Coral Springs, allegedly worked with Andrew Causa since
September to steal $20,000 worth of merchandise from the store
along Bird Road west of the Palmetto Expressway, authorities said. The two
appeared before a judge Monday after being arrested and charged with multiple
counts of grand theft. They were arrested on Sunday after they were caught on
surveillance video taking items off the shelves and then leaving without paying.
Lorini has no prior criminal record. The judge said she is a Broward school
teacher, but it's unclear where she was working. NBC6 reached out to the Broward
public school district, charter schools and private schools. Causa has an
extensive criminal history and a prior stint in prison, prosecutors said.
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Brentwood, CA: Police seek suspects in $7,600 theft at Ulta
The Brentwood Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying
two females who stole approximately $7,600 in merchandise from Ulta. The
incident occurred on January 19 at the Streets of Brentwood. If you have any
information regarding their identity, please call Dispatch at 925-809-7911.
contracosta.news
Memphis, TN: Memphis comic store robbed, thief tries to resell stolen
merchandise
Smashed glass and thieves ransacking a local store. It's a pattern FOX13 has
been tracking for months. But this one is a bit different. The most recent
incident happened at a comic book store. "The craziest part is I wasn't even
supposed to be there that day," Shannon Merrit, the owner of 901 Comics and 901
Toys, said. Surveillance video shows the exact moments three thieves wearing
hooded sweatshirts break into 901 Comics on Young Ave. early Friday morning.One
makes their way behind the counter and unsuccessfully tries to get into the
register. Then, all three leave empty handed. Four minutes later, the same
thieves broke into 901 Comics down the street. "Made my way up here, beat the
police here. But the people who had broken in were already gone," Merritt said.
Merritt owns both stores. Later that day, he found out someone was trying to
sell merchandise to his employees and to employees at another local comic shop.
fox13memphis.com
Mahwah, NJ: 2 Macy's Robberies Totaling $800 Value & Police Apprehend Mahwah
Thief at The Mall at Short Hills
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Shootings & Deaths
Wichita, KS: Update: Man sentenced for shooting, killing QuikTrip Security Guard
A man found guilty of killing a security guard in 2021 at a convenience store
near downtown Wichita was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. Laroy West shot
and killed William Robinson during a fight outside what was then Quiktrip,
located at Murdock and Broadway. Police said Robinson asked West to leave the
store leading up to the fight and shooting. Paramedics rushed Robinson to the
hospital in critical condition. He died two days later.
Last October, a Sedgwick County jury found West guilty of first-degree murder
and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
He was found not guilty on one count of aggravated assault. West will be
eligible for parole after 50 years.
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Philadelphia, PA: Police kill suspect who shot, wounded officer at corner store
A man who shot and wounded a police officer in a corner store in north
Philadelphia was killed by another officer, authorities said Saturday.
Authorities were searching for another man who scooped up the shooter’s gun and
fled. The shooting happened Friday night after two officers patrolling the
city’s Fairhill section entered the store and approached a group of men, police
said. As they tried to stop one of the men, 28-year-old Alexander Spencer
scuffled with an officer and fired a shot that hit an officer in the thigh,
police said. Police said the other officer then returned fire, hitting Spencer.
He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police
said the wounded officer, who officials originally said had been hit twice, was
also taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. Police said the
wounded officer has been on the force for nine years and the officer who fired
has been on the force for five years; officials originally said both had been
with the department for six years.
foxnews.com
Houston, TX: Update: Family Dollar store clerk shoots accused shoplifter 15
times, sentenced to 35 years
The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced Antonio E. Batres, 23,
was sentenced on Friday to 35 years in prison for shooting a 49-year-old accused
shoplifter, Troy Odom, in the back at a Family Dollar Store. Batres was
convicted of murder by a Harris County jury in a five-day trial for the shooting
on the 4500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd on April 17, 2022. Harris
County District Attorney Kim Ogg said."Gun violence in Harris County is out of
control because of situations like this in which someone thinks they can take a
life because they are mad," Ogg said. "The victim in this case had a family and
was loved, and he should still be with us today." The trial revealed that Batres,
a clerk at the store, and another coworker caught Odom shoplifting several
bottles of motor oil, according to Ogg. A verbal argument turned into a physical
fight as Odom tried to go out the front door, which an employee locked to keep
him from leaving. The fight continued as the two men scuffled on the floor as
Odom tried to leave. Officials say the video surveillance showed that Batres
pulled a semi-automatic firearm on Odom during the fight, after which he emptied
his pockets and returned the motor oil. After the front doors were unlocked,
Odom left the store. As he was walking away, Batres followed him out and shot
him in the back on the sidewalk in front of the store, according to authorities.
The first shot caused Odom to turn around and Batres unloaded a total of 12
shots, hitting Odom in his arms, legs and torso as he raised his arms to defend
himself. Heather Axline, assistant district attorney for the Trial Bureau,
prosecuted the case with ADA Lindsey Pearson. Axline said, "Mr. Odom didn’t have
a gun or a weapon, he was not the first aggressor, and was walking away when he
was fatally shot on Easter Sunday".
fox26houston.com
Maricopa County, AZ : Shooting at Cave Creek Walmart: Suspect flees before
investigators arrive on scene
A shooting at a Walmart in Cave Creek has Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies
searching for a male suspect who left before investigators arrived. The shooting
happened around 5:15 p.m. near Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway on Jan. 28.
"Deputies responded and after further investigation discovered that an adult
male went into the store and had an argument with someone from within the store.
The male then left the store and upon exiting the store, fired several shots at
the store," MCSO said. No one was injured. The suspect hasn't been caught.
fox10phoenix.com
Charlotte, NC: Employee injured in shooting at Walmart in Pineville, suspect in
custody
An employee was injured in a shooting near a shopping center in Pineville,
according to Medic. The Pineville Police Department stated that the shooting
took place around 6:30 p.m. at the Walmart on Pineville Matthews Road. According
to police, Jonathan Smith was using the self-checkout station when the employee
realized he did not scan chicken and dog food. He allegedly then paid for the
dog food but not the chicken. The employee tried to grab the chicken and an
altercation broke out, police say. Smith then allegedly left the store, came
back with a gun and got into another fight. The gun, which had been in Smith’s
pocket, fell out and then discharged while Smith and the employees tried to get
control. One of the employees was shot in the leg. Smith was arrested and
charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and
misdemeanor larceny of the chicken.
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Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Delaware: Judge rejects Cabela’s attempt to move ammunition theft investigation
to Federal court
U.S. District Court Judge rejects Cabela’s attempt to move the Delaware Attorney
General’s investigation into ammunition theft to federal court.
State investigators believe that at least 500,000 rounds of ammunition were
stolen from the Cabela’s Christiana location in less than a year - with a
substantial portion of it sold to criminals in the region. Last summer, Attorney
General Kathy Jennings asked Delaware Superior Court to enforce a subpoena
against Cabelas after she said the company failed to substantively respond to
the request after more than three months.
The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking to see Cabela's records and loss
prevention policies. The company attempted to move the case to federal
court, but Delaware District Court Judge Richard Andrews rejected the request,
saying Cabelas and its parent company “lacked an objectively reasonable basis
for removal.” The investigation was sent back to the Superior Court, and the
Delaware DOJ’s request for legal fees was granted. The investigation began over
reports that large amounts of ammunition were being stolen from the Christiana
location. DOJ says it was stored in an unsecured location and Cabela's made no
apparent effort to stop the shoplifting. DOJ is investigating whether Cabela’s
violated various laws, including the Keshall “KeKe” Anderson Safe Firearms Sales
Act, which repeals special immunity granted to gun dealers like Cabela’s under
state law.
delawarepublic.org
South Bend, IN: Thrift store a total loss to suspicious fire
The owners of a popular South Bend thrift store say their building is a complete
loss after it caught fire late Sunday night. Crews were called just before 11:15
p.m. to Kingdom Closet in the 2100 block of W. Elwood Avenue. When they arrived,
they said heavy fire and smoke was coming from the building. Charisse Lee has
helped her community for years with Kingdom Closet, providing clothing for as
little as one dollar.
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Best Buy – Coral
Springs, FL - Robbery
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C-Store –
Madisonville, KY – Robbery
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C-Store – Rock Hill,
SC – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Escambia
County, FL – Burglary
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Collectables –
Memphis, TN - Burglary
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Collectables –
Memphis, TN - Burglary
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Department – Chicago,
IL – Robbery
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Jewelry – Montebello, CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Torrance. CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Sacramento, CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Hayward, CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Daytona Beach, FL – Robbery
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Jewelry – Rochester,
MN – Burglary
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Macy’s – Mahwah, NJ -
Robbery
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Macy’s – Mahwah, NJ -
Robbery
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Pawn – Worthington, MN
– Burglary
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Pharmacy – Cambria
County, PA – Burglary
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Restaurant – Chicago,
IL – Burglary
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Target – Somersworth,
NH - Burglary
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Ulta – Brentwood, CA –
Robbery
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Vape – Bay Minette, AL
– Burglary
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There's much to say about job security and staying with one company most of your
career. But if you truly want to reach the top, you've got to be willing to
sacrifice, move, and take a risk. And as you can see from the list above retail
is a volatile space, but if you keep your eyes open, listen to what's going on
around you, take advantage of certain situations, and time it right you'll be
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