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Jordan Rivchun, Leader, Retail Solutions & Strategy and
Miguel Lazatin, Director of Product & Channel Marketing
As a leading security manufacturer,
Hanwha Techwin America
offers video surveillance products including network cameras, storage devices
and video management systems founded on world-class optical design,
manufacturing and image processing technologies. Miguel Lazatin and Jordan
Rivchun explain how Hanwha can help retailers secure people, property and data
while delivering a superior ownership experience through continuous innovation,
unparalleled service and the highest standards of integrity.
Quick Take 7 with FaceFirst
Peter Trepp, CEO, FaceFirst
with MCs Joe LaRocca
and
Amber Bradley
Facial recognition has made huge strides in recent years, permeating through
various aspects of society from unlocking the phone in your pocket to moving
through TSA airport lines quicker. Peter Trepp, CEO of FaceFirst,
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2019 CAL-ORCA Conference Recap
800 in
attendance for a day of learning & networking
 On
February 20th, 2019 the California Organized Retail Crime Association (CAL-ORCA)
delivered a conference highlighting current ORC initiatives being developed
statewide and insightful content shaped to develop new and experienced Asset
Protection and Law Enforcement leaders. Close to 800 attendees were exposed to a
day of learning and networking which followed the conference’s theme of Past,
Present, and Future.
Opening remarks were delivered by Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie
Lacey, Los Angeles Chief of Police Michel Moore, and Pasadena Chief of Police
John Perez. The opening remarks by the respective dignitaries set the tone for
the not-to-be-missed third annual CAL-ORCA Conference. The opening remarks were
followed by Keynote presentations by Joe LaRocca, Founder & Senior Advisor,
RetaiLPartners and also a brief address by the Assistant Chief of the California
Highway Patrol.
To conclude the morning session, a power-panel consisting of Assistant District
Attorney (San Francisco) Tom Osley, Deputy District Attorney (San Diego) Anna
Winn, Detective (Escondido PD) Mike Martinez, retired Commander (CHP) Scott
Sanbrook and National ORC Manager (CVS) Tony Sheppard discussed the new AB 1065
Legislation in California and its potential to positively reshape the ORC
landscape throughout the state.
Click here for the full conference recap and more pictures from the event.
Two Lawmakers Float First Facial Recognition
Privacy Bill
With facial recognition growing in popularity and uses showing up everywhere
from the airport to retailers, two U.S. senators introduced legislation that
would prevent businesses from collecting and using facial recognition data
without the consent of consumers.
According to a report in
CNET, the bill is called the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act and
is designed to protect consumers’ privacy as facial recognition is used more
often. The bill would block businesses from using
facial recognition technology to identify and follow customers in their
stores unless they sign off on it. If the bill introduced by Missouri
Republican Roy Blunt and Hawaiian Democrat Brian Schatz passed, it would be the
first piece of legislation on the federal level aimed at protecting consumers’
privacy when using facial recognition. “Our faces are our identities. They’re
personal. So the responsibility is on companies to ask people for their
permission before they track and analyze their faces,” Schatz said in a
statement to CNET.
Cnet.com: Senators unveil facial recognition bill to stop firms from tracking
you
With the bill, businesses that deploy facial recognition technology will have to
engage in mandatory tests to ensure the system is accurate and there is no bias.
Companies would also be barred from selling facial recognition technology data
without the consent of the consumer. “Consumers are increasingly concerned about
how their data is being collected and used, including data collected through
facial recognition technology,” Blunt said in the report.
Until a federal law passes on facial recognition, businesses can continue
using the technology and selling that data.
Though this is the first proposed federal legislation looking to take on
commercial facial recognition, there are state laws similar to Schatz and
Blunt's bill. pymnts.com
cnet.com
QuikTrip's First Armed Security Employees Get to
Work
QuikTrip Corp.'s first employees who fill a role combining security and store
associate responsibilities have taken their posts in select Tulsa-area
convenience stores.
According to
Tulsa World, the convenience store chain hired 11 full-time hybrid
employees to work the store and provide armed security.
QuikTrip spokesman Mike Thornbrugh declined to reveal which locations are
staffed with the new employees; however, he told the news outlet the company was
placing them at select stores as needed and continuing to hire more.
Hybrid employees' presence has "significantly" lowered thefts and other
incidents at those stores, Thornbrugh added.
He did not provide any specific numbers, but he noted the program's community
policing approach has often deterred habitual offenders at the door.
"The response has been phenomenal," Thornbrugh said. "We can tell from inventory
control that theft is down. ... When (habitual offenders) walk in, they see our
people and walk right back out."
The employees carry weapons openly and are clearly identified apart from regular
clerks, he told Tulsa World. Security officers won't work behind the counter
and, though they may assist in stocking and cleaning in some cases, they will
primarily function in the same way the store previously used off-duty law
enforcement and security guards.
The role requires relevant certifications as an armed security officer or peace
officer, whose conditions vary by state. QuikTrip also asks that applicants be
certified in electronic stun devices, pepper spray, first aid, baton use and
hand irons, Convenience Store News
previously reported.
The job description calls for applicants to have at least three years of
experience as a peace officer or five years as a reserve officer, armed security
officer or honorable military service.
"Our customers have loved it and our employees like it from a morale
standpoint," Thornbrugh said. "It's everything we have envisioned."
csnews.com
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Senate Committee Increases Felony
Threshold to $750
Felony theft threshold legislation watered down by Senate
A comprehensive criminal justice reform bill got unanimous approval from a
Senate committee Thursday morning but was slightly watered down. A provision in
the bill would have raised Florida’s felony theft threshold from $300 to $1500.
It was reduced to $750. Florida currently has the second lowest felony theft
threshold in the country. Raising it to $750 would bring the state closer in
line with the rest of the nation.
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OSHA Whistle-Blower Claims Are on the Rise. Are
Employers Prepared?
Data provided by OSHA (a federal agency under the purview of the U.S. Department
of Labor) shows that the number of whistle-blower complaints filed has increased
by 29 percent over the last five years, from 7,408 complaints in 2014 to 9,566
complaints in 2018.
In 2018, OSHA opened full investigations into 3,007 of those complaints. While
the number of complaints has gone up, the number of OSHA investigators has
declined. OSHA had 76 investigators at the end of 2018, down from 100 in 2014.
OSHA's increase workload combined with the loss of investigators has led to it
being unable to timely complete its investigation process. Pursuant to its
governing regulations, OSHA has 90 days to complete its whistle-blower
investigations. But last year, it took OSHA on average 272 days to make a
determination on a complaint. The backlog has gotten so bad that in some cases
OSHA may be aware of a complaint for months before an employer is contacted.
The delays have led to employees pursuing their claims in federal court, after
the expiration of the 90-day period, rather than at the administrative level,
devaluing the administrative-exhaustion requirements of many of the statutes
containing whistle-blower provisions.
The delayed process has also created problems for employers that have had
difficulty locating witnesses, months after the fact, to disprove a
complainant's stale allegations.
shrm.org
Former SAP Global Vice President Pleads Guilty to
Insider Trading With Two Conspirators - Being Sentenced March 22nd
Christopher Salis, former Global vice president for SAP SE devised a scheme
where he and two co-conspirators traded in options ahead of SAP SE’s (SAP)
acquisition of Concur Technologies (Concur), which netted them and their
co-conspirators hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits.
Douglas Miller, 44, of Dyer, Indiana, who pleaded guilty in September 2018
sentenced to 24 months and two years supervised release and his brother Edward
Miller sentenced to six months and two years supervised release. Both forfeit
over $200k each.
Douglas Miller had also destroyed electronic data, misled investigators, and
took steps to hinder and impede the investigation by setting up a burner phone
network to communicate and destroying that electronic data as well.
justice.gov
Congress to the rescue?
When retailers go bust, workers often get nothing
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, within
weeks plan to push parallel bills in the House and Senate that would prioritize
workers' claims in corporate bankruptcies.
More specifically, the measure would classify worker claims in bankruptcy as
administrative costs, putting them on par with the investment bankers,
lawyers and consultants who get paid in full through a bankruptcy proceeding.
cbsnews.com
Macy's to open 50 Backstage off-price concepts
inside Macy's Stores
Currently has 172 Backstage Shops with all but 7 inside Macy's Stores
Macy’s Backstage sells name-brand clothing, shoes, accessories, housewares and
makeup at 20 percent to 80 percent below traditional department store prices,
Cincinnati-based Macy’s Inc. said.
Macy’s has too much space in some of its stores, which is one reason for its
Backstage concept. Also, “Macy’s has a lot of excess apparel inventory that it
needs to offload. It could do this by discounting in the mainstream part of the
store, but that devalues the proposition, so it has opted to create an off-price
concept instead,” he said. newsday.com
Senior LP & AP Jobs
Activity
New Posting: Dollar General Director, Asset
Protection, Goodlettsville, TN
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a Fortune 200 company with more than 15,000
retail locations in 44 states, 15 distribution centers and 130,000 employees
that embody our mission of Serving Others each and every day.
The Dollar General Director of Corporate Asset Protection manages the strategy,
roadmap, implementation, operations, and processes associated with product
protection, physical security, and other shrink improvement activities. The
position has large financial responsibility through a combination of capital and
expense programs. Leads cross-functional initiatives that enhance physical
security, reduce shrink, and mitigate other risks associated with new product
offerings or other process changes within retail stores.
dollargeneral.icims.com
Biggest Job on the Market
Senior VP Asset Protection Burlington Stores
based in Burlington, NJ
No Domino Effect
Both 7-Eleven & Rite Aid Go Inside to fill their VP AP Positions
Great news for both Art Lazo and Cathy Langley. From a market prospective
it stops the normal domino effect that can cause numerous openings in its ripple
as it opens up other positions downstream.
Fred's VP LP in Dallas proving to be rather time
consuming to fill
As it's been listed now around six months?
New Posting: Program Director for Loss
Prevention, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes, Rochester, New York - Reports to
Director LP
Pier 1 Imports Hires Debt Restructuring Lawyers - Next
Step?
Ulta Beauty is Just on Fire - #1 Performing Retailer in
the U.S. Bar-None
Quarterly Results
Ulta Beauty Q4 comp's up 9.4%, net sales up 9.7%, full yr comp's up 8.1%, net
sales up 14.1%
Dollar General Q4 comp's up 4%, net sales up 8.5%, full yr comp's up 3.2%, net
sales up 9.2%
Noodles & Co. Q4 comp's system wide up 3.9%, total revenue up .4%, full yr
comp's up 3.7%, revenue up .3%
Tilly's Q4 comp's up 6.4%, net sales up 3.8%, full yr comp's up 4%, net sales up
3.7%
Canada's Empire Co.'s Sobey's Inc. Q3 comp's up 2.5%, food retail sales up 3.6%
Weis Markets Q4 comp's up 0.9%, sales up 1%, full yr comp's up 0.7%, net sales
up 1.2%
Zumiez Q4 comp's up 5.6%, net sales down 1.2%, full yr. comp's up 5.6%, net
sales up 5.5%
ascena retail group Q2 comp's up 2%, net sales down 1.5% (fewer stores)
Ann Taylor comp's up 10%, net sales up 4.5%
Loft comp's up 10%, net sales up 4.8%
maurices comp's up 1%, net sales down 1.8%
dressbarn comp's down 1%, net sales down 7.4%
Lane Bryant comp's down 8%, net sales down 10.7%
Catherines comp's down 4%, net sales down 8.2%
Justice comp's up 2%, net sales down 0.8%
Smart & Final Stores Q4 comp's up 1.9%, net sales up 3.2%, full yr comp's up
1.2%, net sales up 3.7%
Papa Murphy's Q4 comp's down 1.3%, revenue down 16%, full yr. comp's down 2.5%,
revenue down 15%
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eBay's Connect & Collaborate Conference
April 10th, 2019 in Draper, Utah
Please join eBay's Global Asset Protection team for Connect &
Collaborate 2019, our biennial opportunity to host some of the nation's
leaders in combatting organized retail crime at the eBay facility in Draper,
Utah, just fifteen minutes south of Salt Lake City. The event provides
retailers, law enforcement, and eBay an opportunity to "Connect and Collaborate"
on challenges, strategies, tools, and solutions related to organized retail
crime.
More details to follow, including an agenda and suggestions for travel
accommodation. Please feel free to send the invitation
to any Law Enforcement or Retail Investigator that would be interested in
attending!
Please send your RSVP by April 1st, with number
and names of attendees, to:
proact@ebay.com
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Think big. Start small. Preparing for machine learning.
By Bobby Haskins, Director of Market Development North America & Retail Asset
Protection, Auror
The big idea
Imagine how powerful it will be if we can upload and analyze images of offenders
committing crimes to automatically fill out a report for us?
Would it be faster and more accurate in the long run?
Where we’ve started
When our customers report crime, they fill in the usual stuff like height,
build, and gender. There’s a text field asking for more information on
appearance. Text fields allow people to write as little or as much as they have
time. It is entirely dependant on how confident the reporter is at remembering
incidents and translating them into well-written descriptions.
Is it accurate? Is it fast? And more importantly, is it consistent?
Ask people to describe an object. Is it big or small? What color is it? Do you
describe the same object using the same words all the time? Through the data, we
can see that people describe the same things in many different ways. This is
perfectly normal, but there is huge potential for improvements.
Don’t take my word for it, let’s take a look at
the data.
Two immediate benefits of structured data: simplicity and speed.
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Looking at the graph above, a collective 76.25% of people have one of the four
selectable attributes. Compare this to the unstructured fields (person
description and methodology) where they have a collective 25.5% usage.
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This definitively proves people are more likely to use a readily available
checkbox rather than type out a narrative.
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The speed of getting useful information from the data is also better when it has
structure. Making the most of unstructured data requires expertise and
specialized tools e.g. natural language processing, machine learning etc. These
subjects are intrinsically complicated, time consuming and therefore expensive
(cost and effort).
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Conversely, having a little structure can speed up search results immensely.
E.g. with our fuzzy search implementation we can retrieve all people with red
beanies quickly.
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Appriss Retail received ISO 27001:2013
re-certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS)
ISO 27001:2013 is an information security standard published by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world’s largest
developer of voluntary international standards, and the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Appriss Retail’s certification was issued by
A-Lign, an independent and accredited certification body based in the United
States on successful completion of a formal audit process. globenewswire.com
Microsoft's Ann Johnson wants to close
cybersecurity's talent gap—here's how
2 Million Students & 20,000 Internships
Women make up less than 10 percent of the cybersecurity industry and people of
color far less, Ann Johnson, Microsoft's VP of cybersecurity solutions, said.
She thinks it's critical to take steps to fix it now. Over 3 million job
openings are projected to open in the industry within the next two years, and
she sees a real need to bring different people into the industry to fill those
jobs.
"Our teams need to be as diverse as the problems we are trying to solve,"
Johnson said. "We need to be much more inclusive as an industry and go out and
recruit through non-traditional channels."
She said it has become an industry-wide effort to recruit, train and retain a
diverse workforce,d that Microsoft is leading that effort and focusing on
creating a pipeline of talent.
One program she highlighted is Microsoft's partnership with the Security Advisor
Alliance, a non-profit that aims to support and diversify the cybersecurity
industry. The program hosts cyber hackathons for students in grades 7 to 12 at
underserved schools. The program's goal is to
impact 2 million students and encourage then to
pursue a career in cybersecurity, Johnson
said. They also want to
create 20,000 internship opportunities
to help build that talent pipeline.
cnbc.com
House Dem introduces bill requiring public firms
to disclose cybersecurity expertise in leadership
A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee introduced a bill on Wednesday
that would require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors whether
any members of their board of directors have cybersecurity expertise amid
growing cyberattacks targeting U.S. companies.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) introduced the
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019,
a companion bill introduced in the upper chamber, that would make the Securities
and Exchange Commission issue a new set of rules requiring U.S. companies to
tell their investors whether they have someone who has cyber expertise on their
board. If they don't, they must explain to their investors why this is the case.
msn.com
U.S. legislators introduce bipartisan IoT
security standards bill
Lawmakers have introduced legislation in a bipartisan effort to establish
national standards in the U.S. for the cybersecurity of internet-of-things (IoT)
devices used by the government,
The Hill reports.
The bill directs NIST to make recommendations to the government, and establish
minimum requirements to address vulnerabilities. NIST would also issue a report
on increasing IoT device use and overlap, and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) would create guidelines for device purchase and use. The policies
and recommendations would also be revisited by NIST and OMB every five years. biometricupdate.com
FTC Releases 2018 Privacy and Data Security
Update
Looking to take a deep dive into the breadth and depth of the FTC’s approach to
consumer privacy and data security in the past year? The FTC’s website,
including the
Business Center, has what you need. But what if you or your clients prefer
an at-your-fingertips digest of developments in 2018? We’re got that covered,
too. The
FTC just issued its
2018 Privacy and Data Security Update – a compendium for attorneys, business
executives, and others who are long on interest, but short on time. It
summarizes the seven zones that were central to the FTC’s 360° approach in 2018.
ENFORCEMENT.
The FTC’s privacy and data security enforcement experience runs deep, with
hundreds of cases filed in recent years. The
2018 Update leads off with a summary of cases, warning letters, and other
actions linked to the resources you’re looking for and summarized by topic.
ftc.gov
U.S. Retail To Lead Global Investment in AI
Systems in 2019 With Two Thirds of All Spending
Retail is leading global spend on AI systems this year, with the category
projected to invest $5.9 billion on solutions like automated customer service
agents, shopping advisers and product recommendation platforms.
Automated customer service will see the biggest investment this year at $4.5
billion, followed by sales process recommendation and automation at $2.7 billion
and automated threat intelligence and prevention at $2.7 billion. Automated
prevention maintenance, diagnosis and treatment systems, fraud analysis and
investigation, intelligent process automation, and program advisers and
recommendation systems will have spending exceed $2 billion in 2019.
marketingdive.com
Ransomware's New Normal
Targeting the Big Game With Cryptocurrency
Don't be fooled by the drop in overall ransomware attacks this past year: Fewer
but more targeted and lucrative campaigns against larger organizations are the
new MO for holding data hostage.
While the number of
ransomware attacks dropped 91% in the past year,
according to data from Trend Micro, at the same time some 75% of organizations
stockpiled cryptocurrency. The majority that did also paid their attackers the
ransom, according to a Code42 study. Overall, more than 80% of ransomware
infections over the past year were at enterprises, as
cybercrime gangs began setting their sights on
larger organizations capable of paying bigger ransom amounts
than the random victim or consumer.
The evolution of the prolific GandCrab ransomware over the past few months
demonstrates how this new generation of more selective attacks is more
profitable to the cybercriminals using it - and underscores how the ransomware
threat is far from over.
darkreading.com
Criminals Use One Line of Code to Steal Card Data
from E-Commerce Sites
Criminals using just one line of malicious code have successfully compromised at
least seven e-commerce sites and potentially stolen payment card data belonging
to thousands of customers of the online stores.
Six of the e-commerce sites are US-based and one, belonging to footwear maker
Fila, is based in the United Kingdom. Security vendor Group-IB, which uncovered
the attacks, identified the malicious code as a new
JavaScript sniffer (JS sniffer) that it has named
GMO.
In an alert Thursday, the Moscow-based Group-IB said its researchers first
discovered the GMO JS sniffer on Fila UK's website in early March. The company's
subsequent investigations showed that the malware has been active since at least
May 2018 and that six relatively small US e-commerce sites have been affected as
well.
darkreading.com
Beyond Skeet Shooting
'Sensor Fusion Technology' & How to Defeat It
Autonomous devices, including drones, robots & self-driving cars can be hacked
Relying on sensors to gauge their position and actions. However, hackers can use
ultrasound waves to disable these sensors or feed
them inaccurate information, causing the devices to crash or change course.
Researchers from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. have developed an algorithm to detect
the signs of such an attack and prevent hackers from taking control of the
devices. The technology is experimental, though Mitsubishi Electric expects to
add it to products in the future and license it to makers of robots, drones and
cars in the next year.
To move and maneuver, autonomous machines and other Internet of Things devices
rely on
sensor fusion technology
to interpret data from sensors such as gyroscopes, accelerometers and
magnetometers. Sensor fusion systems make the devices reliable and resilient: If
one sensor fails or gets infected with malware, other sensors keep the device
from crashing.
Sensor fusion technology, however, can be
vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks
that could cause a drone, for example, to fly in the wrong direction, Dr. Yoneda
said. His team is working on countermeasures that in part use artificial
intelligence to ward off such interference in drones and self-driving cars.
cybersecurity.cmail20.com
Senior Manager - Application Security Posted for Verizon in Irving, TX
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Join us for a free 1-hour webinar April 3, 2019
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can now shop in stores and pay for their items without any employee interaction.
Using personal smartphones as payment devices, customers have free reign in
stores, leaving them virtually unchecked as shrink increases. What’s a retailer
to do?
In this fresh and relevant Webinar offered by Nedap, Asset Protection and Loss
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Mobile Threats a Growing Concern for E-Retailers
Despite sizable investments in fraud protection tools and strategies, fraudsters
and attackers are growing more sophisticated in their ability to compromise
online businesses by leveraging mobile devices.
According to Verizon’s new
Mobile Security Index, many e-commerce businesses have suffered significant
fraud losses and data breaches because they weren’t prepared to defend against
mobile threats.
While they say they are focused on PCI DSS compliance, many e-commerce
businesses struggle to secure credit card information and payment details.
Though PCI DSS does provide a solid framework for building strong security
policies and procedures, Verizon’s 2018 Payment Security Report found that many
companies don't maintain compliance between annual assessments. All the while,
online retailers remain vulnerable to other types of attacks.
More than half (55 percent) of retailers said they were most likely to be
concerned about cybercriminals stealing payment card details, but a greater
number (61 percent) of respondents said they were actually more likely to be
concerned about customer data being taken, the report said.
cardnotpresent.com
SMBs and E-Commerce Retailers Are Hard Hit by
Fraud,
Here’s What Can Protect Them
Despite tremendous progress, technology has still not been able to eliminate
payments fraud – a looming problem for the industry, and one that cuts
significantly into the profits of SMBs and online retailers.
So, what can SMB online retailers do to counter this issue as efficiently as
possible? Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-based
tools is a good place to start. Companies often employ analysts to sift through
data and see if there are any anomalies. But to deeply examine and understand
all of it requires precious time and effort that cannot rely on manpower alone.
It is unrealistic for people to process all this information, no matter how big
the team. Trying to identify patterns at this scale can only be accomplished
with the assistance of technology.
With machine learning, a system combs through large volumes of transactions and
can accurately predict which of them may be fraudulent, based on its own model
of observations. Furthermore, because the system actively learns as it interacts
with data, it can continuously adapt and eventually even catch patterns that
would otherwise be missed by people. By letting computers take care of this very
technical and intricate job, workers can shift their focus to other valuable
business tasks, a crucial shift in manpower, especially for SMBs trying to
compete against fully-tech driven behemoths.
paymentsjournal.com
15% of all retail spending happened online last
year
Shoppers around the world spent $2.86 trillion on retail goods purchased on the
web in 2018, an 18.0% uptick from $2.43 trillion the previous year. digitalcommerce360.com
Walmart installs five more online pickup vending
machines in Houston area
Amazon study highlights digital divide for rural
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"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics that deviate
from the norm."
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The D&D Daily Extends
Thoughts & Prayers After the
New Zealand Mosque Shootings
 The
D&D Daily team would like to extend our deepest sympathies, thoughts, and
support to our colleagues, partners, and friends at
Auror, which is corporately
located in New Zealand and is the sponsor of this Organized Retail Crime column
and special reports.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister declared that "this is one of New Zealand’s darkest
days," because of the mass shootings and murder of 50 New Zealand citizens.
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Cartersville pawn owner accused of fencing items
stolen from Home Depot and Target
Cartersville Police said they recovered tens of thousands of dollars in
merchandise and charged a pawn shop owner with fencing stolen property after he
allegedly bought and sold items stolen from some retailers. William Mark
Anderson of Acworth was arrested on charges of Retail Property Fencing and Theft
by Receiving Stolen Property March 13. Cartersville Police worked with
investigators from Home Depot and Target on a probe of the business they
believed to be involved in fencing stolen property. Cartersville Police
recovered more than $36,000 of retail merchandise taken from Home Depot and
Target stores and other retailers.
mdjonline.com
Elkhorn, WI: Piggly Wiggly employee steals $71,000 worth
of Lottery tickets
According to a criminal complaint, Ludke committed the theft in December while
working as a service desk clerk at Frank’s Piggly Wiggly, 58 W. Market St. The
complaint indicates that Ludke is charged with stealing lottery tickets valued
at between $2,500 and $5,000. But combined with other money “unaccounted for,”
the complaint alleges that the store’s total alleged loss is $71,075.
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Hamden, CT: Police in Hamden are investigating a
$600 shoplifting incident at a Home Depot
Hamden Police confirmed that these women are linked to previous shoplifting
cases at many Home Depots throughout locations within Connecticut and
Massachusetts.
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Galt, CA: 2 Arrested For Allegedly Stealing $3,000 Of
Merchandise From Verizon Store
Fort Smith, AR: Victoria's Secret reports theft of $2,400
of merchandise
Edmond, OK: Academy Sports shoplifter charged with 1 count
of Grand Larceny; over $1,000
Wilson, PA: Home Depot tool thief busted following Police
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Alameda County, CA: Routine shoplifting call end
with Fleeing Felon attempting to run-down a Police Officer; suspect shot and
killed
A man who was fatally shot by Alameda County sheriff's deputies after he
allegedly escalated a routine shoplifting call at a thrift store near San
Leandro into a life-threatening situation had 11 prior felony convictions, a
sheriff's spokesman said on Thursday. Charles Ballard, 41, of San Leandro, also
was on felony probation and had a warrant out for his arrest, sheriff's
spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said. Two deputies responded to the Thrift Town store
at 16160 E. 14th St. in unincorporated Ashland near San Leandro at about 4:40
p.m. on Wednesday after store employees reported a minor theft, Kelly said. The
deputies made "a very low-key contact" with Ballard because it was a relatively
low-priority call, according to Kelly.
Ballard was outside his SUV when the deputies contacted him but then he got
inside, put his car into reverse and accelerated at a high rate of speed,
pinning the two deputies in an open door and dragging them at least 20 feet. The
two deputies, a male and a female, then fired at Ballard because he was using
his SUV as a weapon and their lives were in danger. Ballard then put his SUV in
forward and aimed his car toward a third deputy, Kelly said. That deputy, a
male, also fired at Ballard and the three deputies fired about a total of 24
shots. Ballard suffered gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene
despite attempts to save his life, Kelly said.
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Philadelphia, PA: Would-be Robber dies after
being shot by C-Store owner in West Philadelphia
It happened at a store near 54th Street and Wyalusing Avenue. Police say a man
in his 20s entered the store wearing a ski mask with intentions on committing a
robbery. That's when he was shot one time in the abdomen by the store owner.
Police found a man fitting the suspect's description behind the wheel of a car.
He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
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Jacksonville, FL: Gas Station Robber with knife
shot and killed by Police
A Jacksonville officer shot and killed a man brandishing a knife at a gas
station in the Englewood area on Thursday. The officer wasn't injured. According
to JSO, Jerry Marrero, 38, entered the Gate Gas Station shortly before 6:51 a.m.
while the store was full of customers. Police say Marrero walked around the
store and was muttering unintelligible profane sentences. He also poured out a
bottle of motor oil onto the floor.
 Police
say the suspect then walked into the employee area where the cash register and
employees were working and barricaded the employees from leaving the area. The
subject demanded that the police were called and continued to make profane
statements, according to JSO. Officer Santoro with JSO entered the store and
store employees began to evacuate the business. When the officer approached the
suspect still armed with a knife. Officer Santoro told him repeatedly to drop
the knife and to get on the ground. Police say that instead of following the
officer's orders, the suspect made a move towards the police officer and the
officer fired his weapon six times.
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Federal Way, WA: Macy’s Robbery Suspect opens
fire on Police
Suspect now in critical condition, no Officers were injured
On Thursday, Federal Way Police shot one man during a traffic stop after a
reported robbery at the Macy’s at Commons Mall in Federal Way. Just after 4:30
p.m., police pulled over a purple mini-van on the 1800 block of South 333rd
Street in Federal Way. A 27-year-old man stepped out of the van with a gun and
opened fire at Federal Way police. Police said it was then that three officers
returned fire, hitting the man. The officers performed aid until medics arrived.
Witnesses say a second man was arrested. Police say they recovered a firearm on
scene. The shooting is under investigation by the Valley Investigation Team, a
regional task force.
komonews.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Bergen County, NJ: Nine people charged in
connection to at least 20 store Burglaries
Nine people were charged following a six-month investigation into burglaries of
cellphone and cosmetic stores throughout New Jersey. The burglars would break
into the stores through the front doors, take items from the shelves, escape in
stolen cars and then sell the items, the Prosecutor's Office stated. The
investigation started in September and on Monday search warrants were executed
in West New York, Bogota, Newark, East Orange, Union City, Fort Lee and North
Bergen. Some of the burglary locations included a Verizon store in East
Rutherford and Ridgewood and AT&T in Paramus and Lodi, and other locations in
South Orange and Union City.
northjersey.com
Arvada, CO: Police Department posts shoplifting
suspect's selfie
 The
Lakeside Police Department posted a selfie found on a phone left behind by a man
accused of shoplifting from a Walmart Thursday. Police posted Crow Lowry’s photo
on Facebook and invited him to drop by the department to pick up his phone and a
shoplifting charge. They ended the post with “Hope to see you soon.” The full
post, which has 741 shares as of Friday morning.
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Albuquerque, NM: Pair of Target shoplifters accused of
threatening security guard with gun
Metairie, LA: Outback Steakhouse manager stole $70,000 for
home improvements
Sioux City, IA: Man arrested after more than 450 THC
cartridges found in barn
Brentwood, CA: Uptick in Grab-and-Run Thefts at Upscale
Streets of Brentwood Mall
Decatur, IL: Save-A-Lot employee charged with $1,000 theft
Byram Township, PA: Woman charged with shoplifting at
Dunkin’ Donuts
Sentencings
Reading, PA: Pawnshop Manager gets Accelerated
Rehabilitative Disposition for scheme to sell stolen items online
The former manager of a Muhlenberg pawnshop will have a chance to clear his
record of charges that he was involved in a scheme to sell stolen items on the
internet. Brendan T. Hill, 30, appeared before Judge Patrick T. Barrett
Wednesday to be placed into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program
for two years. Hill had faced charges of being involved in a corrupt
organization, organized retail theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy
for working with co-defendant Nicholas J. Blanck, the owner of the pawnshop.
Blanck, 36, pleaded guilty in July 2018 to receiving stolen property and
conspiracy. Blanck was sentenced in January to five years of probation and to
pay back $100,000 in restitution.
readingeagle.com
Rogers, AR: Man sentenced to 25 years for robberies of
three C-Stores and a Dollar General
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C-Store – Phoenix, AZ – Robbery/ Assault
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C-Store – Bayonne, NJ – Robbery
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Family Dollar – San Antonio, TX - Robbery
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Gas Station – Scioto County, OH – Robbery/ Assault
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Hotel – Santa Ana, CA – Armed Robbery (Marriot Courtyard)
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Restaurant – Sonoma County, CA – Armed Robbery (Subway)
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T-Mobile – Joliet, IL – Robbery
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Target - Albuquerque, NM – Armed Robbery
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Walmart – Ormond Beach, FL – Armed Robbery
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