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3/25/19

2019 GLPS - Group LP Selfies
Your Team - Your Pride - Our Industry
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Rite Aid’s Division 2 Asset Protection Field Leadership Team

Led by Mike McKinney, Sr. Divisional Director, at their Annual Leadership
Meeting in Hershey, PA

Burlington Stores Region 5 & Corporate LP	Ralph Lauren North America
Walgreens AP Solutions	Ascena's Central Enterprise AP

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ADT/Protection 1
Commercial Growth

Rex Gillette, Vice President,
Retail Sales, ADT/Protection 1

ADT is now one of the nation’s largest commercial integrators serving the retail industry. They’ve built solid relationships with their retail clients by delivering outstanding security with an exceptionally high level of customer service and careful attention to detail - from installation through ongoing services. Rex Gillette, VP of Retail Sales for ADT/Protection 1, tells us how the company’s recent acquisitions have helped them dramatically expand, offering enterprise retailers a comprehensive security program that’s nationally administered with a single point of contact for day-to-day operations.

Joe & Amber Go Off the Rails

Quick Take 10

with MCs Joe LaRocca and Amber Bradley

Once in a while during an 8-hour livestream broadcast, things can get weird. In this Quick Take, Joe and Amber talk in the 3rd person about Joe’s Hollywood cameo, Amber’s best impersonation, and some of their favorite comedies.

Brian Aquilina promoted to Vice President, Organizational Safety, Security and Investigations for Ross Stores, Inc.

Brian has been with Ross Stores for over a decade. Before his promotion, he was the Sr. Director, Organizational Safety, Security and Investigations. Brian also served as Director, Ross Investigative & Safety Center (RISC), Senior Manager, Ross Investigative & Safety Center, and Senior Area Loss Prevention Manager. Prior to his 11 years at Ross, he was a Loss Prevention District Manager for Sears. Congratulations, Brian!

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Home Depot Asset Protection Associates to Receive LPQ/LPC Certification Scholarships to Support Career Advancement

The Home Depot®, in partnership with The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF), announced they will award certification scholarships to select Asset Protection associates. The Home Depot is funding LPQualified (LPQ) and LPCertified (LPC) courses and final exams to assist associates with professional and personal development while working at The Home Depot.

“The mission of the Loss Prevention Foundation is to educate professionals in the LP/AP industry,” said Terry Sullivan, LPC, President of the LPF. “We are excited to see The Home Depot investing in their AP team and are so proud to be a part of contributing to the future leaders of our industry.”

Scott Glenn, LPC, Vice President of Asset Protection for The Home Depot added, “Our Asset Protection professionals are critical to the task of driving profitability here at the Home Depot. It’s an exciting time to be a part of our AP program and it’s an honor to be able to invest in their future success. I look forward to seeing them work through the program and earn their LPQ or LPC designation.” yourlpf.org

LPRC CrimeScience Podcast Newest Episode - Digital Threats ft. Dr. Nolen Scaife

The 21st episode of the Loss Prevention Research Council's podcast, CrimeScience, is now available! In this episode, Dr. Nolen Scaife, Security Researcher, co-founder and officer of University of Florida’s first two security startups, CryptoDrop and Skim Reaper, discuss common digital threats and the fundamental weaknesses in systems and networks. Click here to learn more!

Would you like to be featured as a guest on the podcast? Please contact LPRC at kevin@lpresearch.org to learn more!

With facial recognition, shoplifting may get you banned in places you've never been
At my bodega down the block, photos of shoplifters sometimes litter the windows, a warning to would-be thieves that they're being watched. Those unofficial wanted posters come and go, as incidents fade from the owner's memory.

But with facial recognition, getting caught in one store could mean a digital record of your face is shared across the country. Stores are already using the technology for security purposes and can share that data -- meaning that if one store considers you a threat, every business in that network could come to the same conclusion.

One mistake could mean never being able to shop again.

While that may be good news for shopkeepers, it raises concerns about potential overreach. It's just one example of how facial recognition straddles the line between being a force for good and being a possible violation of personal privacy. Privacy advocates fear that regulations can't keep up with the technology -- found everywhere from your phone to selfie stations -- leading to devastating consequences.

People don't have to be convicted of a crime to be placed on a private business' watch list. There aren't any rules or standards governing how companies use facial recognition technology.

"The clients use it at their own discretion for their own purposes," says Daniel Putterman, co-founder and director of video surveillance startup Kogniz. "If someone is falsely accused of being a shoplifter, that's beyond our control." cnet.com

Customer Service Vital to Security Officer Sector
From welcoming employees and guests with a warm and friendly smile to giving directions, the customer service role that security personnel play is infinite.

The security officer sector is growing exponentially, as is the need for our country’s officers to be comprehensively trained in a wide variety of areas, ranging from life-saving initiatives to ‘white glove’ customer service training. The Freedonia Group, an international business research company, reports that “U.S. demand for private contracted security services is projected to expand 4.2 percent to $66.9 billion” in 2019. We need to ensure that the flourishing physical security workforce is ready and able to take on the daily customer service challenges that they face in divergent sectors across multiple industries.

The customer is not only the client, but is also anyone who crosses the path of a security officer. A “white glove” service-oriented attitude translates to not only satisfying customers, but delighting them while mixing security with concierge-like customer service. Whether assisting a visitor or a lost child, the security officer is a brand ambassador tasked to exceed the customer’s needs. For example, if a customer needs something in 10 minutes, deliver it in nine. If customers need information, deliver it to them with options, or if customers ask, “how?” tell them “why” as well as how. securitymagazine.com

     Do You or Don't You?: Jewelry Store Managers Sound Off On Security Guards

Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion attempt against Nike
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been arrested on charges related to an alleged $20 million extortion of the athletic apparel company Nike, federal authorities said Monday. The charges were revealed less than an hour after Avenatti announced a press conference to discuss purported claims against Nike.

A criminal complaint against Avenatti says he “devised a scheme to extort a company by means of an interstate communication by threatening to damage the company’s reputation if the company did not agree to make multi-million dollar payments to Avenatti and [co-conspirator], and further agree to pay an additional $1.5 million to a client of Avenatti’s.”

The complaint says that last Wednesday, Avenatti and a cooperating witness spoke by phone with lawyers for Nike “during which Avenatti stated, with respect to his demands for payment of milions of dollars, that if those demands were not met ‘I’ll go take ten billion dollars off your client’s market cap ... I’m not f---ing around.’” cnbc.com

     Nike’s stock dips after Avenatti tweets of ‘scandal,’ recovers after celebrity lawyer is arrested

2019 store closures close to surpassing last year's total
The American brick-and-mortar landscape continues to undergo a massive retraction, but that's tempered by store openings that largely reflect a new wave in physical retail. Year to date, U.S. retailers have announced 5,399 store closures and 2,396 store openings, compared to 5,726 closures and 3,243 openings for all of 2018, according to the latest Coresight Research store tracker report.

Bankrupt Midwestern discounter Shopko offered the notable closure story of the week, with plans to shutter 120 stores on top of 251 from earlier in the year. Shoes of Prey is also closing down, which will free up space in Nordstrom stores in the U.S.

But the report also noted openings. Hudson Yards in Manhattan, which opened to the public on March 15 to great fanfare, holds 720,000 leasable square feet anchored by Neiman Marcus. And Ikea will open its first U.S. small-format store in Manhattan next month, Coresight said. retaildive.com

     12 retailers walking a dangerous line toward bankruptcy in 2019

Australia: ‘It messed my head up big time’, LP Manager Says
Uniqlo accused of homophobia, fat-shaming and anti-white racism
Former Uniqlo employees have spoken out about homophobic bullying, fat-shaming and discrimination against non-Asian staff.

A former employee of retail giant Uniqlo says he was subjected to homophobic bullying by Japanese managers and suffers from generalised anxiety disorder as a result of his time there. The 25-year-old, who asked not to be identified, worked as the company’s NSW loss prevention manager from 2014 before he “ended up having a bit of a breakdown” and leaving in 2016.

The man is one of a growing number of Uniqlo employees to describe a toxic culture at the fast fashion giant, which has carved out a significant share of the $1.8 billion sector since opening its doors Down Under in 2012.

Former HR manager Melanie Bell last month sued Uniqlo for $1 million alleging she had been bullied and discriminated against due to her “caucasian heritage”. Other employees subsequently spoke out about similar experiences.

Nearly 10 more people have since reached out, including a former senior Australian executive, to describe incidents of bullying, unsafe work practices, fat-shaming and perceived favouritism towards staff of Asian heritage. news.com.au

Amazon 'No'?
San Francisco could ban Amazon’s cashier-free stores
San Francisco is considering a ban on cashless Amazon stores as it weighs a bill that would make it one of a growing list of cities forbidding cashless retailers.

This past week, New Jersey followed Philadelphia’s lead in signing into law a cashless store ban. Lawmakers argue that cashless stores can effectively discriminate against low-income consumers, who may not have a bank account or credit card. But businesses say going cashless is good for consumers and reduces the risk of robbery and the ability to evade taxes.

In San Francisco, District Five Supervisor Vallie Brown introduced a bill in late February that aims to ban cashless retailers. At a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Brown expanded the proposal to include Amazon Go stores, which were originally excluded because they are automated and do not have employees that would handle cash, according to a report from Curbed. cnbc.com

Drunken online shopping is big business - especially for Amazon
Amazon is already more than dominant in the online shopping space, but add a shot or three of tequila and that Amazon Prime free two-day shipping looks even more appealing.

Tech and business newsletter The Hustle surveyed more than 2,000 alcohol-drinking adults about their online shopping behavior after imbibing and found that on average, shoppers spent more than $400 per year on items bought while intoxicated. If you apply that number beyond the respondents to include America's legal alcohol-drinkers, you get roughly $48 billion on drunken purchases every year.

Most of that money is going to Amazon. Based on the survey, 85 percent of drunk shoppers visit and make ill-advised purchases Amazon, followed by Ebay at 21 percent, and then Etsy at 12 percent. After drinking either beer, wine, or liquor, clothing is the most alluring (and popular) purchase. mashable.com

'She Lied to My Face': Inside the Hectic Last Days of Gymboree’s Retail Bankruptcy

Ascena Retail Group to sell majority stake in Maurices brand

Target to remodel 300 stores nationwide in 2019 and 1,000 by the end of 2020

Apple announces Apple Card credit card

Avocado recall in 6 states over listeria concerns

Last week's #1 article --

How Sears Lost the American Shopper
An oral history of its undoing from executives and employees who lived it
It was the 1970s and Sears was at its peak. It dominated American retailing. Its corporate headquarters was the tallest building in the world. A job at Sears was a ticket to a long and lucrative career. But rivals like Walmart were bearing down, shopping patterns were changing and Sears started making a series of wrong bets.

Over the last four decades, a succession of CEOs have tried to reinvent, reimagine and, finally, save Sears. One discussed merging with rivals Best Buy and Home Depot, talks not previously reported. Another opened the door to hedge-fund billionaire Eddie Lampert, who went on to slash spending with little investment in stores. Amid new consumer habits, technology shifts and Sears's own missteps, customers fled.

What were the turning points when it lost its grip on the American shopper? Here is the story, told by eight people who lived it (edited from interviews). Mr. Lampert, who is poised to steer a vastly shrunken Sears out of bankruptcy, declined to be interviewed. wsj.com

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Three suspects plead guilty to fencing approximately $390k worth of stolen items on eBay

Three people have pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to accept and sell stolen goods from the Chesapeake Pawn Brokers in Edgewood, according to the Baltimore office of the U.S. Secret Service. David Gutman, 55, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud conspiracy, while co-defendants, Marina Gelfen, 55, of Reisterstown, and Dmitry Babich, 48, of Owings Mills, previously pleaded guilty to the same charge.

According to their plea agreements, between Jan. 1, 2015, and July 8, 2018, Gelfen, Babich and Gutman paid cash to “boosters,” a common term for shoplifters, in exchange for merchandise stolen from Home Depot. The products include exclusive brands sold only through the Home Depot, such as Makita, Ryobi, Ridgid and other brand power tools, the release said. Read more

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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.

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Spotlight on Vector Security Networks

Time is Running Out!

Apply Now for Vector Security Networks
Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) Scholarships

Deadline is March 31, 2019

Individuals interested in applying for Vector Security Networks Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) scholarships must do so before the March 31, 2019 deadline! Applications can be submitted via the Vector Security Networks website at www.vectorsecurity.com/lpfscholarship.

The scholarships provide financial support to loss prevention professionals - or those who have an interest in loss prevention - seeking to obtain LPQ and LPC certifications. Vector Security Networks began awarding the scholarships in 2009 in support of career development and continuing education for professionals in this important and rapidly-growing industry.

Vector Security Networks has awarded 231 scholarships totaling $233,460 since the program began in 2009. The scholarships cover all course and examination fees for retail loss prevention professionals who wish to obtain LPF's Loss Prevention Qualified (LPQ) or Loss Prevention Certified (LPC) certifications.

In 2012, the scholarship program was expanded into Canada and will continue this year as well. A total of 10 LPQ and 10 LPC scholarships will be awarded to U.S.-based professionals, while another five LPC scholarships will be awarded to Canadian-based professionals.

Anyone currently in the loss prevention industry, or has an interest in the industry, may apply for an LPQ scholarship. Those applying for the LPC scholarship must meet certain eligibility requirements. Detailed information can be found at www.vectorsecurity.com/lpfscholarship.

Those who have applied in the past, but were not selected, are encouraged to apply again, but hurry, the March 31 deadline is fast-approaching!

Businesses Manage 9.7PB of Data but Struggle to Protect It
Their attempts to secure it may be putting information at risk, a new report finds

Organizations managed an average of 9.7 petabytes of data in 2018, a 569% spike compared with the 1.45 petabytes they handled in 2016. Most see the value of data, and more are monetizing it, yet very few are confident in their existing tools' ability to properly protect information.

According to Dell EMC's latest "Global Data Protection Index," businesses are managing much more data, nearly all (92%) recognize its value, and 36% are monetizing it. Still, most are challenged to secure it, and their attempts may be putting information at risk. More than three-quarters (76%) of respondents say their companies had "some type of disruption" within a 12-month period, and 27% couldn't recover their data using their data protection tools – nearly double the 14% who said the same in 2016.

Coincidentally, 76% of respondents are using at least two data protection vendors, which researchers say makes them 35% more likely to experience disruption during a 12-month time frame than those with a single vendor. The most common types of interference among companies using multiple vendors was unplanned systems downtime (43%), ransomware attacks preventing data access (32%), and loss of information (29%). darkreading.com

Hackers Target Retailers with Credential Abuse Attacks, says Akamai
Credential abuse attacks, the preponderance of API-call traffic on the web and the apparent misrepresentation of IPv6-based traffic are the main pressing cyber security concerns, according to the Akamai 2019 State of the Internet / Security report.

Hackers have directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10 billion times from May to December last year, making retail the most targeted segment studied, according to the report.

The Company studied the credential abuse technique known as credential stuffing, where hackers systematically use botnets to try stolen login information across the web. They target login pages for banks and retailers on the premise that many customers use the same login credentials for multiple services and accounts. Interest in retail is driven by the value of merchandise, which hackers acquire through compromised accounts and then frequently resell. thefastmode.com

Magecart payment card skimmer gang returns stronger than ever
Web-based card skimmers are becoming harder to detect and remove
Hackers are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to hide malicious code on e-commerce websites with the goal of stealing payment card details. Known as web skimmers, these malicious scripts have led to major breaches at online retailers over the past year and will very likely continue to cause problems for some time to come.

Hacking into e-commerce websites and stealing credit card details from databases goes back 15 years or more. However, as the security of both physical and online transactions increased over time, the attacks have shifted to the point of entry rather than stored records.

Over the past year, security professionals have investigated and tracked an increasing number of malicious actors that specialize in compromising websites and injecting malicious obfuscated scripts to steal card details as users are entering them into payment pages. One of the most prolific such gangs is called Magecart and is actually an umbrella organization with different subgroups.

Magecart has been responsible for recent card breaches on websites belonging to high-profile companies like British Airways, TicketMaster, Newegg, Feedify, Shopper Approved, as well as sites belonging to numerous smaller online merchants. Its members are known for using stealthy and clever techniques to make their injections hard to detect, sometimes even compromising various third-party services providers who already have their legitimate code loaded into websites. csoonline.com

No one key risk indicator is generic across all businesses
The challenge for any organisation when defining key risk indicators (KRIs) for cyber security is that it is different for every enterprise. There is no blueprint to use as guidance; no one KRI that is pervasive or generic across all businesses, or even industry sectors, because the variances of what needs to be considered are diverse.

Cyber attacks tend to be launched to either access data held by the company or to disrupt business operations. Not only will the impact of an attack vary by company, but even hacks with similar objectives (such as data gathering), could be attempted in very different ways.

The data held by business-to-consumer companies will be of great interest in data harvesting attacks. computerweekly.com

AI-Powered, Self-Driving Robots Are Taking On a Bigger Role at Walmart Stores

Burger King app lets users ‘burn’ rival fast food ads in exchange for free Whopper

Fraud fears limit cross‑border ecommerce, but they don’t have to
Right now, only 36% of US ecommerce merchants sell across borders, but cross-border sales offer an opportunity for growth. Even with low rates of cross-border sales now, the U.S. is second only to China as a destination for international online shoppers. And cross-border growth rates for the next several years range from 10% in the U.S. to 30% in Europe, according to PaymentsSource. Worldwide, the B2C cross-border ecommerce market is expect to be worth $1 trillion by next year.

The U.S. is popular with cross-border shoppers and there’s a world of growth waiting, so what’s holding ecommerce sellers back? Concerns about fraud.

Fraud is a valid worry for ecommerce merchants. Card-not-present fraud is currently growing fast. It’s expected to cost the global ecommerce industry $130 billion from now through 2023. Many sellers see cross-border sales as inherently riskier than domestic ones, so they block international orders or reject most of them. That approach, though, is costing merchants good orders.

The key to selling confidently into other markets is to understand the risks and potential rewards, and to develop a fraud-detection plan that doesn’t include generating high rates of false positives through automatic order rejections. After all, it’s hard to sell profitably into any market if your store earns a reputation for turning away good customers. Many consumers won’t try again if their orders are falsely declined, and they may share their negative experiences with others on social media. digitalcommerce360.com

Should online retailers blacklist shoppers who return too much?
Today's retail landscape is tough — and getting tougher. Businesses are under increasing pressure, from reduced margins to online competition, and now they're facing another problem. I'm talking about 'serial returners' — consumers that deliberately buy more items than they plan to keep and plan to return some later.

Earlier this year, Amazon pioneered a move to ban repeat offenders and started closing accounts of customers who "request too many refunds." On the face of it, Amazon's action is sensible; it ensures they can continue to offer the lowest price possible to their customers. It doesn't surprise me that other brands are starting to follow their lead.

Returns are incredibly expensive for retailers of all sizes, particularly as e-commerce businesses often operate on smaller margins. Almost half of all retailers (44 percent) claim their margins are being impacted by the cost of handling and packaging returns. Some companies find that it can cost double the amount for a product to be returned, as it does to be delivered. With payment refunds, customer communication and restocking warehouse shelves all costing money and valuable staff time, returns have an immediate impact on retailers. Items coming back for return can pass through as many as seven members of back-office staff — and each of these steps adds hugely to the cost.

Yet stopping the flow of serial returns can only be done with the right technology — which can deliver greater data-driven insights and more options to consider when managing serial returners. Without the tools to identify or monitor who their problem customers are, companies will be working blind. Read more: retailcustomerexperience.com

How Mastercard Company NuData Validates Online Merchants

New study shows consumers want seamless multichannel e-commerce

"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics that deviate from the norm."
Stuart B. Levine, CFI, CFCI
CEO, The Zellman Group & Zelligent

Glendale, CA: Man and woman arrested as suspects in retail theft ring after police recovered more than $100,000 of stolen items and $40,000 in cash from behind a crib
Monica Paredes, 42, and Carlos Rivera, 32, were arrested on March 13 by police in Glendale, California. A search of Paredes's apartment turned up more than $100,000 of stolen merchandise from stores including Calvin Klein, Lululemon, Nike, and UGG. Police also recovered 400 sunglasses in display cases and individual cases found to be worth around $37,000 Behind a crib in a bedroom, officers also found around $40,000 in cash. Paredes and Rivera were booked on charges of felony receiving stolen property. dailymail.co.uk

Ontario County, CA: Deputies return from San Francisco with accused Sephora serial shoplifter
Isabella Kuo, along with all of her aliases was located and arrested in the Golden State and escorted back by Ontario County deputies after an arrest warrant was issued by the court. Kuo, who had an arrest warrant issued by Ontario County Court Judge Frederick Reed after missing multiple court appearance was brought back to the jail from San Francisco, by two Ontario county Deputies. Thomas said that Kuo’s bail of $2,500 will be used to cover the cost of the deputies to fly out to San Francisco and bring her back.

Kuo was initially arrested after authorities say she was stuffing her bags with over $900 worth of merchandise from the Sephora department store at Eastview Mall. Kuo had been previously banned from all Sephora stores nationally for previous theft accusations. Isabella Kuo is charged with two counts of third-degree burglary in Ontario County after allegedly stealing from the Sephora store in Eastview Mall in Victor, a store from which she is banned. So far Kuo has been known as Isabella R. Kuo, Adria B. Kuo, Adria Belle Kuo, Adria Isabella Kuo and Adria Kuo. In 2008, she legally changed her name from Adria Belle Kuo to Isabelle Rowan Kuo. mpnnow.com

Santa Fe County, NM: License plate check leads to high-speed I-25 chase, crash; suspect tied to Home Depot tool thefts
It started when a State Police officer approached a white sedan at a gas station in Santa Fe on March 4 after finding it had a stolen license plate. After 16 miles on busy I-25, a spike strip thrown by State Police blew out one of the suspect’s tires. Court records show John Town had warrants from Albuquerque for allegedly stealing power tools from a Home Depot and threatening loss prevention officers with pepper spray in late February. State Police later tacked on more charges to this case after searching Town's vehicle where they found heroin, burglary tools and stolen power tools. krqe.com

Foxborough, MA: Man Charged With $7,200 Hobby Store Break-In
A man was arrested, who police said broke into a hobby shop last Saturday and stole $7,200 worth of radio-controlled cars. Andrew Darby, 29, was charged with larceny, malicious destruction of private property, and breaking and entering. Around 7 a.m., last Saturday, police were called to Hobby Quarters for a report of a break-in. Police said store security footage showed Darby leaving with several high end, radio-controlled vehicles. patch.com

Salisbury, NC: Three charged, one cited in theft of $3,000 worth of items from Belk
Salisbury police charged three people and cited one other Thursday night after a Belk store loss prevention officer said he caught them on camera concealing items from the fragrance and intimate apparel departments in a child’s stroller. salisburypost.com

Myrtle Beach. SC: Shoplifting duo take off with $1,800 worth of merchandise from Victoria’s Secret
Police are on the lookout for two men who allegedly stole close to $2,000 in merchandise from Victoria’s Secret at Broadway at the Beach on Friday. Officers were called to Victoria’s Secret around 7 p.m. where a witness told them two tall black males entered the store around 5:50 p.m. and used a white plastic bag to conceal their merchandise. They left the store 12 minutes later with $1,799 worth of merchandise, the report states. myrtlebeachonline.com

Newtown, PA: Arrest Warrants Issued For Women In Newtown Gap Jeans Theft
Central Bucks Regional Police said Lyons and Kitchen stole $1,050 worth of clothing from the children's section. The pair is also accused of stealing 30 pairs of jeans from the Gap in Newtown that same day. The total value of the stolen merchandise from the Newtown store was reported as being $1,200. patch.com

Bossier City, LA: Package Delivery Driver accused of Stealing, Selling Merchandise
BCPD booked two suspects into Bossier Max, both charged with Illegal Possession of Stolen Things and Organized Retail Theft. “It’s my understanding that there were a number of boxes of merchandise that were stolen,” was all of the information BCPD spokeswoman Traci Landry offered Friday afternoon. The booking report says “several retail companies complained of missing deliveries. Investigators found the subject was the driver and was stealing merchandise to sell.” bossiernow.com

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Shootings, Stabbings & Deaths

Tulsa, OK: Man dead after being shot, running car into a Walmart
Police are investigating after they say a man drove his car into a Walmart Neighborhood Market in east Tulsa Saturday night. Tulsa police released of the name of the man who died as 25-year-old Desean Tallent. Officers say that Tallent drove his vehicle into the side of the store after being shot in the upper torso. fox23.com

Jacksonville, FL: Man killed in front of C-Store
Bullets flew outside the Speedway Food Store on Beaver Street in Lackawanna around 3:30 p.m., leaving one person dead Sunday. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the victim is a man but could not provide an age range in this afternoon’s briefing. actionnewsjax.com

Louisville, KY: Shively Police investigating shooting that left teen dead outside a strip mall
Officials with the Shively Police Department say the shooting happened just after midnight Saturday morning outside a liquor store and event hall on Cane Run just off I-264. Shively Police say around 50 teens were having a party inside the event hall around the time of the shooting. wdrb.com

Waldorf, MD: 2 arrested after man shot in face during robbery in Dollar General parking lot
Teion Brewer, 23, and Lorenzo Henson Simms, 16, were arrested and charged Saturday with attempted murder, first-degree assault, attempt robbery, second-degree assault and other related charges. Simms, despite his age, is being charged as an adult. According to a preliminary investigation, the 27-year-old victim was seated in the front passenger seat of the vehicle when he was approached by Brewer and Simms. The suspects announced a robbery before one of the two pulled out a handgun and fired a shot at the victim. The victim was flown to a hospital and admitted in serious condition. wjla.com

Concord, NC: Man shot at Concord Mills Mall AMC movie theater during fight over seats
Concord police are searching for a gunman after they said a person was shot inside the AMC Theaters at the Concord Mills Mall on Sunday evening. Police said the male victim was rushed to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. Authorities said the shooting happened around 6 p.m. during an argument over seating in the theater and was not an active shooter situation. wsoctv.com

Las Cruces, NM: Man arrested in Mesilla Valley Mall stabbing
A man is in jail for allegedly stabbing someone inside Mesilla Valley Mall Saturday night. According to police, it happened at about 9 p.m. at or near a store inside the mall. The victim was taken to the hospital. The extent of his/her injuries are unknown. ktsm.com

UK: London, England: Metropolitan Police report a C-Store employee stabbed to death during a Robbery in north-west London

Robberies & Thefts

Atlanta, GA: 5 charged in $10M Buckhead jewelry heist, including mother and son
Two masked gunmen tied up the manager of a popular Buckhead jewelry store and his wife inside their Cobb County home last month while accomplices drove to Atlanta and spent two hours helping themselves to merchandise at Icebox Diamonds & Watches, police said. Police announced at a news conference Friday that the arrests were made earlier in the day. Four people — Jose Hernandez Pearson, 38, Tameka Lashon Croskey, 44, Gregory Andrews, 34, and Meisha Sims, 31 — were arrested, while a fifth person, 29-year-old Crysell Croskey, was already in custody at the Fulton County jail on unrelated charges. Tameka Croskey and Crysell Croskey are mother and son, police said. ajc.com

Charlotte, NC: 5 Armed Robberies within hours may be connected; BP, Motel and 3 separate 7-Eleven locations

Phoenix, AZ: About a dozen businesses burglarized in central Phoenix

Fire/Arson

Bend, OR: Sonic restaurant destroyed by suspicious fire

Jim Hiscock named Asset Protection Manager for Price Chopper Supermarkets-Market

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Recruiting a Field Manager, Asset Protection to support our Northeast & Midwest HD Supply Construction & Industrial locations. This role will be based in the Greater New York area...

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We’re looking for dynamic individuals as an Asset Protection Associate, who is committed to maintaining a safe environment for American Girl customers and employees, as well as, safeguarding company assets. The individual we seek should be able to multi-task, have outstanding communication skills, and exhibit a high level of compassion and understanding...

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