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Coronavirus Update: April 1
US: 200K+
Cases, 4K+ Dead --
Globally: 875K+ Cases, 43K+ Dead
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Traffic at Walmart, Costco and Target falls for the first time in weeks as
coronavirus stockpiling behavior shifts
Shopper traffic could climb
again, though social distancing and e-commerce
may keep consumers away from stores
Walmart traffic was down 6.7% year-over-year for the third week of March.
The previous week, traffic was up 18.4%. At Costco, traffic fell 8.7%
year-over-year for the third week of March. The second week of March, traffic
jumped 34.7%. And at Target, traffic slumped 20.5% in the third week of
March after climbing 19.2% year-over-year the previous week.
“There is a downside to stocking up for the long haul,” wrote Ethan
Chernofsky, vice president of marketing for Placer.ai, in a post on the
company’s blog. “Once you have all the things you need, there is little need for
more visits.”
Placer.ai data shows that the slowdown was more pronounced in areas that have
been hit harder by the coronavirus outbreak. For instance New York, which is
most affected in the U.S., saw the sharpest decline, while in Arizona, where the
impact has been far less, the decline wasn’t as steep.
“The positive here is that the data indicates that as the situation improves,
and doesn’t worsen, consumer behavior tends to return to more normal patterns,”
Chernofsky wrote. “Should this trend hold, it’s a very strong endorsement for
those who believe that wider retail activity could quickly return to previous
levels should the preventative measures being enacted serve their ultimate
goal.”
marketwatch.com
Walmart Amps Up Its Virus Response for Workers
Mandated One-Way Aisles - Employee Masks,
Gloves & Temperature Checks
The
nation’s biggest private employer will begin supplying “high-quality” masks
and gloves to associates who request them starting this week, and will
conduct temperature checks on them at its warehouses and stores.
It’s also trying to reduce crowding in stores by implementing procedures like
one-way aisles that are normally reserved for high-traffic events like Black
Friday. The personal protective equipment will go to warehouses first and
then reach stores in the coming weeks, beginning in areas hardest hit by the
coronavirus.
While it’s hard enough to keep employees safe, an even bigger challenge for
Walmart is managing the flow of customers eager to stock up on food, toilet
paper and disinfecting wipes. Grocery sales rose 68% over the past two weeks,
according to Nielsen data. Walmart is experiencing “astonishing volume,”
Bartlett said, and is working with local officials to test and implement
“crowd-management protocols.” Still, he said that it’s hard for employees “to
have to be enforcers of social distancing.” Walmart has already begun
mandating one-way aisles in the U.K. and Canada, he said.
The unprecedented stresses on cashiers and shelf-stockers have resulted in more
of them than normal missing or skipping shifts, said Bartlett, who described the
situation as “manageable.” Walmart has also hired nearly 50,000 new associates
as of last night, he said, part of its pledge to bring on 150,000 and increase
its U.S. workforce by 10%.
bloomberg.com
Walmart Blog Post: Additional Steps We’re Taking for the Health and Safety of
Our Associates
Home Depot asks employees to take temperatures before coming to work, will limit
traffic
Costco limits members to one guest while shopping
Kroger announces $2 'hero bonus' for staff members working during pandemic
Whole Foods workers hold ‘sick-out’ to demand hazard pay during pandemic
Whole Foods workers organized a national “sick-out” protest on Tuesday,
demanding that the grocery store give employees double their normal wages as
“hazard pay” for working on the frontlines during a pandemic. The Whole Foods
protest follows worker-organized strikes for better coronavirus protections at
Instacart, the grocery delivery service, and at an Amazon warehouse in New York.
Whole Worker, an organization of Whole Foods employees, called on workers to
stay home sick on Tuesday to pressure the company to improve health protections
for grocery workers, including paid sick leave for all workers who need to
self-isolate, reinstatement of healthcare coverage for part-time workers, better
sanitation equipment, and the immediate shutdown of any store location where an
employee tests positive for Covid-19.
theguardian.com
Could the coronavirus outbreak lead to a wave of unionization in retail?
The coronavirus outbreak has led workers from all kinds of industries to push
for greater protections from their employers. Retail is no exception.
At retail stores that have been classified as essential, like pharmacies and
groceries, some workers are pushing for hazard pay, as they grow increasingly
worried that coming into their stores each day means putting their personal
health at risk. They’re also asking for their employers to provide them with
personal protective equipment, like masks and gloves. Meanwhile, some workers at
stores like
GameStop and
Joann Fabrics have tangled with managers over the fact
that they believe corporate has wrongly classified their stores as essential.
This begs the question of how, once the coronavirus outbreak slows, which
temporary changes to a retailer’s paid sick leave policy or pay increases will
stick. One potential outcome: that more retail workers will seek to unionize.
modernretail.co
Apple Asks Store Workers to Take On Tech Support Roles
Apple Inc. is asking retail store employees to temporarily become remote
technical support staff while stores remain closed. A subset of retail staff are
participating in the program to become work-from-home AppleCare employees so the
company has enough workers to handle customer requests. The company quietly
piloted the move in recent weeks before prodding many employees this week to
take part. In a video message on Friday, Apple retail chief Deirdre O’Brien said
the effort “has been going great.”
bloomberg.com
Retailers agreed to coronavirus testing in their parking lots. Then they hit
hurdles
4 retailers have
collectively opened only 5 drive-thru testing locations so far,
None available to the general public
After
a meeting with President Donald Trump in mid-March, executives from Walmart,
Target, CVS and Walgreens flanked him in the White House Rose Garden while he
announced the new public-private partnership that would lead to the opening of
drive-through coronavirus testing sites.
Four national retailers have collectively opened five testing sites since the
March 13 news conference where Trump announced the initiative. Walmart
is hosting two testing sites on its properties in the Chicago suburbs and
Walgreens has one in the same area. CVS has one drive-through testing
center near Worcester, Mass., and drug store company Rite Aid is now
operating one testing site in Philadelphia.
Those sites are only for health professionals and first responders exhibiting
symptoms and were selected by retailers working in collaboration with government
authorities to identify stores that are best suited to handle testing in
critical areas, HHS said.
The retailers said they remain committed to opening additional drive-through
testing locations, while acknowledging that they had encountered certain
difficulties at the pilot sites. Walmart, for example, has struggled with a
shortage of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for the professionals
administering tests at sites in Northlake and Joliet, Ill., and found like many
state and local governments that testing kits were in short supply.
mcclatchydc.com
New York governor begs for help amid ‘staggering’ death toll
New York’s governor has issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers amid a
“staggering” number of deaths from the coronavirus. He said an additional 1
million health care workers are needed to tackle the crisis.
“Please come help us in New York now,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said as the state’s
death toll climbed by more than 250 in a single day to a total of more than
1,200 victims, most of them in the city.
Meanwhile a Navy hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, also sent to the city after
9/11, had arrived with 1,000 beds to relieve pressure on overwhelmed hospitals.
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NYPD has 5,600 officers (15% of uniformed force) out sick
- 1,200 have coronavirus, 5 dead
Home Depot halts coronavirus N95 mask sales, implements temperature checks for
workers
Ahold Delhaize USA donates $10 million relief package to local communities
L.L.Bean CEO: Congress needs to step up for ‘middle market retail’
Pa. Mall Rips Wells Fargo's 'Outrageous' COVID-19 Rent Grab
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JC Penney furloughs 'majority' of hourly store associates and 'significant
portion' of corporate staff
Belk furloughs workers and extends store closures
Hobby Lobby quietly reopened stores in at least 2 states, defying
coronavirus-related shutdowns and prompting police intervention
Best Buy to pay employees for two more weeks while stores remain closed
Urban Outfitters says it won’t pay rent for an undisclosed amount of time
Nike and the Post COVID-19 "New Normal" Disruptive Future of Retail
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By Tony D'Onofrio, Global
Retail Influencer
During China's peak of the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, nearly 760
million people were in some form of home lockdown.
Nike's omni-channel response is an
example of the positive actions taken by retailers during the health crisis.
This article summarizes the COVID-19 China's "new retail" strategies,
generational commerce transformation trends, and the latest global / regional
retail sales forecasts post the pandemic.
China COVID-19 Lessons Accelerating the Future of Retail
Conceived by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, "New Retail is a critical chapter in
the comeback story of physical retail, and the digitization of all retail." As
China has now transitioned through most of the COVID-19 crisis, here are a few
lessons from new retail:
●
China's online retail market was projected to reach nearly $2 trillion in 2019
or 35.3% of total retail sales. This infrastructure was vital in responding to
COVID-19.
●
To protect consumers and delivery services couriers, Chinese companies rolled
out "contactless delivery" services that in addition to home provided lockers or
designated pick up locations. Some delivery apps, took it a step further in
"offering up temperature readings of restaurant workers and couriers alongside
every order of noodles or fried chicken."
●
Delivery robots and drones were called into delivery service during the crisis.
Read more here:
tonydonofrio.com
Australian security business 'acted as a front' for $100 million
money laundering syndicate
A sixth person has been charged in connection with a south-west Sydney security
business that allegedly acted as a front to launder $100 million from organised
crime groups in Australia and abroad.
Assure Protection Services in Guildford was raided by the NSW Criminal Groups
Squad in July last year, after an unrelated drug investigation uncovered an
alleged money laundering syndicate.
Police allege the security firm was a semi-legitimate business servicing retail,
industrial and commercial industries, however its primary function was to “act
as a front” for the money laundering operation; taking cash, depositing it at
local banks, withdrawing it and handing it back.
After raids on the security business police alleged syndicate members collected
cash and moved it through a series of financial transactions in order to
disguise its origins and to "give it legitimacy.” The cash was then allegedly
withdrawn and returned to organised crime syndicates or remitted offshore.
smh.com.au
Chanel and The RealReal Both Nab Wins in Ongoing Counterfeit Lawsuit
The RealReal and Chanel have each scored a few wins in the highly-watched
trademark-centric lawsuit that the famous French brand waged against the resale
giant for allegedly selling counterfeit goods, and using the Chanel name to
“deceive consumers into falsely believing that [it] has some kind of approval
from or an association or affiliation with Chanel [when it doesn’t] or that all
CHANEL-branded goods sold by The RealReal (“TRR”) are authentic.” In response to
the motion to dismiss that the San Francisco-based resale site filed last year,
a New York federal court has agreed to toss out a number of Chanel’s claims,
while enabling three to remain intact.
thefashionlaw.com
Jack Hayes Report on Loss Prevention Newsletter - Spring 2020 (Vol 35 No 2)
Articles
In
This Quarter's Issue:
● Theft
By Impersonators (page 1) - Be on the lookout for people visiting or calling
your stores pretending to be someone else for fraudulent reasons.
● Workplace Violence (page 2) - This article discusses a recent retail
workplace violence incident and lists some warning signs of potential coworker
violence.
● Testing For Success (page 3) - With the
31st Annual Retail Theft Survey reporting the average dishonest employee
case value in 2018 being $1,361.37 and up 30.1% from the previous year, take a
short quiz to see how your current employee theft prevention stacks up.
● Shrink Stats & Trends (page 4) - In this article you will find some
additional shrink stats including Average Case Value and Shrink Trends.
Bankrupt Lucky’s Market to sell 23 stores, distribution center for $29 million
Art Van Furniture in ‘Cataclysmic’ Situation, Facing Liquidation
Modell's Gets Pause In Chapter 11 Due To COVID-19
Williams-Sonoma owes $1M to FTC over misleading 'Made in America' claims
Coronavirus helps push Macy’s out of the S&P 500
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Marriott Hacked... Again
Hotel chain suffers 2nd major breach in 16 months, affecting 5.2M customers
In November 2018, hotel giant Marriott disclosed that it had suffered one of the
largest breaches in history. That hack compromised the information of 500
million people who had made a reservation at a Starwood hotel.
On Tuesday, Marriott announced that it had once again been hit. Up to 5.2
million members of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program may have had their
personal information stolen, although be aware that sometimes those numbers get
upwardly revised.
The details of this latest hack seem to be not quite as devastating as the last
one, too, given that sensitive information like passport numbers doesn't seem to
be affected. Still, that a major company could get hit twice in such a
relatively short time frame underscores how at-risk your data is - and how not
enough is being done to protect it.
According to details
provided by Marriott on Tuesday, the intrusion dates back to mid-January,
when someone used the credentials of two franchise property employees -
whether those credentials were stolen is unclear at this point - to access an
"unexpected amount of guest information." Those data points included contact
details like names, email and home addresses, and phone numbers, as well as
gender, birthday, frequent flier numbers, loyalty account info, and hotel
preferences, like whether you like being near or far from the elevator.
wired.com
Top 3 COVID-19 Phishing Campaigns
The cyberthreats following in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are not
substantively different from the threats that security professionals have dealt
with during other national or global calamities. However, this crisis is unique
in the scale and the level of disruption it has ushered in. Security teams are
scrambling to support an increasing number of remote workers who in many
instances introduce new devices to the network, put pressure on VPNs, and
heighten the risk of Business Email Compromise (BEC).
This attack vector is almost always the simplest, and therefore the first option
for many cybercriminals who are now using COVID-19 lures to compromise as many
accounts as they can. Their goal is to harvest as many credentials as they can
while the pandemic dominates the headlines. Below are summaries of the latest
observed campaigns.
● CDC and WHO impersonation phishing campaigns: These campaigns play on
peoples’ need for reliable COVID-19 information, and are mainly designed for
Microsoft Outlook credentials theft via links to phishing pages.
●
Fake government stimulus check phishing emails: The FBI is warning of an
ongoing phishing campaign that uses fake government economic stimulus checks as
bait to steal personal information from potential victims
●
Fake intracompany or departmental advisories phishing emails: These are
phishing emails masquerading as IT, human resources, or business continuity and
emergency advisories from within the organization. Employees might be motivated
to open malicious attachments or click on links that promise to provide COVID-19
updates or information pertaining to remote work policies, or staff downsizing
or realignments.
rhisac.org
FBI: Cybercrime Gang Mailing 'BadUSB' Devices to Targets
Malicious USB Devices Accompanied by Fake
Gift Cards to Entice Would-Be Victims
Never
underestimate the power of a weaponized tchotchke, especially when paired with a
free teddy bear and gift card.
The FBI recently warned businesses that they may be targeted by a fiendish new
scheme being practiced by the FIN7 gang, also known as the Carbanak Group and
the Navigator Group.
The notorious gang has already been tied to more than $1 billion in fraud,
typically by infecting point-of-sale devices with malware and using it to steal
payment card details (see: The Art of the Steal: FIN7's Highly Effective
Phishing).
govinfosecurity.com
Criminals Resurrect A Banking Trojan To Push COVID-19 Relief Payment Scam
The
Zeus Sphinx malware is making a comeback. For the past three years it's been
almost completely silent. Now it's back and it's masquerading as COVID-19 relief
payments.
In December of last year, researchers with IBM X-Force started detecting signs
of activity again. After what appears to have been a brief testing period, that
activity has spiked this month.
Like so many of the COVID-19 campaigns that have sprung up in recent months,
Zeus Sphinx is being distributed as so-called "malspam." Emails claiming to
offer financial relief bring with them infected documents disguised as
government claim forms.
inhomelandsecurity.com
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'No Mask, No Service' Policy Spreads in Toronto
Some Supermarkets Require Shoppers to Wear Masks to Shop
Critics say stores are 'encouraging
civilians to take away medical equipment that's already in short supply'
Shoppers
in certain areas of Toronto are noticing a disturbing new trend at local
supermarkets: a "no mask, no entry" policy. This is leaving people wondering
if these policies are mandatory or even legal, and if they're encouraging
civilians to take away medical equipment that's already in short supply from
healthcare workers.
Staff members at both Field Fresh Supermarket and Sunfood Supermarket
confirmed over the phone that customers would not be allowed inside the store
unless they were wearing masks. In fact, there's a sign up at Sunfood
Supermarket notifying customers that they must wear protective masks when
shopping in the store.
It's unclear to what degree these policies can legally be enforced but one
shopper, Matthew Dang, told blogTO he tried to enter Sunfood on March 28 and was
denied entry by an employee because he wasn't wearing a face mask.
blogto.com
Downtown Vancouver shops are boarding up their storefronts as COVID-19 outbreak
drives crime rates up
Storefronts
in downtown Vancouver are boarding up doors and windows, as property crime rates
in the city have risen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release last week, the
Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said it reported 86 commercial break-ins
around Vancouver from March 1 to 15.
The number of break-ins spiked the following week, with 81 taking place from
March 16 to 24. A total of 35 of those incidents took place in downtown
Vancouver, where the biggest increase in break-ins has been reported.
Many businesses across the region have voluntarily shuttered on their own
accord as a preventative measure for their staff and customers, while others
were forced to close due to new government restrictions.
dailyhive.com
Meanwhile in Toronto, Major Crime Drops While COVID-Related Crime Spikes
Calls
for service may be dropping in some Canadian cities and major crime is
falling in Toronto — but police across the country are busy battling on a
new frontier of lawbreaking: COVID-19 crime.
As businesses have closed and Torontonians have holed up inside, early trends
show the shifting nature of crime in a pandemic: since March 16, calls for
non-emergency service have sunk and reports of assaults, break-and-enters,
robberies and car thefts have all dropped, police said Monday.
And yet amid global efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus,
police have been busily slapping charges on those finding novel ways to
profit, scam a few days off work or flout public safety regulations.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre is taking in a higher-than-normal
volume of reports, despite its hotline temporarily shutting down due to
reduced staffing. Since March 6, the centre has received 111 reports from across
the country about COVID-19-related fraud.
thestar.com
COVID-19: Health officer says large supermarkets can let more than 50 people in,
subject to strict guidelines
'This order does not directly apply to the
retail food and grocery industry'
Noting that retail food and grocery stores were deemed and essential service,
Dr. Henry said “While this order does not directly apply to the retail food
and grocery industry, the spirit of the order should be followed. This means
that, for example, in large grocery stores where it is feasible to have more
than 50 people present at one time, it is permissible to do so provided that
appropriate physical distancing can be maintained.”
vancouversun.com
Meet the man in charge of coronavirus-proofing Walmart stores in Canada
Retailers in Canada United in Condemning Price Gouging
COVID-19: Canada layoff tracker
Nordstrom Launches Canadian E-Commerce Site After Shutting All Stores Amid
Coronavirus
Reitmans lays off 90% of retail staff as coronavirus shutters stores
Frontline Peel Regional Police officer tests positive for COVID-19
Alberta gun owners stocking up on ammo, firearms amid COVID-19 fears, say
retailers
‘Be patient and kind’: London Drugs staff face threats before, during virus
pandemic
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York, ON: Man who allegedly beat cop in mall parking lot now charged with
attempted murder
Edmonton, AB: Three charged with more than 70 offences after store robbed,
witness shot at
Calgary, AB: $50K in rare Fantastic Four comic books stolen from shop
Kingston, ON: Police investigating pellet gun shooting at mall
Portage la Prairie, MB: Shoplifting Spree Ends With Suspect in Custody for
Unrelated Matters
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Coronavirus Spurs a Wave of Suspect Websites Looking to Cash In
Hundreds of e-commerce sites are popping up
daily to sell virus-fighting product
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A
popular technology company that has helped launch thousands of online retail
sites has become a favorite tool for fly-by-night businesses looking to cash in
on the coronavirus pandemic. New e-commerce sites that use the company’s
services are filled with wildly exaggerated claims about virus-fighting products
that may not even exist.
The New York Times analyzed registrations with the company, Shopify, which
allows just about anyone with an email address and a credit card to create
retail websites in short order. The company, which in the past helped build
such successful e-commerce sites as Kylie Cosmetics, the
$1.2 billion beauty brand founded by Kylie Jenner, has registered nearly 500
new sites over the past two months with names that include “corona” or “covid,”
The Times found. Untold others have been started using other names.
One of the new sites marketed an “oxygen concentration” machine for $3,080.
Another had the “Corona Necklace Air Purifier,” which for $59 claimed to
provide “All Day Protection.” A third offered a $299 pill that promised “Anti-Viral
Protection” for 30 days. And sites such as CoronavirusGetHelp.com and
test-for-covid19.com marketed home test kits for $29.99 to $79, none of which
have been approved by
the Food and Drug Administration.
Many of the sellers do not actually possess the goods, nor have they verified
that the products are legitimate. Often, the sites’ operators are middlemen
who fulfill customers’ orders by buying items on other websites — a kind of
digital arbitrage known as “dropshipping.” Shopify is attractive to these new
businesses because its software can integrate the sites with the distant
vendors, mostly in China.
nytimes.com
The Appeal Of eCommerce Amid The Coronavirus
Consumers have stepped up their activity in
eCommerce, as they are not staying in hotels, eating in restaurant dining
rooms or using public transit, per a PYMNTS COVID-19 consumer survey. More
affluent consumers appear to be focused on avoiding public spaces and
making purchases through the web instead. And in
toy retail, KiwiCo has seen a rise in orders for eCommerce subscriptions
and one-off products at a time when children are home from school because of
the coronavirus crisis.
pymnts.com
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#3 (from March 28, 2019)
Jersey City, NJ: 23 charged in multi-million dollar shoplifting ring
Walgreens, CVS, Duane Reade, and Ulta among chains targeted
Police
in New Jersey said 23 people were charged in a multi-million dollar shoplifting
ring. Officials said a year-long investigation revealed that shoplifters would
steal items from retailers costing them millions of dollars. It targeted large
chains, including Walgreens, CVS, Duane Reade, and Ulta Beauty.
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Those items were then sold online for full price to unsuspecting shoppers.
Law enforcement described the ring as a "sophisticated operation." The operation
originally started with hundreds of thousands of dollars in Jersey City, and
that snowballed into millions of dollars in organized retail theft,
spanning all the way out to Suffolk County, Long Island.
Police
identified the ringleader as Stephan Williams, of Jersey City. The organization
also employed a financier, drivers, cashiers, and individual shoplifters. Police
said Williams or other high-ranking targets would find individuals and show them
a catalog of items, such as over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and
beauty supplies. The drivers would load up a car of five to 10
shoplifters and drop them off at retail locations throughout New Jersey and New
York.
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Those shoplifters were then tasks to steal items from the catalog and were paid
for each item shoplifted. The items were then broken down, brought to a stock
room on Bidwell Avenue in Jersey City, and sold on eBay. At least seven counties
in New Jersey were targeted, as well as Queens, Nassau County, and Suffolk
County.
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St. Clair County, MI: Sheriff’s office investigates $10,000 Boost Mobile Armed
Robbery
Authorities from the Sheriff’s Office are looking for two individuals who held
up a local cell phone store. It happened around 2pm Monday at the Port Huron
Township Boost Mobile. Two suspects are believed to have entered the store
posing as customers attempting to make a purchase. They are accused of ordering
the store’s employee at gunpoint to stay in the store’s bathroom while they
proceeded to steal approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise.
wphm.net
Avondale, PA: PA State Police investigating over $1,000 theft and Assault of
Walmart employee
Police are investigating the attempted theft of more than $1,000 worth of
merchandise from the Walmart in East Marlborough Township on March 28. A report
said store employees tried to stop the suspect, described only as a white
female. Police said she fled after throwing items from the shopping cart onto
the ground in the path of the manager who was trying to stop her.
chaddsfordlive.com
Gillette, WY: Over $1,000 of merchandise was stolen from Walmart over the
weekend in five separate incidents of “skip scanning”
Orland Park, IL: Shoplifter arrested with 9 priors banned from Jewel Osco for
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Shootings & Deaths
Bethany, OK: C-Store shooting leaves 3 people dead, one injured
Around
1 a.m. Wednesday, Bethany Police responded to the OnCue near N.W. 39th
Expressway in reference to a man inside the store suffering from a gunshot
wound. When police arrived on scene, they found four gunshot victims, two males
and two females. Police say both females and one male were pronounced dead at
the scene. The other male suffered “what appeared to be a non-life-threatening
gunshot wound” and was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition, according
to police. The deceased individuals have been identified, but police are not
releasing their names at this time, pending death notifications to their next of
kin. Investigators are not looking for any outstanding suspects at this time.
kfor.com
Auburn, WA: Employee killed in fatal robbery at Automotive store
Police are investigating a fatal robbery Tuesday night at an automotive store in
Auburn that left an employee dead. Officers with the Auburn Police Department
responded to a robbery just before 9:45 p.m. at an automotive store at the 3502
C Street NE in Auburn. Authorities found an employee dead at the scene.
komonews.com
Update: Chehalis, WA: Man Accused Of Allegedly Ramming Over A State Trooper Is
Charged With Murder
Investigators on Friday documented homicide allegations against a man blamed for
hitting and killing a state trooper while escaping law implementation. On March
24, Trooper Justin Schaffer was endeavoring to send spike strips to carry the
interest to a stop when the escaping vehicle hit him on Interstate 5 in
Chehalis, as indicated by the Washington State Patrol. Schaffer was taken to a
Centralia medical clinic where he passed on. Investigators accused Thompson of
first-degree exasperated homicide, second-degree endeavored murder, first-degree
burglary, first-degree attack, second-degree ambush, endeavor to evade police,
driving with a suspended permit, driving while permit renounced and driving
without an interlock. Schaffer, 28, joined the State Patrol in late 2013. Data
on a dedication administration will be discharged sometime in the not too
distant future.
thedigitalwise.com
Update: Woman arrested in shooting outside of C-Store; store employee wounded
Monday evening around 9:37 P.M. Richmond County deputies were dispatched to the
Smart Grocery in reference to shots fired. When deputies arrived, they
discovered there was an argument in the parking. The clerk, who was an innocent
bystander, went outside to try to calm the situation. He says after everyone got
in their cars, he heard a gun go off and realized he had been shot in the hand.
The injury is considered non life threatening.
wjbf.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Lake Isabela, CA: Kern County Sheriff's Office makes arrest in attempted
homicide at Dollar General
According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested a suspect in
connection to an incident that took place at the Dollar General Store in Lake
Isabella. KCSO deputies were called to the Dollar General Store on Webb Avenue
Monday evening at about 8:45 p.m. When they arrived an adult male who was
suffering stab wounds to his face and back. He was transported by air ambulance
to a local hospital where he was listed in critical, but stable condition.
Deputies also found a female victim suffering minor injuries. She declined
medical aid. Over the course of the investigation, deputies identified the
suspect as 23-year-old Darrin Tannehill. He was located and was arrested on
attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges.
turnto23.com
Rikers Island, NY: Inmates charged with violent crimes poised for release due to
COVID-19
Two men allegedly involved in a robbery where a New York City police detective
was killed in friendly fire were among the violent offenders on the list of
inmates slated to be released from the infamous Rikers Island jail complex due
to the coronavirus pandemic, until prosecutors intervened, multiple sources told
ABC News. Christopher Ransom, 28, and Jagger Freeman, 26, were charged with
armed robbery in connection with the February 2019 shooting death of NYPD
Detective Brian Simonsen. They appeared on a list of names obtained by ABC News
that also included Viktoriya Nasyrova, 45, who was accused of trying to kill a
woman in 2016 with a poisoned cheesecake. The only thing that kept alleged
violent offenders from being released was the intervention of the city’s five
district attorneys, who said in a joint letter issued Monday that “we want to
make clear that the categories of those proposed for release have, in some
instances, included individuals who pose a high risk to public safety.”
abc15.com
Hilton, NY: Woman outside Family Dollar beaten, robbed for wearing a mask
Four
people were arrested after Monroe County Sheriff's deputies said a woman was
punched in the face and robbed at a store in Hilton because she was wearing a
respirator mask. On March 23, deputies were called to the Family Dollar on South
Avenue around 6:50 p.m. When deputies arrived, a woman told them that a group of
people had confronted her because she was wearing a respirator mask while inside
the store. The group reportedly harassed her, yelling at her that she was
infected with coronavirus. After she walked out of the store, the woman told
deputies that she was punched in the face by multiple people. Some of those
people then stole her wallet and keys and ran away. The four suspects jumped
into a car and drove away. Deputies and Ogden Police located the suspects. All
four were charged with second-degree felony robbery.
13wham.com
Lancaster, PA: Giant Eagle Employee charged with $600 Theft
Eli Samuel Rodriguez, 27, of Lancaster, was charged with retail theft for
stealing $600.53 worth of merchandise on five separate occasions while working
at the Columbia Avenue Giant Food Store from Jan. 19 to Feb. 14, according to
police.
lancasteronline.com
Rotterdam, NY: Man intentionally coughed on customers at Walmart, said he had
COVID-19
A Brooklyn man has been arrested at the Rotterdam Walmart for allegedly coughing
on people and stating he had COVID-19, police said Tuesday night. The incident
happened just before 8 p.m. at Walmart, police said. Officers responded there
for a report of a man inside the store "stating he has COVID-19 and
intentionally coughing on multiple customers," police said in a release.
Arriving officers found the man and identified him as Marvin Herring, 23, of
Brooklyn. He was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat, a
felony, and third-degree menacing, a misdemeanor. Rotterdam police Lt. Kyle
Girard said later Tuesday evening that they've requested Herring be tested for
the coronavirus.
dailygazette.com
Bronx, NY: Crook breaks through ceiling of Supermarket, steals $5G cash, worker
paychecks and a gun
A crook broke through the ceiling of a Bronx supermarket and stole $5,000 cash,
the employees’ payroll checks and a handgun, police said Tuesday. The burglar
bashed a hole into the roof of the Bruckner Blvd. grocery store near Logan Ave.
in Schuylerville sometime after closing at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, officials said.
nydailynews.com
Sacramento, CA: Grocery Store and Bank Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
A man wanted in connection to two armed robberies at the same south Sacramento
shopping center has been arrested, officers say. Sacramento police say
detectives have been investigating two separate armed robberies that happened at
a West Stockton Boulevard bank and grocery store back in late February and
March. In both robberies, detectives say the suspect brandished a rifle.
sacramento.cbslocal.com
Fresno, CA: Police search for arsonist who set fire to Visalia R-N Market
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Auto Parts – Auburn,
WA - Armed Robbery/ Employee killed
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Boost – Port Huron, MI
– Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Orange
County, NY – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Mooresville,
NC – Armed Robbery
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Check Cashing –
Eureka, CA – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station – Palo
Alto, CA – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station – Madison,
WI – Armed Robbery /Assault
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Grocery – Bronx, NY –
Burglary
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Grocery – Katy, TX –
Burglary
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Guns – Greenville, MS
– Burglary
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Guns – Kooskia, ID –
Burglary
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Pawn – Reading, PA –
Armed Robbery
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Restaurant – Hartley,
IA – Burglary
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Restaurant – Chicago,
IL – Armed Robbery
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Restaurant – Chicago,
IL – Armed Robbery
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Tobacco - Santa
Barbara, CA – Armed Robbery
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Walmart – Norfolk, VA
– Robbery
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Walmart – Godfrey, IL
– Robbery
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7-Eleven – Anderson
County, SC – armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – New Castle,
PA – Armed Robbery
Daily Totals:
• 15 robberies
• 5 burglaries
• 0 shootings
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