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Mike Aldridge, LPC promoted to Risk Manager III - Organized Retail Crime for Amazon
Mike has been with Amazon since 2022. Before his promotion to Risk Manager III - Organized Retail Crime, he spent over a year as Sr. Program Manager - Seller Fraud & Stolen Goods Investigations. Prior to Amazon, he spent more than five years with Target as Assets Protection Business Partner and four years with 7-Eleven as National Investigations Specialist / Corporate Investigations Supervisor. Congratulations, Mike!


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Interface Webinar Coming May 14



Interface, Cradlepoint, and LPF offer insider's look into the future of security operations

Remote tour of interactive Security Operations Center offers retail & restaurant asset protection teams new insights into modern security strategies.

St. Louis, MO (May 02, 2024)— As retail crime continues to evolve in scope and sophistication, an increasing number of retailers are focused on protecting their staff by deploying advanced technologies and augmenting their teams with expert security monitoring. According to the latest NRF survey, a substantial 46% of retailers have responded to increased security needs by ramping up their reliance on third-party security solutions.

To help retail and restaurant chains discover how they can leverage innovative technologies, Interface Systems, a leading managed service provider of business security, actionable insights and purpose-built networks for multi-location businesses, will offer a rare insider’s look at the inner workings of a TMA five-diamond UL-certified Security Operations Center.

Organized by the Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) and sponsored by Cradlepoint, the online event will be held on May 14, 2024, at 1:00 PM (EST). It will be led by asset protection experts who will discuss how retail and restaurant chains can leverage innovative technologies to safeguard against crime, loitering, and vagrancy.

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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact

 
Crime Isn't Going Down - But Reporting Is
Opinion: The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It

The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime.

Americans think crime is on the rise, but the media keep telling them they’re wrong. Journalists purport to refute this by citing official crime statistics showing a downward trend. Americans aren’t mistaken. News reports fail to take into account that many victims aren’t reporting crimes to the police, especially since the pandemic.

In 2022, 31% of police departments nationwide, including Los Angeles and New York, didn’t report crime data to the FBI. In addition, in cities from Baltimore to Nashville, Tenn., the FBI is undercounting crimes those jurisdictions reported.

Another reason crimes reported to the police are falling is that arrest rates are plummeting. If victims don’t believe criminals will be caught and punished, they won’t bother reporting them. According to the FBI, if you take the five years preceding Covid-19 (2015-19) and compare them with 2022, the percentage of violent crimes in all cities resulting in an arrest fell from 44% to 35%. Among cities with more than one million people (where violent crime disproportionately occurs), arrest rates over the same period plunged from 44% to 20%.

Arrests for property crimes dived even more sharply. FBI data show that in 2022, 12% of reported property crimes in all cities resulted in an arrest. In cities of more than one million people, only 4.5% of reported property crimes in 2022 resulted in an arrest.

Based on the National Crime Victimization Survey, only 42% of violent crimes, such as robberies or aggravated assaults, and 32% of property crimes, such as burglary or arson, were reported in 2022. While the Justice Department doesn’t track the number of prosecutions, the percentage of arrests that resulted in a prosecution appears to have fallen that year as well.

In large cities, the arrest rate in 2022 compared with the 2015-19 average fell 38% for murders, 50% for rapes, 55% for aggravated assault and 58% for robberies.

It isn’t surprising that affluent people can insulate themselves from spikes in crime—but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Americans aren’t simply imagining that our streets have become more dangerous. wsj.com

 
Stores Continue to Take Hands-Off Approach
WSJ Opinion Letters: Our New Shoplifting Policy

Employees are being told not to confront store theft.

I agree with John Lott (“The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It,” op-ed, April 25) that crime is up but not reported. After a friend retired after 30 years as a military and federal security officer, he took a part-time job in the liquor department of a large grocery store. He says the store policy is not to confront shoplifters. He explained the lack of punishment after shoplifters are apprehended hasn’t deterred shoplifting. The store therefore concluded that the time invested in detaining offenders until law enforcement showed up was wasted.

I asked him if that meant I could come in, pick up my wine of choice and walk out without paying. “I’d probably say something to you about not paying, but I wouldn’t stop you,” he answered. wsj.com


Failed City Leadership Led to Oakland Missing ORC Money
'No one knew who was in charge of applying' for theft prevention grant

Lack of Oakland leadership led to missing retail theft prevention grant deadline
A lack of leadership by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and a lack of guidance led to the city missing the deadline for applying for California’s retail theft prevention grant, according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the City Auditor.

In the report, auditors detailed the events that led the beleaguered city to potentially miss out on funds that would have bolstered efforts to curb retail theft.

The city learned about the Organized Retail Theft Prevention (ORTP) Grant Program in April 2023 and the Oakland Police Department immediately started preparing an application requesting $5 million to buy automated license plate readers, security cameras and vehicles, the report stated.

Oakland’s Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWD) learned of the ORTP grant in early June 2023 and began working on a new application without first consulting the police department, auditors said. After nearly a month of working on the second grant application, EWD became aware of Oakland PD’s application efforts on June 20.

With the July 7 deadline less than two weeks away, Oakland PD staff organized a meeting with the police department, EWD and the city council president. From that meeting, the application’s request went from $5 million for equipment — which the audit notes is in line with other successful applications — to $15.6 million to include “safety ambassadors, staff for crime prevention through environmental design, and staff dedicated to analyzing data and problem solving.”

In the end, the audit found that no one knew who was in charge of applying and both departments struggled to submit different elements of the application, even beyond the deadline. kron4.com


California Crackdown Continues to Lead to Arrests & Recoveries
Protecting the Central Valley: Results Show Initial Success in CHP’s Operations to Take Down Crime

Builds on the Administration’s Efforts in Other Parts of the State to Keep Communities Safe

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom’s newly announced enforcement effort in Bakersfield produces initial results in stopping crime and improving public safety – with 211 arrests and 127 stolen vehicles recovered in the area in recent weeks.

BAKERSFIELD — After Governor Gavin Newsom announced a regional enforcement effort between the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Bakersfield Police Department to address crime, initial 6-week results show meaningful progress in the area.

This localized work in Bakersfield is part of a larger effort to bring continued resources to the area. In particular, through the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program, the state awarded the Bakersfield Police Department $6.2 million to prevent and respond to organized retail theft, motor vehicle or motor vehicle accessory theft, and cargo theft. The statewide grant program is the largest single investment to combat organized retail crime in state history.

Building on the Newsom Administration’s efforts to improve public safety in key parts of California, including Oakland and San Francisco, the state continues to make significant steps to ensure the safety of local communities. Through the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, since January 2024, the state has conducted 185 investigations, leading to 474 arrests and recovering more than 160,000 stolen goods valued at $4.2 million. gov.ca.gov


Store Managers Fight Back Amid Theft Surge
Grocery store thefts on the rise as managers look for ways to slow down five-finger discounts
Every day, Esposito Market manager Normand Shannon goes over the "Most Wanted" list with his staff, including screen grabs of shoplifters taken from the store's surveillance cameras. Thefts in grocery stores are on the rise, and stores are searching for new ways to stop them.

Big-ticket items like wine, cheese and beef are the most popular items to lift.

Confronting thieves can be dangerous and is not recommended, so some grocery chains have taken action by installing more security measures in self-checkout lines or adding anti-theft stickers on meat.

"You see barriers on the exits and anti-theft devices on products," said Dalhousie University professor Sylvain Charlebois. "I think we need to have a broader conversation about what's actually happening right now."

Charlebois said that grocery store chains and the Retail Council of Canada should release data on the number of thefts occurring so consumers understand why they are seeing these kinds of measures.

While Shannon understands that consumers are struggling with inflation, he is going to continue to keep an eye out and hopes that, eventually, prices and thefts will go down. montreal.ctvnews.ca


How Politics is Influencing America's Crime Debate
Commentary: Lawmakers are overreacting to crime

Crime rates are falling. Why are lawmakers passing tough-on-crime bills?

There can be a big disconnect between actual crime trends and how people feel about them. According to a Gallup poll, for example, the share of Americans who believe that crime is an “extremely” or “very serious” problem afflicting the country recently hit an all-time high — 63 percent in 2023, up from 48 percent just five years earlier.

But the crime data paints a very different picture: According to the FBI, after an uptick in crime in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, crime rates have actually been falling across the country, with murders declining by 13 percent between 2022 and 2023. In New York City, one of the cities Republicans often point to as a supposed example of lawlessness, shootings are down 25 percent, and homicides are down 11 percent.

But a slew of cities and states have started adopting laws that hark back to the tough-on-crime approach of the 1980s and ’90s, a trend that has crossed party lines. Some jurisdictions, for example, have dramatically increased police presence, cracked down on homeless encampments, and imposed harsher penalties for petty crimes.

Many of these bills are getting enacted after crime began falling, which not only means they’re likely unnecessary, but they could also potentially pave the way for a reinvigorated era of mass incarceration. Part of the tough-on-crime trend can be explained by the fact that an election is coming up, and politicians are concerned that the public’s sentiment about crime might sway voters.

In recent years, the number of people in prison has been starting to creep back up, increasing by 2 percent nationally between 2021 and 2022. The shoplifting panic, for example, prompted many states and local prosecutors to impose harsher penalties on offenders, despite the fact that shoplifting, like other crimes, was trending downward. vox.com


Are You Prepared for an Active Shooter in the Workplace?
SLC 2024 Preview: An Active Shooter at the Workplace

Stop thinking it can't happen to you. Here's what you need to know to be prepared for an active shooter situation.

Greg Pass, director of safety at YKK Corporation of America, knows all too well what can happen when you assume “It can’t happen to me.” Several years ago, an active shooter came to his workplace. It was an employee.

Gun violence is a hot-button issue. How do you address it in the context of workplace safety?

Gun violence is only one part of a workplace violence program. Companies must develop materials to address other types of workplace violence, from harassment to bullying, as well as conflict resolution materials. Human resources has to play a role in training, offering assistance, and establishing open door policies and hotlines.

It's up to the politicians to take up any legislation, but what are some steps employers can take to make workplaces safer?

 During the investigation stages, we hired an outside consultant to review our facilities. I thought I understood the risks and had the corrective actions in place. I wasn’t even close. I will discuss more about what I learned at the conference, but a few examples of the things I was asked include:

• How many manufacturing facilities have preventive maintenance programs for external lighting?
Are they on timers that never get changed during spring or fall to account for daylight savings time?
Who is responsible for looking at all the external lighting after dark, parking lots and doors?
• Do companies allow employees to have visitors for lunch? ehstoday.com


Gov. Hochul signs new law for more protections against retail theft

PA: Retail thefts in University City have doubled over past 5 years, DP analysis finds
 



DOJ: Friday, April 26, 2024

Feds 'Finally Unravel' The $68M+ Williams Sonoma Internal Fraud Case Against Former VP Facilities & Real Estate
This VP had it all going down - From fake accounts-contracts & shell companies to kickbacks & rebate frauds. He was a busy criminal.

CFO Of Two New Jersey Companies Charged With Participating In Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback Scheme To Defraud Williams Sonoma, Inc.

Superseding Indictment Alleges Domenick Nardone Helped Arrange Millions of Dollars in Kickbacks to a Former Williams Sonoma Executive to Obtain Lucrative Contracts for His Businesses

OAKLAND – Domenick Nardone appeared in federal court in Oakland last week to face conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and related charges for his alleged role in a kickback scheme that defrauded Williams Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) of millions of dollars./

According to a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury on March 12, 2024, Nardone, 66, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, conspired with others to pay millions of dollars in kickbacks to Eric Marsiglia, a former WSI executive and co-defendant in the case, to ensure Marsiglia would direct additional business to two New Jersey companies controlled in part by Nardone as Chief Financial Officer and minority owner. Nardone was arrested in Florida on March 29, 2024, and made an appearance in federal court there shortly thereafter. He was released on a $250,000 bond.

Continue here to see the depth and follow the case history


New BDO Survey of 600 CFO's: Retail's Lagging at the Bottom
CFOs See Growing Role as ESG Strategies Mature
Companies embedding sustainability into their overall business strategies are better positioned to drive value and enhance resilience. Download the 2024 ESG Risk & ROI Survey to discover:

The emerging ESG issues associated with generative AI, along with recommendations for risk mitigation.

Why ESG strategies are evolving – and how CFOs are integrating their business and ESG goals.

The proportion of CFOs integrating ESG concerns into core business strategies has soared in the past year.

Judging by a new survey of 600 finance chiefs from BDO, not until now has a majority of CFOs focused on sustainability and other aspects of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as key strategic activities.

However, the retail sector is lagging at the bottom of the six sectors surveyed, in its ESG maturity and integration. With 62% still labeled as ESG Reactive.

"The least mature of the sectors, by a significant margin, is retail, with only 38% of retail companies being ESG-mature. It suggests that “retail CFOs put sustainability on the back burner in 2023,” said BDO, adding that notably, 87% of the retailers surveyed reported that they either broke even or suffered financial losses for the year."

The report notes the regulatory environment around sustainability is intensifying, thanks to initiatives including the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting directive, the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rule, and California’s requirements for corporate climate disclosures.

CFOs are bracing for a year in which ESG risks are not just a boardroom buzzword, but a critical business reality,” BDO wrote. cfo.com bdo.com


Don't See This Often: 'Welcome to the white-collar recession.'

Main Street Businesses Are Outperforming the US Economy
 



Senior LP & AP Jobs Market

Vice President, Retail job posted for Reitmans Canada Ltée/Ltd in Montreal, QC
As an integral member of the brands executive management team, you will partner effectively with peers to develop and enhance the brand vision and initiate short- and long-term strategic initiatives to drive the business forward in an ultra-competitive and rapidly changing retail landscape where an integrated and seamless Omni-channel experience is our customer’s expectation. linkedin.com
 




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String of False or Misleading Cyber Breach Reports
Cyber breach misinformation creates a haze of uncertainty

A string of recent false or misleading cyber breach reports, fueled by rampant online dissemination, is fostering an atmosphere of growing misinformation that makes it difficult to separate fact from fiction.

As the landscape of cybercrime evolves, the challenge of navigating the fog of uncertainty is intensifying. The increasing frequency of false or misleading reports is creating a web of misinformation that sometimes makes discerning the truth about criminal cyber incidents virtually impossible.

Over the past four months alone, the press, social media accounts, and some researchers have reported several high-profile incidents that turned out to be false or at least far different from what they initially seemed.

In late January, a person claimed on a hacking forum to be selling the data for 48,606,700 Europcar.com customers. However, Europcar said the data was fake and was fabricated using artificial intelligence.

In late February, the ransomware group LockBit seemingly reemerged with new dark web sites after it was disrupted in an epic law enforcement takedown. A seemingly reconstituted LockBit gang threatened to release a trove of files it stole from Fulton County, Georgia in an attack earlier that month unless the county paid a ransom. The extortion effort proved a head fake when Fulton County called the gang’s bluff and no stolen files materialized.

What frequently makes grasping the facts surrounding breaches difficult are the tactics hackers use to pressure organizations into paying ransom quickly, often based on false or exaggerated claims.

The gangs try to push organizations into paying quickly,” Callow tells CSO.   csoonline.com


Mobile Carriers Selling Customer Data?
FCC takes $200 million bite out of wireless carriers for sharing location data

The FCC said T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon sold customers’ location data and outsourced user consent requirements.

The Federal Communications Commission levied nearly $200 million in fines against four telecommunications giants Monday following an agency investigation that concluded the companies had sold location data of customers without their consent.

The penalties include $80 million in fines for T-Mobile, $57 million for AT&T, $46 million for Verizon and $12 million for Sprint.

Monday’s fines against the carriers come as policymakers in Washington are increasingly grappling with how to rein in the collection and sale of Americans’ sensitive data by so-called data brokers. The telecommunications firms targeted by the FCC are not out and out data brokers, but their access to and decision to sell sensitive data is representative of how sensitive information has become yet another commodity to be bought and sold. cyberscoop.com


Making cybersecurity more appealing to women, closing the skills gap
Charly Davis, CCO at Sapphire, emphasizes the need for proactive strategies to attract diverse talent, improve mentorship opportunities, and foster supportive organizational cultures in cybersecurity.

Could you explain the current skills gap in cybersecurity and what makes it a critical issue for both private and public sectors?

The widening cyber skills gap has been well-publicised for many years, and I think several factors are at play. One big contributor is rising demand – cyber threats are now very prominent on the business agenda, and we have multiple regulations like the GDPR, DORA, and NIS2 with a mandate for better security.

But supply is consistently too low against the demand for more security professionals. There are not enough young people entering the industry because cyber is still largely seen as a niche technical field. We need to capture attention and imagination at the secondary school level to kindle a passion for the field and entice school leavers and graduates into the profession ASAP. This issue is a result of the cyber industry being relatively young—it hasn’t yet matured enough to start considering the psychology behind attracting talent and improving diversification. helpnetsecurity.com


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Eliminating the Risk of Cash-Only Cannabis Dispensaries
What are Smart Safes and How to Use Them at Cannabis Dispensaries
The cannabis industry presents a very unique and challenging field to conduct business in. Not only must cannabis businesses navigate the waters of a semi-legal industry, but they must also deal almost exclusively in cash. Handling and managing cash can pose real financial risks for cannabis dispensaries.

For starters, having large sums of cash present at your business invites criminal activity from both outside and within. Beyond that, keeping track of cash on a daily basis is a laborious and time-consuming task.

Smart safes are a practical way to eliminate much of the risk involved with cash at cannabis dispensaries. With this new technology, cannabis business owners can increase efficiency at their dispensaries, while also keeping better tabs on cash totals.

What are Smart Safes?

Smart safes can combine traditional locking safes and modern cash management software in a single unit. With smart safes, cannabis business owners can track cash flow at their dispensaries at all times, while also having better control over who has access to the cash. Cannabis business owners can also keep tabs on cash activity at their stores from afar simply by logging into their cash management account.

Smart safe technology keeps track of cash deposits directly at the point of sale (POS). As such, these safes can give a real-time update on exactly how much cash is on hand at the store at all times. When it comes time for employees to balance their registers at the end of a shift, much of the hard work is already complete.

What are the Main Features of Smart Safes?

Smart safes are designed specifically to streamline the daily cash flow activities at retail businesses like cannabis dispensaries and can help cannabis business owners and management count money, balance registers, secure cash, and get deposits to the bank.

How can Smart Safes Help Cannabis Dispensaries?

With cash management software, smart safes give cannabis businesses real-time access to cash totals in store. Using this technology, cannabis business owners can monitor activity from afar and make sure their team remains compliant. Even more, with increased access control measures, smart safes will greatly reduce the risks of internal theft at the dispensary. sapphirerisk.com


NY is Cracking Down on Illegal Pot Stores
New York’s fiscal budget vastly expands unlicensed marijuana store crackdown
The newly approved annual state budget in New York greatly expands enforcement actions and resources to curb the proliferation of unlicensed marijuana operators.

AdvertisementGov. Kathy Hochul, who a few months ago called the state’s rollout of recreational cannabis retail a “disaster,” announced a series of measures that provides the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and local municipalities with new authorities against illicit storefronts and enablers, including:

Padlocking businesses immediately after an inspection if they are selling illicit cannabis and pose an imminent threat to health and safety.

Fining landlords who fail to initiate eviction proceedings against unlicensed storefronts $50,000 within New York City or five times the rent outside the city.

Allowing municipalities to enact laws and emergency actions regulating unlicensed cannabis businesses.

The state’s fiscal 2025 budget also establishes a misdemeanor penalty for damaging or removing a padlock. In New York City, an administrative hearing will be held within five days of initiating an emergency padlock order, with a decision issued within four days after the hearing.

Hochul also plans to establish a statewide task force to handle civil enforcement to close illegal stores.

Unlicensed dispensaries have littered New York neighborhoods, blatantly circumventing our laws and selling potentially dangerous products,” the governor said in a statement. mjbizdaily.com


Major Shift in Federal Marijuana Policy
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.

The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. However, it would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.

The agency’s move, confirmed to the AP on Tuesday by five people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive regulatory review, clears the last significant regulatory hurdle before the agency’s biggest policy change in more than 50 years can take effect.

Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids, following a recommendation from the federal Health and Human Services Department. After the public-comment period the agency would publish the final rule. apnews.com


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Online Merchants Losing Up to $1B Monthly to New Cyber Scam
Triangulation fraud: The costly scam hitting online retailers
Mike Lemberger, Visa’s SVP, Chief Risk Officer, North America, discusses the severe financial losses resulting from triangulation fraud, estimating monthly losses to range from $660 million to $1 billion among merchants.

He also highlights the emerging threat of AI-powered voice scams, urging businesses to implement MFA, behavioral biometrics, and employee education to mitigate vulnerabilities and foster collaboration among businesses, technology providers, and regulatory bodies.

Could you shed light on the severe financial losses that result from triangulation fraud and explain the intricacies of this scheme?

The payments industry estimates triangulation fraud causes financial losses among merchants to range from $660 million to $1 billion monthly. With this fraud scheme, threat actors create illegitimate online storefronts where they offer bargains on in-demand or luxury goods and services. The illegitimate merchant then uses an unassociated, legitimate merchant to fulfill the customer’s order and pays for the goods or services using stolen payment information, often obtained via cybercrime underground marketplaces.

This enables the threat actor to monetize the stolen payment account through a seemingly legitimate transaction. The illegitimate merchant then requests a positive rating from the customer, which increases the illegitimate merchant’s relevant in search engine results and boosts its credibility.

What immediate actions should security professionals in the finance and retail sectors take to protect their operations from these fraud threats?

Establish strong merchant onboarding practices to prevent fraudulent merchants from setting up shops. Threat actors often exploit weak merchant onboarding practices to set up fraudulent merchants, which is a common tactic used by threat actors perpetrating fraud schemes such as triangulation. Banks should also remain vigilant when it comes to combatting fraud from fake or newly onboarded merchants.  helpnetsecurity.com


Over 2 Billion Amazon Packages Delivered in a Day or Less
Amazon Prime Announces It Has Faster Deliveries
Amazon reports that its Prime deliveries are now even speedier. With over 2 billion packages reaching customers in a day or less this year, the company claims its delivery system is picking up its pace.

During the first quarter of 2024, Amazon proudly announced its record-breaking feat, surpassing its 2023 delivery record. Almost 60% of Prime orders were fulfilled within the same or next day in 60 major U.S. cities.

For frequent Amazon shoppers, this might not come as a surprise. Same-day and next-day delivery options appear to be more widespread. However, it remains unclear how this affects various products across different regions, especially considering reports of warehouse incidents and worker protests for better conditions.

Amazon’s dominance in shipping and fulfillment has attracted legal scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit, accusing Amazon of unfair practices, such as restricting which sellers qualify for Prime shipping and pressuring companies to use its fulfillment services. Amazon contends that the FTC’s actions could potentially compromise the speed and reliability of Prime shipping. retailwire.com


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ORC 'Ghost Town Gang'
Oakland, CA: 4 linked to Oakland gang face federal charges in high-end retail robberies
A federal grand jury has indicted four people, alleging they conspired with an Oakland street gang to rob several high-end Bay Area retail stores. The indictment of Jakari Jenkins, Demarco Barnett, Garland Rabon, and Keanna Smith-Stewart, filed April 18 and unsealed Friday, alleges that by March 2022, the four defendants were all members of, or had association with, an Oakland-based street gang called the Ghost Town gang. The indictment describes a series of armed robberies and burglaries that were allegedly committed by groups of co-conspirators.

The first robbery allegedly involved Barnett and Jenkins who, along with other members of the gang, carried out the armed robbery of a coin and stamp store located on the 10th floor of a building in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco.  Members of the conspiracy allegedly rented a car to be used as a geta(way car and stole a license plate for the getaway car and met co-conspirators at the Oakland residence of another gang member.

On March 18, 2022 -- the day of the robbery—Barnett, Jenkins, and at least two additional unnamed suspects entered the store, brandished firearms, and demanded money from the business owner and his son. The suspects allegedly struck the son in the head and zip-tied his hands before stealing cash, jewelry, and coins with an aggregate value of more than $300,000.

A second armed robbery described in the indictment occurred approximately eight months later. The suspects pretended to be customers of a jewelry store in San Pablo and left jewelry with the operators of the store. Jenkins, Barnett, Rabon, and at least four other suspects allegedly returned on Nov. 12, 2022 and stole jewelry, including the items they left earlier. The suspects arrived in two Dodge Chargers bearing stolen license plates. Five suspects, including three brandishing firearms, entered the store while two suspects waited outside in the getaway cars. The stolen jewelry was valued at approximately $300,000 to $500,000. The indictment describes how all four defendants in the superseding indictment later wore the stolen jewelry, shared the stolen jewelry with other Ghost Town gang members, or otherwise made use of the stolen jewelry for personal purposes.  cbsnews.com


Memphis, TN: 18-year-old Amazon employee arrested for stealing 36 Apple watches on the job
An Amazon employee is behind bars for allegedly stealing Apple watches. Horatio Key, 18, is charged with theft of property $10,000-$60,000. He was allegedly helped by Tourell Lawson, Andrico Woods, and Lendon Nolen in the robbery. Police said on November 9, 2023, Amazon Loss Prevention received a tip of the location of multiple empty Apple Watch boxes. It was determined that 36 Apple watches were missing from the Amazon facility at 3292 Holmes Road. Key and the other suspects were seen on surveillance unboxing the watches, according to the affidavit. On February 16, 2024, Key was picked out by investigators as the suspect responsible for the theft. It was determined by Amazon and Memphis police that $14,364 worth of watches were stolen actionnews5.com


Visalia, CA: Update: Woman arrested after Ulta Beauty robbery
A woman who was wanted after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at an Ulta store in Visalia last year has been arrested, according to the Visalia Police Department. Police say they arrested Tracie Wooster, who was arrested on suspicion of taking $2,600 from Ulta Beauty Store on Mooney Boulevard last year. In a post on social media, Visalia Police officers say the public’s tips meant that Tracie is “trading her mascara for a striped jumpsuit.”  yourcentralvalley.com


St Paul, MN: 5 charged for alleged roles in string of copper thefts in St. Paul
St. Paul police say they've pulled the plug on an organized copper theft ring. At least five suspects now face charges for stealing wiring from streetlights in St. Paul. Investigators say a confidential informant led them to the group's ringleader. Police say 40-year-old Kyaw Klay rounded up a crew to steal the copper and would then sell it to recycling plants with the help of 21-year-old Paw Hkee La. Klay had become so familiar to employees at the Dem-Con recycling facility in Blaine that they no longer asked for his identification, according to charging documents. Between Nov. 10, 2023, and Jan. 15, 2024, the complaint alleges Klay received more than $12,000 from selling the stolen copper cbsnews.com


Fairhope, AL: 2 women accused of stealing over $5,000 in products from Fairhope Publix stores

Philadelphia, PA: Retail theft from Sephora under investigation at Suburban Square in Ardmore

Los Angeles, CA: Theft suspects wanted for targeting Orange County shopping mall

Lady Lake, FL: Suspected thief nabbed in attempt to steal $1000 of merchandise at Home Depot
 



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Lilburn, GA: Man allegedly goes into ex-wife's C-Store, kills her and shoots both new husband, himself
An argument in a Lilburn food mart turned into deadly gunfire and multiple injuries on Saturday evening, police said. According to the Lilburn Police Department, a man went to Tana Food Mart on Lawrenceville Highway, where his ex-wife and her new husband worked. Police said that preliminary information indicates that the three got into an argument before the man allegedly shot the couple and himself. he 57-year-old ex-wife died at the scene, and both men have been taken to the hospital, according to police. The new husband is 62 years old and had a gunshot wound to the leg, law enforcement stated. Police said he is in stable condition, meaning he is expected to survive from his injuries. The suspect is also 62 and had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His condition is currently unknown, police said. This is an ongoing investigation, and names are not being released at this time.  11alive.com


Las Cruces, NM: 1 dead, 14 hurt after SUV crashes into Las Cruces store
One person is dead after an SUV crashed into a Savers store in Las Cruces on Tuesday morning, April 30, a Las Cruces Police spokesman said. Fourteen other people were injured, police said. The incident happened at about 10 a.m. when a Ford Explorer hit the store at 2340 N. Main St., a police spokesman said. Police said the vehicle crashed through the glass and aluminum facade near the self-checkout and veered right as it passed through the store. The vehicle came to a rest near the southeast corner of the store’s showroom, police said. The 69-year-old driver of the Explorer, the only occupant of the vehicle, was not injured, but later sought medical help on her own, police said. Of the 15 people who were initially injured, 10 were transported to local medical facilities. One of those who was transported to a hospital later died. Police have identified the person who died as 67-year-old Pamela Kaye Nelson.  ktsm.com


Jacksonville, FL: Four people in custody after Dollar General store robbery, shot fired but no one injured
The fourth robbery in the last few weeks of a Jacksonville-area Dollar General was confirmed on Wednesday night by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The incident took place in the area of 3800 N. Main St. in the Brentwood neighborhood. In a briefing, Chief Parker said just after 8 p.m. police stopped a vehicle fleeing the scene of this robbery. One of the four suspects then raised a firearm. As a result, one officer fired off a round, striking the side of the vehicle. The suspect was not hit and no one was injured. Chief Parker said that all suspects are in custody.  yahoo.com


Baltimore, MD: Update: 7-year-old girl 'smiling and walking' two weeks after Mondawmin Mall shooting
It's been two weeks since a 7-year-old girl was shot inside Mondawmin Mall after a fight broke out between two groups. The child was an innocent bystander at the mall with her mother when shots were fired on April 13 during an altercation between two groups. She was shot twice. Police are still looking for the shooter. Thiru Vignarajah, who is running for mayor in Baltimore, was joined by the girl's mother and aunt Monday and spoke on behalf of the family. The family members asked not to be identified for safety reasons. says the girl is in stable condition and on the road to recovery after being shot in the abdomen and hand. "She is smiling and walking and on the road to recovery. I think more than anything else, that is what everyone has been praying for," Vignarajah said. Update: On Wednesday, Thiru Vignarajah dropped out of the race for Mayor.  cbsnews.com

 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts


Boulder, CO: Officer stabbed responding to knife-armed woman in Grocery store
A police officer was stabbed in north Boulder on Wednesday night while responding to a woman armed with a knife inside a store. It happened around 6:40 p.m. in the 3900 block of Broadway, according to the Boulder Police Department. FOX31’s Greg Nieto went to the scene and learned the incident happened inside Lucky’s Market. The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. A police spokesperson confirmed the officer was stabbed in the upper torso. The woman was taken into custody, according to police. No information was immediately released about the circumstances of the incident or what charges the woman may face.  kdvr.com


Fort Worth, TX: Cashier critically injured in stabbing, robbery at west Fort Worth Kroger store
A grocery store worker is in critical but stable condition after being stabbed multiple times in the abdomen during an attempted robbery in West Fort Worth Wednesday afternoon. Fort Worth police said officers were called to a robbery at a Kroger on Camp Bowie West just after noon and learned a man entered the store with a knife and tried to rob one of the cashiers. During the attempted robbery, police said a woman in her 20s was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen. A representative for Kroger said the "sad and unfortunate situation" involved an employee and that "the entire Kroger family offers our thoughts, prayers, and support to our associate and their family." The woman, whose name has not yet been released, was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition. Police said the man who attempted to rob the store was taken into custody. His name has not been released and it's not immediately clear what charges he'll face.  nbcdfw.com


Dayton, OH: Clothing store cashier accused of stealing $27K by giving discounts to friends
A Dayton woman who worked as a cashier at a clothing store is accused of stealing $27,000 worth of merchandise by giving deep discounts to her friends. Latisha R. Lofton, 35, was issued a summons to appear for her arraignment May 14 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for two counts of grand theft and one count of theft. Lofton is a former Rainbow Shops employee who reportedly sold items to her friends at a much lower price, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office. The unsanctioned discounts totaled approximately $27,000 and happened between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 25, 2021, according to the indictment.  daytondailynews.com

 



Fire/Arson


Tinley Park, IL: Man charged with Arson after starting fire in Menards store
A suburban man is charged after starting a fire at a Menards location in Tinley Park last month, police said. According to Tinley Park police, 32-year-old Nathan Grant from Wheaton is charged with a felony of aggravated arson after allegedly setting fire to multiple air conditioning unit filers in the store around 4:00 p.m. on April 18. About two hours before, Grant started a fire in Homer Glen that the Will County Sherriff’s Department was already investigating. There were no reported injuries in the fire. Police were able to identify Grant through utilizing license plate reading systems. Grant was arrested on April 19 and confessed to both incidents during an interview.  wgntv.com

 

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Auto – Duluth, GA – Burglary
Beauty – Philadelphia, PA - Robbery
C-Store – Norfolk, VA – Armed Robbery
C-Store – Stockton, CA – Robbery
C-Store – Bowie, MD – Burglary
Clothing - Los Angeles, CA - Robbery
Dollar – Memphis, TN – Robbery
Dollar – Jacksonville, FL – Armed Robbery / Shots fired
Furniture – Huntsville, AL – Robbery
Gas Station – Chico, CA – Robbery
Grocery – Fort Worth, TX – Armed Robbery / Cashier stabbed
Grocery - Fairhope, AL - Robbery
Hardware – Lady Lake, FL – Robbery
Jewelry – Port Arthur, TX – Robbery
Jewelry - Greenville, SC – Burglary
Jewelry - Auburn, WA – Robbery
Jewelry - West Palm Beach, FL – Robbery
Jewelry - Hoover, AL - Robbery
Jewelry – Farmington, CT – Robbery
Liquor – Howard County MD – Burglary
Mall – Honolulu, HI – Burglary
Music – Las Vegas, NV – Burglary
Restaurant – Howard County, MD – Burglary
Walmart – Lady Lake, FL – Robbery                                                                                                           
                          

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• 17 robberies
• 7 burglaries
• 1 shooting
• 0 killed


 



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