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Jason Davies, CFI, CORCI, SMIA named National Manager of Organized Retail Crime & Special Investigations for Rite Aid

Before being named National Manager of Organized Retail Crime & Special Investigations for Rite Aid, Jason served a brief stint as Director of Law Enforcement Intelligence for Skopenow. Prior to that, he spent nearly a year with Macy's as Director of Organized Retail Crime & Central Investigations. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of ORC Investigations for the Zellman Group and Senior Special Investigator for Target. Congratulations, Jason!

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Coronavirus Tracker: May 19

US: Over 1.5M Cases - 92K Dead - 360K Recovered
Worldwide: Over 4.9M Cases - 320K Dead - 1.9M Recovered

U.S. Law Enforcement Deaths | NYPD Deaths: 41
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 110+

Safety Advice for Reopening:
How to Reduce Your Risks as Coronavirus Lockdowns Ease
So the safest move for most people is still to stay home as much as possible. But if you do go out, there are ways to reduce the risks. Here’s what the experts say: wsj.com

Senior LP - AP Job Market Crushed By COVID-19
With virtually no movement in the industry this has become the slowest period in history for every group.

CLEAR Cancels Annual Training Conference
For the first time in our eleven-year history, the National Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.) will cancel its annual training conference due to national concerns regarding the COVID-19 public health crisis. We have been closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19, and the unpredictability of the virus, and the fact that there may be a second wave in the fall, make it impossible to plan the event and keep everyone safe.

We want to express our sincerest gratitude to our members fighting on the front lines against this pandemic. From setting up COVID-19 testing sites, securing Ports with cruise ships full of victims, to providing food and necessities to the public, C.L.E.A.R. members are answering the call in communities nationwide.

Aligned with our commitment to provide training to the Law Enforcement and Retail communities, we look to digital opportunities — today, we are very excited to announce our partnership with the Global Retail Crime Summit presented by Auror. d-ddaily.net

Historical Recidivism Rates of 83% in U.S. - Increased Retail Crime
16,622 Inmates Released in U.S. State Prisons

Prisons Worldwide Seek Ways to Ease the Coronavirus Crisis
According to the federal Bureau of Prisons, of the 2,700 coronavirus tests performed across the prison system, “nearly 2,000 have come back positive.” That is over 70 percent, suggesting that that there are many more undetected coronavirus cases in the U.S. prison system.

“A total of approximately 16,622 inmates nationwide have been released due to the coronavirus outbreak. The majority were being held on non-violent charges or were deemed to pose no immediate threat to society if released,” Fox News explained.

How Will Release Strategy Affect Crime Rates?

This release strategy is likely to result in an increase in crime once current quarantine restrictions are relaxed. The restrictions may result in less of a crime spike immediately following their release, but historical recidivism rates indicate that there is a high likelihood of re-offending. In a nine-year study by the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, five in six state prisoners – or 83 percent – who were released were re-arrested at least once.

Other prisons and jails around the world are facing a similar crisis. For example, the pandemic has crippled Latin America’s prisons, which also are struggling due to gang control, limited financial resources, and overcrowding. Over the past month in addition to the coronavirus pandemic, prisons in Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico have been rocked by riots, gang violence, and mass escapes.

Prisons around the world are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the coronavirus crisis. inhomelandsecurity.com

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UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft Collaborate to Launch ProtectWell™
Protocol and App to Support Return-to-Workplace Planning and COVID-19 Symptom Screening
Now, Microsoft and UnitedHealth's back-to-work screening tool will give employers in the US access to a no-cost solution that could help ensure infected employees quarantine at home to reduce the potential for workplace-based outbreaks.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) have joined forces to launch ProtectWell™, an innovative return-to-workplace protocol that enables employers to bring employees back to work in a safer environment. ProtectWell™ helps employees determine they are safe to go to work, co-workers know their colleagues have been screened, and employers feel confident that their workplace is ready to do business. ProtectWell™ incorporates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the latest clinical research to limit the spread of COVID-19 by screening employees for symptoms and establishing guidelines to support the health and safety of the workforce and workplace.

ProtectWell™ combines UnitedHealth Group’s clinical and data analytics capabilities with Microsoft’s technology leadership to help in the next phases of COVID-19 recovery efforts. The ProtectWell™ app is powered by Microsoft Azure, AI and analytics solutions, and also takes advantage of the Microsoft Healthcare Bot service, which is being used around the world for AI-assisted COVID-19 symptom triaging.

The ProtectWell™ protocol is supported by a smartphone app that allows employers to offer workers a simple screening tool designed for everyday use. businesswire.com

NACDS Outlines Objectives In Report On Reopening America

Pharmacies: A Vital Partner in Reopening America

To reopen the nation successfully and to suppress future COVID-19 outbreaks, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is urging government actions supporting three key objectives that are crucial for the health of all Americans, and especially for those who are left behind economically and medically. These actions relate directly to testing, contact tracing and vaccines or treatments.

The national organization representing 40,000 traditional, grocery and mass retail pharmacies, with 155,000 pharmacists, lists these steps in a new report “Pharmacies: A Vital Partner in Reopening America.” The steps support these key objectives:

• Maximize rapid COVID-19 testing operations across all platforms and venues;
• Support public health surveillance and related contact tracing efforts; and
• Prepare now: accelerate access to forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. nacds.com

COVID-19 OSHA Hazard Alert: Being Alerted Establishes Being Aware of Hazard
OSHA Issues Alert for Retail Pharmacies with Suggestions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
On May 14, 2020, OSHA issued an “Industry-Specific Alert” for retail pharmacies that provides suggestions employers should implement to prevent the spread of COVID-19. OSHA’s Alerts do not have the force of formal regulations, so a failure to implement a specific suggestion cannot automatically serve as a basis for a citation. However, OSHA could use the information in these Alerts to establish that employers know about a hazard in the workplace. Employers that do not implement these specific suggestions could face an OSHA inspection—or citation—for failure to remove a known hazard in the workplace.

Still, the alert generally duplicates recommendations that have previously been suggested by the CDC or already are required under various State Orders. The Alert provides the following suggestions: Read More

The Industry Leader - See Their Support

Walmart Q1 Comp's Up 10% & eCommerce Up 74%
Walmart incurs incremental costs related to COVID-19 of nearly $900 million

Total revenue was $134.6 billion, an increase of $10.7 billion, or 8.6%.

The company’s net sales and operating results were significantly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. Unprecedented demand for products across multiple categories led to strong top-line results. Certain incremental costs negatively affected operating income, including costs associated with enhanced wages and benefits as well as safety and sanitation.

Due to unprecedented variability in the macro environment brought on by COVID-19, the company is withdrawing financial guidance for fiscal year 2021.

COVID-19 Response to Date

“The company’s approach to leadership through shared value has never been more evident than it is now. From associates to customers to communities, shareholders and more, Walmart is working hard to make a difference,” added McMillon. walmart.com

Read List: Support for Associates - Support for Customers - Support for Communities

* Walmart, which has about 4,700 stores in the U.S., previously announced it was hiring 200,000 additional employees to keep up with high consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic. Store hours were cut twice in April and most locations are open from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. local time.

It spent nearly $900 million on expenses related to COVID-19, which include cash bonuses to all hourly associates in the U.S. totaling approximately $755 million. usatoday.com

They're in Plano Now
Amazon in Talks to Buy JC Penney - News Outlets Are Screaming This

A Penney’s deal would accelerate Amazon’s apparel and retail strategies

”There is an Amazon team in Plano [Tex.] as we speak,” said one source who does business with the web giant. “There is a dialogue and I’m told it has a lot to do with Amazon eager to expand its apparel business — for sure.”

Others speculate that Amazon could convert Penney’s units to its own high-tech retail format which, with their checkout-free environments, seems most relevant in a socially distancing COVID-19 ravaged society. “This could be a new tech-driven retail model,” said the source.

Amazon could also convert some Penney’s sites into distribution centers. “Penney’s has about 30 freestanding locations with a lot of land, which could be converted,” the source said. “They do have some good real estate.”

But Amazon isn’t the only one kicking the tires of the bankrupt retailer. Some developers are also said to be eyeing Penney’s, including the Simon Property Group and Brookfield.

Meanwhile, J.C Penney is signaling its vision for a future built around a shrunken store footprint — what it describes as a plan to streamline by around 30 percent — as well as stronger e-commerce operations.

The 242 store closings listed in their 8k filing yesterday, isn’t necessarily a final number, and indicates just the company’s “latest thinking on stores as of April 2020,” according to a footnote in the filing.

“The approximately 604 future fleet represent the highest sales-generating, most profitable and most productive stores in the network,” the company said in the filing. wwd.com

Participate in PCI Security Standards Council's:
2020 – 2022 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable
In 2018, PCI Security Standards Council established its first Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR) consisting of senior leadership members of payment security assessors. The vision for the roundtable was simple: encourage the exchange of information, and increase payment security, through greater coordination with this key stakeholder group. Specifically, GEAR was designed to gather input on PCI assessor programs and payment security issues from the assessor community perspective. GEAR election period open June 1 - June 26, 2020

What would you want to tell PCI assessor companies that are interested in serving on the Roundtable this year?

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Going Virtual - Video is the New 'Let's Have a Sit Down'
How Are Companies Handling Performance Reviews During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

You can delay formal performance reviews, but don’t skip regular check-ins.

Ongoing performance management relies on regular check-ins. In the office that may have occurred once a month or every other week. Levitt encourages her clients to increase these conversations to once per week. The check-ins provide an open forum for employees to share concerns, provide updates and ask questions.

Video rather than phone-based check-ins are preferable. Virtual meeting platforms allow managers to see the other person's facial expressions and encourage a focused discussion.

Recognizing that employees may not be able to achieve 100 percent of their previous workload is important. One company is asking teammates to revise previous goals to those that are realistic in the current situation.

For companies moving forward with reviews, Levitt encourages them to evaluate their procedures and find a way to simplify it. For example, if the review is based on a formal grading system, a shift to a dialogue with a few guided questions may be a better fit for the times, she said.

One company has established talent development channels within Microsoft Teams where it provides articles and resources to support leaders. shrm.org

Worth the Read
5 tips for running a successful virtual meeting
With everything and I mean everything going virtual it's time to invest in your own development. Hey I learned something reading this. And quite frankly the Millennial's have a running head start over an entire sector of workers out there. So with this massive change over to online all the time - all of us need to focus developing our own online skills and tools usage. Just a thought -Gus Downing

Pier 1 Throws in the Towel - Orderly Wind Down of Ops

Bed Bath & Beyond Store Safety Plan

Uber Cutting Another 3,000

Cleveland Clinic & Bureau Veritas Launches Safety Standard for Retail

Office Depot to close more stores in ongoing shift to business services model

Quarterly Results
Walmart U.S. Q1 comp's up 10%, eCommerce sales up 74%, total revenue up 8.6%
Sam's Club Q1 comp's up 12.2%, eCommerce up 40%
Walmart International sales up 3.4%

Home Depot Q1 comp's up 6.4%, sales up 7.1%

Kohl's Q1 digital sales up 24%, net sales down 43.5%

Own Your Very Own Jim Cosseboom Coffee Mug,
And Support the Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund

You may have seen this famous mug on your LinkedIn feed lately.

Jim Cosseboom, LPC, Director, Asset Protection for Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize Company, has been having some fun while working from home the past few weeks, posting a daily picture online of his coffee mug of the day. Jim has quite an extensive collection, and for those of you connected with him, check out his recent pics on LinkedIn.

And now, for a donation of $100, you can become the proud owner of your very own Jim Cosseboom, LPC coffee mug and help out the Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund at the same time.

The Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity organization, was established by the Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) to honor LP professionals who are injured or killed while conducting the duties of their profession and to assist their families in their time of greatest need. DONATE NOW

The first run of 20 mugs will be sponsored by Tally Retail Solutions Smart Shelf. LPF is looking for solution providers to sponsor the next batch.

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Thinking Ahead – More Questions than Answers

I know, we are all exhausted of hearing how to be prepared for “post-Covid” or getting ready for the “new normal”. Truth be told, there are probably more questions than there are answers and I’m going to add to that list. Talking with several LP professionals over the past few weeks, it seems that there is an ever-growing concern for the obstacles that may lay ahead. Social-distancing, personal-protective-equipment mandates and remote work all add to the potential issues that await us. Many of the “essential” organizations that have remained open, such as grocery stores, have already been tackling these issues over the past few weeks.

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Organized Crime Driving Data Breaches Globally
Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report

It's All About the Money

The Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (2020 DBIR) shows that the vast majority of breaches continue to be caused by external actors - 70 percent - with organized crime accounting for 55 percent of these. Credential theft and social attacks such as phishing and business email compromises cause the majority of breaches (over 67 percent)and specifically:

- 37 percent of credential theft breaches used stolen or weak credentials,
- 25 percent involved phishing
- Human error accounted for 22 percent as well.

The 2020 DBIR also highlighted a year-over-year two-fold increase in web application breaches, to 43 percent, and stolen credentials were used in more than 80 percent of the cases - a worrying trend as business-critical workflows continue to move to the cloud. Ransomware also saw a slight increase, found in 27 percent of malware incidents (compared to 24 percent in 2019 DBIR); 18 percent of organizations reported blocking at least one piece of ransomware last year.

"As remote working surges in the face of the global pandemic, end-to-end security from the cloud to employee laptop becomes paramount."

Common patterns offer a Defender Advantage

The 2020 DBIR has re-emphasized the common patterns found within cyber-attack journeys, enabling organizations to determine the bad actors’ destination while they are in progress. Linked to the order of threat actions (e.g. Error, Malware, Physical, Hacking), these breach pathways can help predict the eventual breach target, enabling attacks to be stopped in their tracks. Organizations are therefore able to gain a “Defender’s Advantage” and better understand where to focus their security defenses.

Industries under the cyber-spotlight

Retail: 99 percent of incidents were financially-motivated, with payment data and personal credentials continuing to be prized. Web applications, rather than Point of Sale (POS) devices, are now the main cause of Retail breaches.

Northern America: The technique most commonly leveraged was stolen credentials, accounting for over 79 percent of hacking breaches; 33 percent of breaches were associated with either phishing or pretexting.

Financial gain continues to drive organized crime to exploit system vulnerabilities or human error. The good news is that there is a lot that organizations can do to protect themselves, including the ability to track common patterns within cyber-attack journeys - a security game changer - that puts control back into the hands of organizations around the globe.” securitymagazine.com

The CISO's guide to securely handling layoffs

Follow these 10 best practices to limit risks to your organization

To limit the potential for a security incident as layoffs occur, experts offer the following 10 best practices:

Be part of the decision-making team

CISOs should be included as soon as discussions about possible layoffs start, experienced security leaders say. That allows CISOs and their teams to put in place as early as possible their plans to limit risks, something that’s usually needed ASAP as employees often learn about possible job cuts even before they’re formally announced.

“Communication between human resources and the security staff needs to be timely and coordinated, so that when an individual has to part ways with the company, the CIO can be sure they’re safeguarding the organization,”

- Revisit who can access what

- Document and audit the environment

- Monitor and detect

- Coordinate the timing

- Plan for off-site devices and workers as well as today’s unique circumstances

- Leverage legal resources

- Readjust your team and your security agenda

- Be mindful of those still left at work

- Still, keep the company’s safety front and center - csoonline.com

NIST Study Measures Performance Accuracy of Contactless Fingerprinting Tech

Evaluated 6 commercial devices & lays out current state of the art in
touchless print scanning.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has evaluated several commercially available contactless fingerprint scanning technologies, allowing users to compare their performance to conventional devices that require physical contact between a person’s fingers and the scanner.

The results of the study, published today as NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8307: Interoperability Assessment 2019: Contactless-to-Contact Fingerprint Capture, show that devices requiring physical contact remain superior to contactless technology at matching scanned prints to images in a database. However, when contactless devices scan multiple fingers on a hand, it improves their performance. Contactless devices that scanned multiple fingers also seldom made “false positive” errors that incorrectly matched one person’s print with another’s record.

The publication updates NIST’s July 2018 study on contactless capture and is intended to assist organizations that use fingerprint-scanning technology.

“The report summarizes the state of the art of contactless fingerprint scanning,” said John Libert, one of the report’s authors. “It can help anyone interested in adopting contactless technology to evaluate the cost in performance they might pay by switching to contactless fingerprint capture.” nist.gov

"Our data suggest that multiple finger matching can substantially improve the accuracy of contactless fingerprint matching." —John Libert, one of the report's authors

Zoom’s Popularity Leads To New York Investigating Its Security Flaws

Keep Your Kids Cyber Safe

It is important to start your kid’s cybersecurity hygiene early. Your kid’s passwords matter just as much as yours do, so remind them of good password habits. Do not share passwords and use standard password guidelines. Additionally, remind them to not share information online for example, last name, address, phone number, name of schools, and photos of any kind.

Managing the Change Process from Loss Prevention to Asset Protection: Transforming to 'Omni AP'

Kevin Colman, Former Group Vice President of Asset Protection, Macy's

Filmed in June 2015 at the Daily's 'Live in Long Beach at NRF PROTECT 2015' show

Macy's is not only the largest department store chain in the U.S., but it is now also a Top 10 online retailer. To keep pace with the rapidly changing business model, Macy's Asset Protection team has reinvented itself to address the many challenges that cybersecurity and omni-channel retailing presents. Kevin Colman, former Group Vice President of Asset Protection for Macy's, talks about the transformation to 'Omni AP', where protecting the brand and increasing profits are just as important as preventing shrink.

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Superstores - SuperHubs - Rolled into One
Walmart's Ditching Jet.com - Walmart.com is Doing Great

Walmart paid $3B in 2016 for them but e-commerce loss $2B in 2019.

So much for Walmart’s big and expensive effort to take on Amazon with a digitally-native brand. Amid the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the retail industry, today the retail giant quietly announced in its quarterly report that it would be discontinuing Jet.com, the online-only marketplace that it acquired when it was just over one year old for $3 billion.

The big question now will be whether Walmart can continue to grow its e-commerce business, and reduce its losses, by shifting the focus from an Amazon-style model of fulfilment warehouses to giant stores, which serve a double purpose both to push its brick-and-mortar strategy, and to serve as the fulfilment hubs for the online-facing part of its business. techcrunch.com

NY Times Takes a Shot at Amazon's Slow Response
‘Way Too Late’: Inside Amazon’s Biggest Outbreak
A warehouse in the foothills of the Poconos has had more known Covid-19 cases than any of Amazon’s others after missing early opportunities to protect workers.

Local lawmakers believe that more than 100 workers have contracted the disease, but the exact number is unknown. At first, Amazon told workers about each new case. But when the total reached about 60, the announcements stopped giving specific numbers.

The disclosures also stopped at other Amazon warehouses. The best estimate is that more than 900 of the company’s 400,000 blue-collar workers have had the disease. But that number, crowdsourced by Jana Jumpp, an Amazon worker, almost certainly understates the spread of the illness among Amazon’s employees.

Amazon saw the pandemic up close before many American companies. In early February, it fretted about its global supply chain and consulted an infectious-disease specialist. nytimes.com

Apps Are Exploding
Home Depot, Lowe's see record-breaking app downloads
Downloads of home improvement store apps have hit record highs. Home Depot, Lowe’s and Menards were all installed on phones in the United States more in the month of April 2020 than any other month previously. They hit 706k, 527k and 116k, respectively. apptopia.com

Amazon will start producing and selling its own face shields

How Ecommerce Stores Can Care About Their Customers During the COVID-19 Crisis

Toledo, OH: Man accused of stealing over $4,000 worth of merchandise from JC Penney
A man from North Toledo is facing several theft charges for property he allegedly stole from J.C. Penney at Franklin Park Mall. According to court records, surveillance footage shows 39-year-old Carnelle Nelson from North Toledo entering the store multiple times ranging from November through March, stealing merchandise worth a total of $4,458. Nelson was arrested on Sunday and arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court the following day. He is charged with seven counts of theft with purpose to deprive and one count of unauthorized use of property without consent of the owner. nbc24.com

Lakewood, OH: Police searching for suspects accused of shoplifting over $1,000 in medications from CVS twice
Police said they are already accused of shoplifting $1,000 worth of over-the-counter medications from CVS on March 21. Now, police said they are accused of stealing $1,700 in over-the-counter medications CVS on Clifton Boulevard at 3 p.m. on Friday. The suspects were seen walking into the CVS together and talking inside on cellphones, according to police. cleveland19.com

Plattsmouth, NE: Omaha man pleads guilty to a felony charge of stealing power tools; Prosecutors dismiss second charge

Iredell County, NC: Sheriff’s Office books Ryan Wade Yoder, 43, of Mooresville with Organized Retail Theft

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Shootings & Deaths

Update: Houston, TX: 80 year old woman stabbed to death outside Walgreens, suspect killed by Police; 67 prior arrests
A career criminal who had been arrested nearly 70 times has been identified as the man who stabbed a woman shortly before being shot to death by a Houston police officer last weekend. Randy Roszell Lewis, 38, allegedly stabbed an 80-year-old woman in the chest at a southwest Houston Walgreens shortly before he was shot and killed by a responding officer. Witnesses said he stabbed her before rifling through her car. One witness tried to save Rosalie by applying pressure to the stab wound on her chest. An officer was flagged down at the Walgreens and confronted Lewis, who police said had a 6-inch blade. When the suspect did not comply with the officer's commands, the officer shot him twice.

“Why was he out? He’s been arrested 67 times, charged 67 times,” said Houston Police Officers’ Union President Joe Gamaldi. “And now we have an 80-year-old woman who is dead." Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo echoed his frustration at the murder scene, criticizing bail reform and criminal justice reform in Houston. He said it's "a complete disaster." khou.com

Venice, FL: Stun gun used to disarm suspected Publix shoplifter who stabbed himself, later died
Police in Venice say they used a stun gun to disarm a suspected shoplifter with a knife at the Venice Commons Publix. According to investigators, the suspect died at the hospital. The Venice Police Department says officers were called around 5 p.m. Monday about a shoplifter at the grocery store who allegedly threatened employees with a knife. When officers got there, they say a man started stabbing himself and ignored commands from officers to drop his knife. VPD says a Taser was deployed "to disarm the suspect so they could render first aid." The Sarasota County Fire Department took the man to Venice Regional Bayfront Health, where he died. fox13news.com

San Bernardino, CA: 2 injured in shooting involving theft suspect and security guard
Two people were sent to the hospital on Sunday night with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in a grocery store parking lot and police are investigating the incident. The shooting happened at around 9:30 p.m. at a grocery store on the 4400 block of University Parkway, police said. “When officers arrived, they found that a shooting had occurred in the parking lot between an armed security guard and a theft suspect,” police said. Officials said the suspect and another person were transported to a local hospital with injuries from gunshot wounds. The security guard was not injured in the shooting. pe.com

Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Pismo Beach, CA: Police searching for two Armed Robbers, Attempted Homicide at 7-Eleven
Pismo Beach police officers were dispatched to 7-Eleven shortly before 6 a.m. for a report of a robbery that had just occurred. One of the suspects cornered the victim behind the register counter as the other suspect stole lottery tickets and cigarettes, according to Pismo Beach police. Officers say the first suspect stabbed the victim multiple times, resulting in non-life threatening injuries. ksby.com

Memphis, TN: Love’s responds to viral video involving security guard who threatened to shoot trucker
Love’s Travel Centers has issued a response to a video that went viral over the weekend involving security guard and a trucker at a Tennessee truck stop location. On Sunday, May 17, truck driver Joshua Andrews became involved in a parking spot dispute that reportedly began when was awakened twice by security guards at a Love’s location on Lamar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. cdllife.com

Des Peres, MO: 4 white Missouri cops sued for alleged brutality on 68-year-old black woman and son in a Sam’s Club

Southern California: 5 Arrested in Residential Burglary Ring That Netted $1.9 Million in Cash, Designer Watches; 44 burglaries began in August of 2019

Myrtle Beach, SC: MBPD identifies Rival Gang members involved in Ocean Blvd. shooting; 2 still wanted

Panhandling Within 50 Feet Of Stores Now A Crime In Miami Beach

Skimming

POS Skimmer Installed on Checkouts at 5 Stop & Shop Supermarkets
The Stop & Shop Supermarkets Co. LLC has told customers that a device that skims information from payment cards was illegally installed at checkouts in five of its stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey on various dates ranging from February to April.

The devices were installed on only one pin pad at each of the affected stores, and the forensic investigation concluded that the devices were capable of capturing data from payment card EMV chips, but not from magnetic stripes. Immediately upon learning of the issue we took steps to secure this checkout lane and to review video surveillance to determine when the device was installed. We also notified law enforcement and began working closely with a third-party forensic investigator to determine what data, if any, it had captured.

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