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Q&A with Chris Fowler, Director of Emerging Technologies at ADT Commercial,
Part Three
What tips would you offer employers looking to
create a safer workplace today?
 First,
employers across industries must implement better policies, solutions and
explore new technologies to protect their workforce. That’s of utmost
importance.
Another way for employers to improve safety is to create more hardened
facilities on the interior. Specifically, they can replace doors with steel
instead of wood, use bullet-resistant glass windows, and install panic alarms in
key areas where violent incidents could occur. These steps can help slow a
violent incident, buy employees more time to alert authorities and have
emergency responders arrive. Every minute saved can go a long way in protecting
people and saving lives.
It’s also important to remember that violent actors typically put some level of
planning into incidents. They do their research and might know which locations
are hardened before they create their plan. Therefore, employers and building
operators must have solutions for every zone – inside and outside – to better
manage incidents and be able to take proper steps after one occurs. The
post-event investigation is important to understand what went wrong to help
prevent future incidents. Leveraging monitored cameras and movement-sensing data
collection and analysis are also critical.
What risks do businesses / employers face if they
don’t improve their physical security plans ASAP?
 Everything
is on the line for businesses that don’t adapt to current physical security
needs. Most importantly, they may be risking the lives and wellness of their
staff and customers. And ultimately, not taking steps to protect these people
could harm their reputation in the market. Of course, the goal is to live in a
world where violent incidents no longer happen. Until we arrive at that place,
business owners and employers are responsible for protecting their buildings and
people.
security.world.com
adt.com
Part Four Tuesday: How can new systems such
as ADT’s Everon help employees become more secure in their work environments?
Summer 2023 Weekend Shooting Analysis
America's Crime & Violence Surge Continues
852 Shootings - 231 Killed - 895 Injured in 15 Big Cities Over Last 7 Weekends
There were 78 shootings, resulting in 28 deaths & 75
injuries from July 7-9
The D&D Daily's Big City Weekend Violence Study - Memorial Day to Labor Day
The Daily's annual study analyzes weekend shooting data in 15 major U.S.
cities from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend 2023
 Starting
Memorial Day Weekend, the D&D Daily compiled and analyzed
data from 15 major U.S. cities to get a snapshot of summer gun violence.
Over this past weekend, from July 7th
through July 9th, there were
78 shootings recorded in these 15 big cities, resulting in
28 deaths and
75 injuries.
In total, over the past seven weekends, these cities have recorded 852
shootings, resulting in 231 deaths and 895 injuries.
Compared to last summer at this time in the study,
total shootings in these cities are down 1%, deaths are down 16%,
and injuries are flat.
The D&D Daily will continue to track this data throughout the summer to capture
the weekend violence trend in our nation's big cities as warm weather typically
brings about more crime and violence.
Click here to see the list of incidents per city and follow along each week
as this spreadsheet will be updated every Monday.
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Read more coverage about America's crime and
violence surge in the section directly below
The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
Retail LP Alert:
Calif. About to Pass Workplace Violence - Active Shooter - Shoplifting Bill
Bill to Stop Employees Confronting Shoplifters
Passed by California Senate
CA Senator Cortese’s Bill 553 to Prevent Workplace Violence Clears Key Assembly
Committee
 The
Assembly Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Wednesday that helps keep
employees safe at work.
SB 553 by Senator Dave Cortese would establish a new baseline of
workplace violence prevention standards.
"California must do everything needed to protect workers and the public,
including retail customers,” said Senator Cortese (D-San Jose). “SB
553 will give workers the training and knowledge on how to respond to workplace
violence. The bill is targeted at the types of violent outbreaks that have
spiked in recent years, and it refers at-risk workers toward behavioral health
support to prevent tragedy.”
SB 553 creates six enforceable protections for employees; they are listed
below.
Under
SB 553, workers would be provided with workplace violence prevention
standards.
Among other provisions,
SB 553 states the need for shoplifter training,
acknowledging that certain work environments may require security personnel.
Businesses would have the discretion to decide what the training would involve.
The bill does not require businesses to make any purchases, including safety
equipment like security cameras and flood lights.
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Must Read - 8 Requirements
New York Modifies No-Bail
NY Judges Can Consider Criminal Histories &
Repeat Offenders in Setting Bail
NY Gov. Hochul blames Cuomo, Albany for bail mess and insists she fixed it,
claims NYC is safe again
Gov. Hochul on Sunday blamed the state’s soft-on-crime bail-reform mess on
former boss Andrew Cuomo and Albany pols, claiming she “held the budget up”
this year to fix it.
Hochul said she has been fighting to reverse the controversial 2019 bail
measures — while adding that the Big Apple is bouncing back from a
post-pandemic crime wave to become one of the country’s safest big cities, even
as New Yorkers flee the state.
“People say they’re going to leave our state because it’s not safe. Tell me the
city you’re going to, and I can guarantee we have a safer crime rate than you
have in those cities: Miami, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago,
even Salt Lake City and Austin."
A survey earlier this year found that
nearly one-third of New Yorkers want to leave the Empire State when they
retire, with crime cited as the main reason — which many critics blame on
criminal-justice reforms.
The reforms have been tweaked three times since, most recently this year when
Hochul worked out a compromise with the legislature to allow bail to be set in
more cases, in part by adding more gun crimes to bail-eligible cases and
allowing jurists to consider criminal histories and other factors in determining
whether to set bail.
“Now, here’s what has to happen,” she said. “The judges now have to look at
the power that has been returned to them. Look at whether this is someone who
has been a repeat offender causing harm.”
nypost.com
New York - Philadelphia - San Francisco
Politicians - Press - Residents Call Out Failed No-Prosecution Progressive
Policies
NYC Progressive DA Continues to Take Heat
The crime victim numbers are soaring and Alvin Bragg is to blame
Say hello to Alvin Bragg’s latest victims.
The first would be Scotty Enoe, 46, a CVS drug-store employee from Brooklyn
taken into police custody
after allegedly knifing a shoplifter to death during a fight Thursday morning.
Another is the decedent, 50-year-old Charles Brito —
a vagrant with 14 shoplifting busts so far this year, and heaven only
knows how many times he got away with the goods.
And a third is New York itself, once again scarred by Manhattan DA Bragg’s
hunt-and-peck approach to the penal code.
Shoplifting is beneath his attention, don’t you know — so toothpaste is
behind plexiglass panels all across the borough and serial boosters are peddling
stolen property to bodegas and flea markets.
It’s not only Bragg, of course; he’s just the face of a progressive plague
that treats so-called petty crime as an inconvenience that must be endured as a
matter of social justice.
You know how it is —
muscular law enforcement comes with “disparate impact,” so don’t go
there.
One problem with this approach — and there are many — is that over time (and
not much time) petty crime mutates.
A junkie occasionally boosting pints of ice cream for resale becomes a
shoplifting wave that shutters big-box drug retailers across the city and
sharply raises prices in the stores that remain.
Violence in public places has become endemic in urban New York since
Albany progressives rewrote the state’s penal law in 2018 — and only a fool
would be surprised by a violent reaction.
But here are more questions: How many shoplifting arrests should it take before
a thief is seen as a threat not just to the Gatorade display, but to a civil
society?
Is 14 enough?
nypost.com
Philly DA Points the finger at city police for
a rise in retail thefts
Krasner asked council for additional $7 million to tackle rise in retail theft &
carjackings
District Attorney Larry Krasner said he doesn’t understand why there isn’t
more prosecution of retail thefts.
Multiple Wawa stores have closed in recent months, but Kranser said
that’s not due to increasing theft.
He said stores are not using private security or stopping people for minor
thefts and asked, “why some of them would take videos of people leaving
rather than stop them.” He said police cannot go after retail theft when they
don’t have the personnel to deal with the crime that is going on in retail
establishments.
“We have no stores, there’s no place for us to shop. That leads me to believe
they are repeat offenders, they need to be charged, I’m sorry I just don’t get
it,” Councilmember James Harrity said.
whyy.org
Editor's Note: The nations first Progressive
DA throws his policies blame back on police for not arresting shoplifters. After
a few years of Krasner's no-prosecution policy for low-level crimes, including
shoplifting, the police just gave up even trying.
Finally after all of the coverage of Philadelphia crime and with the increased
media attention on ORC, Krasner is back tracking. It's about time. However,
let's see the performance and results.
Might be a good time for the various LP teams to refresh their relationships
with both the police and even the prosecutors office. Obviously with one or two
company LP representatives. Time to rebuild those relationship. Just my
thoughts. -Gus Downing
Everything Starts at the Top - Reinforcing the
S.F. Crackdown
CA. Gov. Newsom wants S.F. to enforce the ‘damn laws.’ What does that mean?
“I can’t take it anymore,” Gov. Gavin Newsom recently said of rampant
open-air drug dealing and property crime in San Francisco.
The problem, he suggested, was not one of lenient laws but of
lenient prosecution. “There are plenty of laws
on the books, and it’d be nice to see some of these damn laws enforced for a
change.”
As proof of the crackdown operation’s success thus far,
the
governor’s office noted that since May 1, California Highway Patrol
officers had made 115 felony and misdemeanor arrests and seized more than 8
kilos of fentanyl in the Tenderloin and surrounding areas.
Newsom’s contorted comments illuminate the linguistic games of Twister that many
Democrats find themselves playing on the issue of criminal justice.
Yet, as
violent crime in California reaches levels not seen in more than a decade,
officials are under increasing pressure to act.
sfchronicle.com
In Case You Missed It Friday: Progressive
Prosecutor's 2.0
We all know how 1.0 Went
New Progressive Low-Level Retail Theft
Intervention Project
As big cities continue to deal with the consequences of the big 5 Progressive
DA's, we're now going to have five more in smaller cities with a scaled down
version of the no-prosecution program. Article links below:
Innovative Program Addresses Retail Theft
The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Launches Innovative Pilot Program to
Address Low-Level Retail Theft and Increase Public Safety
Five Sites Selected to Pilot Intervention Program
How the Progressive DA Movement Was Funded
George Soros spent $40M getting lefty district attorneys elected all over the
country
Click here to read the articles
Virginia County Sees 40% Surge in Shoplifting Under Soros Prosecutor
Some 75% of Shoppers Fear Price Hikes Due to Rising Theft
APD's '90 Operation' is "Curbing Retail Crime"
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller: 'The safety and well-being of our residents is our
top priority'
"The safety and well-being of our residents is our top priority, and we know
that retail crime is an issue that hurts everyone, from
business owners to shoppers and transit riders,” Albuquerque Mayor
Tim Keller said in the press release. “We are not turning a blind eye to
theft in Albuquerque, and we are going to target the individuals committing
these crimes and show our community that we have their back.”
The city will install additional surveillance cameras, and
operations targeting retail crime will continue,
the release said.
To provide immediate relief, APD is conducting what it calls a
"90 operation" targeting violent and retail crime.
Since the operation began on June 10, the department has seen 32 felony
warrants cleared, 15 misdemeanor warrants cleared, over 20 arrests, including 15
felony arrests, and 19 criminal trespass citations, the release said.
The New Mexico
Organized Retail Crime Association (NMORCA) said in a statement for the
release that recent efforts to curb retail crime are
having a positive impact. "We are grateful to APD for their
leadership and for their proactive efforts to combat retail crime in our
community. The many arrests, warrants, and recoveries made by the Albuquerque
Police Department in recent months are proof that APD takes the retail
community’s concerns seriously. The relationship between retailers and law
enforcement is vital to creating a safer, more prosperous New Mexico for the
future, and APD plays a critical role in the mechanism for success,” NMORCA
said.
newmexicosun.com
The National Police Narrative - Well Put
Keeping neighborhoods safe — and police officers in uniform
 The
death of George Floyd was tragic in nearly every way imaginable. Not only did an
officer take the life of a citizen he was sworn to protect, the resulting
protests caused a law enforcement staffing crisis of historic proportions.
Since summer 2020, a major increase in violent crime threatens to upend some 25
years of crime reduction successes across the nation.
There is a very real need for reform in our criminal justice system.
Unfortunately, many of the protest movements that emerged from Floyd’s death
have done more harm than good. Protests don’t always mean progress.
Over the past three years, my organization,
MovementForward, Inc.
(MFI), has become the largest police-community collaboration in the US. In May,
we hosted the first-ever national training conference for police officers
specifically aimed at building bridges between communities and their local
police forces. Over 800 officers from all 50 states attended and demonstrated
their commitment to collaborative approaches to crime reduction.
Police departments are struggling. Each month I meet with dozens of law
enforcement officials – all of them describing the difficulties in filling
academy classes and retaining their existing force. The reason is simple. The
animus and political posturing directed at their profession has made a career in
law enforcement untenable. The post-Floyd “defund the police” movement only made
things worse – particularly in the most vulnerable communities. Not content with
demands to squeeze police departments of resources, the activists have targeted
the supply — discouraging and disparaging new recruits. That effort is
strategic, but also dubious. It’s also impacting justice.
Long before Floyd’s death, the tenor of this public discourse had already turned
accusatory and graceless. It also lacked any acknowledgement that most
officers are genuine civil servants guided by moral and legal principles.
Such demagogy is affecting officer morale, with 68% believing that social
justice rallies are motivated by anti-police bias, 86% saying their jobs have
become much more difficult, and 93% reporting that they are increasingly
concerned about their own safety, according to
research by Pew. Demoralized and dejected, far too many officers are
retiring, resigning and retreating on the job, no longer certain how to engage
with the public.
Progress requires a well-coordinated strategy that generates dialogue and
produces productive outcomes. Progress relative to policing requires a clear
understanding that law enforcement is an essential partner in creating safe and
equitable communities. These are the principles that should anchor effective
engagement between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
nypost.com
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Dollar General Hasn't Paid Over 80% of OSHA
Safety Fines
Will OSHA take additional enforcement actions or
file criminal charges against the retailer?
Dollar General has racked up $21M in OSHA penalties since 2017. It’s paid $4M.
The retailer discounts the importance of in-store safety, the regulatory
agency says, and was named a severe violator this fall.
 OSHA
has recently intensified its focus on discount retailer Dollar General. The
regulatory agency has repeatedly cited the company for allowing the same types
of safety violations to persist in its stores for more than half a decade.
The problem has become so pervasive that OSHA announced in October that it
added Dollar General to its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Employers in the
program “have demonstrated indifference” to OSHA policies or regulators by
committing willful or repeated violations.
Inspectors have repeatedly cited the discount retailer, which has more than
19,000 stores and 175,000 employees, for similar violations at locations
across the county.
The violations are typically related to backroom storage and merchandise
clutter that block aisles, emergency exits, fire extinguishers and electrical
panels. Regulators have also cited the company for stacking boxes or
merchandise high and haphazardly, which could result in employees or customers
being injured by falling items.
Although none of the reports Retail Dive found involved fatalities, the
incidents appear to validate the concerns of OSHA and some local officials, who
have
ordered shutdowns of Dollar General stores in
North Carolina due to fire safety code violations.
OSHA said in a
June 2 announcement that Tennessee-based Dollar
General faces more than $21 million in penalties assessed since 2017.
But in response to an inquiry from Retail Dive last month, an OSHA spokesperson
said Dollar General has paid just $4 million.
Comparatively, on June 1, the company reported its
Q1 sales rose nearly 7% to $9.3 billion, up from $8.8 billion the year
prior.
OSHA can take additional enforcement actions if fines go unpaid,
according to Lee Marchessault, president of Workplace Safety Solutions, a
Vermont-based consulting firm. Marchessault told Retail Dive in emailed comments
that OSHA can file criminal charges if a business
refuses to pay fines.
Retail safety matters to investors, customers
While the company has not specifically disclosed to the public what it’s doing
to address safety issues, Dollar General shareholders on May 31
voted to create an independent audit into worker safety. Frontline
workers and labor advocates describe the decision as a victory and a step toward
accountability for one of America’s largest retailers.
“Dollar General has a responsibility to provide a safe working environment for
its employees, and it now has clear support from its shareholders to do this,”
Mary Beth Gallagher, director of engagement at Domini Impact Investments, said
in a statement after the vote. Domini is a Dollar General shareholder.
retaildive.com
Another Retailer Slapped with OSHA Fines
TJ Maxx ‘Took Immediate Steps’ After OSHA Inspection
TJ Maxx is looking at nearly $67,000 in fines for failing to provide clear
exitways.
 The
U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
inspected the off-price retailer’s Reynoldsburg, Ohio, store in May and issued
a $66,960 fine on June 15 because the location had
inaccessible exits.
TJ Maxx was previously cited for violating this OSHA standard at Bessemer,
Ala. and Bastrop, Texas stores.
OSHA requires businesses to have clear exit routes that are free from
obstruction and don’t go through lockable areas, such as a bathroom, or lead to
a dead end. The May inspection found items in the path of the exit door and a
space just 27 inches wide for workers to escape through, in violation of
exit routes and emergency planning standard 1910.37(a)(3).
While the filing doesn’t go into much detail, exit route violations include
instances in which danger isn’t minimized, when workers must leave via a
high-hazard area, when an exit is obstructed, or when an exit isn’t properly
marked or lit, according to OSHA’s website.
TJ Maxx said it worked quickly to “correct” the safety issues after
OSHA’s inspection.
yahoo.com
In Case You Missed It
Mastermind of $10M Amazon fraud scheme sentenced to 16 years in federal prison
 ATLANTA
- Kayricka Wortham has been sentenced for stealing more than $9.4 million
from Amazon.com while employed as a manager for the company. Seven individuals,
including Wortham, have now been charged in connection with the scheme.
“The defendant abused her position of trust at Amazon to steal nearly $10
million from the company based on a brazen fraud scheme involving fake
vendors and fictitious invoices,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “She
then committed new crimes while on bond, even creating a fake dismissal document
purporting to be from the court and that included the forged signature of the
Chief U.S. District Judge, all for the purpose of misleading a
franchising company about the status of her criminal charges. Her prison
sentence recognizes the magnitude of her fraud and serves to protect the
integrity of our courts and justice system.”
“The Secret Service takes cases of fraud extremely seriously,” said Special
Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Atlanta Field Office Steven R.
Baisel. “This individual stole millions from a business that employed her –
exploiting not only their trust, but our nation’s financial systems. Thanks to
the hard work of our partners in the U.S. Attorney’s office, her sentence
reflects the seriousness of her crimes and sends a message that this kind of
fraudulent activity will not be tolerated."
According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, the charges and other information presented
in court: Kayricka Wortham abused her position at Amazon to submit more than
$10 million in fictitious invoices for fake vendors, causing Amazon to pay
approximately $9.4 million to Wortham and her co-conspirators.
justice.gov
Click here to read the D&D Daily's Special Report on
the Amazon case
DMP Ownership Takes Controlling Stake in iENSO to Develop World-Class Video
Security Technology
Digital Monitoring Products® Inc. (DMP®), the world’s leading manufacturer of
security solutions, announces a strategic investment in iENSO Inc, the world’s
leading developer and supplier of intelligent and connected embedded vision
platforms. The combination of iENSO’s video expertise and DMP’s extensive record
of innovation, quality and customer service in the security industry positions
DMP for growth in the rapidly expanding commercial and residential video
security market.
dmp.com
Lawmakers grill failed retailer Bed Bath & Beyond over allegedly denying
severance
The company spent billions in stock buybacks even as
it headed toward bankruptcy, the lawmakers said. The retailer filed for
bankruptcy in April and began closing stores and laying off workers.
U.S. grocery retail to grow 6% this year
BuyBuy Baby stores likely closing after no buyers step forward
Extreme heat wave bound for Phoenix and Southwest could be worst ever
Senior LP & AP Jobs Market
Asset Protection Manager - Southwest/Southeast job posted for Lululemon
 The
Asset Protection Manager will be critical to the success of the most complex and
important business unit at lululemon. The Asset Protection Manager will help
designing and leading North America field asset protection initiatives, and
Asset Protection Specialist teams, that focus on protecting our people and
assets in assigned areas, maintaining a safe and secure environment for guests,
while educating store teams on ways to minimize safety or security related
incidents.
careers.lululemon.com
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Shootings & Deaths
Amarillo, TX: Two dead, multiple injured in shooting at Amarillo shopping center
Two people were killed and 5 more were injured in a shooting that took place at
a shopping center just before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, according to a press release
from the Amarillo Police Department. According to the release, the shooting
happened in the 3500 block of South Georgia Street. Officers found seven people
shot and one of the victims died at the scene. The remaining victims were taken
to three different emergency rooms by Amarillo Medical Response and private
vehicles. Another victim died at the hospital. The victims were identified as
Semagea D Smith, 32, and Dequincton T Taylor, 28. According to the release, no
arrests had been made and the Amarillo Police Homicide Unit was still
investigating.
ktsm.com
Staten Island, NY: Deli worker shot to death during robbery
A 35-year-old worker was fatally shot in the chest during a robbery at a Staten
Island convenience store Saturday night, according to law enforcement sources.
Authorities found Bassam Khateeb with a gunshot wound to the chest in the Manor
Deli & Convenience store at 444 Manor Rd. in Castleton Corners at around 8 p.m.,
police said. Khateeb was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved.
pix11.com
Murfreesboro, TN: Police investigate double homicide at fast-food restaurant
Police are investigating a double homicide that happened outside of a Cook Out
in Murfreesboro Saturday morning. Murfreesboro Police said that a 21-year-old
shooter involved in the double fatal shooting claimed he was protecting himself
when he shot two men he said were assaulting him as he sat in the backseat of a
car in the drive-thru. Two men were shot and killed at around 1 a.m. following
an altercation outside the restaurant’s parking lot on Memorial Boulevard,
according to the Murfreesboro Police Department. Officers found 31-year-old Tony
Fuller with a single gunshot wound, along with his 18-year-old brother, Jacob
Hawkins. Fuller was pronounced dead at the scene. Hawkins was also shot and
taken to a local hospital, where he later died, police said.
wsmv.com
Nashville, TN: Police investigate self-defense claim after fatal shooting at gas
station
One person was shot and killed at a gas station in Nashville Saturday morning,
according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. The shooting happened just
before 3:30 a.m. at Corner Mart on 2600 Clarksville Pike. MNPD said they are
investigating a self-defense claim following the fatal shooting of 25-year-old
DeCarlos Groves. Police said a review of the store’s video surveillance showed
Groves pulled out a handgun during an apparent robbery attempt. Groves then
jumped over the counter, landing on top of the store clerk, 20-year-old Peter
Fang, police said. Fang then got a weapon from his shirt pocket which discharged
as Groves landed on him, striking Groves, police said.
wsmv.com
San Antonio, TX: Man shoots, kills 2 men trying to rob him at ATM
Authorities in Texas say a man shot and killed two people who were reportedly
trying to rob him. According to the San Antonio Police Department, the shooting
happened Friday afternoon at a Chase Bank about 15 minutes from the downtown
area. Police said a man drove up to an ATM to withdraw money and saw two people
approach him who he believed were trying to rob him. The man then shot and
killed the two men.
kbtx.com
Gary, IN: 1 killed, 3 wounded in Gary bar shooting
Four people were shot early Saturday at a bar in Gary, Indiana, leaving one
dead. Officers responded to a shooting at UpTop Lounge and Events bar in the 900
block of East 21st Avenue about 2:30 a.m., according to Gary police. Police said
a 37-year-old man was dead at the scene and three others were wounded by
gunfire. Two men and a woman, all in their thirties, were hospitalized, police
said.
nbcchicago.com
Los Angeles, CA: Teen shot killed, 2 others wounded outside a restaurant in
Beverly Grove shooting
One teen died, another was hurt and a third person
was also injured after a shooting in Beverly Grove early Sunday morning. Witness
claims over 5 shots were fired as bystanders ran for cover. No suspects have
been arrested at this point.
Fort Wayne, IN: Mall Shooting : Suspect comes forward after shooting at
Glenbrook Mall
Fort Wayne Police Department detectives have spoken with two persons of interest
connected to a shooting Saturday afternoon inside Glenbrook Square Mall,
according to an FWPD spokesman. The shopping mall was evacuated and closed
Saturday, but reopened Sunday. The initial calls to 911 were made just before
3:30 p.m. Saturday. Callers heard three to four shots and were telling
dispatchers that one person may have been shot. Police said they did locate one
victim who was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
That man is now stable. Callers told police that the shooter was seen running
out of the Barnes & Noble entrance before officers arrived. In a press briefing,
an FWPD spokesman said the suspect turned himself in. He later clarified that
the man called 911 requesting to turn himself in and speak with detectives, but
he had yet to make contact with police. Police confirmed to WANE 15 Sunday that
detectives have now spoken with both persons of interest in the case. Because of
the ongoing nature of the investigation, no further updates will be provided
until later in the week, they said.
wane.com
Summit County, OH: Phone store employee arrested after shooting at customer
 An
employee of a cell phone store in Summit County faces charges after shooting at
a customer following a dispute. Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree said the
shooting happened at approximately 12:15 p.m. at the Crossings at Golden Link
Plaza in Northfield Center Township, near Macedonia. The store is an independent
retailer authorized to sell Verizon products. Fatheree said a dispute broke out
between the employee and a customer prior to the cell phone store manager firing
at least two rounds at the customer and then fleeing the scene on foot.
Fortunately, no one was hurt in the shooting, in a busy shopping area only about
100 feet from the entrance of a Target store.
cleveland19.com
Northmoor, MO: One injured after shooting at Platte County restaurant
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened
Saturday evening near the Vivion West Shopping Center. At approximately 5:20
p.m., the Riverside Police Department and the Platte County Sheriff’s Office
responded to a shooting at a restaurant in Northmoor. A 24-year-old female
employee of the restaurant was injured after a single shot was fired.
fox4kc.com
Atlanta, GA: Body found inside vehicle in Kroger parking lot
Robberies,
Incidents & Thefts
Skimming Gang in Central New York
The 5th Central NY Walmart found it having a card skimmer over the weekend of
July 4th
OSWEGO, NY – A fifth Central New York Walmart has been confirmed to have a
credit card skimmer at checkout over the Fourth of July weekend.
The skimmers were placed at Walmart stores in Auburn, East Syracuse,
Camillus, and Fulton/Granby. All skimmers were reported installed on July
2nd and found on July 5th.
DeWitt Police, Camillus Police and Auburn Police spokespeople said they are
looking for three people — two men and a woman — who are suspected of installing
the devices at various Walmart locations on July 2.
The devices are designed to look identical to the front of the card reader.
Auburn police are seeking the public’s help to identify three people suspected
of installing credit card skimmers at Walmart locations in the area. This photo
shows the suspects installing the device. (Submitted by Auburn Police)
Oswego police posted photos of the suspects on Facebook. The suspects shown
appear to be similar to suspects wanted by other departments.
devhardware.com
Atlanta, GA: Video shows failed robbery attempt at nail salon as customers
ignore would-be robber
 A
video has been released this week showing an attempted robbery at a nail salon
that didn’t go as planned. According to Atlanta News First, the incident
occurred on Monday at the Nail First salon located about 20 minutes outside of
downtown Atlanta. The man, appearing discouraged, leaves the building after
taking a woman’s phone. The attempted robbery took about 30 seconds, according
to the security footage.
kalb.com
Kenosha, WI: Beauty store looting, woman gets probation
The second of two Kenosha residents charged with looting a beauty store after
the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake has been sentenced. Rhyanon McNab, 25,
pleaded guilty July 6 to burglary, and two other charges were dismissed as part
of a plea deal. She was then sentenced to two years of probation. Antoine
Simpson, 28, was sentenced in December 2022 to three years in prison and three
years of extended supervision. He pleaded guilty to burglary earlier that year
and additional charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
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(July 10, 2023) – To meet the demands of the growth experienced by the
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Security Association (RLPSA), the organization has added the new role of
Associate Director. The RLPSA organization is proud to announce the hiring of
industry veteran, Rebecca Alexander.
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