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7-Eleven "Gets LP Social" |
Asset Protection Team Enjoys
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7-Eleven's winning photo!
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7-Eleven's Asset Protection Team got together at their corporate office in
Irving, Texas on Friday for a free pizza party
courtesy of the D&D Daily, as one of three winners selected in a
random drawing at our "Live in Dallas" at NRF Protect 2018 live broadcast
last month.
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winning photo
was submitted back in March by Byron Smith, Corporate Asset Protection Manager –
Corporate Security, International, Business Continuity & Supply Chain, 7-Eleven.
The group picture was taken at 7-Eleven's Annual Experience Gathering at MGM Las
Vegas.
Thanks again to the 7-Eleven AP Team for their participation! Hopefully you guys
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Moving Up
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Michael Mayernik, CFI promoted to Director of Loss Prevention
for Ulta Beauty
Michael was previously a Regional Loss Prevention Manager for Ulta
Beauty for nearly two years before taking this new role. He also spent
two and a half years as an Area Loss Prevention Manager for the company.
Prior to that, Michael served as an Asset Protection District Manager
for Rite Aid for nearly two years and a Multi-Unit Asset Protection
Manager for Walmart for over three years. He earned a Bachelor of
Business Administration in Accounting from Eastern Michigan University.
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Apprehend your Merchandise, Not Shoplifters: Gatekeeper Customer Stories
Hear from Marcus Young, Director of Asset Protection for United Supermarkets, on
how
Gatekeeper Systems Purchek, a pushout theft prevention system, protects
customers and associates, stops thefts as they occur, and provides confrontation
free loss prevention. Apprehend your merchandise, not shoplifters.
Watch the video here.
New 4XG ATM Tracker Utilizes Latest Tracking Technology to Protect Cash Machines
and the Cash Inside
According to the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), ATM deployers reported a
double-digit crime surge in 2017. With the number of ATMs increasing every day,
crime statistics will surely continue to rise as well. With thousands or even
tens of thousands of dollars at stake, ATM deployers need a flexible and
reliable solution to protect their investment, like the newly released 4XG ATM
Tracker from 3SI.
3SI’s 4XG devices expand on our highly successful NextGen3 platform. Over
100,000 NextGen3 trackers are deployed worldwide to protect customers in
Financial and Retail locations. The new 4XG devices incorporate 4G/LTE
technology and use GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) as well as WiFi
for superior location accuracy.
3sisecurity.com
Police Foundation Creates Center for Mass Violence Response Studies
In an effort to further its mission to advance public safety through
innovation and science, the Police Foundation – a national,
non-partisan, non-profit research organization – is establishing the
Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, which will prepare public
safety, government, school, business and community leaders to think
critically about mass violence events, which will help them develop and
implement comprehensive prevention, response and recovery strategies.
securitymagazine.com
Finance Chiefs Say Too Much Data Is Making It Harder to Keep on Top of
Risks
Corporate finance chiefs say forming a cohesive and complete assessment
of a company from proliferating data streams in an increasingly digital
workplace has emerged as a top challenge.
Faced with the mission to modernize systems and processes to keep pace
with competitors amid increasing global risk, only 39% of more than 670
finance executives around the world said they are highly confident about
managing their company’s risks, according to a survey by Workday Inc.,
WDAY -0.49% a digital technology provider, released Thursday.
Data and the ability to make sense of it has become critical for
companies in recent years, as the digitization of the global economy
picks up pace.
wsj.com
EMPOWER Act - Holding Corp. America Accountable
#MeToo Movement Sparks Bill to 'Stop Culture of Silence' in Workplaces
A bipartisan bill was introduced Wednesday night in Congress that
would prohibit employers from requiring employees to agree to
nondisclosure agreements in cases of sexual harassment in the workplace.
The
Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through
Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act also establishes a
confidential tipline to report harassment to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission; outlines workplace training requirements; and
mandates that public companies disclose workplace harassment
settlements, judgments, aggregate settlements and repeat settlements in
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additionally, it prohibits companies from benefitting monetarily from
such settlements, such as by receiving tax deductions for expenses and
attorney fees in connection with harassment litigation.
"This bill will help stop the culture of silence in cases of sexual
harassment, ... bring more accountability to the perpetrators and empower
victims," said Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., in a news release.
shrm.org
More Boards Getting Compliance Training
More organizations are requiring their board members to receive
compliance training, spurred by having the spotlight shone on workplace
harassment through the #MeToo movement, according to a poll of ethics
and compliance professionals.
The survey of around 1,200 executives released this week by compliance
software and services firm Navex Global found 73% said they now train
their boards, up from 44% who said they did so last year and 58% who
said they did in 2016. The numbers refer to compliance training in
general, not specifically to sexual harassment training.
More needs to be done despite the gains reported in the last year, said
Ingrid Freeden, vice president of learning content at Navex Global.
“Sexual harassment is not a new issue and it’s one that reaches the top
echelons of organizations, harming value and reputation when allegations
surface,” she said.
The survey found 44% of respondents said their organizations’ directors
never received training on workplace harassment, 25% had none on the
code of conduct nor on cybersecurity, 23% didn’t get trained on
conflicts of interest and 20% failed to receive training on bribery or
corruption.
“Many boards are not trained on important topics and limited training is
far from adequate. Given directors’ oversight responsibility for
organizational culture and behavior, critical topics should be addressed
more regularly,” said Ms. Freeden.
Creating a culture of ethics and respect ranked first among training
objectives of the respondents, overtaking complying with laws and
regulations, which topped the 2017 rankings. This may signal a shift by
companies toward looking at training in a more holistic way, said Ms.
Freeden.
wsj.com
Workers are 'ghosting' interviews & start dates
In the hottest job market in decades, workers are holding all the cards. And
they’re starting to play dirty.
A growing number are "ghosting" their jobs: blowing off scheduled job
interviews, accepting offers but not showing up the first day and even vanishing
from existing positions – all without giving notice.
While skipping out on appointments and work has always happened on occasion,
the behavior is “starting to feel like a commonplace” occurrence, says Chip
Cutter, editor-at-large at LinkedIn, the job and social networking site, who has
studied hiring practices.
While no one formally tracks such antics, many businesses report that 20 to
50 percent of job applicants and workers are pulling no-shows in some form,
forcing many firms to modify their hiring practices.
Hiring managers are working harder during interviews to sell candidates on the
benefits of working for the company. And they don’t tell the losing finalists
that they’re no longer in the running until the new hire actually arrives at
work. usatoday.com
Secret Service 'Operation TGIF' Shutting Down "Bootleggers' Highway"
Raiding Liquor Stores in Northwest Indiana & Metro Chicago
Secret
Service agents backed up by local police are raiding liquor stores in
Northwest Indiana and metro Chicago in an apparent effort to shut
down a "bootleggers' highway" that cheats Illinois out of millions
of tax dollars.
Federal agents and sheriff's deputies descended on numerous stores
Friday morning and were still at several locations hours later carting
out case after case of alcohol products.
Liquor stores were being raided in Highland, Indiana, and in several
Chicago suburbs including Blue Island and South Chicago Heights. -
United Liquors in Blue Island.
In 2015 the I-Team began documenting apparent rampant "special
deliveries" from Northwest Indiana to metro Chicago that were costing
Illinois millions of dollars in lost tax revenue. Authorities
believed there were elaborate schemes to skip paying taxes on alcohol
purchased from Indiana stores, products then allegedly sold for millions
in cash to Illinois stores via a back door register. I-Team
surveillance cameras shot liquor being loaded into trucks in Indiana and
delivered to liquor stores in Illinois.
abc7chicago.com
The Customer isn't Always Right - Bravo HD
Home Depot Backtracks After Firing African American Employee Who Says He Stood Up To
Racist Customer
Home Depot is offering an employee in Albany, New York, his job back
after the company recently fired him for speaking up to a customer who
hurled racist insults at him.
Maurice Rucker, who is black, was working in the garden center when he
asked a customer with a dog to leash his pet while in the store, the
Albany Times Union reported on Thursday. In response, the customer, who
is white, reportedly cursed at Rucker and said, “You’re from the ghetto.
What do you know?”
Rucker, 60, told the Times Union that the customer said he would not
have a job if Donald Trump wasn’t the president and called former
President Barack Obama a “Muslim who didn’t know what he was doing.”
Rucker, who has worked at Home Depot for a decade and was named cashier
of the month in July, said he responded because he was not going to
stand for racist treatment. He asked the customer to leave and told him,
“You’re lucky I’m at work, because if I wasn’t you wouldn’t be talking
to me like this.”
Less than a week after the incident, Home Depot fired Rucker. His boss
told him that he should have immediately called a manager and should not
have approached the man, according to the Times Union. A Home Depot
spokesperson told WNYT that Rucker was fired for not following protocol.
But the company backtracked on Friday, telling HuffPost that they had
“taken another look at this situation, and we are offering Maurice his
job back.”
yahoo.com
Baton Rouge, LA: Security Guard's gunfire justified and reminder of Big Issue in
Security Industry; only 40% of Security Guard Company follow the rules
The security guard who shot and killed a man outside a Baton Rouge hookah lounge
earlier this month was not registered to work in the industry, as required under
state law. But police have nonetheless ruled the shooting justified based on the
circumstances.
The case is representative of a larger problem: private security
companies and guards failing to complete licensing and registration
requirements.
As a result of the shooting, state officials are doubling down on an industry
that often lacks the rigorous training of law enforcement or the military, but
still aims to protect public safety — and allows workers to carry a gun for that
purpose.
theadvocate.com
Will Artificial Intelligence Change the Way We Handle Critical
Conversations?
Leaders get things done through others. Critical conversations with
collaborators or partners to give feedback, negotiate, motivate and
solve conflicts are the core of their daily activities. Those moments
are the ones when the difference between a leader and a boss is made.
So, how can AI applied to soft-skill training help training
professionals who want to leverage online technology to boost the
effectiveness of their role?
Join the innovation: Consider subscribing to an online library of
critical conversation simulations and use them in live sessions (such as
classroom or one-to-one coaching). Research shows that class engagement
grows two digits with interactive simulations.
Start by measuring: Most AI-driven conversational simulations
offer the possibility to assess the skills of participants before you
start training or coaching. This will help you adapt your agenda and
will serve as a benchmark to show your impact.
Rebalance your schedule: By reducing the number of live sessions
and adding more follow-up online practice, you will have more time for
remote coaching driven by specific metrics showing where and when to
help. Sponsors and learners will benefit from after-class, low-cost,
high-end practicing sessions.
Sustain the change: By proactively providing change-oriented
metrics, training professionals enforce their roles as change agent
mentors who are crucial to drive a true behavioral change in leaders.
Demonstrate your impact: Much too often, the training and
coaching industry is still relying on vanity or appreciation metrics in
a world where tangible results are more and more in demand by clients
and sponsors; be among the first to leverage the wave of AI.
shrm.org
The 10 airports where your phone is most likely to get hacked
Business travelers beware: Connecting your company device to airport
Wi-Fi networks could open up a host of cybersecurity issues. While this
is a risk on any insecure Wi-Fi network, some airports have more
vulnerabilities than others, according to a Wednesday report from
Coronet, and professionals should take extra caution when traveling
through them.
It's much easier for attackers to access and exploit data from devices
connected to airport Wi-Fi than to do so within the confines of a
well-protected office, the report noted. Hackers can use the poor cyber
hygiene and insecure Wi-Fi at many airports to inject advanced network
vulnerabilities like captive portals, Evil Twins, ARP poisoning, VPN
gaps, honeypots, and compromised routers.
Here are the least cybersecure airports in America, according to the
report:
1.San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA (Score: 10)
2.John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, CA (Score: 8.7)
3.William P Hobby Airport, Houston, TX (Score: 7.5)
4.Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, FL (Score: 7.1)
5.Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ (Score: 7.1)
6.Dallas Love Field, Dallas, TX (Score: 6.8)
7.Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ (Score: 6.5)
8.Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC (Score: 6.4)
9.Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI (Score: 6.4)
10.General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, Boston, MA
(Score: 6.4)
In terms of the most secure airports, Chicago-Midway International
Airport, Raleigh Durham International Airport, Nashville International
Airport, and Washington Dulles International airport topped the list,
the report found.
Business travelers can take a number of steps to ensure that their
devices and data stay safe while on the road, including using a trusted
VPN, avoiding public USB charging stations, and moving sensitive data to
the cloud, according to TechRepublic's Tom Merritt.
techrepublic.com
Burberry burns $37.5M of stock to guard against counterfeits
Luxury brand burns clothing and beauty items in practice said to be
widespread in retail
Another Home Depot & JC Penney Exec Joins Lowe's - EVP Stores Joe
McFarland - Follows Ellison
Ross Stores Opens 30 New Locations
Retailers compete early for seasonal workers amid strong U.S. jobs market
UK retail sales grow at fastest since 2004 in Q2, despite June dip
CDC Ties Cyclospra Illness to McD's Salads - 163 People in 10 States
Sickened
Apparel retailers rank trade policy, tariffs as top business challenge
Retailer Brookstone Seeks Bankruptcy Financing - May Liquidate
Quarterly Results
VF Corp Q1 (no comp's listed) revenue up 23%, direct to consumer up 22%
Sketchers Q2 company owned global comp's up 4.5%, global retail sales up
12.8%, consolidated global sales up 10.6%
Last week's #1 article --
"No
Touch" Shoplifting Policies on the Rise
News Team Visits Dr. Read Hayes and the LPRC Lab
The recent firing and subsequent re-hiring of a manager at Academy Sports gained
national attention as he chased a suspected gun thief and tackled him outside.
That incident fueling a fiery conversation about the nexus between following the
rules and doing the right thing.
Academy Sports manager Dean Crouch tackled a man accused of fleeing the store
with a stolen gun in his hand.
Academy sports initially benched Crouch for violating a "no touch" shoplifting
policy.
"What a powerful dilemma," said Dr. Read Hayes as he discussed the case with us
this week. "This just happened. I know the policy. I know why we have this
policy, but I just can't let this happen."
Dr. Read Hayes and his colleagues at the
Loss Prevention Research Council
in Gainesville, Florida tuned into the story. Hayes launched the research institute after years as a store detective.
"I still have scars," Hayes said, "From shoplifters resisting, grabbing you or
cutting you."
Hayes says retailers are increasingly counting on technology - not people - to
stop retail theft.
A recent survey by Loss Prevention magazine shows 78 percent of retailers have a
no chase policy, 45 percent have a no touch policy, and 18 percent don't allow
apprehension at all.
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Number of Retailers Impacted by Breaches Doubles
The retail race for digital transformation is being run without the safety of
security measures.
As retailers of all stripes try to keep up with competitors through digital
transformations, the data indicates they're still not building in security into
those technical makeovers. A new report out this week shows the number of US
retailers reporting being breached in the last year more than doubled to 50% in
2018, compared with only 19% in 2017.
The data was collected for the "2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Retail
Edition," which also indicates that the pool of retailers being hit by
breaches is broadening with the jump in incidents. The study shows that the rate
of retailers reporting they'd been hit by at least breach anytime in the past
shot up to 75%, from 52% last year.
darkreading.com
GDPR Drives Down UK Insider Threat While U.S. Sees Increase
Ex-Employees Cause 13% of Cyber Security Incidents
Two months after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance
deadline, data shows that the insider threat in European countries is declining.
The threat from inside an organization has fallen by 8% in the past 12 months
to 65% of all incidents in the UK, while in the US it has grown by 8%
to 80%, according to an independent study commissioned by data security
company Clearswift.
The findings are based on a survey of 400 senior IT decision-makers in
organizations with more than 1,000 employees across the UK, Germany and the US.
The study also shows that the insider threat was lower for companies with more
than 3,000 employees (36%), which possibly indicates more robust internal
processes and checkpoints at larger firms.
Threats from ex-employees account for 13% of all cyber security incidents
across all respondents, highlighting a clear need for better processes when
staff leave an organization, the study report said.
computerweekly.com
6 Ways to Tell an Insider Has Gone Rogue
Malicious activity by trusted users can be very hard to catch, so look for these
red flags.
The key to dealing with insider threats is to keep an eye on all those accessing
your most sensitive data in a way that does not intrude on privacy. "There are
many critical behavior red flags that you can look for in order to accurately
and quickly pinpoint insider threats," Wyatt says. "Three of the major red flags
we see are data exfiltration, obfuscation, and bypassing security measures."
1. Attempts to Access Unauthorized Systems Keep an eye on employees or
trusted outside users — such as a contractor — who attempt to access systems
to which they don't have the rights or have never accessed previously.
"Watch for unusual patterns of access," "Insiders will be on the hunt for
information and will open files they don't need to do their job."
2. Privilege Escalation Insiders who don't have access to target systems
or data will often attempt to elevate their access privileges to get at it. So
watch out for employees or contractors who suddenly gain admin rights or have
access to documents outside of their departments or job functions.
3. Emailing or Downloading Data to Personal Accounts A big red flag
that a user is going or has gone rogue is when she starts emailing or
downloading data to her personal email accounts. There is a chance that all the
user wants to do is work on the data at home — which is risky, to say the least.
In many instances of data and IP theft, rogue insiders have simply emailed
sensitive data to their own accounts or downloaded it to personal thumb
drives and other portable storage devices. IBM actually instituted a
no-thumb drive policy this year in all facilities. Employees are not allowed to
bring them on premises.
4. Behavioral Red Flags Not all rogue insider behaviors are motivated by
financial gain. In fact, in a substantial number of incidents, malicious
behavior has been triggered by disgruntlement, a desire to get revenge, and
other personal triggers.
If an employee or other trusted user displays certain negative behavior
traits in the workplace, monitor that behavior, says Jeffrey Slotnick,
president of Setracon Enterprise Security Risk Management Services.
Behavioral indicators to look out for include sudden or unusual introversion,
compulsive or destructive behavior, passive aggressiveness, a sense of
entitlement, and the inability to assume responsibility or take criticism, he
says. Lack of empathy and a predisposition toward law enforcement are other red
flags, Slotnick says.
Monitor employees under financial distress, adds Gurucul's Nayyar. "Look for
wage garnishment, loans on 401(k)s, large medical bills, in conjunction with
travel to foreign countries," she says.
In addition, be wary of insiders who suddenly start behaving in an atypical
manner. For example, if an HR employee who typically works between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. Monday through Friday suddenly starts working after hours and on weekends,
take note, Spinner says.
5. Attempts to Obfuscate Activity Watch for insiders trying to cover
their tracks, Spinner says. An employee, for instance, might gain access to an
executive’s inbox, open and read emails, and then mark them as unread on the
assumption his activities are not being monitored, Spinner says.
Some of the activities that indicate attempts at obfuscation are the use of Tor
browsers, unusual use of encryption software, and Incognito and Private Browsing
Mode
6. Attempts to Bypass Security Controls "Savvy rogue insiders know or
assume that there are security measures in place to keep an organization safe,"
Wyatt says. So they will try and find ways around them. Therefore, it is
important to keep an eye out for installation of proxies, use of
password-cracking apps, copying and pasting sensitive data into seemingly
innocuous files, and attempts to disable or tamper with security tools such as
DLP.
darkreading.com
Innovative Use Cases Leveraging RFID In Retail
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Source-Tagging Specialists
& EAS Tag Innovators
ALL-TAG is an American
manufacturer of RF Labels and a leading supplier for all other RF, AM and RFID
products designed to help retailers fight shrink. Founded in 1992, ALL-TAG
specializes in helping retailers source tag their hard goods and apparel, as
well as designing unique and customizable EAS tagging solutions that address
very specific problems LP/AP executives face today.
Stuart Seidel, President, and Lance Weeden, Account Executive, tell
us about ALL-TAG’s latest security innovations: the Q-Tag and the Q-Wrap.
How Cart Technology Can Help Reduce Violent Altercations
Amber Bradley shares some insights from the Calibration Group’s latest
whitepaper, “Violence
in Loss Prevention,” and how shopping cart control technology from solution
providers like
Gatekeeper Systems can help not only prevent pushout theft but also minimize
the number of violent confrontations with shoplifters. |
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On Amazon, Fake Products Plague Smaller Brands
Making it Easy To Become Sellers Creates Loophole
Counterfeiters hijack companies’ own listings with low-quality products
and cut-rate prices
Counterfeiters, though, have been able to exploit Amazon’s drive to increase
the site’s selection and offer lower prices. The company has made the
process to list products on its website simple that also has allowed
impostors to create ersatz versions of hot-selling items, according to small
brands and seller consultants.
When retailers log into Amazon’s website for sellers, most product pages
have a button next to the item that makes it easy for someone to list the
same product. That strategy works well for consumers and Amazon on widely
distributed items like shampoo and sneakers because it increases competition
and that usually leads to lower prices for consumers.
Most small brands, however, are closely held and harder to get access to
outside of authorized distribution. So, in some cases, counterfeiters are
listing their versions of hot-selling items on the same page and at lower
prices. Amazon’s pricing algorithms see the lower price and then assigns
the default “add to cart” option to the counterfeiter, elbowing brands out
of selling their own goods.
“The reality is this is a cat-and-mouse game,” said James Thomson, a
brand consultant with Buy Box Experts. “You have to find a way to remove
more and more of the cheaters. As soon as [Amazon] closes one loophole,
somebody else finds another loophole.”
The Amazon spokeswoman said that less than 0.1% of site page views were
flagged for potential infringements, and that the company investigated and
takes action on 95% of brand-registered products within eight hours. The
company also has developed algorithms and other systems to identify fraud.
wsj.com
Amazon Workers' Suit Seeks Easier Path to Overtime Pay
A putative class action in federal court claims that workers' unpaid lunch
breaks and time spent in end-of-shift security checkpoints should count
toward the 40-hour weekly threshold they must reach before collecting
overtime pay.
Amazon is accused in
a wage-and-hour suit of imposing wrongful barriers to overtime pay for
10,000 New Jersey warehouse workers.
The suit, Vaccaro v. Amazon.Com DEDC, was brought under the New
Jersey Wage and Hour Law on behalf of anyone who has worked in one of the
company’s facilities in the state over the past two years.
law.com
Online apparel sales rose 7% in 2017
Last year, 21% of annual apparel sales came from website purchases, and 76%
from in-store purchases, according to the report. And while in-store
purchases declined 3% compared to 2016, online apparel sales rose 7% to $46
million. Almost half of U.S. online shoppers bought apparel last year, and
the annual apparel online spend per buyer rose 11% compared to 2016,
according to NPD.
retaildive.com
Ebay slashing 274 jobs amid rising costs
Facebook to Start Taking Down Posts That Could Lead to Violence
Director of Data Privacy and Security, Legal posted for Netflix in Los
Angeles
"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics that deviate
from the norm."
Stuart B. Levine, CFI, CFCI
CEO, The Zellman Group & Zelligent
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Update to Friday's Post:
More than $9 million in goods stolen from Home Depot, CVS, others sold at flea
markets; 3 charged
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — Two men and a woman are accused of fencing millions
of dollars’ worth of goods stolen from Upstate stores for resale at flea
markets.
Anderson County deputies, working with several retail crime investigators,
say they determined in June that shoplifters were stealing large amounts of
merchandise from various stores in Anderson, including Home Depot, CVS, T.J.
Maxx, Belk and Publix.
The shoplifters would then sell the merchandise for a fraction of the retail
value to other people who acted as fences. The fences would resell the
merchandise at flea markets for profit.
Investigators estimate that retailers lost $9 million to $12 million to the
fencing operation over a five-year period.
Investigators identified Troy Fowler, 75, of Piedmont, and William “Billy”
O’Leary, 44, and Peggy O’Leary, 41, both of Anderson, as suspected fences in the
operation.
On July 12, investigators searched properties belonging to the O’Learys and
Fowler. They recovered an estimated $121,997 in stolen merchandise was recovered
from both locations.
The O’Learys and Fowler were arrested and charged with organized retail theft.
wyff4.com
Polk County, FL: Nationwide ORC Ring busted; over $30,000 returned for gift
cards
A group of suspected thieves allegedly involved in a nationwide theft ring,
originating in Tampa, are now behind bars. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says
the 4-member theft ring bought people's identities off the dark web, created
cards in their names, and then made fraudulent purchases at three Bay Area
JCPenney stores. They then returned the merchandise for gift cards totaling more
than $30,000. The sheriff's office started investigating after receiving a call
from JCPenney, which reported dozens of customers complaining, saying purchases
were made in their name without their knowledge. Investigators linked the group
to the stolen identities of at least 60 people, including three people in
Florida. Deputies say the group made purchases at JCPenney stores in
Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Polk counties and then sold the gift cards
for cash. Despite only four warrants being issued, deputies believe more people
are involved.
fox13news.com
Oconto, WI: C-Store Employee charged with $68,000 theft of Lottery Tickets
Linda M. Elliott, 60, of Lena, faces six felony counts of theft-business setting
for taking the tickets over the course of 10 months, ending in early February
2017. That would mean the average amount of tickets stolen every day was nearly
$222. Elliott told an Oconto Falls Police officer that she didn’t think she was
taking it directly from store’s owner.
greenbaypressgazette.com
Little Rock, AR: Police seek paint crew members in $54,000+ theft from Jos.
Banks stores
Arrest warrants have been issued for three members of a four-man Texas paint
crew accused of stealing more than $54,000 worth of clothing from Jos. A. Bank
Clothiers while they were supposed to be renovating the two Little Rock stores.
A fifth defendant, a security guard from Benton who had been hired to watch the
crew, has already been arrested. All five men are charged with Class B felony
theft, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
arkansasonline.com
Wyandotte, MI: Man charged with 22 crimes for selling items stolen from stores
at pawn shop
Canton
Township officers and Michigan State Police troopers investigated alleged
criminal enterprise activity at Tony's Pawn Shop on Fort Street in Wyandotte for
five months. On Wednesday, Canton Township police executed a search warrant at
the pawn shop. Anthony Paul Wojtala, 25, was arrested during the search.
Officials said Wojtala purchased high-value items that had been stolen from Home
Depot, Target, Walmart, Sam's Club, Kroger and Meijer stores in Canton Township.
He is accused of buying the stolen items and selling them through Tony's Pawn
Shop. Wojtala is also accused of selling some of the stolen items from his home
in Wyandotte. Wojtala was arraigned on 22 charges:
One count of conducting a criminal enterprise -- a 20-year felony; Two counts of
using a computer to commit a crime -- seven- and 20-year felonies; Eight counts
of organized retail crime -- five-year felonies
Six counts of second-hand dealer, failure to display or record transactions --
six-month misdemeanors; Five counts of receiving and concealing stolen property
-- five-year felonies; Habitual offender -- fourth offense.
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Skimming Gang of Two - Treasure Trove of Tools of the Trade
Florida Man Busted in Wisconsin Hitting Retailers Pleads Guilty
Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jorge Consuegra-Rojas, 42, Miami,
Florida, pleaded guilty on May 31, 2018, to one count of conspiracy to commit
access device fraud and one count of possession of 15 or more counterfeit
access devices. Sentencing is set for August 21, 2018.
Consuegra-Rojas and another individual were arrested in Mauston, Wisconsin, on
September 12, 2016, after attempting to use a counterfeit credit card at a
Festival Foods store. A search of Consuegra-Rojas’s vehicle revealed counterfeit
credit cards, false identification documents, 280 gift cards, multiple
cellular telephones, two computers, three flash drives, six skimmers, and a
credit card reader/writer.
The subsequent investigation revealed that the three flash drives and two
computers contained a total of 1,679 stolen credit card numbers. The stolen
credit card numbers were used to buy gift cards and other merchandise at a
variety of retailers throughout Minnesota between September 6 and September 12,
2016, including Home Depot, Walmart, and Sam’s Club.
FBI still looking for victims.
justice.gov
Estill County, KY: 2 Burglars steal nearly $2,300 of cigarettes from C-Store
Hoboken, NJ: Liquor Store Burglary Suspect arrested; $4,000 of wine stolen and
$6,000 in store damages
Soho, NY: Robbery suspect caught two days after escape from police during arrest
for stealing shirt from Nike store; Derek Robinson has been arrested 23 times
since 1995
Bloomington, IN: Two women arrested for theft on $1,300 of merchandise from
Lowe’s
Palmer Township, PA: Pair of Bath & Body Works shoplifters arrested for $700
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Silver Lake, CA: Suspect ID’d in Trader Joe’s Standoff That Left female
employee dead, Others Injured
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28-year-old man was booked on suspicion of murder after an hours long
standoff with authorities at a Silver Lake Trader Joe's that left a
woman dead as dozens of people remained barricaded inside the store,
LAPD said Sunday. Gene Evin Atkins remained in police custody at a local
hospital the day after the shootout, Officer Drake Madison told KTLA. He
was being held on $2 million bail. More than 40 customers and employees
were held hostage during the standoff that lasted just over three hours,
LAPD said. A gun was later recovered from inside the store. Atkins was
allegedly armed when he hit a light post outside Trader Joe's and
entered the store just after 3 p.m. on Saturday, according to officials.
That happened after a pursuit that began about an hour and half before
in South L.A., where he shot his grandmother and another woman, police
said.
ktla.com
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Trump Says He Watched Trader Joe’s Stand-Off 'Very Closely’
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Toronto,
ON: Gunman kills two, injures 12
Two cafes or restaurants targeted
Two people have been killed and 12 others wounded, one of them
critically, by a gunman who opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada's
largest city. One of the dead was a young woman, while the person
critically injured in the attack in the Greektown district of Toronto is
a girl of eight or nine. The suspect, 29, had "an exchange of gunfire"
with police officers before being found dead nearby, police said. The
motive for the shooting, which reportedly targeted at least two cafes
or restaurants, is unclear. Police have also not identified the
suspect, only releasing his age.
bbc.com
Las Vegas, NV: Security guard shot man to death on lunch break
Police have released the mug shot for Spencer Trevathan, the
off-duty security officer accused of fatally shooting a man during an
argument in a shopping center near Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara
Avenue. The shooting happened by Fun City Motel near the new Walgreens.
Walgreens surveillance cameras caught the showing on camera. "The actual
physical altercation is very, very brief," said LVMPD. , "From the time
the first push occurred to the actual time of the shooting, we are
talking less than four seconds. Four to five seconds." Police say the
off-duty security guard works at a business not located in the area of
the shooting. He was home on his lunch break when the altercation
happened. Authorities will now need to determine whether the shooter
acted in self-defense or if charges will be filed. The shooter is in
custody. The victim died at the hospital.
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Toledo, OH: Dollar General Armed Robbery suspect shot & killed by
Police; 2 Victims stabbed, one dies
Toledo
Police say two people are dead after a robbery at a Dollar General in
South Toledo. This happened just after 10 p.m. Saturday on Heatherdowns
Boulevard. Officers were called out to the scene and found suspect,
57-year-old Dale Slocum outside the store. That's when he began running
away. An officer was able to catch up to him and shot him. Slocum was
treated at the scene and was then taken to U.T.M.C. where he later died.
Police on scene later found 53-year-old Tommy Thacker (customer) inside
the store suffering from at least one stab wound. Thacker was pronounced
dead. Police also confirmed a second person, a woman, was also stabbed
inside the store. The extent of her injuries is not known.
13abc.com
Bountiful, UT: Suspect killed in Pawn Shop Robbery shootout
Police have released surveillance video that shows a deadly
shooting during an attempted robbery at a pawn shop in May. The video
shows the owner of Bountiful Pawn fatally shooting 40-year-old Kleydys
Arbolaez-Hernandez, who attempted to rob the store with another man on
May 4 of this year—according to Bountiful Police.
msn.com
Orange County, FL: Walmart customer accused of fatally shooting diaper
thief asks for new attorney
The man accused of shooting and killing an alleged diaper thief
at an Orange County Walmart wants his attorney off the case. Lonnie
Leonard is refusing to cooperate with court proceedings and orders until
his attorney is removed. Leonard was very vocal in court Friday in
addressing the judge about his case. He accused of shooting 19-year-old
Arthur Adams to death outside the Walmart on Clarcona Ocoee Road in
February of last year. He's facing a charge of manslaughter with a
firearm.
Adams was stealing diapers at the time and Leonard was another customer
in the store. Friday's hearing started with his attorney saying he
thinks it would be best if he withdrawas from the case. He said Leonard
has made it clear he's not going to cooperate with him, doesn't trust
him and won't listen to his advice.
wftv.com
North Lauderdale, FL: Man Surrenders to Deputies in Shooting Death of
Store Clerk
The man accused of shooting and killing an innocent store clerk
this week turned himself into deputies on Friday. Tyrone Fields, 19, is
charged with robbery and murder. He’s accused of shooting and killing
61-year-old Ayub Ali, a store clerk who ran Aunt Molly’s food store for
the past 4 years. Deputies said surveillance video along with multiple
tips led them to Fields.
cbslocal.com
Robberies & Thefts
Tulsa, OK: Family Dollar Manager violently assaulted during Robbery;
will now require facial surgery
Suspects concealing Tide Pods was confronted by a Family Dollar Manager
inside the store. One of the suspect violently struck the employee in
the face breaking her nose and eye socket. The employee will now need
surgery. The brazen suspects returned to the same store 5 days later,
but fled when the employee identified them as they entered the store.
fox23.com
Westchester County, NY: New police technology is catching suspects
thanks to the Real Time Crime Center
Memphis, TN: 4 men wanted by FBI after string of business robberies
Sentencings & Charges
Kansas City, MO: 5 charged in armed robbery spree that ended with fatal
shooting at gas station
Martinsburg, WV: Area man pleads guilty to 7-Eleven robberies
Corpus Christi, TX: Local Two-Time Felon Receives 144-month Sentence for
Armed Robbery
Waterbury, CT: Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for
Multi-State Robbery Spree
New Castle, DE: Habitual convenience store robber from Wilmington gets
12 years in prison
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C-Store - Tangipahoa
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Chocolate Shop –
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Clothing Store – Palm
Desert, CA – Robbery
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Cracker Barrel
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CVS – Ormond, FL –
Robbery
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CVS – Ventura County,
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Dollar General –
Toledo, OH – Robbery/ suspect shot & killed by Police
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Gun Store – Swansea,
IL – Burglary
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Gun Store -
Chambersburg, PA – Burglary
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CA – Burglary
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Station, TX – Burglary
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Restaurant – Columbus,
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Spa – Lehi, UT –
Burglary
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Sprint – Lehi, UT –
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Vape Store –
Philipsburg, PA – Burglary
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Walgreens – Grand
Junction, CO – Burglary
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7-Eleven –
Philadelphia, PA – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Delray
Beach, Fl – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Simi
Valley, CA – Armed Robbery
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