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IAI West Coast Chapter Announcement
After a successful meeting in July, the IAI West Coast Chapter sets their sights on their next upcoming meeting in the San Francisco area in October (Details to be announced).

The first IAI West Coast Chapter meeting since relaunching the chapter took place Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 from 12pm - 4pm at the Office Depot Distribution Center in Garden Grove, CA. Guest speakers included Wayne Hoover, CFI, Senior Partner at Wicklander-Zulawski and Executive Director of IAI, the Garden Grove Police Department, and George Torres, CFI, LPQ

IAI West Coast Chapter Leaders Pictured from left to right: Matt Dawson, CFI, Hector Erazo, LPC, CFI, Max Alonso V, LPC, Wayne Hoover, CFI, Andrea Jensen, CFI, and Heather Kasdan, CFI, PHR, SHRM-CP

Thank you Hector Erazo, AP District Leader - Rite Aid for submitting this story!

Update: Politicians upset after Amazon's face-recog AI fingers dozens of them as suspected crooks
Amazon’s online facial recognition system incorrectly matched pictures of US Congress members to mugshots of suspected criminals in a study by the American Civil Liberties Union.

As a result, the ACLU, a nonprofit headquartered in New York, has called for Congress to ban cops and Feds from using any sort of computer-powered facial recognition technology due to the fact that, well, it sucks.

The results from the ACLU's latest probing showed that Rekognition mistook images of 28 innocent members of Congress for mugshots of cuffed people suspected of crimes. The incorrect matches were skewed towards people of color and, including six members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Specifically, nearly 40 per cent of the wrong matches were of people of color despite them making up 20 per cent of Congress.

The ACLU has called Congress to “enact a moratorium” to prohibit law enforcement from using the technology. “I think Congress is taking this issue seriously,” said Snow.

He told us that Jimmy Gomez and John Lewis, both Democratic House representatives in California and Georgia respectively, have sent a letter to Amazon demanding a meeting to discuss Rekognition. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has also written a letter to ask for a formal meeting to learn more about how Rekognition really works. theregister.co.uk

A spokesperson from Amazon Web Services said in a statement the test results could have been improved by increasing the confidence threshold. While 80 percent is an acceptable threshold for photos of everyday items and objects, it's not appropriate for identifying individuals with a "reasonable level of certainty."

Other news coverage:
wired.com - Lawmakers Can't Ignore Facial Recognition's Bias Anymore
usatoday.com - Amazon's facial recognition tool misidentified 28 members of Congress in ACLU test
engadget.com - Congress seeks more info on Amazon's facial-recognition tech

US Intel Community: Supply Chain Cyberattack Imminent
U.S. intelligence experts are warning of the risks of major cyberattacks on the technology operating throughout businesses’ supply chains, according to BBC reports Thursday (July 26), raising alarms for enterprises that increasingly rely on software to function and interact with their business partners.

A report by the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), titled “The Foreign Economic Espionage Report,” warns that cyber attackers could infiltrate the software supply chain, and pointed to China, Russia and Iran as the most capable of such an event. Indeed, cyberattacks have already “threatened critical infrastructure,” the BBC reported. The NCSC described last year as a “watershed” with seven significant cyberattacks on the software supply chain — there were only four such events between 2014 and 2016, analysts noted.

“Software supply chain infiltration is one of the key threats that corporations need to pay attention to, particularly how software vulnerabilities are exploited,” said NCSC Director William Evanina, who is also the nation’s top counterintelligence official. “To get around increasingly hardened corporate perimeters, cyber-actors are targeting supply chains. The impacts to proprietary data, trade secrets and national security are profound.”

The report pointed to several events that have already occurred, including a version of computer cleaning program CCleaner. Reports emerged last September that a “booby-trapped” version of the solution was spreading, allowing attackers to take advantage of access gained by the program. In another scenario, analysts pointed to the NotPetya attack, in which attackers used accounting and tax software to target Ukraine.

Unsurprisingly, the report also mentioned Kaspersky Lab and the risks of foreign enterprise technology companies that work closely with corporates and governments in the U.S. pymnts.com

The End of 'De Minimis' Rule in CA
Calif. High Court: Starbucks Must Pay Workers to Close Store
More Security Procedures May Require Compensation
The California Supreme Court ruled that Starbucks and other employers must pay workers for routine off-the-clock activities, such as setting the alarm and closing the store at the end of the day—even if the amount of time is minimal.

Under the federal "de minimis" rule, businesses can require employees to work a trivial amount of time (up to 10 minutes) each day without compensation if the time is administratively difficult to track. But this is not necessarily the case in California.

In a unanimous opinion on July 26, the state high court said that the de minimis rule has not been adopted under California wage and hour statutes and regulations. And, at least in the case before the court, the rule doesn't otherwise apply under state law.

"We hold that the relevant wage order and statutes do not permit application of the de minimis rule on the facts given to us … where the employer required the employee to work 'off the clock' several minutes per shift," wrote Justice Goodwin Liu for the court.

Employers in California need to be prepared for the end of the de minimis rule as a defense to wage and hour class actions, said Grant Alexander, an attorney with Alston & Bird in Los Angeles. Employers will need to determine how to compensate employees for the time that has previously been treated as off-the-clock work, either by adjusting shifts to avoid such work or by identifying and compensating those individuals who routinely open and close retail locations, he added.

Employers should conduct an analysis of what workers are actually doing at the start and end of their shifts, said Bryan Lazarski, an attorney with Lazarski Law in Los Angeles. He said employers should look for patterns. Is the work capturable? Perhaps employees have to start their computers each morning before logging in. If that activity regularly takes up to five minutes, employers may want to add five minutes to workers' timesheets each day.

"Employers also need to update their handbooks and make sure that they say in as many places as possible that no off-the-clock work is permissible," Wagner added.

Editor's Note: We could see security bag-checks and bank deposit drops lawsuits pop back up. shrm.org

Secret Papa John's 'Coup'?
John Schnatter sues Papa John's for access to company records
Calls racial slur allegation 'false and mistaken reporting'
The founder of the Papa John's pizza chain filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking access to the company's books and records following his resignation as chairman earlier this month amid reports that he used a racial slur during a media training session.

In a complaint filed in Delaware's Court of Chancery, John Schnatter accused Papa John's International Inc. of treating him in an "unexplained and heavy-handed way" after Forbes published a July 11 article that he says falsely accused him.

In the complaint, Schnatter says company directors either acted in a hasty and uninformed manner, thus breaching their duty of care to the corporation, or had secretly planned a "coup" in advance to oust him. nbcnews.com

Crate & Barrel's Finger Scans Flout Ill. Privacy Law, Suit Says
A former Crate & Barrel worker has hit the company with a proposed class action in Illinois state court, claiming the houseware and furniture chain uses biometric fingerprint scanners to track employees in violation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. law360.com

CA Prop 47 Impact
Shoplifting sprees around Bakersfield, CA. are happening in broad daylight
From jewelry store heists to pilfering at a Panama Lane gas station, thieves are targeting Bakersfield businesses small and large, often in broad daylight.

The consequences are less severe these days for shoplifting, which may be a factor as to why thieves are so brazen. Two years ago, Proposition 47 changed store theft from a felony to a mere misdemeanor, if the losses were less than $950. bakersfieldnow.com

St Louis, MO: Protests, vandalism at BP station following viral video of employees attacking woman outside store
Calling for a BP store shutdown, protesters marched outside a West St. Louis gas station again on Thursday. The protests stemmed from a video showing a woman being kicked at the gas station. Two men, Ahmed Qandeel, 19, and Jehad Motan, 32, were charged with assault. Both were taken into custody shortly after the incident was recorded by a bystander. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, vandals reportedly ransacked the store and set a nearby car on fire. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made.

Kelli Adams said it all started when she gave another customer $20 to go inside the gas station to buy lottery tickets. She said the employees turned the customer away. Adams said she wanted to go inside the BP to find out why the customer was turned away but she was stopped just inside the door. “I kind of lashed out and pushed the bread over, which was wrong,” Adams said. As she walked away, Adams said she was attacked. “He shoves the trash can, drop kicks me, body kicks me and everything,” she said. Soon after the struggle began, a customer outside started recording. “That’s when the bigger guy came out to drop kick me and caused me to fall to the ground and flip over,” said Adams. Adams believes she was kicked six times by two employees. kmov.com

What Employee Speech Is Protected in the Workplace?
Employees don't have a constitutional right to free speech at work, but employers still need to be aware of federal and state laws that do protect workers' speech in certain situations.

But that doesn't mean that businesses can curb all employee speech. For instance, private-sector employees have the right to engage in concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This applies to workers in both union and nonunion settings.

Employees also have the right to talk about possible unlawful conduct in the workplace. Under various federal laws, employees may complain about harassment, discrimination, workplace safety violations and other issues. "However, employees don't have the freedom or right to express racist, sexist or other discriminatory comments where such comments constitute violations of these laws," Olmsted noted.

Social Media

Employers should be mindful of how social media and policies affecting the use of social media interact with employee rights, Alexander said. In certain states, employees have the right to engage in lawful conduct when they are off the clock, and that may impact how social media policies are crafted and implemented, he added.

An employee's posts on social media platforms might be considered protected concerted activity if the employee is discussing working conditions and other labor relations matters. In recent years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and courts have found that social media posts might be protected even if they contain profanities or sound disloyal to the business. shrm.org

Food Lion Director of Loss Prevention - a division of Delhaize America in Salisbury, NC
The primary purpose of this position is to provide protection of company assets by organizing the investigation and distribution of information. The AP Director is responsible to ensure Brand needs are met through staffing and development of their respective AP team. delhaize.com

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, operates more than 1,100 grocery stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Our company proudly employs more than 63,000 associates and serves approximately 10 million customers a week. foodlion.com

RadioShack to open 100 RadioShack Express store-within-a-store in Hobby Town Stores

San Antonio retailer A’Gaci’s bankruptcy plan OK’d

Quarterly Results

Del Taco Restaurants Q2 system-wide comp's up 3.3%, total revenue up 8.5%
Starbucks Q3 global comp's up 1%, U.S. comp's up 1%, sales up 11%
Carter's Q2 retail comp's up 0.9%, U.S. retail sales up 2.7%, wholesale net sales down 3.8%, total net sales up 0.6%
Canada's Loblaw Cos Q2 food retail comp's up 0.8%, drug retail comp's up 1.7%, revenue down 1.4%
Supervalu Q1 retail comp's up 0.4%, consolidated net sales up 35%

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eBay Global Asset Protection
Partnerning with Retailers Offensively Against Crime and Theft (PROACT), since 2007

New York Man Sentenced for scheme
involving stolen car parts on eBay

John Labarbera, a Poughquag resident, was arrested in August 2016 and accused of selling $231,317 worth of car parts that he stole from the dealership at 685 Central Park Ave. The 50-year-old has already paid back half of that amount, officials said.

Labarbera pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny, a felony, in February. He was accused of running his scheme from May 5, 2011, through March 5, 2015.

Labarbera convinced management at Curry Acura to sell car parts online through eBay, and he set up an account to sell parts on the dealership's behalf, officials said. Read more

For further information on PROACT, email inquiries to PROACT@eBay.com.

Spotlight on Stanley Security

STANLEY Security Announces Partnership with Shooter Detection Systems

INDIANAPOLIS – STANLEY Security, a leading global manufacturer and integrator of comprehensive security solutions for a wide range of industries, announces a partnership with Shooter Detection Systems LLC (SDS), the industry’s leading gunshot detection solutions provider. As an authorized dealer, STANLEY Security is now certified to sell, install and service SDS products and services.

The SDS Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System combines acoustic gunshot identification software with infrared gunfire flash detection for a fully automated gunshot detection and alerting solution. The Guardian System immediately detects gunshots and simultaneously alerts building occupants and first responders within one second and with zero false alerts.

“We understand the importance of having a fully comprehensive security system, including gunshot detection, and we are committed to this technology and all the individuals, campuses and businesses it can help to keep safe,” said Brad McMullen, Vice President Marketing and Product Solutions, STANLEY Security. “Being able to activate an alert and notify emergency personnel in near real-time during a crisis situation is critical. Additionally, integrating this technology with video management and access control systems can provide our customers with more robust incident response plans.”

The Guardian System processes all gunshot data within the sensor, removing the need for human interpretation or intervention and saving time when seconds matter most. When a shot is detected, the Guardian System instantly alerts users to location of shots on a mapping interface and simultaneously sends this information by SMS text message, email and via other third-party alert systems. The Guardian System has been installed throughout schools, businesses, airports and other public and private buildings and has over 20 million hours of operational time with zero false alerts. With the Guardian System, critical information is immediately relayed to building occupants and emergency personnel so that proper steps can be taken to control the situation as quickly as possible.

To learn more about STANLEY Security’s broad range of products and solutions or request a demo of indoor active shooter detection, please visit www.stanleysecurity.com/shooterdetection.

(GDPR) marks a new era in data privacy and protection — and retailers are in the hot seat to comply
Companies that improperly handle data will have consequences, such as legal actions and fines of up to 4% of their worldwide annual turnover, according to Russell Marsh, managing director, Accenture Digital.

What do companies need to be aware of to become complaint?
Retailers need to know where all customer data has come from, show how all data was processed, and where automated processing (algorithms) were applied. They also must be able to prove they have the customer’s consent to use each piece of their data for each specific purpose. If they don’t have this consent, they need to stop using a specific piece of their data for a specific profiling purpose.

How will GDPR impact U.S.-based companies that operate globally?
GDPR provides protection to European citizens no matter where their data travels. This means that any company, anywhere, that has a database that includes EU citizens is bound by its rules. Businesses of all sizes are affected — no one is exempt. chainstoreage.com

The Double-Edged Sword of Artificial Intelligence in Security
The advancements in AI and its ability to make automated decisions about cyber threats is revolutionizing the cybersecurity landscape as we know it, from both a defensive and an offensive perspective.

AI in Cyber Defense
As a subdivision of AI, machine learning is already easing the burden of threat detection for many cyber defense teams. Its ability to analyze network traffic and establish a baseline for normal activity within a system can be used to flag suspicious activity, drawing from vast amounts of security data collected by businesses. Anomalies are then fed back to security teams, which make the final decision on how to react.

AI and Cybercriminals
Even though implementing machine learning technologies is an asset for defense teams, hackers are armed with the very same ammunition and capabilities, creating a seemingly never-ending arms race.

At the beginning of 2018, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's "The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence" report warned that AI can be exploited by hackers for malicious purposes, including the ability to target entire states and alter society as we know it. The authors of the report contend that globally we are at "a critical moment in the co-evolution of AI and cybersecurity and should proactively prepare for the next wave of attacks."

Guarding Against the "Weaponization" of AI
To protect against AI-launched attacks, security teams should be mindful of three key steps to cement a strong defense:

Step 1: Understand what AI is protecting.

Step 2: Have clearly defined processes in place.

Step 3: Know exactly what is normal for the security environment. darkreading.com

Australia: Frightening video shows how easy it is to steal money from tap-and-go cards
A viral video is raising concern over the safety of our tap-and-go cards, showing us just how easily it is to be scammed without noticing. It shows an Australian man approaching an unsuspecting person looking at magazines on a shelf in a store. The man explains that he is about to scam his victim, for the purposes of the video. kidspot.com.au

National Retail Federation Leadership

How We Got Here &
Where We're Going

Joe LaRocca, VP & Senior Advisor, Loss Prevention, RetaiLPartners
Rich Mellor, Former VP of Loss Prevention

For over 25 years, the NRF LP Council has been focused on elevating, developing, and inspiring our industry. In this LPNN interview, hear from two industry pioneers who helped lead the NRF’s LP efforts. Joe LaRocca and Rich Mellor talk about the greatest challenges and successes from their tenure as Vice Presidents of Loss Prevention for the NRF – including driving ORC efforts and awareness, developing the NRF Protect Conference, testifying before Congress, and more.

Read our series of articles on the NRF LP Council leadership - in their own words - here.

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Facebook Chief Security Officer's Leaked Internal Memo
Great Read - Take a Look Deep Inside Facebook's Culture - Struggling With Growth at Any Cost
Departing Facebook Security Officer's Memo: "We Need To Be Willing To Pick Sides"
In a brutally honest note about his departure, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos calls on his colleagues “to intentionally not collect data where possible” and listen to people when they say a feature is “creepy.”

In March, days after confirming his plans to leave the company, Facebook’s highest-ranking security official implored his colleagues to take responsibility for the social network’s failings amid the fallout of the most notable privacy scandal in the company's 14-year history.

Advocating for dramatic shifts in Facebook’s culture, Alex Stamos, the company’s outgoing chief security officer, sent a reflective, brutally honest note to employees on March 23 attributing the social network’s problems to “tens of thousands of small decisions made over the last decade.” The memo, which has not previously been circulated outside Facebook, is a rare look at some of the internal debate currently taking place over the company’s future direction and the growth-at-any-cost attitude that has driven it for years.

“We need to build a user experience that conveys honesty and respect, not one optimized to get people to click yes to giving us more access,” Stamos wrote. “We need to intentionally not collect data where possible, and to keep it only as long as we are using it to serve people.”

“We need to listen to people (including internally) when they tell us a feature is creepy or point out a negative impact we are having in the world,” the note continued. “We need to deprioritize short-term growth and revenue and to explain to Wall Street why that is ok. We need to be willing to pick sides when there are clear moral or humanitarian issues. And we need to be open, honest and transparent about our challenges and what we are doing to fix them.”

The note, titled “A Difficult Week,” came six days after stories in the New York Times and the Observer revealed how political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had obtained and exploited the data of millions of Facebook users for political advertising purposes. After those revelations, Stamos, who had reportedly previously clashed with other executives over Facebook’s handling of Russian state-sponsored misinformation and election interference on the platform, confirmed his plans to leave by August. According to the post, his departure had long been in the works following an internal reorganization that left him with fewer responsibilities, and it was not directly related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Facebook, which reports earnings tomorrow, declined to comment on Stamos's note. Stamos did not respond to requests for comment. buzzfeednews.com

Amazon Q2 net sales up 39%
Amazon.com Inc. turned the dial up on profit in Q2, booking $2.53 billion in net income in the quarter, up from $197 million in profit a year earlier. The profit sprang from a 39% increase in net sales, including 49% sales growth in AWS (Amazon’s computing business), 57% growth in subscription services revenue (Prime membership fees and content fees) and 39% growth in seller services revenue, which includes commissions paid on marketplace sales and Fulfillment By Amazon fees.

Amazon saw the least growth in revenue in selling physical goods online to consumers, at 14.4%. Revenue from Amazon’s online stores business in Q2 was $27.17 billion versus $23.75 billion a year earlier. Amazon’s online store revenue accounted for 51.4% of net sales versus 62.6% in Q2 2017. digitalcommerce360.com

Socure launches Aida bot for a trusted online transactions environment

UK shoppers prefer to shop online, research suggests

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San Antonio, TX: Woman accused of using a Booster Bag to steal at North Shore Mall
According to court papers, four women caught the attention of undercover police officers because they carried empty shopping bags as they walked into a store at North Star Mall on July 18. One of the officers noticed the empty bags were lined with material that can block the signal of an anti-theft device. As a result, the system won't set off an alarm as the items are stolen, explains the arrest affidavit. When a security guard noticed the women, they ran out of the mall and drove away. Court papers state they were followed by San Antonio police officers who later pulled them over and recovered the stolen merchandise inside the bags. One of the defendants, identified in court papers as Karena Renee Jones Brown, 31, is charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. news4sanantonio.com

Verona, VA: Augusta County Sheriffs Investigating Theft of $10,000 in Gold Coins
On July 19th, 2018, at approximately 1200 PM, three females entered B&J Coins in Verona, VA. The females looked at and expressed interest in purchasing several items, including jewelry and gold coins but didn’t have enough money to complete the purchase. It is believed that the three worked together to confuse the staff, through deceit and trickery, which resulted in them leaving the store with over $10,000 worth of merchandise. whsv.com

Caseyville, IL: Police need help finding man suspected of stealing 30 cases of Red Bull
John A. Finley, 35, has been charged with three counts of retail theft, however, he is still at large. Police say Finley stole approximately 11 four-packs of Red Bull on the afternoon of July 11. Later that same day, police say Finley stole eight more four-packs of Red Bull. The next day, Finley returned to the store and took approximately 11 more packs of Red Bull, according to police. kmov.com

St Johns County, FL: Surveillance video posted to Facebook snags St. Johns County shoplifting suspect
Deputies in St. Johns County arrested a woman they said stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of merchandise from a boutique. On Tuesday, 52-year-old Debra Riggs was arrested and charged with grand theft. Action News Jax spoke with Riggs over the phone who said it was a poor mistake and admitted that she was at fault. actionnewsjax.com

Westport, CT: CVS employee charged with stealing prescription meds
On June 25, officers were dispatched to CVS on report of an employee theft of prescription medication. Police learned Samantha Jordan, 39, stole prescriptions from the pharmacy over the course of three to four weeks, police said. Police submitted a warrant for Jordan’s arrest and, on July 22, Jordan turned herself in at police headquarters. She was charged with fifth-degree larceny. westport-news.com

Canastota, NY: Kinney Drugs’ Pharmacy Technician arrested for drug theft
Sandy Snyder, 32, was arrested by Cazenovia police on July 13 for allegedly stealing controlled substances from the Kinney Drugs on Albany Street, where she worked as a pharmacy technician. According to Cazenovia Police Chief Michael Hayes, a Kinney Drugs Loss Prevention official approached the police about investigating the alleged crimes. Cazenovia investigators worked with Kinney and with investigators from the state department of health on the case. Snyder was charged by the Cazenovia police with four counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, falsifying business records in the first degree and six counts of petit larceny. eaglenewsonline.com

East Brunswick, NJ: 4 charged with theft of $1,200 in merchandise from Walmart
A 21-year-old Perth Amboy man and three others, all from New York, were arrested early Thursday for allegedly shoplifting more than $1,200 worth of merchandise from a 24-hour Walmart. The merchandise, which totaled $1,261.22, consisted of clothing, baby formula, cosmetics and a bicycle. mycentraljersey.com

New Jersey Man Gets 5 Months for $109K Counterfeit CC Scheme Hitting Stores For Gift Cards & Merch.

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Shootings & Deaths

Shreveport, LA: Gunfire erupts outside busy Walmart; 2 men in Arrested
The two had agreed to meet there because one was trying to sell a cell phone to the other, police Cpl. Marcus Hines said. The would-be buyer was sitting in the other man's vehicle while examining the phone when he got out of the passenger side and ran. The seller then reportedly pulled out a gun and started shooting several rounds as he chased the alleged thief across the parking lot, police said. No one was wounded. ksla.com

Houston, TX: Officer shoots robbery suspect who terrorized Family Dollar worker and mom with her 3 boys
Houston police were in the right place at the right time when they say they spotted two suspected robbers preparing for their alleged crime before they even committed it. One of the suspects was shot by police outside a Family Dollar store during a robbery in northeast Houston Thursday night. Two officers were on routine patrol near the store on Hirsch Road near Tidwell around 9 p.m. when they saw the men putting on masks and arming themselves before running inside the store.

The officers say they parked in front of the store and saw one of the men holding the manager at gunpoint. Meanwhile, the officers called for back up. The suspects allegedly tried to get the manager to open the safe, but it was on a timer, so it wouldn't open. A mother and her three boys were also inside the store shopping at the time. The two suspects ran outside to get away. One robber ran out of the front of the store. Authorities say they ordered him to show his hands, but he didn't listen and started running toward them instead. That's when police shot him. The second suspect ran out of the back of the store. He surrendered when he saw a police dog. abc13.com

New Orleans, LA: Man accused in Murder of a Subway restaurant Owner arrested in California
A man accused in a December fatal shooting in a Gentilly Subway restaurant was recently arrested in California, according to the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office. A grand jury indicted Lavar Butler for the murder Thursday (July 26). Butler has been considered wanted by New Orleans police since December 8, 2017 -- two days after Adnan Alasar was shot to death in the 2100 block of Caton Street. Investigators believed Butler, 21, fled to Houston after the murder, but was recently arrested in Los Angeles, where he is currently being detained. theadvocate.com

Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Henderson, NV: McDonald's employee body-slams woman who allegedly tried to steal soda
A McDonald’s employee and a customer were caught on camera in a brutal fight that allegedly started over a free soda. The fight, which was filmed by Nevada resident Marie Dayag, supposedly broke out when the customer asked for a water cup and then allegedly tried to fill it with soda. In the footage, the customer can be seen provoking the McDonald’s employee by yelling "fight me," and throwing a french fry before the fight happened. Eventually, the fast food worker leaves the counter and the customer throws a milkshake at her, before hitting her in the face with a tray. The staff member is seen grabbing the woman and punching her in the face numerous times before another employee tries to break them up — before also being pulled into the fight. *Warning - graphic video foxnews.com

Indianapolis, IN: Ex-wrestler pins knife-wielding man outside Indianapolis Walmart
A former high school wrestler subdued a man who attacked him with a steak knife outside of a Warren Township Walmart last week. Indianapolis police were called to the Walmart around 3:43 p.m. Thursday on a report of a disturbance with a knife. They arrived to find a younger man who had pinned to the ground an older man. The man being held to the ground, later identified as 60-year-old Harold Bush, had an approximately 9-inch steak knife in his hand. 10news.com

Violin pawned for $50 turns out to be worth $500,000...and stolen
An honest Pawn Broker did his due diligence conducting a background check on the customer for a $50 violin. The customer was clean, but the violin turned out to be stolen and worth $500,000. The Pawnbroker worked with Police to get the violin back to its rightful owner. He is not looking for a reward, just his $50 back. msn.com

Lewisburg, PA: Former C-store employee robbed cashier at gunpoint

Blair County, PA: Subway employee accused of stealing deposit of $3,100

Jared's in the Uptown Altamonte, Altamonte Springs, FL reported a Grab & Run on 7/25, items valued at $8,929

Kay Jewelers in the Dadeland Mall, Miami, FL reported a Grab & Run on 7/26, item valued at $13,899

Zales Outlet in the Central Texas Marketplace, Waco, TX reported a Burglary, items valued at $5,600

Credit Card Fraud

New York: Joe Biden's niece sentenced in $110,000 credit card case
A niece of former Vice President Joe Biden was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for committing more than $100,000 worth of credit card fraud at a New York City store. For nearly a year, Caroline Biden, 31, used an unidentified victim’s Chase credit card at Bigelow’s pharmacy, the New York Post reported. foxnews.com

Arson & Fire

Bartonsville, PA: Police Lowe’s Arson suspect; semi-trailer destroyed

Sentencings & Charges

Fort Worth Molotov Cocktail Thrower in Hulen Mall Sears & Dillard's Pleads Guilty in Fed Court
Craig Michael Tezeno, 46, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton to one count of arson, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.

According to court documents filed in the case, on May 11, 2018, Tezeno entered the Dillard’s Department store in the Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, Texas with a glass bottle filled with gasoline and a rag. This device is commonly known as a Molotov Cocktail. While in the store, Tezeno lit the rag and placed the Molotov Cocktail on the floor. Shortly thereafter, Tezeno entered the Sears Department store and lit a second Molotov Cocktail. Tezeno placed both of these devices in the stores hoping to start a fire and cause damage to the store and its property.

On May 18, 2018, Tezeno returned to the Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, Texas and re-entered the Sears store. While in the store, Tezeno lit a third Molotov Cocktail and placed it on the floor.

Tezeno faces up to twenty years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, and will remain in custody pending sentencing. justice.gov

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