Source Tagging Specialist, ALL-TAG Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence

ALL-TAG, a Boca Raton, Florida-based manufacturer of Radio Frequency (RF) Labels and a leading supplier of Acousto Magnetic (AM) and RF Anti-theft labels, tags, and other loss prevention products, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1992.

BOCA RATON, FLA. - AUGUST 02, 2022 - ALL-TAG, a Boca Raton, Florida-based manufacturer of Radio Frequency (RF) Labels and a leading supplier of Acousto Magnetic (AM) and RF Anti-theft labels, tags, and other loss prevention products, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1992.

The company has manufactured RF Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) labels since its founding in Zug, Switzerland, in 1992.

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#1 Victim of NYC Bail Reform & DA Bragg - Retailers - Here's the Data!
10 career criminals racked up nearly 500 arrests since NY bail reform began
Stunning statistics compiled by the NYPD show that the city’s alleged “worst of the worst” repeat offenders have been busted a total of 485 times since bail reform went into effect in 2020.

The NYPD’s list of “notable” career criminals is topped by an unnamed “Recidivist No. 1” who’s been busted arrested a total of 101 times, with 88 coming since bail reform was enacted.

Larceny charges account for 74 of the recent arrests, all of which took place in Manhattan, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg has come under fire for the soft-on-crime policies he imposed after taking office on Jan. 1.

The career crook has 15 convictions, including three for felonies, and failed to appear in court at least 14 times, leading to the issuance of a “significant” number of bench warrants, according to the NYPD.

“Recidivist No. 1” has also violated parole and probation and has two pending prosecutions for thefts from various Target stores on five separate occasions.

Others on the list include a felon whose rap sheet includes convictions for an attempted drug sale and 41 unspecified misdemeanors.

Out of 67 arrests since bail reform began, 49 involve thefts in Manhattan.

Another accused “high volume offender” has been busted 55 times since 2020, with 47 alleged incidents taking place in Manhattan and 18 pending prosecutions involving commercial retail burglaries and thefts.

Another alleged recidivist has 87 total arrests and 25 since bail reform, including 21 in Brooklyn.

That crook, who has convictions for two felonies and 18 misdemeanors, is free pending sentencing in three burglary and robbery cases.

At least six of the 10 accused “worst of the worst” are roaming the streets, even though eight have had bench warrants issued for failing to appear in court — and one has 10 open warrants, according to the NYPD.

Other figures compiled by the NYPD show that people with three or more arrests for robbery, burglary or larceny in a single year jumped a total of 25.9% from 2019, before bail reform, to this year as of June 30.

For alleged serial shoplifters, the increase was an even greater 36.8%.

The re-arrest rates of alleged burglars and thieves last year were as high as three times what they were in 2017.

As of July 5, 25.1% of burglary defendants were arrested again within 60 days and charged with a felony this year, up from 23.7% in 2021.

Suspects charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, were re-arrested on a more serious felony charge this year at a rate of 21.2%, virtually unchanged from 21.6% last year. nypost.com

Security Officers Keep Shooting
Two Guards Charged with murder and one under investigation for homicide
Security officers continue to be involved in shootings across the country, and more times than not, they find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

In the past seven days, security officers have shot twenty- three people resulting in the arrest of two security officers for murder and a third is under investigation for homicide.

Three security officers this week were involved in fatal shootings that killed two unarmed men and one person who, was armed with a knife, and was attacking a woman.

In Greensboro North Carolina, a contracted security guard was charged with fatally shooting an unarmed man involved in a bar fight. Police said that the man posed no threat to the security guard when he was shot.

There were more than 137 shootings involving private security in July. privateofficer.com

Starbucks Crime Closures Continue to Make Headlines
Some Starbucks employees believe crime concerns aren't real reason for closures
Citing safety concerns, the coffee chain recently announced it would be shutting down five locations in Seattle — Central District, Westlake Center, Capitol Hill, Roosevelt and Union Station — and one in Everett. Some employees, however, believe there may be another reason behind the closures. They claim it’s in retaliation for union organizing.

Two of the stores closed Sunday are unionized. The coffee giant is in battle with several of its employees at both the 505 Union Station location in Seattle and nationwide over collective bargaining. Overall, the company has closed 16 coffee shops across the country.

Union representatives sent out a statement this weekend saying the workers at the Olive Way and Union Station stores in Seattle will be relocated to nearby shops. Starbucks said the six closed stores have been hit with vandalism, property theft and have been a target of rising crime.

Earlier this month, KOMO News looked up property crimes and violent crimes on the blocks where these affected stores are located and did not see a noticeable upward trend at most of the locations. But the company says not all of the issues employees are seeing get reported.

According to the city's reported crime numbers KOMO News obtained, most of the other affected locations are not seeing a noticeable upward crime trend, except for the Westlake Center location at 4th Ave and Pine Street. Property crimes on that block shot up to 134 so far this year, compared to 39 last year.

There were several crimes reported at or near some of these Starbucks locations throughout the year. For example, near the Roosevelt location that is closing, business owners say they have been dealing with several safety issues and crime. komonews.com

Funding Soft-on-Crime DAs
Op-Ed: George Soros’ reality-defying bid to justify funding pro-crime DAs
Billionaire George Soros, who’s funneled millions to district-attorney candidates that promise to keep criminals out of prison, writes in The Wall Street Journal that his efforts are “popular.”

Look at the organizations he funds: They’re not anti-crime or law-enforcement groups but ones like the Community Resource Hub for Safety and Accountability, which (as The Post reported) got $3 million and aids advocates who “address the harm of policing.”

Got that? He sees policing as something harmful that needs to be addressed. Some “concern” for crime.

Indeed, anyone even remotely familiar with Soros’ funding knows his aim is not crime-prevention but consequence-prevention for criminals, especially via donations to DA wannabes devoted to “decarceration.” That’s what makes his next claim, that the system is “rife with injustices” because too many people are sent to jail, so outrageous.

How exactly is it unjust to put lawbreakers (especially dangerous ones) behind bars? Letting them go free is the gross injustice, as any victim will tell you. It also encourages more crime, by signaling that lawbreakers pay no price for their actions.

Here’s a real doozy: He asserts “no connection” between “reform-minded prosecutors” and the surge in crime rates. Well, he helped install Kim Foxx in Chicago and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, and both towns have seen historic crime spikes. Just coincidence?

Most galling: his threat to continue backing pro-perp DA candidates, arguing that his funding lets them make their case to the public, and that “judging by the results, the public likes what it’s hearing.”

Likes it? San Francisco just booted its “reform-minded” DA Chesa Boudin. Los Angeles is on the verge of doing the same to Soros-backed DA George Gascón. In New York, gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Lee Zeldin is gaining support by vowing to fire Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, another Soros fave.  nypost.com

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Cook County Progressive State's Attorney Kim Foxx "More concerned with Political Correctness and Agendas"
Retiring prosecutor stands by rebuke of Progressive State's DA Kim Foxx’s leadership in Cook County state’s attorney’s office as discontent in ranks goes public
A longtime prosecutor who resigned last week told the Tribune on Tuesday he stands by a letter he penned faulting Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s administration for deep-seated issues in the office.

Murphy’s resignation came four days after a Tribune story detailing high turnover and rock-bottom morale in Foxx’s second term, including a growing list of high-ranking attorneys. Roughly one-third of assistant state’s attorney spots have been vacated and refilled from January 2020 to June of this year, according to official figures.

Academics have noted a recent backlash against so-called progressive prosecutors across the country who have embraced reform platforms during a national increase in homicides and shootings in major cities such as Chicago. Last month, The New York Times noted that Foxx was one of three liberal prosecutors reelected to second terms despite a rise in homicides.

Murphy’s letter represents one of the first public rebukes of Foxx’s leadership as resignations continue.

“This administration routinely claims that they have shifted their focus from prosecuting low level crimes so that they can focus their resources on fighting violent crime and drivers of violence. This is simply not true,” Murphy wrote in an email titled “Good Bye” that was sent to dozens of prosecutors Friday.

“If this administration was truly concerned with effectively fighting violent crime, then they would fully staff those courtrooms and units. Not create more useless policy positions on the executive staff at the expense of hiring more (assistant state’s attorneys) who can work in the trenches.”

Murphy wrote, “However, I can no longer work for this administration. I have zero confidence in their leadership.” He later added: “This administration is more concerned with political narratives and agendas than with victims and prosecuting violent crime. That is why I can’t stay any longer.” chicagotribune.com

Report: 210 LEOs shot in the line of duty, a 14% increase from last year

Of the LEOs shot and wounded in the line of duty, 39 were killed – a statistic "outpacing last year's historic numbers

WASHINGTON — A report released by the National Fraternal Order of Police has found that at least 210 law enforcement officers have been shot in the line of duty as of July 31 – a statistic that's up 14% from the same period last year.

Of the 210 officers wounded, 39 were killed – a fact that National FOP president Patrick Yoes said “should alarm all Americans” during a press conference for the report’s release. The report also found that 71 officers were shot as a result of 46 ambush-style attacks, which killed 18 members. The statistics, Yoes said, are “outpacing last year’s historic numbers.”

“Make no mistake – we are experiencing a real crisis with the level of violence directed at law enforcement officers,” Yoes continued. “Frankly, it is unlike anything I’ve seen in my 36 years of law enforcement.”

Download the full report here or read it below. police1.com

Violent Week in Washington D.C.
At least three dozen have been shot in D.C. since Wednesday

Six people were shot Monday in Northeast D.C., capping a violent period in the city

The mass shooting that killed one man and wounded five others outside an apartment complex in Northeast Washington on Monday capped an especially violent six-day period in D.C., raising fears among some residents and sparking renewed calls from city leaders for action.

In all, at least three dozen people have been struck by gunfire since July 27, and six have been killed, according to police. Twice in Southeast Washington last week, police said assailants armed with assault-style rifles sprayed more than 90 bullets into parking lots, in one instance killing two men. Over the weekend, a police officer fatally shot a man — after a shooting moments earlier injured two people in Northwest Washington. washingtonpost.com

Washington D.C. violent crime, homicides continue to rise

Detroit police chief addresses how tethers won’t stop people from committing crimes

US: 93.3M Cases - 1M Dead - 88.4M Recovered
Worldwide: 584.4M Cases - 6.4M Dead - 555M Recovered

Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 360  
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 787
*Red indicates change in total deaths

COVID Era Remote Work is Creating 'Shopping Meccas' in NYC
Remote Work Is Turning Williamsburg Into an NYC Shopping Mecca

Retail rents are rising and vacancy rates are tumbling in this trendy Brooklyn neighborhood as more residents shop locally

A shopping boom in Brooklyn’s trendy Williamsburg neighborhood is the latest sign that remote work is helping revitalize retail real estate in New York City’s residential areas.

More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the neighborhood’s affluent residents are still working from home at least part of the week and buying their clothes, food, household items and other goods nearby. The increase in daytime foot traffic is attracting retailers.

Williamsburg landlords filled 123,000 square feet of net retail space during the first quarter of this year, according to data firm CoStar Group Inc., the highest level since the third quarter of 2016. Asking rents, which fell when Covid-19 hit, climbed to $64 a square foot last quarter from $54 a square foot a year earlier, according to CoStar.

It became apparent fairly early on in the pandemic, as remote workers shifted their shopping to local stores, that businesses in New York’s residential neighborhoods were faring better than the city’s office and tourist-dependent districts. But the recent increase in demand for Williamsburg retail space shows companies are betting that working from home—and these new shopping habits—are permanent, brokers and landlords said. wsj.com

Walgreens COVID Data
More than a third of COVID-19 tests done at Walgreens are positive
The Walgreens drug store chain posts the results of the COVID-19 tests it oversees, and the picture is grim. More than a third of the tests are positive and some states have seen a spike of 25% in the last week.

According to the most recent testing data available from the Walgreens COVID-19 Index, which tracks current and emerging variants, the country’s current positivity rate is 37.1%. That rivals the positivity rate back in January 2022, when Omicron cases first exploded. The good news, Taitel says, is that so far there hasn’t been a corresponding uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations or deaths.

In some states, like Texas and Arizona, the COVID-19 test positivity rate is higher than it was in January 2022. In Texas, about 45% of the Walgreens-administered tests from the past week came back positive.

The reason for the current surge in cases? The very contagious variant BA.5. Nearly 65% of all of Walgreens test samples collected through July 10 were BA.5 and its sub-variants, the Walgreens COVID-19 Index shows. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the number of BA.5-linked cases even higher at 78%. poynter.org news.walgreens.com

Los Angeles County moves to declare local emergency over monkeypox
One day after California declared a state of emergency because of the growing monkeypox outbreak, the chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency.

Walt Disney World Removing Last of COVID-19 Warning Signage

CDC adds 3 places to its 'high' risk list for Covid-19