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Mack McKeithan promoted to Asset Protection
Senior Director for Walmart
 Mack
has had a successful career at Walmart, starting with the company in 1994 as a
Senior Regional Asset Protection Manager. Before his latest promotion to Asset
Protection Senior Director, he spent three years as Regional Asset Protection
Director for the company, from 2017 to 2020. Congratulations, Mack!
Matthew Bailie promoted to Senior Manager of
AP – Logistics, Administration, and Technology for Hudson’s Bay Company
 Matthew
has had a successful career at Hudson's Bay Company spanning more than two
decades. He started with the company in 1998 as a Shipper/Receiver. Before his
latest promotion to Senior Manager, Asset Protection - Logistics,
Administration, Technology, he spent more than two years as Senior Manager,
Asset Protection Projects and nearly three years as Asset Protection Manager.
Over the years, he has held many LP/AP roles with the company. Congratulations,
Matthew!
Gaytanna McGuire promoted to Senior Manager
EHS eCommerce for Walmart eCommerce
Gaytanna has been with Walmart and Walmart eCommerce for a combined total of 22
years, starting as an associate back in 1998. For the past six years, she has
worked on the eCommerce side, spending nearly four years as Compliance, Safety,
Asset Protection Operations Manager and over two years as Sr. Mgr Compliance,
Safety, Asset Protection eCommerce, before her latest promotion.
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Watch the Full APEX Virtual Event: On-Demand Now
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AGENDA:
● Moving Beyond COVID: What’s Next? Panel Discussion & Q&A
● COVID-19’s Effect on Independents Now & In the Future
● Responding to Social Unrest: Strategies & Perspectives
● Keeping Employees Engaged in Times of Crisis
● Thriving in the New Normal: Sustainable Innovation
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COVID Update
US: Over 5M Cases - 162K Dead - 2.5M Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 19.1M Cases - 714K Dead - 12.2M Recovered
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
183
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 76
*Red indicates change in total
deaths
Nearly 18,000 California inmates could be released early due to coronavirus
California Police Chiefs Association warns
some violent criminals being released
'without a consideration for the larger impact on public safety'
California could be on track to release a total of 17,600 inmates since the
start of the coronavirus pandemic by late August.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
estimated in
July that 8,000 inmates could be eligible for release by the end of August, in
addition to 10,000 inmates who have already been released.
The first 3,500 inmates were freed in April to create space in crowded prisons
and 6,900 more were deemed eligible for release in early July, totaling 10,4000
releases. Officials said other inmates would be eligible under different release
programs but couldn't provide an estimate.
In a filing last week with a federal judge who oversees one of the major
lawsuits facing the prison system, officials increased the estimated total of
releases from 10,400 to 17,600. However, prison officials say Corrections
Secretary Ralph Diaz is likely to block the release of about 5,500, in part
because many are serving life prison sentences.
City police departments across the country have altered their operations due to
the pandemic, including arrests that require less contact and efforts to
avoid prosecutions for people for low-level crimes to prevent jail overcrowding.
Nationwide, more than 100,000 people were released from state and federal
prisons between March and June.
foxnews.com
Nine Charged with $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
 The
owner of a Florida talent management company and four others were charged
in complaints unsealed yesterday for their alleged participation in a scheme to
file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act. Four additional defendants were also previously charged in this
scheme.
The defendants allegedly participated in an extensive nationwide scheme to
file at least 90 fraudulent applications for millions of dollars in PPP loans in
exchange for illegal kickbacks of portions of the loan proceeds,” said
Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s
Criminal Division. “These allegations reflect an organized effort by defendants
to defraud the SBA’s PPP program on a large scale by stealing funds intended for
legitimate small businesses suffering from economic hardships caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. The department and our law enforcement partners will continue
to aggressively pursue those who would seek to illegally exploit the ongoing
national emergency for their own benefit.
justice.gov
Virginia 1st State With Contact Tracing
Covidwise, the pandemic app from Apple and Google, to roll out in Virginia
Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they
might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use
new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.
The free Covidwise app is available in Apple and Android app stores as of
Wednesday. State officials, who emphasized that the app doesn't track user
location or collect personal information, announced public campaigns encouraging
people to download and use it.
The technology arrives nearly four months after Apple and Google partnered to
create the software for public health agencies trying to contain the spread of
the pandemic. Canada and a number of European countries have already rolled out
apps using the tech companies' framework.
usatoday.com
CVS sees big business opportunities with Covid-19 testing, flu shots
As the pandemic makes health care top of mind for many Americans, CVS Health
said Wednesday that it’s focused on providing services that are in high demand
from flu shots to testing for colleges.
The company has opened more than 1,800 drive-thru sites for Covid-19 testing.
It’s launched a new business-to-business testing program for corporations
and colleges. And it’s getting ready to administer flu shots, which could keep
people healthy as doctors and nurses cope with the spread of the coronavirus.
As of the end of July, CVS had administered about 2 million Covid-19 tests,
CVS CEO Larry Merlo said in an earnings conference call. About 40% of those
tested were new pharmacy customers.
Its business-to-business testing solution, called Return Ready, has attracted
over 40 clients, including universities and corporations, and has over 1,000
prospective clients in the pipeline, he said.
cnbc.com
Retail’s Great Awakening: Snapshots Of Global Retail Response To COVID-19
There is a real-time global awakening in the retail and restaurant sectors
today. Retailers and restaurants are acting with urgency to rapidly transform
their businesses, from supply chain updating to training their frontline
employees and more.
While there have been marked differences from country to country in the response
to COVID-19, a common global experience for retailers and restaurants was that
they were taxed to the limit of their supply chains’ capacity, then needed to
quickly implement safety procedures, and then had to adjust their game plan
based on guidance from their governments.
Now, retailers are urgently focused on making their shopping experience digital,
contactless and pandemic-proof. The impact from COVID-19 continues to be a
“do or die” proposition for many retailers as the first wave of the pandemic
continues and as most businesses prepare for a second wave.
An often-repeated statement is “all of our digital plans for the next five
years will be executed in the next 12 months.” The good news is that those
that have made the adjustments are thriving, creating new revenue streams, new
businesses and adding new customers.
retailtouchpoints.com
Is it time for Walmart to drop its COVID-19 return policy?
Customers
upset in-store returns still unavailable, while online returns
continue
 Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, some retailers with liberal return
policies were forced to make all or most sales final, in part due to concerns
over accepting, processing and restocking potentially contaminated merchandise.
At Walmart, in-store returns remain unavailable. And some customers have gotten
irate about it.
Ten customers so far have contacted local Chicago ABC affiliate ABC 7’s
investigative I-Team about the policy, an
article from the news station reports. The customers were upset about not
being able to return items that would normally be taken back at a Walmart store
without issue, such as apparel with the tags still on and accompanied with a
receipt.
In response to the investigation, Walmart clarified that it is not accepting
returns or exchanges in-store for common categories like apparel, cleaning
supplies, health and beauty and pharmacy. Customers can, however, ship items
back via a process utilizing the website or Walmart app. When Walmart changes
its return policy back, the retailer says deadlines on returns of formerly
restricted products will be extended an additional six weeks.
The fact that customers can still arrange product returns online would indicate
that the chain is concerned — in addition to any requirements for enhanced
sterilization — with the social distancing difficulties created by long
in-store return lines.
Other large retailers have taken different approaches to pandemic-era returns.
Target was the other national mass retailer to temporarily suspend returns in
all or most stores, but ended that policy on April 26, according to USA Today.
Since it has resumed taking returns, Target has been quarantining specific
types of items, like apparel, and sanitizing others before restocking. Other
retailers, like Kohl’s, have adopted similar quarantine periods in an attempt to
ensure product safety. Kohl’s and others have also extended the period of time
after purchase in which a customer can return product.
retailwire.com
Off Duty Officers Continues Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic
How is Tractor Supply acing the pandemic?
Will shortages shortchange soft goods recovery?
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for coronavirus ahead of Trump visit
Massachusetts: Experts urge rollback of reopening as COVID-19 cases rise
Trump to sign executive order requiring government to buy ‘essential’ drugs from
U.S. companies
Protests
Fluff News:
Therapy llama ‘Caesar the No Drama Llama’ calms tensions at Portland protests
 The
protests in Portland, Ore., have been calmer in recent days. The shift away from
large-scale clashes with police deploying tear gas came after the Trump
administration pulled back federal law enforcement officers. But even during the
intensity of the unrest, there were pockets of calm around Caesar McCool.
Caesar, better known as “Caesar the No Drama Llama,” is a retired 6-year-old
Argentine grand champion show llama that now works as a therapy llama and “llamactivist.”
One of his best talents is offering emotional-support hugs, which people line up
to give him at protests and other places where Caesar shows up.
washingtonpost.com
Proposal to disband Minneapolis police blocked from November ballot
A Minneapolis commission decided Wednesday to take more time to review a City
Council amendment to dismantle the Police Department in the wake of George
Floyd’s death, ending the possibility of voters deciding the issue in November.
Members of the Charter Commission expressed concern that the process to change
the city’s charter was being rushed after Floyd died following an encounter with
police. While several commissioners said changing the Police Department was
necessary, they said the amendment before them was flawed. Several said it faced
legal barriers, was created without input from key community members who oppose
it, and that it gave too much power to the City Council.
apnews.com
Acting DHS secretary Chad Wolf says 'full, augmented federal force’ remains in
Portland, on standby, amid protests
Portland: Police declare riot for 2nd consecutive night Wednesday, disperse
crowd using tear gas
Police leaders tie recent shootings to end of Portland’s Gun Violence Reduction
Team
Madison, WI: Mayor responds to recent uptick in gun violence
Biden says he supports additional funding for the police
The way forward with Risk Operations Centers
In recent years, Enterprise Risk Management has become increasingly focused on
cybersecurity risks. In a pre-COVID 2019 survey
report by Harvard Business Review (HBR) Analytic Services and pwc, survey
respondents were asked what the CISO/cybersecurity leader’s principal
responsibilities should be in the next three years. The top two responses were
to build an organization-wide cybersecurity culture (63 percent) and formulate
strategy for cybersecurity (51 percent). Next, tied with build and maintain
threat-resistant systems, was work with the risk management function to
integrate cyber risk with broader risk strategy (47 percent).
While this focus on cyber is understandable, the current COVID crisis has
demonstrated that the unpredictable nature of cascading risks requires viewing
risk through a much wider risk aperture. One way forward to successfully
navigate this new risk frontier is the establishment of a
Risk Operations Center (ROC). The ROC enables enterprise and technology
leaders to have the continuous monitoring they require to proactively mitigate
all cyber issues. Additionally, it fully supports the CISO/cybersecurity
leader's principal responsibilities identified by the HBR survey.
● Why cascading risks require a wider risk aperture
● Presenting the Risk Operations Center (ROC)
● ROC benefits for CISO and technology leaders
Read more here:
securitymagainze.com
 LPF
Announces June & July LPC and LPQ Professionals
The Loss Prevention Foundation would like to recognize and congratulate
the following individuals who successfully completed all of the requirements set
forth by the board of directors to be LPQualified (LPQ) and/or LPCertified (LPC).
View Full List Here
ASIS International Announces Remote Proctoring for Certification Exams
 ASIS International, the world’s largest association of security management
professionals, is pleased to offer the ability for security professionals to
participate in remotely proctored exams for its board certifications. Following
the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, this new option allows professionals who cannot
- or would rather not - travel to their nearest Prometric test center to sit for
their exams in their own home or office: anytime, anywhere, at no increased
cost.
Using Prometric’s ProProctor remote proctoring software, those who are
pursuing the Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Professional Certified
Investigator (PCI), Physical Security Professional (PSP), or Associate
Protection Professional (APP) exams can do so anywhere there is a solid
internet connection. While taking the exams remotely has different check-in
procedures, the exams themselves will not change no matter where an individual
chooses to take the exam.
Learn more about ASIS certifications at
www.asisonline.org/certification. For more information regarding our
remotely proctored certification exams, please review our
Remote Proctoring FAQs.
The Monitoring Association Reveals Average Compensation for Monitoring Center
Managers in 2018 to be $82,000 in New Study
 TMA
released its latest Wage & Comp Survey - the purpose of which is to provide
monitoring and security services companies with salary and benefits information
to guide hiring and compensation decisions. The Survey was created in
partnership with TRG Associates, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in the
security alarm industry. Participation in the Survey was open to all security
monitoring companies. The Wage & Comp Survey is available for sale on TMA’s
website.
tma.us
Report: Physical Security Market worth $120.3 billion by 2025
According to the new market research report "Physical Security Market by
Component (Systems (PACS, PSIM, PIAM, Video Surveillance, Fire and Life Safety)
and Services (ACAAS, VSAAS, Remote Monitoring, Security Systems Integration)),
Organization Size, Vertical, and Region - Global Forecast to 2025", published by
MarketsandMarkets, the Physical Security Market size is expected to grow from
USD 93.5 billion in 2020 to USD 120.3 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual
Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.2% during the forecast period.
The major drivers for the physical security include the rising incidents of
terror attacks, technological advancements and deployment of wireless technology
in security systems, increasing use of Internet Protocol (IP)-based cameras for
video surveillance, implementation of mobile-based access control, and adoption
of Internet of Things (IoT)-based security systems with cloud computing
platforms.
prnewswire.com
Spirit Halloween stores will be back, 1,400 strong
DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Grand Opening of 11 Stores in Nine States in
August
Papa John’s CEO says it has won new customers during the pandemic and will hire
more workers to meet demand
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Join the LPF and Sensormatic Solutions for a New Safety Webinar
August 19, 2020 | 1:00pm EST
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Safety Culture isn’t a new term or even a catchy phrase, but it is something
that most businesses have been pursuing and evolving into a corporate value.
With the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, many have needed to pivot and make
drastic changes to the way they do business safely. Join us as we partner with
Sensormatic Solutions and hear from one of our LPF Board of Directors and
industry leaders, Sue Read, LPC to talk about her safety journey at FleetPride.
• The Journey’s Beginning
• A Leadership Perspective
• COVID-19 and the Impact
• Tips to Successfully Implement a Safety
Culture
• Q&A
At the end of the session, Sensormatic Solutions will also give away 5 free LPC
Course Scholarship to random webinar attendees! Winners will be notified the day
following the Webinar via email.
This Webinar Is Presented By The Loss Prevention Foundation In Partnership With
Sensormatic Solutions And Qualifies For 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Towards Your LPC Recertification
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Google & Amazon Replace Apple as Phishers' Favorite Brands
Google and Amazon tied for the two most commonly imitated brands in phishing
attacks during the second quarter of 2020, while former leading brand Apple fell
to seventh place.
Check Point today published its "Brand Phishing Report," which found little
change in the number of brand phishing attempts but variations in the companies
that attackers imitate to manipulate their victims. In brand phishing attacks,
fraudsters spoof an official website of a known brand by using a similar domain
and URL, and usually a webpage similar to that of the original website.
Google (13%) and Amazon (13%) combined made up more than a quarter of brand
phishing attempts, researchers found. Next up were WhatsApp (9%) and Facebook
(9%), followed by Microsoft (7%), Outlook (3%), Netflix (2%), Apple (2%), Huawei
(2%), and PayPal (2%).
Attackers prefer to spoof different brands depending on the attack vector. In
attacks on the Web, which made up 61% of brand phishing attempts, fraudsters
most commonly imitate Google, Amazon, and WhatsApp.
Emailed attacks (24%) most
frequently spoof Microsoft, Outlook, and Unicredit.
Mobile attacks (15%) most
often imitate Facebook, WhatsApp, and PayPal.
darkreading.com
‘Deepfakes’ ranked as most serious AI crime threat
From targeted phishing campaigns to new stalking methods: there are plenty of
ways that artificial intelligence could be used to cause harm if it fell into
the wrong hands. A team of researchers decided to rank the potential criminal
applications that AI will have in the next 15 years, starting with those we
should worry the most about. At the top of the list of most serious threats?
Deepfakes.
By using fake audio and video to impersonate another person, the
technology can cause various types of harms, said the researchers. The
threats range from discrediting public figures to influence public opinion, to
extorting funds by impersonating someone's child or relatives over a video call.
The ranking was put together after scientists from University College London (UCL)
compiled a
list of 20 AI-enabled crimes based on academic papers, news and popular
culture, and got a few dozen experts to discuss the severity of each threat
during a two-day seminar.
Although deepfakes might in principle sound less worrying than, say, killer
robots, the technology is capable of causing a lot of harm very easily, and is
hard to detect and stop. Relative to other AI-enabled tools, therefore, the
experts established that deepfakes are the most serious threat out there.
zdnet.com
Retooling the SOC for a Post-COVID World
Residual work-from-home policies will
require changes to security policies, procedures, and technologies.
Organizations that have been able to keep functioning with pandemic
work-from-home mandates in place did so by relying on VPNs and
software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. In the process, many of these
businesses have found that their workforce is just as effective being remote and
costs actually went down. Now, some are planning to maintain this "new normal"
or remote workforce, and they're trying to figure out how to change their
operations to match.
We know the security operations team, particularly in the security operations
center (SOC), needs to adapt to this rapidly evolving environment as well as to
the new generation of attacks and attackers that come with it. So, how do we
deal with these changes?
The first step is understanding what people, processes, and technologies are
already in place. For example, what information is the SOC receiving? What are
team members trained for? Are current staffing levels sufficient?
Typical SOCs are being inundated with terabytes worth of logs every day —
sometimes many terabytes. Fortunately, most SOCs have tools in place that can
consolidate and classify that incoming flood of data. The real challenge is
deriving actionable intelligence from it, or finding the needles in the
haystack. We've all heard — and may even have been part of — stories about SOCs
that were so overwhelmed with data that they didn't catch a red team test until
the team knocked on their door.
darkreading.com
Hacker leaks passwords for 900+ enterprise VPN servers
Microsoft Teams Vulnerable to Patch Workaround, Researchers Report
FBI issues warning over Windows 7 end-of-life
Feds move to block California’s net neutrality law
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The Security Challenges Of Protecting The Cannabis Industry
The advent of a truly new market for the physical security industry is a rare
occurrence. Particularly rare is a new market that is both fast-growing and
provides an environment that is not just conducive to application of physical
security technologies but that actually demands it. Such is the case with the
market for legalized marijuana.
We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What are the security
challenges of protecting the cannabis industry?
Sean Foley - Interface Security Systems LLC
First is the patchwork of legal and regulatory requirements that vary by state
and municipality. For video surveillance alone, there are specific state and
local requirements regarding everything from days of storage to coverage areas
to frame rates. Even more important is the unique exposure of the cannabis space
because it is a cash-heavy industry with high-value inventory. At the same time,
the cannabis product itself is easily converted to cash by criminals.
Consequently, security integrators must bring their more advanced solutions to
the table.
Marco Sanchez - Hanwha Techwin America
 As
the cannabis industry matures, so does the demand for sophisticated physical
security solutions to protect the process and properties from seed to sale. In
addition to keeping compliance top of mind, cannabis cultivators operate in a
high-value product and a cash-intensive business, making them ripe targets for
thieves. Smart camera placement maximizes viewing areas. To comply with
regulations, camera resolutions and frame rates need to be high enough to easily
identify faces and movement of product throughout processing. To help prevent
break-ins, outdoor cameras should send real-time notifications to key personnel.
And, because the cannabis industry is growing so rapidly, security systems
should be scalable so more stores and cultivation locations can easily be added
as needed.
Derek Arcuri - Genetec, Inc.
Cultivators need to consolidate and centralize their security operations in one
unified platform so they can manage access control, video monitoring, and alarms
across all their locations. The complicated nature of ever-evolving federal,
provincial, and state regulations can complicate compliance for expanding
cultivators operating across state and federal borders. Cannabis businesses need
a security system that allows them to meet compliance regulations and to be
ready for the next audit. Cultivators and retailers are competing in a rapidly
growing and evolving industry. Read full responses here:
securityinformed.com
Pandemic Pot Boom?
Recreational marijuana sales reached almost $61 million in July, setting a
record for the third month in a row
 Illinois
marijuana shops sold almost $61 million in recreational weed in July, beating
the previous record set in June by $13.4 million.
New marijuana markets typically see increasing sales for the first several
years, as customers stop buying from their illicit drug dealers and start
shopping at legal dispensaries instead. But weed sales in many states, including
Illinois, got an extra boost during the second quarter of the year as a
result of the coronavirus pandemic, said John Kagia, chief knowledge officer
at Washington, D.C.-based research firm New Frontier Data.
chicagotribune.com
Pandemic ‘fast-forwarded everything’ for nation’s largest cannabis retailer
B.C. allows private pot retailers to sell products online for in-store pick-up |
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Why Online Fraudsters Are Loving the Post-Pandemic Retail Reality
How retailers can adapt to the post-pandemic
marketplace
With retailers beginning to reopen their doors and fraud continuing to escalate,
business owners need to double-down on providing a cohesive customer experience
no matter how they shop, protecting their personal data while driving growth in
the process. Here’s how retailers can eliminate these pain points in a
post-pandemic marketplace.
A False Sense of Security in the U.S.
 As
medical experts repeatedly told us we’re safer at home, the pandemic encouraged
consumers to use mobile apps for food and groceries that they otherwise may not
have, indicating their penchant for convenience.
This is understandable as consumers preferred minimal contact during the social
distancing period. However, this uptick in activity signifies a change in users'
digital behaviors, which serve as a major indicator to fraudsters that an open
opportunity for hacking may be on the horizon, triggering an increase of fraud
exchange of security for convenience fails to cross the consumer’s mind.
Poor Customer Experiences Are Ruining Customer Loyalty
Before the apex of the pandemic occurred, consumers were in hot pursuit of
essential items such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer, wiping out retailer
shelves as well as most online marketplaces, resulting in a considerable strain
on supplies. As desperation mounted, users turned to nonvetted third-party
applications to nab these essentials. These buyers were welcomed by subpar user
experiences and poor security. As a result, 60 percent of online consumers
reported difficulty with accessing their user accounts.
Security is the Post-Pandemic Survival Tool
As social distancing restrictions ease, retailers must prepare for increased
traffic both online and in-store as consumers' newly adopted shopping habits are
here to stay for the long term. Behavioral analytics and other passive digital
authentication solutions can help retailers better protect customer transactions
from start to finish.
mytotalretail.com
80% of internal auditors face barriers while getting involved
in fraud risks management
The report, based on a survey of over 700 internal audit professionals across
the globe and across industries, reveals that the vast majority (80 percent) of
internal auditors are facing barriers to being involved in managing fraud risk,
despite almost two thirds (62 percent) saying they had seen an increase in
fraud incidents over the past five years.
securitymagazine.com
Walmart has again delayed the launch of its Amazon Prime competitor Walmart+
DoorDash opens online convenience stores
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Toledo, OH: Update: Man pleads guilty to $6,000 theft from Kohl's, Walmart
One of two men arrested after taking more than $6,000 in merchandise from three
Wood County stores has pleaded guilty. Darius Edwards, 25 appeared Tuesday for a
final pretrial on two separate cases. Wood County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
James Hoppenjans offered the deal that Edwards plead guilty in the case from
2019, a charge of theft, a fifth-degree felony. The deal included Edwards
pleading guilty to the two theft charges he was indicted on in 2020. Hoppenjans
asked that all charges be given a 12-month sentence with the time to be served
consecutively, for a total of four years. Edwards also must forfeit $1,560.
sent-trib.com
Northfield, IL: Grocery store reports theft of $3,800 in Liquor
Hamden, CT: Man Tried To Steal $1,600 In Items From Home Depot
Akron, OH: Women tries to return $900 of stolen meat for cash, walks out with
product and pulls same crime at another grocer
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Shootings & Deaths
Bartow, FL: Former Walmart Associate gets probation in 2016 death of a
Shoplifter in the parking lot
 A
former Lakeland woman was sentenced to five years’ probation Thursday for her
participation in the death of a suspected shoplifter who was forcibly restrained
in the parking lot of a Lakeland Walmart in 2016. During the sentencing hearing,
Assistant State Attorney Lauren Randall said Crucelis Nunez, 27, has cooperated
with prosecutors against co-defendants also facing manslaughter charges in the
case, which led to the state’s plea offer to her.
Nunez, a customer service manager at the store when the incident occurred,
pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of attempted manslaughter in June, with a
recommended sentence of two years’ house arrest followed by three years’
probation. On Thursday, Circuit Judge Michael McDaniel imposed that sentence.
She faced up to five years’ in prison. According to Lakeland police, Nunez gave
chase during the predawn hours of Feb. 7, 2016, after seeing Kenneth Wisham, 64,
leave the Walmart store at 5800 U.S. 98 North pushing a shopping cart with
merchandise he allegedly hadn't purchased. A witness, Rebecca Baggett, told
police she saw Nunez jump on Wisham's back, knocking him to the ground, and saw
her punching Wisham while two others held him down. Wisham died in the parking
lot from asphyxia, according to an autopsy, which also revealed that 15 of his
ribs had been broken.
theledger.com
Boston, MA: Family of store clerk who’s on life support after shooting must make
‘tough decision’
Tanjim Siam, 25, remains on life support at Boston Medical Center where his
parents after obtaining visas to visit the U.S. from Bangladesh arrived this
week to be by his hospital bedside and see him for the last time. His mother
and father obtained visas to come to Boston to see their son with the assistance
of the Boston Convenience Store Owners Association and several public officials,
including Mayor Martin Walsh. Siam, who recently moved to the U.S. from
Bangladesh and began working at M&R Convenience Store in Roxbury four months
ago, was attacked by a robber in mid-July. The robber entered the store on
Shawmut Avenue and shot Siam in the head after he had given the robber cash,
cigarettes and other items. Siam has since been in a coma.
bostonherald.com
Louisville, KY: Accused serial Robber charged in shooting at C-Store;
12 counts of Robbery
The man accused of shooting a clerk at downtown Louisville convenience store has
been arrested. According to Louisville Metro police, Robert T. McQueen, 36, of
Louisville, went up to an employee in the parking lot of Bader’s Food Mart at
1st and Jefferson during the early morning hours of July 27 and started asking
questions about the store’s safe. Police say McQueen shot the employee three
times when he tried to go back inside Bader's to warn his co-workers. The
employee survived the shooting. McQueen is also accused of robbing ten
Louisville businesses since late June. They include the Love Boutique, Big Lots,
a Five Star C- store and the Valero convenience store.
wave3.com
North Hollywood, CA: Man Shot To Death Outside Liquor Store in Gang related
incident
Dallas, TX: Dallas Reports ‘Unacceptable Level of Killings’ in 2020
Bibb County, GA: Bibb County is on pace for a record number of homicides: more
than 30 people have violently lost their lives at the hands of others since the
beginning of the year
Colorado Bureau of Investigation releases crime data for local agencies in 2019
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Bloomington, MN: Couple stealing athletic wear pulls knife on Champs store
manager at Mall of America
Officers were dispatched to a Champs Sports store inside the mall following a
report that the duo had taken store merchandise, and that the Minneapolis man
threatened the store’s manager, a 24-year-old Bloomington woman, with a knife,
police said. An employee followed the duo from a distance as they fled the store
on foot, and officers responding to the report were able to locate the duo after
they exited the mall.
hometownsource.com
Mountain View, CA: 2 store employees charged in $5,000 Theft and Lottery Fraud
Three people, including two employees of a gas station, have been arrested in
Stone County in connection with lottery fraud. The Mountain View Police
Department responded to Murphy’s USA July 29 where he was met with the district
manager, as well as local manager Holly Gillmore. The district manager advised
about $4,000 in lottery tickets and $1,300 in cash were missing from the
business.
ktlo.com
Watsonville, CA: San Jose man suspected of being ‘Pink Panther’ Walgreens robber
caught in Oakland
A San Jose man has been arrested as a suspect in a weekend pharmacy robbery,
identified in part by the Pink Panther sweatshirt he was wearing, police say.
Watsonville police say Elben Ramos, 26, jumped over a counter at a Freedom
Boulevard Walgreens and filled a purple cloth bag with bottles of controlled
substances around 6:40 a.m. Saturday.
mercurynews.com
Rochester, NY: Police forced to tase Walmart Shoplifter during arrest
As an officer approached the suspect to take him into custody he began swinging
his backpack at the officer, striking him with it, and then continued to run
away despite being told to stop several times. "The male began to run into
traffic and started to conceal his hands in front of his body," Pinkham said.
"The officer then utilized his taser and was able to him into custody.
therochestervoice.com
Pittsburgh, PA: 2 Men Arrested In Connection With Multiple Armed Robberies
Across Pittsburgh Area
Oklahoma City, OK: Police seeking suspects who stole $12,000 of Trump
merchandise, owner opens fire
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Barbershop – Queens,
NY – Burglary
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C-Store – Washington
County, PA – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Bentonville,
AR – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Dorchester
County, SC – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Houston, TX
– Armed Robbery
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CVS – Howard County,
MD – Robbery
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CVS – Murfreesboro, TN
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Champs – Bloomington,
MN – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station – Queens,
NY – Burglary
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Grocery – Erie, PA-
Robbery
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Restaurant – Penn
Township, PA – Armed Robbery (McDonalds)
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Spa – Queens, NY –
Burglary
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T-Mobile – Ottawa
County, MI – Robbery
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Walgreens –
Watsonville, CA – Robbery
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7-Eleven – Pasadena,
MD – Armed Robbery
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• 12 robberies
• 3 burglaries
• 0 shootings
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