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The Covid Impact
Dozens of Webinars Weekly
It’s Almost Webinar Overload
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It’s
time to challenge your old views and recognize this digital technology resource
for what it is and to take full advantage of the opportunity to broaden and
deepen your team's knowledge base.
As these educational vehicles go well beyond the self-serving need for sales and
actually offer a free opportunity to keep your key team members and your high
potentials up to date with the technology offerings in the industry.
Which serves and benefits your team's performance.
As it’s not about who you’re currently using as much as it’s about what’s
available - what's new - what are the differences - and where are we going.
Staying on top of technology takes a commitment to being always open to new
ideas, new ways of doing things, new twists on the old standards, and being open
to new relationships based on your own interactions and opinions, not based on
someone else’s.
Which is really one of the top reasons we miss opportunities. As we allow our
trusted friends to influence us, and rightfully so in many instances. However,
when it comes to new technology you’ve got to be relentlessly driven to what’s
new and how can we benefit from it and how does it fit long term?
Obviously, putting this into practice requires a time commitment that can only
be met by using your team members and developing a strategy to take full
advantage of this new COVID-inspired webinar trend.
Which some could say was going to happen eventually given the digital
transformation and the rise in travel costs, but now it is readily available as
a free resource for your team's educational development.
All it requires is a well thought out approach, structured follow up, and a
different mindset.
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ISC East 2020 In-Person Event Has Been Cancelled
ISC East 2020, scheduled for Nov. 18-19, 2020, in New York City, has been
canceled due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and
continued restrictions on large events. While we cannot convene in person for
2020, Reed Exhibitions, along with Premier Sponsor SIA (Security Industry
Association), announced that ISC East in partnership with ASIS NYC Chapter, will
collaborate to host a
virtual event on Nov. 18. The ISC East 2021 event will
take place at the Javits Center on Nov. 17-18, 2021.
isceast.com
COVID Update
US: Over 6.2M Cases - 189K Dead - 3.5M Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 26M Cases - 863K Dead - 18.2M Recovered
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
186
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 101
*Red indicates change in total
deaths
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" COVID Policies
Covid Gag Rules at U.S. Companies Are Putting Everyone at Risk
Employees say the biggest names in American
business have banned them from alerting others to coronavirus outbreaks; and
OSHA is turning a blind eye.
In
the past few months, U.S. businesses have been on a silencing spree. Hundreds of
U.S. employers across a wide range of industries have told workers not to share
information about Covid-19 cases or even raise concerns about the virus, or have
retaliated against workers for doing those things, according to workplace
complaints filed with the NLRB and the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA).
Workers at Amazon.com, Cargill, McDonald’s, and Target
say they were told to keep Covid cases quiet. The same sort of
gagging has been alleged in OSHA complaints against Smithfield Foods, Urban
Outfitters, and General Electric. In an email viewed by Bloomberg
Businessweek, Delta Air Lines told its 25,000 flight attendants to
“please refrain from notifying other crew members on your own” about any Covid
symptoms or diagnoses. At Recreational Equipment Inc., an employee texted
colleagues to say he’d tested positive and that “I was told not to tell anybody”
and “to not post or say anything on social media.” One complaint says trailer
manufacturer Great Dane LP set as its policy “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”
Amazon, McDonald’s, and Target dispute the allegations. REI says it doesn’t
prohibit employees from, or punish them for, raising concerns or discussing
their own health. General Electric Co. says it hasn’t threatened employees for
discussing Covid-related concerns, and Delta says it hasn’t punished staff for
sharing diagnoses. Smithfield Foods Inc. says its policy “is the opposite of the
allegations in the complaint.” Urban Outfitters Inc. says it encourages
employees to report concerns and that OSHA has found no wrongdoing on its part.
Cargill Inc. says it considers health information private. And Great Dane denied
requests to comment.
In many cases, workers say their bosses have cited employee privacy to
justify the gags, including federal privacy laws such as the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. But such laws don’t
require companies to silence employees on safety matters.
On the contrary, federal laws, including those that created OSHA and the NLRB,
guarantee employees the right to communicate about and protest their job
conditions. The federal bodies have failed to make companies obey the law.
Many thousands of OSHA complaints about coronavirus
safety issues have yielded citations against just two companies - a
health-care company and a nursing home - totaling about $47,000.
Employer crackdowns on free speech threaten to mask another wave of Covid
infections and make the end of the year far deadlier than it otherwise might be.
“In many places, workplace exposures are driving the pandemic,” says
epidemiologist David Michaels, who ran OSHA under President Obama and is now a
professor at George Washington University. “To stop this pandemic, workers need
to be listened to rather than silenced.”
bloomberg.com
CVS Employees Allege 'Pattern of Bullying',
Safety Concerns
Georgia: CVS District Leader instructed pharmacy staff not to tell patients
their medications were filled by someone who tested positive for COVID-19
A leaked email revealed a CVS district leader instructed employees not to tell
patients that their medications had been filled by someone who tested positive
for COVID-19.
A Georgia CVS technician shared the internal email with Business Insider. The
email from the district leader asked employees to track down which prescriptions
were filled by a COVID-19-positive employee and pull them from the shelves.
However, if a patient had already picked up one of those prescriptions, the
standard policy was to "NOT make an outreach call."
The technician said workers were threatened with disciplinary action or
termination if they told customers that someone in the store had tested positive
for COVID-19.
CVS spokesperson Michael DeAngelis told Business Insider, "It is not our policy
to prohibit our pharmacies from informing patients if their prescription was
filled when an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 worked in the
pharmacy."
At least 14 CVS employees across the country have reached out to Business
Insider and said CVS has a pattern of "bullying" staff, as well as flagrantly
disregarding the safety of both staff and customers. Business Insider
granted anonymity to all sources over job-security concerns and confirmed their
identities.
Staffers said CVS has ignored incidents of potential coronavirus exposure. After
the Georgia technician's coworker showed symptoms and tested positive, staff
who'd worked in close proximity with the coworker were instructed not to get
tested "because they couldn't have anyone else out of work," the technician
said.
businessinsider.com
Retail Eviction Proceedings Pick Up as Economy Restarts
Proceedings for the eviction of retail tenants are picking up across the country
as courts reopen and states’ moratoriums on evictions are expiring or getting
curtailed as the economy reopens.
While overall
retail rent collections
have improved to 77% in July from around 54% in April,
some tenants, particularly from the
apparel, fitness and
theater categories, have continued to struggle with payments,
according to real-estate data from Datex Property Solutions.
wsj.com
NRF: Pandemic remains a 'shock' for small businesses
The National Retail Federation warned that disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic
hasn't ended for small retailers, whose owners are "increasingly pessimistic."
The trade association also called for continued economic stimulus measures to
help small businesses suffering from the pandemic fallout.
"The coronavirus continues as a shock to America's small employers," NRF Chief
Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in a press release. "Small businesses are the
backbone of American ingenuity and impact local economies in cities and towns
across the country, but responses to recent surveys highlight the fragility of
many small business enterprises and the importance of the need for well-tailored
economic policy."
nrf.com
Protests & Violence
Operation LeGend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects
U.S.
Attorney Tim Garrison announced today that 355 arrests have been made and 122
firearms seized by local and federal law enforcement officers in Operation
LeGend.
Among those arrested since the launch of the operation, 88 are federal
defendants in the Western District of Missouri and 21 are federal defendants in
Kansas (18) and Texas (3). Among the remaining 246 arrests, 33 were homicide
cases and 62 were fugitives with either state or federal warrants for their
arrest. The remaining 151 non-fugitive arrests were either supervised release
violators or were referred for prosecution in state court.
justice.gov
DOJ investigates protest leaders, funding in Portland and other cities
The Justice Department has launched a criminal inquiry into the leadership and
financing of protests against police abuse that have roiled American cities as
the protest movement has become a political flashpoint in the contentious
presidential campaign.
Federal authorities asserted Tuesday that they are not targeting free speech
rights, but rather "coordinated, criminal activity ... and violence related
to riots, destruction of federal property and violence against law enforcement
officers."
The acknowledgement by the Justice Department followed remarks by Acting
Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, who late Monday first disclosed the
inquiry as "targeting" leaders of organizations and those who may be funding
their movement "across the country."
usatoday.com
LA: Protests continue over deputies' fatal shooting of Black man stopped on bike
Protesters marched on Tuesday for the second day in a row from the scene where a
Black man was fatally shot by deputies to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's office,
demanding answers over the latest deadly encounter between police and a Black
American. The sheriff's office has said Dijon Kizzee was stopped for
riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes, tried to run away, and was
then shot after dropping a bundle of items that included a handgun. But with no
body cameras in use by the deputies and no cell phone video yet to surface,
activists say the public is being asked to take the sheriff's department's
account of the incident at face value, and given the recent spate of fatal
police encounters with Black men, protesters are once again claiming injustice.
cbsnews.com
Nearly 100 Days of Unrest in Portland
Portland Police Chief: Violent protests come ‘at increased cost’
Portland’s police chief has denounced
protesters who broke windows and set a
fire to a business in the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler
lives, labeling the events an escalation in the street violence that Oregon’s
largest city has endured for months.
The demonstration began late Monday and stretched into the predawn hours of
Tuesday, targeting Wheeler, who is also police commissioner and has been
criticized for heading up a police force that has repeatedly used tear gas
against the demonstrators.
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said the demonstrators also wound up
targeting other people who live in Wheeler’s building and have had nothing to do
with the protests. Previously, the demonstrators have almost always clashed with
police outside symbols of authority — police buildings and courthouses.
apnews.com
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler moving to avoid rioters targeting his home
Photos show devastation in riot-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin
Retailers Join 'Time to Vote' Movement
Walmart, Best Buy, Patagonia giving workers time off on Nov. 3 to vote
The US has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among developed countries.
According to the Pew Research Center, 56% of those who were eligible to vote
cast their ballots in the 2016 presidential election. Though there may be a
number of reasons for citizens not voting, a growing number of companies are
joining a movement that's aiming to ensure that work schedules and demands are
not among them come November 3.
Through the "Time
to Vote" campaign, a nonpartisan movement begun by Patagonia, Levi
Strauss, and PayPal, more companies are making public commitments to giving
their employees time to vote. More than 700 companies have joined the
movement so far.
Here are some of the retailers and consumer companies that have added their name
to the list and shared specific plans about how they're empowering their
employees to vote:
● Walmart
● Gap Inc.
● Patagonia
● Levi Strauss
● J. Crew |
● Apple
● Best Buy
● Nike
● VF Corporation
● Starbucks |
● Everlane
● Sweetgreen
● Ben & Jerry's
businessinsider.com |
Old Navy to pay store employees to work election polls in November
With Election Day on the horizon, many companies are giving their employees the
day off to vote. But Old Navy is taking a different approach to get employees
involved in the democratic process.
The retailer announced on Tuesday that it will pay store employees for eight
hours who serve as poll workers for the 2020 election. The company said
employees "will also be eligible for compensation from their local
jurisdiction."
Old Navy, which is owned by Gap (GPS) and has 50,000 field employees across more
than 1,000 stores, is partnering with the Civic Alliance and Power the Polls to
recruit 250,000 new poll workers to "ensure polling sites stay open and operate
efficiently across the country."
cnn.com
'Dash Cart' Wipes Out Cashiers
With Amazon's Fresh store, the autonomous checkout wars have begun
Retailers are racing to find ways to take cashiers
completely out of the picture.
The
new brick and mortar concept boasts a slew of high-tech features, including an
autonomous checkout tools that lets customers put items into a smart shopping
cart (called Dash Cart) that tracks and tallies the items so they don't have to
checkout.
Standard Cognition,
autonomous checkout
solution provider,
co-founder and CEO Jordan Fisher told Modern Retail that the startup has
experienced "an influx
of inbound inquiries"
for its services from
both large and
independent retailers, mostly in the drugstore and convenience area, over the
past few months.
The
cashier-less technology
may also be used at Amazon-owned Whole Foods locations as early as 2021,
according to the New York Post. Amazon is reportedly trying to get the
autonomous checkout technology ready to be deployed in grocery stores in the
next few months.
modernretail.com
Race for Cashierless Checkout Heats Up
Giant Eagle GetGo debuts checkout-free store
Tech startup
Grabango
(Gra-ban-go) has heated up the race for faster retailing by debuting its
checkout-free technology at a Pittsburgh convenience store, becoming one of the
first outlets to allow shoppers to skip the line at an existing store.
Giant Eagle GetGo, a 3,000
square foot store located on the busy Route 28, began using the technology on
Tuesday, giving shoppers the chance to choose items they want to buy, scan their
phone at the exit and walk out without waiting in line.
The switch is a
milestone for the
technology, which has mostly been limited to new or remodeled stores powered by
Amazon and several other startups,
and comes after a year of stealth-mode testing.
forbes.com
Neiman Marcus adds 3 stores to closure count
Macy’s plans rollout of smaller stores away from malls
Amazon’s new NYC Whole Foods Market is basically an Amazon warehouse
Casey's General Stores rolls out curbside pickup
J.Jill avoids bankruptcy - for 10 more days
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Macy's Q2 comp's down 34.7%, net sales down 36%, e-commerce sales up 53%
Build-A-Bear Workshop revenue down 49%, e-commerce sales up 299%
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September: National Insider Threat Awareness Month
Free Resources to Help Your Company Mitigate Risks Posed by Insider
Treats
September
is National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NIATM), which is a collaborative
effort between the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC),
National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF), Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense Intelligence and Security (USD(I&S)), Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) to
emphasize the importance of detecting, deterring, and reporting insider threats.
NITAM 2020 will focus on “Resilience” by promoting personal and organizational
resilience to mitigate risks posed by insider threats. Themes include safety,
security, the counterintelligence threat, recognizing and reporting indicators,
proactive nature of Insider Threat Programs, and respect for privacy and civil
liberties.
The
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages organizations
to read
NCSC’s NITAM 2020 endorsement and
explore the following resources to learn how to protect against insider threats:
Insider Threat Mitigation
Resources
Trusted insiders commit intentional or unintentional disruptive or harmful acts
across all infrastructure sectors and in virtually every organizational setting.
Individuals entrusted with access to or knowledge of an organization represent
potential risks and include current or former employees or any other person who
has been granted access, understanding, or privilege.
This site is designed to assist individuals, organizations and communities in
improving or establishing an insider threat mitigation program. To combat
insider threats, organizations should consider a proactive and
prevention-focused insider threat mitigation program. This approach can help an
organization define specific insider threats unique to their environment, detect
and identify those threats, assess their risk, and manage that risk before
concerning behaviors manifest in an actual insider incident.
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more.
National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF) Resource Library
Welcome to the updated NITTF Resource Library. As part of its assistance
mission, the NITTF works within the Insider Threat community to identify best
practices, policy templates, and guidance to assist in the development of
Insider Threat Programs and
Insider Threat Training. Please check here
periodically for newly posted information that may be of assistance.
The Resource Library is now divided into 4 sections to help visitors view the
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Predicting Criminal Behavior
Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action,
report says
Police forces across Canada have already begun using
technology to predict who may
become involved in illegal activity or where crimes might take place,
an expert group warned Tuesday as it called on the federal government to protect
residents from the potential perils of such tactics.
A report developed by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and International
Human Rights Program said Canadian law enforcement agencies have generally been
much more cautious than their international counterparts when it comes to
deploying algorithmic tools in their crime-fighting efforts.
But the report said algorithmic policing has arrived,
opening the door for a host of
potential constitutional and human rights violations
that the country’s legal system is currently not equipped to handle.
“Canada is still in the early stages of adoption relative to other
jurisdictions, but we have already gone too far from the perspective of making
sure our human rights and constitutional laws keep up,” said Cynthia Khoo,
report co-author and lawyer specializing in technology and human rights. “… The
good news is that it’s not too late. The government has the chance to act now to
implement
robust legal safeguards
that protect our rights to equality, privacy, and liberty.”
nationalpost.com
RELATED: 'Algorithmic policing' in Canada need more
legal safeguards, Citizen Lab report says
Evicted for Being Burglarized?
We are the victims of break-ins and now we are getting evicted,’ says Small Town
Vape Store owner
“Now our landlord is evicting us for getting broken into.
The owner of the building is evicting us because somebody tried to break-in to
our store.
She says it causes problems for the whole building. So we are victims of a crime
and you guys are going to evict us now? It is just very disappointing,” said
Trent Nixon, the owner of the store. The landlord has
given the store a month’s notice
to move out.
bclocalnews.com
COVID Double Whammy Hits Urban Stores
Downtown Retailers and Businesses Struggle in Canada Amid Lack of Office Workers
and Tourists
New survey data by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business found that
22 percent of businesses in large urban centres report making normal sales
for this time of year compared to 37 percent of businesses in rural areas.
“One of the things downtown businesses count on is a lot of people moving around
downtown. You don’t think of downtown businesses as being worried about having
customers available because downtowns are typically crowded but with COVID-19
there’s kind of a
double whammy going on.
The first thing is a lot of office buildings have been emptied out. Some have a
handful of workers going in but many are still not going back
to their offices. So if you’re a coffee shop downtown on the corner that relies
on the traffic from those office buildings, a typical weekday morning you’d be
quite busy but now you’re empty or almost virtually empty.”
Also hitting downtowns quite hard is
tourism — or the lack of it.
For major cities like Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Calgary, many
businesses, particularly at this time of the year, reap the benefits of visitors
spending money in their communities. But that obviously is not happening this
year.
retail-insider.com
RELATED: Retailers Face Uncertain Future as Rent
Relief Program Ends in Canada
Employee COVID Outbreak
Walmart in south Edmonton closed due to COVID-19 outbreak, 12 staff cases
A
Walmart Supercentre in south Edmonton has been shut down by the company as it
deals with a COVID-19 outbreak at the location. Representatives from Walmart
Canada told Global News that the store closed after it confirmed
12 cases in employees.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, confirmed the
outbreak in her media update on Monday but said at the time health officials
were not sure of the
source of the outbreak.
Walmart officials said that some other employees who were in close contact with
those who tested positive are isolating.
globalnews.ca
Pandemic Driving More Retail Shortages
Manitoba retail shortages continue as coronavirus pandemic rages on
As Manitobans start to settle in for a fall season where the COVID-19 pandemic
is still in full swing, they might still have some difficulty getting some
supplies from local retailers.
John Graham of the Retail Council of Canada
told Global News that the coronavirus has had an interesting impact on the level
of demand for certain products.
Graham said what he’s seeing as we head into fall is
high demand for items that extend outdoor living
a little longer before winter rears its ugly head — outdoor heaters, fire pits,
etc. — as well as people recognizing they’re going to be working at home for an
extended period and starting to
invest in their workspaces.
globalnews.ca
Lowe's Canada Heroes Campaign
A month of September dedicated to heroes for the Lowe's Canada network
Walmart in south Edmonton closed due to COVID-19 outbreak, 12 staff cases
Canadians to Spend Less Back-to-School Shopping in 2020: Survey
Staples Canada Innovates with Contactless Curbside Pickup and Rexall Partnership
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Toronto, ON: Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing at convenience
store
Police say a woman has been charged with second-degree murder after a stabbing
at a downtown Toronto convenience store on Wednesday. Police said they were
called to the area of Sherbourne and Dundas streets just after 10 a.m. for
reports of a person with a knife. Officers said when they responded, they found
the victim — 41-year-old Tara Morton — covered in blood. She was taken to a
trauma centre where she died. The circumstances leading up to the stabbing are
unclear.
globalnews.ca
(Update) Haliburton County, ON: 73-year-old man shot & killed by police after
assaulting store employee
The Special Investigations Unit says Leslie Hegedus was the man shot and killed
by Ontario Provincial Police officers on July 15. The SIU says officers were
called to a
grocery store
around 9:25 a.m. where Hegedus was
allegedly assaulting people
inside. It says Hegedus
left the store and was followed by police officers who later had an
"interaction" with the man where two officers fired on him. The SIU says it has
recovered a gun from the scene and has also taken the two officers' guns and all
three were sent for analysis.
cbc.ca
Scarborough, ON: 3 youths charged in double shooting at strip mall
Clarenville, NL: Armed robber wore a disposable mask, but not for public health
reasons; leaves store with cash
Robberies & Burglaries
• C-Store
- Clarenville, NL - Armed Robbery
• Unnamed
Store - Alhambra, AB - Armed Robbery/Employee Assaulted
• Vape
Store - Burns Lake, BC - Burglary
• Walmart
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Bringing 'Zombie Retailers'
Back to Life
Pair of Entrepreneurs Aim to Refashion Zombie Retailers Into Online Powerhouses
Retail
Ecommerce Ventures LLC, founded last year by Mr. Mehr and fellow entrepreneur
Taino “Tai” Lopez, has been
on the hunt for distressed
retailers. Since
October, their Miami-based company has
made six retail acquisitions,
running the brands as online businesses. This summer, REV took over online
housewares retailer
Linens ’n Things
and collectibles purveyor
Franklin Mint.
It also purchased
the
Book People,
a bookseller based in the U.K.
E-commerce is expected to get stronger as the coronavirus pandemic continues to
ravage brick-and-mortar stores. Online sales could give struggling brands a
second life, the entrepreneurs said.
The entrepreneurs see REV as an e-commerce incubator, with the goal of nurturing
businesses that
can bring in at least $10
million a week in revenue
by leveraging social media,
among other things. They also operate FarmersCart, an online meat market and
food store, which they founded in 2018.
“We use social media
for everything,”
including finding talent and investors, selling products and driving brand
awareness, said Mr. Lopez. The REV executive chairman is a social-media
influencer with millions of followers and the president of his personal
investment group, Tai Lopez Capital Group.
wsj.com
54% Will Do Holiday Shopping Completely Online
COVID's online shopping boost likely to continue through holidays
The way people plan to do their holiday shopping this year will be different
than ever before. According to a survey from eBay Advertising, a majority
(54%) of eBay shoppers say
they will be doing all of their holiday shopping online.
Nearly three-quarters
(72%) plan to buy more of
their gifts online this year than last.
This is in line with trends brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic -- shoppers
clearly did more than learn to bake or start a new hobby while sheltering in
place. With most stores closed, 56% of people did more online shopping while at
home. And this habit is expected to continue through the fall and winter as 72%
expect to continue shopping more online even as stores open.
smartbrief.com
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Glendale, CA: Multi-Agency Task Force Arrest Two For Alleged Identity Theft
Two men (Juan Perez and Uriel Martinez), were arrested by Glendale police and
the Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force for alleged multiple counts of identity
theft, police announced Tuesday. Their alleged crime spree, which reportedly
involved the use of counterfeit bank cards and the theft of diesel fuel, came to
light after a Glendale resident contacted police about some fraudulent charges
made to the resident’s credit card, Hauptmann said.
One of the credit cards that
Perez allegedly used belonged to an FBI agent whose government credit card was
skimmed at the Glendale gas stations.
Perez and Martinez were eventually stopped at the Rosemead station, where
detectives allegedly found about 30 counterfeit bank access cards in Perez’
possession. Martinez was allegedly found to be holding 75 bank cards. A search
warrant was then served on Perez’s residence where an addition 100 fraudulent
cards, a credit card/reader writer and a laptop computer were found and seized
by detectives, authorities said.
mynewsla.com
Spring Hill, FL: Miami couple used fake IDs to buy $20K worth of cell phones
at Verizon
A Miami couple is facing charges of fraud after deputies say they used fake IDs
to buy numerous cell phones. Security personnel contacted Hernando County
Sheriff's deputies about a possible identity theft at a Verizon store in Spring
Hill. They told deputies an employee at the store was helping Joshua Lorenzo,
22, and Jolena Montano, 21, get numerous cell phones using fake IDs. Deputies
say they arrested Lorenzo and Montano at the Verizon retailer when they arrived
to pick up the phones. Deputies say the couple lives in Miami. Lorenzo was
charged with grand theft over $20,000, organized fraud over $20,000, criminal
use of personal identification information and unlawful use of a two-way
communication device. Montano was charged with organized fraud over $20,000.
Pending further investigation,
deputies say the employee will
likely face organized fraud charges as well.
wtsp.com
Montgomery County, MD: Montgomery Police Officers Charge Three Suspects with
Home Depot Theft and Stolen Vehicle Offenses
On Tuesday, August 25, 4th District officers responded to the Home Depot for the
report of a shoplifting that had just occurred. Home Depot loss prevention
personnel stated to police dispatchers that one suspect had stolen approximately
$1,800 worth of merchandise from the store and that this suspect was currently
inside a pick-up truck in the store parking lot. A Police check showed that the
vehicle that the suspect was in had been reported as stolen from Anne Arundel
County. Upon arrival, officers located the suspect’s truck in the parking lot.
Officers observed two suspects sitting inside the truck and a third suspect
placing property, that was later determined to have been stolen from the Home
Depot, into the bed of the truck.
stl.news
Hoboken, NJ: Walgreen Shoplifter fights with Staff, stealing $1,000 of cosmetics
Just after 6:30 p.m., Officers Harold Milne and Enrico Gnassi responded to a
robbery in progress at Walgreens on 1st & Washington and were able to detain
Contey, who was seen shoplifting approximately $1000 worth of cosmetics. As he
was leaving with the items, he was confronted by Walgreens employees and
attempted to fight his way out of the store. Despite the physical altercation,
no one was injured.
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Shootings & Deaths
Jacksonville, FL: Double shooting outside Jacksonville gas station leaves 1 dead
Investigators said they don't know if a robbery or an argument led up to the
shooting. They have no suspect information as they search for security camera
video for possible evidence.
jacksonville.com
Buffalo, NY: Update: Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty to killing woman inside McKinley
Mall
The ex-boyfriend of a woman who was fatally stabbed inside an upstate New York
mall pleaded guilty Tuesday to her murder. Prosecutors said Keith Sparks killed
Mallicia Tipps inside the Sears store at the McKinley Mall in suburban Buffalo
in September 2019. Sparks was arrested later that night at his Niagara Falls
home. Police said at the time of Sparks’ arrest that he followed Tipps’ vehicle
to the mall and chased Tipps and her friend from the parking lot into the store,
where he stabbed her several times. The 38-year-old victim died at the scene.
washingtontimes.com
Joliet, IL: 2 Dead In Will County Liquor Store Shooting
Two people died Tuesday night in a shooting in Joliet's unincorporated Ingalls
Park, and the Will County Sheriff's Office blanketed the area investigating the
violent crime. The slayings happened at the Ingalls Park Liquor Store. Sheriff's
investigators and crime scene evidence technicians were out in force. Will
County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Sheriff Dan Jungles said the deadly
shootings happened at 8:42 p.m. Late Tuesday night, Jungles confirmed that two
victims had died.
patch.com
Wallkill, TX: Valero employee shot while chasing shoplifters
On
Monday, August 31, at 11:50 pm, Wallkill Police responded to reports of “shots
fired” at the Valero gas station at 28 Carpenter Avenue in the town. Responding
officers found the victim, a 19-year-old male employee of Valero with a gunshot
wound to his left arm. The employee, a resident of the Town of Wallkill, was
transported to Garnet Health Medical Center, where he is listed in stable
condition. The victim told detectives that he was chasing several individuals
who were shoplifting when one of the subjects shot him.
midhudsonnews.com
Jacksonville, FL: At least 2 shot in overnight car shooting near Regency Square
Mall
An early Wednesday shooting near the Regency Square mall resulted in one man
killed and another person wounded, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's
Office. Officers getting off shift at the police substation at the mall heard
gunshots about 1:30 a.m. and rushed over to find a victim in a car on Atlantic
Boulevard near Monument Road suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The
Sheriff's Office said the man isn't expected to survive.
jacksonville.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Allen Park, MI: Woman attempts to rob Allen Park Del Taco at drive-thru;
threatens to ‘start shooting’
A woman who attempted to rob a fast food restaurant through the drive-thru lane
was thwarted in her attempt, as an employee locked the window and called police.
The attempted robbery occurred during the one hour each day that the restaurant
is closed for cleaning. A 911 call was made at approximately 4:15 a.m. Aug. 28
at Del Taco on Southfield Road.
thenewsherald.com
Santa Ana, CA: Robbery Crew Targeted Traveling Jewelry Salespeople; The
ringleader has been sentenced to 45 months in prison
The ringleader of a robbery crew that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople, following
them for many miles at times and inflicting at least $835,000 in losses,
was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison. Federico Santiago Quiroz Lucca,
52, also known as Christian Sergio Alessandro Hernandez Valenzuela, of Los
Angeles, was also ordered to pay $835,000 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s
Office said in a press release. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James V.
Selna.
instoremag.com
Baltimore, MD: Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Federal Prison For String Of
Video Game Store Robberies
A Baltimore man was sentenced to over six years in federal prison for a string
of video game store robberies in 2018. Stewart Williams, 37, was sentenced to 77
months in federal prison for a federal robbery charge in connection with a
series of four robberies of video game stores committed over a 12-day period.
baltimore.cbslocal.com
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) terminated services of 74 employees on
various charges, including submitting fake or tempered degrees, sabotaging
company property, taking bribe and for their involvement in theft and smuggling
of narcotics, during August
Fire/Arson
Clay, NY: Amazon Distribution Center not damaged by 3rd-floor fire
A third-floor fire at the construction site soon to be an Amazon distribution
center did not damage the facility, according to an Onondaga County officials.
Firefighters with the Moyers Corners and Liverpool fire departments responded to
the fire at 8:40 p.m., according to dispatch logs. The fire was minor and
accidental, said county spokesman Justin Sayles.
syracuse.com
Salt Lake City, UT: Woman suspected of starting fire at store in attempt to
steal cart full of groceries
A woman is in the Salt Lake County Jail following an attempted arson and theft
Monday night at a local grocery store. It happened at the Smith’s Marketplace in
Millcreek. Investigators don’t know yet what the suspect’s motivation or mindset
were at the time, but the fire didn’t last very long, no one was injured and
she’s now in custody.
fox13now.com
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C-Store – Anchorage,
AK – Robbery
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C-Store – St Matthews,
SC – Burglary
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C-Store – Athens, GA –
Robbery
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CVS – Claremont, NH –
Robbery
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CVS – Newark, NJ –
Robbery
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Commercial - Airway
Heights, WA – Burglary
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Dollar General –
Owasso, OK – Robbery
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Door Dash – Des
Moines, IA – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station –
Wallkill, NY – Armed Robbery
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Grocery – Anchorage,
AK – Robbery
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Grocery – Summit
County, OH – Robbery
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Guns - Cache County,
UT - Burglary
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Jewelry – Tulsa, OK – Robbery
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Jewelry - Friendswood, TX –
Burglary
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Jewelry – Arlington, TX –
Burglary
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Jewelry – Portland, OR -
Robbery
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Pharmacy – Hoboken, NJ
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Park, MI - Armed Robbery
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PA – Burglary
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Walgreens – Hoboken,
NJ – Robbery
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