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Industry Leader Kathleen Smith Retiring After Decades in LP & Law Enforcement

After decades in the Loss Prevention/Asset Protection and Law Enforcement field, industry leader Kathleen Smith will be retiring. Since 2001, Kathleen has served with Albertsons-Safeway as the VP of Loss Prevention/Asset Protection. Earlier in her career, from 1974 to 1982, she served as a Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

As one of the leading women in the industry, she was always involved and engaged with the community and willing to invest herself in causes and efforts well beyond her duties.

As a role model and mentor, there’s only been a few of her caliber and abilities in the industry, and we’ll miss her passion and unrelenting willingness to help. She is what all true leaders aspire to be: a great person, great executive, and a great leader with humility and dignity.

The D&D Daily wishes her the best of luck in the next chapter of her life. Have fun, Kathleen!

A Look Back on Kathleen's 2018 LPNN Appearance

In 2018, Kathleen joined Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert for an LPNN episode about California's Prop 47 and how reducing theft penalties impacts community safety.

The two leaders discussed how these laws have impacted employee safety and violence in stores, and what retail LP investigators and executives can do to make shoplifting and ORC cases easier to prosecute. The interview is as timely as ever in today's environment.

Watch the full episode here

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Protests & Violence

Pleading for a Safe & Healthy Work Environment in NYC
Over 160 NYC CEO's Plead with DeBlasio to Crack Down on Crime
The heads of over 160 major corporations, from Macy's to MasterCard are pleading with Mayor Bill de Blasio to finally crack down on crime and address quality of life concerns so New Yorkers can return to work after the coronavirus shutdown the city.

"There is widespread anxiety over public safety, cleanliness and other quality of life issues that are contributing to deteriorating conditions in commercial districts and neighborhoods across the five boroughs," the powerful business leaders wrote to de Blasio Thursday.

"We need to send a strong, consistent message that our employees, customers, clients and visitors will be coming back to a safe and healthy work environment. People will be slow to return unless their concerns about security and the livability of our communities are addressed quickly and with respect and fairness for our city's diverse populations," they wrote.

"We urge you to take immediate action to restore essential services as a necessary precursor for solving the city's longer term, complex, economic challenges," the letter added.

Shootings have skyrocketed in the last few months with a 50 percent increase over Labor Day weekend alone compared to last year while arrests for gunplay are down by about 13 percent.

The effort was organized by the Partnership for New York City, a business group whose members employ over 1.5 million New Yorkers. nypost.com

Looting Prep Drills
Chicago looting response practiced by police in public safety drills Thursday
The Chicago Police Department held another series of public safety drills in Bronzeville and Belmont Cragin, two neighborhoods hit by looters earlier this summer, allowing them to practice their looting response tactics. Training drills were conducted using looting as the scenario, although CPD did not give out any tactics.

"It's a chess game for criminals, so we don't want to give away our moves to the criminal elements so they can defeat what we are drilling for," CPD Supt. David Brown explained.

Brown said the drills are not just about preventing looting, but being prepared to arrest looters, which he said was difficult at the end of May. Officers face criticism for allowing the looting to happen in some neighborhoods.

"It was not officers waiting and watching people loot, it was officers being violently attacked, waiting for cover and then making arrests," he said. abc7chicago.com

Police chiefs who have resigned or retired since George Floyd death
Police chiefs throughout the country have either resigned or accelerated their retirements since the killing of George Floyd, which was followed by calls for police reform coupled with growing animosity and distrust of law enforcement.

The May 25 death of Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, ignited a wave of nationwide protests that have sometimes turned violent. Among the demands from activists and some elected officials are greater accountability for law enforcement and the defunding of police departments.

Here is a list of cities where police chiefs have stepped down in the midst of a reckoning over race and police practices: foxnews.com

Portland, OR: Mayor Bans Police Use Of Tear Gas At Protests

Federal prosecutors take over Seattle protester cases, concerning local attorneys

Rochester demonstrators protest for eighth night, stage naked sit-in at City Hall

COVID Update

US: Over 6.5M Cases - 196K Dead - 3.8M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 28.3M Cases - 914K Dead - 20.3M Recovered

Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 186 Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 101
*Red indicates change in total deaths

Returning to Trade Shows & Your Health
Will Attendees Be Asked to Screen Themselves for Symptoms of COVID-19?
I wrote about how convention centers are preparing for the eventual return of attendees by adding new technology like thermal imaging cameras that will take the temperature of convention goers when they arrive onsite.

In addition to technology offered by meeting venues to help monitor attendee health, associations-much like schools-may consider asking participants to fill out a daily health questionnaire before they arrive for their day of learning and networking.

Developed by 42Chat, HealthShield allowed attendees and staff to respond to a three-question survey via text, which could be completed in less than 15 seconds. After taking the survey, attendees either received a valid green check mark to enter, or a red or yellow mark restricting their access or asking them to take additional steps before entering.

Tradeshow service provider Fern also recently announced that it was partnering with ShareMy.Health to launch Fern Health Check, a digital platform that allows tradeshow and event organizers to collect self-assessments from attendees, staff, and other participants.

"The return to live events is going to be about shifting the mindset of attendees, exhibitors, venues, and local jurisdictions to a place where they are again comfortable hosting and attending events," said Jim Kelley, Fern's vice president of marketing and industry relations, in a press release. "We believe Health Check is a key tool that will help this occur." associationsnow.com

CDC Says: Eating Out is Among Riskiest Activities During COVID-19
Going out to eat is riskier than other activities during the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday in a new report.

In a study with 314 adults who were tested for COVID-19, the CDC found adults who tested positive for the coronavirus were about twice as likely than those who tested negative to have gone to a restaurant before getting sick.

"Findings from a case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that close contact with persons with known COVID-19 or going to locations that offer on-site eating and drinking options were associated with COVID-19 positivity," the CDC said.

The CDC said the highest risk is having on-site dining indoors and outdoors without at least 6 feet of space between customers and workers. miamiherald.com

UK: Big story: Fears over a second wave
A second wave is at least possible, if not probable. The important things will be how bad it is and whether retailers can cope with it better, or at least as well, second time around.

Opinion is divided as to how much you can prepare for any second wave. "We should be more experienced in knowing what products will be in demand" and that any lockdowns seem more likely to be localized. But like Cheema, Chahal is keeping his fingers crossed that any second wave is more manageable than the first, and that the measures retailers took in haste in March and April will be more familiar and easily implemented this winter. talkingretail.com

California death toll tops 14,000, but new coronavirus cases continue to decline
California officials on Thursday reported that more than 14,000 residents have died of COVID-19, but that new coronavirus cases continued to ebb statewide.

New cases have declined substantially since July 27, when the state recorded nearly 11,000 of them.

Outbreaks on work sites in Los Angeles County, including warehouses and retailers, spiked in July but are now abating, Dr. Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County health officer.

The county sent inspectors to 331 businesses, including restaurants, markets, hair salons and barbershops over the Labor Day weekend and found "reasonably good compliance" with health rules, Davis said.

In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed announced that the city was accelerating its reopening and would permit indoor personal services and indoor gyms with limited capacity starting Monday.

Orange County has moved into Tier 2 of the state's monitoring system, which gauges a county's ability to reopen more fully. latimes.com

West Coast Fires

End of Fire Season Months Away
Devastating toll from California firestorms:
12 dead, over 3,900 structures destroyed
Another dozen people were reported missing Wednesday in the area of the North Complex fire - a massive blaze around Oroville that mushroomed this week into an inferno that already has been blamed for three deaths.

The massive complex of fires has scorched more than 252,000 acres and forced some 20,000 residents in Plumas, Butte and Yuba counties from their homes.

Wildfires have burned more than 3.1 million acres statewide this year - the largest amount on record. So far this year, almost 7,700 fires have ignited statewide, according to Berlant.

"Unfortunately, with several more months of fire season to go, this number could continue to increase," he said Thursday. latimes.com

Massive August fire now largest in California history, at 471,000 acres and counting
The massive August Complex fire is now officially the largest blaze in California history, burning more than 471,000 acres, another grim milestone in what is already the state's most destructive fire year on record.

Across the state, 28 major wildfires have prompted more than 64,000 people to evacuate, said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. latimes.com

Facial Recognition & Privacy

Facial Recognition Ban
Opposition Lining Up & Mayor Leaves Door Open
SIA speaks out on Portland's rigid facial recognition ban

SIA said facial recognition bans are shortsighted

The Security Industry Association (SIA) said that the decision by the Portland, Ore. city council to ban facial recognition technology use are shortsighted decisions that do not consider effective and beneficial applications of facial recognition.

"Turning back the clock on technological advancement through a complete ban on private-sector use of technology that clearly keeps our fellow citizens safe is not a rational answer during this period of social unrest in Portland," SIA CEO Don Erickson said in the announcement.

SIA's Senior Director of Government Relations, Jake Parker, provided testimony at the Portland city council hearing on Sept. 9 in opposition to these prohibitions.

As part of the council's discussion, Portland Councilwoman Jo Ann Hardesty stated prior to the vote, the council would revisit the ban where there is technology that is not racially biased and is tested by independent third parties.

SIA noted that such technology is available today, and in July, SIA authored and submitted a letter to Portland's mayor and city council, noting the National Institute of Standards and Technology's research that documented high-performing algorithms perform equally well across different demographics. securitysystemsnews.com

Portland Passes Strongest Facial-Recognition Restriction in U.S.
Still, local business groups urged officials to create exceptions to the rules as they are finalized in the coming months.

"If you're a local retailer, and you can't use these technologies to enhance your customer experiences, the benefits just head to another city," Mr. Isaacs, vice president of government affairs at the Portland Business Alliance, said.

Mr. Wheeler, the mayor, said Wednesday that "Portland is far from an anti-technology city" and that local officials could work with industry in the future to advance facial-recognition products that are more accurate and privacy protective. wsj.com

LPRC CrimeScience Podcast: Episode 21
The Future of Privacy: Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, Tom Meehan, and Featured Guest Peter Trepp of FaceFirst

In this special LPRC CrimeScience: The Weekly Review episode, Peter Trepp, CEO & President of FaceFirst, joins us to give his take on the future of privacy, delving into expectations of privacy, legislation, security, technologies, and more.

In addition, co-hosts Dr. Read Hayes, Tom Meehan, and Tony D'Onofrio discuss upcoming LPRC collaborative initiatives, the recent Jacob Blake incident, digital risk protection, Microsoft's Zero Trust security, ransomware, D&D's crime report, and the global retail data.

Peter Trepp is a technology executive, investor, advisor, and thought leader. He is currently the CEO of FaceFirst, a recognized leader in the facial recognition market that provides AI-enabled identity solutions to commercial and government organizations around the world. Play the episode here

China Store Insider Threat Fueled Counterfeit Fashion
Tightening 'Fashion Houses' Budgets Increases Counterfeits

'The Pandemic Has Created a 'Perfect Storm' for Counterfeits.
Just Ask Louis Vuitton.'

COVID has hit fashion brands hard this year, impacting investigator budgets too

On Chinese state television last week, Shanghai police unveiled a major counterfeit bust that resulted in 62 arrests, as well as the seizure of more than 30 items of manufacturing equipment, 2,000 counterfeit bags and raw materials worth more than 100 million yuan ($14.6 million).

The gang is accused of producing sophisticated counterfeit Louis Vuitton bags, apparently with insider assistance from a Louis Vuitton shop assistant working at a store in Guangzhou. The employee is said to have passed new bag models onto the counterfeiters, giving them an opportunity to copy and sell high quality fakes at the same time or even before the genuine models were available in Louis Vuitton stores. The high-tech counterfeits came complete with NFC (near-field-communication) microchips embedded; when scanned, the customer would be redirected to Louis Vuitton's official website.

Pandemic Has Decimated 'Fashion Houses' Investigative Budgets For Fighting Counterfeits Overseas

In a year in which the pandemic has decimated the bottom lines of fashion businesses the world over, others are not so lucky. Many fashion companies have been hit hard and are no longer able or willing to hire him for investigations and enforcement actions.

"Because the budgets of fashion brands are decreasing, we are focusing more on pharmaceutical and food areas [right now]," Henry Luo said with a shrug, adding that a drop in investment from the fashion industry will inevitably see an increase in counterfeits. Luo's company, Roy IP Legal Consultant Limited, have deprioritised case work this year for counterfeit fashion products.

"The counterfeiters know when the brands aren't striking them as hard as before and that encourages them to counterfeit more," he explained, adding that while major e-commerce platform operators Alibaba and JD.com have made inroads into stamping out fakes, counterfeit products are now increasingly rife on up-and-coming e-commerce players, including Douyin and Pinduoduo. businessoffashion.com

Here's a First - Slowing Down U.S. Takeovers
Sen. Rubio Seeks Security Review of Chinese Bid for GNC
Over Access to U.S. Customers Health Data
In a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Sen. Rubio (R., Fla.) noted that Pittsburgh-based GNC keeps health data on millions of U.S. customers. Should the company be acquired by Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co. or another Chinese buyer, that data could fall into the hands of China's authoritarian government, Mr. Rubio said.

Mr. Rubio's letter came as national security officials have grown concerned over whether business acquisitions by Chinese investors could give that country's government access to sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens. wsj.com

Coresight Research
Store Tracker - Week 37
7,815 YTD Store Closures
3,352 YTD Store Openings

J Crew Emerges from Chapter 11

Whole Foods to offer pickup from nearly all of its stores by end of month

Quarterly Results
Chewy Q2 sales up 47%
FreshDirect Q2 sales up 46%
Kroger Q2 comp's up 14.6% excluding fuel, digital sales up 127%, total sales up 8%
Canada's Empire Co. (Sobey's) Q1 comp's up 8.6%, sales up 9%
Canada's Roots Q2 sales down 38%

Senior LP & AP Jobs Market

Director, Asset Management job posted for CHEP in Alpharetta, GA
Fully responsible for developing/executing nationwide CHEP USA Asset Recovery and NPD strategy to increase the number of CHEP assets collected directly or indirectly. Effectively utilize team of eighty employees and manage $49M budget solely dedicated to recovery of company assets.

CHEP (Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool) is an international company dealing in pallet and container pooling services, serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chains. indeed.com

Where Were You That Morning?
'Never forget' 9/11 vow still means so much to so many
Andy Card, chief of staff to then-President George W. Bush, said in today's difficult times, it's even more important to honor the dead.

"We all promised never to forget. I won't forget. It's deep in me," said Card, a Holbrook native. "We have an obligation to remember and respect with gratitude those who died."

Former Boston Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said he's convinced "America has not forgotten" the heroism. But, he did say the "rhetoric" surrounding police officers needs to be put in perspective.

"The actions of a few should not taint the actions of 800,000," said Bratton, who has also headed police departments in New York City and Los Angeles. "A lot of Americans in their quest to have racial justice are forgetting that the vast majority of cops are willing to risk their lives for citizens."

That will be the message on this 9/11 in both New York City and at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, where both President Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to appear. inhomelandsecurity.com

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Great Panel of Top Cybersecurity Leaders
Cybersecurity Leadership: The New Threat Landscape

CEOs and CISOs on How to Respond to Disruption, Distortion and Deterioration

Disruption, distortion and deterioration - these cybersecurity threats are amplified by the ongoing pandemic. Which poses the greatest threat and why? We asked this exclusive panel of CEOs and CISOs, and their responses might surprise you.

Participating in the latest in a series of Information Security Media Group cybersecurity leadership forums are:

CEOS: Sahir Hidayatullah of Smokescreen and Lou Manousos of RiskIQ.

CISOs: Chris Roberts, a researcher and hacker; Kathy Wang of VeryGoodSecurity; Rebecca Wynn of [24]7.ai; and Anne Marie Zettlemoyer of Mastercard.

In the latest Cybersecurity Leadership panel discussion hosted by ISMG and CyberTheory, these CEOs and CISOs discuss:

• Risks posed by disruption, distortion and deterioration;
• The state of predictive analytics and active defense;
• How to defend against AI-enabled phishing attacks. govinfosecurity.com

Holidays Approaching - 1 Successful e-Comm DDoS Attack & You're History
CISA Warns of Increased DDoS Attacks
Security Experts Say Remote Workforce, Online Learning Create Opportunities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning of an increase in targeted distributed denial-of-service attacks against financial and government organizations worldwide. And security firms also are tracking the incidents in these and other sectors.

"With so much of the world still in a state of pandemic where school is virtual, healthcare visits are remote and shopping has gone digital, the targets are ripe for potential attacks," says Richard Hummel, manager for threat research at Arbor Networks - the security division of Netscout.

"Education, healthcare and e-commerce all saw significant increases [in attacks] as the world shifted to online education and shopping and the healthcare industry was bombarded with the pandemic," Hummel says.

This CISA alert follows a similar warning the FBI issued in July about an increase in DDoS attacks using amplification techniques (see: FBI Alert Warns of Increase in Disruptive DDoS Attacks). govinfosecurity.com

Follow the Money & Stopping the Cash Out
What happens to funds once they have been stolen in a cyberattack?
SWIFT and BAE Systems published a report that describes the complex web of money mules, front companies and cryptocurrencies that criminals use to siphon funds from the financial system after a cyber attack.

The report highlights the ingenuity of money laundering tactics to obtain liquid financial assets and avoid any subsequent tracing of the funds. For instance, cybercriminals often recruit unsuspecting job seekers to serve as money mules that extract funds by placing legitimate sounding job advertisements, complete with references to the organization’s diversity and inclusion commitments.

Attackers using untraceable money laundering techniques

They use insiders at financial institutions to evade or undermine the scrutiny of compliance teams carrying out know-your-customer (KYC) and due diligence checks on new account openings. And they convert stolen funds into assets such as property and jewelry which are likely to hold their value and less likely to attract the attention of law enforcement.

Although there has been much research into the methods that cybercriminals use to conduct attacks, there has been less investigation into what happens to funds once they have been stolen.

Simon Viney, Cyber Security Financial Services Sector Lead at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence said: “The activity from cybercriminals and gangs across the world is estimated to result in over $1.5 trillion dollars in annual losses.

“This report focuses on money laundering related activities necessary for cyber attackers to conduct and ‘cash out’ a successful attack and avoid the money subsequently being traced.

“As technology and criminals’ techniques evolve at a rapid pace, so will the need for institutions, both private sector and law enforcement, to collaborate and maintain awareness of evolving money laundering techniques, in order to reduce the opportunities for threat groups to benefit from committing high-value cyber heists.” helpnetsecurity.com

Zoom Brings Two-Factor Authentication to All Users
Zoom yesterday confirmed two-factor authentication (2FA) will now be available for all users of the videoconferencing platform, which has come under intense security scrutiny as employees around the world continue to work from home to curb the spread of COVID-19. darkreading.com

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Amazon's 'No Innocent Bystander'
Amazon Inflated Prices on Essentials Amid Pandemic
Amazon.com Inc. charged inflated prices for hand sanitizer, disposable gloves and other essentials months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a consumer watchdog said in a report accusing the world’s largest online retailer of price gouging.

The report, released Thursday by Public Citizen, examines roughly two dozen products on Amazon’s site. Relying on its own observations and data from price-tracking sites, the nonprofit public interest group documented price increases of as much as 1,000% when compared with pre-pandemic levels or prices at other large retailers.

The report challenges Amazon’s public position that it’s an innocent bystander of price gouging perpetrated by a select few “bad actors” selling products on its popular web store. It accuses Amazon of price gouging, as well, on products the online retailer sells directly.

The U.S. company denied it engages in such practices. post-gazette.com

The Start of a Major Trend & The Future is Now
The rise of ‘dark stores’—and how they could save struggling retail
Whole Foods’ newest store doesn’t have any shoppers—and that’s the point.

Located in Brooklyn and slightly smaller than a typical Whole Foods, the store is dedicated solely to fulfilling online orders. It’s the company’s first purpose-built online-only store. With longer aisles, no salad bar, and missing those checkout candy displays, the store will be used to pack up online orders, which have skyrocketed during the pandemic. Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, says its grocery sales tripled, year over year, for the second quarter of 2020.

Though six of its stores were temporarily converted to handle only online orders.

More retailers are accommodating the shift of shopping from in-store to online by turning their physical locations into so-called “dark stores”—miniature warehouse-like spaces where online orders can be packed for pickup or delivery. Retail experts say this is just the start of a major trend.

“Every chain in the world will be doing this in the future. And the future is now, because COVID-19 has pushed the timeline up for a number of these kinds of initiatives,” says Ken Morris, managing partner at Cambridge Retail Advisors. “Every metro area will have some of these,” he says. “In the next five years, this will explode.” fastcompany.com

The Shift Will Outlast the Pandemic
Retailers See E-Commerce Investments Pay Off Big as Coronavirus
Keeps Shoppers Home
Online sales are expected to break records this year as consumers avoid in-person browsing, a shift expected to outlast the pandemic

U.S. e-commerce sales are forecast to grow 18% to $709.8 billion this year, according to a June report from market research firm eMarketer. E-commerce is expected to represent 14.5% of total retail sales this year—a record, according to the firm.

“Online has really become the front door to stores,” said Fahim Siddiqui, senior vice president of information technology at Home Depot.

Gartner Inc. has seen an “incredible surge” in interest in digital commerce capabilities from IT executives at companies across many sectors, said Jason Daigler, vice president and digital commerce analyst at the tech research firm.

Shoppers have chosen to experiment with new home-delivery methods and purchases from online-only brands during the past few months, which is forcing businesses to adapt to compete, Mr. Daigler said. wsj.com

Medford, Ore., Greg Douglas, 38, Gets 16 Months Federal Prison for Threatening Mass Shooting at YouTube Headquarters

CC Fraudster Hits Lowe's Across East Coast
NY Man Admits Using Fake Credit Cards to Defraud Lowe's of More Than $183K
LARELL DAVID, 30, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge to one count of access device fraud stemming from a scheme through which he defrauded Lowe’s home improvement stores in several states of more than $183,000.

from July 2017 through March 2018, David produced more than 100 counterfeit credit cards in the name of “Kevin Douglas,” but encoded with legitimate credit card numbers belonging to other persons. He then used the fraudulent credit cards to make more than 350 purchases of gift cards and merchandise at Lowe’s home improvement stores in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Florida. A typical fraudulent transaction involved the purchase of one or more Lowe’s gift cards in the amount of $400.00, as well as store merchandise.

Lowe’s suffered a loss of $183,576.05 through this scheme, including more than $21,000 in fraudulent transactions conducted at 15 Lowe’s locations in Connecticut. David faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. justice.gov

Full-Time Shoplifter
Grand Rapids, MI: Shoplifting 'like a full-time job,' judge tells Dyson vacuum thief sent to prison
An affinity for drugs and Dyson vacuums now has William E. Secrest in prison for what a judge called an ongoing, seemingly relentless pattern of shoplifting that has put him behind bars time and again. “Stealing from stores is like a full-time job for you,’’ Kent County Circuit Court Judge Curt Benson told Secrest during a recent sentencing hearing. “It’s something you do persistently.’’ While shoplifting crimes usually result in jail and probation, Benson said the message has not gotten through to Secrest.

“Judges before me have sent you to jail no fewer than 21 times,’’ he said. “And yet you keep stealing from stores. You’ve never been to prison.’’ Benson gave Secrest a minimum prison sentence of about three years for retail fraud and larceny. “It’s only now the court’s throwing up its hands and saying nothing is getting through to you,’’ Benson said. “It’s time for prison.’’ Secrest celebrated his 36th birthday this week at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson. It’s where he’ll stay prior to placement in Michigan’s general prison population. “I just want to let you know that I’m really disappointed in myself,’’ Secrest told the judge. “I plan on changing my ways.’’ wzzm13.com

Wichita Falls, TX: Man with 12 previous arrests arrested again for shoplifting
A man with five previous convictions and 12 arrests for theft is arrested again for allegedly attempting to shoplift from Market Street. Christopher Brian Rogers is charged with theft with two or more previous convictions. Police officers said Market Street Loss Prevention notified them Rogers was in custody for shoplifting on Wednesday, Sept. 9. They said Rogers was seen walking around the store with an insulated shopping bag putting items into the bag without looking at them or the prices. They said he approached the registers and became nervous and then tried to go through them and out the store without paying. He was stopped and found with about $189 worth of merchandise. texomashomepage.com

Dearborn, MI: Target thieves working in tandem repeatedly hit store
Two men working in tandem have repeatedly teamed up to steal store merchandise, which they then return for merchandise card refunds, a loss prevention employee told police officers the afternoon of Sept. 7, at Target, 15901 Ford Road in Dearborn. The employee said the men, both of whom are white, tag-teamed each other: First one would shoplift merchandise, hiding items in his clothing, after which he would exit the store. His partner would then return the items at the service desk, where he would receive a refund in the form of a merchandise card. The store official said a recent review of surveillance video shows that the pair have committed the scheme at least three times recently. Copies of the footage were provided to police detectives. pressandguide.com

Hailey, ID: woman allegedly stole $1,100 in merchandise including a chainsaw

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Shootings & Deaths

Chicago, IL: Walgreens Adds Security Guard To Wicker Park Store Following Murder Of Olga Calderon
The Walgreens in Wicker Park where employee Olga Calderon was killed Sunday has reopened with boosted security. Walgreens spokesman Phil Caruso confirmed a guard has been posted at the store, 1372 N. Milwaukee Ave., but he said he could not elaborate for security reasons. “We are grateful to Chicago Police and law enforcement for their efforts and will continue to work with authorities,” Caruso said. “The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority. We are continually evaluating our security measures in all our stores. The store is has reopened with additional security measures.” blockclubchicago.org

Toronto, ON, Canada: One dead following daylight shooting outside Walmart
A male is dead following a brazen shooting in the parking lot of a Walmart in the Junction on Thursday afternoon, Toronto Police say. At around 1:42 p.m, police responded to reports of shots fired outside in the area of St. Clair and Mould avenues, near Jane Street. A male was found with gunshot wounds in a Walmart parking lot and succumbed to his injuries, police said. A witness from the scene, who wants to remain anonymous, told CP24 that he was sitting in his car in the parking lot when he heard two people arguing from behind an area where carts are housed. “Thirty seconds later I heard two shots being fired. Then I run over there and see one guy on the ground,” the witness said. The witness said the victim sustained a gunshot wound to his head. cp24.com

Myrtle Beach, SC: Witness details what he saw during shooting, stabbing at Coastal Grand Mall
Lee Knight made a special trip around 2 p.m. Tuesday to Coastal Grand Mall, hoping to buy a new pair of jeans and a shirt. Shortly after that, Knight said he witnessed a stabbing and shooting both inside and outside the mall. “On a Tuesday afternoon, at a nice local mall, you don’t see stuff like this happening,” Knight said. “The world’s gotten mean. Be aware, cause you never know, something like this could happen."

Knight said while walking through the food court area inside Coastal Grand Mall, he saw a man with what he described as a serious stab wound. “He collapsed near the doorway,” Knight said. He said he saw a man nearby that he believed was the suspect who stabbed the victim, leaving the mall. Knight and another man ran after the suspect into the parking lot and that’s when he said a black car pulled up and that’s when shots were fired. wmbfnews.com

Memphis, TN: Man gets life in prison for killing owner and employee at tire shop

Richardson, TX: Gun store owner shoots would-be robber, scares off 3 others

Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Euclid, OH: Ohio man released from prison on Drug Store Robbery/Kidnapping, still fighting to clear name
David Rawls was a state prisoner since 1997, convicted of a crime he says he did not commit. On Aug. 24, after maintaining his innocence since the beginning, Rawls was paroled from prison. After spending 23 years in prison, he’s now a free man. “It’s been a hard adjustment,” he said. “It’s beautiful to be home.” Rawls is working with the Ohio Innocence Project to clear his name. Since being in prison, he was continuously denied parole until now.

Rawls was convicted of a 1996 robbery at a Marc’s Discount Drug Store in Euclid and charged with aggravated robbery and kidnapping. Despite being released, Rawls does not see his fight as over — his goal is to clear his name. Police and prosecutors say Rawls robbed the store in June 1996. Two store employees were bound with shirts, leading to the kidnapping charge, and the assailant ran off with almost $8,000. The primary evidence against Rawls was the employees picking him from a photo lineup. In July 2019, Rawls filed a public records request regarding any fingerprint evidence in his case. To date, it has never been ruled on and any fingerprint evidence the state might have has not been provided. heraldstaronline.com

Selma, CA: Cashier and Friend charged with $1,700 Robbery of Gas Station
Two women were arrested Thursday for a fake robbery at a gas station according to the Selma Police Department. The clerk told officers that she believed the suspect had a weapon. Officers later determined that the suspect was able to get away with approximately $1,700 from the register. Through the investigation, detectives say they became suspicious of the clerk’s statements as they didn’t match up to video surveillance, as well as the clerk’s actions leading up to the robbery. Detectives say they saw the suspect arriving on scene in a vehicle minutes before the reported robbery through surveillance video. yourcentralvalley.com

Trumbull, CT: Suspect who drew knife on Champs employee in 2018 charged with Robbery
Ramos was identified from video surveillance during previous thefts, including a September 2018 theft of a television from the Westfield Target, police said. Police got a warrant for his arrest and served it on Sept. 2 as he was in court for an unrelated incident. He was charged with conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree robbery. trumbulltimes.com

Chicago, IL: Thieves break into Jefferson Park jewelry store, police warn other businesses in the area

Litchfield County, CT: USPS Employee Sentenced For Stealing $40K In Money Orders

Flatwoods, KY: Car takes off after hitting convenience store

Hong Kong: Hammer gang strikes in fourth Jewelry Store Smash and Grab totaling nearly $500,000

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Los Angeles, CA: $650,000 of Counterfeit Apple AirPods seized at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport
Authorities at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport recently seized 16,620 counterfeit wireless earphones and charging cables arriving from China that violated Apple’s AirPod and Lightning protected trademarks, officials said Wednesday. The items, which were seized on July 2 and July 15, included 2,400 pairs of counterfeit wireless earphones and 14,220 counterfeit charging cables, said Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. If genuine, the seized merchandise would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $651,780, Ruiz said. dailybreeze.com

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• C-Store - Ottawa County, MI – Armed Robbery
• CBD – New Braunfels, TX – Burglary
• CVS – Washington, PA – Robbery
• Family Dollar – Greensburg, KS – Armed Robbery
• Gas Station – Selma, CA – Robbery
• Gas Station – Janesville, WI – Armed Robbery
• Grocery – Lincoln County, OR - Burglary
• Guns – Richardson, TX – Armed Robbery
• Jewelry – Chicago, IL – Burglary
• Jewelry – Tempe, AZ – Robbery
• Jewelry – Chesapeake, VA – Robbery
• Jewelry – Charlotte, NC – Robbery
• Liquor – Wimberley, TX – Burglary
• Liquor – Ottawa County, MI – Armed Robbery
• Restaurant – Birmingham, AL – Robbery (KFC)
• Rite Aid – Dayton, OH – Robbery
• Smoke Shop – San Diego, CA – Robbery
• Target – Madison, WI – Burglary
• Walmart – Warsaw, NY - Burglary
• Walmart – Mount Pleasant, SC – Armed Robbery

Daily Totals:
• 15 robberies
• 8 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed

Weekly Totals:
• 78 robberies
• 25 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 1 killed

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