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 Before joining Goodwill North Central Texas as Director, Safety and
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roles. Most recently, he spent nearly nine years with Lowe's as Multi
Unit Loss Prevention Manager. Prior to that, he spent seven years with
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Interface Launches Managed SASE for Multi-Location Enterprises
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City, MO, Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Interface Security
Systems, a leading managed service provider delivering business security,
managed network, UCaaS and business intelligence solutions to distributed
enterprises, today announced that it will offer Managed SASE (Secure Access
Service Edge) services to tackle complex security challenges faced by
multi-location enterprises.
The rapid adoption of cloud-based software applications and the shift to work
from home or anywhere have created complex security challenges. Securing
multi-location enterprises using solutions suitable for the traditional hub and
spoke network model with traffic backhauled through the data center is no longer
tenable. With Interface’s Managed SASE, enterprises no longer have to rely on
point solutions and building complex integrations to maintain a mature security
posture.
Read more in today's Vendor Spotlight column below
The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
Retail's War Against ORC
Brick-and-Mortar’s Billion Dollar War On Crime
Another article highlighting the importance of the INFORM Consumers Act
 Brick-and-mortar
retailers are experts in
dealing with crime inherent in operating physical spaces. But now they’re
now having to
spend millions to fight organized crime rings leveraging online platforms to
fence goods as well. To combat the growing crime sprees and threats to
physical security, brick-and-mortar retailers are turning to technology to fight
back.
A report recently published in the
Wall Street Journal uncovered
complex shoplifting networks, using online retail platforms like Amazon to sell
stolen goods. CVS tracked down one group it believes is responsible for
stealing $50 million in products over five years from dozens of stores in
Northern California.
Thefts at CVS are up 30 percent.
All of this has put serious pressure on brick-and-mortar retailers to provide
safe shopping environments. Up against the ropes against e-commerce, a pandemic,
and a labor shortage, dealing with growing security and safety threats in
physical stores is becoming the brick-and-mortar retail sector’s largest
problem.
Online platforms also must start requiring more through third-party seller
verification.
The
INFORM Consumers Act, currently in Congress, is a bi-partisan effort to
tackle illegal online fencing. The legislation calls for
e-commerce platforms to verify sellers via government-issued ID and necessary
contact information.
“Consumers deserve to know who they are buying products from online in order to
make safe and informed purchasing decisions for themselves and their families,”
said Alex Gourlay, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance. “The
INFORM Consumers Act will bring transparency and accountability to today’s
digital marketplaces and make it much more difficult to deceive consumers
with fake, counterfeit, expired or stolen items.”
Securing physical spaces, preventing loss, and keeping guests safe have been
issues in brick-and-mortar retail since the early bazaars.
Technology is increasing the level of crime one person is capable of committing
while simultaneously augmenting the security efforts against them. Retail
stores are some of our most used physical spaces, preventing crime and violence
is the property industry’s highest priority, but the scale of the growing
problem means brick-and-mortar businesses can’t do it alone.
propmodo.com
3 Major Retailers at the Center of ORC
How Much is Theft Impacting Retail Shink?
Retail theft accounts for about $45 billion in annual losses for
retailers these days, according to The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail.
That figure is up $15 billion from a decade ago and has only gotten worse
since the onset of the pandemic, reported
The Wall Street Journal (Sept. 1).
Here’s an examination of three prominent retailers at the center of the issue:
THEFT CASES MORE THAN DOUBLE AT CVS
CVS Health Corp. investigator Ben Dugan noted the trend was growing every
day, and the pandemic and rapid growth of online commerce continues to propel
it. At CVS,
reported thefts have grown 30% since the pandemic began. Dugan’s team,
which is working with law enforcement, expects to close 73 e-commerce cases this
year involving $104 million of goods stolen from multiple retailers and sold on
Amazon. The number of cases has more than doubled from 2020.
SHOPLIFTING PERSISTENT IN SAN FRANCISCO
Dugan has called San Francisco “one of the epicenters of organized retail
crime.” In May, The New York Times reported on San Francisco’s major
shoplifting problem that largely resulted in the closing of 17
Walgreens stores. At a board of supervisors hearing, representatives from
Walgreens said that thefts at its San Francisco stores were four times the
chain’s national average, and that it had closed stores largely because the
scale of thefts had made business untenable
WHY HAS THE PANDEMIC WORSENED THE SITUATION?
During the pandemic, consumers became more reliant on online shopping outlets,
such as
Amazon. This has also aided the shift of organized crime from flea
markets and corner stores to the internet. In particular, investigators and
law-enforcement officials say Amazon is one of the biggest outlets for criminal
networks, given its size in potential customers and, in an investigator’s view,
insufficient vetting of sellers and listings.
foodinstitute.com
The 30,000-Foot View of Guns & Violence in the
U.S.
9 Key Facts About Americans & Guns
Here are some key findings about Americans’ attitudes about gun violence, gun
policy and other subjects, drawn from recent surveys by Pew Research Center and
Gallup.
 1.
Four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a household with a gun, including 30%
who say they personally own one,
according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in June 2021.
2. Personal protection tops the list of reasons why gun
owners say they own a firearm.
In a Gallup survey conducted in August 2019, gun owners were most likely to cite
personal safety or protection as the reason
they own a
firearm.
3. Around half of Americans (48%) see gun violence as a very big problem in the
country today,
according to a
Pew Research Center survey conducted in April 2021. That’s comparable to the
share who say the same about the federal budget deficit (49%), violent crime
(48%), illegal immigration (48%) and the coronavirus outbreak (47%).
4. Attitudes about gun violence differ widely by race, ethnicity, party and
community type.
About eight-in-ten Black adults (82%) say gun violence is a
very big problem – by far the largest share of any racial or ethnic group.
By comparison, about six-in-ten Hispanic adults (58%) and
39% of White adults view gun violence this way.
5. Roughly half of Americans (53%) favor stricter gun laws, a decline since 2019,
according to the Center’s
April 2021 survey. Smaller shares say laws are about right (32%) or should
be less strict (14%).
6. Americans are divided over whether restricting legal gun ownership would lead
to fewer mass shootings.
Debates over the nation’s gun laws have
often followed recent mass shootings. But Americans are split over whether
legal changes would lead to fewer mass shootings, according to the same spring
2021 poll.
7. There is broad partisan agreement on some gun policy proposals, but most are
politically divisive,
the
April 2021 survey found. Majorities in both partisan coalitions favor two
policies that would restrict gun access: preventing those with mental illnesses
from purchasing guns and subjecting private gun sales and gun show sales to
background checks.
8. Gun ownership is closely linked with views on gun policies.
This is true even among gun owners and non-owners within the same political
party,
according to the April 2021 Center survey.
9. Americans in rural areas typically favor more expansive gun access, while
Americans in urban places prefer more restrictive policies,
according to the April 2021 survey. Even though rural areas tend to be
more Republican and urban communities
more Democratic, this pattern
holds true even within each political party.
pewresearch.org
Pioneer Square is like "Working in the Wild
Wild West"
More fallout from how we’re defunding Seattle police backward, this time in
Pioneer Square
 Police:
"We Choose Not to Respond"
One business has zero employees who are willing to even come in to work.
Another business: “We are on the brink of having to lock our doors because our
staff can no longer take being on the front lines of mental health and
harassment patrol,” And another: at times, like he’s working in the “wild, wild
West.” “I don’t even call the police anymore, there’s no
point.”
This past week they joined to plead with Seattle officials to help them manage a
street scene they say is overwhelming the neighborhood.
In letters to city officials they described how there are multiple incidents
each day when people who appear to be suffering from mental illness or drug
addiction bash on their windows, harass customers, smash things or, in the worst
cases, physically threaten and assault the staff.
“We are at a complete loss as to how to handle the relentless aggression
that plays out at our business,” Anderson said.
Said Zeck: “When we call the police they say: ‘We choose not to respond.’”
What I suspect is going on here is yet more fallout from the backward drive
to reimagine or defund the police. I’ve
written about this before: how the city, and now the state Legislature, are
trying to get armed police officers out of the business of going to every
distress call related to mental illness and drugs. It’s a sound goal — it’d
probably be better in many of these situations to have mental health counselors
coming to the scene than cops.
But the problem is the city and state haven’t yet stood up any replacement
for the police — let alone judged it to see if that replacement works.
There was a 45% drop in the number of police interventions in mental
health calls this August compared to previous monthly averages. The drop is
apparently due to a
tug of war between police and lawmakers over a
new state law restricting when police can use force, passed in the wake of
the defund the police movement.
But meanwhile, a new “Triage One” crisis team,
proposed to replace the cops in many of these types of situations, won’t be
running until next year. The City Council
approved $700,000 for a pilot program on Monday.
In some cases people are being left to deteriorate, to the point where they can
cause harm to themselves or others, one crisis responder
told The Seattle Times.
seattletimes.com
Suburbs Sending Officers to DC to Help DC PD
This Weekend
D.C. prepares for far-right protesters during day of festivals, gatherings
D.C. officials think a demonstration planned for Saturday by far-right groups
supporting the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will prove to be a
small gathering, attracting no more than a few hundred people.
But city leaders are worried that those who do attend may bring firearms
illegally, setting up the potential for clashes in an area expected to be
bustling on Saturday with crowds at multiple events: the annual H Street
festival in Northeast that typically attracts thousands; a Howard University
football game at Audi Field in Southwest; a baseball game at Nationals Park; and
a Harry Styles concert at Capital One Arena downtown.
More than 30 staff members from Democratic Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s office
walked the blocks on H Street NE that will host Saturday’s festival. They
stepped into each business on the commercial corridor to offer window signs
noting that guns are prohibited inside.
“If you see someone with a firearm, immediately call 911,” some of the signs
said. Proprietors of restaurants, pharmacies and gyms accepted the fliers.
Geldart said that U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger has asked some
suburban jurisdictions to send officers to help the Capitol Police keep
order during the demonstration, which will be near the reflecting pool on the
west side of the Capitol and has permit clearance for 700 people.
Geldart said the D.C. National Guard has not been activated, but Capitol
Police leaders have discussed with Army officials whether the Guard might be
available to respond quickly in the event that more personnel become necessary.
The entire D.C. police force has been called to work on Saturday.
washingtonpost.com
Judge throws out latest Minneapolis policing ballot language
Unless state high court rules, question will not be counted on fall
ballot.
A Hennepin County judge on Tuesday barred elections officials from using the
latest ballot language or counting votes this November on a proposal
determining the future of Minneapolis policing, likely triggering appeals to
the Minnesota Supreme Court.
The case hinges on how to write a neutral ballot question for a proposal that
could clear the way for city officials to replace the Minneapolis Police
Department with a new public safety agency.
Anderson's ruling came just three days before early voting is set to begin in
the first municipal races since George Floyd was killed by police. The proposal
has become a central issue in the election and is drawing national attention and
money.
startribune.com
California Crime Didn't Bring Newsom Down
Newsom cruises to victory in recall election, will stay in office
Austin wants to empower residents to stop anti-Asian violence, harassment
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COVID Update
381.4M Vaccinations Given
US: 42.2M Cases - 682.3K Dead - 32.1M Recovered
Worldwide:
226.7M Cases - 4.6M Dead - 203.5M Recovered
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COVID Situation Reaching 'Dire' Levels
COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have
climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, erasing months of progress
and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s argument for his sweeping new
vaccination requirements.
The cases —
driven by the delta variant combined with resistance among some Americans to
getting the vaccine — are concentrated mostly in the South.
While one-time hot spots like
Florida and Louisiana are improving, infection rates are
soaring in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee, fueled by children now back
in school, loose mask restrictions and low vaccination levels.
The
dire situation in some hospitals is starting to sound like January’s infection
peak: Surgeries canceled in hospitals in Washington state and Utah.
Severe staff shortages in Kentucky and Alabama. A lack of beds in Tennessee.
Intensive care units at or over capacity in Texas.
The deteriorating picture nine months into the nation’s vaccination drive has
angered and frustrated medical professionals who see the heartbreak as
preventable. The
vast majority of the dead and the hospitalized have been unvaccinated, in
what has proved to be a hard lesson for some families.
apnews.com
Biden to Meet Wednesday With Top Executives on Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate
Microsoft, Walgreens and others are expected to give their input after
president announced plan to contain pandemic
Attendees are expected to discuss how they are expanding requirements at their
companies and institutions and how mandates have driven up vaccinations among
employees, a White House official said.
“In order for us to get back to any kind of a normal business and life
experience, people have to get vaccinated,” said Columbia Sportswear Co.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Boyle, who is attending the meeting.
“This is actually quite a good thing for leveling the playing field,” he said.
“Companies like ourselves that want to have employees encouraged to the highest
degree to get vaccinated—this is going to give us the ability to do that and not
put our business at risk.”
Many companies including United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. are
requiring all employees to be vaccinated. Walmart Inc., Disney and McDonald’s
Corp. have said some employees including managers or white-collar workers
need to be vaccinated. Walgreens has said workers in its U.S. support
offices must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30. The company also has contracts
with some companies for on-site vaccinations and testing. Some companies told
The Wall Street Journal that they are waiting to take further action until
the Biden administration’s rule is released, which is expected in the coming
weeks.
Some recent polls have shown that a majority of Americans
support requiring vaccinations for those returning to the workplace and
students attending in-person classes.
The AFL-CIO has supported Mr. Biden’s move. Other groups including the
American Federation of Government Employees said vaccination requirements should
be negotiated with unions.
Just over half of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated, and most
hospitalizations and deaths in recent months have occurred among the
unvaccinated.
wsj.com
Top Retailers Balk at Biden's Vaccine Mandate?
Federal vaccine mandate met with mixed reactions from retail industry
Retail
boasts the country’s No. 1 & No. 2 largest employers: Walmart and Amazon.
 President
Joe Biden’s administration took a drastic step last week to
combat the Delta variant:
Large employers—companies with 100 or more workers—are required to mandate
vaccines or provide weekly testing.
The federal directive was met with
mixed reactions from the retail industry.
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association wholly
endorsed the measure, saying the “only way to address the economic
fallout from” the virus is widespread inoculation.
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The National Retail Federation offered a more tepid response, saying it
appreciates “the administration’s commitment to ensuring workplaces are safe
despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.”
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Brian Dodge, president of Retail Industry Leaders Association, was more
skeptical, noting that “requiring large employers to mandate vaccination”
would be a major undertaking.
Zoom out: The retail industry
boasts the country’s No. 1 and No. 2 largest employers:
Walmart and Amazon. And while the NRF’s statement acknowledged that many
major retailers have taken it upon themselves to require vaccination (those
include CVS, Kraft Heinz, TJX, and others), the
measures have mostly stuck to corporate workers.
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Boosting vaccination rates among frontline workers have mostly relied on
incentives.
morningbrew.com
Business Execs Still Have Questions About Vaccine
Mandate
The 11 biggest questions CEOs are asking about Biden's vaccine mandate
There are a number of questions currently rattling around C-suite-level Zoom
sessions and conference calls, sources close to discussions told Insider.
1. When will the vaccine
mandate take effect?
2. How will OSHA enforce the vaccine mandate?
3. How will employers and OSHA verify vaccination status?
4. Will the vaccine mandate include exemptions?
5. What penalties could large employers incur for failing to comply with the
policy?
6. What penalties could non-exempted workers incur for failing to get
vaccinated?
7. If workers opt for testing rather than vaccination, who will get stuck with
the bill for the tests?
8. How does OSHA expect businesses to store information around testing?
9. Will workers look for a loophole?
10. What happens if there are supply chain issues around tests?
11. What types of COVID-19 tests do employees need?
businessinsider.com
CVS Workers Say 'Enough is Enough'
Anti-masker abuse, subpar healthcare, and a 5 cent raise
Thousands of workers at CVS stores across California are
demanding better pay, increased safety standards, healthcare improvements and
more security for workers in new union contract negotiations.
 The
demands followed the drug chain’s report of record profits over the past 18
months, in part due to keeping stores open throughout the pandemic and
offering Covid-19 testing and vaccines in stores. CVS
reported a profit of more than $7bn in 2020 and posted a $2.8bn profit in
the second quarter of 2021. CVS has offered a wage increase of just 5 cents an
hour for most workers in the contract negotiations.
Jeff Hall, a shift supervisor at a CVS store in Los Angeles, said that
CVS workers have worked throughout the pandemic and constantly struggled with
understaffing, which has made it
difficult to enforce coronavirus safety protocols.
“It’ll be me and a cashier every day, and we have no way to man the door to make
sure people are wearing masks,” said Hall. “We
have at least 10 to 15 confrontations every single day. People without
masks come to CVS because they know we can’t do anything.”
He described instances where he has been
physically assaulted by irate customers who refuse to wear masks, and
said that understaffing has made the store a target for anti-maskers, because
some other grocery and retail stores have enough employees to enforce protocols.
Hall also criticized the proposed wage increases that CVS has offered workers
who have
endured the risks and poor working conditions caused by Covid-19, and
said that full-time employees are facing cuts to their work schedules from 40
hours to 30 hours a week, which can result in a devastating loss of income.
theguardian.com
Internal Survey of Corp. Assoc.'s Drove
Remote-First
Rite Aid Brings Together Corporate Workforce Through Remote-First Collaboration
New enterprise headquarters in Philadelphia to serve as hub of remote
collaboration network
Today,Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) unveiled its corporate workplace of the future – a
remote-first work approach for corporate associates, supported by a network of
collaboration centers throughout the company’s geographic footprint. The
reimagined workplace model focuses on flexibility for associates, while also
creating an official headquarters space in Philadelphia designed specifically
for in-person collaboration and company gatherings, rather than office spaces.
Rite Aid CEO Heyward Donigan, who championed the initiative to redefine the
company’s approach to work, announced the transformation in a video to the
enterprise-wide corporate team this morning.
The new enterprise headquarters will be located in Philadelphia’s vibrant Navy
Yard district, offering a modern space for teams across Rite Aid’s various
businesses – including Rite Aid retail, Elixir, Health Dialog and Bartell Drugs
– to meet, collaborate, engage clients and partners, and cultivate the kind of
strong professional relationships that serve as the bedrock for successful
remote teams. Additionally, planned regional collaboration centers across the
country will provide opportunities for Rite Aid teams to come together for
in-person meetings, training and development, and more.
riteaid.com
More Retail COVID Closures as Cases Surges
Harris Teeter & some Publix stores closing early amid COVID & staffing issues
 Late-night
grocery
shoppers won’t have as many options as they used to. Starting Wednesday,
Harris Teeter stores will close at 9 p.m. Some North Carolina Publix stores are
now closing at 9 as well.
The sign on the front door of Harris Teeter Monday caught many Harris Teeter
shoppers off guard. It announces that starting Wednesday, the store will be open
from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m.
A spokesperson for Harris Teeter says
the company is temporarily closing stores earlier to focus on cleaning,
replenishment, staffing, and employee well-being. Publix also recently
adjusted hours at a number of Triangle stores. Some now close at 9 p.m. as well.
A statement from Harris Teeter spokesperson, Danna Robinson, reads, in part, “We
believe closing our stores earlier will allow our valued associates to: take
their earned days off; efficiently process ExpressLane orders; manage labor in
this difficult employment environment; ensure excellent closings to better
prepare for the following day; and
make certain that our stores are a clean, safe place to work and shop.”
cbs17.com
Focus on cleanliness during COVID bolsters food-safety practices in restaurants
Pandemic leads foodservice workers to pay more attention to hygiene, accelerates
changes to how restaurants approach food-safety protocols.
The additional health and safety protocols that restaurant operators have
implemented since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March appear to be having
a positive impact overall on many food-safety practices, according to
operators and food-safety professionals.
One of the keys to maintaining a focus on food safety among staff, he
said, is to demonstrate at the management level that it remains important.
“We’ve noticed that even as restrictions have been lifted, employees and
managers are doing a lot more hand-washing, they are paying close attention to
the sanitizing buckets, cleaning and sanitizing cutting boards and knives, and
those types of things,
The pandemic has also accelerated some changes in the way restaurants approach
some food-safety protocols.
nrn.com
'Reevaluating Cost-Benefit Equation for
In-Person Meetings & Events'
Pandemic Reshapes the World of Corporate Travel
Deloitte survey examines when business travel will pick up & what factors
will influence its return.
Deloitte surveyed 150 travel managers and executives with travel budget
oversight. The survey and accompanying interviews shed light on when corporate
travel is expected to come back, how companies will budget for travel, and what
types of business travel will likely return first. (For the complete forecast,
see the full report.)
 62%
of U.S.-based companies reduced travel budgets by 90% or more beginning in
early 2020.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, spending on corporate travel is projected
to reach between 25% and 35% of 2019 levels.
If U.S. vaccination rates continue to increase, and the vaccines’ effectiveness
proves durable—particularly for emerging variants of the virus—travel managers
expect a big release of pent-up demand in the second half of 2022. More
clarity about the health situation and the state of office versus remote work
will better support both planned trips and last-minute visits to seal deals and
execute projects.
By the end of 2022, U.S. corporate travel may near its new normal.
Assuming significantly reduced quarantine requirements on arrival for Europe,
the Middle East, and the Americas, and several months of a stable health
situation, U.S. corporate travel could reach 80% of 2019 levels.
As the pandemic ultimately subsides, corporate travel will be affected by the
changes adopted and lessons learned over the past 18 months. Travel remains
critical to many businesses’ growth, but executives are reevaluating the
cost-benefit equation for in-person meetings and events.
wsj.com
Editor's Note: This "reevaluation" will end up impacting everyone.
Especially with the advent of Zoom & Teams. With in-person conferences probably
being the most impacted of all the travel categories. As we were witnessing some
trade association consolidation pre-pandemic. Just some thoughts. - Gus Downing
COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass Minnesota's spring peak
The tally for ICU patients is at its highest point in 2021.
Five-step plan to prepare for workplace vaccine mandate
Federal Vaccine Plan Adds Hurdles for Employers
1 in 500 Americans have died of Covid-19
Chico, CA: Local grocery store workers react to vaccine mandate
No ICU beds available in southern Illinois as COVID-19 cases surge
China's factories, retailers stumble on COVID-19 disruptions
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Open-Source Intelligence & Warrantless
Surveillance By Law Enforcement
In the news today in WSJ - Just keeping an eye on
the issue
Law Enforcement’s Use of Commercial Phone Data Stirs Surveillance Fight
Agencies’ growing use of purchased data without warrants raises new legal
questions
Open-source intelligence by practitioners and denounced as warrantless
surveillance by critics—are the subject of a vigorous national dispute about
government tracking through data brokers without a judge’s approval.
While such data has been quietly used for years in intelligence, espionage and
military operations, its increasing use in criminal law raises a host of
potential constitutional questions.
Data brokers sprung up to help marketers and advertisers better communicate with
consumers. But over the past few decades, they have created products that cater
to the law-enforcement, homeland-security and national-security markets. Their
troves of data on consumer addresses, purchases, and online and offline behavior
have increasingly been used to screen airline passengers, find and track
criminal suspects, and enforce immigration and counterterrorism laws.
Privacy advocates on Capitol Hill, led by Sen. Ron Wyden (D, Ore.) and Sen. Rand
Paul (R., Ky.), have proposed a bill—the
Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act—that would curtail warrantless
searches by law enforcement, including by requiring government entities to
secure a court order before buying U.S. cellphone locations and other
commercially available data from data brokers. The proposed bill only applies
to law enforcement—not volunteers or other nonprofit groups, which could still
pursue open-source intelligence leads and turn them over to police.
The use of warrantless tracking also raises questions about to what extent
suspects need to be told about the warrantless monitoring of their devices.
“Police and prosecutors never brag when they misuse capabilities like this; we
only hear about the successes they want us to know about,” Ms. Granick said.
The FBI has used the cellphone data in high-profile criminal cases in the past,
people familiar with the matter say, but it has treaded more carefully in
domestic instances in the wake of a 2018 Supreme Court case that said
similar data pulled from cell towers constituted a search and required
judicial supervision.
wsj.com
Compliance Failures Due to Employee Burdens
32% of employees surveyed said they couldn’t find relevant information when
they missed a compliance obligation.
Compliance teams that don’t embed their controls into employee processes face
a significantly higher rate of compliance failures, according to a survey by
Garner, Inc. The survey of 755 employees in April 2021 found these failures
linked to unnecessary compliance burdens for employees.
Survey highlights include:
● 32% of employees
surveyed said they couldn’t find relevant information when they missed a
compliance obligation;
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An additional 20% didn’t recognize information was even needed;
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19% simply didn’t remember.
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The remaining 29% of employees who missed a compliance step said they didn’t
understand (16%) or just failed to execute the step (13%).
“The survey also showed nearly one in five employees missed at least one
compliance obligation where guidance was not embedded,” said Audet. “Embedded
controls help to reduce the burden employees face in remembering, understanding
and executing on compliance obligations and that in turn, this leads to reduced
risk.”
ehstoday.com
Deloitte sees strong holiday growth with sales increasing 7% to 9%
Elevated consumer spending on services and continued growth in e-commerce is
expected to make for a merry holiday season for retailers.
Total holiday retail sales are likely to increase between 7% and 9% in 2021,
according to Deloitte's annual holiday retail forecast. E-commerce sales are
projected to grow by 11% to 15%.
The Deloitte forecast comes on the heels of a report by Mastercard
SpendingPulse, which forecast a 7.4% increase in holiday sales (Nov. 1- Dec.
24).
chainstorerage.com
Walmart to Test Self-Driving Delivery Service With Ford & Argo AI in Miami,
D.C., & Austin, TX
Sam's Club boosts minimum wage to $15 in bid to win more workers
Inflation Eased in August, Though Prices Stayed High
Restaurant owner said applications are up 50% since unemployment benefits ended
Quarterly Results
Canada's Empire Co. Q1 comp's down 2.2%, sales up 3.7%
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Interface Launches Managed SASE for
Multi-Location Enterprises
Earth City, MO, Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Interface Security
Systems, a leading managed service provider delivering business security,
managed network, UCaaS and business intelligence solutions to distributed
enterprises, today announced that it will offer Managed SASE (Secure Access
Service Edge) services to tackle complex security challenges faced by
multi-location enterprises.
The rapid adoption of cloud-based software applications and the shift to work
from home or anywhere have created complex security challenges. Securing
multi-location enterprises using solutions suitable for the traditional hub and
spoke network model with traffic backhauled through the data center is no longer
tenable. With Interface’s Managed SASE, enterprises no longer have to rely on
point solutions and building complex integrations to maintain a mature security
posture.
“Interface has years of experience deploying secure, managed network solutions.
SASE represents a natural evolution for our solution set and our customers,”
said Steve Womer, VP of Customer and Solutions Engineering at Interface. “The
important thing security and IT professionals should consider when evaluating
SASE is what problem they’re trying to solve for. There is a lot of marketing
hype to sift through, and many of the point solutions have big gaps to fill.
Interoperability should be top of mind.”
Interface’s managed SASE solution will be built using Fortinet’s security-driven
networking innovations, which converge networking and security across every
network edge to ensure consistent threat protection, better user experience, and
high performance. The choice to partner with Fortinet on the managed SASE
solution addresses some of the key challenges faced by consumer-facing
multi-location enterprises as they pivot their business operations to meet
changing customer expectations.
Speaking about the collaboration with Interface, Courtney Radke, CISO, National
Retail, Fortinet, says, “Many retailers have complex network operations and need
to deliver enterprise-class protection and consistent user experiences at any
edge. Interface understands that tightly integrating both security and
networking functionality is key to achieving this and, together with Fortinet,
offers a compelling managed SASE solution for retail chains.”
Businesses benefit from a comprehensive network security platform in today’s
cloud-first world. Interface’s solution addresses SD-WAN, FWaaS (FireWall as a
Service), ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), and SWG (Secure Web Gateway) using a
single platform designed to scale the network without compromising security.
While many SASE solutions on the market only address one or two of the aspects
of SASE like ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) or FWaaS, Interface implements
SD-WAN, ZTNA, FWaaS, and SWG, as well as the network infrastructure and provides
expert engineering resources needed to support it.
“What differentiates Interface’s SASE offering from other solutions is that it
addresses both Cloud and WAN edge security as well as LAN security,” says Womer.
“Embracing cloud security while abandoning branch network security is risky,
especially when a branch has a blend of trusted and untrusted security zones.
Third-party vendor applications are a big threat vector and they’re a hop away
from many companies’ most sensitive applications like POS and CRM.”
“We feel that our solution takes a very practical and modular approach to
solving business challenges and is very cost-effective. Interface designs,
implements and supports the solution using in-house resources with real-world
experience deploying secure networks for some of the nation’s largest brands,”
said Brian Garavuso, CTO for Interface.
Visit the
Interface Managed SASE page to learn more about the solution.
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A Conversation with Chris Krebs:
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information security officer in enterprise growth.
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can do to overcome the challenges that are preventing marginalized talent from
being heard, seen, and promoted.
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motivation and methodology behind foreign adversaries and the role security
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Putin isn't cracking down on ransomware gangs
Still no signs of Russian cooperation on ransomware
 It's
been nearly three months since President Biden demanded Russian leader
Vladimir Putin take action against ransomware gangs operating in Russian
territory.
Those gangs are still “operating in the permissive environment that they've
created there,” FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate
said during the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit. U.S.
requests for Russian help extraditing ransomware hackers have produced no
results, he said.
That means two big things for U.S. officials: In the short term, the
nation is likely to face more damaging attacks.
In the longer term, the United States must find a way to combat those attacks
without Russian cooperation. That will include improving U.S. companies'
defenses so ransomware hackers can't do as much damage. It may also involve
retaliating against Russian targets until they decide ransomware isn't
worth the effort.
“I'd like to change the decision calculus of the good guys and gals in this
space such that they take a meaningful role in their own defense,” National
Cyber Director Chris Inglis said at the same conference. “I'd also like
to change the decision calculus of those … that have been responsible for things
like ransomware.”
There's no evidence that it's because Putin asked the hackers to back off.
The government has pushed industry to improve its cyber defenses for years. But
any improvements have failed to keep pace with the growing hacking threat.
The White House
mandated a slate of cyber protections for pipelines in the wake of Colonial.
It's working on
voluntary standards for other critical industries, but it's not clear
whether industries will adopt those standards or if they'll be sufficient to
keep hackers at bay.
washingtonpost.com
Gangs Directly Harassing Customers & Stakeholders of Victims
They're getting bolder & asserting pressure
Ransomware Operators Ramp Up Pressure on Victims via Multiple Extortion Attacks
Overall ransomware
attacks dip in 1H '21 - Number of campaigns involving three & four extortion
methods spike
Ransomware operators are increasingly
adding double, triple,
and even quadruple extortion models to their campaigns
these days.
Trend Micro report showed the increase in ransomware attacks and
groups using multiple
extortion methods,
including
data theft,
denial-of-service attacks, and, more recently, by directly harassing customers
and stakeholders of victim organizations.
As of mid-June, Trend Micro counted at least
35 ransomware families
that employed double extortion methods.
They not only
encrypted critical data
but also
stole it and used the
threat of publicly leaking the data as additional leverage to get victims to pay
up.
Trend Micro also observed an increase ransomware attacks that
added distributed
denial-of-service attacks to the mix.
Meanwhile, the operators of Cl0p and DarkSide, the group behind the crippling
ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, have been observed adding yet another
layer in some of their attacks —
directly contacting
customers of victim organizations, via email and call centers,
Trend Micro says.
Also different on the ransomware front was
increased collaboration
between threat actors
on gaining access to victim networks and the use of tools and techniques
associated with advanced persistent threat (APT) actors in ransomware campaigns.
darkreading.com
Top Initial Attack Vectors: Passwords, Bugs, Trickery
Use of LOLBins, GitHub Tools and Cobalt Strike Also Widespread,
Researchers Say
Here are the top three tactics attackers have been using to break into corporate
and government networks: brute-forcing passwords, exploiting unpatched
vulnerabilities, and social engineering via malicious emails.
So says security firm Kaspersky, in a new
incident response report analyzing investigations it undertook during 2020.
The top-level takeaway is bad news: Attackers are continuing to use previously
seen tactics to gain entry to corporate networks, followed by using recognizable
tools to reconnoiter and gain high-level access to systems, after which they
often unleash ransomware, steal data or pursue another criminal scheme. For
ransomware attacks in particular, the time between intrusion and culmination -
when files get forcibly encrypted - can be hours, or just a few days.
govinfosecurity.com
8 pitfalls that undermine security program success
Don’t let these
easy-to-overlook mistakes trip up your security strategy.
Some of the biggest breaches have come down to small mistakes.
Here, security leaders warn of eight easy-to-overlook pitfalls that can
undermine an otherwise successful security strategy:
Talking about security
risk, rather than business risk
- That may seem like pure semantics, but Harper says there are indeed negative
consequences when enterprise leaders view cybersecurity so narrowly. “When they
don’t see information security as a business risk, when they see it only as a
technology risk, then they don’t see how it’s fully embedded into all aspects of
the business,”
Overemphasizing
compliance - The
typical organization must meet multiple industry, regulatory, and legal
standards in order to do business. The most well-known of those include the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, for organizations that
process credit cards; and the European Union’s General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR).
“Compliance presents a false sense of security,” he adds. “In fact, breaches are
rising despite the adherence to compliance at many organizations.”
Failing to move fast
(enough) - Companies
are speeding up their digital transformations with moves to the cloud, more
agile software development, and rapid responses to customer requirements. Not
all CISOs are keeping pace and that has led to gaps in the overall enterprise
security posture, according to multiple security advisors.
Always focusing on the
urgent - One of the
greatest threats to a successful security program is being ensnared by “the
tyranny of the urgent,” says Andrew Morrison, a principal at Deloitte and the
firm’s Cyber Risk Services Strategy, Defense & Response leader.
Focusing too much on
tools and technologies instead of stakeholders and their needs
- On a similar note, Jinan Budge, a principal analyst at Forrester, says failing
to prioritize stakeholder engagement can hinder the implementation of a strong
security program.
Keeping security within
the security department
- Building a great security team but failing to create a security-minded culture
throughout the enterprise is a surefire way to undermine success, the experts we
spoke with say. Statistics bear that out. Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach
Investigations Report found that 85% of the breaches in 2020 involved a human
element.
Overlooking your own
security workers -
Similarly, CISOs who neglect their teams and the culture of their security
department will quickly find that the security program suffers as a result,
veteran security leaders say.
Falling for the new
stuff - CISOs have
their pick of a growing number of emerging technologies and processes, such as
extended detection and response (XDR), behavioral analytics, threat hunting and
the zero trust model. But those advanced options won’t deliver real security
gains if CISOs aren’t executing perfectly on the more basic elements of a solid
security program and if they haven’t tuned them all to the specific needs of
their own organization.
csoonline.com
SEC Chair Pushes for Additional Cryptocurrency Regulations
10 security tools all remote employees should have
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COVID Update
The Post-Pandemic Future of Canadian Retail
Pandemic Store Design Shift in Canadian Retailers to Include New Safety Measures
 The
brick-and-mortar store.
Despite the recently accelerated digitization of the industry, it
remains the centre of the retail universe.
Continuing to serve as a hub for brands, the physical retail space is
increasingly representing the strongest point of customer engagement and
excitement, acting as the purveyor of real-life experiences that cannot be
replicated online or anywhere else.
For these reasons, as we approach what looks at least something like a
post-pandemic world, and the Canadian consumer returns, seeking out tangible
encounters with their favourite brands, it seems that
the importance of the store will be more critical than ever before.
As a result, many industry experts and observers suggest that anything retailers
can do to ensure the comfort, health and safety of their guests in the physical
retail environment will be essential going forward, and
a necessary lever for future growth and success.
“There’s no doubting the fact that the physical retail space is a vitally
strategic component of every retail plan for businesses looking to grow,” says
retail and real estate industries expert,
Claude Sirois. “The pandemic has brought online and offline retail even
closer together than at any previous point. The emergence and adoption of
alternate modes of purchase, like ‘buy online pickup in-store’ and curbside
pickup have allowed many physical spaces to continue operating and serving a
purpose through the pandemic, acting more as a hub of fulfillment at times. But,
as we hopefully start to fully reopen the economy and invite visitors back to
the retail store, the experiences that it offers and human connections that it
facilitates will be a key part of the retail mix. And,
just as influential will be retailers’ ability to create a safe and welcoming
space, restoring confidence in the consumer.”
An evolving retail experience -
The response from most retailers throughout the industry and across the country
was swift and thoughtful and has been applauded by many. Even prior to
government action and mandatory lockdowns were announced,
merchants everywhere introduced protocols, implemented safety measures and
followed direction from health experts
in order to immediately provide as comfortable and safe a setting as was
possible at the time.
Results, for the most part, were very positive, with
safeguards and measures producing footfall – while it’s been permitted – and
much-needed in-store sales
during a time that’s necessitated the provision of as many avenues toward
purchase as can reasonably be enabled. In fact, the outcomes of these
initiatives have been so impactful on the shopping experience that
Doug Stephens, astute industry analyst and Founder of the consultancy firm
Retail Prophet, proposes
retailers consider maintaining them as part of an evolving retail experience.
retail-insider.com
Canadian Fraud Surging During Pandemic
Employment scams on the rise during COVID-19: Better Business Bureau
Identity theft is a common outcome of job scams, as scammers often steal job
seekers’ personal information in order to open bank accounts to further their
fraud.
 There
has been a rise in employment scams in the “turbulent job market” brought on by
the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Better Business Bureau (BBB) study.
Job scams have been a problem for years, the BBB said in a statement on
Thursday, noting that, in 2019, there were
an estimated $14 million victims with $2 billion in direct losses related to the
job scams.
The problem worsened in 2020, when complaints to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
nearly doubled and job scams were among the top five of BBB’s list of riskiest
scams across Canada. The bureau said that
identity theft is a common outcome of job scams, as scammers often steal job
seekers’ personal information in order to open bank accounts to further their
fraud.
In fact, the BBB found
34 per cent of victims provided their driver’s license number and 25 per cent,
their Social Insurance Number.
The bureau also found that employment scams most commonly victimized people aged
25 to 35, with women filing 67 per cent of complaints.
Victims often reported loss of their time, with
32 per cent never paid for the work they did for an “employer” that turned out
to be fraudulent. The
median financial loss reported in the Canadian Risk Report was $500, according
to the BBB.
vancouverisawesome.com
Canada's 'Racist' COVID Testing Policy?
Academics allege racism on Canada’s Covid testing policy
Pandemic Has Fueled Surge in Anti-Trudeau Violence & Threats
From sunny ways to pelted with stones: Why do some Canadians hate Justin
Trudeau?
Advisory body recommends 3rd vaccine dose for some Canadians
Canada donates soon-to-expire vaccines to Africa as global shortage worsens
Amazon's
Major Canadian Push
Amazon Canada hikes front-line worker pay & plans to hire 15,000 more people
E-commerce giant raises front-line worker salary to up to $21.65 an hour
 Amazon
Canada says
it is hiring up to 15,000 more people in Canada and will boost the pay for its
front-line workers to up to $21.65 an hour.
The e-commerce giant announced in a media release Monday morning that the hiring
spree would boost its Canadian head count by about 60 per cent.
The wage hikes are immediate and will be for all current full-time and part-time
staff, as well as new hires. While the company doesn't specify what it means by
"front-line worker," the
pay increases work out to an extra $1.60 to $2.20 per hour.
The moves to beef up compensation and employee numbers in Canada come as the
company is making similar enticements in the U.S.
Last week, Amazon
announced it would pay full tuition and other fees for its front-line workers
at hundreds of colleges across the U.S. in a move the company said would cost it
more than $1 billion US over the next four years.
Monday's Canadian release says that offer extends to Canadian workers, too,
although details are sparse. The so-called
Career Choice
program for
Canadian Amazon workers says the company will pay up to 95 per cent of the
tuition costs "towards a certificate or diploma in qualified fields of study" at
various colleges,
although no complete list of qualifying schools or programs of study is
provided.
cbc.ca
'Amazon won't change without a union': Canadian warehouse files for union vote
Workers at one of Amazon.com Inc's Canadian facilities have filed a request with
a local labor board to hold a vote to form a union, Teamsters Canada said on
Tuesday, in
the latest challenge to the company, which has discouraged collective action in
the past.
reuters.com
Canadian Shoe Outlet Closing All Stores
IKEA Launches 1st Small-Format Design Studio for Canadian Market
Victoria, BC: Man dead after standoff with police outside busy mall
 A
man was shot and killed by police in Victoria on Sunday following a standoff
near a busy mall. The
Victoria Police Department said in a release that around 10 a.m. PT Sunday,
Saanich police officers responded to Douglas Street at Tolmie Avenue, near
Mayfair Mall, after receiving reports of an armed man in crisis who was making
threats.
Police also received reports that
a suspect had robbed a nearby liquor store while armed.
Officers from the nearby Victoria Police Department rushed to help officers from
Saanich. At the time, police said on Twitter that they were trying to
"de-escalate and negotiate with a person in crisis" and asked people to avoid
the area.
Kevin Toffey, who said he witnessed the standoff, said police were
"negotiating with [the man], trying to calm him down.
It kind of went up and down with his emotions." Police did not say what type of
weapon the man had, but
Toffey said it was a knife.
Victoria police said around 11 a.m., "an interaction" occurred between its
officers and the man. One of their officers shot the man. Victoria police said
its officers then provided first aid until paramedics arrived and took over.
Police said the man died of his injuries at the scene.
cbc.ca
Sudbury, ON: Murder suspect arrested following convenience store robbery
Greater Sudbury Police have arrested first-degree murder suspect Kyle Smith,
following a K9 track in the area of Falconbridge Road on Thursday evening.
Smith, 32, is wanted in connection with a Sept. 7 incident in which a
30-year-old man was killed after being stabbed and intentionally run over by a
car. He was located following a convenience store robbery
Thursday evening that saw three victims sent to hospital after being
pepper-sprayed.
northernontario.ctvnews.ca
Montreal, QC: Police investigating attempted murder in after man shot,
hides in store
Cochrane RCMP investigate armed robbery in Bragg Creek
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The Real Driver of Online Shopping Isn't COVID
Survey: Convenience drives online grocery shopping more than COVID
Over half of consumers polled report good online experiences, ACI Worldwide
finds
It’s convenience — not concern — that has spurred more grocery shoppers to go
online, new research from digital payment specialist ACI Worldwide shows.
In a poll of more than 2,300 U.S. consumers,
76% reported grocery shopping online for ease and convenience versus 56% saying
they do so to avoid the risk of COVID-19,
according to ACI, which conducted the
“What Consumers Expect From Their Grocery Shopping Experiences” study
with its PYMNTS.com media arm. Thirty-four percent of shoppers said it’s faster
to buy groceries online, and 53% indicated they had a good online experience and
want to continue shopping that way.
Overall, 34% of respondents said they shop for at least some of their groceries
online, yet that percentage jumps to 57% for Millennial shoppers, ACI said.
Twenty-three percent use home delivery, with 8% indicating that it’s their
preferred channel, while 20% use curbside pickup, with 7% preferring that
channel. Similarly,
14% of shoppers reported they buy groceries online for delivery more since the
start of the pandemic,
with the same percentage doing so via curbside pickup.
At the same time,
grocery shoppers are not abandoning brick-and-mortar.
ACI found that 94% of consumers surveyed shop in physical stores at least some
of the time. Fifteen percent said they have stepped up in-store grocery shopping
in stores since the onset of the pandemic, and
21% have shopped in stores less since the COVID crisis began.
ACI’s research revealed that online grocery shoppers are more likely to use
mobile devices (55%) than laptop or desktop computers (38%) to place their
orders. The broad use of mobile devices also corresponds to a wider use of
payment methods. Thirty-one percent of online grocery shoppers said they use
PayPal, while 22% use other mobile wallets like Apple Pay or Google Pay.
supermarketnews.com
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Pembroke Park, FL: 3 thieves steal nearly $24,000 of merchandise from Boost
Mobile store
 A
surveillance camera captured three crooks stealing from a Pembroke Park
cellphone store’s safe and taking thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. The
burglary happened at a Boost Mobile store along Hallandale Beach Boulevard at
around 5 a.m., Sunday, according to store owner German Izaguirre. “They took
iPhones. They took a lot of Androids,” he said. “They did also take a lot of
merchandise with a lot of accessories. It hurts a lot.”
The video showed a man wearing a gray shirt walking into the store first before
two other men walk in around 30 seconds later. The man in the gray shirt then
disabled the alarm by entering the security code while the others began to
steal. Later on,
the man wearing the gray shirt could be seen in a back room entering the safe’s
code. Once the safe was open, all three men stuffed items from inside it
into a bag, along with whatever else they spotted nearby.
In total, nearly $24,000 in merchandise was taken.
“Definitely it has to be an inside job,” Izaguirre said. “It’s very shocking. I
just want the whole community to be alert and see if they can help us out with
this tragic thing to happen this weekend.” Less than three minutes after they
walked in, the thieves walked out of the store with the merchandise in hand.
Izaguirre said he believes he knows who is responsible for the burglary and has
filed a police report.
wsvn.com
Update: Ithaca, NY: UPDATE: Arrest made in Home Depot Knifepoint Robbery
Ithaca police arrested Richard Z. Andrews, 29, in relation to the robbery. He
was charged with robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in
the third degree and burglary in the third degree. He was remanded to Tompkins
County Jail without bail due to prior felony convictions. ORIGINAL STORY: A man
threatened Home Depot employees with a knife after they confronted him for
stealing merchandise. Ithaca police were called at 3:14 p.m. on Sept. 10 for the
reported robbery. According to police, employees said they observed the suspect
pushing a shopping cart with a large amount of unpaid merchandise out of the
store. The employees followed the suspect outside which is when the
suspect reportedly produced a knife, threatened employees and fled the area with
the stolen merchandise. The stolen goods were recovered nearby.
ithaca.com
Guam: Burglar arrested after tying to sell stolen cell phones back to owner
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Shootings & Deaths
Albuquerque, NM: Police investigating two separate cases where employee shoots
armed suspect
 Within
two weeks, there have been deadly shootings at two Albuquerque businesses where
employees were held at gun point during a robbery. Now, local police are working
to determine if the person who shot and killed the suspects will face any time
behind bars. The latest case happened on Tuesday morning, when police say an
armed man walked into the Subway on 1306 Gibson Blvd. S.E. "It appears the male
had entered the business and attempted to rob one of the employees,” said
Gilbert Gallegos with the Albuquerque Police Department.
An employee at the Subway said the attempted robbery and that’s when they fired
at the suspect and killed them.
Then last week on Monday, nearly the same situation happened at a local Tobacco
shop. When an armed robbery suspect entered the store and was also killed by an
armed employee.
kob.com
Merced, CA: Man dies following shooting at Merced Mountain Mike’s Pizza
restaurant
Authorities have identified a 21-year-old man who has now died and injured two
in a pizza restaurant in Merced’s Mountain Mike. Merced police say Adrian
Calderon fired several ammunition in the restaurant after a dispute between two
groups of people. When the gunshot exploded, Diner inside was able to intervene
to stop Calderon and prevent him from escaping until the cop arrived at the
chaotic scene.
californianewstimes.com
Minneapolis, MN: Murder charge filed in shooting outside gas station
A Minneapolis teenager was charged with murder for a fatal shooting outside a
gas station in August. Khalil H. Shabazz, 17, was recently charged as a juvenile
in Hennepin County District Court with one count of intentional second-degree
murder. Prosecutors intend to certify him as an adult. The charge does not cite
a possible motive for the Aug. 10 killing of Telly Blair, a 36-year-old man from
Minneapolis. According to the criminal complaint: Police responded to the Amstar
gas station and convenience store in the 1600 block of W. Broadway Avenue about
11:08 a.m. Blair was unconscious in the front seat of a car parked at a gas
pump. A nurse was checking his pulse. Blair had several gunshot wounds in his
chest and was bleeding "profusely." Surveillance video showed a man walking by
Blair's car and motioning to him before entering the store. The man exited the
store, approached Blair's driver's side window and fired shots into the car, the
charge said.
startribune.com
Update: El Reno, OK: Oklahoma man on trial for deadly gas station attack
A man accused of shooting and killing another man at an Oklahoma gas station is
heading to trial for the crime. In September of 2018, law enforcement officers
were called to a deadly shooting at a gas station in El Reno. When police
arrived, they found the body of Ryan Johnson. Investigators say surveillance
cameras captured the gunman pulling up to the gas pumps, getting out of his car,
and shooting Johnson multiple times. After the shooting, he fled the scene.
Authorities were able to identify the alleged gunman as Zachary Huber after
several Good Samaritans worked to prevent him from leaving the scene. One driver
intentionally rammed his vehicle, which left a distinctive mark that helped
detectives identify their suspect. Officials say they think the violent attack
was random. Huber was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree
murder.
kfor.com
Brooklyn, NY: Five Food Delivery Workers have Died on the Job in Past Year
Dothan, AL: Man fires at C-Store customer then steals his car
Robberies,
Incidents & Thefts
Baltimore, MD: Surveillance video of 7-Eleven ATM theft shows 'well organized,'
'brazen' smash and grab
 An
early-morning smash-and-grab ATM theft has Baltimore Police asking the public
for help in identifying the suspects. The latest theft happened at 4:32 a.m. on
Tuesday, Sept. 14 at the 7-Eleven convenience store on Thames Street in Fells
Point, according to Baltimore Police, marking the 11 reported ATM theft in the
City since June 1. Heaps of bricks and shattered glass could be seen strewn
along the sidewalk Tuesday morning as contractors began the cleanup process.
Justin Eathem, property manager of the building, described the surveillance
video and said it looked like the four unidentified suspects were organized and
took a window of opportunity when police and guards were not standing by to
swoop in and smash the building.
foxbaltimore.com
Fairfax County, VA: Suspect attacked employees, robbed same 7-Eleven 4 times
over summer
Fairfax County police have arrested a man who attacked employees while robbing
the same 7-Eleven occasion four times between July and September. Investigators
say in each instance, Hill entered the store on Blake Lane in Fairfax and
assaulted an employee before stealing cash and merchandise.
fox5dc.com
Oakland County, MI: Walgreens Armed Robbery suspect in Hazel Park denied
reduction on $1M bond
A man accused in the armed robbery of narcotics and cash from a Walgreens
pharmacy in Hazel Park was denied a lower bond Tuesday. The suspect, Patrick D.
Johnson, 33, of Hazel Park was before Hazel Park 43rd District Judge Brian
Hartwell for a brief hearing in the Sept. 2 holdup inside the pharmacy at 1843
E. Eight Mile Road. Defense attorney Delphia Burton said Johnson’s bond is
excessive and unsuccessfully sought to have it reduced to $100,000. Johnson’s
criminal history includes convictions for carjacking and felony firearm charges
in Wayne County Circuit Court. He was released from prison in 2019 after serving
11 years.
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Lubbock, TX: LPD makes arrests in connection to Burger King and other robberies
Oxford, MS: Employee charged with theft of over $1,000 from Rebel Rags store
Counterfeit
86 Counterfeit Championship Rings Seized by Chicago CBP
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September 13, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Chicago
port of entry seized a shipment from China that contained 86 championship rings.
Chicago’s Trade Enforcement Team and CBP’s trade experts at the Centers of
Excellence and Expertise determined the rings were counterfeit due to the fact
that all of the goods were constructed of poor quality and lacked security
features. The shipment was destined for a residence in Florissant, Missouri.
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Barber – Los Angeles,
CA – Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile –
Pembroke Park, FL – Burglary
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C-Store – Plainview,
TX - Burglary
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C-Store – Meriden, CT
- Burglary
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C-Store – Salem, OR –
Armed Robbery
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C-Store – San
Francisco, CA – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – San Diego,
CA – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Orangeburg,
SC – Armed Robbery
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Collectables – St
George, UT – Burglary
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Gas Station – Fort
Myers, FL – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station – San
Diego, CA – Armed Robbery
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Jewelry – Albuquerque, NM – Robbery
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Jewelry – Gilbert, AZ – Burglary
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Jewelry – Memphis, TN – Robbery
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Jewelry – Memphis, TN – Robbery
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Jewelry – Columbia, MD – Robbery
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Jewelry –
Jacksonville, NC – Robbery
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Liquor – Santa Barbara
County, CA – Armed Robbery
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Restaurant –
Albuquerque, NM – Armed Robbery (Sup. Killed)
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T-Mobile – Peru, IL –
Robbery
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7-Eleven – Baltimore,
MD – Burglary
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Daily Totals:
• 15 robberies
• 6 burglaries
• 1 shooting
• 1 killed |
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