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10/29/24

Sarkeis Tomeh promoted to Director of Loss Prevention (dd's discounts) for Ross Stores, Inc.
Sarkeis has been with Ross Stores for more than six years, starting with the company in 2018 as Area Loss Prevention Manager (dd's). Prior to his promotion to Director of Loss Prevention, he served as Sr. Area Loss Prevention Manager for two years. Before that, he served as LP & Safety Manager at Lowe's for a year. Earlier in his career, he held roles with National Stores Inc., Bloomingdale's, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sears and Target. Congratulations, Sarkeis!

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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact

'Tis the Season for Rising Theft
Festive season theft spurs US retailers into action
As the festive season approaches, security experts are advising retailers to prepare for a potential increase in theft.

Shahzad Ali, CEO of Get Licensed, notes that “with increased footfall comes increased risks. Shoplifters often take this period as an opportunity to steal items, particularly if staff are busy and security is limited.”

Ali shared that individuals who “frequently visit but rarely buy anything” and display “nervous behaviour, avoiding eye contact with staff, fidgeting and appearing anxious” could signal potential shoplifters.

Ali further highlighted distraction tactics often used by shoplifters, where one person distracts staff by asking questions while others commit the theft.

Enhanced security measures in place

Many retailers are bolstering their security measures to deter would-be criminals. According to Ali, deploying a dedicated security team is highly effective. “Having a few trained security guards on hand can be a great deterrent for shoplifters,” he explains.

Increased staffing also helps: “Staff should also be well-equipped with customer service skills, providing a pleasant environment for shoppers … but it will also reduce the notability of CCTV cameras and increased security levels,” said Ali.

Another vital element is fostering a close relationship with law enforcement agencies, which, as Ali points out, “can make a significant difference in apprehending and prosecuting shoplifters.”

"Festive season theft spurs US retailers into action" was originally created and published by Retail Insight Network, a GlobalData owned brand. finance.yahoo.com

New Funds for Retail Theft Operations in Portland
Portland Police to get major boost to fight retail crime, recover $1.4B lost in revenue
The Portland Police Bureau is getting a major boost to fight retail crime - to the tune of nearly half a million dollars to pay for retail theft missions.

"This grant helps maintain our efforts to do our part to help the nearly 1.4 billion in lost revenue the state of Oregon sees each year,” PPB Lieutenant Josh Cramer told the City Council on Wednesday as he explained why the police need the $474,244 from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to fight retail crime.

The grant will pay for three retail theft missions monthly for one year. "Those small businesses especially, were just ecstatic to see us out, to see us running these missions,” Cramer added.

Since the start of 2024, Portland Police have participated in 28 organized retail theft operations to crack down on criminals.

Lieutenant Cramer admitted that before these missions, small businesses felt like they were being ignored - but now, it's clear they've had a far-reaching impact.

"Those missions have resulted in approximately 400 arrests, numerous drugs, guns, and other weapons seized, and approximately half a million dollars in stolen merchandise recovered,” Cramer said.

“Our neighborhood response teams from Central Precinct to North Precinct to East Precinct have combined efforts to run three retail theft missions a month citywide,” Cramer said. "For anybody who thinks that Portland is an easy target, as they read that we were, be clear. We are not.” Mayor Ted Wheeler responded. katu.com

'Record Number of Shoplifting Offenses' in the UK
UK: Number of shoplifting offences hits new high
ACS has responded to the publication of new crime figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showing a record number of shoplifting offences in the year to June 2024.

The Crime Survey for England and Wales, published on October 2, has shown that in the 12 months to June 2024, there were 469,788 recorded shoplifting offences compared to 365,173 in the previous year. This is an increase of 29%.

The number of offences is the highest ever recorded by the ONS since current recording practices began in 2003.

Data from ACS’ Voice of Local Shops Survey, which tracks levels of theft in the convenience sector, shows that theft has been increasing every quarter since mid-2021, reaching new record highs towards the end of 2023 and then breaking that record in the first half of 2024. The ACS Crime Report estimates that convenience retailers have recorded over 5.6million incidents of theft over the last year.

ACS chief executive James Lowman says: “We are hearing the right messages from government about reporting and investigating crime and applying effective penalties. Sadly this is entirely at odds with our members’ experiences of policing in communities up and down the country. Local shop owners and their colleagues are becoming quite sick of assurances from politicians, they want a response when they are put at risk and for criminals to be apprehended and sanctioned effectively.

“These figures should prompt a redoubling of efforts from everyone involved in tackling shop theft: retailers reporting crime every time, the police investigating every offence and identifying prolific repeat offenders, and the courts system applying effective penalties that aim to break the cycle of re-offending.”

More details on the Crime Survey for England and Wales are available here. forecourttrader.co.uk

New 'Business Check' Anti-Theft Program
WA retailers lose $3B to theft each year. Here’s what Gig Harbor does to stop it
Shoplifters come from “all over,” Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey told The News Tribune. He listed off a long list of cities: Port Angeles, Bellingham, Portland, Yakima, Spokane, Tacoma. The Police Department did a statistical analysis of where their criminals come from and couldn’t detect a pattern, he said.

The department started a program in the fall of 2021 to help curb retail theft, called the “Business Check” program. Three years later, it appears to be working, he said, though its success is difficult to quantify because of the nature of how it works: An employee who notes suspicious activity inside or near a store can call 911 and request a “business check.” An officer will show up, pending availability, in hopes of deterring would-be criminals from acting once they see police nearby.

If no crime occurs, no police report is written, so there isn’t exact data to indicate how many crimes such business checks may have prevented.

The News Tribune rode along with a Gig Harbor police officer recently to learn how police look for suspicious activity, reviewed examples of police reports from business checks in cases where an alleged crime did occur, and found out how the program works.

According to reports from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, the reported number of larceny-theft offenses in Gig Harbor dropped to 350 in 2023, the lowest annual number among incidents reported from 2019 to 2023. msn.com

Using AI to Tackle Theft & Other Threats
Next-Gen Retail Revolution: The Power of Edge AI and Cloud Surveillance
For retailers there lies a growing concern that often goes unnoticed: the relentless drain of resources due to theft, inefficiencies, and unforeseen threats. In fact, 13% of small business retailers experience theft daily, and a staggering 37% of inventory shrinkage is attributed to external theft, including organized retail crime (ORC). So what can security integrators do to help retailers face this growing problem?

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Download your free copy today and help your retail clients safeguard and streamline their operations: securitysales.com

Election will test power of Californians’ backlash against crime

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Thanking America's Safety Leaders
Honoring Our Retiring Safety Standard-Bearers

It’s never too soon to say “thank you” to the safety leaders who have made a difference.

With each new OSHA standard covering every industry it was the ingenuity of these professionals to implement these measures, which can be a challenging task. Asking a workforce to embrace a new philosophy, devise communication methods, create procedures and of course the most difficult of all, ensure procedures are followed, requires special talent.

And what is unique to this profession is the talent that has chosen it. All too often people come to their jobs after having seen a horrible injury, or even a fatality. Walking into a career that requires you to face those tough memories on a daily basis is quite courageous. The payoff of course is to create an environment, through a variety of methods, where those accidents will never happen again. But how many people choose to confront such difficult issues and push through to create change?

The changes this generation faced also occurred in terms of different styles of the workforce. This Boomer generation needed to understand and adapt to the different desires and goals of Gen X, Millennials and now Gen Z. They were required to frequently change the entire culture of the organization to accommodate the varying needs of these very different generations. And they did so, with much grace I might add. On a macro level they moved from a singular focus on protecting workers’ physical bodies to the current iteration of safety which has expanded to well-being and mental health.

Corporate structure was another area in which this generation had to navigate. Over the years styles have varied and with each new philosophy EHS professionals had to learn a new method of operation. But more than that, they had to incorporate the new ideology into the practices and procedures, all the while having to get buy-in from employees.

Complying with the increasing number of federal and state regulations was all part of the job. And I won’t even mention OSHA inspections, or workers’ compensation, or safety audits, or any of the countless other tasks and roles that “safety people” have taken on over the years. ehstoday.com

Frontline Employees Are 'Burnt Out'
Most frontline employees feel overworked; desire flexibility, work-life balance
A large majority of frontline workers are feeling “burnt out,” especially those under 30 years old.

A new survey from HR and workforce management software company UKG reveals that 75% of all frontline employees, which includes retail and restaurant positions, report feeling stressed and overworked. Gen Z frontline workers feel burnt out at a higher rate (83%), with over one-third of Gen Z (36%) saying they’d quit because their job negatively affects their physical/mental wellbeing.

Despite two-thirds (66%) of frontline workers saying that they enjoy their workplace, 55% say they are not satisfied with their overall employee experience. This figure rises to 61% for Gen Z workers.

More than seven-in-10 (72%) Gen Z workers say interactions with people at work have worsened their mental health, compared to 62% among all frontline employees. A similar number (71%) of Gen Z respondents say they may quit because of negative interactions with their managers, co-workers, or customers. This is compared to 59% of frontline employees in all generations.

In organizations where frontline and corporate employees co-exist, UKG found that nearly half of all frontline employees (49%) say there are two separate cultures: one for the frontline and one for everyone else. About one-in-five (19%) frontline employees say they are never recognized by their manager.

“Our global study finds that not all workplace cultures are supportive of Gen Z and the frontline workforce,” said Dan Schawbel, managing partner at workplace intelligence. “One thing is for certain across all generations: if you don’t fix the frontline experience, you risk losing valuable talent.” chainstoreage.com

Some Stores Just Can't Be Beat by Amazon
Why some retail has been resilient against Amazon

It’s about the products — and the people.

There may be nothing that Amazon doesn’t sell. That means that every small to medium chain or independent shop in America, in every category, has been up against a competitive juggernaut for the last quarter century or so.

“I don’t think any categories are ‘Amazon-proof,’” Nikki Baird, vice president of strategy and product at retail tech firm Aptos, said by email. “It’s more about how to coexist with Amazon across any and all categories.”

Yet, in many U.S. cities and towns, certain stores seem to be thriving. Bicycles, photo equipment, record stores, resale — even, of all things, Amazon’s first category of books — are among those that have been quite resilient in the last couple of decades. It’s not that Amazon, or other disruptions like digital alternatives to music and books, hasn’t posed a challenge. The e-commerce giant sells bikes, cameras, records and used goods, after all.

But experts say that indie shops have stuck around in the Amazon era because of the products they sell and how they sell them — and because of the people who are both buying and selling. retaildive.com

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How Organized Retail Crime is Threatening the Retail Industry

Generally defined as the coordinated theft of merchandise by two or more individuals for the purpose of reselling for financial gain, Organized Retail Crime (ORC) has consistently grown as a problem over the past decade and is projected to become even more of an issue in future years.

ORC costs retail businesses an average of $244,509 per case, the highest the case value has been in over 8 years. The same federation report cited that theft has continued to grow year by year since 2020, with a 3.7% increase from 2022 to 2023. In October 2023, Target announced it was closing 9 stores across 4 states due to organized retail crime. Walmart has closed over 24 stores in 14 different states throughout 2023 due to theft and underperformance.

The impact this crime is having on retailers everywhere means ORC isn’t something that can simply be ignored. Modern, tactical security solutions are needed to help retail businesses, both large and small, collaborate with law enforcement to stop organized retail crime, while still providing a safe and enjoyable shopping experience for customers. It’s not an easy problem to solve, but cloud video security systems may be the answer. Read on to learn more about the impact ORC is having on today’s economic landscape, as well as how cloud video security can assist retailers’ loss prevention efforts and streamline investigations.

Understanding Organized Retail Crime

While Organized Retail Crime is presenting a notable problem for many retailers throughout the U.S., measuring the extent of the problem has provided some discussion-worthy challenges. ORC, while in previous years described as a clearly definable problem for retailers, has turned out to be far more conditional and nuanced. Definitions for ORC, while available, still lack consistency across state legislation. In certain cases, crimes categorized as ORC could be more accurately defined as cargo or employee theft.

Because of the nuanced nature of this type of theft, data surrounding ORC has shifted due to limited reporting and occasional erroneous claims made in the past. The National Retail Federation and major corporations have attempted to clarify discrepancies in reporting as the crime is more deeply studied. Due to the newness of studies surrounding ORC, it’s critical that retail businesses, both large and small, analyze the available facts and their conditions before determining the security solutions that may work best within the scale of their organization. Finally, ORC is thought to have many of its incidents go unreported. This lack of reporting, as well as underground criminal networks concealing their activities that would otherwise be linked to ORC, add additional layers of difficulty when attempting to understand the full scope of the crime.

Organized Retail Crime Defined

Despite a consistent definition of ORC, there is a consensus that this crime involves coordinated theft between two or more individuals with the purpose of reselling stolen goods for financial gain.

The Council on Criminal Justice defines organized retail theft as “Coordinated efforts between many people in which theft is for financial gain, not personal use. These stolen items are intended to be resold on a black market.”
The National Retail Federation defines organized retail crime as “…the systematic large-scale theft of retail goods from manufacturers, logistics and transportation providers, distributors, or retailers, and the subsequent resale of stolen goods for financial gain to wholesalers, retailers, or individual consumers, usually for a fraction of the retail cost. ORC operations feature typical criminal methods such as shoplifting, fraud, burglary, robbery, or complicit insiders to steal or fraudulently obtain merchandise, including through cargo theft.”

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Using Microsoft Teams to Phish Employees
Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams
Black Basta ransomware affiliates are still trying to trick enterprise employees into installing remote access tool by posing as help desk workers, now also via Microsoft Teams.

Phishing via MS Teams

Earlier this year, Rapid7 warned about Black Basta using the following social engineering trick: they flood the target employee’s email inbox with spam – typically from automated systems or services that send confirmations or notifications – and then phone them to offer assistance, while posing as their organization’s IT help desk.

Recently, though, they’ve also started using Microsoft Teams to reach out to potential victims.

“After mass email spam events, the targeted users were added to Microsoft Teams chats with external users. These external users operated from Entra ID tenants they created to pose as support, admin, or help-desk staff,” ReliaQuest researchers discovered.

“In almost all instances we’ve observed, the display name included the string ‘Help Desk,’ often surrounded by whitespace characters, which is likely to center the name within the chat. We also observed that, typically, targeted users were added to a ‘OneOnOne’ chat,” the researchers noted.

The ultimate goal is to get the targeted employees to install remote monitoring and management tools such as QuickAssist or AnyDesk, ostensibly to facilitate support and remediation, but actually to gain initial access to the targeted environment and install credential-grabbing malware and network mapping tools. helpnetsecurity.com

U.S. Telecom Networks Under Attack from China
Feds probe China-linked attacks on US telecom networks

The government’s public acknowledgment of the China-linked attacks follows a series of warnings about a broad and successful campaign to hack U.S. critical infrastructure.

Federal authorities said they are investigating China-linked attacks on U.S. telecom networks in the wake of reports that hackers conducted a broad espionage campaign, targeting senior elected officials and candidates.

“After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical assistance, and rapidly shared information to assist other victims,” the agencies said in a joint statement Friday.

The U.S. government’s public acknowledgment of China-linked attacks on commercial telecommunications infrastructure adds intensity to an already sensitive and potentially highly consequential spree of attacks.

Lawmakers quickly responded to the reported attacks earlier this month after The Wall Street Journal linked a string of attacks on U.S. telecom networks to Salt Typhoon, a threat group linked to China’s government. Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Communications and Technology Subcommittee sought details about the scope of the attacks and what information the nation state threat group accessed.

“Agencies across the U.S. government are collaborating to aggressively mitigate this threat and are coordinating with our industry partners to strengthen cyber defenses across the commercial communications sector,” the FBI and CISA said in the joint statement. cybersecuritydive.com

Cisco warns actively exploited CVE can lead to DoS attacks against VPN services

The company warned the threat activity is linked to previously disclosed brute-force attacks beginning in March.

A vulnerability that can lead to denial of service in the remote access VPN service of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense is facing active exploitation, according to the company.

Though the vulnerability, listed as CVE-2024-20481, only has a CVSS score of 5.8, it can allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service to the remote access VPN service, according to an advisory released Wednesday from Cisco.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday added the CVE to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. cybersecuritydive.com

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4 Red Flags When Online Shopping
Don't get duped into buying fake products online

Red flag No. 1: You’re buying cheap meds, without a prescription, from an online pharmacy.

Avoid online pharmacies that claim to sell prescription drugs at deeply discounted prices without requiring a prescription, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are a potential health risk, and they are illegal.

Red flag No. 2: You don’t recognize the name of the seller you’re buying from.

E-commerce sites like Amazon (Editor's note: Amazon is among NPR's financial supporters and pays to distribute some of our content) and Walmart.com allow third-party sellers, or independent vendors, to use their platforms to sell their goods.

Not all third-party sellers are bad actors, says Kammel. But “counterfeiters have found this to be a loophole to get in front of consumers.”

Red flag No. 3: The reviews of the product and company are really bad (or have no bad reviews at all)

Reviews can help you evaluate a company’s reputation. Now, they “may not be 100% accurate or real, but sometimes they can be big indicators,” says Kammel.

Red flag No. 4: The product doesn’t seem right.

If you end up buying an item from a seller you’re not sure about, take a moment to examine its packaging and contents carefully. “If it’s something we call an ‘obvious counterfeit,’ you may be able to see something glaringly wrong with it,” says Kammel. “Maybe the logo looks wrong or the coloring looks wrong.” npr.org

Online Shopping Popular Among Holiday Shoppers
Most consumers plan to shop online this holiday season

While some people started shopping during October’s promotions most plan to start next month, according to research by Bain & Company.

Seventy-six percent of U.S. consumers said they would buy at least half of their holiday purchases online, according to a Bain & Company survey of consumers in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Australia and other countries released Oct. 17.

Nearly a third (31%) of consumers said they don’t have enough money for non-essential purchases this holiday season, down from 39% last year, the survey found.

Around a quarter (23%) of U.S. shoppers say they have purchased from international apps like Shein or Temu, but 19% plan to use international apps for holiday shopping. retaildive.com

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Miami, FL: Update: Pair wanted in $1.7 million Nashville jewelry store heist captured in Miami Beach
A duo sought by police in a nearly $2 million armed robbery of a Tennessee jewelry store were jailed in South Florida over the weekend after being captured at a Miami Beach hotel. According to Miami Beach police, authorities had been seeking Milleni Garcia, 38, and Orlando Valdes Hernandez, 34, in connection with the heist in Nashville. Arrest reports state that the pair are local to South Florida: they share the same address on Quail Roost Drive in Miami-Dade’s unincorporated South Miami Heights area. According to police, they walked into a store called Dubai Jewelry, located in a strip mall in southeastern Nashville, and “began browsing the merchandise” and then “they brandished firearms and threatened the employees, ultimately stealing a considerable amount of gold and other valuable items before fleeing the premises.” Nashville ABC affiliate WKRN reports that Garcia, Valdes Hernandez and a third suspect used pepper spray and pushed store employees into a back room during the robbery. The pair made off with $1.7 million in gold and other valuables, police said. Officers found them Sunday at the Grand Beach Hotel, a four-star hotel located at 4835 Collins Ave. on Mid-Beach. According to WKRN, police recovered jewelry, cash and a wig. local10.com

UK: London: The 'grate cheese robbery': $400K of cheddar stolen in London
British chef Jamie Oliver is on the case of the stolen cheddar. Oliver, who rose to fame as “The Naked Chef” on TV by stripping food down to its essentials, got cheeky in an otherwise serious plea to his social media followers to help solve the mystery of the missing 22 metric tons (48,488 pounds) of award-winning cheddar worth 300,000 British pounds ($390,000) that was stolen in a scam. Calling it the “grate cheese robbery,” Oliver told his 10.5 million Instagram fans to be on the lookout for “lorry loads of very posh cheese.” Nearly 1,000 wheels of cloth-wrapped artisanal cheddar were swiped from Neal’s Yard Dairy by a con artist posing as a wholesale distributor for a major French retailer, the company said. The cheese was gone before the company realized it had been scammed and reported the theft Oct. 21. nbcnews.com

Palos Hills Wine And Spirits Shop Targeted In Smash-And-Grab Burglary
Four people are believed to have smashed windows at a wine and spirits store making away with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise during the early morning hours of Oct. 21, Palos Hills police reports said. Three entered the store and grabbed bottles of wine and liquor while the fourth person stood outside as a lookout. The owner of the shop told police that $16,304 worth of merchandise was stolen. patch.com

Franklin, KY: Police searching for suspect in $5,000 Lowe’s merchandise scam
Franklin police are searching for a man suspected in an investigation. Police say a man created a fraudulent company account at the Lowe’s in Franklin on September 11. The man used the account to charge merchandise valued at $5,000. wnky.com

Walnut Creek, CA: Retail theft operation nets 6 arrests, over $4,000 in recovered merchandise

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Shootings & Deaths

Millville, NJ: Mother of 5 killed, man injured after shooting in South Jersey store parking lot of C-Store
A mother of five is dead and another man is recovering after both were shot in the parking lot of a South Jersey convenience store. Family members of the victims said the shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday in a parking lot on East Greene Street in Millville, Cumberland County. Neighbors said they heard at least four gunshots. The family of Bonnie Hitchens, 41, told Action News she had just left home to go to the store when she was fatally wounded in the shooting. Her daughter, who asked to remain anonymous, said her mother was the last person who deserved to be gunned down. 6abc.com

Columbus, OH: Police identify man killed in shooting outside Kroger near Ohio State University
Columbus police have identified a 51-year-old man who died Saturday after being shot near a grocery store in the University District. Police said Paul Allgood, 51, died Saturday afternoon at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center from his injuries. Allgood was shot around 2:40 p.m. across the street from the Kroger located at 1350 N. High St. Police said the shooting took place near the intersection of North High Street and Clark Place, about a mile from Ohio Stadium, where Saturday's football game was taking place. dispatch.com

Eugene, OR: Police respond to shooting after attempted convenience store robbery

North Charleston, SC: Police investigate shooting at convenience store on Saturday; two injured

Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

San Francisco, CA: Vehicle rams Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco Union Square burglary attempt
Burglars smashed a vehicle into a Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco's Union Square early Monday morning in a failed burglary attempt, police said. The incident happened at about 4:16 a.m. at the store on the 200 block of Geary Street. San Francisco police said at the time, officers were patrolling the area when they saw a vehicle collide into the front doors of the business. The car was not able to force its way into the business and police said multiple suspects got out of the vehicle and into two other waiting vehicles and drove away, one heading west on Geary Street and the other heading south on Stockton Street. There was nothing stolen, but the front of the business was left with "significant damage," according to an email sent to CBS News Bay Area. No arrests were made and there was no suspect information available. cbsnews.com

Philadelphia, PA: Serial robber sought for targeting businesses in Northeast Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are looking for a man they say is responsible for a string of armed robberies, the most recent hitting three businesses in one day. The robberies happened at a ShopRite, Dunkin’ and Boston Market, all in Northeast Philly and all within a few hours of each other. fox29.com

St. Lucie County, FL: Three men ordered to prison for armed robbery of USPS letter carriers

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