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Jennifer Thomason named Head of Loss Prevention
for Old Navy

In this role, Jennifer and her team will be responsible for loss prevention, safeness strategies and the protection of the entire Old Navy fleet. Jennifer will report directly to Chris Nelson. Jennifer comes to Gap Inc. with 15 years of Loss Prevention and Investigation experience, most recently at Nike, where she oversaw their Global Loss Prevention & Risk Operations team across 40 countries. While supporting the $15B direct-to-consumer business, she pioneered the company’s first-ever safety and shrink awareness program, minimizing shrink 110 basis points across all store formats. She is a game-changer and the first woman to hold the title of Director/Sr. Director of LP in the history of Nike. Congratulations, Jennifer!

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Apple's Head of Security & CSO - Indicted in Santa Clara County for making Illegal Donations to the Sherriff's Office to gain a Weapons Permit

Thomas Moyer is the chief compliance & security officer at Apple Inc.

It's being reported by several sources that the head of global security for Apple is among the new defendants in a scheme in which coveted concealed-weapons permits were issued by the Santa Clara County sheriff's office in exchange for political donations, investigators said Monday.

The Fox news report states that "Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said undersheriff Rick Sung and sheriff's Capt. James Jensen withheld four gun permits for Apple employees until security official Thomas Moyer promised to donate 200 iPads worth $70,000."

That donation was scuttled at the last minute after they learned the DA was investigating the scheme, authorities said.

Ed Swanson, Moyer's attorney said his client "did nothing wrong and has acted with the highest integrity throughout his career. We have no doubt he will be acquitted at trial."

Swanson said Moyer was "collateral damage" in an ongoing dispute between the sheriff and the district attorney. For more check out the Fox News report here.

The Morgan Hill Times clarifies that one of the "Apple employees" indicted was in fact "Apple's head of Security, Thomas Moyer."

Sung, Jensen, Moyer and Chadha will be arraigned Jan. 11 at the San Jose Hall of Justice. If convicted, they could face prison time. morganhilltimes.com patentlyapple.com

Protests & Violence

Seattle Cuts Police Budget by 18%
Seattle's 2021 budget includes millions for community programs
The Seattle City Council approved the city's 2021 budget on Monday by slashing the police budget, though not as much as activists wanted. The council voted to shrink the budget of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) by about 18%, which includes cuts to overtime and training. Dozens of vacant jobs will not be filled and 911 dispatchers and parking enforcement will be moved out of SPD jurisdiction. Millions of dollars will instead go to community programs.

"We've crafted a 2021 Budget that invests in what we need most - affordable housing, public health measures, community safety, the environment, and economic recovery," said Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, Chair of the Budget Committee.

Activists, who've been marching for months calling for the council to defund SPD by 50%, consider Monday's vote a win, but say their work is not finished. king5.com

Defund-Police Organizers to Biden: "We're Not Going Away"
Here are the reforms some of the movement's leaders envision under the next president.

Security's Role in Looting & Riots
'Why Retailers Become the Punching Bag of Rioters'
The larger and more well-known business corporations are, the more they attract attention and are a target when an outburst of rage occurs. Chains and corporations (food, markets, retail, etc.), non-operational institutions and government authorities (ministries of health, welfare, law, etc.) become the punching bag of the rioters for several reasons: they are found everywhere, their level of security is usually low, the potential for looting desirable goods is high, and the police are usually not present in these places because they are preparing to protect more high-profile targets, namely government institutions such as heads of government, mayors and municipalities, vital institutions, etc.

What is security's role in looting and riots?

In the event of violent demonstrations that are accompanied by the destruction of property and looting, the role of security personnel at these organizations is critical in several areas, in particular:

A. Preparing the organization to identify unusual events, in times of routine

B. Preparing the organization for a rapid response in times of emergency

C. Rapidly restoring the organization to functional capacity, during and following an emergency event.

One thing is clear. It's important to create a rapid process for ensuring functional continuity of both types of organization: given the importance of the services they provide, governmental institutions (municipal offices, welfare agencies, courts, etc.) are required to provide a response, both during the emergency itself and immediately after; and civilian organizations may suffer great financial loss if they are unable to provide services to the public in the immediate aftermath of such a situation. securitymagazine.com

Philadelphia: Target Reopens Following Last Month's Looting After Shooting
Stores in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood are reopening following looting last month in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. The Target store on Castor Avenue reopened Monday morning. The store closed on Oct. 27 and had been boarded up. Looters broke into the back of the store and caused significant damage. cbslocal.com

Chicago: Walmart Supercenter reopens after $3M in damage from looting
The Walmart in the city's Chatham neighborhood, that sustained millions of dollars in damage during looting, is making a comeback months later. Looters destroyed the store during unrest over controversial police shootings back in May, setting off fires that caused more than $3 million worth of damage. wgntv.com

Clayton, MO: 19-year-old charged with looting in case
tied to killing of retired police captain
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged a 19-year-old for looting in connection with an investigation into the murder of a retired St. Louis police captain. David Dorn was killed June 2, 2020, while working as a security officer at Lee's Pawn and Jewelry. Looters broke into the store around 2:30 a.m. and Dorn was fatally shot. He was 77. On Friday, Nov. 20, Kyri Morgan was charged with second-degree burglary for looting in that incident. fox2now.com

Richmond, VA: Police seek help ID'ing 11 accused of breaking into, looting 3 businesses

Plywood Art From Boarded Up NYC Stores Now on Display in Gallery

COVID Update

US: Over 12.7M Cases - 263K Dead - 7.5M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 59.7M Cases - 1.4M Dead - 41.3M Recovered

Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 225
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 149
*Red indicates change in total deaths

This COVID-19 risk assessment map can help you decide your Thanksgiving Day plans

If you're still deciding if you want to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends, an interactive map created by a team of researchers can help you with that decision.

The interactive map, led by professors at the Georgia Institute of Technology, shows the likelihood at least one person would test positive for COVID-19 if you attend a gathering of 10 or more people.

The map includes data for every U.S. county and shows the risk for infection using data of recent COVID-19 cases across the country. lex18.com

Q3 or Q4 2021?
McKinsey & Company on
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
While the situation looks somewhat better in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, much of Europe and North America is in the midst of a "fall wave," with the prospect of a difficult winter ahead. Yet the past two weeks have brought renewed hope, headlined by final data from the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trial and interim data from the Moderna trial, both showing efficacy of approximately 95 percent; and progress on therapeutics. Is an earlier end to the pandemic now more likely?

The short answer is that the latest developments serve mainly to reduce the uncertainty of the timeline. The positive readouts from the vaccine trials mean that the United States will most likely reach an epidemiological end to the pandemic (herd immunity) in Q3 or Q4 2021. An earlier timeline to reach herd immunity-for example, Q1/Q2 of 2021-is now less likely, as is a later timeline (2022). If we are able to pair these vaccines with more effective implementation of public-health measures and effective scale-up of new treatments and diagnostics, alongside the benefits of seasonality, we may also be able to reduce mortality enough in Q2 to enable the United States to transition toward normalcy.

A secondary effect of the recent vaccine trials is to make Q3 2021 more likely for herd immunity than Q4. That said, major questions are still outstanding, even about vaccines, such as long-term safety, timely and effective distribution, and vaccine acceptance by the population, to say nothing of lingering epidemiological questions such as the duration of immunity. mckinsey.com

Asking Employees to Self-Report
Walmart corporate employees to work remotely until July 5, 2021
Bentonville-based Walmart said its corporate workforce in the U.S. will not return to their offices until July 5, 2021, at the earliest. The memo from Donna Morris, chief people officer at Walmart, went out to employees on Friday (Nov. 20).

Walmart said COVID-19 cases have continued to rise across the U.S. including areas where a majority of the retail giant's corporate employees work - Arkansas, California, New Jersey and New York. She said some roles like those in technology will continue to work remotely after the pandemic.

Walmart also shared the protocol for employees who choose to work in their office amid the COVID-19 crisis. Employees must complete a health screening prior to entry. Those in Northwest Arkansas also must reserve a time slot and masks are required unless the employee is working alone in an enclosed space. They are also asked to follow the protocol guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Walmart also asks employees to self-report COVID-19 positive cases beginning Monday, Nov. 23. The company has a confidential portal available where employees will report test results. talkbusiness.net

Black Friday - Another COVID Casualty
Skipping Black Friday sales because of COVID-19 this year? You're not alone

Only 14% of consumers say they'll shop in a brick-and-mortar store.

Black Friday now seems to suggest a gangrenous rot that's knocked it right off the retail industry's calendar.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 49% of Americans plan to scrap their Black Friday participation, according to a new research by data intelligence company Morning Consult. Only 14% say they'll go shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, while 41% plan to shop online.

The days of camping out overnight in retail parking lots, running around with printouts of store floor plans, and getting into fist fights with other shoppers are over.

"The share of Americans planning to rely more on Cyber Monday than Black Friday has been on the rise since early September,"

"Fear is a huge motivator, so it's overriding the impulse," "It's the perfect storm. All bets are off. Throw all forecasting models out the window," Lindsey says. fastcompany.com

350 Grocery Union Members Have Died From COVID-19
Grocery workers face new challenges as Covid worsens, pandemic fatigue sets in

Yesterday's Hero's Are Wearing Down & Retail America Along With Them

Grocery workers say they're facing health risks and new challenges as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies across the country, but extra pay has not returned.

At least 350 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union have died from Covid-19, but that does not include the impact on non-union retailers like Amazon and Walmart.

"If you want to know one reason why this pandemic is getting worse, it's very simple: We haven't learned. We haven't changed," said Janet Wainwright, a five-year employee of Kroger who works in Virginia, "And grocery companies like Kroger are choosing to make things worse."

Hand sanitizer and masks are in short supply. Some customers shop without wearing a mask. And pandemic-related policies, from extra cleaning of stores to limits on the number of shoppers, have largely faded away, according to members of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union who spoke on a Monday conference call.

Grocery workers say they face new challenges as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies across the country. Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have risen in communities from big cities to rural towns. Shoppers are rushing to stores for holiday items, such as turkeys and baking supplies, along with stocking up again on toilet paper. And extra hourly pay meant to show appreciation or compensate for additional health risks has ended. Continue Reading

Air Travel Down 50% This Past Weekend
Research Says: 'Americans Are Tired of Being at Home'

Millions Of Americans Traveling For Thanksgiving, Ignoring CDC Advice
There's Going to be a Price for This
The Transportation Security Administration reported that more than 1.04 million people went through airport security checkpoints Sunday, the most since mid-March, and about 1 million more went through TSA checkpoints each day on Friday and Saturday. But this year's figures suggest airports are more crowded and planes fuller than they've been at any time since the pandemic began.

AAA had forecast that up to 50 million Americans would travel for Thanksgiving this year, but a spokesperson said that amid recent outbreaks of COVID-19 across the country, some people have been rethinking their plans.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday on the CBS News program Face the Nation he worries that crowds at airports "are going to get us into even more trouble than we're in right now." npr.org

Pennsylvania Temporarily Bans the Sale of Alcohol Over Thanksgiving at Bars & Restaurants From Nov 25th @5pm to the 26th @8 am

CDC Guidelines on Celebrating Thanksgiving Safely

As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase rapidly across the United States, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is at home with the people you live with. Gatherings with family and friends who do not live with you can increase the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19 or the flu. If having guests to your home, limit the number of guests, have conversations with guests ahead of time to set expectations for celebrating together, and clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and items between use. If celebrating indoors, bring in fresh air by opening windows and doors, if possible. Have guests bring their own food and drink and if sharing food, have one person serve food and use single-use options, like plastic utensils.

Other Thanksgiving activities to consider include a virtual Thanksgiving meal with family and friends who don't live with you, watching television and playing games with people in your household, online shopping, and delivering food to family and neighbors in a way that does not involve contact with others.

Everyone can make Thanksgiving safer by wearing a mask and staying at least 6 feet from others who do not live with you. For more tips on making Thanksgiving safer, click here.

Happy Zooming on Thanksgiving Day

How Many Cousins Did You Say I Had Mom?
I'm Sure There's a Hacker in Here
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CargoNet Warns of Holiday Theft Surge

CargoNet has issued a warning about a potential rise in thefts during next week's U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The freight tracking and recovery company said Thursday that each holiday, cargo thieves seek to exploit the abundance of loaded trailers and warehouses that will remain unattended for an extended period of time.

Over the past five years, CargoNet recorded 123 theft events in the days leading up to Thanksgiving or the days immediately after. There were 144 trucks, trailers, chassis and containers stolen, it said.

States: Theft events were highest in California, Texas and Georgia, but were recorded in other states too.

Days: Theft activity peaked on the day before Thanksgiving with 23 events, but activity was also high on the Friday and Saturday following with 21 events each, it said.

Items: Cargo thieves stole a variety of goods during this analysis period, but some of the most commonly targeted items included: televisions, alcoholic beverages and major appliances, the company said.

"We caution that thefts of electronics have been down in 2020, while thefts of household paper products like toilet paper, cleaning products like disinfectant spray, and PPE have increased," CargoNet said.

Supply chain professionals can mitigate theft by parking unattended equipment and cargo in high-security yards with tall fences, surveillance video and high-visibility lighting, it said. trucknews.com

Sensitech warns of organized cargo theft risk on Thanksgiving
Industry experts warn that organized cargo theft rings will be extremely active in the coming days, as more shipments are left unattended for extended periods of time due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Sensitech Supply Chain Intelligence Center issued an alert urging truckers to be on their guard with their cargo this weekend. During Thanksgiving weekends between 2015 and 2019, the Sensitech Supply Chain Intelligence Center recorded just under three thefts per day. That's a 53% higher rate than throughout the year. landline.media

10 lessons from CEOs on how to manage corporate reputation in a new era of activism
When employees are pushing companies as hard as outside activists, and a CEO's reputation is directly tied to his company, these lessons offer help toward building and maintaining good public perception.

A changing landscape of social, political, and business dynamics is creating a new set of challenges for CEOs. Corporations and their hard-won reputations now have as much to gain as they have to lose from sudden changes in perception. To gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, we sat down with corporate leaders representing almost $2 trillion in market cap, billions of dollars in revenue, and millions of employees and asked them to share what they see on the horizon and how they are approaching the changing demands of corporate reputation.

Here are 10 insights that are keeping CEOs up at night, and what to do about them.

● Employees have become the new corporate conscience
● Fear of any public criticism causes corporate paralysis for any meaningful action
● It's no longer a choice to separate executive reputation from corporate reputation
● Reputation is often viewed as something that happens to you, not something you can actively shape
● Deselection by investors & current & prospective employees is fastest growing driver of corp. behavior
● Purpose is no longer differentiating
● Reputation is today's employee pension
● Corporate structures designed over 100 years ago are huge barriers to effective reputation mgt
● If you're thinking about your reputation as a score, you're doing it wrong
● Someone is already telling your story. The question is whether you will fastcompany.com

JCPenney Turns Off The Lights At Its Plano, Texas Headquarters
J.C. Penney has closed its corporate headquarters in Plano, TX, as part of a plan to reduce costs. Most of the department store retailer's headquarters employees have been working from home since the pandemic hit earlier this year. Where the chain expects to relocate has not yet been announced. forbes.com

Sacramento to pay $99K settlement to man whose dog was shot by police outside Safeway store

Video: Long lines at new Colorado In-N-Out spark wild pantless fight

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Manager of LP job posted for Peach State Truck Centers in Norcross, GA
This individual reports to COO. Responsible for mitigating, reviewing, and investigating internal and external theft risks. This individual will work closely with the directors and managers of the various departments to identify opportunities to increase safeguards over Company assets, determine external and internal risk assessment, and oversee security personnel and technology. This individual will work with the COO and CFO to prioritize projects, complete security budgets, and to formulate investigation strategies. ultipro.com

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Sensormatic Solutions Enhances Shrink Management as a Service for Greater Retail Insights

Retailers can improve loss prevention programs with predictive analytics and actionable insights

Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart and sustainable buildings, announced that Sensormatic Solutions, its leading global retail solutions portfolio, expanded its Shrink Management as a Service offerings with new capabilities to help retailers enhance their loss prevention strategies. SMaaS includes device management and predictive analytics which reduces shrink, optimizes staffing and improves sales.

“With global retail shrink on the rise, the retail landscape is rapidly changing, and smart loss prevention technology is more critical than ever. SMaaS helps manage shrink in an effective and timely way,” said Craig Szklany, vice president, global solutions management and marketing, Sensormatic Solutions. “Based on our retail customers’ needs, we’ve added new and enhanced capabilities to help solve real-world loss prevention challenges. With device management, predictive analytics and actionable insights, SMaaS allows retailers to spend more time and resources on improving store performance and creating a better customer experience.”

Here are the new and enhanced capabilities from SMaaS:

A mobile-optimized user interface features intuitive navigation, which allows retailers to access SMaaS anywhere, on any device.
A new occupancy widget uses retailers’ existing electronic article surveillance (EAS) infrastructure to track occupancy patterns based on user-defined thresholds. Retailers can identify times of increased traffic to manage staff and customers accordingly. This function also helps retailers adhere to local occupancy regulations and social distancing guidelines.
Seamless integration with Sensormatic Solutions RF pedestals, as well as exacqVideo integration provides video device health monitoring, and allows retailers to view video clips of alarms associated with EAS and ORC events.

Additional benefits of SMaaS:

Predictive analytics helps reduce shrink and provides more insight into root causes to stop loss before it happens.
24/7/365 monitoring of all connected EAS devices ensures systems are online and functioning properly.
Detailed insights improve merchandising and loss prevention efforts for maximum on-shelf availability.
Data helps optimize staffing during peak alarm times, allows more focus on the customer experiences and identifies any training gaps.
Geo-mapping helps identify Organized Retail Crime (ORC) patterns.

Sensormatic Solutions continuously enhances SMaaS to provide rich data visualization and alert notification mechanisms to help retailers focus on stores and situations that matter the most. Additional third-party integrations and advanced capabilities are coming soon.

For more information about SMaaS, please click here.

To learn how U.K. supermarket chain ASDA is using SMaaS to solve real-world problems, read our case study here.

From Russia With Love - The Long Arm of the FBI
Romanian duo arrested for running malware encryption service to bypass antivirus software

Duo Had Servers in the U.S.

Two Romanian suspects have been arrested yesterday for allegedly running the CyberSeal and Dataprotector crypting services to evade antivirus software detection. These services have been purchased by more than 1560 criminals and used for crypting several different type of malware, including Remote Access Trojans, information stealers and ransomware.

The pair also operated the Cyberscan service (CaaS) which allowed their clients to test their malware against antivirus tools. The law enforcement agency states about 1,500 individuals purchased these services.

The suspects offered a variety of licensing and pricing plans. "Their clients paid between $40 to $300 for these crypting services, depending on license conditions," according to Europol. "Their service activity was well structured and offered regular updates and customer support to the clients."

The two suspects were arrested in Romania, and their infrastructure located in Romania, Norway and the United States was taken down, according to Europol.

The crackdown was led by Romanian Police working with the FBI, the Australian Federal Police, the Norwegian National Criminal Investigation Service and Europol under the auspices of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats legal framework.

Results in brief

● 2 administrators arrested in Romania
● 4 house searches carried out in Bucharest and Craiova (Romania)
● Backend infrastructure taken down in Romania, Norway and the United States.
govinfosecurity.com europa.eu

The Dark Side of AI: Previewing Criminal Uses

Threats Include Social Engineering, Insider Trading, Face-Seeking Assassin Drones

A new public/private report into AI and ML identifies likely ways in which such attacks might occur - and offers examples of threats already emerging.

The most likely criminal use cases will involve "AI as a service" offerings, as well as AI enabled or supported offerings, as part of the wider cybercrime-as-a-service ecosystem. That's according to the EU's law enforcement intelligence agency, Europol, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute - UNICRI - and Tokyo-based security firm Trend Micro, which prepared the joint report: "Malicious Uses and Abuses of Artificial Intelligence".

"Criminals are likely to make use of AI to facilitate and improve their attacks by maximizing opportunities for profit within a shorter period, exploiting more victims and creating new, innovative criminal business models - all the while reducing their chances of being caught," according to the report.

Thankfully, all is not doom and gloom. "AI promises the world greater efficiency, automation and autonomy," says Edvardas Šileris, who heads Europol's European Cybercrime Center, aka EC3. "At a time where the public is getting increasingly concerned about the possible misuse of AI, we have to be transparent about the threats, but also look into the potential benefits from AI technology." govinfosecurity.com

As 'Anywhere Work' Evolves, Security Will Be Key Challenge

Companies should plan their future workforce model now, so they have time to implement the necessary tools, including cybersecurity and seamless remote access, a Forrester report says.

Following the pandemic, at least 70% of companies will permit a significant portion of their employees to work from home at least two days a week — requiring a revamped cybersecurity model, according to a new report by Forrester Research.

About 60% of organizations will move to a hybrid work environment, Forrester says. The analyst firm calls this "anywhere work" because it combines a significant amount of remote and office work. A small portion of businesses, about 10%, will focus on transitioning to a fully virtual work environment, while 30% will mainly head back to the office.

The mix of arrangements will require companies to focus their cybersecurity efforts on zero-trust frameworks, multifactor authentication, and endpoint monitoring, says JP Gownder, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester's Future of Work practice. darkreading.com

Amazon Web Services APIs can allegedly be exploited to steal user data
News of yet another company exposing its data to all and sundry on cloud storage is so normal now that you can pre-write the news and insert the name of the company. This time, however, Amazon Web Services Inc. itself allegedly allows hackers to get access to user data through its application programming interfaces.

The claim came last week from security researchers at Unit 42, the cybersecurity research arm of Palo Alto Networks Inc. The researchers have detailed 22 APIs across 16 different AWS services that can be used to leak the AWS Identity and Access Management users and roles in arbitrary accounts.

AWS services that allegedly can be abused by attackers include Amazon Simple Storage, Amazon Key Management Service and Amazon Simple Queue Service.

“A malicious actor may obtain the roster of an account, learn the organization’s internal structure and launch targeted attacks against individuals,” the researchers noted. siliconangle.com

Europol EC3/Cybercrime Centre
Malicious Uses and Abuses of Artificial Intelligence

- Trend Micro Research
- United Nations Interregional Crime & Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
- Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)

New report finds criminals leverage AI for malicious use,
and it's not just deep fakes

Europol, UNICRI and Trend Micro uncover current and future threats of AI and how to combat them

Read the full report: Malicious Uses and Abuses of Artificial Intelligence.

Use Google Maps for Up-to-Date
COVID-19 Information

If you are at home trying to figure out what is open to pick up a bite to eat, try the Google Maps app. Google Maps is not only a robust navigation app, it is a great tool for dealing with the new normal. You can check if your favorite takeout spot is still open late, changes to store hours and store closures. You can even use it to see how crowded the subway is in some major metropolitan cities. This is another great tool to safe in these unprecedented times.

Amazon's Global Security Leaks Docs
Insider Threat in Global Security Team?

Secret Amazon Reports Expose the Company’s Surveillance of Labor and Environmental Groups

Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal the company’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on warehouse workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements.

A trove of more than two dozen internal Amazon reports reveal in stark detail the company's obsessive monitoring of organized labor and social and environmental movements in Europe, particularly during Amazon's “peak season” between Black Friday and Christmas. The reports, obtained by Motherboard, were written in 2019 by Amazon intelligence analysts who work for the Global Security Operations Center, the company's security division tasked with protecting Amazon employees, vendors, and assets at Amazon facilities around the world.

The documents show Amazon analysts closely monitor the labor and union-organizing activity of their workers throughout Europe, as well as environmentalist and social justice groups on Facebook and Instagram. They also indicate, and an Amazon spokesperson confirmed, that Amazon has hired Pinkerton operatives—from the notorious spy agency known for its union-busting activities—to gather intelligence on warehouse workers. Global Security Leaks Docs: Continue Reading

New Counterfeit Effort Launched
IPR Center, Amazon launch ‘Operation Fulfilled Action’ to stop counterfeits

The U.S. government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Amazon today announced the launch of a joint operation to prevent counterfeit goods from entering the U.S. and help protect American consumers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and DHL are also supporting the operation.

"By combining intelligence from Amazon, the IPR Center and other agencies, we’re able to stop counterfeits at the border, regardless of where bad actors were intending to offer them. We appreciate the partnership from the IPR Center and other agencies to protect American consumers and prosecute bad actors.”

In an effort to protect consumers, this joint operation will analyze data and conduct targeted inspections aimed at preventing counterfeit products from entering the U.S. supply chain. The IPR Center and Amazon will leverage evidence obtained during the operation to expand on-going investigations, with the goal of holding bad actors accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

This operation will be led by Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit, which was created earlier this year to support law enforcement investigations and to initiate civil litigation against counterfeiters. ice.gov

Target and Walmart earnings prove the pandemic e-commerce surge won't reverse

6 Suspects in $5M 'Bust Out' Gang Operated for 10 Years
Los Angeles Man Gets 7 Yr's For $5M Credit Card 'Bust Out' Scam
A Glendale man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for running a series of “bust out” scams that defrauded more than 20 banks out of nearly $5 million by, among other things, using fraudulently obtained credit cards to buy millions of dollars in liquor and cemetery plots that were later sold for a profit.

A “bust out” scam is a form of fraud in which a person applies for a credit card, often using a stolen identity, with the intention of “maxing out” the card with no intention of paying off the debt.

Hmayakyan and his co-conspirators fraudulently obtained credit cards – sometimes using their real names, but also with synthetic identities created with a combination of real and fictitious information. After the cards were run up to the credit limit, members of the scheme “paid down” the cards by submitting payments from accounts with insufficient funds or through other fake accounts to restore the credit line, which allowed them to make additional fraudulent purchases.

For example, from 2014 through 2017, Hmayakyan – with no intention to pay any credit card bills – charged and directed others to charge over $3 million to buy things such as liquor, Rolex watches and Forest Lawn cemetery plots.

The liquor was purchased on behalf of the now-closed Liquor Spot in Glendale, where co-defendant Vahan Aloyan, 45, of Glendale, was a manager. During the execution of a search warrant in 2016, HSI special agents and law enforcement partners seized more than 37,000 bottles of alcoholic beverages, worth approximately $300,000, from the Liquor Spot. They also seized nearly $13,000 in cash from the store, as well as nearly $13,000 in cash and 37 watches and other jewelry items from Aloyan’s residence, according to court documents. Case continues with other suspects

South Kingstown, RI: 9 indicted in scheme to steal $700,000 of boats, all-terrain vehicles from dealerships
Nine people have been indicted for their alleged roles in a theft ring that stole about $700,000 worth of excavators, boats, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, and trailers from dealers in four New England states, federal prosecutors said Monday. The suspects often staked out the dealerships and marinas after dark looking to steal equipment, according to a statement from the office of Aaron Weisman, U.S. attorney for Rhode Island.

They did so at the direction of the alleged ringleader, Jose A. Montes, also known as Jose Rivera, 36, of Cranston. It could not be determined if he had an attorney. The group stole three Bobcat excavators, 10 personal watercraft, four boats, eight all-terrain vehicles, and 10 trailers valued at nearly $700,000 between November 2019 and July 2020, from businesses in South Kingstown and Tiverton, Rhode Island; Auburn, Rehoboth, and Easton, Massachusetts; Waterford, Vernon, and Stafford, Connecticut; and Hampstead, New Hampshire, prosecutors said. masslive.com

Walla Walla, WA: Police make largest toilet paper seizure in agency history
A man was arrested for burglary over the weekend, after attempting to steal over 100 rolls of priceless toilet paper. The Walla Walla Sheriff's Department said this is this largest toilet paper seizure in agency history. A resident noticed the burglar stealing various items, including toilet paper from a local store. He safely intervened and was able to provide authorities with an accurate description of the vehicle as the suspect fled in his car. After several hours of searching, the police located the suspect in his disabled vehicle, with the same toilet paper described by the citizen who reported the crime. The suspect was arrested and the police searched his vehicle. Authorities found over $1,000 in stolen items and 108 toilet paper rolls among them. khq.com

Westport, CT: Suspect Charged In $6,000 Ulta Beauty Theft
23-year-old Windsor, Connecticut, man was arrested on larceny charges last week in connection with the August theft of $6,000 worth of perfume and cologne from the Ulta Beauty store on the Post Road East in Westport, according to police. patch.com

Covington, GA: Rash of shoplifting incidents hits Newton County Walmarts
Covington Police Department officers responded to five separate reports — including one in which thieves netted hundreds of dollars worth of stolen items at Walmart on Industrial Blvd. Newton County Sheriff’s Office also responded to a report of a theft of electronics at Walmart on Salem Road on the county’s west side. covnews.com

Saginaw Township, MI: PD ramps up patrols ahead of Black Friday
Due to the pandemic, it’s unclear if large crowds will flock to stores for Black Friday this year, but the Saginaw Township Police Department says regardless they will be out in full force. “We’re going to be there and we’re going to arrest you and you’re going to get a free ride to jail," said Saginaw Township Police Chief Don Pussehl. Chief Pusshel says the increased visibility in the retail districts will start on Black Friday and go through the holiday season. nbc25news.com

Eugene, OR: Eugene PD doubles down on shoplifters this holiday season
According to Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner: “Between working with Loss Prevention at local stores, outreach through EPD’s Community Engagement Team with prevention efforts and security tips, frequent patrol checks, and strategic posting of our Guardian Trailers nearby high traffic areas, we will be mounting a strong defense against this type of crime. Our local businesses and their employees have endured enough hardship and heartache throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to have individuals or highly coordinated group of individuals from out of town hit them again in the pocketbook.” kval.com

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Oklahoma City, OK: Armed Robbery Suspect dead after officer-involved shooting at Gas Station in southwest OKC
Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a deadly officer-involved shooting last night. Police say it started as an armed robbery at a gas station near 79th and Western. The store clerk was able to run out of the store and lock the suspect inside. Police say there was a standoff with the suspect and he tried to escape out of a drive through window. The suspect had a gun and did not comply with police commands. Officers shot the suspect. He died at the hospital. ktul.com

Graceville, FL: Suspect arrested in weekend murder inside a Hardee’s
A suspect has been arrested in Saturday’s shooting at a Graceville restaurant. According to the Graceville Police Department’s Facebook page, officers with the Dothan Police Department arrested Trayvon Dorsey Saturday night for the murder of Shannon Latrent Weatherington. Police believe Dorsey shot and killed Weatherington inside the Hardee’s restaurant on Cotton Street in Graceville. Officers say the suspect will be extradited back to Jackson County where he will await trial. wjhg.com

Vancouver, WA: Suspected Lowe’s Shoplifter Shot by Witness in parking lot
Vancouver police are continuing to investigate a shooting Friday evening in the parking lot of a shopping center in which a man shot a suspected shoplifter. The shooting occurred at 5:30 p.m. at 18801 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., according to emergency dispatch records. Police were called to a report of a disturbance with weapons and a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Police en route to the scene had been informed that a 911 caller reported they shot someone, according to a Vancouver Police Department news release.

The initial investigation found that Aaron Dreyer, 49, was in the parking lot of the Lowe’s Home Improvement store getting ready to leave when he spotted a man, later identified as 22-year-old Kenneth Nigg, running out of the store’s east emergency exit. Dreyer told police Nigg was carrying merchandise, heading toward a waiting vehicle with a woman in the driver’s seat. “Dreyer drove closer to the vehicle Nigg was associated with, in an attempt to get license plate information. Nigg approached Dreyer’s vehicle and began attacking it with an ax handle, breaking out windows,” police said. Dreyer exited the vehicle; Nigg moved toward him armed with the ax handle. Dreyer pulled out a firearm and fired at Nigg, striking him. Police say Dreyer called 911 and “rendered aid” on Nigg until officers arrived. Nigg was taken to a hospital, where he remained as of Monday. columbian.com

Tuscumbia, AL: Clerk shoots robbery suspect …continues working her shift
A robbery suspect was airlifted to Huntsville Hospital Monday after being shot at a Tuscumbia gas station, police said. The clerk, Miranda Mullins, told News 19 she was suspicious of the man when he came into the store because he had his hood up and was wearing sunglasses. Mullins said the man demanded money at gunpoint. As he was leaving, Mullins said she pulled a gun from under the counter and shot him in the shoulder. whnt.com

Virginia Beach, VA: Police seek suspects after argument leads to shooting at Sunoco

Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Sykesville, MD: Sheriff blasts Walmart's Loss Prevention following Armed Robbery at Maryland store
A Maryland sheriff criticized Walmart for what he described as its lack of armed security following several incidents involving guns in recent weeks at Walmart locations, including an armed robbery that occurred last week at a local store. On Friday morning, a man walked up to a register at a Walmart in Sykesville, Md., and “repeatedly” displayed a handgun while demanding money, according to a statement from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The Walmart employee complied, and the man fled the area, authorities said.

Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees blasted the company’s corporate security policies, telling the Carroll County Times on Friday that it “breeds this type of activity.” DeWees described the company as being “reactive” rather than “proactive,” saying that would-be criminals are aware that they will encounter little to no security when conducting illegal activity in the store. “They all but wait for these things to happen before they put measures into place,” DeWees said of Walmart.

The Maryland incident came less than a week after a gunman killed 22 people and injured dozens more at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, three days after two men who were arguing pulled guns on each other at a Walmart in Baton Rouge and one day after a man in Springfield, Missouri, walked into a Walmart armed with a rifle and wearing body armor. In addition, on July 30, two Walmart employees in Southaven, Mississippi, were shot dead by a coworker.

DeWees said Walmart needs to start employing armed security to prevent crimes from occurring at the store, adding that his deputies patrol the local Walmart more frequently. “Find me a Walmart that isn’t a burden on law enforcement resources and I will kiss your a–,” he told the Carroll County Times. “Their corporate policies are pitiful when it comes to securing their stores and protecting their employees and the customers that are there.”

Walmart Director of National Media Relations LeMia Jenkins told ABC News in a statement that the corporation values its relationship with the sheriff’s office and understands that the sheriff “has concerns.” “Anytime a member of law enforcement raises concerns, we want to have dialogue with them to better understand them and how we can work together,” Jenkins said, adding that Walmart representatives plan on meeting with DeWees. Walmart spokesman Casey Staheli told the Carroll County Times that the company recognizes the security issues “at the highest levels of the company” and is “investing in people, programs and technology to support our stores.” The company doesn’t just want to ‘detect” crime but “deter” it as well, Staheli told the local newspaper. kvnutalk.com

Newark, DE: Two Suspects Identified in Multiple Home Depot Robberies

Redding, CA: Felon arrested for attacking two people with knives at O’Reilly’s Auto parking lot

Syracuse, NY: Two men stabbed during attempted C-Store Robbery

Surfside Beach, SC: Mask dispute at Surfside Beach Piggly Wiggly leads to armed assault, shoplifting; NC man arrested

Los Angeles, CA: Man faces prison for allegedly flying drone into LAPD helicopter

Ocala, FL: Homeless man admits he stole Dairy Queen’s wheelbarrow to haul injured dog

● C-Store – Glynn County, GA - Armed Robbery
● C-Store – Syracuse, NY – Armed Robbery
● C-Store – Chesterfield County, VA – Armed Robbery
● Cellphone – Indianapolis, IN – Armed Robbery
● Clothing - Weymouth, MA – Robbery
● CVS – Chardon, OH – Robbery
● Gas Station – Pittsburgh, PA – Robbery
● Gas Station - Greensboro, NC – Armed Robbery
● Gas Station – Tuscumbia, AL – Robbery
● Guns – Oneida County, NY – Burglary
● Home Depot – Newark, DE – Robbery
● Jewelry – Monroe, County, MI – Burglary
● Jewelry – Tulsa, OK – Burglary
● Jewelry – Rochester, NY – Robbery
● Liquor – Chicago, IL – Armed Robbery
● Restaurant – Lexington, KY – Armed Robbery (Subway)
● Restaurant – Florence, SC – Armed Robbery (Ruby Tuesday)
● Sporting Goods – Chillicothe, OH – Robbery
● T-Mobile – Grand Rapids, MI – Robbery
● Tobacco – Miami, FL – Burglary
● Tobacco – Mannington, WV – Armed Robbery
● Verizon – Flower Mounds, TX – Armed Robbery

Daily Totals:
• 18 robberies
• 4 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed

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