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Doug McKendry, LPC promoted to Director, North America Direct Loss Prevention - West for Nike

Doug has been with Nike for nearly nine years, starting with the company in 2012 as Territory Manager, Loss Prevention. Before joining Nike, he served for a short period of time as Senior Manager, Loss Prevention for the Disney Store. Earlier in his career, he held investigative and loss prevention roles with TJX Companies and The Home Depot. Congratulations, Doug!

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Protests & Violence

Protest @ Jeff Bezos' NYC Home
Protest at Amazon CEO's apartment focuses on worker safety and health

A protest at a Manhattan apartment owned by Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos Wednesday afternoon sought to highlight safety concerns at the internet behemoth that employs hundreds of thousands of people nation-wide and seek legislation that would improve worker health and safety.

The demonstrators, only a few individuals who actually work at Amazon, were seeking legislation pending in the state legislature called the NY Hero Act, which would put more onus on companies such as Amazon to place a higher premium on worker safety and health. The bill comes as groups claim that nearly 20,0000 Amazon workers became ill with COVID-19 and some of those actually died of the virus, organizers say.

The rally at Bezo’s apartment building on Fifth Avenue in Flatiron was sponsored by Make the Road New York, the Alliance for a Greater New York and backed by members of the Teamsters Union that seek to unionize Amazon employees, focused on the NY Hero Act that would establish stricter health and safety standards and would protect workers who complain about lack of adherence to those health guidelines.

The protestors called on state lawmakers to pass the bill and for federal elected officials to support legislation that would break up Amazon and crackdown on the company’s alleged “anti-competitive practices. Organizers called Bezo’s a “pandemic profiteer” who they say made billions “while putting workers and their families at risk.” amyny.com

Photos of workers and activists protesting Amazon on Black Friday

Hundreds of Staten Island protesters rally around a bar
shut down for defying covid rules: ‘Open up!’
Hundreds of mostly maskless protesters stood shoulder to shoulder outside a Staten Island bar on Wednesday night to demonstrate against the state’s coronavirus restrictions and support a tavern that was forced to shut down for flouting those guidelines. The raucous scene of about 400 demonstrators in front of Mac’s Public House came a day after plainclothes city sheriff’s deputies busted the bar, which had been operating without a liquor license, for serving food and alcohol to patrons indoors past the 10 p.m. citywide curfew in exchange for a mandatory $40 “donation,” authorities said. The bar’s owners previously declared the establishment an “autonomous zone,” and had publicly taunted New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio. washingtonpost.com

Vigilante Security
Northeast Philly business owners go from ‘couch commandos’ to forming security patrols after looting in May and October
A group of ex-Soviet republics in Northeast Philadelphia have formed a group named NE Phila Connected, a 200-strong volunteer force of immigrants and their children who send unarmed patrols into the night to protect businesses in a swath of the city where Bustleton Avenue extends north of Cottman.

They have been inspired, they say, by the failure of Philly’s leaders to stop thieves from breaking into hundreds of stores during the unrest that followed the George Floyd killing in May, and again in October after Philadelphia police shot Walter Wallace Jr. Backed by small-business owners and stoked with donated cheesesteaks and shish-kebabs, the volunteer patrols coordinate with police and neighboring groups, like the newly formed Parkwood Patrollers, and avoid direct confrontation.

Police spokesman Sgt. Eric Gripp credited the group for volunteering “long hours throughout the night” during the recent unrest, and assisting police by looking out for any looting along commercial strips in the 7th District.

NE Phila Connected splits into teams, driving the various business districts, communicating on the Zello walkie-talkie smartphone app. “We would look at patterns,” said Roman Zhukov, president of the group. “First we would see a family car with two ladies or a lady with kids driving slowly through the shopping plaza taking pictures. Then, two or three minivans with teenagers would pull up front, get out and quick bust into the store.”

They studied a surveillance tape from a jewelry shop looting, and he said, noted how “it took them seven minutes to clean out the store to the basement. The police response time is on average maybe 10 minutes. So if they break in fast, they can clean up faster than the police can arrive. But if we can give them a reason to slow down and not enter the store so fast, the police have time to arrive.” inquirer.com

Google Spying on Employees?
Google broke US law by firing workers behind protests, complaint says
Google violated US labor laws when it surveilled and terminated workers who organized employee protests, according to a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The complaint was filed on Wednesday following a year-long investigation launched by terminated employees who filed a petition with the board in 2019, after hundreds of Google employees carried out internal protests and public demonstrations against Google’s work with US Customs and Border Protection. This came after a huge walkout in 2018 over the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations.

The NLRB complaint absolved two fired employees of any wrongdoing and found Google repeatedly violated US labor law by using “terminations and intimidation in order to quell workplace activism”. It also found Google’s accessing of worker calendars and other internal documents constituted unlawful surveillance. theguardian.com

Judge finds city of Portland in contempt of order restricting less-lethal impact munitions during protests
A federal judge Monday found the city of Portland in contempt of his order that restricted the use of less-lethal impact munitions during protests this year. U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez ruled that police violated his order three times on June 30 as officers declared an unlawful assembly and attempted to push protesters to the east after they marched to the police union building from Peninsula Park. oregonlive.com

L.A. County sheriff says deputies can conceal their names during protests
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has authorized his deputies to conceal their names while policing protests and other civil disturbances. Villanueva said Wednesday that the change to the department’s long-standing practice of requiring deputies to wear tags engraved with their last names on their uniform shirts was in response to recent incidents in which deputies were harassed and had personal information revealed by protesters. The details of the new rule are still being worked out but will leave it to deputies to choose whether to cover their name tag, a department spokesman said. Those who choose to do so will be identifiable through their badge numbers, the spokesman said. latimes.com

Seattle protesters say movement is evolving as regular rallies continue unabated

Long Beach, CA: Protesters march against new COVID-19 restaurant restrictions

Los Angeles: Protests set for 10th straight day outside Mayor Garcetti’s residence

Walnut Creek, CA: 9 Charged in May 31st Looting as Police Seek More Suspects

Austin, TX: 11 officers disciplined over police brutality complaints from May protests

France's ruling party promises change in controversial proposed security law

COVID Update

US: Over 14.3M Cases - 280K Dead - 8.4M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 65.2M Cases - 1.5M Dead - 45.1M Recovered

Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 225
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 155
*Red indicates change in total deaths

U.S. reports more than 200,000 new cases
and 100,000 hospitalizations for first time
The United States set two disturbing records Wednesday: More than 200,000 new coronavirus infections were reported nationwide, and 100,000 patients were hospitalized with covid-19.

The situation is likely to get worse, with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield warning that the next three months are “going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation.” Redfield said the U.S. death toll — currently at 272,000 — could reach 450,00 by February. washingtonpost.com

The US has reported its highest one-day Covid-19 death tally: Over 2,800
More than 2,800 Covid-19 deaths were reported Wednesday in the United States -- the most the country has ever reported in a single day -- as health care officials say their staff and facilities are struggling to support burgeoning numbers of patients.

One-day death totals can draw from delayed reports across several days. Still, recently soaring daily rates of infections and hospitalizations has various experts predicting the daily death count could regularly surpass 2,000 or 3,000, and perhaps approach 4,000.

The country's daily average of Covid-19 deaths across a week is 1,654 -- above its summer high of around 1,130 but lower than the pandemic peak above 2,240 in late April.

"By this time next week, we are going to be talking about 3,000 deaths a day -- that's 9/11 every single day," Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at George Washington University, told CNN on Wednesday. cnn.com

CDC says Americans should avoid travel during winter holiday season, get COVID-19 tests if they do
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging travelers not to travel for the upcoming winter holidays, a repeat of its guidance for Thanksgiving travel. For those who decide to travel, the CDC is now recommending travelers get tested for COVID-19 before and after their trips.

The CDC recommends a test one to three days before travel and another three to five days after travel, plus reducing nonessential activities for seven days after travel, Walke said. Those who do not get tested should reduce nonessential activities for 10 days after travel, the agency said.

Testing does not eliminate travel risk, Walke said, but when combined with reducing nonessential activities and other precautions, it can make "travel safer,'' he said. usatoday.com

"Hunker Down & Cancel Everything"
City of L.A. issues stay-at-home rules that mirror L.A. County order
The city of Los Angeles issued a modified stay-at-home order Wednesday night that mirrors L.A. County rules that went into effect Monday. The city order prohibits gatherings of people outside immediate households, with some exceptions such as religious services and protests. The rules, though less severe than the stay-at-home order initiated in the spring, are still the strongest restrictions in months.

While the order tells people to stay home, it also allows retail businesses to remain open “after implementing the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Protocols for Retail Establishments Opening for In-person Shopping.”

“My message couldn’t be simpler: It’s time to hunker down,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday. “It’s time to cancel everything. And if it isn’t essential, don’t do it.” latimes.com

Offices and Malls Will Look Different After Covid-19

Commercial properties will be helped by a coronavirus vaccine, but long-term pressures may accelerate postpandemic

The office and the shopping mall are two of the things most visibly changed by Covid-19. They also have the most potential to bounce back once a vaccine is distributed, but they could look quite different.

Early indicators suggest that many people want to continue going about their lives more remotely. About a quarter of office workers in a recent survey by Jones Lang LaSalle said they would like to work outside the office full-time post-pandemic. Meanwhile, Walmart Chief Executive Doug McMillon said this month the retailer was convinced that most of the behavioral shift to online shopping “will persist beyond the pandemic.”

Still, it would be overly simplistic to assume landlords are necessarily imperiled. Even for free-standing retail - think big-box stores - rent collection was about 95% in September. The outlier is shopping centers, where rent collection has rebounded since the 49% nadir in May but was still only at about 82% in September. The closure of more than 11,100 retail stores has been announced in the U.S. this year through November, according to CoStar. Some empty department stores could have second lives as e-commerce distribution centers, though that may be an option for only the very worst-off malls since it can affect the tax treatment of a property.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, many centers were trying to reorient around so-called “experiential” retail such as gyms and restaurants. Those businesses were hit hardest by the pandemic, so the focus might shift to grocery, where foot traffic has held up much better. Even if consumers are shopping and paying online, they may want to physically retrieve their purchases, so outdoor centers based around the traffic generated by grocery is in demand. wsj.com

A New Setback for Big Cities as Return to the Office Fades
The recent surge in Covid-19 cases across the country has led to an uptick in Americans resuming work at home after some momentum had been building for returning to the workplace, property analysts said. Floor after floor of empty office space is a source of great frustration for landlords and companies, which have invested millions of dollars in adapting building plans and developing new health protocols to make employees comfortable with a shared location.

About a quarter of employees had returned to work as of Nov. 18, according to Kastle Systems, a security firm that monitors access-card swipes in more than 2,500 office buildings in 10 of the largest U.S. cities.

Despite the success of work from home at a number of companies, many employers would like to see more workers back in the office where they can collaborate more easily. Instead, companies are extending their work-from-home policies well into next year as infection rates reach new highs.

The low level of employees at their desks is intensifying the pain for cities geared toward office life. Cities’ populations are falling as people working from home move to the suburbs or other less dense locations where they can find more living space for less money. wsj.com

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San Bernardino County stops sending ambulances to all 911 calls as coronavirus surges

Del Taco to pay $1.25 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuit
Lake Forest-based Del Taco will pay $1,250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment against female employees at the company’s Rancho Cucamonga-area locations, federal regulators said.

A filing from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Del Taco’s general manager and shift leader at stores in Rancho Cucamonga, Pomona, Ontario and Upland sexually harassed young female workers almost daily by subjecting them to unwelcome physical contact, propositions for sex and vulgar comments.

The behavior was so prevalent, the agency said, that other male employees felt free to engage in sexual harassment as well. dailybulletin.com

Security Company Paid Female Employees Lower Wages Than Male Employees For Equal Work, Federal Agency Charged
Maryland-based Davis & Davis Enterprise, Inc., an employer of security guards that also operates under the name All Secure Security Company, has agreed to resolve a federal sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the suit, Davis & Davis employs armed security guards at detention centers in Baltimore but also offers its employees occasional opportunities to work as security personnel at events in the Baltimore area. The EEOC charged that Davis & Davis paid a small group of female employees a lower wage for such events from October 2016 to March 2018 than male employees performing the same work. eeoc.gov

Health & Safety Top CPG Industry Predictions for 2021
Experts from Acosta — a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry — compiled their top CPG predictions for 2021, which include an unceasing emphasis on health and safety, accelerated advances in e-commerce, inspirational in-store shopping experiences, efficiencies with fulfillment, and consolidation and partnerships with retailers and manufacturers.

Acosta's top CPG predictions for 2021, grouped into five categories, are:

Health, Well-Being & Safety Are #1
Store employee and shopper safety come first. Increased focus on personal health and self-care. Shoppers demand full transparency. Increase in plant-based alternatives.

Technology Activation Accelerated
Increased role of e-commerce with seamless integration of store and online. Mobile-driven store designs and real-time, personalized shopper solutions. Auto-replenishment via online subscriptions. Smart home integration with shopping.

Inspirational Shopping Experience
Focus on in-store shopper services and meal solutions. Blurring of food at-home and away-from-home channels. Self-serve food options in store are reinvented. Personalized offerings become the norm.

Fulfillment Efficiencies
Supply chain is revitalized. Backroom, dark store fulfillment rise to meet demand. Autonomous delivery forges ahead. Post-COVID focus on the 4 Ps — product, price, promotion and place.

Consolidation & Partnerships
Last mile delivery options expand. Unique offerings for in-store services. Retailer and manufacturer mergers and acquisitions. prnewswire.com

How Disneyland’s new merchandise mobile checkout works
Disneyland’s new merchandise mobile checkout system expands on the mobile ordering system that has quickly become the preferred option for making purchases at restaurants and food stands in Disney theme parks. The pilot program is being tested through the holidays at the World of Disney store in Downtown Disney. The new mobile checkout system lets shoppers scan an item using the Disneyland app and walk out of the store with their purchase — bypassing the line for the checkout counter completely. ocregister.com

UK: Preventing crime against retail workers
The tech behind the tactics for crime prevention
There have been 50,338 incidents of violent crime against convenience shop workers in the UK in the past year, 25% of which resulted in injury. In recent government consultation, shop workers reported incidents of spitting, biting, armed robberies, and racial abuse among the criminal behavior that they faced. It affects all retailers, simply looking at Co-Op’s #ItsNotPartOfTheJob hashtag on Twitter reveals hundreds of cases from shop workers who have been subject to abuse whilst carrying out their work.

Retailers have seen these problems which have only been exacerbated by the pandemic, as issues such as panic buying, and controversy around face mask enforcement create tension between shop workers and some members of the public. As they continue working hard to provide for the community, taking greater action to protect employees is of paramount importance – and fortunately, technology that is easy-to-use can play a role in combating retail crime and violence.

The case for body-worn cameras | Investment in crime prevention | techradar.com

UK high streets in crisis as 200,000 jobs disappear in 12 months
The high street has been engulfed in crisis after the collapse of three major employers in a week. The demise of Arcadia, Debenhams and Bon Marche is likely to wipe out 26,500 retail jobs and puts the sector on track to lose 200,000 jobs this year. Experts expect the final figure to be even higher.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday urged the government to draw up a “comprehensive plan to save retail jobs and to provide the sector with the much greater support it needs through this crisis.” yahoo.com

Walmart gives bonuses to employees, extends emergency leave
as pandemic worsens
Walmart said Thursday it will pay another pandemic-related bonus to hourly employees and extend its Covid-19 emergency leave policy to July as the U.S. hits records for coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations. It marks the fourth time since the spring that the discounter has paid special bonuses to workers who have helped stock shelves, ship online orders, transport goods and serve customers during the pandemic. Full-time hourly employees will receive $300 and part-time and temporary employees will get $150 on Dec. 24. cnbc.com

More Companies Offer Bonuses as a Challenging Year Ends
To reward employees who have dealt with a year of severe business and personal challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more companies are rewarding their employees with bonuses this year, new survey data shows. Last year, just under 35 percent of companies reported they would not offer a year-end bonus, gift or special perk to employees. This year, that number dropped to 19 percent, according to an October survey of 189 U.S. companies.

"The employers who were able to retain their workforces and are, so far, weathering the pandemic recognize the importance of rewarding their teams, despite not being able to predict exactly what will happen next year," said Andrew Challenger, SVP of survey sponsor Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement and executive coaching firm. shrm.org

Express Lays Off 10% of Workforce at Corporate Headquarters in Columbus, OH

L Brands on track to separate Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret in 2021

Barneys New York to Return in 2021 After Pandemic Delays Revival

Dollar stores thrive in pandemic, but hold back forecasts

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Two New Directors Join Retail & Hospitality ISAC Board 

The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) announced the election of two new directors to its Board of Directors: Diane Brown, senior director of IT risk management and chief information security officer at Ulta Beauty, and Kevin McKenzie, vice president and chief information security officer at Dollar Tree. In addition, two current board members, Colin Anderson, global chief information security officer at Levi Strauss, and Lauren Dana Rosenblatt, vice president and chief information security officer at International Flavors & Fragrances, were re-elected to another three-year term.

RH-ISAC President Suzie Squier stated, “As a membership organization, the RH-ISAC relies on our board of directors to contribute their strategic guidance in the planning and prioritization of objectives and activities that position RH-ISAC as the information sharing and analysis center of the retail and hospitality industries.”

The RH-ISAC also announced its officers:
• Chair: Colin Anderson, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Vice Chair: Dave Spooner, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Staples, Inc.
• Secretary: Grant Sewell, Head of Cybersecurity & Privacy, Safelite Group
• Treasurer: Dave Estlick, Chief Information Security Officer, Chipotle

The other RH-ISAC Directors are:
• Rich Agostino, Chief Information Security Officer, Target
• Diane Brown, Senior Director of IT Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer, Ulta Beauty
• Jim Cameli, Vice President & Global Chief Information Security Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance (Past Chair)
• Adam Hirsch, Principal, Information Security Audit Program, Amazon
• Kevin McKenzie, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Dollar Tree, Inc.
• Lauren Dana Rosenblatt, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, International Flavors & Fragrances
• Christopher Zell, Vice President, Head of Information Security, The Wendy’s Company
• Suzie Squier, President, Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center rh-isac.org

RH-ISAC Blog Series
7 Crazy Things That Happen in Your Online Store Every Day
There has been a massive shift for retail, hospitality, and travel towards a more digital commerce focus due to the pandemic. As crazy as things have been in 2020, RH-ISAC and The Media Trust wanted to highlight and poke a bit of fun at some of the crazier things that could (but shouldn't) be happening in digital commerce.

The Media Trust and RH-ISAC are exploring some of those things in the series: 7 Crazy Things That Happen in Your Online Store Every Day. This series includes case studies and blogs on best practices for ensuring safer eCommerce transaction environments. Below are the blogs in the series:

1. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in Brick & Mortar focuses on online security controls and monitoring with retail stores.
2. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in a Restaurant focuses on payment fraud in the customer payment process.
3. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in a Retail Store (Slow Response Time) focuses on retail website slow response times.
4. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in Curbside Pickup focuses on slow response times on online retail websites.
5. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in a Hotel focuses on loyalty program data leakage.
6. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in a Retail Store (Data Privacy) focuses on customer data privacy.
7. Crazy Things You Wouldn't See in a Retail Store (Compliance) focuses on regulatory compliance violations.

Hackers Offering Black Friday Sales Too
Sales of Stolen Consumer Data on Criminal Shops Spike Ahead of Black Friday
Black Friday has long been a big day for retailers to kickstart the traditional holiday shopping season with great deals, but they weren't the only ones promoting bargains over the last few days. Cybercriminals have gotten in on the action, too.

In the days leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, criminal transactions for exposed consumer data on the dark web spiked, according to new research. SpyCloud examined popular cracking forums and identified over 800 individual storefronts across three online selling platforms. Researchers then scraped inventory and transaction data from those shops to compile the results.

The number of transactions, amount of inventory, value of stolen information and amount of sales increased exponentially from normal periods. The number of transactions for hacked online accounts averaged 10,079 per day during November but skyrocketed to 143,110 on Nov. 24. For the first 28 days of November, criminals spent just over $1 million on these transactions for an average of $37,535 per day. More than half of that spending happened on Nov. 25 when criminals spent $506,969.

"These criminals use a lot of the same marketing techniques that legitimate retailers use. They promote their products and offer discounts to their buyers. Many of them even offer warranties and give refunds or replacements when something goes wrong." prnewswire.com

Supreme Court scrutinizes Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
in case closely watched by hackers
The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Van Buren v. United States, a computer crimes case whose verdict could significantly broaden or narrow the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), including whether members of the ethical hacking community could face federal penalties.

The high court’s future ruling may ultimately hinge on whether the justices agree with the U.S.’s interpretation of the statute – particularly how it defines when a person has criminally exceeded authorized access to a computer system, website or app. In that regard, several justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed doubt or confusion regarding the federal government’s stance. scmagazine.com

Employers Increased Employee Data Collection During Pandemic
The amount of data that organizations gathered on their employees grew exponentially during the pandemic. Whether employers collected information on workers' personal health and safety, harvested productivity data from remote monitoring tools, or identified how employees collaborate on internal networks, they likely know more now than they ever have about their workforces.

Some experts believe this expanded data collection presents a growing problem, because many companies aren't transparent enough with their workers about why and how such data is gathered or haven't taken the right steps to ensure sensitive information is kept safe.

Increased Analytics Technologies and Practices | Creating an Employee Data Bill of Rights | shrm.org

'It's Pretty Scary to Come to Work'
Seattle pot shop owner says protesters continue to target his businesses
Ian Eisenberg, owner of Uncle Ike's, says a few of his pot shops have regularly been a target of protests over the last six months. There have been eggs thrown at the front door, broken windows and graffiti. The most recent damage was done Monday night. Laura Busse, one of Eisenberg's employees, described what her job has been like recently.

"It's pretty scary to come to work and not know whether or not people are going to be throwing rocks at you. There were a couple of weeks where they threw eggs at us every single night," Busse said. "At this point there is no political message at all."

However, on social media and on flyers, Eisenberg's name is front and center with demonstrators calling on him to do a list of things including have a dialogue with them, halt predatory development, and provide 15% of profits to go the Black community and Northwest Community Bail Fund. king5.com

New Jersey lawmakers planned to pass a legal weed bill last week - Here are the disputes that stopped it from happening

Lawmakers have spent weeks haggling

After last-minute disputes forced the Assembly and Senate to cancel Monday votes on landmark bills to halt many arrests for marijuana possession and launch a legal weed industry, a key lawmaker says it will probably be at least another week before any agreements are reached.

But Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, who sponsored the legislation that will guide the marijuana industry, said Monday he hasn’t lost hope that the two chambers can come to an agreement quickly.

Although voters approved legalizing weed on Election Day, lawmakers need to set the market before anybody can actually buy legal weed, and to stop police from continuing to arrest people for marijuana possession. They want this all done by Jan. 1, when the constitutional amendment takes effect. nj.com

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Delivery Services Pushed to the Limit
UPS temporarily stops collecting orders from 6 retailers after exceeding delivery capacity

After two major shopping days, which saw a record $10.8 billion spent online for Cyber Monday and $9 billion in online purchases on Black Friday, delivery services are racing to accommodate the delivery of packages across the country.

But one delivery company is pumping the breaks on picking up packages from major stores.

In a story reported by the Wall Street Journal, UPS instructed drivers across the country to temporarily stop collecting orders from six large retailers including GAP, Nike and Macy’s after too many packages exceeded delivery capacity.

“They told these large shippers months ahead of time that, you know, this is your allocation for certain days for certain weeks,” reported the Wall Street Journal's Paul Ziobro. “But if you’re going to go over that we’re not going to pick up your packages.”

To help with the demand, both UPS and FedEx have asked retailers to spread out promotions and consider processing orders over the weekend as online orders soar during the pandemic where millions of people across the country are turning to online shopping for household essentials, which could mean a surplus of seven million packages being shipped per day between now and Christmas.

Despite the temporary halt in collecting packages, UPS is assuring that deliveries will get made, but they might be delayed. abcnews.go.com

Law Enforcement vs. Porch Pirates
Police in Mentor, Ohio are targeting porch pirates this holiday season
The Mentor Police Department in Ohio is determined to do what it can to curb this behavior in their city. The department has formed a special undercover detail to combat porch pirates. Undercover officers plan to operate throughout the city neighborhoods utilizing a variety of tools including unmarked vehicles, surveillance equipment, and the use of bait boxes that contain GPS tracking units.

Several years ago, Mentor Police recognized the link between organized retail theft rings and drug abuse. The successful Retail Theft Detail led to a significant decrease in retail theft in Mentor and now serves as a model for other departments across the country. They are confident this new initiative will help garner similar results.

“This is ultimately about deterrence. Word got out to the theft rings about the program and they quickly determined that this was not a place they wanted to operate,” says Mentor Police Captain Mike Majernik.

While the police department said it will do what it can to prevent package theft, the city reminded residents to take precautionary measures to protect themselves and their assets as the first line of defense, such as package tracking, request of out of sight delivery, etc. securitymagazine.com

Amazon Promises $500 Million in Holiday Bonuses for Front-Line Staff

FedEx to Acquire ShopRunner to Expand E-commerce Capabilities

Knoxville, TN: KCSO: Organized Retail Crime Holiday Task Force arrests hit 199
A spokesperson for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office reports that its Organized Retail Crime Holiday Task Force had arrested a total of 199 people since the effort launched Nov. 13. That’s up 85 arrests prior to Black Friday. The task force has also recovered more than $95,000 in stolen merchandise, as well as five vehicles, narcotics, and cash. Despite being in a pandemic, KCSO Captain Aaron Yarnell said arrests are trending higher than previous years. A total of 109 of the people arrested has other outstanding warrants.

“A lot of times people forget that these shoplifters. A lot of times they are supporting a habit, whether it be a narcotics habit, an alcohol issue, or other problems. It’s not just shoplifting. They’re supporting something,” Yarnell said. While he believes the public shouldn’t be afraid of shopping, he noted they should be aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious behavior.

“It’s not at 10 o’clock at night or 1 o’clock in the morning. These types of crimes happen at any time during the day,” he said. “Be aware of your surroundings. Definitely report any suspicious behavior to the sheriff’s office so we can follow up with it.” Theft around this time of year is often crime of opportunity, which is why Yarnell offered reminders for the public to stay safe during the holiday season. These reminders include shopping with another person, ensuring no valuables are visible inside your car when you’re inside a store, parking in a well-lit area, and make sure you know where you’re parked before leaving a store. wate.com

Ventura County, CA: Serial Home Depot Thief Arrested
After working more than four months in an effort to track down a thief targeting Home Depot stores throughout Southern California, on November 24th undercover detectives attached to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail finally arrested 38- year-old Camarillo resident Anthony Cisneros. According to VCSD spokesman Detective Chris Dyer, pursuant to the dogged investigation conducted by “multiple agencies,” Cisneros had been identified as working “organized retail thefts” from Home Depot locations in widespread locations in Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange counties. When he was identified as their prime suspect, it was determined that Cisneros was “out on bail on three separate cases for vehicle theft and robbery.” crimevoice.com

Park Ridge, IL: Walgreens apprehends a Retail Theft Suspect With $828 In Meds
Kevin E. Syas, 47, was charged with retail theft and obstructing identification at 4:52 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27. He allegedly left Walgreens Drug Store, without paying for over the counter medication valued at a total of $828.65. He was apprehended in the parking lot. He allegedly gave police a fictitious name and birth date. After police learned his real identity he was also served an outstanding warrant from Lake County, IN. journal-topics.com

Orland Park, IL: Walgreen shoplifter steal over $600 of merchandise; fleeing police leads to head on crash

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Mount Dora, FL: Video shows suspect wanted in fatal shooting at C-store
Mount Dora Police on Wednesday released surveillance video of the person they believe killed a beloved convenience store owner during an armed robbery. Police said officers found Khiem Ba Trinh, 56, and Minh Nguyen, 47, inside the store suffering from gunshot wounds Monday night. The couple owned and ran the T&N Market in Mount Dora together. Nguyen was pronounced dead at the scene and Trinh was airlifted to a hospital and remains in critical condition. Surveillance video released on Wednesday appears to show a man dressed in black and with a hood over his head confronting Trinh in the parking lot. The gunman forces Trinh back into the store and police said that is when the shootings and robbery occurred. wesh.com

Fresno, CA: Victim identified in fatal shooting at C-Store near Fresno airport
Fresno police detectives are investigating the city’s 60th homicide after a man was shot to death early Wednesday near Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Sgt. Brian Valles said the slaying took place shortly before 5 a.m. at a gas station and convenience store at East Shields and North Clovis avenues. The victim was apparently followed to the store by several other men in another car. He was shot after he got out of his vehicle and was entering the store. Investigators are trying to ascertain whether he actually entered the building before he was shot. fresnobee.com

Lubbock, TX: Man accused of grocery store parking lot murder out of jail on bond
After a judge lowered a bond for Robert Baker, 34, on Tuesday he was able to post bond on Wednesday. Baker is charged with gunning down a man in the parking of Market Street. Baker later admitted to police he did not know the man he shot and killed, Jason Holloway, 44. Baker admitted to shooting Holloway while he was unloading groceries into his car and getting ready to leave Market Street. Baker then admitted that he then drove to the nearby United Express gas station and fired shots into the building. He admitted he then drove to Covenant Medical Center where he fired shots into his own vehicle. everythinglubbock.com

Boynton Beach, FL: 19 year old arrested in C-Store shooting; victims condition is unknown

Philadelphia, PA: 21-Year-Old Man Shot At Takeout Restaurant In East Germantown

Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Bronx, NY: Video shows 6-year-old girl run from armed robbers in Bronx bodega
WARNING: The video may be upsetting to some viewers. Two men are wanted in a Bronx robbery caught on video Sunday that shows a little girl inside as armed thieves ransacked the bodega where it happened. The incident took place at 7:35 p.m. Sunday on Featherbed Lane in Morris Heights, police said. The two men entered the bodega and one of them headed behind the counter, where he encountered the 6-year-old daughter of the store clerk, police said. The other man produced a handgun, approached the 51-year-old mother working at the store and a struggle ensued. One of the men removed a cash till with $700 in it before both men fled to a black SUV. No shots were fired and there were no injuries to either the young girl or the store employee. pix11.com

UK: Lancashire, England: Two women stabbed at Marks & Spencer on ‘Wild Wednesday’
Two women have been left seriously injured after a stabbing at a Marks & Spencer just hours after all of England’s shops reopened. A man, in his 50s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the attack inside the store in Burnley. The incident occurred the morning after lockdown ended, on what is being dubbed “Wild Wednesday”. Lancashire Police said in a statement that the two victims were rushed to hospital just after 9.30am. standard.co.uk

Berlin, NJ: An Uptick in Serial Shoplifting Cases
Authorities have surveillance images of shoplifters at a South Jersey shopping plaza. NBC10’s Cydney Long finds out the steps authorities and several stores are taking to crack down on those serial shoplifters. nbcphiladelphia.com

Asheboro, NC: Deputy Wiker named NC Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
On Dec. 2, Deputy William Wiker was named the 2020 North Carolina Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CORCA) at a small ceremony at Pinewood Country Club hosted by JB Davis. CORCA is a partnership between law enforcement and retail loss prevention officers to combat organized retail crime in North and South Carolina. Deputy Wiker has served with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for six years and assisted multiple retail investigators in curtailing a multi-million-dollar organized retail crime fencing operation that spanned the state of North Carolina and extended into South Carolina. Deputy Wiker facilitated meetings with prosecutors, police agencies and retail investigators to strategically plan the investigation for pursuing the organized retail crime case while seeking legal advice of how to proceed. This multi-faceted, interdisciplinary team of professionals was instrumental in pursuing the criminal organization creating substantial loss to retail companies, according to a CORCA press release. courier-tribune.com

Springfield, IL: Rapper, G Herbo and others charged with using stolen credit cards in $1.5M Federal Fraud case

Philadelphia, PA: Suspect Holds North Philly Rite Aid Employee At Gun Point, Takes $500 From Register

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Tylar will assist with daily Physical Security Operations at the Domino's HQ and providing additional support for company-wide Physical Security initiatives. Tylar holds a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University and is joining Domino's from the University of Toledo Department of Geography and Planning where he was a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Congratulations, Tylar!

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