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The Perfect 2020 Mobile Vision Future of Retail
 By Tony D'Onofrio, Global
Retail Influencer
Post-World War II, technology has been the primary engine driving the retail
industry's transformation through three powerful
megatrends. As we approach the
perfect vision year 2020, this article summarizes the state of the third and
most important megatrend: mobile communications and the smartphone.
The term 'smartphone' first appeared in 1995, three years after IBM introduced
Simon which was the first phone that combined a cell calling capabilities with a
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). Simon was on the market for six months and
only 50,000 units were sold.
Fifteen years after Simon, in 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone by saying,
"Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes
everything." Apple and all the other competitive smartphone variations are
forever disrupting multiple industries including retail.
Mobile Eats the World
 According to the latest
GSMA Mobile Economy 2019 research, "by the end of 2018,
5.1 billion people around the world subscribed to mobile services, accounting
for 67% of the global population." Over the next seven years, 710 million people
will join the mobile revolution, bringing to total to 5.8 billion (71% of the
global population).
Of critical importance to retail and all other industries are the number of
mobile internet users. Currently 3.6 billion people are connected to the
internet via mobile and this number will surge to 5 billion by 2025.
Read more here
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Launch of Project
Guardian – A Nationwide Strategic Plan to Reduce Gun Violence
Initiative emphasizes enforcing gun prohibitions based on domestic
violence convictions and mental health denials
Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Project
Guardian, a new initiative designed to reduce gun violence and enforce federal
firearms laws across the country. Specifically, Project Guardian focuses on
investigating, prosecuting, and preventing gun crimes.
“Gun crime remains a pervasive problem in too many communities across America.
Today, the Department of Justice is redoubling its commitment to tackling this
issue through the launch of Project Guardian,” said Attorney General William P.
Barr. “Building on the success of past programs like Triggerlock, Project
Guardian will strengthen our efforts to reduce gun violence by allowing the
federal government and our state and local partners to better target offenders
who use guns in crimes and those who try to buy guns illegally.”
Project Guardian’s implementation is based on five principles:
Coordinated Prosecution - Enforcing the Background Check System - Improved
Information Sharing - Coordinated Response to Mental Health Denials - Crime Gun
Intelligence Coordination.
justice.gov
The 17 scariest crimes to ever hit the world of fast food; Fast food has a dark side
 It's no secret that the industry has a problem with everyday violence. In
November, McDonald's workers in Chicago filed a
lawsuit against the fast-food
giant, alleging that it failed to protect its employees from "a daily risk of
violence while at work."
And that undercurrent of chaos and brutality has flared up over the years,
resulting in a number of truly frightening and violent acts perpetuated against
fast-food employees and customers. Not all of these crimes have been solved, but
all of the incidents described are disturbing.
Here's a look at a number of terrifying cases involving fast-food restaurants:
businessinsider.com
Johnson Controls releases targeted hardware platforms
for superior video management
Johnson Controls
introduces the latest generation of Tyco American Dynamics victor Workstations,
now with a space-saving compact option. Users will be able to choose the optimal
platform for their environment from Compact, Standard, Performance, and High
Performance servers.
These workstations provide scalability from small, single-site locations to
enterprise-level deployments. Pre-bundled with the victor Video Management
System (VMS), the hardware features high-quality processors that ensure both
speed and reliability as well as support for memory-intensive applications,
making them ideal for demanding deployments that thrive on install flexibility
and next business day on-site service.
americandynamics.net
March Networks and Spendgo Integrate With PAR Technology’s
Cloud-Based Brink
POS® Software
ParTech, Inc. (PAR), a leading global provider of point of sale (POS) software
and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries and
wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR), added March
Networks and Spendgo to its Brink POS integration ecosystem.
March Networks® is
a global leader in IP video surveillance and business intelligence solutions.
Its Searchlight for Retail software helps quick service and fast casual
restaurants reduce losses from theft, oversee operations and improve service
through the integration of surveillance video, POS transaction data, and
analytics.
businesswire.com
Legal Brief: More Major Companies Fighting Illinois Biometrics Law
There are some favorable signs for companies like Facebook, Home Depot, Lowe’s
and others. Indeed, some BIPA decisions have favored the defense:
● In 2017, in a case known as Santana v. Take-Two Interactive, the Second
Circuit Court of Appeals held that NBA 2K players lacked standing to pursue BIPA
claims because they suffered no actual injury or harm by the video game’s
collection and retention of their face scans.
● In late 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in
Rivera v. Google dismissed a BIPA lawsuit against Google based on an absence of
any concrete injury resulted from its image collection.
These cases demonstrate that some courts will require plaintiffs to show
concrete injury – not mere procedural or technical violations of BIPA. Facebook
is making this argument without success so far. If Lowe’s and Home Depot can
demonstrate that, despite technical violations of BIPA, their customers suffered
no actual harm, then this will be a significant legal victory for these
companies and an opportunity to escape the risk of substantial damages.
securityinfowatch.com
CEO Turnover Hits Record High
Retail CEO Turnover Up 66% - Tops in
Industry's
From January through November 2018, 1,480 CEOs have left their posts, 12% higher
than the year-ago period, according to a report by global outplacement and
business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It is the
highest January-November total since the firm began tracking in 2002, and only
four fewer than the previous full-year high of 1,484 CEO exits tracked in 2008.
In the retail industry, 55 CEOs have left their posts, up from 33 in the
year-ago period.
“One is a strong economy and high demand for C-level skills are attracting CEOs
to new positions. Another is the ongoing uncertainty surrounding trade and
regulations while emerging technologies continue to disrupt almost every
industry."
Personal behavior is another factoring into CEO turnover.
"We are also tracking companies that are demanding accountability in their CEOs'
professional and personal lives,” Challenger added. “Any behavior unbecoming to
a company's brand is pretty quickly followed by a resignation announcement.”
The leadership shake-ups in retail don’t appear to fit any particular pattern.
There were carefully choreographed, harmonious baton passes, such as Best Buy
Co. naming Corie Barry to succeed Hubert Joly. There were bombshells such as
Steve Easterbrook’s abrupt ouster from McDonald’s Corp. over an inappropriate
relationship with an employee. There were rebukes of poor performance, such as
Art Peck’s departure from Gap Inc. And there were some left-field surprises,
such as Tractor Supply Co. poaching Hal Lawton from Macy’s Inc.
Retail’s recent bout of turbulence at the top is not such an outlier in
corporate America; Bloomberg Opinion’s Stephen Mihm recently noted an uptick in
CEO departures overall in the past few months. But it adds a certain intrigue
about which retailers will end up in the winners’ circle next year.
The majority of CEOs (527) stepped down into other roles within their companies,
typically to assist in the transition as a consultant, into another C-level
position, or into a board member or chairperson role.
Another 355 retired, while 138 found new positions in other companies. An
additional 127 CEOs resigned, while 109 left with no official reason given.
Thirty-six CEOs left amid a merger or acquisition, and 22 were terminated,
meaning the board terminated their employment.
chainstoreage.com
bloomberg.com
Target's Success - Turning the Stores Into Fulfillment Centers
 Target (TGT) is operationally a vastly different retailer today than one year,
two years and, of course, five years ago.
“We've made the stores the center of what we're doing in digital. They've really
driven the growth. We went a little bit different path than most retailers. We
went down the path of the stores are going to do the fulfillment. Huge advantage
for us,” COO John Mulligan.
In 2019, Mulligan reworked Target’s employee staffing model in an attempt to
drive more sales. Employees now have ownership of individual departments, offer
more in-depth customer service and also service orders placed online. Mulligan
said the shift in how Target staffs its stores has been instrumental in its
impressive year.
yahoo.com
Retail sales fall short of forecast in the early stages of the
holiday season. Poor omen?
Sales at U.S. retailers grow 0.2% in November
Sales at U.S. retailers rose slightly in November and mostly benefited a few
merchants such as auto dealers and internet stores, suggesting the holiday
season got off to a sluggish start. Retail sales edged up 0.2% last month, the
government said Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a 0.5%
increase.
What happened:
Internet-based retailers such as Amazon fared the best. Sales at
so-called nonstore retailers rose 0.8% last month.
The rest of the retail industry lagged behind. If autos and gas are stripped
out, sales were basically flat.
Sales fell at department stores, restaurants, clothing stores, pharmacies and
outlets that sell sporting goods. The declines at restaurants and health-care
stores were the biggest in almost a year.
marketwatch.com
China accused of ‘dumping’ mattresses on U.S. market
Chinese companies have flooded the U.S. market with artificially low priced
mattresses in recent years, saving consumers money and taking share from
American brands. About five million mattresses were shipped from China to the
U.S. in 2018, according to a United States International Trade Commission
investigation.
retailwire.com
SSN, SIA celebrate women in security
Security Systems News’ 11th annual Women in Security December
issue is even more special this year, as it was done in partnership with the
Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Women in Security Forum (WISF), with input
from members of the WISF committee on who we should highlight and celebrate.
This issue has grown in status and in the number of women being highlighted over
the past few years, culminating in a record 14 women being profiled in this
year’s WIS December issue.
 Women in Security: Kerri Sutherland - Axis Communications
Diversity and inclusion initiatives are making a difference in security.
For Axis Communications’ Kerri Sutherland, female role models have played an
instrumental role throughout her career.
“I have been blessed with many amazing role models and mentors, who helped me
develop throughout my career,” she said, calling out Gail Boudreau, who taught
her the “importance of adjusting my communication and work style to my audience
as needed. She always had facts and data to back up her opinions and
initiatives, which made her highly respected by the managers and leaders at the
company, who sought her opinion on a variety of topics.”
securitysystemsnews.com
Managing & Planning Layoffs
Kohl’s prepares for around the clock holiday shopping Dec. 20-24
Kroger and Walgreens want to buy products together to cut supplier costs
In memoriam: The brands we lost in the 2010s
Dollar General Plans 1,000 Stores in 2020
Quarterly Results
Dollar General Q3 comp's up 4.6%, sales up 8.9%
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This is War on Retailers:
Cyberattacks on Retailers Could Increase 20% this Holiday Season
A new analysis of threat data suggests retailers will experience a 20% increase
in attempted cyberattacks this holiday shopping season, according to VMWare
Carbon Black.
Commodity malware and ransomware will continue to account for a major portion of
attack volumes. But often these attacks will be just a means to attain other
broader objectives, the security vendor says in a report out this week.
Retailers should be most concerned that their websites or mobile apps will be
hijacked via watering-hole attacks," says Tom Kellermann, head cybersecurity
strategist at VMware Carbon Black.
The other major concern is lateral movement, where attackers gain an initial
foothold in a network and then expand their presence to other systems, he says.
Sometimes, threat actors can attack the network of a retailer's business partner
or vendor and use that access to break into the retailer's system.
VMWare Carbon Black's analysis combined data gathered from its retail customers
during the 2018 holiday season, from this year, and from a recent survey of 20
CISOs and major retail organizations
The
analysis shows a surprisingly high proportion of retailers already have been
impacted by recent cyberattacks. More than seven in 10 organizations (73%)
reported an increase in online attacks over the past year, and 40% said they had
lost revenue in 2019 as the result of one.
One-third of the CISOs VMWare Carbon Black surveyed described their
organizations as having experienced an attack where threat actors got into their
networks by moving laterally from the network of a partner or vendor.
Troublingly, one in five organizations experienced a destructive attack, such as
one involving ransomware or disk-wiping malware.
The macro-level takeaway is that attempted cyberattacks against retailers tend
to spike right now – during the holiday shopping season," Kellermann says.
"Attacker sophistication continues to evolve across verticals," he notes.
New Trickbot Campaign Another Threat
A separate report from Cybereason, also released this week, shows another threat
many retailers are going to have to deal with this holiday season: targeted
attacks involving the Trickbot malware.
Retail CISOs are responding to the worsening threat environment. According to
Carbon Black, more than half (53%) of the retail CISOs it surveyed plan on
increasing cybersecurity staff next year. Four in 10 expect their
security budgets will increase at least 10% compared to 2019. Carbon Black's
survey also shows that one-third of organizations have implemented a
threat-hunting capability for proactively looking for and mitigating
security issues before they develop into a full-blown attack.
darkreading.com
Positive Trends in Retail and Hospitality Cybersecurity
Author: Muktar Kelati, Director of Intelligence Operations, RH-ISAC
This blog is part of the RH-ISAC holiday guidance blog series. For more blogs in
this series, visit https://rhisac.org/blog/.
There are plenty of things to be concerned about in the world of cybersecurity.
There have been many tales of failure and frustration, and more than enough
high-profile attacks and breaches to keep retail and hospitality cybersecurity
executives and practitioners up at night. But there are also plenty of success
stories of cybersecurity teams thwarting an attack or threat.
The security landscape is constantly evolving, as the game of cat-and-mouse
between defenders and attackers grows ever more complex. While the game is never
won, and no cybersecurity professional can ever consider their organization’s
data truly and entirely safe, the retail and hospitality verticals have made
significant progress over recent years. Here are several positive trends we’ve
seen across the industry. Hopefully you find yourself nodding along with most of
these!
rhisac.org
Waking Up to Third-Party Security Risk
You can't rely on the words, intentions, or security measures of others to guard
your company, customer and brand.
Third parties - including partners, suppliers, and cloud hosting services — that
are directly linked to your networks are one of your largest risks for a
damaging security breach. A 2018 study by the
Ponemon Institute found that
almost 60% of companies surveyed had suffered a data breach caused by third
parties or vendors in the last year.
What's causing more third-party risk? First, the way both internal and external
(customer-facing) applications are built today is very different than a decade
ago. Today, applications are composed of multiple smaller services:
microservices. These may be for simple internal tasks — delivering a feed of
alert data — or for complicated services delivered via a software-as-a-service.
All services connect, internally and externally, via APIs.
Additionally, web applications, middleware, and other code increasingly are
built with third-party code components. Popular JavaScript libraries may be used
by millions of sites even though the maintainers of the library are not well
known. Third parties may also be tenants or customers for a cloud hosting
service or a SaaS service. According to a
survey of IT and security pros by
Tripwire, 60% of organizations have suffered a container security incident. What
does this mean? Hackers see multitenancy and services that share space or resell
services to multiple customers as a viable path to a breach. darkreading.com
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WHITEPAPER: Learn how Under Armour introduced
a game-changing loss prevention strategy
 After establishing a new standard for electronic article surveillance
(EAS) technology for its North American stores, Under Armour does have one
lingering regret. "I could kick myself for not discovering this solution
sooner," said Sean Donnelly, Sr. Director of Global Retail Asset Protection
and Investigations for the premier activewear giant.
"My advice to other AP leaders is to not write things off by thinking that
something looks too good to be true. Be open to challenging the status quo and
willing to put new solutions to the test. We learned that openness pays big
dividends, and it's an important part of servicing any rapidly growing business
that prides itself on innovation."
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Staying Left of Boom!
Chris Nelson, Vice President, Loss
Prevention,
Gap Inc./Old Navy
and
Rich Giaquinto, Senior Director, Gap Inc.
“Left of Boom” is a military term referring to the timeline before an
explosion. When the explosion happens (the boom), then the timeline shifts to
“right of boom”. Left of boom is where you want to be.
Chris Nelson and Rich Giaquinto explain how the concept applies to the retail
environment – whether it’s active shooters, natural disasters, or other events
that disrupt the business. Learn how Gap Inc. maintains business continuity and
organizational resilience by applying a “Left of Boom” approach.
Episode Sponsored By:
Quick Take 12 with
Mike Lamb, VP of AP, Kroger
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Mike Lamb talks about the opportunities and challenges he
faced back in 2017 when he took over Kroger’s massive AP operation, consisting
of over 20 different brands. As an executive who’s managed loss prevention at
the highest level in a number of different store formats throughout his career,
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How the new North American free trade agreement will impact ecommerce;
Could boost online sales by $332.3 million
 The
deal, which would be the first U.S. free trade agreement to include a chapter on
digital trade, includes a few key provisions that explicitly address ecommerce
and that many believe will yield key benefits for online retailers while also
serving as a model for future trade deals.
"The deal should help online retailers," says Jeffrey Weiss, a partner in
law firm Venable LLP's International Trade Group who previously served as the
U.S. Commerce Department's deputy director for policy and strategic planning.
More importantly, it is designed to serve as a template for future trade deals
that should help retailers, he says.
The changes are expected to boost to cross-border shipments from U.S. online
retailers to Canada by 4.6%, which translates into roughly $332.3 million in
additional sales, according to an estimate by U.S. International Trade
Commission. Cross-border shipments from U.S. online retailers to Mexico are
expected to increase by 3.6%, which translates into $91.3 million.
USMCA could also benefit retailers by prohibiting the three countries from
applying customs duties or other so-called "discriminatory measures" to e-books,
videos, music and other digital products that are distributed electronically.
That stands to help the broad swath of retailers-game sellers, booksellers
and others-that sell digital products both in terms of their sales to North
America and in shaping global norms, Weiss says. "The deal locks in the ways
business is currently done," he says. "And it can also help influence how these
businesses are treated in trade deals around the world."
digitalcommerce360.com
In Case You Missed It:
Trump Administration Weighs Putting Amazon Foreign Sites on
'Notorious Markets' List
Hackers Infect Hundreds Of Counterfeit Sneaker Sites To Steal Credit Cards
Reports: More people shopping, but more fraud, too
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San Francisco, CA: Investigators in ‘Operation Focus Lens’ recover more than $2
million worth of stolen goods
 Laptops,
tablets, phones, and purses were just some of the stolen items on display at the
San Francisco District Attorney's Office on Thursday. The DA's Office along with
several San Francisco law enforcement agencies revealed the results of Operation
Focus Lens which disrupted a large scale fencing operation. It was the third in
a series of takedowns that previously included Operation Wrecking Ball and
Operation Tangled Web. Laptops, tablets, phones, and purses were just some of
the stolen items on display at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office on
Thursday. The DA's Office along with several San Francisco law enforcement
agencies revealed the results of Operation Focus Lens which disrupted a large
scale fencing operation. It was the third in a series of takedowns that
previously included Operation Wrecking Ball and Operation Tangled Web.
abc7news.com
Brooksville, FL: Criminal trio arrested after decades of heists, stealing over
$30 Millions in jewelry and cash
 A
coordinated trio of criminals has been targeting jewelry stores in Hernando
County and across Florida for more than eight years, making off with about $16
million in gold, silver, jewels, and gems. They are experienced thieves whose
histories of stealthy burglaries go back decades. Since 2011, investigators have
been working to catch up with them, and it appears their efforts have finally
paid off. Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis announced Thursday the arrests of
three men he says are responsible for at least 23 sophisticated burglaries
across the state. These burglaries were not typical smash-and-grab thefts. Two
of the suspects, Michael Ornelas and William Granims, were convicted in 1999 of
robbing at least 50 jewelry stores across the southeast, and they served time in
federal prison. In 2008, Ornelas and Granims were out of jail and apparently
reunited to pick back up where they left off. As they prepared to rob a jewelry
store in Chicago, law enforcement officers arrested them. Now they face a long
list of charges and many years in prison. Over the course of many years robbing
jewelers, the men are believed to have stolen upwards of $30 million worth of
jewelry and cash.
fox13news.com
New Canaan, CT: Members of Organized Retail Theft crime ring charged in
connection with $90,000 thefts
Two people were charged in connection with a multi-state retail theft crime ring
investigation. New Canaan police said that their investigation began in October
after thieves stole from the local Ralph Lauren store multiple times with in
days of each other. Witnesses told police that the suspects would park their car
in a no parking zone, leave the car to enter the building, steal a few items,
return to the car and speed away. A multi-state task forced was created due
to similar crimes that occurred in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New
York, different areas of Connecticut and Maine. Police identified Aysia
Ryan,20, as a suspect. Ryan was arrested in Auburn, Mass. after a police pursuit
on December 11.Police were also able to obtain a warrant for a Jahliil Parrot,
who is currently incarcerated in New York. Another warrant is expected to come
soon for another female suspect. The stores from over six states reported
that the thieves stole nearly $90,000 worth of items.
fox61.com
Saline County, AR: Five arrested in $50,000 gun store burglary
Saline County Sheriff’s Office Detectives, with the assistance of special agents
of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, have arrested
five suspects in connection with a burglary that happened at a Saline County
firearms dealer. Early morning on Wednesday, December 11, five suspects broke
into the firearms dealer and stole over 40 assorted firearms; including rifles
and pistols, with an estimated value of $50,000. Security camera footage and
other evidence located at the store assisted detectives in locating the
suspects.
kark.com
Las Vegas, NV: Multiple suspects wanted in $900 Spring Valley
shoe store robbery
Greenwich, CT: Retail scam' ends in arrests for duo at store |
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Shootings & Deaths
Dillon, SC: One dead in apparent robbery at Dillon County grocery store
One person died in an apparent robbery at a Dillon County grocery store Thursday
night. Multiple agencies, including SLED, responded to the incident at JW
Bailey’s Grocery on 301. Cpt. Cliff Arnette, with the Dillon County Sheriff’s
Office, said the incident was believed to be a robbery and there was an injury
related to it. No arrests have been made.
wbtv.com
Update: Norfolk, VA: Man says he watched his friend shoot and kill clerk at a
Wawa as she begged for her life
Shonquial Hamlin testified on Thursday against his childhood friend and the man
he’s accused of working with to murder a clerk at a Norfolk convenience store in
May. But video surveillance appears to contradict parts of his testimony — and
suggests he might have played a bigger role in the crime than he admitted.
Hamlin, 21, said he thought he and Andre Brinkley were just walking to a Wawa
the night of May 26. But when they got there, police say, Brinkley tried to rob
37-year-old Helena Stiglets. After she repeatedly screamed that she didn’t have
anything to give him, he shot her, Hamlin testified. Brinkley, 21, is charged
with second-degree murder, robbery, carjacking, and two counts of using a gun
illegally.
pilotonline.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Newton, MA: Off-duty officer stops armed robbery in-progress in Massachusetts
An armed robber in Massachusetts picked the wrong time to hold up a convenience
store. It turns out, a police Lieutenant heading to work walked in just before
the robber. The thief went to the counter, pulled a knife, and demanded the
clerk open the register. While he was busy taking the money, he didn’t notice
the officer who walked up across the counter until he drew his gun.
wtnh.com
Tulsa, OK: Armed Security Guard Assists In Arrest By Jumping On Hood Of Car
A Tulsa security guard jumps onto the hood of car in order to catch a man
suspected in several crimes in Green Country. The Security guard said the
suspect tried to run him over, so he ended up firing shots at the guy, before
catching him and holding him for police. This is video taken by Jessica Ward, an
O'Reilly Auto Parts employee just moments before a security guard working for a
hotel tried to stop, then shot at a man wanted in a recent string of robberies
and a burglary. You can see Security Guard Ty Maxwell on the hood of the car
with his gun drawn, and seconds later, Murphy accelerates. Just moments after
the video ends, Ty Maxwell said Murphy took out a gun.
newson6.com
Miami Beach, FL: Knife-wielding homeless man arrested after standoff with Miami
Beach police; Suspect clutches 10-inch knife after shoplifting from Publix
According to a Miami Beach police report, the suspect was trying to steal about
$50 worth of groceries from a Publix at Alton Road and Sixth Street when he was
confronted by two managers at the door. "That's when this man pulls the knife
that he had taken from within the store and begins to wave it," Miami Beach
police Officer Ernesto Rodriguez said. "These managers become, obviously, very
fearful for their life and that man leaves, thankfully not hurting anybody."
Madrazo-Rojo tried to hide in an alleyway off Michigan Court a few blocks away
but was spotted by officers.
local10.com
Wauwatosa, WI: Macy's employee was cited after she gave away nearly $2,000 worth
of clothing to her Instagram followers
An 18-year-old Macy’s employee at
Mayfair Mall gave away nearly $2,000 worth of clothing to followers of her Instagram account over several days. Taylor Cross received a municipal citation
for theft in connection with the incidents. Surveillance video from the store
showed Cross giving away $1,853 worth of clothing during eight transactions on
Nov. 23 and 29. Cross would scan one item, and sometimes no items, and would
then remove the security sensors and bag up the items, the police report said.
When Cross started the job, she said, she made an Instagram post in which she
was wearing her work uniform. She then said “mainly boys” started messaging her,
asking her if they could use her discount. However, she did not get a discount
because she was still a seasonal employee at the time, the police report said.
Cross then said “the boys” came to the store to talk to her. This is when she
began giving away the items, the complaint said. She told police she did not get
any money or favors in return for giving them the clothes.
jsaonline.com
San Jose, CA: Geisha dolls arrested for armed robberies in California;
responsible for 12 robberies since October
Wailuku, HI: Walmart security ‘feared for our life’ when man pulled gun
Manchester, NH: Man Pulls Knife on Store Employees in Mall of New Hampshire
Robbery
Minneapolis, MN: Pickpocket Duo Targets 3 Women In 4 Different Apple Valley
Stores
Louisville, KY: Metro Police officers surprise Walmart shoppers with gift cards
Credit Card
Hundreds Of Counterfeit Online Shoe Stores Injected With Credit Card Skimmer
Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a credit card skimmer injected into
hundreds of fraudulent sites selling brand name shoes. Many of these sites have
been infected with malware that skims credit card information during the
checkout process. All of the sites were running outdated versions of the Magento
e-commerce platform and the PHP programming language it utilizes.
informationsecuritybuzz.com
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C-Store- Newton, MA –
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C-Store – Hickory, NC
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C-Store – Chicago, IL
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C-Store – Lanham, MD –
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Grocery - Dillon, SC –
Armed Robbery/ Clerk killed
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Gas Station – Yucaipa,
CA – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station –
Martinsburg, OH - Burglary
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Guns – Saline County,
AR – Burglary
● Jewelry – Davenport, IA – Robbery
● Jewelry – Ontario, CA – Robbery
● Jewelry – Daly City, CA – Robbery
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Marijuana – Roseburg,
OR – Burglary
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Office Supply –
Lanham, MD – Armed Robbery
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Pawn – Rock Hill, SC –
Burglary
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Restaurant – Palm
Coast, FL – Burglary
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Restaurant – Palm
Coast, FL – Burglary (2 of 2)
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Shoe – Las Vegas, NV –
Robbery
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Walgreens – Lake
Worth, FL – Robbery
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Walmart – Wailuku, HI
- Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Charlotte,
NC – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Cranston,
RI – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Yucaipa, CA
– Armed Robbery
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Daily Totals:
• 17 robberies
• 7 burglaries
• 1 shootings
• 1 killed |
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Weekly Totals:
• 111 robberies
• 32 burglaries
• 3 shooting
• 3 killed |
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