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December 23, 2011
1. ORC suspect busted who had been
shipping his loot to Argentina and hitting stores in multiple
states.
2. ORC Ring of 3 busted for hitting 9 Target stores in Florida
3. Shoplifting and ORC is up 36% this holiday season in
Savannah, GA
December 22, 2011
1.
Warehouse thefts quickly turn in to ORC arrests
2.
ORC is a world wide problem and
even happens in New Zealand
3.
Coordinated shoplifting rings
target Wilmington, NC, stores
4. Small ORC female group busted
at Naples, FL, Mall
December 21, 2011
1.
Washington DC area retailers see
spike in thefts & ORC.
2.
Small ORC group arrested at West
Towne Mall, in Madison, Wis., Monday night.
December 20, 2011
1.
Tulsa
Police implements new task force to stop shoplifters
December 19, 2011
1.
Organized Retail Crime is
increasing in the Washington DC area.
December 16, 2011
1.
Md. man- Ring Leader- convicted in identity theft,
credit card skimming case that victimized 780
people.
2.
Ticket switching team arrested in Boise with $18,000 worth of merchandise in
their car.
3.
ORC team of two caught at Costco
in Eden Prairie, Minn.
4.
NYPD officer arrested in
connection with the massive 94 people identity theft
ring that was busted
recently in NY.
December 15, 2011
1.
ORC teams formed in Las Vegas -
Metro cops on hunt for shoplifting gangs
2. Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Retail Anti-Theft Teams (RATT) on the hunt
3. Knoxville Area Law Enforcement Retail Theft (ALERT Task Force) team racks up
arrests
4. Accidental pocket dialed 911 call gave police the whole
story and even their location after stealing
DVD's and computer games.
December 14, 2011
1.
Organized theft is the nation's
fastest-growing crime, according to the FBI.
2.
With healthy holiday sales comes a companion rise in organized shoplifting,
Portland-area retailers
say.
December 13, 2011
1.
ORC suspects apprehended in Mesa
Arizona for $40,000 in razors.
2.
5 arrested during investigation of Durham-area ORC retail
theft ring.
December 12, 2011
1.
Dayton, Ohio area Miami Township
deputy police chief says ORC has gotten worse in the past
two
to three years.
2.
Members of shoplifting ORC ring get
probation.
3. Flash
Burglary in Houston's Galleria Hermes of Paris store that in
4 minutes gets tens of
thousands.
December 9, 2011
1.
LAAORCA Article Featured In LP
Magazine.
2. Shoplifting rings target grocery-list
items
and Prince George's special retail crime unit has helped
stop $10 million in 9 months.
December 8, 2011
1.
The skimming thieves at 20 Lucky
Supermarkets self-checkout lanes story continues to evolve
with
over 1,000 calls from customers saying they've been
victims.
2. More
on the ORC $50,000 toy shoplifting spree that hit 90 stores
over 7 to 10 days in New York
and PA.
3. ORC charges brought against two
suspects for hitting multiple Target Stores in Mesa, Arizona.
4.
Counterfeit American Express travelers
cheques popping up at Dartmouth, Mass., retailers.
December 7, 2011
1.
CVS and Rite Aid shut down two fences
in Atlantic City, NJ
2.
Identity thieves hit Lucky
Supermarkets and skim the VeriFone card readers in Northern
California
3. Identity theft ring busted in Paramus
N.J. at Fashion Center after one arrested suspect gets a
text
that says "DIP" - meaning get out of there.
December 6, 2011
1.
Dallas Police Chief announces new "organized retail theft" program.
December 5, 2011
1.
Toys R Us Organized
Retail Crime efforts have been paying off.
2.
5 charged in Walmart ORC ring
in Utica, New York.
December 2, 2011
1.
10 Indicted In Alleged
Check Cashing Ring hitting Wal-Mart stores in Kentucky.
2.
Elaborate check fraud operation shut
down that hit big box stores from Tallahassee to Waycross
and Macon to Albany.
December 1, 2011
1.
Police Open Van Used In
ORC Shoplifting Spree
2. Woburn, Mass., Burlington Mall Bra Robbery May Be Linked To
Out-of-State ORC Shoplifting Ring
November 30, 2011
1.
3
Arrested In Multi-State ORC Shoplifting Spree
2. Does stealing 90 pairs of jeans from
Kohl's constitute ORC?
3. Habitual shoplifter and accomplice
using booster bags busted at Rhode Island's Emerald Square
Mall
4. ORC 'grab and run' thieves and fence
in Houston get busted after two week run.
5.
Second in Command of nation wide ID
theft ring pleads guilty and tells all.
November 29, 2011
1. Trio arrested in Ross suspected in
theft spree that included stops at 80 to 90 stores and crossed
state lines in New York.
November 28, 2011
1. Buffalo Kmart shoplifting spree leads
to arrest of five ORC suspects in a rented car Friday morning
at 8am.
2. ORC team of two busted in a multi-city and multi-state
theft scheme last Tuesday evening that
involves the JCPenney store in Ocala, Florida
November 23, 2011
1. Second Maryland 7-Eleven Hit by a "Birthday
Party" Flash Mob Attack of 50+ youths Saturday
night.
2. Questions Arise Over Whether 'Flash Mob' Attacks in U.S.
Cities Motivated by Race
November 22, 2011
1. Waco-area ORC Gang of Four arrested in
Corsicana, TX hitting Harvie's for possibly over two years.
November 21, 2011
1. Organized Retail Theft Sting Nabs 59
People in Chicago
2. Police bust ORC ring hideout
3. ORC ring Leads Investigators To Money Laundering Scheme in
Chattanooga.
4. An identity theft ring of over 12 current and former
waiters and their associates from NYC's top
steakhouses busted for $1 million credit card.
November 18, 2011
1. Baby formula thieves arrested in
Massachusetts.
November 17, 2011
1. Woman admits to police that she
shoplifted $12,000 from Fry’s Grocery Stores.
November 16, 2011
1. Senior Citizen in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, pleas 'no contest' to racketeering in ORC case.
2. Ex-CSK Auto CEO giving back $2.8M in SEC accord.
November 14, 2011
1. Rochester. N.Y. pair busted after
going on a shoplifting spree at Eastview Mall
November 9, 2011
1. Target ORC Case involved an insider
in Texas
2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ORC gang of 5 arrested
after hitting 7 stores including
Lululemon.
3. UPDATED: Fraud ring strikes Target stores in 11 counties in
Pa. and Delaware
4. Atlanta family hit 15 Target stores in theft scam
5. Two arrested for their roles in a national identity theft
ring that stole over $9 million.
November 8, 2011
1. McMinnville, Oregon's Tactical
Support Team raided an Amity area residence this week and
arrested Adam Scroggins, 38, on charges of running a
retail theft ring.
2. Costa Mesa, Calif., organized fencing operation busted
November 7, 2011
1. Four Mississippi suspects arrested
for the theft of $6000 worth of PlayStations.
2. "The Crew" of the Detroit area arrested.
November 4, 2011
1. Philly area ORC ring of price switchers
busted by Montgomery and Lehigh county officials.
2. Reno ORC ring Id'ed and police found the main suspect
November 1, 2011
1. A North Bergen, New Jersey
man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 41 months in prison
for being the mastermind behind a nearly $1 million
cargo theft ring.
2. ORC mom and son duo hitting 13+ times at Target stores
October 31, 2011
1. Kroger gets convictions in
$500,000 Big K cola four-year scam operating out of their
Sharonville
warehouse.
2. Pennsylvania Target shoplifter is suspected of thefts
from 24 stores in PA and New Jersey.
3. Major ORC Ring of 9 women identified in multi city
theft ring in Charlotte, NC
October 28, 2011
1. Nashville, TN Kroger Co ORC
team and Nashville PD dismantle ORC fencing operation
2. Cleveland ORC Ring identified
October 27, 2011
1. Murder parolee and his two
ex-con buddies busted this past weekend at Philadelphia Premium
Outlets Sony Outlet store stealing a laptop
October 26, 2011
1. Practical Information to
Combat Organized Retail Crime Presented at North Carolina ORC
Conference
October 25, 2011
1. Albuquerque ORC ring busted,
believe ring leader is still at large.
October 24, 2011
1. Flash Robs coming to a town
near you this holiday season!
2. Three women shoplifting spree in Watertown, NY ends when
they're busted in TJ Maxx
3. Even China has ORC and they could get a life sentence
October 21, 2011
1. 2nd Annual Southwest
Organized Retail Crime Conference
October 20, 2011
1. Downtown Los Angeles smash
and grab robbery
October 19, 2011
1. $3 Million in Counterfeit
Goods seized in Washington DC farmers market.
2. Delaware, Ohio ORC credit card fraud case turns up
additional victims because of a rant on
Facebook.
October 18, 2011
1. Houston ORC Investigation
uncovers $150,000 stolen cell phones.
2. Seattle area Store Owner sentenced to sixteen months
for ORC.
October 14, 2011
1. On Thursday, police
authorities and retailers shared information that can help them
fight organized
crime rings.
2.
Authorities discovered more than $2 million worth of stolen
plastic pallets
October 13, 2011
1. The 81,000 cans of Baby
formula seizure of 2007 ends up with jail time
2.
Macy's Security
guard spots two Romanian con-artists slight of hand – short change
scam
artists that may have been working the country
3. Operation Booster in South Florida leads to several arrests
of an ORC ring targeting
Wal-Mart and Target stores.
4. Follow up to last weeks "Operation Swiper" the largest ID
theft ring busted in U.S. history
October 12, 2011
1. Summit County Sheriff's
Office in Akron, Ohio has broken up a massive ORC ring involving
more than 50 people and operating in three states
2.
Watertown, NY
professional ORC ring of three women busted
3. "Operation Light Fingers" -
Shoplifting and ORC in Australia is becoming
the fastest
growing business in their country and costing $4 billion a year
4. A "relentless" manhunt is on – PetSmart robbery Saturday in
San Mateo, CA
October 10, 2011
1. Operation "Swiper" the
largest identity theft bust in U.S. history with 111 suspects and
members of 5 organized crime rings
2.
Nashua, NH ORC
couple arrested this weekend working two malls
3. ORC ring in Suffolk County NY of two men hitting three
Wal-Mart stores in one day
4. Albuquerque man stealing from Home Depot and Lowe’s on
multiple occasions was using
homeless people
5. C.L.E.A.R. 2nd Annual Training Conference
October 7, 2011
1. Phoenix is in the Top 10
cities for ORC and costs the state $32M in tax revenue a year
2.
NEW FINANCIAL MAPPING
PATTERN, submitted by Jerry Biggs, Director, ORC Division,
Walgreens
October 5, 2011
1. Six-member interstate
identity theft gang stopped
2.
Palm Beach County, FL
Sheriff's Office deputies are trying to identify a couple who pulled
a knife on a security guard during a robbery at
Marshalls
3. A 19-year-old man received a 97-year sentence Monday in
federal court after robbing
4. The Bay County (Panama City), FL Sheriff’s Office will host
a meeting of Financial
Institutions and Retail Businesses Stopping Theft
(FIRST)
October 4, 2011
1. Albuquerque police said they
have busted a very active ORC ring
2. A Delaware County grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, has
indicted seven people who
authorities say operated a multicounty theft ring
October 3, 2011
1. Law Enforcement Sweep
uncovers ORC Ring in Kansas City
2. Organized retail crime rings have become a serious issue in
southern Colorado
3. Target ORC Investigators bust metro wide string of
shoplifting thefts in four cities in Dakota
County MN. and 8 other cities
4. St. Petersburg, FL police arrested the suspect in three
armed robberies in five days
September 30, 2011
1. Counterfeit cash gang
arrested passing counterfeit $100 bills at Staples in Norwich, Conn.
2. More on yesterday's 14 indicted, Dallas County ORC bust
with TJX Companies taking the
lead
3. $1 million elaborate ORC scheme
September 29, 2011
1. Pawn Shop Manager and 2
"suppliers" apprehended in a Million $$ Boca Raton ORC case
2. Female ORC group busted in Dallas
3. Laguna Beach Police bust a Credit Card Fraud Ring
September 28, 2011
1. Interstate ORC ring busted in
Dayton, Ohio
September 27, 2011
1. The "Organized retail
crime is $30-billion business nationwide" article is spreading
throughout the U.S.
2. Two young shoplifters at Wal-Mart store in Santa Fe led
police on a high-speed chase
3 Saturday's armed robbery/shoplifter who pulled a knife
on a Kohl's LP officer in Laurel,
MD, was arrested
4. Jackson, Michigan, Long John Silver's armed robbery Friday
night
September 26, 2011
1. Fifth Annual New England
Organized Retail Crime Symposium and Trade Show
2. Cleveland OH news article with interviews from Joe LaRocca
and other executives
3 The ORC ring leader we reported on Friday in South Jersey,
Frank Zaveckas, was arrested
September 23, 2011
1. Gary Giordano was the center
of an ORC theft operation in Montgomery County
2. Phoenix ORC bust was a result of collaborative Valley
police work
3. ORC ring leader identified who's been hitting stores in
three South Jersey counties
September 22, 2011
1. Update on the "Orlando Drag
Queens" apprehended in Joann Fabrics
September 20, 2011
1. "The Florence Girls"
arrested, 3 women from Colbert County, AL shoplifting at Belks
2. Three of four cross-dressing ORC men arrested in Joann
Fabrics
September 16, 2011
1. Scotland's most
prolific "Queen super-shoplifting mob BOSS" gets six months in jail
2. Tide has become an ORC Hot Item and thieves are cleaning up
all over
3. Speaking at the New England ORC Symposium next week are the
three Tilton, NH, police
detectives who busted the nationwide counterfeit check
ring
4. ORC is hitting a new world with people getting busted
stealing coupons out of Sunday papers.
5. The ORC ring operating out of Ohio that was busted this
week reaches 65 indictments
September 15, 2011
1. Phoenix ORC Ring busted
September 14, 2011
1. Joe LaRocca, Senior AP Advisor
for NRF on Albuquerque PD's new economic crimes section
September 12, 2011
1. Major ORC ring busted
in Perrysburg Township, Ohio
2. Husband-wife ORC ring identified and apprehended hitting
Kohl's stores in New Jersey.
3. Wyandotte, Mi. ORC ring
August 29, 2011
1. Denton, Texas, police
arrested the "fences" for the a major shoplifting ring
2. Cross dressing ORC ring operating in Nashville, TN hit the
downtown area last week
3. Terrell, Texas Police bust a fencing operation at Seven
Day's Drive-In,
4. ORC ring of two busted in San Francisco
August 26, 2011
1. Rite Aid
– "The
Time is Now" Cigarette Case Update
August 25, 2011
1. Pennsylvania Man Charged with
Organized Retail Theft
With over 90 thefts from Lowes and Home
Depot
August 24, 2011
1. San Diego ORC Alliance
Conference Friday, August 19, 2011
2. ORC is a gateway crime and here's proof!
3. ORC ring of two women stole over $300,000 since March 2011
4. Traveling counterfeit check ORC ring apprehended
5. ORC family ring of father-mother-daughter arrested
August 23, 2011
1. ORC ring apprehended selling
goods on line
August 19, 2011
1.
Cargo Theft a Growing Part of Organized Retail Crime
August 17, 2011
1.
ORC Ring in Hendersonville, Tenn.
August 16, 2011
1. Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime Association (LAAORCA)
Creates the "Organized Theft
Unit"
2.
Press Release - Organized Crime Collaborative Network Expanded
August 11, 2011
NACDS Praises U.S. Senator Schumer for Introduction of
Bipartisan Legislation to Help Curb Organized Theft of Medical
Products
August 10, 2011
1.
ACTIVE = ORC Ring operating in Prince George County, MD
2.
Stealing thousands of dollars every time they hit at Bowie, MD
Safeway Store
3.
Are they hitting you?
August 9, 2011
1.
LAAORCA – Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime Association
2.
Security Magazine's listing of "Most Influential People in Security
2011"
3.
Recognizes two Police Officers efforts with LAAORCA
August 8, 2011
1.
HEB's Operation Meat Locker Helps law enforcement bust ORC Ring
selling stolen meat to 3 restaurants
August 5, 2011
1.
Police, Retailers Work Together to Fight Retail Theft
August 4, 2011
1.
Investigators bust two organized retail crime rings in King
County Drug addicts are top shoplifters
August 3, 2011
1.
The CSRA is being hit with ORC
August 1, 2011
1.
Organized Retail Crime A Threat To Business
2.
South Los Angeles
Gangs Hit 8 Retailers Along Broadway Since June |
