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Axis Communications names
Clint Hedgpeth Segment Development Manager, Retail
 Clint
Hedgpeth has been named Segment Development Manager, Retail, at
Axis Communications,
where he is responsible for the company's retail market strategy across the
Americas. His role includes collaborating with customers, partners, industry
associations, and internal teams to identify emerging market opportunities and
help retailers leverage innovative security solutions that enhance operations,
improve safety, and deliver better business outcomes. Hedgpeth brings more than
30 years of leadership experience spanning retail operations, enterprise
security, loss prevention, investigations, internal audit, and risk management.
Prior to joining Axis, Hedgpeth held leadership positions at H-E-B, where he
directed the company's enterprise video surveillance strategy across more than
460 locations and 60,000 cameras. He also led the development and deployment of
foundational technologies and programs for field loss prevention teams,
including video surveillance systems, crime intelligence platforms, employee
awareness initiatives, merchandise protection strategies, and advanced camera
analytics.
Hedgpeth also helped shape the strategic direction of H-E-B's Internal Audit
Department, including Corporate Audit and the Store Operations Review Team,
while leading workplace violence prevention, crime intelligence, and enterprise
risk initiatives.
He previously spent 10 years at Target Corp, where he served both in Asset
Protection and store operations.
Throughout his career, he has focused on leveraging technology to strengthen
security, improve operational effectiveness, and better protect people and
assets.
"I’ve been an avid Axis customer and advocate for years. Their passion for
people, products, and innovation has always been clear to me," Clint said. "I
love their mission of creating a smarter, safer world, and I can’t wait to be a
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Recap: Illinois Hosts First ORC
Conference
First statewide conference on organized retail crime
 Law
Enforcement, Retailers, Security Experts Collaborate to Address Rising
ORC in Illinois
The Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association hosted the state’s
first statewide conference on organized retail crime, drawing
hundreds of law enforcement officers, retailers, prosecutors, and
industry leaders to discuss strategies for combating the growing
problem.
The daylong conference, known as ILORCA, opened with remarks from Cook
County Sheriff Tom Dart, whose office has taken a leading role in
addressing the issue. Since forming an Organized Retail Crime Unit in
2023, the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department has recovered more
than $11 million in stolen merchandise while working to dismantle
criminal networks operating in the region.
Sessions throughout the day covered emerging crime trends, cargo theft,
cybercrime, supply chain security, and coordinated enforcement
strategies.
Keynote speakers included Frank Abagnale, a fraud prevention expert and
author of the memoir “Catch Me If You Can,” and Robert Siciliano, a
security expert and author, who discussed increasingly sophisticated
tactics used by criminal organizations and strategies businesses and law
enforcement can use to respond.
“Illinois ranks among the nation’s top three states for cargo theft,
while reports show violent retail crime is escalating statewide,” Anne
Sagins, ILORCA’s executive director, said in a statement. “Auror data
shows that 10 percent of retail crime offenders were responsible for
more than 63 percent of retail crime in Illinois last year. It’s
clear that organized prolific offenders are targeting multiple retailers
and jurisdictions. No single sector can address this alone. It requires
a coordinated response across law enforcement, the business community,
and government.”
Organizers said the conference was intended to connect experts across
the public and private sectors, noting that ILORCA is among the first
organizations nationally to bring railroads, trucking companies, and
distributors together to address organized retail crime across the
supply chain.
The association also presented its inaugural awards recognizing
leadership in combating organized retail crime. Michael Ware, commander
of the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department’s Organized Retail Crime
Unit, received the Outstanding Law Enforcement Professional of the Year
Award. Saul Martinez, an asset protection
specialist at The Home Depot, received the Outstanding Asset Protection
Professional of the Year Award. The Cook County Sheriff’s
Police Department’s Organized Retail Crime Unit also received the
Outstanding Organized Retail Crime Investigation Award for its May cargo
theft investigation in Bridgeview.
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2026 National ORC Blitz Event:
August 1-9
National Blitz Event Highlights Power of
Collaboration in Fight Against ORC
Retail crime has become increasingly organized, sophisticated and
far-reaching, making it a challenge no single retailer or law
enforcement agency can solve alone. That's the idea behind the 2026
National Blitz Event, scheduled for August 1-9, which will bring
together retailers, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and Organized
Retail Crime Associations (ORCAs) from across the country for a
coordinated national enforcement effort.
 The
event is designed to unite public and private sector partners in a
series of intelligence-driven operations aimed at disrupting organized
retail crime networks. By coordinating investigations across
multiple jurisdictions, participants can identify patterns, connect
cases that might otherwise appear unrelated and target larger criminal
organizations rather than isolated theft incidents.
Beyond the arrests and recoveries that often result from these
operations, the National Blitz serves another important purpose:
strengthening relationships. Organized retail crime frequently
crosses city, county and state lines, making communication between
retailers, investigators and prosecutors essential. Events like this
create opportunities to share intelligence, establish new partnerships
and develop strategies that continue long after the blitz concludes.
The initiative also highlights the growing role of ORCA organizations
throughout the United States. These regional associations have
become valuable hubs for information sharing, helping retailers and law
enforcement quickly distribute suspect information, identify emerging
crime trends and coordinate responses to repeat offenders and organized
theft crews.
The 2026 National Blitz will also emphasize measurable outcomes by
collecting intelligence and results from participating organizations
nationwide. Those findings can help demonstrate the effectiveness of
collaborative enforcement efforts while providing insights into evolving
retail crime tactics.
Prior to the event, organizers scheduled two best-practice sessions
in June and July to help participants prepare for coordinated
operations and share successful investigative approaches.
As organized retail crime continues to evolve, collaborative
initiatives such as the National Blitz demonstrate that information
sharing and coordinated enforcement remain among the industry's most
effective tools. By combining resources, expertise and real-time
intelligence, retailers and law enforcement agencies can build stronger
cases, improve prosecution outcomes and make it increasingly difficult
for organized theft groups to operate across jurisdictional boundaries.
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Progressive Groups Try to Sink ORC
Bill
Pima County Prosecutor Warns CORCA Would Repeat Failures of Laken Riley
Act
A coalition of more than 130 immigration, civil rights, criminal
justice reform and pro-democracy organizations is urging Senate
Democrats to reject the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, or
CORCA, warning that the legislation would dramatically expand the
Department of Homeland Security’s surveillance authority and Immigration
and Customs Enforcement’s role in investigations traditionally handled
by state and local law enforcement.
The organizations—including the NAACP, ACLU, Amnesty International
USA, MoveOn, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the
Vera Institute of Justice—sent a letter this week to Senate
Democrats as congressional leaders reportedly consider attaching the
measure to the National Defense Authorization Act rather than bringing
it to the Senate floor as standalone legislation.
CORCA passed the House in May with bipartisan support. The
legislation would establish a federal Organized Retail Crime
Coordination Center within the Department of Homeland Security to
coordinate investigations into organized retail theft and expand
information sharing among federal agencies and private retailers.
Supporters argue the measure would strengthen efforts to combat
increasingly sophisticated retail theft rings. Opponents contend it
would unnecessarily increase DHS surveillance authority while giving ICE
a larger role in local criminal investigations.
The campaign against the legislation comes days after ICE agents
fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, a case that has
intensified criticism of the agency and renewed scrutiny of
congressional proposals that would expand DHS authority.
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Using Tech to Fight Crime
Columbus police tout Flock successes, minimize the risks as scrutiny
grows
Police officials are highlighting
the Flock technology's success in solving crimes, including a recent
homicide and locating missing persons.
Columbus Division of Police leaders are minimizing the number of
possible immigration-related searches they found using the city's Flock
license plate reading cameras while highlighting the tool's power to
help solve crimes and find missing people.
The division released a one-page executive summary of its Flock audit on
July 15 that downplayed the 15,577 possibly immigration-related searches
they found, calling them "relatively infrequent" nationally and locally,
"nearly nonexistent."
Columbus police Deputy Chief Tim Myers said recent changes to how
Columbus shares Flock data have greatly reduced the risk of the city's
data being used in ways that go against Columbus' values. Public
safety leaders and Ginther have called Flock license plate readers a
"game changer for police."
dispatch.com
Virginia crime declined across the board in 2025, new state data shows
Columbus crime reaches lowest level in a decade despite recent wave of
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AI Shouldn't Be Making Safety
Decisions
Why AI Should Never be Responsible for Warehouse Safety
Technology can provide real benefits to warehouses, such as
improved efficiency and greater productivity. While AI and automation
can enhance warehouse operations, AI should never be responsible for
safety decisions.
Warehouses are chaotic and complicated places. Employers have an
obligation to use all tools at their disposal to make them safer. AI
can improve navigation, routing and operational efficiency, but safety
must remain separate from AI-driven autonomy because AI behavior can
be unpredictable in edge cases.
That’s why safeguards must be implemented and additional precautions
taken to prevent countless potential accidents and disasters.
Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly the perception, navigation
and decision-making systems that power robotics, was tailor-made for
warehouses. You’d be hard-pressed to find an industry better suited for
AI-powered robotics, which have already taken root in warehouses across
the world.
These robots have quickly gotten the hang of navigating complex
environments and handling varied tasks. What’s more, these solutions
are operating with greater autonomy than any previous generation of
equipment, prompting operations teams to ask: Is there anything they
can’t do?
AI can improve many aspects of warehouse operations: how a robot
navigates a facility, how it learns from repeated trips, and how it
adapts routes around congestion or unexpected obstacles. These are real
capabilities that add genuine value to warehouse operations.
But safety belongs in a separate category; it’s the third rail of
warehouse automation. While AI can guide how robots move, the
systems that prevent collisions and protect workers must be independent
and fail-safe.
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Using AI for Hiring
Survey: Transparency of AI usage in hiring process helps gain candidate
trust
Frontline workers aren’t completely opposed to companies using
artificial intelligence in the hiring process – but they do want
transparency.
That’s according to a new survey from AI-native frontline workforce
platform Fountain, which revealed that three-in-four frontline
employees said how a company explains its AI use directly shapes their
trust. When companies clearly explain how they use AI, nearly a
third of workers say they trust them more for it, with another
four-in-10 saying their trust would depend on what that AI is doing.
When asked to name the biggest benefit of AI in frontline workforce
management, 15% specifically named more consistent communication and
updates. Over three-fifths (62%) of those who applied for jobs in the
past year have been “ghosted,” or left without communication, after
multiple rounds of interviews.
Twenty-two percent of respondents pointed to faster hiring as the
best use of AI in hiring, while a similar percentage said AI could
help reduce bias in decision making. Only one-in-four frontline workers
oppose the use of AI in the hiring process completely.
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Retail sales soar over 11% in June
Monthly retail sales from the US Commerce Department
The surprise strength showed up in
all segments covered by Retail Dive, even home and electronics.
Retail sales in the segments covered by Retail Dive soared over 11%
year over year in June, and online sales rose nearly 20%, according
to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Good weather and Prime Day boosted June sales, but generally this
shows that the consumer remains resilient, even in the face of higher
gasoline prices, according to Wells Fargo analysts led by Zachary Fadem.
Sales at gas stations last month were up over 20%, per the government’s
report.
The results suggest that the momentum retailers saw in Q1 has
continued into Q2, according to emailed comments from Fitch Ratings
Senior Director David Silverman. Strong spending is largely supported by
wealthier households, whose homes and other assets have appreciated and
income has kept up with inflation, he said.
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New Benchmark Report by Interface Systems Reveals What Really Drives
Restaurant Security Incidents
Loitering and disturbances
account for more than 70% of high-priority restaurant security
incidents, while robbery, burglary, and
theft account for less than 3%
St. Louis, MO – July 15, 2026 –
Interface
Systems, a leading provider of AI-powered security and expert remote
video monitoring for restaurants, retailers, and commercial businesses,
today released its
2026 Restaurant Security Benchmark Report, an annual study based
on 1.1 million monitoring events across 9,392 U.S. restaurant locations
representing 78 quick-service, fast-casual, and casual dining brands.
The report provides operational data at a scale to help restaurant
security and operations leaders understand when risk peaks, where it
concentrates, which threats escalate fastest, and which intervention
strategies prove most effective across thousands of monitored locations.
“Restaurant operators are balancing employee safety, customer
experience, and operational efficiency across hundreds or even thousands
of locations,” said Brent Duncan, CEO of Interface Systems. “This report
provides real-world operational data that helps them understand where
risk is greatest, when intervention matters most, and how to make more
informed security decisions.”
Key Data and Findings
Protecting people is the primary security challenge. Loiterers
and panhandlers (49.8%) and disturbances (21.5%) together account for
over 70% of high-priority events. Theft and loss, the dominant threat in
retail, barely registers at restaurants. Other threats tracked included
battery and assault, burglary, robbery, property damage, and medical
emergencies.
Risk is highly concentrated in a small set of locations. Three
percent of monitored locations generate 81% of all high-priority events,
and the top 100 sites alone account for 59%. Uniform security spend
across a portfolio overprotects most sites and underprotects the few
that carry the risk.
Risk extends across the clock. High-priority events stay elevated
around the clock, peaking at 6 PM during the dinner rush, while roughly
30% occur overnight between 10 PM and 6 AM when restaurants run skeleton
crews or sit closed. January was the worst month, running 61% above the
summer low.
Interactive remote monitoring resolves most incidents before police
response is required. Of 1.1 million events, only 1.6% required a
police, fire, or medical dispatch. Trained intervention specialists with
live video and two-way audio resolved 98.4% remotely.
False alarms remain a significant operational burden. Restaurants
generated more than 296,000 false alarms during the reporting period,
with nearly half occurring during morning opening procedures. Video
verification resolved more than 97% before emergency dispatch, helping
operators avoid unnecessary fines while preserving first responder
resources.
Employees rely on live support during vulnerable windows. Staff
initiated more than 82,000 requests for monitoring assistance over the
year, approximately 225 every day, including live monitoring, voice-down
interventions, and employee escorts during opening, closing, and
cash-handling activities.
Risk surrounds holidays. Christmas Day recorded the fewest
incidents of the year, while Christmas Eve saw three times as many. The
day after Presidents Day produced the highest incident volume of any
holiday period as restaurants returned to normal operations.
The 2026 Restaurant Security Benchmark Report is based on anonymized
event metadata collected between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026 across
9,392 restaurant locations nationwide. In addition to benchmarking data,
the report offers practical guidance to help restaurant operators
improve employee safety, reduce operational disruption, and align
security resources with actual risk.
Download the Full Report
The complete 2026 Restaurant Security Benchmark Report is available now
at
https://interfacesystems.com/remote-video-monitoring/2026-restaurant-security-benchmark-report.
The full report includes detailed charts, a restaurant-versus-retail
threat comparison, and actionable takeaways for restaurant loss
prevention and operations leaders.
Restaurant leaders can also request a free security assessment to
benchmark their incident profile and identify where interactive remote
video monitoring and AI-enabled perimeter deterrence can reduce risk at
their locations. Schedule a free security assessment:
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Small Breaches, Bigger Cyber Risks
Why Retailers Should Treat Small Breaches Like Big Ones
 By
the D&D Daily staff
When a major retail cyberattack makes headlines, the focus often falls
on millions of stolen customer records or widespread operational
disruption. But cybersecurity experts say many of the industry's most
damaging incidents begin as much smaller breaches that initially
appear insignificant.
A compromised employee password, a forgotten vendor account or an
exposed cloud storage folder may not immediately trigger alarms.
However, attackers frequently use these seemingly minor security gaps to
quietly explore a retailer's network, escalate privileges and identify
valuable systems before launching a larger attack.
This approach, often referred to as "low and slow," allows
cybercriminals to remain undetected for days or even weeks. During that
time, they may map internal systems, collect credentials or move
laterally across networks without disrupting normal business operations.
For retailers, the challenge is recognizing that every security alert
deserves appropriate attention, even if the immediate impact appears
limited. A single compromised account could eventually provide
access to point-of-sale environments, e-commerce platforms, employee
information or third-party business applications.
Security teams increasingly recommend treating small incidents as
opportunities to strengthen defenses rather than simply closing
individual vulnerabilities. Investigating how an attacker gained
access, determining whether additional systems were affected and
reviewing authentication controls can help prevent similar incidents
from escalating in the future.
Many retailers are also investing in technologies that continuously
monitor user behavior and network activity for subtle signs of
compromise. Combined with multi-factor authentication, stronger
identity management and routine access reviews, these tools can help
identify suspicious activity before attackers achieve their objectives.
Third-party vendors remain another area of focus. As retailers
rely on an expanding ecosystem of technology providers, ensuring that
partners follow strong cybersecurity practices has become an important
component of enterprise risk management.
While large-scale data breaches attract the most public attention,
cybersecurity professionals note that preventing the next major incident
often begins by responding quickly to the smallest warning signs. In
today's threat environment, early detection, thorough investigation and
continuous monitoring can make the difference between a contained
security event and a costly enterprise-wide breach.
Email Leads the Way
Ransom demands are down, email is the top way attackers get in
An employee opens an email that looks like any other, clicks a link,
and gives up a password without noticing. A stolen login opens a
door deeper in the network. Files stop opening a few days later.
That chain now sits at the front of most ransomware cases.
Malicious email and phishing together account for half of all incidents,
based on a survey of 2,158 IT and security leaders whose organizations
were hit in the past year. Sophos commissioned the research and gathered
the answers early in 2026.
Stolen credentials sit close behind email as a way in. Close to
eight in ten attacks opened with an identity-based move, taking a
credential or using one already taken. Two-thirds of victims said their
ransomware incident was the same event as their worst identity breach.
Recovery costs went up. The average cost to clean up an attack,
setting aside any ransom, reached $1.7 million over the past year, a
rise of about a tenth on the previous report. The peak from two years
back still sits above that. The median ran far lower, which means a
handful of expensive cases pull the average up.
Costs spread across a wide range. Close to a fifth of
organizations spent somewhere between half a million and a million
dollars on cleanup, and a similar share ran into the millions.
Most victims got moving again fast. Over half were running inside a
week, and the average recovery held at roughly three weeks.
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Gap Between Cyber Exposure & Coverage
Reading between the lines of a cyber insurance policy
Enterprises in regulated industries often carry cyber insurance policies
because contracts require it or boards ask for documented risk transfer.
The global market for these policies reached about $16 billion in
premiums in 2024. Coverage has become widespread. Payouts have grown
less predictable.
The gap between exposure and coverage
The Global Federation of Insurance Associations, which represents
insurers accounting for close to 90 percent of premiums worldwide,
quantified the cyber protection gap at about $900 billion in a 2023
report, with annual economic losses from cyber incidents exceeding
that figure. A 2024 white paper from Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance
Group amplified those findings and called for public-private action to
close the gap. The Global Federation of Insurance Associations reached
similar conclusions independently, describing insured losses as covering
only a small share of annual global cyber losses.
The US cyber market contracted in premium volume for the first time on
record, driven by eleven consecutive quarters of rate decreases.
Excess capacity has pulled prices down even as reported losses have
climbed.
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Gaps in network security, oversight strategy hamper US’s aviation
cybersecurity regulators
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Temu Safety Fears
Is Temu Safe? What to Know Before Shopping
Is Temu safe? We cover what to know
about shopping on the platform, from data privacy to payment security,
plus tips to shop smart wherever you buy.
“Shop like a billionaire.” That’s the premise behind Temu, one of the
world’s most downloaded shopping apps. Since the 2023 Super Bowl ad, the
parent company has reported $54 billion in 2024 revenue and maintains
over 400 million monthly users in 2026.
But before you jump on and see for yourself, you should know about its
controversies. These include claims that it sells unsafe products,
that it’s a spyware app, and that it does little to track and stop
forced labor.
With these risks in mind, you may be wondering if Temu is really safe.
Temu is a safe, legitimate marketplace app and website that hosts
various third-party sellers and manufacturers. The site relies on secure
HTTPS encryption, PCI DSS-compliant payment processing and a generous
90-day return policy.
Even the “free gifts” you get while on the Temu app are legitimate, even
though they look scammy. However, you should be skeptical when receiving
any email claiming you’ve won something for free.
But this legitimacy doesn’t mean there aren’t questions worth asking.
Potential shoppers are skeptical of Temu due to questionable
data-gathering practices. Earlier in 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken
Paxton sued Temu’s holding companies for “unlawfully deceiving
customers” and covertly harvesting Texans’ data. Three other states
have filed similar lawsuits.
There are also numerous instances of reporting agencies finding unsafe
or illegal products sold on the Temu marketplace. A European commission
found Temu breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) after shoppers were
very likely to encounter “illegal” (counterfeit) products on the
platform.
The European Consumer Organization found that Temu has shoddy product
safety that includes easily detachable parts on children’s toys,
incorrect ingredients in cosmetics or dangerous electric heaters after a
15-month investigation.
Consumer Reports in the U.S. analyzed 100 baby product listings for
safety, finding gaps in product information that could’ve led to
illegal or unsafe products being sold by Amazon, Walmart, Target and
Temu.
pandasecurity.com
Humans vs. Robots
'Please turn it off.' Amazon's push to automate warehouse staffing runs
into human resistance.
Amazon is testing software to decide where warehouse workers should go.
Some managers keep ignoring it.
Internal planning documents show the tech giant intends to expand
these labor-management systems across dozens of its North American
fulfillment centers and sort centers, where they could save hundreds
of millions of dollars a year.
However, some warehouse managers have been overriding the software
recommendations, asking engineers to disable automated features, and
finding other ways around the systems, according to internal Slack
conversations and the documents from earlier this year.
businessinsider.com
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Cary, NC: Pair bought Pokémon cards with stolen ID, tried to resell
them, warrant says
Two people with out-of-state addresses are facing felony charges in a
Wake County Pokémon card scheme. Xinyi Lin, 27, and Dongwei Lin, 30,
were arrested on Wednesday. They are charged with felony conspiracy,
identity theft, obtaining property by false pretenses and financial card
fraud. Arrest warrants say the two conspired to steal $12,000 worth of
Pokémon cards from Triangle Area Trading Cards in Cary. Court documents
said they used a stolen credit or debit card belonging to a man named
Mike Smith. According to the documents, Xinyi attempted to sell the
stolen cards back to the store. Investigators said this happened over a
six-month period and had a value of over $500. Xinyi Lin has a
Centerville, Va., address and Dongwei Lin carries a Brooklyn, New York,
address. Triangle Area Trading Cards posted on Instagram on Thursday
afternoon. The store's co-owner, Adam Reynolds, said they were targeted
by an organized crime unit up and down the East Coast. He included
photos of the recent arrests. The store also had an approximately
$45,000 worth of products stolen during a break-in in May.
wral.com
Placer County, CA: Placer County gas station hit by more than $34,000 in
fuel thefts
Two men were arrested after a months-long investigation into tens of
thousands of dollars' worth of fuel stolen from a gas station near Dutch
Flat, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. Detectives said the
thefts began in February and happened at least 12 times. Investigators
identified several trucks believed to have been used in the crimes.
Then, last Friday, Placer County deputies responded to another report of
another possible fuel theft in progress. When they arrived, deputies
found one of the suspected vehicles abandoned. Investigators figured out
the suspects had fled in a second vehicle, which was later spotted near
Interstate 80 and Cirby Way in Roseville.
cbsnews.com
Riverside County, CA: 3 Arrested In Cabazon Retail Theft Sting: Sheriff
Three San Diego County men were arrested in a Cabazon retail theft sting
this week near the Desert Hills Premium Outlets and Cabazon Outlets, the
Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced. The two men and one
woman, all Chula Vista residents, were linked to a series of thefts at
about seven businesses that allegedly netted more than $2,000 in stolen
merchandise, according to Sgt. Josh Button. Arelene Rodriguez, 47,
Guillermo Gonzalez, 42, and Juan Ramirez, 44, were booked into the Larry
D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of organized
retail theft, conspiracy to commit a crime and multiple counts of theft
with prior convictions, according to jail records. All were slated to
answer charges on Thursday, and bail information was not immediately
available.
patch.com
Waldorf, MD: LEGO Haul: Lexington Park Man Charged In Waldorf Target
Theft Scheme
A Lexington Park man was charged after investigators reported LEGO kits
and other merchandise were stolen from a Waldorf Target during two
separate incidents in June. James Daniel Seifert, 33, of Lexington Park,
was charged with two counts of theft from $1,500 to under $25,000 and
one count of theft scheme from $1,500 to under $25,000.
thebaynet.com
Queen Anne’s County, MD: Stevensville Target Shoplifter Faces 12 Theft
Charges
Butler, PA: Five People Charged In $1300 Theft From Boscov’s
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Shootings & Deaths
El Paso, TX: Update Las Cruces man found guilty of murder in 2021 McDonald’s
drug deal turned robbery
After being sequestered over night, a jury has found Robron Lewis guilty of
capital murder for the shooting and killing of a 22-year-old Jacal Jacob Allen
during a deadly drug deal turned robbery at a West El Paso McDonald’s in 2021.
With the capital murder verdict, Lewis was automatically sentenced to life in
prison without parole on Tuesday, July 14. Lewis’s defense said they will be
filing a notice to appeal the ruling. For the family of the victim, Jacal Jacob
Allen, the verdict brought a sense of relief and justice.
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Harris County, TX: Update: 2 shot inside Texas Kroger store in domestic violence
disturbance
A man accused of firing a gun inside a Kroger store in the northwest side of
town, injuring a man, has been identified, according to the Harris County
Precinct 4 Constable's Office. Just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Pct. 4 said
deputies responded to the shooting at the store at 20355 Cypresswood Drive.
Deputies said the shooting may have stemmed from a domestic disturbance between
two men, including the alleged shooter, who they said was hospitalized after
sustaining a gunshot wound to his neck. The other man, who was shot by the
suspect, was flown to the hospital. On Thursday, officials said the suspected
shooter was identified as Kaden Ausbrooks. According to the constable's office,
he remains in the hospital being treated but will be booked into the Harris
County Jail once released. The victim, according to Pct. 4, also remains
hospitalized.
abc13.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Gas City, IN: Fire breaks out at Walmart distribution center in Gas City
An investigation is underway after a large fire broke out at a Walmart
distribution center in Grant County. Gas City Fire crews were called around 8
a.m. Wednesday to the large building at 100 Fischer Parkway on report of a fire
in a condensing unit. The first units to arrive on scene reported seeing heavy
smoke coming from the south side of the building near the facility’s energy
center. Crews reportedly began an “immediate aggressive attack” on the fire,
while Walmart staff worked to evacuate the building. After receiving additional
aid from the Mill Township Volunteer Fire Department, GCFD said crews had the
fire under control in approximately 20-30 minutes. Preliminary investigation
shows that the ammonia cooling system within the building had been “compromised”
and was leaking. Marion Fire Hazmat, as well as IDEM and IDHS crews, were called
to help contain the ammonia leak.
fox59.com
St Louis, MO: 65-year-old robbed, dragged by car in Jack in the Box parking lot
65-year-old man was dragged by a car in front of a Jack in the Box after his
wallet was stolen, and St. Louis police said they are looking for the suspect.
The man was eating inside the fast food restaurant on South Kingshighway
Boulevard on July 2 when his wallet was stolen, the St. Louis Metropolitan
Police Department said. The man said he approached the suspect’s car to get his
wallet back when the suspect put the car into reverse and dragged him on the
ground before leaving. The man’s arm was cut and he was taken to the hospital
for treatment, police said.
ksla.com
Sunrise, FL: Sam's Club receipt checker arrested in $58K merchandise theft
scheme
A receipt checker at a Sam's Club in Sunrise is facing charges after police said
she worked with a man to steal nearly $60,000 worth of merchandise from the
store. Brenda Jacqueline Gayle Archer, 57, and Troy Sidney Lawrence, 36, were
arrested Tuesday on grand theft and scheme to defraud charges, arrest reports
said. According to the reports, police began investigating earlier this month
after the assistant manager of the store at 13550 West Sunrise Boulevard said an
internal investigation revealed multiple missing televisions and other high-end
merchandise. Using surveillance video, transaction records and receipts, Sam's
Club identified a "recurring scheme in which the same male suspect repeatedly
exited the store with unpaid merchandise while purchasing only a minimal amount
of low-cost items," the reports said. It was discovered Archer, who was assigned
to verify customer receipts at the store's exit, routinely allowed the man to
leave without verifying the items in his shopping cart, the reports said.
nbcmiami.com
Miami Dade County, FL: Miami-Dade man accused of stealing over $30,000 worth of
Apple products from FedEx cargo truck
Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the theft of more than
$30,000 worth of Apple products from a FedEx shipment in Miami-Dade County.
Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez was taken into custody on Wednesday and faces cargo
theft charges, according to the Medley Police Department. Investigators allege
Aguiar-Gonzalez worked with fellow FedEx employee Michael Turro-Cabrera to steal
the merchandise on Nov. 28 and 29, 2025. Turro-Cabrera was arrested on June 23.
The investigation began after Apple reported a $31,165.48 inventory discrepancy
to FedEx. Detectives used GPS data, cellphone records, and surveillance video to
trace the missing products.
cbsnews.com
Edinburgh, IN: Store worker injured after shoplifting incident at outlet mall
A store employee was injured after trying to stop shoplifters at the Indiana
Premium Outlet mall in Edinburgh yesterday. According to the Edinburgh Police
Department, rescue workers were called to the mall Wednesday about a store
employee who had been struck and injured in the parking lot of the mall. The
employee had followed multiple shoplifters from a store and had been struck by a
van with Ohio plates. Witnesses at the scene said there was also a second van
involved in the incident.
wkkg.com
Mesa, AZ: Circle K Employee Imposter Arrested after $1400 Lottery Ticket Theft
Spree
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C-Store – Bloomington,
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C-Store – Little Rock,
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Clothing - Riverside
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Clothing - Edinburgh,
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Department - Butler,
PA - Robbery
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Eyewear –
Gaithersburg, MD – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station – Memphis,
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Gas Station - Placer
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Pawn- Jacksonville, FL
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Restaurant – Camden
County, NJ – Robbery
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Vape – Indianapolis,
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