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Everon
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 Shoplifting
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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
Retail Security Isn't Always About
Crime - Especially During the Holidays
Holiday Season Puts Spotlight on
Retail Security Beyond Crime Prevention
 By
the D&D Daily staff
As the holiday season ramps up, retailers are preparing for one of the
busiest and most operationally demanding periods of the year — and
security teams are playing a central role in keeping stores running
smoothly. While public conversations often frame holiday security around
theft, many of the most urgent responsibilities this time of year
have little to do with crime. Instead, the focus is shifting toward
overall safety, customer flow, employee readiness, and operational
resilience.
Customer Flow & Crowd Management
High foot traffic brings increased pressure on store layouts and
customer movement. Congested entrances, long lines, and crowded
promotional areas can quickly create safety hazards if not monitored
carefully. Many retailers are rethinking queue configurations, deploying
additional front-end associates, and using real-time data to identify
floor congestion before it becomes a problem. Greeters and trained
associates are increasingly relied upon to monitor crowd behavior,
guide customers, and maintain an orderly shopping environment.
Seasonal Staffing & Training Support
Seasonal hiring surges introduce a new layer of complexity for security
teams. Beyond standard onboarding, LP and AP leaders are helping
reinforce core operational practices such as:
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Basic emergency procedures
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De-escalation
and customer service expectations
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Evacuation
routes and store-specific safety plans
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Incident
reporting and communication protocols
Ensuring that new employees understand how to respond to unexpected
situations reduces disruptions and helps create a safer, more
predictable store environment.
Safety, Housekeeping & Winter Conditions
Winter weather adds another dimension to holiday security.
Slip-and-fall risks increase as snow, ice, and moisture make their way
into store entrances and main aisles. Retailers are expanding
housekeeping rotations, increasing floor inspections, and adding visual
alerts to reduce hazards. Security teams also coordinate with operations
and facilities to ensure weather-related incidents are addressed
quickly, from wet floors to delayed deliveries or staffing shortages
caused by storms.
Technology as a Stability Tool
Many retailers are using video monitoring, occupancy analytics, and
automated alerts not just for traditional security, but to support
operational awareness. Real-time insights help teams adjust staffing
levels, respond to customer surges, or identify areas where extra
oversight is needed.
Social Media Rumors & AI Fabrications
Caused Retail Crime Panic
Misinformation about grocery theft amid SNAP suspension spreads across
social media
While recent posts have raised alarm
over a claimed uptick in shoplifting and store violence, retail industry
sources don’t see a need for increased security measures.
As SNAP participants continue to face uncertainty over funding to their
EBT cards, false and misleading information has spread across social
media about what this lapse in funding could mean for grocery store
theft.
Recent viral TikTok videos claimed that Walmart would close its doors
on Nov. 1 in response to the lapse in November SNAP funding. The
videos have since been taken down, but other videos that gained traction
showed Walmart parking lots that appear deserted, with claims that the
stores were closed.
Walmart confirmed with Snopes, a popular fact-checking website, that
it never announced plans to close stores on Nov. 1 and stated that
its stores would be open that day.
Fox News added to this narrative with a late October article headlined “SNAP
beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown.”
The right-wing media outlet cited videos of SNAP users confronting
grocery store staffers and threatening to steal food, a mother demanding
her followers send money for groceries, and a Walmart employee sharing
he went home because of people “bum-rushing [and] stealing” at a store
due to changes in SNAP benefits.
However, it appears some or all of the videos the outlet cited were
generated by artificial intelligence. Fox News heavily altered its
article after publication and updated the headline.
Despite the panic that spread across social media regarding store
lootings and an uptick in mass theft due to the ongoing lapse in
SNAP benefits, the grocery industry doesn’t see a cause for concern.
Doug Baker, FMI — The Food Industry Association’s vice president of
industry relations, said that the organization’s Asset Protection
Council “remains optimistically cautious,” but sees no reason to
deploy any increased security measures or develop new ones due to
the suspension in SNAP funding.
grocerydive.com
Law Enforcement & Retail Team Up
Against Retail Crime
UK: Collaboration is 'key' in fight against retail crime
A police and crime commissioner (PCC) says collaboration is
"critical" in the fight against retail crime.
It comes as the first Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP)
is set up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, bringing together 150 businesses,
Wiltshire Police local authorities and Salisbury Business District
(BID).
The partnership will include the use of a crime reporting app called
DISC, which allows real-time intelligence sharing which hopes to
prevent criminal activity.
Wiltshire and Swindon's PCC Philip Wilkinson said combining "scarce
resources" across organisations will help create a "shared pot of gold"
to the "betterment of all of us".
Criminal activities reported through the app will go directly to the
police control centre, who will be monitored to see if they can
manage the expected increase in data and intelligence. If successful it
is hoped the concept will be introduced in other parts of the county
Mr Wilkinson said Salisbury was chosen for the first BCRP in the county
as it has "strong foundations to build on".
A CCTV monitoring system with radio links known as City Watch has
operated in Salisbury since 2018 and connects CCTV volunteers with
anti-social behaviour wardens, policing teams, door staff, businesses
and street pastors.
Bernice Ghazvin an employee at TG Jones in the town centre said "abuse
is getting worse" and she had suffered "verbal abuse" and "threats" from
customers.
bbc.com
Another State Enacts ORC Law
No more Mr. Nice Guy: Mo. law cracks down on shoplifters who targeted
outlet mall
It’s “no more Mr. Nice Guy” when it comes to criminals who repeatedly
steal and re-sell merchandise. Missouri’s new Organized Retail Theft
Law is amping up the penalties for habitual shoplifters.
Previously, Chesterfield police would have had a hard time bringing
the criminals to justice. The cases involve several individual
incidents spanning different jurisdictions over a period of time. That’s
all changed under Missouri’s new Organized Retail Theft Law, which went
into effect in late August.
The new measure bumps up the penalty for repeat offenders by
combining their cases from over a 120-day period. If someone were to
steal from The Galleria, West County Center, a Walgreen’s, and Plaza
Frontenac, their cases would be pooled together, and the total value
could lead to a greater charge.
If the amount stolen is between $1,500 and $10,000, the charges would
be a Class C Felony. It gets elevated to a Class B felony if the value
stolen is more than $10,000.
And this case appears to meet that threshold – with the value in excess
of $20,000, Sgt. Powell said.
“There are a lot of moving parts that’s associated with theft,
especially when you’re talking about people who are not from the area,”
Powell said. “That’s the spirit of this new law, this enhanced
penalty – it is a wonderful tool.”
fox2now.com
DHS takes credit for crime being down in Chicago. What does the data
show?
America’s Incarceration Crossroads: Reversing Progress Amid Record-Low
Crime Rates
Solving Retail's 'Blind Spots'
As Shopper Satisfaction Declines and Associates Show Frustration, How
Can Retailers Fix ‘Blind Spots’?
A comprehensive report comprised of two complementary studies produced
by Zebra — the “18th
Annual Global Shopper Study” — indicates that shopper
satisfaction is on the decline while retail associates say they’re
facing frustrations tied to tasking demands, among other asks. What
can retailers do to address these dual headwinds?
On the first note: According to the Zebra data, both in-store and
online shopping satisfaction has dropped among consumers polled over
the past couple of years. In-store satisfaction was pegged at 85% in
2023, fell to 81% in 2024, and rests at 79% in 2025 — a six point
tumble. Online satisfaction fell even more significantly, from 85% in
2023, to 79% in 2024, to just 73% in 2025 (a 12% decline in total).
“Shoppers remember how a store makes them feel. A friendly
greeting, quick assistance, or knowledgeable help can shape how they
view a brand. But when service falls short, the impression lingers.
Overall shopper satisfaction is falling. In three years, in-store
ratings dropped 6 percentage points and online ratings fell 12 points.
The message is clear: shoppers notice when performance slips, and
retailers can’t ignore it,” the report authors wrote.
“Associates bring a brand to life, but too often they’re tied up with
routine tasks instead of focusing on shoppers. Nearly half of
associates report frustration at having little time to help customers.
That often leaves shoppers without the attention they expect. And
shoppers are asking for it: 73% want to interact with in-store
associates—proof that human connection remains at the heart of retail,”
they added.
retailwire.com
How Extreme Weather Impacts Safety
Pros
Forecasting the Weather in a Changing World
Hear from a meteorologist about what
he’s watching, worried about and wants safety professionals to know as
more people experience, or are susceptible to, natural disasters.
The weather is always changing. Businesses must balance historical
data with current forecast models when developing emergency
preparedness plans. Any weather condition can quickly turn deadly.
That's why it's so important to analyze climate conditions just as
you would any other business risk—and have as many contingencies as
necessary to keep workers as safe as possible.
Do you have any advice for safety
professionals who are seeing and experiencing weather conditions that
they might never have before, such as heat waves in Portland, Oregon,
and wildfires in Alaska?
Don’t assume your past is your future. Combined changes of population,
infrastructure and climate make past events—and their impacts—outdated
examples. If your region faces hazards you haven’t seen before, look
to areas that have and adapt their playbooks now. Learning from
those lessons early can prevent repeating the same mistakes.
ehstoday.com
Shutdown Over
Trump Signs Bill to End Government Shutdown
The House on Wednesday gave final passage to a spending package to
reopen the government, sending the legislation to President Trump’s
desk.
The 222-to-209 vote came on Day 43 of the shutdown and days after
eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke their own party’s blockade
and joined Republicans in allowing the spending measure to move forward,
prompting a bitter backlash in their ranks. It was the first time the
House had held a vote in nearly two months, as it took an extended
recess during the shutdown.
nytimes.com
Will SCOTUS Unwind Trump's
Tariffs?
Supreme Court could rule against Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump warned that a ruling opposing his tariff
plans by the Supreme Court could end up producing an economic unwind
to the tune of $3 trillion. “It would not be possible to ever make
up for that kind of a ‘drubbing.’ That would truly become an
insurmountable National Security Event, and devastating to the future of
our Country – Possibly non-sustainable!” the president wrote.
truthsocial.com
Target debuts AI holiday gift finder
Shoppers can enter details like age and
interests to generate unique recommendations — just one of several tech
updates during the season.
Target reduces prices on 3,000 groceries and essentials
Conference Board: Consumers under 35 driving reduced spending on holiday
gifts
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Retail Vandalism and Smash-and-Grab:
What We Know about Retail Perimeter Security
Crime now starts at the curb. To understand the
risks retailers
face in securing their storefronts and perimeters, Interface Systems
reviewed public news reports from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025, and
verified 85 perimeter attacks across 12 states. Our research uncovered the
following:
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31 Smash-and-grab or flash-mob events
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13 Vehicle-ram burglaries
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11 Repeat hits within ninety days
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$22,000 - Average reported loss
Understanding Commercial Vandalism and
Loitering
Our incident review shows Zone 4 - the perimiter - is the weakest link.
Lighting and basic CCTV exist, yet few retailers pair cameras with analytics or
live response. Offenders exploit that blind spot to stage smash-and-grab raids
or break windows for fast entry, and vandalism or loitering is rampant.
Why Standard Solutions Fall Short
Most loss prevention budgets go towards securing Zone 1 and Zone 2, the sales
floor, cash wraps, offices, and stockrooms, because managers view those areas as
closest to revenue.
High-definition cameras, EAS gates, and POS analytics work well inside the
four walls; however, our incident log shows that first contact with criminals
now happens in Zone 4, the parking lot, and exterior approach lanes.
Virtual Perimeter Guard: Closing the Zone 4 Gap
Interface’s
Virtual Perimeter Guard delivers proactive outdoor defence by combining AI
detection, automated deterrence, and live human intervention.
Virtual Perimeter Guard extends Interface’s indoor
Virtual Security Guard platform, giving retailers continuous coverage from
curb to cash wrap.
By closing the Zone 4 gap with Virtual Perimeter Guard, retailers see real
financial wins. False alarms fall by as much as ninety-five percent, eliminating
municipal fines and freeing police for verified calls. A single prevented
smash-and-grab saves roughly $10,000 to $30,000 in glass, labor, and lost
trading hours. Remote monitoring reduces guard payroll while expanding coverage,
and video-verified dispatches expedite insurance payouts and strengthen court
cases, converting security expenditures into a measurable return.
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90% of Security Professionals Use
Unapproved AI
Shadow AI is widespread — and executives use it the most
Employees in fields like health care
and finance trust AI more than they trust their colleagues, according to
a new report.
More than 80% of workers, including nearly 90% of security
professionals, use unapproved AI tools in their jobs, according to a
new report from the cyber risk monitoring vendor UpGuard.
This unapproved AI use, which can introduce security vulnerabilities,
is not just widespread but pervasive, with half of workers saying they
use unapproved AI tools regularly and less than 20% saying they use only
company-approved AI tools.
Security leaders were more likely than the average employee to
report using unapproved tools and far more likely to say they did so
regularly, according to the report.
The use of unauthorized AI platforms, known as shadow AI, is a
significant problem facing businesses across sectors today,
according to UpGuard’s Nov. 10 report.
In a remarkable development, UpGuard found that roughly one-quarter
of workers consider their AI tools to be “their most trusted source of
information,” nearly on par with their manager and higher than their
colleagues or search engines. Employees in manufacturing, finance and
health care reported the highest levels of trust in AI tools.
That trust perspective has consequences. “Employees who view AI
tools as their most trusted source of information are far more likely to
use shadow AI tools as part of their regular workflow,” UpGuard said.
cybersecuritydive.com
Boosting Threat Detection & Response
Google adds Emerging Threats Center to speed detection and response
When a new vulnerability hits the news, security teams often scramble
to find out if they are at risk. The process of answering that question
can take days or weeks, involving manual research, rule-writing, and
testing. Google Security Operations wants to close that window with its
new Emerging Threats Center, designed to help teams understand their
exposure and detection coverage in near real time.
Automating threat detection at scale
The new capability, now available to licensed customers, focuses on
scaling detection engineering and operationalizing threat intelligence.
It draws from Google Threat Intelligence and other sources within the
company’s ecosystem to generate representative events and evaluate
existing detections. When it identifies coverage gaps, it produces new
detection rules for analysts to review and deploy.
Chris Corde, senior director of product management at Google Cloud, told
Help Net Security that the goal is to help organizations move from
reaction to anticipation. “The release of the Emerging Threats Center
helps customers take a threat-centric view to protect themselves against
real world activity, such as active exploits happening across the world,”
Corde said. “Historically, answering the CISO’s question, ‘Are we
impacted and prepared?’ was a manual, reactive process that left
organizations vulnerable while analysts sifted through data. The
Emerging Threats Center shifts this paradigm by operationalizing threat
intelligence, moving teams from a traditional alert queue to a
campaign-based view of high-risk events.”
The idea is to make it faster for organizations to see whether they
are impacted by major threat campaigns and to confirm that detection
measures are already in place. By reducing the time between
intelligence collection and defensive action, the platform aims to
shrink the window of potential exposure.
helpnetsecurity.com
'Cyber Security and Resilience Bill'
UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets weak links in
critical services
The UK government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill,
a major piece of legislation designed to boost the country’s
protection against cyber threats.
The new law aims to strengthen the digital defenses of essential public
services and update the ageing Network and Information Systems (NIS)
Regulations 2018, the UK’s only cross-sector cyber security law.
“The Bill targets [organizations] that will have the maximum impact
on improving cyber resilience, bringing the services that retailers,
hospitals, councils and others depend on into scope – raising their
baseline protects thousands of businesses in the long-term.”
helpnetsecurity.com
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FBI Warns Online Shoppers
The FBI's Holiday Message: Don’t Get Fooled by Fake Sellers Online
That perfect deal might be the
perfect scam. Here's what to watch for when browsing big-name
marketplaces.
Each year, the FBI updates its guide on avoiding common internet
shopping scams during the holiday season. The included tips are
excellent, but one sentence stands out from the rest: "If it seems too
good to be true, it probably is." Adopt that phrase as your mantra while
navigating the fraud-riddled online shopping landscape this year, and
you'll avoid the most dangerous scammers on community auction and
selling websites, such as Amazon, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and
Walmart.
In recent months, the particularly insidious "fake seller scam" has
emerged. As the name implies, it involves criminals setting up phony
storefronts on legitimate retail websites that allow third-party
selling. Here's how it works.
First, the scammer creates listings for popular brand-name products
on a major retailer's website. Next, they set the prices for their
nonexistent products far lower than the market value. After that, the
retailer's algorithm boosts the fake listings because the prices are
lower than those of the (presumably) legitimate products on the site.
The scammers then generate fake, positive reviews on the site to make
their phony product listing appear legitimate. A short time later, a
buyer sees the product they want at a deeply discounted price,
accompanied by plenty of positive reviews, and buys the fake product.
Scammers may even go so far as to provide a fake delivery tracking
number to the buyer.
The end result? The buyer fails to receive the product or gets a
different or defective item from the seller. By the time the buyer
realizes they’ve been duped, the listing for the product has
disappeared.
I've been seeing a lot of complaints about fake sellers on marketplaces
like eBay, Depop, Facebook Marketplace, Mercari, and Poshmark. These
schemes work because it takes a while for the buyer to realize they've
been fooled, giving the scammer plenty of time to disappear.
pcmag.com
Amazon Layoffs Hit NYC
Amazon cuts 700 jobs in NYC alone on quest to slash 30,000 positions
Amazon’s massive October layoffs included 660 terminations in Manhattan,
according to New York State government records. The ax fell on nine
office addresses affecting corporate employees only, Amazon
confirmed.
Two sites bore the brunt of the local cuts. The e-commerce giant’s
450 W. 33rd St. offices near Hudson Yards were hit with 233 layoffs,
while its 424 Fifth Ave. offices at the former Lord & Taylor flagship —
which Amazon bought in 2020 for $1 billion — saw 182 terminations,
according to Monday filings from the state Department of Labor.
“I believe the vast majority of these cuts are tech layoffs for
Amazon and NYC was not spared,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives
told The Post. “The size of the Amazon cuts remains a head scratcher
given the battle for talent and [the] AI revolution in motion.”
Late last month, the Seattle-based tech titan said it was eliminating
14,000 staffers as part of restructuring. The move was aimed at
“reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure
we’re investing in our biggest bets,” wrote Beth Galetti, senior VP of
people experience in a blog post on Oct. 28.
The company is reportedly planning to slash a total of 30,000 corporate
jobs in the latest round of cuts – or about 9% of its global
office-based workforce, sources told Reuters.
The layoffs are expected to continue in January, after the
holiday shopping season, according to a New York Times report.
nypost.com
China's Singles' Day shopping festival winds down with 'muted' sentiment |
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Greece, NY: Pawn shop owners accused of trafficking over $100K in stolen
merchandise
Monroe County sheriff’s deputies say the owners of Rochester Jewelry and
Tek have been arrested after being accused of trafficking over $100,000
in stolen property. On Nov. 5, deputies, along with the Greece Police
Department, conducted a search warrant at the shop, which is on Mount
Read Boulevard in Greece. At the time of the search warrant, deputies
say 1,869 stolen items with a retail value of over $65,000 were seized.
Some of the merchandise deputies say they found included power tools,
hand tools, office equipment, automotive accessories, hardware items,
small appliances, and more. Deputies say illegal prescription drugs
packaged for resale were also seized. According to deputies, it is
believed Juan Diaz, 42, and Tolga Turmen, 33, would accept sealed items
stolen from various retailers. Deputies say Diaz and Turmen would pay a
small portion of the full retail price for the stolen item, then resell
the items at a higher price for profit. Diaz and Turmen were charged
with criminal possession of stolen property, falsifying business
records, conspiracy, money laundering, and drug charges. Both of them
were arraigned and released without bail.
whec.com
San Jose, CA: Update: San Jose police arrest 5 more suspects in jewelry
smash-and-grab; 13 arrested in total
Police in San Jose announced five additional arrests in connection with
a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store that left the elderly owner
of the business injured, bringing the total number of arrests to 13. In
a statement Wednesday, officers said 32-year-old Giovann Caliz of
Livermore, who was already in custody for an unrelated crime outside of
Santa Clara County, was extradited to San Jose on Oct. 28. On Nov. 5,
police with the help of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF) agents arrested 25-year-old Jonathan Caruso of San
Francisco. The following day, detectives and ATF agents arrested
22-year-old Dennis Campos-Torres and 32-year-old Fati Johnson in
Oakland, while authorities arrested 18-year-old Keimaree Dews in San
Francisco. Campos-Torres is a Richmond resident, Johnson is an Oakland
resident and Dews is a San Francisco resident. According to officers, at
least 10 people forced entry into the jewelry store by ramming a vehicle
through the front door. Once inside, a suspect brandished a firearm at a
man, while an elderly man was violently assaulted. The elderly
victim, identified as the store's 88-year-old owner, suffered a stroke
during the incident. He was hospitalized with non-life threatening
injuries and returned home to recover.
cbsnews.com
Cleveland, OH: Update: 2 arrested after gun store break-in, multiple
firearms recovered
Police say two suspects are in custody following a September break-in at
Westlake Classic Firearms on Center Ridge Road that resulted in the
theft of 14 firearms. According to Westlake police, within two weeks of
the incident, DNA collected from the hammer matched a 16-year-old boy
from Cleveland with prior convictions, including fleeing police,
receiving stolen property, breaking and entering and attempted grand
theft. Warrants were issued for his arrest and the search of his
Cleveland residence. On Sept. 30, WPD detectives, the ATF and WEB SWAT
executed the search warrant. The juvenile was taken into custody, and
six firearms were recovered from the residence, including five of the
guns stolen from Westlake Classic Firearms. The teen remains in the
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center. Investigators say the
juvenile’s statements and electronic evidence led detectives to a
20-year-old Cleveland man, who served as the getaway driver. Warrants
were issued for his arrest and he was located in Lorain on Nov. 8. The
20-year-old has been indicted by the Cuyahoga County grand jury on 14
felony charges, including grand theft, breaking and entering and theft
of firearms. The remaining stolen firearms have been entered into law
enforcement databases.
wkyc.com
Cheyenne, WY: Store worker charged with felony theft as part of fake
YouTube influencer scam
Cheyenne police have charged a local convenience store employee with
felony theft of cash and merchandise at the alleged encouragement of a
man posing as a YouTube influencer. Shy-Ray M. Strickland is suspected
of stealing more than $7,400 in cash and merchandise from the store. She
is presumed innocent until she pleads or is found guilty.
capcity.news
Miami, FL: Update: Woman, 19, among 3 arrested in connection with
violent robbery at Miami sports store
Beavercreek, OH: Police looking for 2 people accused of theft, gift card
fraud
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Shootings & Deaths
Pierce County, WA: Update: Man accused of directing deadly Tacoma weed store
robbery charged with murder
A 25-year-old man facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating armed
robberies in Pierce and King counties in 2022 and often recruiting teenagers to
carry out the crimes has been charged with murder for a deadly pot shop robbery
in Tacoma. Michael K. Miller-Jimerson was charged this month with second-degree
murder in Pierce County Superior Court for his part in robbing the World of Weed
cannabis dispensary in Tacoma where a budtender, 29-year-old Jordan Brown, was
fatally shot. Prosecutors allege Miller-Jimerson gave directions to three
juveniles to execute the robbery. A then 15-year-old boy, Marshon Jones, shot
and killed Brown after the employee refused to comply with their demands and
defended himself while another teen, Montrell Hatfield, attacked him behind a
cash register. Jones and Hatfield were prosecuted for the murder and a string of
robberies, and in February 2024 they were both sentenced to 25 years in state
custody. Meanwhile, Miller-Jimerson and two other men, Shannon Hartfield, 25 and
Danesxy Ortega, 22, have been in custody at a federal detention center in SeaTac
for allegedly conspiring to organize armed robberies of marijuana stores, pawn
shops, jewelry stores and banks between December 2021 and June 2022 in King
and Pierce counties. Detectives have identified 45 armed robberies and attempted
armed robberies allegedly committed by members of the conspiracy, according to
federal court records, and 10 people associated with Miller-Jimerson or
Hartfield have been charged or convicted of felonies related to the scheme.
The federal case is ongoing, with a trial scheduled for May 2026. Miller-Jimerson’s
court-appointed attorney in the federal case did not immediately respond to a
request for comment Wednesday.
thenewstribune.com
Chicago, IL: Update: Security Guard among 6 injured after theft-turned-shooting
at Bronzeville Jewel store
Six people were injured after a shooting inside a Bronzeville Jewel grocery
store Tuesday morning, Chicago police and fire officials said. Two suspects
entered a Jewel at the Lake Meadows Shopping Center in the 400-block of East
34th Street just before 11 a.m. and took merchandise, police said. When they
tried to leave, a 46-year-old man, who witnesses said was a security guard,
intervened, police said. One of the suspects opened fire, hitting the man and
two others who were nearby, CPD said. The 46-year-old was shot, and taken to
University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition. The security guard's
wife told ABC7 that he underwent surgery and is expected to stay in the
hospital, at least until Wednesday. A 29-year-old woman was shot in the foot,
and taken to UChicago, where she remains stable. Chicago fire officials said she
was in serious condition, as well. A 67-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to
the foot. She declined medical treatment. Chicago fire officials said two people
were injured running away, as well. And one suffered an unrelated injury. No one
is in custody, and Chicago police are investigating.
abc7chicago.com
Shelby Township, MI: Man charged with murder following deadly shooting at used
car dealership
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Memphis, TN: Men 'dressed as women' help suspects rob Memphis jewelry store
before chase to Mississippi
Police released new details Wednesday in a police chase a day earlier from
Memphis to Mississippi that allegedly started with the robbery of a jewelry
store involving two men disguised as women. According to the Memphis Police
Department (MPD), it all started just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when officers were
called to a robbery at Memphis Gold & Diamonds at the Elvis Presley Boulevard
Shopping Center in Whitehaven. Police said two armed men "dressed as women" went
inside the store and helped three other suspects steal $200,000 in merchandise.
One of the suspects was "quickly" caught when officers arrived, police said. The
four other suspects got into a Nissan Maxima and led officers on an 8-mile chase
that stopped near Nail Road and Somerset Drive in Horn Lake, MPD said. Police
said the suspects jumped out of the car and ran off; three men were detained on
the scene.
fox13memphis.com
Hampton, SC: Authorities investigating overnight burglary at Piggly Wiggly store
A Lowcountry grocery store is closed for the day following an overnight
burglary. According to the Hampton County Sheriff's Office, the burglary
happened around 5 a.m. at the Piggly Wiggly in Hampton. Both Piggly Wiggly and
Carolina Pharmacy were affected. Piggly Wiggly will remain closed for the
remainder of the day or until further notice. The SLED Crime Scene Unit and
Varnville Police Department are also assisting with the investigation.
wjcl.com
Greenville, SC: Suspect arrested after robbery at Belk in Haywood Mall
An arrest has been made after a robbery occurred at the Haywood Mall on Tuesday
night. According to the Greenville Police Department, officers responded to the
mall after a strong-arm robbery occurred at Belk. The suspect ran from an
officer, who was working off-duty at Belk and was apprehended. The suspect,
identified as 38-year-old Christopher Robinson, was charged with strong-arm
robbery and is also wanted out of Texas.
wyff4.com
Monroe County, FL: Fake movie money turning up across Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Monday warned residents and businesses
after reports of counterfeit movie money circulating in the Lower Keys,
including Key West. The $100 bills are labeled as fake and intended for use in
films, but they can look convincing at a quick glance. Deputies say anyone
handling cash should carefully check bills before accepting them. The Key West
Police Department recently issued a similar alert after fake $20 bills appeared
in the area. Authorities advise extra caution when receiving or spending cash.
local10.com
Columbus, OH: Video captures large fight at Ohio mall; Prompts concerns ahead of
holiday shopping season
Asheville, NC: C-store worker buys lottery ticket after shift, wins $4 million
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C-Store – Lincoln, NE
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C-Store – Bethlehem,
PA – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Bethlehem,
PA – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Bethlehem,
PA – Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Lexington,
NC - Armed Robbery / Emp wounded
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C-Store – San Antonio,
TX – Armed Robbery / Cust wounded
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C-Store –
Jacksonville, FL – Robbery
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Clothing – Suffolk
County, NY – Robbery
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Department –
Greenville, SC – Robbery
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Gas Station –
Rockford, IL – Armed Robbery
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Gas Station –
Philadelphia, PA – Armed Robbery
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Grocery – Chicago, IL
– Armed Robbery / Emp-Cust wounded
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Grocery – Hampton, SC
– Burglary
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Guns – Cleveland, OH –
Burglary
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Jewelry – Memphis, TN
- Robbery
• Jewelry – San Antonio, TX – Robbery
• Jewelry - Minnetonka, MN – Robbery
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Jewelry – San Jose, CA
– Armed Robbery
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• 16 robberies
• 2 burglaries
• 3 shootings
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