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The Zellman Group, LLC adds industry veteran
Frank Luciano to their legislative affairs team
Greenvale, NY (April 24, 2018) - The Zellman Group, LLC is very
pleased to announce Frank Luciano as the Head of Legislative Affairs.
 As
Founder and President of Civil Demand Associates, Luciano has devoted the last
30 years to the development of the civil recovery industry. During his tenure,
the civil recovery industry was vastly expanded, modernized and nationalized. Luciano was the first to specialize in electronic transmission and online case
management. He expanded civil recovery to include vendor fraud, employee
procurement and court ordered restitution.
Luciano has also been active throughout his career with organizations such as
the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), National Retail
Federation (NRF), Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Retail
Special Agents Association. While working with these groups he has had the
opportunity to collaborate with legislators to help in the drafting and passage
of various civil recovery laws through the country.
In his capacity with The Zellman Group, LLC, Luciano will continue his important
legislative work. He will support efforts in key states where the civil recovery
laws are being challenged or jeopardized. He will help educate and lobby to
ensure retailers rights are equally heard by legislators.
"My strong feelings about this industry have lead me to work with leaders who
are ethical and keep the clients interest first," said Frank Luciano. "State
civil recovery laws are changing as well as the image of retail loss prevention.
I find the challenge incredibly exciting and I look forward to working with all
who have an interest in legal ways to help deter theft."
Zellman CEO & President Stuart Levine said, "I am pleased to welcome a
thirty-year industry veteran to our team. The addition of Frank will ensure that Zellman
stays fully involved with the ever-changing state legislative bills that could
affect our industry."
About The Zellman Group
 The
Zellman Group, LLC, based in Greenvale, NY, is the industry leader in Civil
Recovery, Court Ordered Restitution, ORC Recovery and ORC Investigation. The
Zellman Group, LLC is a loss prevention services and consulting company working
in the retail, food service and hospitality industries. For additional
information please visit our website at
www.zellmangroup.com
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Special Report Update: 1 Officer has died after Home Depot shooting
A Dallas police officer died Wednesday after a shooting that wounded another
officer and an employee at a home improvement store, the city's mayor said
Mayor Mike Rawlings was presiding over a city council meeting when he announced
the death of Rogelio Santander, a member of the police force for three years.
Santander, officer Crystal Almeida and a loss-prevention officer for Home Depot
were shot Tuesday by a man identified by police as 29-year-old Armando Luis
Juarez.
Almeida and the loss-prevention officer, who hasn't been identified, were in
critical condition Wednesday.
Police were called to the store to help an off-duty police officer to remove
Juarez from the store. Police have not said if he was suspected of shoplifting
or why he was being ejected from store. Juarez opened fire as he was
being escorted from the store and made his escape. Several law enforcement
agencies were involved in the pursuit that led to his eventual arrest.
Juarez was arrested in January on a charge of unlawful use of a motor vehicle
after authorities say he was found in a stolen vehicle. He also pleaded guilty
to a drug-possession charge. Read more in
Retail Crime.
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Intellicheck's Age ID Helping to Stop Fake ID's & Keeping
America Safe
Tennessee ABC Enforcement Section Fortifies Underage
Drinking Prevention with Intellicheck's Age ID
 Tennessee's
Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) enforcement section is using
Intellicheck's
Age ID®
to prevent underage drinking and advance the enforcement of laws that make it
illegal to sell alcoholic beverages to minors. Forty law enforcement agents
are using Age ID throughout the state to authenticate driver licenses and other
forms of identification to prevent the use of altered and fake IDs.
According to Chief Bond Tubbs, "Our law enforcement agents are committed to
protecting our youth, and enforcing the laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to
minors. It is essential that we equip our dedicated men and women with the
most effective identity verification technology solution available to deal
with the sophisticated fake IDs that are so easily obtainable by young people. I
am confident that Age ID will be a vital tool for our agents in the field."
Age ID authenticates IDs and verifies age information in real-time with 99.9%
accuracy. It can be deployed on mobile devices including smartphones and tablets
and can be integrated with point-of-sale solutions. The cutting-edge
technology solution draws on a comprehensive, proprietary database, updated on
an ongoing basis, to ensure information is timely and accurate. Check out
Intellicheck's
Retail
ID businesswire.com
FDA warns retailers against illegal sale of e-cigarettes to children
Federal health officials on Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown on underage
use of a popular e-cigarette brand following months of complaints from parents,
politicians and school administrators.
The Food and Drug Administration issued warnings to 40 retail and online
stores as part of a month-long operation against illegal sales of Juul to
children. Investigators targeted 7-Eleven locations, Shell gas stations and
Cumberland Farms convenience stores as well as vaping shops.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the current "blitz" targeting Juul will
continue through the end of the month, with additional actions in coming weeks.
"This isn't the only product that we're looking at, and this isn't the only
action we're going to be taking to target youth access to tobacco products, and
e-cigarettes, in particular."
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NYPD Calls UWS Duane Reade Stores Crime Magnets;
Asks Residents To Demand Better Security Investment By Corporate Owners
Capt. Timothy Malin, the 20th Precinct's new commanding officer, is taking aim
at Duane Reade for what he considers a lax attitude to crime prevention.
By not investing in private security guards for the precinct's eight stores, he
says, the company is drawing in repeat offenders from other neighborhoods who
use these locations as their "personal shopping malls" and may commit other
crimes of opportunity while visiting the Upper West Side.
"The vast majority of the larcenies (thefts) are coming from one place: Duane
Reade," he told residents at Monday evening's monthly Community Council meeting.
So far in 2018 there have been 180 reported larcenies from area Duane Reade
stores, up 35% over last year. Duane Reade makes up 42% of the precinct's total
reported petit larcenies (stolen goods under $1000); multiple grand larcenies
have also been reported. NYPD has made 76 larceny arrests in the stores this
year; 97% of those arrested live outside of the precinct.
During his PowerPoint presentation, Capt. Malin highlighted the rap sheets of
five recidivist arrestees as exemplars of his larger concern. Career criminals -
sex offenders, gang members, robbers with upwards of 79 arrests - are traveling
to the UWS to hit unguarded Duane Reades and perhaps swipe laptops and handbags
elsewhere while they're here, he says.
"They have security guards in other parts of the city like northern Manhattan
and the Bronx. We've asked them twice for the exact same thing for the Upper
West Side but we haven't made any progress."
Capt. Malin urged residents to contact Walgreens and demand that the company
take action. "We want the same preventative measures that the Bronx and other
parts of Manhattan are getting...visible, well-run security in their UWS
stores," he said. "They can't just be reactive. They need to be proactive for
the safety of the community."
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Hackers built a 'master key' for millions of hotel rooms, buildings and where
ever else Assa Abloy is used
 New
research shows how hackers can manipulate hotel room key cards to gain access to
an entire building.
Security researchers have built a master key that exploits a design flaw in a
popular and widely used hotel electronic lock system, allowing unfettered access
to every room in the building.
The electronic lock system, known as Vision by VingCard and built by Swedish
lock manufacturer Assa Abloy, is used in more than 42,000 properties in 166
countries, amounting to millions of hotel rooms -- as well as garages and
storage units.
It took the researchers over a decade of work to get here and they could create
a master key "basically out of thin air." Any key card will do. Even old and
expired, or discarded keys retain enough residual data to be used in the attack.
Using a handheld device running custom software, the researchers can steal data
off of a key card -- either using wireless radio-frequency identification (RFID)
or the magnetic stripe. That device then manipulates the stolen key data, which
identifies the hotel, to produce an access token with the highest level of
privileges, effectively serving as a master key to every room in the building.
Assa Abloy released a security patch and installed the patch at the central
server, however the firmware on each lock needs to be updated. This requires
someone to be physically present at the lock," the researchers wrote. Leaving
millions of rooms, buildings and offices vulnerable.
zdnet.com
Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts Selling SSN And Credit Card Info
Facebook has removed a number of accounts and pages that advertised the personal
information of dozens of people, including Social Security numbers, addresses,
phone numbers and credit card numbers.
"Posts containing information like Social Security numbers or credit card
information are not allowed on Facebook, and we remove this material when we
become aware of it," a Facebook spokesman said, according to Reuters.
But Reuters pointed out that a Google search still turns up a few public
Facebook posts offering to sell personal details.
The Motherboard report says that hackers have been advertising databases of
private information on Facebook for years. Motherboard was even able to confirm
the first four digits of the Social Security numbers, names, addresses and dates
of birth for four people whose data appears in a post from July 2014.
Matt Mitchell, a digital security trainer, told the news site that Facebook has
no excuse for allowing these posts to remain on the site for so long. In fact,
he says it should be "easy" for the social network to stop and prevent these
posts. pymnts.com
Getting Press Coverage - Helps Funding Later
Ohio city sees success with retail theft deterrent program
 Drug
addicts who were shoplifting to support their habits sparked a drive against
organized retail crime that has precipitated a sharp drop in theft from
retailers and related return fraud in Mentor, Ohio.
"A few years ago, we noticed a trend where shoplifting was going up," says
Patrolman James C. Collier of the Mentor Police Department. "When we were making
arrests, [the suspects]were telling us they were addicts. A lot of them were on
heroin."
The shoplifters would steal merchandise, return it and get credit in the form of
gift cards. If they sold the stolen goods on the street, they would get about 50
cents on the dollar value, Collier says. Gift cards, on the other hand, could be
sold at pawn shops and "gold and silver" stores for significantly closer to
their value.
After noting that the police department's retail theft deterrence program
entered its fourth year at the start of 2018, Collier recalls its genesis. "What
we did back then was to go undercover, using an unmarked car obtained through
forfeiture," he says. That meant mostly sitting in retailers' parking lots
keeping an eye out for suspicious behavior.
"In the first month, we had 14 arrests for shoplifting," Collier notes.
Information sharing: As effective as the police efforts were in
combatting retail theft and fraud, it was also expensive for the department to
implement. They sought assistance from Ohio's Office of Criminal Justice
Services. The grant money has made a big difference, Collier says.
"We've long had a dialogue with retailers. If a shoplifter was arrested
or stopped by a retailer loss prevention associate, the police were called after
all the paperwork was completed," he says. "Then, after we got the grant in
2015, we reached out, setting up meetings and compiling a mailing list. The
large retailers and Great Lakes Mall security showed up. That was when we began
developing a definitive strategy." stores.org
12 retailers at risk of bankruptcy in 2018
Six have already filed
Already this year there have been six major retail bankruptcies, including that
of Bon-Ton Stores, the first major department store in years to liquidate. Most
executives expect retail bankruptcies in 2018 to increase or keep pace with last
year, according to a study from consulting firm BDO. S&P analysts have also
noted that retail defaults could increase this year, as could liquidations.
Moody's analysts said last week that retail defaults in the first quarter of
this year hit an all-time high, though the ratings agency expects that defaults
likely peaked in March.
The following was culled from lists of retailers with FRISK scores of one or two
in the first quarter 2018 provided by CreditRiskMonitor executives.
retaildive.com
J Crew - FRISK Score: 1
Neiman Marcus FRISK Score: 1
Sears Holdings - FRISK Score: 1
99 Cents Only FRISK Score: 1
GNC FRISK Score: 1
Fred's FRISK Score: 1 |
Destination Maternity FRISK Score: 2
Ascena FRISK Score: 2
Stein Mart FRISK Score: 2
J.C. Penney FRISK Score: 2
Office Depot FRISK Score: 2
Vitamin Shoppe FRISK Score: 2 |
One of the Largest Liquidations in History
Toys R Us Will Create $156M Vendor Fund
To pay vendors for merchandise shipped after its bankruptcy filing in September,
a lawyer for Toys R Us said the embattled retailer will create a $156 million
fund. But lawyers representing the retailer's vendors said that amount
doesn't cover the $760 million in trade claims, CNBC reported.
Some vendors thought their shipments would be paid through a $3.1 billion
bankruptcy loan, but lenders and legal fees have priority for those funds.
If completed, the company's liquidation would be among the largest in retail
history since Sports Authority closed nearly 500 stores, The Wall Street
Journal reported.
pymnts.com
The D&D Daily's 22.9% Unique Open Rate TOPS
Industry's 18%
Email Trends Report: Opens on the Rise, But Click Rates Stagnate
The good news is that people are more likely to open your emails. But shed a
tear for that all-important click-to-open rate, which is struggling to hold its
own.
That's a key finding from email marketing firm SendGrid,
whose latest Global Email Benchmark Report [registration], released
last week, found a sharp increase in opens overall-an aggregate open rate of
18 percent, up from 14.6 percent in 2017-and a click-to-open rate that
continues to slump. The report showed that while the aggregate click rate
increased to 2 percent from 1.7 percent the year prior, the modest increase in
clicks compared to opens meant the click-to-open rate fell from 11.6 percent to
11.1 percent.
In its report, SendGrid suggests that its findings, based on data from 50
billion emails sent by 100,000 senders to 2 billion recipients, highlight
changes in the ways that users read emails. Another factor worth noting: Users
are far more likely to open emails on mobile devices (55.6 percent) versus
non-mobile devices (44.4 percent).
"These changes reinforce our belief that recipients are becoming more discerning
on what they click on," the report states. "While recipients may open more
emails, they aren't necessarily going to click on links within the message."
In addition, the report broke down click-and-open rates among 17 different
industries, including retail, media, entertainment, telecom, and numerous
others.
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IOBSE Spring Conference President's Welcome Reception
The IOBSE Spring Conference is only one week away. It's not too late to
register. There is still a little bit of space still available. If you are
unable to attend the full conference but would still like to do some networking
you can join us on Tuesday night for the President's Welcome Reception at the
Sheraton Stonebriar on Tuesday, April 24 at 6PM. Hope to see you there!
Posted by
Donald Knox, CPP, CITRMS, President of the IOBSE
Oakbrook mall security officers start using license plate readers technology
Toys to buy 93 Toys 'R' Us Stores in Germany,
Austria, Switzerland
Toys 'R' Us will live on in Canada
Charming Charlie exits bankruptcy with 100 fewer stores
NCR to cut 360 jobs as company outsources work
Quarterly Results
Supervalu Q4 Retail comp's up 1%, retail net sales down 0.6%, wholesale net
sales up 60%, total net sales up 42%, full year net sales up 30%
Canada's Metro Q2 comp's down 1.2%, sales flat
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R-CISC and Symantec Partner to Deliver Actionable
Threat Intelligence Workshops Across the Country
"Helping the retail industry detect, prioritize and respond to threats"
 The
Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC)
and Symantec Corporation have teamed up to host a series of workshops
designed to equip retail information security and cyber intelligence
practitioners with practical strategies for actioning on cyber threat
intelligence at the tactical, operational and strategic levels.
Whether it's attacks on point-of-sale systems, phishing attacks with malware,
account takeover, crypto mining, or others, retailers and consumer-facing
companies are continually strengthening their defenses to preserve their
customers' information.
"Our goal at the R-CISC is make intelligence actionable for retailers and
consumer-facing companies of all sizes. Being able to use intelligence to
strengthen security controls is one of our top initiatives," said Suzie
Squier, Executive Director of the R-CISC. "Partnering with Symantec to host
regional workshops allows us to reach the broader community and educate
attendees on how effective threat intelligence can help the retail industry
detect, prioritize and respond to threats."
The regional workshops will address the increased volume and evolution of
threats affecting retailers and customer-facing industries. Each will
include a combination of informative presentations and
practitioner-to-practitioner discussions that allow for stronger dialogue and
continue to build trust among the community. R-CISC members hosting the
workshops include Target, Publix and Sally Beauty.
Workshop Topics of Discussion Include:
● State of cyber threats and actors in the retail sector
● Cyber threat intelligence and program development within your organization
● Threat intelligence within mixed security operational environments
Dates & Locations:
● May 16 - Columbus, Ohio
● June 1 - Lakeland, Florida
● June 7 - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
● June 28 - Dallas, Texas
Eligible workshop participants are cybersecurity practitioners from retail,
gaming, hospitality, restaurants, grocers, consumer financial services, consumer
products, and other customer-facing companies.
To RSVP, email events@r-cisc.org.
About the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC), the Retail ISAC
The R-CISC is the trusted cybersecurity community for retailers, consumer
products, grocers, hotels, gaming, restaurants, and cybersecurity industry
partners worldwide. The R-CISC supports its member base, representing over $1
trillion in annual revenue, by serving as the conduit for collaboration, threat
and best practice sharing, and cooperation. Through building and sustaining
valuable programs, partnerships, products and opportunities, the R-CISC enables
its members to deepen their trust-based relationships, strategic knowledge and
tactical capabilities. For more information on the R-CISC and how to join visit
r-cisc.org.
Connect with us on
Twitter and
LinkedIn.
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Suspicious event hijacks Amazon traffic for 2 hours, steals $150K cryptocurrency
Almost 1,300 addresses for Amazon Route 53 rerouted for two hours
Amazon lost control of a small number of its cloud services IP addresses for
two hours on Tuesday morning when hackers exploited a known
Internet-protocol weakness that let them to redirect traffic to rogue
destinations. By subverting Amazon's domain-resolution service, the attackers
masqueraded as cryptocurrency website MyEtherWallet.com and stole about $150,000
in digital coins from unwitting end users. They may have targeted other Amazon
customers as well.
arstechnica.com
Research from Ponemon Institute and ObserveIT
Reveals Insider Threat Incidents Increasing in Frequency & Cost
Study finds the average cost of an insider-related incident over a
12-month period is $8.76 million
ObserveIT, the leading insider threat management provider with more than 1,700
customers around the world, today
released a study, commissioned with Ponemon Institute, that uncovered the
direct and indirect costs associated with insider threats.
The average cost of an insider-related incident over a 12-month period is
$8.76 million, and it takes more than two months, on average, to contain an
insider incident.
Types of Insider Threats: All types of insider threats are increasing.
Since 2016, the average number of incidents involving employee or contractor
negligence has increased by 26 percent, and by 53 percent for criminal and
malicious insiders.
Negligent Insiders: The majority of respondents (64 percent) cited that
the negligent insider is the root of most incidents, followed by criminal and
malicious insiders (23 percent) and employee and contractor negligence (13
percent).
Costly Credential Risk: Credential risk (or imposter risk) is the
costliest type of insider incident at an average of $648,846 per event. This
type of incident is 2.5 times more costly than incidents involving employee or
contractor negligence at $283,281 per incident. Criminal and malicious insider
incidents cost an average of $607,745 per incident.
To read the full study, 2018 Cost of Insider Threats: Global Organizations,
visit here.
businesswire.com
Yahoo, now named Altaba, is fined $35 million over giant data breach
The company formerly known as Yahoo is paying a $35-million fine to resolve
federal regulators' charges that the online pioneer deceived investors by
failing to disclose one of the biggest data breaches in internet history.
latimes.com
Sr. Director, Safety and Security for Paypal in San Jose, CA
The Sr. Director, Safety and Security is responsible for supporting the
development, implementation and management of the security environment for
PayPal people and assets.
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2nd
Annual Axis Canada Retail Leadership Forum
 May
23 - 24 in Toronto, ON
The
Retail Landscape is changing and with these changes providing safety and
security for your customers, staff and business is of utmost importance.
This 2-day exclusive seminar will cover topics ranging in a variety of spaces
including, but not limited to:
• Organized retail crime
• Cybersecurity and brand
• Leadership styles during unlikely events
• Workplace safety in a time of legal
cannabis
If you are interested in attending this two-day complimentary seminar please
email Rick Snook or call him at (647) 444-4672 for more details.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Update on Halifax Mall plotters
Woman Who Plotted Halifax Mall Massacre Sentenced To Life
 A
woman who plotted to go on a Valentine's Day shooting rampage at a Canadian mall
was sentenced to life in prison Friday with no chance of parole for nearly a
decade. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Peter Rosinski said that
Souvannarath is and will remain a threat to society. He said she has not
expressed remorse for her plot.
Rosinski also said that if the plan to kill unsuspecting shoppers had not been
interrupted by an anonymous tip and the quick actions of local police, it would
have been carried out. Rosinski said his sentence was partly shaped by
the principles that apply to terrorism.
He said the crime requires the court to "send a clear message" to those
conspiring to kill multiple people that "they will pay a heavy price." Her
co-conspirator, James Gamble, killed himself as police surrounded his
Halifax-area home. Souvannarath was arrested at the airport.
nbcchicago.com
Halifax mall plotters believed they were reincarnations of Columbine shooters
Halifax mall shooting plotter's parents say she was bullied, not capable of
violence
RELATED STORY:
Quebec City mosque shooter considered mall shooting 2 months earlier
Loblaws squares off with CRA in $400M tax fight
The grocery giant began a month-long trial against the federal government over
the Canada Revenue Agency's claims that it set up a bogus offshore bank in the
Caribbean to avoid tax on hundreds of millions of dollars in investment income
over the last two decades.
At stake for Loblaws and controlling shareholder George Weston Ltd. is a
potential $406-million assessment by the taxman - which the company is appealing
- consisting of taxes on profits it booked in a Barbados subsidiary. The
government has said the financial manoeuvre was designed to "circumvent" parts
of the Income Tax Act.
In its battle with the CRA, Loblaws maintains that its offshore subsidiary
Glenhuron Bank, even though it didn't accept deposits from any customers, was a
legitimate foreign financial institution.
cbc.ca
PC Optimum member hit by theft a 3rd time after Loblaws says password problem
fixed
Alberta pharmacists facing fraud trial plead guilty to taking $300,000 worth in
secret commissions
Mobile checkout coming to Canadian Nordstrom Rack stores in the next two weeks
Canada's retail sales are far weaker than we thought
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Edmonton, AB: Good Samaritan injured while trying to stop mall theft dies
An Edmonton man who was critically injured while trying to stop an alleged theft
has died, according to family and friends. Witnesses to the alleged theft told
CTV Edmonton on Tuesday that a young male was trying to steal a cash register
from an unattended kiosk at an Edmonton mall when a man--later identified as
61-year-old Iain Armstrong--confronted the alleged perpetrator. Police say the
suspect--described only as a man in his 20s--severely beat Armstrong and fled
the scene.
ctvnews.ca
Dartmouth, NS: Man seriously injured after shooting in strip mall parking lot
'Easy targets': Spree of ATM thefts hits Ontario;
58 businesses hit since January
Grand
Falls-Windsor, NL: Syringe full of blood used to rob convenience store
Winnipeg, MB: String of robberies, carjacking lead to arrests; Six retail
locations hit by the thieves
Lasalle, ON: Two arrested after $300K in stolen beer tracked to warehouse
Garden City, MB: Employees stabbed by young teens in beer store robbery
Calgary police release surveillance video of violent armed robbery
Robberies and Burglaries
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Beer Store - Garden City, MB - Armed Robbery/Employees stabbed
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C-Store - Brampton, ON - Robbery (2 incidents)
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C-Store - Grand Falls-Windsor - Armed Robbery
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Petro Canada - Lac La Biche, AB - Robbery
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Safeway - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery
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Domino's
Building a Worldwide LP Program for 14,000
locations
in 90 Countries
Van Carney, National Director of
Safety & Loss Prevention, Domino's
With 14,000 locations worldwide, 5,700 domestically, and over 400 corporate
locations in the U.S., Van Carney, National Director of Safety and Loss
Prevention, has built a successful LP program at Domino's over the last 21
years that has led his industry and kept hundreds of people safe when making
home deliveries. From robbery prevention and internal theft to delivery safety
and defensive driving training, learn how Domino's LP is leading the way. Also,
learn what RLPSA can offer
food and restaurant retailers.
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Merchants Fight Online Fraud, But Leave Some
Customers Unhappy
Dynamic fraud detection methods, such as
machine learning algorithms, are giving merchants the means to beat back
bogus online sales orders. As the following article reports, while advanced
fraud fighting methods are highly successful, there are sometimes legitimate
sales that get rejected, leading to unhappy shoppers.
When people shop online at retailers like Macy's Inc. and Finish Line
Inc., their visits are tracked and shared with an outside firm that scores
their behavior and decides whether to approve or deny purchases. Shoppers
who exhibit behavior that such scoring firms often associate with fraud,
such as buying without checking the return policy or paying for the fastest
shipping option, have a higher chance of getting declined. Sometimes they
never find out why their transactions are canceled or who made the call.
Behind these decisions is a group of firms hired by retailers to weed out
fraudulent online customers. They determine which indicators correlate with
fraud and then evaluate shoppers based on hundreds of data points.
Online shopping has created new challenges for retailers trying to combat
fraud, such as people using a stolen card or falsely reporting a transaction
as fraudulent. Credit-card companies typically cover the cost of
unauthorized purchases in stores. But with online transactions, retailers
are usually on the hook when a customer reports a fraudulent charge.
Many fraud detection firms have delivered highly effective fraud
identification results, so these measures should continue unabated. However,
a problem occurs when there is a lack of communication between merchant and
customer, when a legitimate sale has been rejected-or as the industry calls
it-a false positive. Rather than be secretive about it, merchants should
reach out to customers and let them know what is happening.
paymentsjournal.com
Half of retailers find BOPIS adds fraud
concerns
Many large retailers believe that offering customers a buy online, pickup in
store (BOPIS) option comes with increased fraud concerns, according to a new
study by e-commerce protection firm Signifyd. In fact, 40% of retailers that
make more than $100 million in annual revenue see BOPIS as a strategic
initiative, but are looking to deal with added fraud concerns.
The same study found that almost 30% of fraud cost retailers 3% or greater
of BOPIS revenue, with half to those reporting as much as 5% in BOPIS
revenue.
Of those studied, 29% reported BOPIS makes up between 21% and 30% of all
online revenue; and 28% cited that BOPIS was responsible for 11% to 20% of
all online revenue. Almost half of retailers said their average basked size
for a BOPIS purchase ranged between $51 and $250.
Still, BOPIS comes with its challenges. After fraud and security concerns-a
primary hurdle for one out of every six retailers-almost half of retailers
cited inventory tracking as the greatest challenge.
So why exactly does BOPIS increase a need for security?
Stefan Nandzik, Signifyd's VP of marketing, says that there are two main
things that make BOPIS riskier in terms of fraud: the need for speed and the
fact that the orders, naturally, lack a delivery address.
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Los Angeles, CA: FBI Raids Hollywood Apartment Complex, Arrests 5 Amid
Investigation Into ID Theft/'Shimming' Ring
 Federal
agents and Torrance police officers stormed Vantage Hollywood Apartments, in
search of four individuals charged with bank fraud in a criminal complaint on
Tuesday morning. Members of the Secret Service also assisted in the enforcement.
The suspects were arrested on charges of bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank
fraud and aggravated identity theft. The initial criminal complaint alleges
Cozma, Mirron and Tcaciuc were part of a scheme that, in part, involved
inserting "shimming" devices into ATMs at banks across Southern California.
Shimming is a lot like card skimming, but the technique is able to steal data
from a card's EMV chip instead of the magnetic stripe. Multiple search warrants
were also served Tuesday to turn up evidence in connection with the
investigation, Eimiller said. Agents seized large amounts of cash and a piece of
an ATM.
ktla.com
Rochester, NY: More than $200K in stolen goods seized from Brighton pawn shop
Monroe County sheriff's investigators and officers from the Rochester Police
Department executed a search warrant at Mr. Deals pawnshop, 2862 West Henrietta
Road, at 1:23 p.m. and confiscated between $200,000 and $300,000 worth of stolen
merchandise, Sgt. John Watson said. The new and boxed property included pet
supplies, pet vitamins, tools, electronics, printer ink cartridges, and
over-the-counter medication, deputies said. The raid came after a six-month
investigation. Store owner Marcus Luciano, 29, of Greece and store manager John
Lombardo, 22, of Greece were arrested and charged. Customers were using
fraudulent identification cards and Luciano and Lombardo allegedly knew the IDs
were fraudulent, Watson said.
democratandchronicle.com
Chesterfield, VA: Shoplifter flees Stein Mart with $1,500 in merchandise
Chesterfield police are looking for a suspect they say brazenly walked out
loaded down with stolen merchandise. The theft occurred at Stein Mart, and the
value of the items is estimated at $1,500. Police say a man entered the store,
took clothes right off the rack and fled the store in a silver SUV.
nbc12.com
Raynham, MA: Trio charged with shoplifting $850 of electronics from Walmart
Rome, GA: TJ Maxx Employee arrested for $4,000 ORC theft
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Shootings & Deaths
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Dallas, TX: Dallas Police Officer dies a day after Home Depot shooting that
wounded 2 others
A Dallas police officer has died after a theft suspect opened fire at a Home
Depot in Lake Highlands, a shooting that left a second officer and a security
guard in critical condition. Multiple sources identified the officer who died as
Rogelio Santander. He died about 8:10 a.m. Wednesday at Texas Health
Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. The 27-year-old is the ninth North Texas
officer to be killed in the line of duty in about two years. The wounded officer
is Crystal Almeida, 26. The third victim was identified as Scott Painter, a Home
Depot loss-prevention officer.
facebook.com
Scott Painter is an Asset Protection
Specialist and has been with The Home Depot since April of 2014
Home Depot Shooting Suspect's Family says he's 'lovable'
 Relatives of a man accused of shooting and critically wounding two Dallas police
officers and a Home Depot employee say they can't believe he would be involved
in such violence. Ruben Juarez, the father of suspected gunman Armando Juarez,
told The Dallas Morning News, "there's no way ... (he) could've done this," and
that he doesn't think his son even owns a gun. Armando Juarez's grandmother,
Janie Longoria, told reporters Tuesday that her grandson is a "sweet, lovable
person," but that his friends are a bad influence. The 29-year-old Juarez was
apprehended following the shooting and a police chase Tuesday. He is charged
with two counts of aggravated assault on a public servant. He was arrested in
January after authorities say he was found in a stolen vehicle. He also pleaded
guilty to a drug-possession charge.
pilotonline.com
Norridgewock, ME: Sheriff's Deputy Shot, Killed During Cumberland Farms store
Robbery, FBI & Maine State Police assisting in search for suspect. Police say a
Somerset County Sheriff's Deputy has been shot and killed. FBI agents are on the
scene and assisting in the investigation. Law enforcement officials were on the
scene in Norridgewock and Skowhegan area Wednesday morning after an early
morning robbery at a Cumberland Farms on Waterville Road in Norridgewock around
1:45 a.m. Police have ordered schools closed in the area.
newscentermaine.com
In case you missed it:
Read the Daily's new Special Report on the Home Depot shooting & manhunt
Robberies & Thefts
Orange County, CA: Search Is On For Thieves Caught On Camera Striking Target
Stores In OC
 The
search is on for burglars who are striking Target stores in Orange County. A
spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff's Department says thieves recently
targeted a location at Portola Pkwy. and Bake Pkwy. in Foothill Ranch, and
another at Grand Ave. and 17th St. in Santa Ana. CBS2/KCAL9 obtained video
footage from inside the Foothill Ranch Target, where three heavily-disguised men
wearing masks and bandannas could be seen forcing entry into the location around
3:20 a.m. Tuesday, deputies say. The trio made their way around the line of
shopping carts and went straight for the ATM with a sledgehammer. Officials
believe it's the same crew that hit the Target in Santa Ana.
cbslocal.com
Manitowoc, WI: Woman arrested after stealing panties, perfume, sunglasses
Counterfeit & Fraud
Europe's Counterfeit Problem
Counterfeit F&B worth $66.9M U.S. seized by Europol and INTERPOL
More than 3,620 tons and 9.7 million liter's of counterfeit or substandard food
and beverages worth an estimated $66.9M U.S. were recovered by Europol and
INTERPOL in the latest 4 month Opson investigation.
Run over four months (December 2017 - March 2018) across 67 countries, Opson VII
involved more than 41,000 checks at shops, markets, airports, seaports, and
industrial estates. In total 749 people were arrested or detained. Europol
and INTERPOL said 49 criminal networks were dismantled and 66 illegal factories
were shut down.
foodnavigator.com
Massillon, Oh., based food-delivery business is under investigation for $8.5M
food stamp fraud
Ohio Direct Distributors would exchange its meat and other products for SNAP
payments. Federal investigators used confidential informants and undercover law
enforcement officers to confirm the case.
timesreporter.com
Counterfeit Trade Cost German Brands Almost $10 Billion in 2017
Sentencings
Fairfield, CA: Man sentenced to 32 to Life for Attempted Murder/Shooting of 2
men outside a Liquor store; claimed he feared for his life
Phoenix, AZ: Tuba City Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Gas Station Robbery
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C-Store - Sipsey, AL -
Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Hidalgo
County, TX - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - San Antonio,
TX - Burglary
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C-Store - Nashville,
TN - Burglary
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Dollar General -
Lexington, KY - Armed Robbery
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Gun Store - Madison,
WI - Burglary
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Ice Cream Shop -
Suffolk County, NY - Robbery
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Liquor store -
Sacramento, CA - Armed Robbery
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Metro PCS - Michigan
City, IN - Robbery
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Pharmacy - Benton
City, WA - Armed Robbery
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Smoke Shop -
Anchorage, AK - Armed Robbery
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Smoke Shop - Brooklyn,
NY - Robbery / Assault
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Subway - Columbia, SC
- Armed Robbery
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Tanning Salon -
Suffolk County, NY - Robbery
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Tractor Supply -
Glenpool, OK - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Cypress, CA
- Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Anaheim, CA
- Armed Robbery
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VP of Loss Prevention
Anaheim, CA
The Vice President is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of
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VP, Loss Prevention
Brentwood, TN
Key duties include developing and implementing strategies and programs to (i)
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procedures to reduce financial losses resulting from administrative errors; and
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Greendale, WI
The Vice President of Security will set our long term strategic vision and
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Beaverton, OR
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Jacksonville, FL
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Manager of District Loss Prevention
Salt Lake City, UT
You will be responsible for driving company objectives in profit and loss
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Loss Prevention Managers are responsible for leading Loss Prevention functions
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Field Manager, Asset Protection (East Coast & Canada)
Atlanta, GA
The Field Manager, Asset Protection is based in Atlanta, GA and is
responsible for executing AP programs and strategies relating to theft and fraud
mitigation, operational integrity, and compliance supporting the East Coast and
Canada facilities...
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Fraud Operations Analyst
Atlanta, GA
The Fraud Analyst is based in Atlanta, GA and is responsible for protecting
HD Supply Construction & Industrial through proactive review of internal and
external transactions to identity fraudulent and/or inappropriate use which
warrant further investigation. This role will also support Asset Protection
through the ongoing development of reporting intelligence and administration...
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Supervisor Asset Protection - Maurices
Headquarters
Duluth, MN
We are currently looking for an Asset Protection Supervisor for our maurices
Corporate Offices in in Duluth, MN. In this role you will oversee the day to
day safety & asset protection operations as they relate to the corporate office
with general direction from AP management & supervises a team of hourly AP
associates...
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Global Investigator I - GS
Bentonville, AR
● Acts as an internal and external liaison for
assigned business segment
● Conducts investigations (for example, fraud, theft, misappropriation,
diversion, personal conduct, major crime)...
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Senior Asset Protection Specialist - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
This job contributes to REI's success by mitigating and reducing shrink
(including theft and fraud by customers and employees) and increasing physical
security for people and products in a specified retail store...
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Regional Loss Prevention Manager-West Coast Region
Pasadena, CA
Crate and Barrel is America's most exciting
housewares specialty retailer with 100+ locations and over 6,500 associates
nationwide. We are seeking an experienced, committed and enthusiastic
professional to join our Internal Audit department...
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Regional LP Investigator
Northern CA/Phoenix
The Regional Loss Prevention Investigator is responsible for analyzing internal
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and resolve theft cases. The Regional Loss Prevention Investigator will work
with the Investigative Risk and Fraud Analyst in the identification of internal
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Regional LP Investigator
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The Regional Loss Prevention Investigator is responsible for analyzing internal
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Expose Your Beliefs,
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How Can You Tell a Great Leader When You See One?
Look For This 1 Uncommon Sign
We all have to make decisions that define who we are. Doing what we know to be
the right thing is not always easy, but for leaders in successful and thriving
work cultures this idea means taking the high road of integrity. Here's how the
best leaders always maintain integrity.
Listen to your heart
7 Reasons Why Some People are Great Leaders
We all know that good leaders are able to handle the tough decisions, drive
positive change, and turn their vision into reality. But great leaders take it
to a whole new level. Here's what makes a great leader.
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To Become a Successful Leader, You Must Break
This Bad Habit
Let's face it: we all have done something embarrassing, but how do you handle
that situation? Do you obsess and worry about what others will think of you
after it's done? Or do you brush it off, no big deal? This is called the
spotlight effect, and in order to be a great leader, you can't get caught up in
it.
Add some humor
These 3 Rare Leadership Habits Have Been Found in
the World's Best Bosses
The best leaders always let their character lead their way through their
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and a secret weapon: trust. Here's how you can build the power of trust.
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It seems like we're always saying "get back to the basics" and "keep it simple"
almost on a daily basis. We say it so much, most of us don't even hear it and
certainly don't appreciate its absolute truth that it speaks to. In our
self-motivating attempts to be great at what we do, oftentimes we run faster and
try to do more and lose sight of one basic rule. Success begins with the basics.
And it's only when we feel like we've evolved beyond them that we find we've
only outsmarted ourselves and at that point we've all got to start over and just
get back to the basics.
Just a Thought,
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