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The Last Frontier
Reinventing Kroger's Asset Protection Efforts
What Will It Look Like in
24 Months?
With Mike Lamb starting today in their
new and first Vice President of Asset Protection level position, Kroger's AP
effort will ultimately be reinvented by an industry veteran who's
successfully built two other huge programs at Home Depot and most recently
at Walmart. Driving industry best shrink results both times.
What's interesting here is that Kroger, the nation's second largest
retailer, with over 3,700 stores doing over $104B in sales, is still in some
regards one of the last frontiers for Asset Protection. A rarity and quite
frankly one of the very last ones.
It was only a little over eight
years ago when they started their first corporate Loss Prevention program by
staffing a Director and a small support team that literally had to create
and establish the very first corporate effort in a highly decentralized
organization with over twenty independent banners, various different
businesses with most if not all having independent Loss Prevention programs.
As one would suspect, it was a monumental task that started at the
very basics, focused on consistency, and elevated the LP profile and
deliverables. And it took every minute of those eight years to just get that
done.
Time after time in this industry, we've seen where the first
one in has literally paved the way for the second ones elevation and the
programs' success. Because, in effect, it's still the frontier at Kroger.
Being only eight years young and while time moves fast, change is the
opposite. As it takes years to truly ingrain a culture and really move the
needle.
We've seen literally almost the exact same thing happen over
the decades at TJ Maxx, Office Max, Bed Bath & Beyond, Sears, 7-Eleven, Gap,
Office Depot, PetCo, Burlington Coat, and to some extent, even Amazon. Where
the first one or two senior LP leaders in pave the way for the one that
ultimately takes the position to the next level and really makes an
incredible impact.
 While
all of this is subject to debate, the fact is that the first one in has the
toughest road and regardless of results, it does indeed pave the way for the
second one and in some cases it can even make it more difficult for the
second one. But the fact is there's a road there now where none had existed
before.
But Kroger is still a frontier, and what it looks like in 24
months no one knows yet. Not even Kroger does. But the fact is they're
making a huge commitment and investment and have hired one of the industry's
best that's been there and done that and, at the end of the day, Kroger will
save hundreds of millions and AP, recognizing the subtle change from LP to
AP here, will silently nod and take no bows as this is the silent effort
that no one really wants to talk about.
We at the Daily want to wish
Mike Lamb and the entire team at Kroger the very best and it'll be exciting
to see its evolution and growth. As this does represent a major growth
opportunity for the industry. Just a few thoughts that we're sure some will
want to debate.
 Maurices
to be honored for response to Armed Robbery by Wisconsin Victim/Witness
Professionals Association
A store robbery can last only a few minutes, but the consequences for
victims can be long lasting. And often times, employees must return to work
the day after they looked down the barrel of a gun, not knowing if they
would survive the ordeal. Employers typically offer little assistance, if
any, to help victims through the trauma. Linda Grieshaber, a Victim Witness
Specialist said that's not the case with one national retailer that does
business in Baraboo. Based on her nomination, Maurices, which sells high-end
women's clothing, has been recognized by the Wisconsin Victim/Witness
Professionals Association for its exemplary response to an armed robbery.
On April 27, 2014, a masked gunman entered the chain's Baraboo store just
before closing time. He ultimately left with $1,200 and the cell phones of
the store's employees. Grieshaber said in the weeks that followed, Maurices
went above and beyond to help its employees through the ordeal. It closed
the Baraboo store for five days, made counselors available to employees,
installed new security cameras and hired armed guards to be present at the
store for the next six weeks. The company also took steps to upgrade certain
security measures at all of its stores, Grieshaber said. The man charged in
the robbery, Keith S. Gary, 48, of Reedsburg, is currently serving a 24-year
federal sentence for several Madison area robberies.
wiscnews.com
TSA Warns Fleets, Drivers
Terrorist Could Target Trucks - Hijacking & "Ramming Attacks'
The Transportation Security Administration has issued an internal report warning
of the potential for terrorists to use trucks as weapons to conduct attacks. TSA
also released a list of countermeasures, mostly involving awareness of
surroundings and reporting suspicious activity, that truck owners and operators
should heed to help prevent such attacks from occurring.
Dubbed "Vehicle
Ramming: Threat Landscape, Indicators and Countermeasures," the
memo was issued to Homeland Security staffers, law enforcement agencies and
others this week. The seven-page internal memo, marked unclassified, was
obtained by Overdrive Friday.
"Terrorist organizations overseas have advocated conducting vehicle ramming
attacks-using modified or unmodified motor vehicles-against crowds, buildings,
and other vehicles. Such attacks could target locations where large numbers of
people congregate, including parades and other celebratory gatherings,
sporting events, entertainment venues, or shopping centers.1"
Vehicle-ramming attacks are considered unsophisticated, in that a perpetrator
could carry out such an attack with minimal planning and training. It is likely
that terrorist groups will continue to encourage aspiring attackers to employ
unsophisticated tactics such as vehicle-ramming, since these types of attacks
minimize the potential for premature detection and could inflict mass fatalities
if successful.2 Furthermore, events that draw large groups of people-and thus
present an attractive vehicle ramming target-are usually scheduled and announced
in advance, which greatly facilitates attack planning and training activities.
From 2014 through 2017, terrorists carried out 17 known vehicle ramming
attacks worldwide, resulting in 173 fatalities and 667 injuries.
Carriers and drivers should maintain "a high level of alertness,"
the report says, and should report suspicious activity to authorities and, in
the case of drivers, to their carrier. Other countermeasures for carriers and
drivers include parking in secure locations, ensuring vehicles are locked,
refusing rides for hitchhikers and other strangers and, for carriers, ensuring
route compliance of drivers, and the importance of reporting suspicious
activities to appropriate authorities," the report says.
Trucks in particular "present an especially attractive mechanism for ramming
attacks," the report says, "because of the ease with which they can penetrate
security barriers and the large-scale damage they can inflict on people and
infrastructure."
nbcnews.com
publicintelligence.net
Wal-Mart Mexico Bribe
Investigator's Work Not Privileged, Judge Says
An Arkansas federal judge ruled Friday that shareholders in
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. could conduct a second, more probing deposition of a
special investigator who looked into bribery at the retailer's Mexican branch,
rejecting the company's assertions of privilege over his findings.
The class of investors, which is led by a retirement fund known as PGERS, seeks
damages from Wal-Mart related to a drop in its stock price that followed a 2012
New
York Times report that the company had turned a blind eye to large-scale
bribery at Wal-Mart de Mexico. The plaintiffs
have accused
Wal-Mart several times of using sweeping assertions of privilege to encumber
discovery, and U.S. District Judge Susan Hickey's ruling could give it access to
powerful evidence.
The judge's decision centered on a Wal-Mart investigator named Ronald Halter,
who the Times said confirmed a whistleblower's reports that the company had
shelled out millions of dollars in bribes for licenses and favors between 2003
and 2005 alone. At Halter's deposition, Wal-Mart "asserted that much of Halter's
testimony was protected by either the attorney-client privilege and/or the
attorney work-product doctrine" and "instructed Halter not to answer any
questions" about reports he prepared, Judge Hickey wrote. But Wal-Mart had no
legal leg to stand on, the judge concluded.
She added that because Halter reported to a non-attorney investigator at
Wal-Mart's Arkansas headquarters, his communications weren't protected by
attorney-client privilege. She said PGERS was entitled to depose Halter a second
time - and ordered Wal-Mart to turn over his reports and to produce other
witnesses to discuss email chains that it had previously asserted to be
privileged.
According to the Times report, before Halter went to Mexico in November 2005 to
probe the bribery allegations for Wal-Mart he had worked with the
FBI for two decades. He and his team quickly turned up
evidence that suggested the company had paid $8.5 million to a pair of
"gestores," or bureaucratic palm-greasers, and had paid millions more directly
to local governments that it was seeking licenses from.
Halter urged a broader investigation when he returned to Wal-Mart's headquarters
in December, saying there was probably lawbreaking going on, The Times reported.
Instead, the company rewrote its investigations protocol and put a Mexican
executive complicit in the bribery scandals in charge of his probe, effectively
quashing it. law360.com
$30 Million Funding
Terrorism?
Organized Crime Ring of 150 Suspects made $30
million
Smuggling cigarettes & writing bad checks in VA
Nationals From Northern Africa
A bust of a major organized crime ring that made millions smuggling
cigarettes and committing bank fraud in Virginia has resulted in
43 indictments and more than 740 charges, Fairfax County police
announced Friday.
An extensive two-year investigation uncovered a sprawling operation with more
than 150 suspects engaged in transporting cigarettes from the Richmond
area to New York City, writing bad checks, money laundering, and
committing shootings and other violent crimes in the Richmond area, officials
said.
Authorities there said the ring sold $30 million worth of cigarettes on
the black market and created 29 fake businesses in the Richmond area to
make bulk purchases of cigarettes,
the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
"It's got to be one of the largest organized crime groups we've had," in
Va.
Harrington said that detectives are still trying to determine where the
organization's profits went but that officials are exploring whether any money
funded terrorist groups. The organization was primarily composed of foreign
nationals from northern Africa, Harrington said.
Nine banks in Fairfax County reported losses of more than $620,000 from the gang
"check kiting" scheme as well. Which is what led them to the smuggling
operation.
"Illegally trafficked cigarettes now have a higher profit margin than cocaine,
heroin, marijuana or guns," a Virginia State Police official was quoted as
saying by the state's Crime Commission. In 2011, federal officials estimated
that 1 U-Haul truck stocked with 200 cases of cigarettes could net a
smuggler a profit of $670,000.
Editor's Note: In a recent an HBO, Vice News, episode
they literally traveled with smugglers and Boko Haram members who said they make
they're money smuggling cigarettes and get funds from their U.S. brothers.
washingtonpost.com
JSA: Grab & Run Thefts Up
40% in 2016
According to the Jewelers' Security Alliance, the number of grab and run thefts
had substantially increased by 40 percent in 2016 compared to the year before.
There were 420 of these incidents reported at U.S. jewelry stores in 2016
compared to 301 in 2015.
The average grab and run loss in 2016 was about $7,500, according to the
Jeweler's Security Alliance annual report.
Overall number of crimes at jewelry stores saw about a 6 percent increase in
2016 compared to the previous year, the report states. There were 1,245 crimes
at U.S. jewelry stores last year, with jewelry firms losing about $72.4 million.
citizen-times.com
Retail industry had some
good news on the job front in April
NRF: Retail jobs increased by 2,500 in April from
March
The National Retail Federation said Friday. (The numbers exclude automobile
dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.) The NRF report, which does not
detail job cuts, comes the day after a
report from outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas that said
retail industry experienced 11,669 job cuts in April, the highest total among
all industries.
"This rebound in April employment mitigates the weakness in recent months," NRF
chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said.
Average hourly earnings remained strong, up a solid 2.5% higher than the same
time a year ago. On a three-month moving average on a seasonally adjusted basis,
retail employment shows a decline of 20,600 jobs.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the retail industry
currently has over 541,000 job openings, more than twice as many as it did
during the recession.
chainstoreage.com
Transforming the Nation's
Malls
Next Financial Boon For Mall Owners?
Shoppers can expect to see more restaurants, entertainment venues, grocery
stores and even other department stores take up space, according to a new report
from JLL,
Empty to Alive: The Next Use for Department Store Space.
"In the United States nearly half of shopping centers' gross leasable
area (GLA) is devoted to department stores, compared to less than
one-third of GLA in the United Kingdom," said James Cook, director of Retail
Research at JLL.
"Historically, rents paid by department stores have been extremely low -
usually less than $10 per square foot," added Greg Maloney, CEO of JLL
Retail. "As they become vacant, owners have a new opportunity to
re-tenant the space and create a significant financial boon."
JLL's report found that several large-format retail concepts fit well into
former department stores:
• Food: While traditional mall food courts were designed merely
as pit stops for consumers to quickly refuel and get back to shopping,
restaurants are quickly becoming destinations, and anchors in their own right.
• Supermarkets: It would be hard to find many supermarkets in
enclosed malls 10 years ago, but consumer expectations are changing.
• Entertainment: Along with dining, entertainment tenants are
playing a bigger role in shopping centers, with a growing number of theaters are
moving into former department store space.
"The best use for an empty anchor will vary and be dictated by the demographics
and lifestyles of the surrounding community, but the many options
available might come as a pleasant surprise."
chainstoreage.com
REI to invest $25M in pay raises for store workers
Coach is buying Kate Spade
for $2.4 billion
Macy's Rolls Out New
In-Store Shop - French Fashion 'Avec Les Filles'
Party City Considering
Sale
Central Grocers Lays Off
1,900+ at Strack & Van Til division
70 Gander Mountain Stores
Will Survive
Quarterly Same Store Sales
Results
Sprouts Q1 comp's up 1.1%, sales up 14%
Natural Grocers Q2 comp's down 1.7%, net sales up 8.3%
Last week's #1 article --
Street Meat Sold in San Francisco Ends up in
Restaurants, Frustrated Police Caught on Camera Confronting Black Market
Regulars
The City by the Bay has a reputation for shopping and dining, but
what the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit found for sale at the corner of Seventh
Street and Market in San Francisco gives new meaning to "steal of a deal."
Store owners and retail crime investigators say shoplifters are
growing more aggressive and brazen, putting public health and safety at risk.
Despite a daily police presence, our hidden cameras captured buyers and sellers
doing brisk business.
Within moments of arriving at the black market in front of the
Carl's Jr. on Market, sellers approached an undercover NBC Bay Area producer to
ask what he wanted to buy. The hot spot is just half a block from the Orpheum
theater showing "Hamilton," and if you stopped to observe, you would quickly see
sellers offering deep discounts on everything from detergent and deodorant to
New York steaks, oxtail and frozen ground turkey.
"It's really a low risk, high reward crime," loss prevention investigator Joe
LaRocca said. The former vice president of the National Retail Federation has
spent more than 20 years advising major companies, including Disney, on how to
combat organized retail crime.
LaRocca said he's seen many instances of food sold on the street that ended back
up on store shelves and even in restaurants, served to unsuspecting customers.
nbcbayarea.com
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Tyco Retail to Showcase Innovative IoT-enabled RFID Inventory Solutions at RFID
Journal LIVE! 2017
Featuring solutions connecting people, products and places via real-time
actionable data to transform the store and shopper experience
NEUHAUSEN, Switzerland - May 4, 2017 - Tyco Retail Solutions (www.tycoretailsolutions.com)
will showcase its portfolio of IoT-enabled RFID solutions, providing real-time
in-store visibility and inventory insights at
RFID Journal LIVE! in Phoenix,
Arizona, from May 9-11, 2017. Tyco Retail's leading-edge RFID technology
products help retailers transform store operations with real-time visibility
into available inventory throughout the store and across the supply chain for
success in today's connected always-on, always-open world of unified commerce.
 Experience What's in Store with Tyco's premier TrueVUE Inventory Intelligence
solutions, featuring the RFID Journal LIVE! 2017 finalist for "Best New Product"
Award, the Tyco Retail RFID Fitting Room, which enables retailers to optimize
the customer experience and gain real-time insights into fitting room inventory,
customer preferences and potential loss situations in this crucial area of the
store. Retailers can leverage these new data insights to combat shrink, help
increase sales, enable in-room merchandising and promotional opportunities and
deliver an enhanced, personalized shopper experience. Solution demonstrations
will also feature:
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Supply Chain Track & Trace: Leveraging innovative RAIN RFID technology and
cloud-based analytics, this user-friendly application tracks and controls
inventory throughout the supply chain. Supply Chain Track & Trace offers
retailers real-time access to product flow data, providing smarter brand and
customer protection from counterfeiting and gray market diversion.
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RFID Cycle Counting: Featuring advancements from Tyco Retail, Zebra and BlueBird,
it showcases rapid and frequent cycle counting activity and analytics to drive
inventory accuracy and efficiencies through a new lightweight, cost effective
mobile sled with iOS and Android devices. Regular RFID cycle counts can help
retailers quickly minimize out-of-stocks and overstock conditions, and maintain
a consistent level of inventory accuracy of up to 95-99 percent.
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Sensormatic Synergy Loss Prevention: Connecting multiple technologies in one
network-ready storefront system, the intelligent, interconnected and modular
detection system helps better manage store shrink. Synergy leverages RAIN RFID
technology to provide real-time shrink visibility to capture and link actionable
data across key operational areas, optimizing store performance and
profitability.
These innovative solutions will be showcased in booth #600 from May 9-11 at the
RFID Journal LIVE! Annual Conference & Exhibition at the Phoenix Convention
Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to product demonstrations, Tyco Retail
will also participate in a
solution-provider session on May 10, discussing the IoT-enabled connected RFID store in a world where consumers want easy,
convenient shopping experiences anytime and anywhere. For more information about
Tyco Retail Solutions' activities at RFID Journal LIVE! 2017 visit the
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Kroger CIO: Data
collection is our present and future
Company execs discuss importance of analytics
during appearance in D.C.
Choosing facts over
intuition was the theme during Kroger EVP and CIO Chris Hjelm's appearance
at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Farm to Table: A Tech Story event on
Friday in Washington D.C.
Flanked by Stuart Aiken, CEO of Kroger's
analytics division known as 84.51°, Hjelm discussed the modern shopping
experience and how technological advancement generates the data necessary to
stay on top of the market.
Our goal is to make more and more
decisions that are data based versus instinct based," Hjelm said before
pointing to a problem that had plagued the industry for years.
Enter
84.51, the Cincinnati based data collection arm of Kroger that utilizes
technology to determine "what customers are looking for" at its nearly 3,000
locations.
Outfitted with infrared technology and video analytics,
84.51 helps Kroger learn exactly what time of day customers enter a store,
who they enter with (is it a single person or a family of 10), and how long
it takes them to conduct their shopping.
Aiken stressed that the key
to maximizing the value of recorded data is to view customers over a long
progression as opposed to making snap decisions. He pointed out that a
one-time purchase is not always an indicator of what a client is likely to
buy the next time they head to the grocery store.
supermarketnews.com
Watch our LPNN Episode with Kroger's Chief Technology Officer
LP's Role in Retail Technology's Evolution
 As
technology continues to redefine retail, it's critical for Loss Prevention
executives to partner with those driving the evolution and integrate the LP
principles throughout the entire enterprise. Kirk Ball, VP and Chief
Technology Officer, and Karl Langhorst, former Corporate Sr. Director, Loss
Prevention, from The Kroger Co. join us to discuss LP's role in the
ever-shifting landscape of retail technology. From mobile wallets and EMV to
biometrics and drones, where does LP fit in? Learn why it's all about education,
collaboration and maximizing LP touchpoints.
lpnn.net
CFOs Embrace Next Wave of
Data Analytics
A big and as-yet-untapped opportunity to harness the power of this data may sit
with the office of the CFO. Upcoming challenges included the selection and
rollout of collaboration tools and processes, new technology, training, and
staffing. Here are five articles to feed your data-driven initiatives.
cfo.com
CFOs: Be the Heart of Data
Integration
Data Analytics Adopters
Brave Obstacles
Master of All Metrics
Like Herding Cats:
Controlling Data During a Reconstruction
Finance Must Ramp up Role
as Analytics Leader
Top tips for finding the
right cybersecurity products
Today's market is filled with hundreds of vendors and plenty of marketing hype.
But figuring out which solutions are worthwhile can be a challenge, especially
for businesses with little experience in cybersecurity. So we asked actual
buyers of enterprise security products for tips, and here's what they said.
Businesses have to do their research. That means looking at customer
recommendations instead of relying on what vendors say. Testing the security
products in house is also highly advised. "Do that due diligence, or you'll
regret it," he said.
Customers should flesh out what problem they're trying to fix instead of simply
wandering into the cybersecurity market without a goal, he said.
To avoid buyer's remorse, customers should approach their product search with a
firm plan. "Identify what your success criteria is and tell that to the vendor,"
Taylor said. "And then bake that into the service contract."
"Don't be afraid to admit when something isn't working," he added. "Take it on
the chin, and do something different."
Beyond the initial purchase, there's a whole lifecycle to a security product.
This can include the people who will operate it, how the product will be
deployed, fine-tuning the technology, and understanding all the requirements
needed to run and maintain it, Shpantzer said.
Bad vendors tend to use scare tactics, while good vendors listen to your needs
and try to help secure your business, even if that means offering free advice,
he said.
"I think asking their peers to share their experiences is the best way," he
said.
Be wary of vendors that can't offer any customer references, or that only offer
products demos under strict test conditions, Honan said.
Unfortunately, when businesses do buy security products, they often don't use
them correctly, Honan said.
"You have to spend a lot of time fine-tuning these tools, and a lot of companies
don't spend the time to do that," Honan said. "They will then point the finger
at the product and say it didn't work." csoonline.com
'BEC' Fraud Losses Up 2,370%
in 2 Years
FBI: Business Email Account
Compromise Attack Losses Hit $5 Billion
The FBI's IC3 division reports a 2,370% spike in exposed losses
resulting from BEC and EAC between January 2015 and December 2016.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reports business email
compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) attacks caused $5.3 billion
in exposed loss for global and domestic companies between October 2013 and
December 2016. Victims, which come from 50 states and 131 countries, reported a
total of 40,203 incidents in the same time period.
This report marks a significant uptick from the FBI's last
report in June 2016, when it said threat actors had tried to steal $3.1
billion since October 2013. The IC3 reports a 2,370% increase in exposed losses
related to BEC/EAC scams between January 2015 and December 2016.
Asian banks in China and Hong Kong are the primary recipients of fraudulent
funds, though the UK is also a popular destination.
darkreading.com
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Shootings
& Deaths
 San
Jose, CA: Shootout with Police outside Big 5 Sporting Goods
San Jose Police arrested a suspect who opened fire at police officers after
trying to rob a sporting goods store near the Eastridge Mall Sunday morning.
At 7:59 a.m. officers went to Tully Road where a man was reportedly armed
with a gun outside of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store. When officers arrived,
the suspect opened fire and at least one officer shot back. The subject took
off running, jumped over some fences into a mobile home park," said San Jose
police spokesperson Albert Morales. Witnesses said the suspect went door to
door with his gun drawn trying to convince residents to let him inside.
Police were able to arrest the suspect before 10 a.m., no one was injured.
cbslocal.com
Plant City, FL: Lowe's
Shoplifter steals a knife, later found dead
with self-inflicted wound
What police don't know for sure is if the man intentionally stabbed himself
or if it was accident, but the suspect that it was intentional. The deceased
has since been identified as 53-year-old Jerry Word. Word attempted to leave
the Lowe's with the knife around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, When he was confronted
by loss prevention employees, Word, police say, threatened them with it.
Then he took off. Minutes later, Word was found on the ground in a apartment
complex with a knife wound. Whether he tripped and harmed himself or he hurt
himself intentionally is not clear, and it may never be known for certain.
rare.us
Tulsa, OK: Drug deal in
Grocery Store parking lot ends with 1 shot and killed
Tulsa Police arrested 20-year-old Donnie Jamison on a first-degree murder
complaint after he turned himself in overnight. Officers also arrested
17-year-old Markell Woodward as the second suspect in Tulsa's 26th homicide
of the year. Tulsa police say everything went down Friday night in the Las
Americas grocery store parking lot near I-244 and Lewis. Officers say
19-year-old Kentrael Anderson got into the suspects' car for a marijuana
deal and was shot several times. Anderson went to a hospital and died
shortly after.
newson6.com
DeKalb County, GA: Man
shot, killed at Burger King after fight; suspect in custody
A man is dead and a woman is injured after they were shot during an argument
inside a Burger King. The victim, who has not been identified, walked inside
the restaurant and began arguing with another man who was already there with
the woman. Police said all three were acquaintances.
ajc.com
Chubbuck, ID: Fatal
Shooting in a Walmart parking lot ruled a suicide
The incident was reported around 8:40 p.m. Saturday and the man apparently
shot himself while he was in his BMW sedan in the part of the parking lot
near the Walmart store's south entrance. There were unconfirmed reports that
the man was not alone when he shot himself, but the Coroner's Office could
not confirm those reports.
idahostatejournal.com
Houston, TX: Suspect Arrested for
Murder of Subway employee shot trying to Protect Mom
Robberies
& Thefts
Convicted former laundry
owner ordered to pay back $362K
Sentenced to 6 years in prison for defrauding 10 customers. Using their
credit cards.
mercurynews.com
Newark, NJ: Domino's
Pizza manager lied about robbery to hide theft
City police on Saturday arrested a 22-year-old Irvington man they say lied
about men robbing the Domino's Pizza he managed in order to cover up his own
theft. Investigators determined Bernard Johnson had conspired with a former
employee to take an unspecified amount of cash from the restaurant. Police
said officers responded to the Domino's location around 3:22 a.m. Saturday
after Johnson reported the store had been robbed by two men.
nj.com
Hicksville, NY: Police Search For Pair
Of Thieves Behind Jewelry Heist
Colorado Springs, CO: Man attempts to
run over Security Guard at Movie Theater
Myrtle Beach, SC: Police investigating
weekend purse snatchings at busy shopping areas
Northbrook, IL: Macy's employee
arrested for $2,800 cash theft
Bomb
Threats
West Whiteland, PA: Police investigate
Bomb Threat to Sam's Club
La Habra, CA: Bomb threat prompts
evacuation of Walmart store
Fire
Beaufort, SC: Burton Fire responds to
fire at Walmart
Credit
Card Fraud
Huber Heights, OH: 'Very
large scale' ID fraud investigation in Southern Ohio
Police are investigating what they are calling "a very large scale
fraud/identity theft complaint" involving a Chicago-area credit union.
According to Police, Alliant Credit Union has identified several fraudulent
accounts from the Dayton area and suspected several hundred more accounts
from this area were fraudulent.
"This credit union is a legitimate business and has been fully cooperating
with our investigation," Huber Heights police said. "During this investigation,
it was determined that a citizen of Huber Heights had an account fraudulently
opened in their name at this credit union."
Police said the credit union, earlier this year, sent letters to the
suspected fraudulent account holders requesting verification of the
accounts, but received little to no answer from them. The fraud department
suspected that many of the people that received the letters may have thought
it was some kind of credit card offer or scam itself, according to police.
whio.com
Northbrook, IL: Man charged with Felony
Theft, using fake id's to purchase $1,800 of product at Apple Store |
According to Bob Moraca, VP Loss Prevention NRF, he has constantly heard
from members and non-members alike that retail criminals are becoming
increasingly more aggressive and menacing. As a result, we asked retailers
in our latest ORC survey and sure enough, the data from the most recent NRF
ORC survey released last October, further documents that reality. Almost
every retail respondent, 96.5 percent, reported that in the past 12 months,
shoplifters and ORC criminals have become more aggressive.
