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Meredith Plaxco, LPC promoted to Vice President, Loss Prevention and Safety for PetSmart

Meredith has been with PetSmart for more than 23 years, starting with the company in 1997 as a Store Manager. Throughout her career with PetSmart she has held various positions, from Project Manager, Store Operations to Director of Loss Prevention & Safety Strategy and Operations to Sr. Director of LP and Safety - Field and Strategy & Operations. She most recently served as Senior Director, LP & Safety before her latest promotion. Congratulations, Meredith!



Michael Noss named Sr. Manager - Corporate Investigations
for T-Mobile

Before joining T-Mobile, Michael spent more than 15 years with Sprint. During his time at Sprint, he spent four years as Director, Corporate Security & Business Continuity and more than 11 years as an AP Manager. Earlier in his career, he served as Security Manager for First National Bank of Omaha (10 years) and Regional Manager, Auditing & Security for Tractor Supply Company (2 years). He also spent 11 years as a Criminal Investigator with the U.S. Marine Corps. Congratulations, Michael!


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Harrisonburg City/Rockingham County, VA Monitored Alarm Users to Experience Faster, More Accurate Emergency Dispatch
Harrisonburg City/Rockingham County, Virginia is the latest Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication from alarm monitoring central stations to PSAPs and 911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response for users of monitored alarms. With ASAP, monitored alarm users served out of that PSAP will experience faster, more accurate emergency dispatch.

ASAP was developed in partnership between The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), with Vector Security President and CEO Pam Petrow co-chairing the committee. Vector Security was the first alarm company to debut ASAP in Richmond, VA in 2012. vectorsecurity.com
 



The Response to Gun Violence Across America
Georgia Deploys National Guard, NYC Looks for Answers, More Protests 


 

Hundreds of July 4th Weekend Shootings Across the U.S.
233 Shootings, 70 Killed, 276 Injured in 30 Cities Studied
In case you missed it, see the full list compiled by The Daily here.


Georgia Gov. Kemp declares emergency, calls up National Guard troops after
8-year-old fatally shot near Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was killed

Georgia's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a weekend of violence in Atlanta left five people dead, including an 8-year-old girl.

A statement from Gov. Brian Kemp's office says troops will provide support at certain locations including the Capitol and governor's mansion, freeing up state law enforcement resources to patrol other areas.

"Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now, innocent Georgians are being targeted, shot, and left for dead," the Republican governor said. "This lawlessness must be stopped and order restored in our capital city." usatoday.com

At least 6 kids killed by gun violence over holiday weekend

'Very chilling': Philadelphia Police Commissioner addresses gun violence, calls for community-driven response


Mayor de Blasio, NYPD brass at odds over cause of July 4th weekend violence
Mayor de Blasio and top NYPD brass publicly clashed Monday over the reasons behind a horrifying surge of gun violence over the weekend - and things between Hizzoner and police leadership are even more tense behind the scenes, sources told the Daily News.

While top cops largely blamed recent police reforms for the citywide carnage that left nine dead and more than 50 people shot, the mayor sought to take a wider view.

"We need laws that make sense,"
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said on NY1. He went on to call the City Council's recently passed bill banning chokeholds "insane," saying, "Police officers should not have to worry more about getting arrested than the person with the gun that they're rolling around on the street with."

Shea also blamed the city's
recent policy of releasing hundreds of inmates from the Rikers Island jail complex - a move aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus - for the July Fourth weekend mayhem.

At a press conference later in the morning, de Blasio said, "There's not one cause for something like this. The court system is not working, the economy's not working, people have been pent up for months and months - so many issues underlying this challenge."

He promised the city would take a
multi-pronged approach to stemming the violence, including by "doubling down" on neighborhood policing initiatives. nydailynews.com

As Gun Violence Spikes in New York City, Officials Blame 'Perfect Storm' of Factors


Phoenix Police Kill Man in Parked Car, Igniting New Protests

Bloomington, IN: A protester was struck by a car during a Black Lives Matter demonstration


Baltimore Hits Pause on Gun Violence Command Centers

Eugene, OR: One City's 30-Year Experiment With Reimagining Public Safety

Arrested Under New Law, Hong Kong Protesters Get Swabbed for DNA
 



It's Been 'Such a Weird Year.' That's Also Reflected in Crime Statistics.

In large cities across America, murders are up sharply,
while other violent crimes have decreased

The national numbers for murder and other types of violent crime rarely move in opposite directions. But this is no ordinary year.
Overall crime is down 5.3 percent in 25 large American cities relative to the same period in 2019, with violent crime down 2 percent.

But murder in these 25 cities is up 16.1 percent in relation to last year. It's not just a handful of cities driving this change, either. Property crime is down in 18 of the 25 sampled cities, and violent crime is down in 11 of them, but murder is up in 20 of the cities.

The F.B.I. doesn't supply recent crime statistics, so we collected Uniform Crime Report (U.C.R.) data for these cities (each with over 250,000 people), which reported data at least through the end of May. Crime in the report is divided into violent crime - murder, aggravated assault, rape and robbery - and property crime composed of theft, auto theft and burglary.

Homicides usually rise in the summer, which coincided this year with many people emerging from pandemic lockdown. In one recent weekend in
Chicago, 14 people were killed and at least 106 people were shot, the most in eight years.

And as The New York Times reported recently: "It has been nearly a quarter century since
New York City experienced as much gun violence in the month of June as it has seen this year." (On Sunday, there were at least nine killings in the city.)

An additional 11 cities provide year-to-date murder data.
Murder is up 21.8 percent in all 36 cities with 2020 data through at least May, with 29 of those cities seeing an increase this year relative to last year.

How often do murder and other types of violent crime move in opposite directions? There have been only four years since 1960 (1993, 2000, 2002 and 2003) when murder increased but overall violent crime decreased nationally, and the increase in murder was small in each of those years.
The average absolute difference between the national change in murder and violent crime since 1990 has been just 2.2 percent, so a big increase in murder nationally while violent crime falls is almost unheard-of.

But this year has been distinct in many ways, because of the pandemic and because of the protests and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd in police custody. nytimes.com

Gun background checks hit record high in June, a metric for gun sales, FBI reveals
Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were done in June, a trend in a year marked by uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, a subsequent economic recession, protests over racial injustice and calls to reduce police funding.

FBI numbers released Wednesday show that
3.9 million background checks were conducted last month, the most since the system was created in November 1998 to ensure felons and other prohibited people could not buy or possess a firearm. The previous monthly record came in March, when 3.7 million checks were done. Each week in June is now in the top 10 weeks for background checks.

Halfway through 2020, just over 19 million checks have been done, more than all of 2012 and each of the years before that.

Background checks are the key barometer of gun sales, but the FBI's monthly figures also incorporate checks for permits that some states require to carry a firearm. Each background check also could be for the sale of more than one gun. apnews.com

All kinds of outbreaks, from COVID-19 to violence, share the same principles
 



COVID Update

US: Over 3M Cases - 133K Dead - 1.3M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 11.8M Cases - 542K Dead - 6.7M Recovered


Fallen Officers From the COVID-19 Pandemic: 51 | NYPD Deaths: 45
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 150
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Retailers to governors: Please mandate face mask wearing

RILA sends letter to state governors asking for face mask requirement nationwide
in response to customer hostility to front-line workers

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represents Target, Home Depot and other major chains, says different rules around the country have made it confusing for shoppers and often lead to conflict between customers and workers trying to enforce store rules. Videos on social media have shown shoppers getting angry when employees ask them to wear a mask.

"Retailers are alarmed with the instances of hostility and violence front-line employees are experiencing by a vocal minority of customers," said RILA President Brian Dodge.

In a letter sent Monday to the National Governors Association, the RILA asks governors to require face mask wearing nationwide. Fewer than half of U.S. states require face mask wearing in public, according to the RILA.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people cover their mouth and nose when shopping to help reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. abcnews.com

Poll: 86% of Americans wore face masks last week

Gap Inc. Launches B2B Sales for Organizations to Purchase Reusable, Non-Medical Grade Cloth Face Masks


Trump administration releases list of companies that received most money
from small business bailout loans

The Trump administration, under pressure to reveal which companies received loans from a $660 billion program intended to keep small businesses afloat, on Monday released data. The detailed information from the Paycheck Protection Program was confined to companies that received loans of more than $150,000. The administration said 86.5 percent of the loans were for less than that amount, so the snapshot captured only one sliver of businesses that tapped funds.

Restaurants, medical offices and car dealerships were the top recipients of large loans from the program. More than 40,000 full- or limited-service restaurants received loans worth as much as $32 billion, according to the ranges provided by the government.

Nearly 5,000 businesses received individual loans between $5 million and $10 million. The administration included ranges for the amounts, not specific figures. And the figures did not include details on the roughly $30 billion in loans that were returned as companies realized that they were not eligible for the program, worried that they couldn't meet program requirements or reacted to a public outcry about big firms getting funds.

Washington lobbying shops, high-priced law firms and special-interest groups also received big loans, according to the administration, the latest indication of how the government's centerpiece effort to shore up mom-and-pop shops set off a race by organizations far afield from Main Street to secure federal money. The disclosure could further fuel outrage toward the program, which has been complicated by revelations that large, publicly traded companies were taking big loans and concerns that it might leave borrowers saddled with debt. nytimes.com

Here are some of the restaurant chains that received millions in government payroll loans


Coronavirus hospitalizations grow in 23 states as Texas admissions soar to new record

New York, Connecticut, New Jersey add 3 more states to mandatory quarantine restriction list

CDC says 9% of meatpacking plant workers have been diagnosed with Covid-19

Movie theater giants say requiring New Jersey theaters to remain closed is unconstitutional

Gyms Were One of the Few Bright Spots for Retail Owners Until Covid-19
Landlords feel pain of delayed openings, bankruptcies, drop in interest from fitness buffs; 'it's not worth risking my life'.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the average age of U.S. coronavirus patients has dropped by 15 years as Sun Belt states gets hit

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for coronavirus

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Blackout Day economic protest encourages shoppers to buy only
from Black-owned businesses Tuesday, boycott others

Americans have plans to send a message at the checkout counter on Tuesday amid renewed calls for racial equality across the country.
Tuesday, July 7, has been designated Blackout Day, a call to action and "day of solidarity in America where not one Black person in America spends a dollar" outside of businesses owned by Black people," according to the movement's official website.

The initiative comes in the wake of protests against police brutality and renewed attention to the nation's decades-long racial wealth gap. As society has awakened to unfairness plaguing Black people in America, Black-owned businesses are getting showered with support in a loosely connected push for social and economic justice. usatoday.com

Sephora Is Driving Change To Combat Systemic Racism In Retail
Today, Sephora closed its stores for two hours, dedicating the time to training on racial profiling and education on Sephora's national study on racial bias in retail. Corporate employees will also participate in Conscious Leadership training. The retailer, which sells multi-branded beauty products in 490 stores across the Americas, has been recognized as an industry leader in terms of its
diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The current national study on racial bias in retail has been in development since November 2019, well before it became popular to highlight such actions. Retailers need to move beyond diversity and towards racial equity. Sephora is leading a movement with its DEI culture and has promised to help other retailers better understand retail racism.

Sephora continually strives to combat racial bias

Sephora has been actively creating various initiatives to combat racial bias and to foster equality and inclusion in retail, as demonstrated by the recent commissioning of a
first-of-its-kind national study on racial bias in retail settings. The company has hired external advisors to help with development and actions centered around DEI including April Reign, Sephora Equity Advisor, who is an internationally recognized speaker on issues related to diversity and inclusion, and Dr. Cassi Pittman Claytor, Sephora Equity Partner with a Harvard Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy.

Qualitative and quantitive data informs Sephora on the way forward
The shopper journey reveals friction points impacting negative experiences
Sephora was a leader in DEI initiatives before it was popular
Reaching outside its own leadership circle, Sephora hired experts in the field of social policy

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Amazon plans to open more grocery stores across U.S.
Amazon is preparing to open its
second automated-checkout grocery store on Seattle's Eastside and is hiring managers for a third store in the nation's capitol.

The commerce giant's grocery strategy is also advancing on another front, with new locations of its
conventional checkout grocery stores coming to Seattle, California, and the Chicago and Washington, D.C., areas.

The company says on its website a Go Grocery store is "coming soon" to what was formerly a Sears automotive building in Redmond near its border with Bellevue, where it is also adding corporate offices. Amazon opened its first Go Grocery on Capitol Hill in Seattle this year after a lengthy development period, its latest move in an ongoing effort to capture more of consumers' grocery budget.

The Go Grocery concept is a larger version of the Go convenience stores it began testing publicly in late 2016 and which now number 26 locations in Seattle, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, though several are temporarily closed. The stores are equipped with cameras and other sensors that enable the company to bill shoppers through an app for items they pick off shelves, eliminating the need for a checkout line. seattletimes.com

Department stores miss out on Fourth of July consumer attention
Several specialty stores hold their own - thanks to aggressive promotions

The
winners, based on the strongest year-over-year gains in search interest last week, were Bath & Body Works, Lululemon, HomeGoods, Aerie, Gap, Athleta and Marshalls, according to a report from Wedbush, which used Google Trends search analytics. Express, J.C. Penney, Banana Republic and Southern department store Dillard's suffered the biggest declines. retaildive.com

Shake Shack says it lost $3.2 million in sales due to protests and curfews

Uber acquires Postmates for $2.65B, expanding the food delivery business that has surged during pandemic

Woodstock, GA: Four Jimmy John's workers fired over dough noose video

 




 


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Businesses are reopening while battling the twin challenges of the pandemic outbreak and social strife. The resulting economic downturn has forced most businesses to cut back on staff.

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Modern Solutions for Mitigating Fraud in a Shifting Economic Climate

COVID-19 forcing acceleration of digital transformations and mobile platform adoption

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 63% of consumers said they referenced their mobile phones as a resource while shopping in stores. Today, due to the lack of face-to-face interactions resulting from COVID-19, we're seeing a rapidly accelerated adoption of eCommerce as a marketplace. The week following the pandemic declaration, eCommerce traffic increased 23% and it's unlikely this trend will slow as companies look to reopen brick-and-mortar stores.

Fraudsters have also noticed this shift, and have been quick to exploit merchants grappling with how to manage the surge in online volume. In a recent consumer survey by TransUnion (Formerly iovation), 29% of consumers indicated that they had already been targeted by digital COVID-19 scams. These attempts are especially concerning because breached personal data and compromised credentials harvested from such attacks are just a step towards perpetrating other types of fraud.

As fraud continues to grow in sophistication, so are the strategies required to successfully mitigate such attacks. Here are three solutions discussed at RH-ISAC's recent Digital Fraud Working Group to help mitigate fraud in the shifting economic climate:

1: Assume that bad actors have perfect information.

The days of assuming that a customer is "good" due to having perfect information are behind us. Fraudsters are now succeeding at mimicking the behavior of good customers to commit account takeover (ATO) and other types of fraud. In 2019 alone, there was a 347% increase in ATO, a number we're sure to see climb as credentials are compromised due to phishing scams. Layering in additional methods of authentication helps mitigate risk throughout the customer journey while still maintaining a great customer experience.

It's important to consider that not all points throughout the customer journey hold the same level of risk. For lower risk transactions, you should avoid adding unnecessary friction. Adding device-based authentication is a simple solution that utilizes the consumer's device as a transparent second factor of authentication, and can easily be layered on top of current authentication methods such as one-time passwords or username and password combinations.

To protect higher risk transactions including large purchases, changes in account details, or outreach to call centers, utilizing mobile multifactor authentication (MFA) provides a comprehensive authentication solution that utilizes the capabilities of mobile devices that consumers already own. MFA is a highly secure experience for your customers, offering all three types of authentication factors: knowledge, possession, and inherence. These factors come in the forms of various methods such as fingerprint recognition, facial recognition, PIN code, pattern code and geofencing, making it incredibly difficult for a fraudster to successfully infiltrate an account.

2: Think beyond checkout and look at every step of the customer journey.

Today's levels of fraud sophistication go beyond a single point of risk such as checkout or account changes, which is why a holistic approach is needed to effectively combat fraud across the entire customer journey. Take the rise of shipping fraud as an example, which increased 391% from 2018 to 2019. Fraudsters will successfully take over an account, make minor changes to things like the phone number or email address, but leave the shipping address untouched to avoid alerting the merchant that the account has been taken over. Then, the fraudster may closely track a package and change the shipping address once it hits the carrier, or even intercept the package at its final destination.

To help combat criminal methods like shipping fraud, there are a number of tools retailers can utilize, such as adding additional authentication for high risk transactions or using velocities to uncover unauthorized devices and fraudulent behavior. Having two-factor authentication solutions in place at key risk points helps to strengthen security by requiring specified behaviors (like leaving a package at the door or a purchase over a certain price point) to be authorized by the customer, and their authorized device, prior to being accepted.

3: Create a friction-right experience that balances security and convenience.

Protecting the customer journey is a constant balancing act of reducing friction while ensuring account security. The good news? Modern day consumers expect and value a secure digital transaction experience. Our recent global eCommerce report revealed that 95% of shoppers view additional identity validation as positive. Even more compelling is that 63% of consumers report that they've abandoned a transaction due to a poor identification process.

Properly using risk signals to reduce friction for good consumers provides additional assurances while also helping to reduce false positives. When you consider that in 2019 there was an estimated 340B in lost revenue from false positives, this balancing act becomes even more important for the eCommerce industry. It is critical to look past single anomalies and consider all risk signals holistically in order to reduce false positives and avoid rejecting good business. rhisac.org

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Kim Jong Skim
Report: North Korea targets U.S. retailers for online fraud

Hackers sponsored by the government of North Korea are reportedly stealing payment card data from customers of U.S. e-commerce retailers.

According to e-commerce security software provider Sansec, members of the Hidden Cobra hacking group, which the U.S. Department of Justice has publicly associated with the North Korean government, have been illegally placing payment skimmers into the e-commerce sites of several American retailers since at least May 2019.

Sansec analysis indicates the hackers are using "Magecart" attacks, which install JavaScript on an e-commerce site to collect payment card data and send it to the attacker every time a customer makes a purchase. Magecart malware is designed to only run malicious script when a customer purchase is in progress, making it extremely hard to detect.

The Sansec report says Hidden Cobra has hijacked a number of legitimate websites around the globe to help extract stolen card data from online retailers and then transmit it for eventual resale on the dark web.

Retailers affected by the Hidden Cobra hack reportedly include Claire's, Focus Camera, and Paper Source. The hackers are also said to have created a fake Claire's e-commerce site for the purpose of fraudulently collecting consumer payment card data. chainstoreage.com

BEC Busts Take Down Multimillion-Dollar Operations
The two extraditions of business email compromise attackers indicate a step forward for international law enforcement collaboration. On Friday, July 3, the Department of Justice announced extraditions of two Nigerian nationals to face charges related to separate business email compromise (BEC) operations. Both men are accused of participating in BEC schemes to defraud US organizations out of millions of dollars. darkreading.com

Credit-Card Skimmer Seeks Websites Running Microsoft's ASP.NET

Employers hired 200K IT workers in June


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FTC: Scammers Targeting Online Shoppers Purchasing COVID-19 Related Items and Supplies
When local stores ran out of the supplies we needed to manage COVID-19, many of us turned to online sources. According to a new Data Spotlight, scammers ran online sites and took orders for scarce items, but didn't deliver.

In April and May, more people reported problems with online shopping to the FTC than in any other months on record, and more than half of them said they never got what they ordered.

Reports show that early in the pandemic, shady sellers put up websites offering hard-to-find products. People ordered facemasks, sanitizer, toilet paper, thermometers, and gloves.

When customers asked about their orders, scammers said the pandemic was causing shipping delays, and then stopped responding. When people reported undelivered orders to the FTC in April and May, facemasks were the #1 missing item.

Reports about online shopping issues aren't new for the FTC. In fact, the number of those reports has grown every year since 2015. spacecoastdaily.com

Report: Amazon postpones Prime Day until October
Amazon is reportedly delaying its annual Prime Day online sales extravaganza an additional month, from September to October.

According to CNBC, leaked internal Amazon emails indicate the e-tail giant is targeting Monday, Oct. 5 as the starting date for the 2020 edition of Prime Day. Since initially launching the Prime Day promotion in 2015, Amazon has always held the event in mid-July. chainstoreage.com

Amazon delivery contractors were among recipients of government payroll loans
Dozens of small businesses that handle last-mile deliveries for Amazon received PPP loans, according to data released Monday. A handful of these businesses, known as delivery service providers, received at least $1 million in loans. Delivery service providers pick up packages from Amazon delivery stations and deliver them to shoppers' doorsteps. cnbc.com

Walmart's Amazon Prime competitor will launch in July

Pier 1 Imports Gets $20 Million Offer for Branding, Online Business


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Albuquerque, NM: SNM gang member targeted several 'essential' businesses
A violent ex-con with the gang name Whiskers landed in Albuquerque just as a new mysterious virus was creeping into New Mexico and elsewhere. As residents were told to stay at home to prevent the spread of what became known as COVID-19, Tony "Whiskers" Gauna allegedly took to the streets to commit a string of crimes, firing a 9mm pistol during three crimes and even turning the weapon on a dog, according to a federal criminal complaint. When all but essential businesses were shut by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's public health order, Gauna turned his sights on those stores still open, allegedly committing armed robberies of a dollar store, a Subway and a Walgreens in Albuquerque.

The weekslong crime spree ended with Gauna's arrest on May 7 by Albuquerque police after he was found in possession of drugs and a stolen Ford truck. But what might otherwise have been a state prosecution of another repeat offender in Albuquerque took on a new dimension. After his arrest, Gauna's alleged 19-year allegiance to the "ultra violent" Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico prison gang as a drug smuggler and enforcer came to the attention of an FBI-led violent crime task force. Based on his alleged membership and work for SNM, Gauna, 37, is now facing a federal racketeering conspiracy charge and five other counts. If convicted, he faces up 20 years in prison on the RICO charge. On Monday, a U.S. magistrate judge ordered Gauna detained in federal custody pending trial. abqjournal.com

Update: Salt Lake City, UT: Two Women Accused Of Robbing $104K In Designer Bags, Purses
Two California women have been charged with stealing $104,200 in designer bags and purses from a Salt Lake City store. Court documents filed Monday said Akaija M'shea-Beverli Elder, 18, and Akaila Elder, 20, were charged with aggravated robbery in the alleged theft. Charging documents said the women were at The Lady Bag, in Salt Lake, on Nov. 26 when one of the women distracted an employee and the other cut security cords off several bags and tried to pull a purse of a shelf. The employee told one of the suspects to stop and, "the female sprayed her in the face with pepper spray." The court document said the women had been arrested in California in December for a similar crime. ksltv.com

Frazer Township, PA: At least $10,000 worth of stolen items seized from home
Police said at least $10,000 worth of stolen items were seized at a Frazer Township, Allegheny County, home on Monday afternoon. A tip from a local Lowes Home Improvement store led police to his home on Monday. "The officers called me down and they started initiating the search warrant, they said 'Chief, you have to bring down our pickup truck.' Then when I got here, I called Sgt. Scott and said also bring our Ram truck down, because we'll fill them both up," said Frazer Township Police Chief Terry Kuhns. Police said they found more stolen merchandise inside Manino's home when they executed a search warrant. wtae.com

Lexington, SC: Three masked shoplifters target the Lexington Target
On Friday, July 3, 2020, three people, two men and a woman, entered the Target in Lexington. They are suspected of shoplifting electronic items and clothing. The three shoplifters stole over $1,300 worth of electronics and clothing before driving away. swlexledger.com

Merchandise valued at $5,700 stolen from Ulta Beauty

Kentwood, MI: 200 Pieces of Merchandise stolen from Pawn Shop

Deerfield, WI - Burglars steal over 30 weapons from local Gun Shop
 


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Shootings & Deaths

Update: Tulsa, OK: Police seek help in fatal shooting of Tulsa convenience store worker
The Tulsa Police Department released surveillance photos Monday of the man they say fatally shot a convenience store employee during a robbery last week. Homicide Lt. Brandon Watkins said Muhammad Imran was shot to death outside the Zen-Zel Convenience Store, 1516 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., while taking out the trash around 11 p.m. June 23. Police said at the time that two employees were taking out garbage when a man in a mask approached them and ordered them to get on the ground. Imran, according to authorities, continued throwing trash into a dumpster, and the robber shot him in the chest. Afterward, police said, the shooter ran into the store, stole items and fled on foot. tulsaworld.com

Del City, OK: Police Identify Shoplifting Suspect Shot At By Off-Duty Officer At Walmart
After multiple shots were fired in a Del City Walmart parking lot over the weekend, officials said the accused shoplifter is now behind bars. An off-duty police officer working Walmart security tried to stop a man who police said took a few items without paying for them. Del City police told News 9 they're still investigating this incident, but the off-duty officer, who fired his weapon, is with Langston University. As seen in the video, the officer is seen firing multiple shots at a car as it speeds away Saturday afternoon. Police said the driver, 28-year-old Kenneth Lee Simmons, was hit by gunfire. "The suspect jammed the car into reverse and reversed the car as such and the officer jumped out, stood behind the car and shot about five or six more times," said witness John Hamilton. news9.com

Garland, TX: Police Officer shoots, wounds man who was holding store clerk at knifepoint; telling officers to kill him or he'd kill the clerk
A Garland officer shot and critically wounded a man who was holding a convenience store clerk at knifepoint Monday morning, police said. Police were called about 9:15 a.m. to a C-store where a robbery had been reported. When officers arrived, a man - later identified as 26-year-old Avery Norman - was standing behind the counter and holding a knife. He "immediately began yelling to the officers to kill him," police said in a news release. Norman then moved to the ground, where he wrapped his legs around the clerk's body and held the knife near the man's neck and chest, police said. According to police, officers tried to negotiate with him for about 15 minutes but he continued to tell them to kill him or he'd kill the clerk. He then got up and made the clerk stand up, police said. When Norman lowered the knife near the clerk's body, an officer fired one shot, striking Norman. dallasnews.com
 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Tulsa County, OK: Robbery suspect known to target multiple Tulsa QuikTrips arrested

Mt Pleasant, WI : Man allegedly got into fight with Walmart employee's father over mobility scooter

UK: Government to crack down on violence against shopworkers; The Home Secretary has today (7 July) set out plans to crack down on abuse and violence against shopworkers

 


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Gas Station - Kewanee, IL - Armed Robbery
Guns - Deerfield, WI - Burglary
Jewelry - Sioux Falls, SD - Burglary
Pawn - Kentwood, MI - Burglary
Pharmacy - Cleveland, OH - Robbery
Walgreens - Cleveland, OH - Robbery
Walgreens - Springfield, OH - Robbery
Walgreens - Owensboro, KY - Robbery
Tobacco - Dover, DE - Armed Robbery
7-Eleven - Salem, OR - Robbery/ Assault
7-Eleven - Chicago, IL - Armed Robbery

 

Daily Totals:
• 18 robberies
• 4 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed


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