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Jesse Crawford named Director of North American Sales for
OpenEye
 OpenEye,
a leading provider of cloud managed video surveillance solutions, is proud to
welcome Jesse Crawford as Director of North American Sales. Jesse will be
responsible for leading the OpenEye regional sales organization, selling
business solutions through our sales channels, developing new accounts, and
providing Heroic Customer Service.
"I'm thrilled to join OpenEye. I admire the company's innovation and supportive
culture," said Crawford. "It also means a lot to me that the company is
headquartered in America. I'm looking forward to growing together!"
Prior to joining OpenEye, Crawford was the Director of Technology - Business
Development for Baker Group, Iowa's premier full-service specialty contractor,
where he led their Technology Business Unit and sales efforts for the company.
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E-BOOK: Building a Case for Pushout Prevention 2018 Edition
 According
to the 2017 National Retail Security Survey published by the National Retail
Federation, U.S. Retailers accumulated an inventory shortage valued at $48.9
billion. The survey reports that about 36.5% of this astronomical number was
caused by shoplifting, including organized retail crime. This means that
shoplifters stole nearly $18 billion in merchandise from retailers.
However, the problem is much worse.
Read more by downloading the e-Book, "Building
a Case for Pushout Prevention: A guide for loss prevention executives."
What Customers Are Saying About CIS Security
Solutions' Alarming Tethers
 Our
clients have saved millions of dollars per year, by using our alarming tethers
to protect their designer handbags and other fine products. As times evolve, so
do our products. From the original Mouse Trap alarming tether, to the Rudolph
with the smart lock and replaceable batteries, to the
NEW Gen5 with replaceable components and replaceable batteries, our products
are evolving with the times in our quest to stay ahead of ORC and theft.
What are our customers saying about our Alarming Tethers? Here are a couple of
recent testimonials:
"After working with other companies and using their tethers over the years, I
can honestly say CIS Security Solutions has the best alarming tethers on the
market. They truly set the bar when it comes to handbag protection. The CIS team
consistently gives outstanding customer service, as they go above and beyond to
help their clients. This is a company that listens to what the customers need
and evolves with the times!"
~ Andre Lawrence - West Coast Loss Prevention Manager -The RealReal
"We have had a history of handbag shortages and the predominant cause has been
theft. The iconic handbags we carry have been a target of grab and run type
thefts. Utilizing CIS's tethers has been the number one reason we have realized
shortage improvement in handbags."
~ Chad McIntosh - VP of AP & Risk Mgmt. - Bloomingdale's
A brief history of shoplifting rings - Makes
Yahoo Main Page
Retail stores these days are looking a little paranoid. There are cameras and
mirrors everywhere, employees counting your items, sensors the size of your head
attached to clothing, and security guards making you feel like maybe you should
apologize for entering the place. But a recent video of three women scooping up
nearly $10,000 worth of clothing from Lululemon might give you a clue as to how
all that surveillance can be useful.
These legging bandits are just the latest in a decades-long history of big-time
shoplifting. Perhaps in a nod to the fact that many assume shoplifting is the
domain of rebellious teenagers, the industry now uses the term "organized retail
crime." Law enforcement first started noticing this as a serious problem back in
the '90s, as
this Washington Post article from 1995 indicates. The
National Retail Federation estimates that this kind of theft costs retailers
$30 billion a year. Here are some of the biggest and boldest shoplifting rings
in recent history:
Florida Family Drugstore
In 2008, police in Lakeland, Fla., busted two women for stealing $4,500 worth of
Oil of Olay products from a Publix supermarket. That eventually led to the
discovery of a ring of 13 people (all related to each other in some way) that
had stolen $100 million worth of drugstore items that they resold on
eBay. "We buy overstock, discontinued and shelf pull items by the case or
pallet," said their seller's profile,
according to the Ledger.
Victoria's Secret Discovered
Pursuing what
Michigan police initially thought was a meth-producing operation eventually
led them to a well-organized warehouse packed with merchandise from
drugstores and $3 million worth of Victoria's Secret items in 2014. The
thieves, including a mother-daughter team, would wear clothing modified with
compartments that allowed them to stash their goods and get away with stealing
up to $15,000 per person, per day.
Abercrombie and Fitch
In 2017, feds indicted 22 people in connection with a theft ring that reportedly
stole around $20 million worth of goods from mall clothing retailers
such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret, and Guess. Thieves would use
"booster bags," which are lined with material that blocks security sensors, to
steal from stores across the country. The ring had allegedly been operating
since 2005 and was reselling the merchandise in stores in Tijuana, Mexico.
Geek Squad Foiled
In 2017,
New York investigators took down a ring that was using high-tech methods to
steal $12 million worth of electronics from stores like Best Buy, Home
Depot, and Staples on Long Island. The thieves wore special vests, had devices
that disarmed security alarms, and listened to store security personnel with
short-wave radios. After they pulled a job, their boss would sell the goods on
eBay and Amazon. Makes you wonder about those great deals you find online.
None of these crimes justify the kind of
racial profiling many have reported
experiencing in retail stores. People of all races have been pulling off
these huge crimes.
yahoo.com
Apple Store robberies: How thieves are getting
away in broad daylight
Apple's signature open store design may score points for trendiness, but it's
also made the locations easy targets for robberies.
On Monday, an Apple Store in Costa Mesa, California was
robbed by a group of five people who snatched $29,000 worth of merchandise
from display tables. Earlier this month,
thieves stole over $27,000 in phones and computers in Fresno, California,
and more than
$19,000 worth of iPhones from the store in Huntington Station, New York.
The display tables in Apple's stores enable customers to test out its products.
But they also make it easy for ill-intentioned people to grab devices and make a
quick escape. The company's pricey products are particularly enticing to crooks.
Last month, thieves stole over $100,000 worth of Apple products at Best Buy by
breaking into the roof. More than 300 iPhone X devices, worth over $370,000,
were
taken from a UPS truck in November.
Footage of Apple Store robberies highlight just
how quickly thieves are able to get in and out with thousands of dollars in
merchandise. They usually involve groups of men in hoodies who quickly grab an
armful of products.
cnet.com
Read Amazon's full response to the ACLU report
about its facial recognition software misidentifying members of Congress as
previously arrested
Amazon is under fire after the American Civil Liberties Union performed an
experiment using Amazon's facial recognition software. The
ACLU found that it incorrectly identified 28 members of Congress as
different people who had previously been arrested.
When we reached out to Amazon for its response to a
Thursday report from the ACLU about its Rekognition software, a spokesperson
provided a statement saying that its software is designed to be used in
conjunction with humans, and that the ACLU used the wrong settings for its
study.
"We have seen customers use the image and video analysis capabilities of Amazon
Rekognition in ways that materially benefit both society (e.g. preventing human
trafficking, inhibiting child exploitation, reuniting missing children with
their families, and building educational apps for children), and organizations
(enhancing security through multi-factor authentication, finding images more
easily, or preventing package theft). We remain excited about how image and
video analysis can be a driver for good in the world, including in the public
sector and law enforcement."
"With regard to this recent test of Amazon Rekognition by the ACLU, we think
that the results could probably be improved by following best practices around
setting the confidence thresholds (this is the percentage likelihood that
Rekognition found a match) used in the test. While 80% confidence is an
acceptable threshold for photos of hot dogs, chairs, animals, or other social
media use cases, it wouldn't be appropriate for identifying individuals with a
reasonable level of certainty. When using facial recognition for law enforcement
activities, we guide customers to set a threshold of at least 95% or higher."
"Finally, it is worth noting that in real world scenarios, Amazon Rekognition is
almost exclusively used to help narrow the field and allow humans to
expeditiously review and consider options using their judgement (and not to make
fully autonomous decisions), where it can help find lost children, restrict
human trafficking, or prevent crimes."
businessinsider.com
Gang Databases Are the Latest Controversial
Policing Tool
Police say systems help prevent violence; critics claim they lack oversight
and unfairly target minorities.
Politicians and advocates in major cities are scrutinizing police departments
for the way they label and track suspected gang members, saying the methods lack
oversight and unfairly expose minorities to the criminal justice system.
Police departments in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago use databases that
include thousands of people, mostly minorities, some of whom haven't been
arrested for a crime.
Police say the databases are used to gather information which can prevent acts
of violence. Detectives in New York City, for instance, will search the database
for alleged gang members when investigating a crime with possible gang
connections. Police can then review social media postings for mentions of the
crime, which might turn up new witnesses and other leads.
But critics say individuals are too often added to databases based on ambiguous
criteria, such as the appearance of certain apparel in a social-media post.
wsj.com
Lawsuit filed against Cabela's by family of
Wilmington woman killed with straw purchase gun
The family of a 19-year-old mother killed in a 2016 drive-by shooting in
Wilmington is suing Cabela's, where the weapon was bought in a straw purchase.
The lawsuit, filed by the family of Keshall "KeKe" Anderson, alleges Cabela's
negligence caused her death when they sold a gun to a woman who then turned it
over to her boyfriend who was legally barred from buying a firearm. Cabela's,
nor its parent company, Bass Pro Group, could be immediately reached for comment
Wednesday.
"Federally licensed firearm dealers such as Cabela's are well aware that straw
purchases are one of the main ways that guns end up in the hands of felons and
dangerous individuals and that a straw purchase is a violation of state and
federal law," lawyers representing the family said in a statement.
delawareonline.com
Stores can Save Millions, Break Through Retail
Chaos By Simplifying Store Execution and Compliance - Study
New Research Identifies Complexity and Poor Communication Damage Retailer and
Brand's Bottom Lines
Retailers can increase sales by an average of 3.7 percent per store through
strong compliance initiatives revealed a research study commissioned by
Foko Retail, in partnership
with Retail Info Systems,
released today. This translates to millions of dollars in savings for many
companies.
"Complex store communications is killing the retail bottom line," said Marc
Gingras, founder and CEO of Foko Retail. "The issue many retailers face is poor
management of complicated systems, which breeds inefficiency. The study results
also show that the gap between HQ's plans and how the stores actually deliver
them is widening. By contrast, excellent store execution rewards retailers by
helping them achieve financial goals, reduce costs and win against competitors."
Typical issues creating complexity include stockout replenishment, compliance
with HQ goals, and promotions and merchandising resets. In addition,
inefficiencies that hinder store performance include heavier associate workload,
lack of clear guidelines and directions, and insufficient training and visual
merchandising tools.
prnewswire.com
Retailers throw 'hiring parties' to reach
staffing goals
Taco Bell is holding "hiring parties" featuring free food and games to help
support its goal of hiring 100,000 new employees by 2022.
Most retailers hold humdrum hiring events for new stores that often feature
first-come, first-serve, one-on-one interviews. But some companies have gotten
more creative.
Dutch Bros, a drive-through coffee chain with over 300 stores in the western
states, occasionally hosts hiring parties featuring music and games while
applicants wait to be interviewed.
"With the recent closures of Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us, we saw an
opportunity to turn a challenging situation into something positive for the
retail brand's talented employees," said Rhonda Merchant, director of talent
acquisition at Main Event Entertainment.
retailwire.com
Pawn Shop Crack Down in Vermont - Addiction
Fueled Robberies
NORTHFIELD, Vt. It's happening more and more to people across the state
-- expensive jewelry stolen right out of their homes, and police say drug
addiction is playing a big part in the uptick in these crimes.
In 2015, the state Legislature passed a bill to prevent thrift stores from
buying and selling stolen jewelry and coins, but police say it's still not
stopping it from happening. Now, authorities are cracking down. Arresting owners
of three thrift shops for selling stolen jewelry.
wcax.com
 FBI
Turns 110
The Shared Vision That Started It All
On July 26, 1908, a "force of special agents" was created to conduct
investigations for the Department of Justice. It marked the official beginning
of what would formally become the Federal Bureau of Investigation-the FBI-27
years later on July 1, 1935.
The story of how this investigative force came into being 11 decades ago is
really the tale of an experiment undertaken by two principled leaders-Theodore
Roosevelt and Charles Bonaparte-who shared a vision for fighting corruption,
improving government, and strengthening the rule of law.
The pair came to know and respect each other through a common passion for
reforming the nation's civil service-including ending the deeply entrenched
spoils system that dished out federal jobs to political supporters instead of to
more qualified applicants.
fbi.gov
Toys R Us Aftermath: Mattel slashes 2,200 jobs
Walmart to transport shoppers in self-driving
cars pilot
UNFI To Acquire Supervalu For $2.9 Billion
From Ban-the-Box to Beyond-the-Box
Quarterly Results
Under Armour Q2 direct-to-consumer revenue up 7%, wholesale revenue up 9%, total
revenue up 8%
Tractor Supply Q2 comp's up 5.6%, net sales up 9.7%
McDonald's Q2 global comp's up 4%, U.S. comp's up 2.6%, int'l comp's up 4.9%,
system-wide sales up 5%
GNC Q2 U.S. co. owned comp's down 0.4%, U.S. franchise comp's down 4%, sales
down 4.9%
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LPRC Impact 2018
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Science. Practice. Results.
 IMPACT
is a two-day program designed to help participants better understand
how they can use research approaches to help reduce crime and loss,
and increase sales. Each session is designed to provide value,
education and participation.
The LPRC has developed the IMPACT Conference to help retailers and
their solutions partners better employ research tools to assess the
real-world impact their LP efforts have on sales, crime, and loss
levels. This year's theme is Science. Practice. Results. Our aim for
this year's conference is to deliver practical research, rooted in
rigorous scientific research methods, to help your team succeed. We
believe that a community centered around a scientific approach
combined with academic insight will result in an enterprise selling
more and losing less.
View the full research agenda.
Register here for LPRC Impact 2018.
For more information, please visit
lpresearch.org/IMPACT
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RLPSA Annual Conference
2018 - Agenda
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2018
8:00am Golf
Tournament
Noon - 6:00pm
Registration Open
Noon - 4:00pm
Exhibit Move In
2:00pm - 3:30pm
RLPSA Board Meeting
4:45pm - 6:00pm
First-Timers & Welcome Reception
MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2018
 8:00am
- 8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:30am - 9:45am
"Managing a Crisis in Real Time...AKA,
the Story of My Life"
- Ed G. Hochuli - NFL Referee & Hospitality
Lawyer
10:15am - 11:30am
"Cyber security and How to Mitigate the
Insider Threat"
- Paul R. Johnson - Chief of Global Security Papa Johns
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Exhibits
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Members Only Meeting
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Safety Breakout: Cameras from a Risk Management Perspective
- Shaun Jackson - El Pollo Loco, Inc.
3:15pm - 4:15pm Risk Breakout:
"Continuity Track" - Earth, Wind and Fire!
- Jason Trahan, SVP - Marsh Forensic Accounting & Claims
- Julie Price, ARM - Del Frisco's Restaurant Group
3:15pm - 4:15pm Loss Prevention
Breakout: "e-Comm Fraud in the Restaurant Industry"
- Ryan Berkey, Manager of Safety, Security & Strategic Loss
Prevention Initiatives - Domino's
- Patrick Finnigan, Senior Manager, Loss Prevention - Dunkin' Brands
- Wendy Hans, Director of Fraud and Loss Control - AMC Theatres
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Travel /Non-traditional Food Service Work Group: "Sharing Your
Communication & Security Infrastructure A Best Practices Discussion"
- Stephen South, Director of Loss
Prevention - HMSHost
4:30pm - 6:00pm Exhibits/Reception
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018
8:30am - 9:00am
Welcome Remarks
9:00am - 10:15am
"The RATING Game"
- Kevin McMenimen, LPC, Chief Operating Officer - LPM Media
Group
10:30am - 11:30am
Safety Breakout: "Food Fraud Prevention"
How to Start and How Much is Enough
- Dr. John Spink, Director of the Food
Fraud Initiative - Michigan State University
10:30am - 11:30am Risk Breakout:
"Lessons Learned"
- Kurt Leisure, Vice President, Risk Services - The Cheesecake
Factory Incorporated
10:30pm - 11:30am
Loss Prevention Breakout: "He Said, She Said: How to
investigate sexual harassment"
- Dave Thompson, CFI, Vice President of Operations -
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Exhibits
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Exhibit Move Out
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Risk Breakout: "Risk Management: Building a Defensible Claim with the Help of
Employees"
- Jennifer Willis Arledge, Attorney At Law - Wilson Elser Moskowitz
2:15pm - 3:15pm Loss Prevention
Breakout: "Beating the Scammers Tricks"
- Bill Ball, Regional Security Manager - McDonald's Corporation
- Bret Kirby, Assistant Special Agent in Charge - Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI)
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Franchisee Focus Breakout: Topic TBD
2:15pm - 3:15pm Safety Breakout:
"Managing the Invited and Uninvited Guests"
- Chris White, Managing Partner - Lewis Brisbois
3:30pm - 4:30pm "GAME On: A Championship
Vision"
- Emmitt Smith - NFL Hall of Famer
4:45pm - 5:15pm
Emmitt Smith Private Meet & Greet with sponsoring Solution Providers
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Exhibitor & Attendee Cocktail Networking Reception at Reunion Tower
6:00pm - 6:15pm
Annual Charity Raffle
7:00pm - 11:00pm
ELEVATE your GAME at Reunion Tower RLPSA's
Signature Tuesday Evening Event
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018
8:30am - 9:00am
Welcome Remarks
9:00am - 10:00am
"LP, Risk, and Safety: The Challenges of
Restaurant Delivery Affect Us All...Now What?" A Panel Discussion
- Kevin Shaw, Director, Workforce Practices and Corporate Security -
Darden
- Cheryl Dick, Senior Director - Chick-fil-A
10:15am - 11:30am
Aslam Khan, CEO - TGI Friday's
11:30am - Noon, Closing
Remarks
For more information on RLPSA Annual Conference 2018,
click here
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C-suite is a weak link when it comes to
email-based attacks
Phishing and impersonation attacks are up, and the C-suite is the weak link
in email-borne attacks.
Organizations can't get around using email, and 90 percent of organizations have
seen phishing attacks rise or stay the same over the last year. While humans
have long proven to be the weakest link in an organization's security chain,
C-suite and C-level executives are some of the least cyber-aware individuals in
an organization.
Close to 40 percent of respondents said their organization's CEO was the "weak
link" in their cybersecurity operations, according to the
State of Email Security 2018 report (pdf); it's based on a survey by
Mimecast Limited and
Vanson Bourne of 800 IT decision makers. Nearly 40 percent of those IT decision
makers reported that their CEO "undervalues the role of email security."
Of those surveyed, 31 percent said C-level employees were likely to accidentally
send sensitive data to the wrong person, compared to 22 percent of general
employees. Further, 20 percent claimed that a member of the C-suite sent
sensitive data in response to a phishing attack, and 49 percent claimed their
management and finance teams aren't knowledgeable enough to identify and stop an
impersonation attack.
Fifty percent of respondents said the volume of phishing attacks went up over
the last year, while 40 percent saw a rise in the volume of impersonation
attacks.
csoonline.com
30% of what 60% of all occupations do could be
automated today
C-suite needs to contemplate a broader spectrum of issues than technology
alone.
 Today's
organizations are upping their competitive game using various forms of machine
intelligence. From chatbots and virtual assistants to robotics processing
automation (RPA) and deep learning, businesses and entire industries are
transforming the way they operate, although the results are mixed. Proceeding
responsibly requires members of the C-suite to consider the potential
opportunities, challenges and risks, including the impacts on people and
processes.
For example, McKinsey Global Institute recently
analyzed more than 2,000 work activities across 800 occupations. It
concluded that 30% of what 60% of all occupations do could be automated today.
Apparently, 5% of occupations could be automated entirely.
One of the biggest impacts AI and intelligent automation have on the C-suite is
the expanded scope of responsibility: Executives are no longer responsible for
only people; they're responsible for people and intelligent machines.
informationweek.com
Technology Roles Are Fastest-Growing Jobs in Retail
The composition of the retail workforce is changing in line with the
transformative shift from brick-and-mortar stores to e-commerce operations,
according to LinkedIn data.
A recent global analysis of LinkedIn user profiles found that "software
developer" is the fastest-growing job in retail, while the traditional
sales-associate role appears to be in decline. The number of people identifying
as retail salespeople on their LinkedIn profiles has fallen 41 percent from 2013
to 2017.
Retail technology jobs have grown from 7 percent to 9 percent in that time, with
software developer moving to third-most-held retail occupation in 2017.
Salesperson is still the top job in retail, dropping from 33 percent in 2013 to
29 percent in 2017, followed by operations (13 percent in 2017).
shrm.org
Insider threats again named as biggest threat to
businesses
Despite the fact that insider threats are seen as one of the greatest security
threats to businesses, over the last two years the number of administrative
privileges granted on employee devices has increased significantly. The
proportion of employees who have been given local administrative privileges to
install new software and change configuration settings on their endpoint devices
at work has increased from 62% in 2016 to 87% in 2018.
itportal.com
How to conduct a proper GDPR audit: 4 key steps
Symantec Debuts the Cyber Security Brief Podcast
Flaw let researchers snoop on Swann smart
security cameras
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LPRC: Now & Next
Improving Execution Now
Preparing for What Comes Next
Read Hayes, PhD, Director of
LPRC
Mike Giblin, Sr. Research Scientist, LPRC
Fred Becker, Dir. of AP, Bloomingdale's
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As LP/AP's academic "Think Tank", the
Loss Prevention Research
Council studies virtually every aspect of Loss Prevention. From strategy,
analytics, manpower, and technology, to the various forms of loss, theft, fraud,
robbery, as well as store and parking lot violence and deaths, the LPRC delivers
actionable information that drives results.
As our retail world continues to present evolving violent, data, brand and
property crime risks, learn how the LPRC is helping retailers tackle these
issues, improve execution now and prepare for what's coming next.
Learn more about the LPRC in our 'LPNN
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How HBC and Saks
Mitigate Threats
Pat McEvoy, Sr. Director of Asset Protection Administration, Hudson's Bay
Company, and Bryan Granata, Managing Director of Asset Protection, Saks
Fifth Avenue, explain how situational awareness can help in both rare
occurrences like active shooter threats and common events like distracted
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Prime Day is a prime shopping day for Amazon
and other retailers
More shoppers bought on Amazon Prime Day this year compared with last year,
with 28% of consumers saying they made a purchase this year, up from 25%
last year, according to an Internet Retailer exclusive survey with Toluna of
1,006 consumers conducted online July 18-19.
Plus, 42% of those Amazon Prime Day shoppers spent more than they did last
year. Of the 281 consumers that purchased on Amazon for Prime Day 2018, more
than 41% of them spent more than $100. Electronics and apparel were the most
popular product categories for purchases.
Even though Prime Day is Amazon's sales event, 37% of consumer browsed on
e-commerce sites other than Amazon.com during Prime Day, and 51% of those
shoppers bought on another retailer's website.
digitalcommerce360.com
Alibaba: New Retail model goes beyond
e-commerce
No distinction between online/offline shopping
Alibaba has a vision for the future of retail where there is no distinction
between online and offline shopping, and the customer experience is enhanced
by augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition.
To facilitate its vision, Alibaba is pioneering its 'New Retail' model and
striving to go beyond e-commerce, instead building an
ecosystem of digital services
that can be tapped into by consumers, sellers, service providers and content
providers.
"With New Retail, our goal is to allow businesses to succeed in the digital era.
This means helping traditional retailers to restructure and enhance the way they
operate, which can touch everything from customer experience, to inventory
management, and retail spaces," O'Loghlen explained.
cmo.com.au
Twitter's bot purge is good news for retail
marketers
When Twitter detects sudden changes in behavior, such as spam-like tweeting
patterns or sharing misleading web links, it contacts the owner to confirm
control of the account. If the owner doesn't respond and reset their
password, Twitter locks the account and removes the profile.
This is good news for online retailers, both for their own brands and when
those brands look for social influencers, says Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CEO of
social media marketing platform Socialbakers.
If a retailer has had a reduction in bot followers, it will likely make
their performance data more reliable, as more interactions with their
content will be genuine, Ben-Itzhak says.
digitalcommerce360.com
Video Is Fraudsters' Favorite Ad Format
Scammers flow to where the money is
Like any ordinary business, fraudsters flow to where the money is. And
because advertisers are putting more of their budgets into video, fraudsters
are flocking to the platform, as demonstrated by a recent experiment by The
Guardian.
emarketer.com
Amazon expands Whole Foods delivery in New York,
Florida
The RealReal set to expand its e-commerce and
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Highland Township, MI: Organized Theft Ring steal
$170,000 of stereos and GPS units in Car Dealership theft
A reward is being offered in connection with the theft of car radios from the
Szott M-59 Dodge dealership in Highland Township. An employee of a nearby
business called deputies around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30 when he noticed
several vehicles had broken windows. According to the Oakland County Sheriff's
Department, a total of 57 new vehicles had been broken into and 52 had their
radios/GPS/touch screen system stolen. The value of the damage and stolen
property combined is estimated at $170,000. The dealership's video surveillance
did not show the break-in, which is believed to have occurred early Monday
morning. According to dealership owner Thad Szott, a new video system is nearly
complete. It has been "in the works for several months."
spinalcolumnonline.com
Bonneville County, ID: 2 arrested after more than
$24,000 in merchandise stolen from multiple Cabela's stores
Authorities said a traffic stop in Bonneville County on Tuesday led to the
recovery of more than $24,000 in merchandise from three Cabela's stores. Robert
L. Montgomery, of Buffalo, New York, and Janae R. Maxey, of Atlanta, Georgia,
have each been charged with felony burglary, felony grand theft, felony
possession of stolen property and misdemeanor possession of a controlled
substance (marijuana). They have been booked into the Bonneville County jail.
According to the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, a deputy made a traffic
stop on Montgomery and Maxey's vehicle in the Love's Travel Stop. When
additional deputies arrived on scene, they discovered that Maxey and Montgomery,
and their rental vehicle, matched the description of the suspects in a string of
burglaries at three Cabela's stores - including in Ammon, Farmington, Utah, and
Lehi, Utah. At each store, thousands of dollars of merchandise were stolen, and
authorities said a large amount of it was located in Maxey and Montgomery's
vehicle.
idahostatejournal.com
Altoona, PA: Best Buy Loss Prevention breaks
$14,000 case; merchandise seized from Multiple retailers
Police were called out to Best Buy just before 10:00 Tuesday night for a
reported theft. Employees were able to describe the suspects vehicle. Officers
found the car, and pulled it over and searched the vehicle. They found several
items worth more than $14,000 combined stolen from different stores. They also
found marijuana packaged to sell in large sums. The suspects allegedly are from
the Republic of Chile and they told the officers they will send the items to
Chile to be sold. "It is a little unusual to have international crime here in
Blair County. but fortunately we had a very quick response," Logan Township
Police Chief David Reese said. "Not only from Logan Township Police, Allegheny
Township Police, the Altoona Police Department and (Pennsylvania) State Police
were very very helpful in assisting our members." The three men are facing
several charges including retail theft. One suspect, Kenia Rojas, ran from the
scene and is wanted for questioning.
wearcentralpa.com
Third NY Man & Fraud Gang Member Sentenced 39
Months
Jason McDonald, 37, of Great Neck, N.Y., admitted to using a stolen identity and
stolen Social Security number to apply for bank loans and retail store credit
cards or lines of credit.
McDonald and a Central Falls man, Reynaldo Martinez, 25, used the credit to
purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods. Martinez pleaded
guilty in November 2017 to four counts of aggravated identity theft, two counts
of access fraud, and was sentenced in January to 48 months in federal prison.
justice.gov
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Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Puyallup, WA: Caught on camera: Walmart employee attacked
by suspect
A man at a Puyallup Walmart store assaulted an employee who asked to see a
receipt as the man was leaving. Officers said the suspect pushed the Walmart
greeter a few times before displaying a handgun and threatening to shoot the
employee. The suspect then left in an older Jeep Cherokee. The assault was
recorded in two angles by surveillance cameras.
kiro7.com
McDonald's ex-employee used drive-thru window in
Felony Burglary
Joshua Jermaine Doswell, 21, of West Palm Beach was being held on $60,000 bail,
facing charges of grand theft between $300 and $5,000 and burglary with assault
or battery. Doswell entered the McDonald's near PGA Boulevard and grabbed $401
in cash from a pouch inside the store's safe and also took $191 from a cash
register.
palmbeachpost.com
Colorado Springs, CO: Multiple teens arrested in
connection with Burglary Ring
On Wednesday, July 24th, a combined operation involving multiple CSPD divisions
resulted in the arrest of three teens identified as key players in the motor
vehicle theft and burglary pattern occurring throughout Colorado Springs.
According to CSPD, a stolen vehicle was recovered during the operation. A stolen
handgun was also recovered in the possession of one of the juveniles. CSPD said
several other teens were contacted and identified during the operation. The
investigation is ongoing and more arrests are pending, according to CSPD.
koaa.com
Louisville, KY: Serial C-Store Robbery suspect
arrested
Kenneth Lloyd Wordlow, 52, of Louisville, was taken into custody just after 9
a.m. July 24 on five counts of Robbery 1st degree. Detectives say Wordlow began
his crime spree on April 22 with the robbery of the Circle K on Shepherdsville
Road. Wordlow is also charged with robbing another Circle K location at 4700
Bardstown Rd. on 3 occasions - April 27, May 6 and July 7. The final robbery was
committed on the day he was arrested. That one was at the Thornton's on
Bardstown Road.
wave3.com
Lawrence, KS: Watch as Armed Robber 'eats pavement' while
fleeing liquor store
The Lawrence Police Department, which has become known for using humor to fight
crime, has turned to Twitter again to help solve a liquor store robbery. In a
tweet Monday, Lawrence police released surveillance video of the armed robbery
and asked their followers to watch carefully - especially when the robber
tumbles to the sidewalk while running away.
kansascity.com
Hudson Jewelers in Edwardsville, IL reported a Burglary on
1/6; Police have release surveillance tape
James Avery Jewelers in The Quarry, San Antonio, TX
reported a Theft on 7/24, items valued at $725.28
Jared the Galleria of Jewelry in the Woodmen Commons, Colorado Springs, CO
reported a Grab & Run on 7/24, item valued at $1,999
Kay Jewelers in the Northgate Mall, Seattle, WA reported a Grab & Run on 7/25,
item valued at $1,699
Kay Jewelers in the Circle Centre, Indianapolis, IN reported a Grab & Run on
7/25, item valued at $3,399
Piercing Pagoda in The Boulevard Mall, Las Vegas, NV reported a Grab & Run on
7/22, items valued at $3,639
Zales in the Park Plaza, Little Rock, AR reported a Grab & Run on 7/24, item
valued at $999
Zales in the Belmar Town Square, Lakewood, CO reported a Grab & Run on 7/24,
item valued at $4,799
Credit Card Fraud
Newark, NJ: Fat Joe's Ex Sneaker Business Partner
Going To Jail
For Credit Card Fraud
Scott Spina caught a three-year sentence for defrauding customers and stealing
their credit card information. From the looks of things, Spina, 21, was getting
busy with other people's credit cards during the opening of sneaker boutique Up
NYC.
hiphopwired.com
Jacksonville, FL: Identity theft victim left with more
than $4,000 cellphone bill
Skimming Thefts
Jackson, TN: Romanian skimming crew busted with 200 credit cards, $70K
in cash
Police arrested three people accused of identity theft. Investigators
said they found the group at a Jackson motel with more than $70,000 in
cash. Police said they found the trio Sunday at the Red Roof Inn on
North Highland Avenue. Investigators said they found more than 200
credit cards, credit card skimming devices, ATM parts and components, a
credit card encoder, a laptop and $70,924 in cash inside their motel
room, according to court documents.
wbbjtv.com
Mobile, AL: Sheriff's Office says skimming operation crosses state
lines; 21 incidents since Monday
Counterfeit
 Los
Angeles, CA: LAPD seizes fake Adidas merchandise worth more than $200K in Santee
Alley
Los Angeles police seized fake Adidas clothing estimated to have a street value
worth more than $200,000 during a raid at a Santee Alley store, officials
announced Tuesday. The Los Angeles Police Department served warrants on three
distributors and arrested two people as part of the bust. Among the products
seized were fake soccer jerseys, which saw a boom in counterfeits possibly due
to the FIFA World Cup tournament. Officials from Adidas flew to Los Angeles to
monitor the crackdown.
abc7.com
Arson & Fire
Kent, WA: Massive fire at a Pawn Shop could be Arson
At 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, crews were first called to a car fire near Central
Avenue and Meeker Street. They arrived to find three vehicles burning next to a
pawn shop in a strip mall, which had caught fire on an exterior wall and its
eves.
kiro7.com
Sentencings & Charges
 Update:
Huber Heights, OH: 2 more Teens charged as Adults in AT&T Robbery
Danell Robinson, 16, was indicted today on two counts of aggravated robbery and
one count of kidnapping, all with three-year firearm specifications, according
to a Montgomery County grand jury report. He was 15 and the youngest of the six
juveniles and one adult accused in the Feb. 1 robbery. Police said the group of
armed robbers, wearing masks and hats, threatened employees and a customer with
death. All 7 were in custody after a short manhunt: they didn't know that the
area was swarming with law enforcement officers training nearby.
daytondailynews.com
Jefferson City, MO: Federal charges filed in
Walgreens Armed Robbery
Federal authorities have charged three men from Indianapolis in connection with
the early Wednesday morning robbery of the Walgreens Drug Store, 2002 Missouri
Blvd. Two of the men were in custody as of Wednesday evening. They were
identified as Jerome King and Daijahm Reed, both 19. Also charged was Raymond
Craig. He was identified as a suspect after Police found the identification card
he dropped. Reed, Craig and the unidentified suspect entered the store, wearing
surgical masks and rubber gloves. They pointed a handgun at the cashier, tied
the cashier's hands behind his back and forced him back to the pharmacy. They
then jumped over the counter and ordered the pharmacist to give them
prescription drugs. The three then fled the store and ran to a vehicle waiting
behind the business. Walgreens personnel estimated the value of the drugs at
more than $9,200.
newstribune.com
Norfolk, VA: Man Indicted for Armed Robbery of Firearms Dealer |
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Arcade - Jacksonville, FL - Armed Robbery
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BP - Topeka, KS - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Houston, TX - Robbery/ Assault
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C-Store - Honolulu, HI - Robbery/ Assault-clerk bit
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Family Dollar - Lillian, SL - Robbery
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Family Dollar - West Portsmouth, OH - Robbery
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Gas Station - Mt Pleasant, WI - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Jacksonville, FL - Armed Robbery/ Clerk
wounded
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Grocery - Meriden, CT - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Edwardsville, IL - Burglary
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Liquor Store - Fulton County, GA - Armed Robbery
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Liquor
Store - St Johns County, FL - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Store - Greensburg, PA - Burglary
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McDonald's - Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Winslow, AZ - Armed Burglary/ Suspect shot by
Police
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Pharmacy - Stafford County, VA - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Spotsylvania County, VA - Armed Robbery
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Pizza Delivery - New Haven, CT - Robbery/ Assault
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Von's (Banks inside) - San Diego, CA- Robbery
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Wild Woman Wellness - Yukon, OK - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Sterling, VA - Armed Robbery
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You hear all the time to "find a great mentor" but it's easier said than done.
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Make a pitch
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without structured guidance from others. Even the busiest of people can
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Teachable moments
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Good mentorships can yield numerous benefits, but the art of mentoring can be
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It only takes seven seconds to make a first impression. With a
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