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Guardian Protection Employees Raise Money for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Guardian Protection employees recently participated in a charity initiative to raise funds for Children's Hospital Free Care Fund which provides care to every child, regardless of their family's ability to pay.

Their goal was to raise $5,000 over four weeks during the first quarter of 2020 through company events like jeans day, a 50/50 raffle and a donut, pizza and cupcake sale. Despite a shortened fundraising period due to the COVID-19 outbreak, they exceeded their goal and raised a total of $5,647 which included a corporate match of $2,500.

"The employees of Guardian are kind and compassionate people who are deeply committed to giving back to the communities they serve," comments Kevin Bish, vice president of marketing. "When they set a goal, nothing can stop them - not even a pandemic. The entire leadership team is proud of their efforts to support Children's Hospital Free Care Fund here in Pittsburgh." securitysales.com

Read more about the company's charity work in our 'Spotlight on Leadership' article last month.

Retailers, learn about Guardian Protection's multi-site security solutions here.

 



Walmart's Former Sr. Manager, Global Technology, Pleads Guilty to $8M Fraud

Arkansas Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and False Statements in Connection with COVID-Relief Fraud


A project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Benjamin Hayford, 32, of Centerton, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and four counts of false statements to a financial institution before U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan of the Northern District of Oklahoma. Sentencing has been scheduled for Nov. 4 before Judge Eagan.

As part of his guilty plea, Hayford admitted that he sought millions of dollars in forgivable PPP loans from multiple banks by claiming fictitious payroll expenses. To support his applications, Hayford provided lenders with fraudulent payroll documentation purporting to establish payroll expenses that were, in fact, non-existent. In addition, Hayford admitted to making false representations to a financial institution concerning the date that a Limited Liability Partnership for which he applied for relief was established. justice.gov arkansasonline.com

See the Daily's previous coverage on this story from 6-5-20
 



COVID Update

US: Over 5M Cases - 163K Dead - 2.5M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 19.3M Cases - 719K Dead - 12.4M Recovered


Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 183   Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 76
*Red indicates change in total deaths


Coronavirus leads to more use of contactless credit cards and mobile payments despite cost and security concerns
With consumers worried about touching surfaces during the coronavirus pandemic, the use of mobile payments and contactless credit or debit cards has significantly increased in the past few months, according to research released today by the National Retail Federation and Forrester.

"Health experts say there is no clear evidence that COVID-19 is transmitted by cash or credit cards but retailers are putting health and safety first and have rolled out a variety of no-touch payment options in order to err on the side of caution," NRF Vice President for Government Relations, Banking and Financial Services Leon Buck said. "While mobile payments and contactless cards have accounted for a minority of payments in the past, the pandemic has clearly driven consumers to change their behavior and retailers to accelerate their adoption of the technology."

The State of Retail Payments study, conducted for NRF every other year by Forrester, found 67 percent of retailers surveyed now accept some form of no-touch payment. That includes 58 percent that accept contactless cards that can be waved past a card reader or tapped on the reader, up from 40 percent last year, and 56 percent that take digital wallet payments on mobile phones, up from 44 percent. Many retailers also allow customers to pay online or over the phone and then pick up merchandise in-store or at curbside, avoiding the need to touch card readers, sign for transactions or enter a PIN.

Since January, no-touch payments have increased for 69 percent of retailers surveyed. Among retailers that had implemented contactless payments, 94 percent expect the increase to continue over the next 18 months. As of the time of the survey, 19 percent said no-touch accounted for more than half of their in-store transactions while 30 percent said it was 10 percent or less. nrf.com

Retail profits won't rebound until 2022 at the earliest, Moody's says
Moody's reduced its forecast for the retail industry as "performance takes a dive," according to an emailed report issued Thursday by the ratings agency. Companies in the industry remain under "extreme stress" related to COVID-19 and the ensuing closures, increased costs and other pressures, Moody's analysts said.

The analysts no
w expect operating income for the industry to decline by 25-30% for 2020, a significant downward revision from Moody's past estimates of a decline of up to 5%. And the analysts don't anticipate operating profit to return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2022. retaildive.com

Virtual school is another setback for struggling retail industry
Back-to-school season is the second-biggest revenue generating period for the retail sector, after the holidays. But retailers say typical shopping sprees will be smaller with students learning at home - another setback for their industry, which has seen a slew of store closures and bankruptcy filings since the pandemic hit.

Research firm GlobalData expects the lowest level of back-to-school spending for elementary and high school students since 2015 - while spending for back-to-college shopping would crater nearly 40% from last year, per the Wall Street Journal. axios.com

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1.8M jobs added in July, unemployment falls to 10.2%
as some states halt reopening, others press ahead

The U.S. added 1.8 million jobs in July as payroll growth slowed amid a split-screen economy that had employers stepping up hiring in parts of the country that continued to let businesses reopen, even as COVID-19 spikes forced Sunbelt firms to pull back and lay off workers.

The unemployment rate fell to 10.2% from 11.1% in June, the Labor Department said Friday.

Starting in late June, nearly half the states paused or reversed reopenings because of surges in coronavirus cases, a rollback that particularly hit Texas, Arizona, Florida and California. Those losses were more than offset by net job gains elsewhere in the country as states relaxed restrictions.

The number of Americans on temporary layoff fell by 1.3 million to 9.2 million as more laid-off workers at restaurants, malls, gyms and other outlets were called back amid state reopenings.
 
Leisure and hospitality, the sector hit hardest by the pandemic, gained 592,000 jobs in June, mostly in restaurants and bars. Retail added 258,000; professional and business services, 170,000; and health care, 126,000. usatoday.com

CVS Says Covid-19 Test Delays Are Abating

'Broken' coronavirus tracking system leaves California in the dark: 'We have no idea'

Ohio Gov. DeWine tests negative for COVID-19 hours after testing positive

Luxury items lose their luster in the pandemic

Coronavirus relief talks grind to a near halt, dimming chances of a stimulus deal
 



Protests & Violence


DOJ's Anti-Crime Effort Expands to 8 Cities
Operation Legend expanded to Memphis and St. Louis

Thursday, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Memphis and St. Louis. Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. The Operation was first launched on July 8 in Kansas City, MO., and expanded on July 22, 2020, to Chicago and Albuquerque, and to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee on July 29, 2020.

Operation Legend is named in honor of four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while he slept early in the morning of June 29 in Kansas City.

As part of Operation Legend, Attorney General Barr directed the ATF, FBI, DEA, and U.S. Marshals Service to significantly increase resources into Memphis and St. Louis in the coming weeks to help state and local officials fight high levels of violent crime, particularly gun violence.

Memphis is currently experiencing a significant increase in violent crime, with homicides currently up more than 49 percent, reported gun crime up 23 percent, and aggravated assault shootings up over 19 percent over 2019. Similarly, homicides are up in St. Louis nearly 34 percent and non-fatal shootings are up over 13 percent. justice.gov

Police Reform: 'How cities can tackle violent crime without relying on police'
One of the most robust findings in criminology is that putting more police officers on the streets leads to less violent crime. Yet, as recent police killings and violence against protestors have reminded us, policing also produces staggering costs that many communities are no longer willing to bear. These seemingly incongruous views represent a tension at the core of any efforts to reform, defund, or abolish policing.

In an interview with Vox, Princeton University sociologist Patrick Sharkey describes what an alternative model of public safety might look like that didn't rely so heavily on police:

"There's a basic conclusion from the research on what creates safe neighborhoods: Police are effective at reducing violence, but they aren't the only ones who are effective.

There's lots of evidence telling us that other core institutions in a community - institutions that are driven by residents and local organizations - can play a central role in controlling violence. But we've never thought of these organizations and residents as the central actors responsible for creating safe streets, so we've never given them the same commitment and the same resources that we give to law enforcement and the criminal legal system. When we talk about how to respond to violence, the default response in the US is always to focus on the police and the prison.

The next model should be one driven primarily by residents and local organizations as the central actors. Police still certainly have a role to play, but responding to violent crime takes up only a tiny fraction of police officers' time. So the idea here is that we can rely on residents and local organizations to take over most of the duties that [officers] currently handle and make sure neighborhoods are safe." vox.com

Portland: Mayor Ted Wheeler Hints at Bringing Back City's Gun Violence Reduction Team

Atlanta: Ex-officer charged in death of Rayshard Brooks sues mayor, city over firing

Seattle: Police Identify Suspect in Killing During June Protests

Utah protesters who splashed red paint and broke windows could face up to life in prison because of "gang enhancement"

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Celebrating Women's Growing Roles and Presence in Security
Do an image search using the terms "security manager," "security director," "CSO" or "security professional," and the results will be fairly predictable. With its roots in law enforcement, the security industry has long been dominated by men, whether in management, sales, or technical positions. In recent years, however, this has begun to change. First making inroads in traditionally-female roles like marketing and human resources, now more women are making their mark in leadership and other types of roles across the security industry. In fact, the last 20 years have demonstrated to professionals across all industries that business growth is best achieved by eliminating limitations based on gender. While the proportion of women to men continues to lag behind that reality, the balance is shifting and becoming more visible in the security industry as well.

There is good reason to applaud the growing presence of women in every type of security role. In a leadership effectiveness study conducted in 2011 by the HR consultancy Zenger Folkman, women were rated higher than men in twelve of the fifteen functions listed. The roles included sales, operations, finance, management, engineering and other positions traditionally held by men. Women were rated as excelling in - among other things - taking initiative, acting with resilience, practicing self-development, driving for results and displaying high integrity and honesty. In fact, they were thought to be more effective in 84 percent of the capabilities that we most frequently measure to differentiate excellent leaders, according to a Harvard Business Review article. It is also worth noting that women have traditionally been, and are often still, described as being stronger in the areas of compassion and empathy and as being able to work out compromises. For their part, says the Pew Research Center, men are often seen as being more willing to take risks.

A few pioneers have paved the way over the years and, today, a fast-growing number of organizations within the security industry are hiring and promoting women in a wider range of roles. This article provides some great examples: securtiymagazine.com

'Brushing Scams': Residents report mysterious packages from China
from seeds to sunglasses to dirty socks

After reports across the country of mysterious packages of seeds arriving from China, residents from New York to Georgia now say they're getting other bizarre shipments from the country that they never ordered.

The USDA has begun identifying the unsolicited seeds sent across the US this summer - including mustard, cabbage and herbs like sage and rosemary - which the agency believes is part of what's called a
"brushing scam."

The scheme relies on "customers" who receive goods they never ordered so that the sender then posts a fake customer review in their name to boost sales.

Now, an ABC affiliate in Atlanta reports that residents have begun receiving everything from fake Rayban sunglasses to whistles from China.

In upstate New York, Broome County residents told the local CBS/CW station that they've received random packages of facemasks. One Endicott resident, Dawn Proctor, told the outlet she received what appeared to be a package of dirty socks from China.

"No invoice attached," Proctor said. "No note attached. The socks looked like they were used. We all kind of laughed about it. Thought it was odd and threw them away." nypost.com

Disaster Preparedness
2020 hurricane season forecast to be "extremely active"
with experts predicting up to 24 or 25 named storms

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is racking up storms at breakneck speed. To date, the season is about two weeks ahead of record pace and it's only one third of the way through. On Wednesday, the news became more concerning as the research team at Colorado State University (CSU) - the standard bearer for seasonal forecasts - released the
most dire forecast in their 37-year history.

Labeling the 2020 hurricane season "extremely active," the team is now predicting 24 named storms, including 12 total hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes - each figure about double that of a normal season. If the forecast proves accurate, 2020 would be the second most active Atlantic hurricane season, behind only the record-shattering 2005 season which brought Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma.

In addition, CSU is forecasting a
75% chance that the U.S. coast will be struck by a major hurricane - Category 3 or greater - during the 2020 season. This is significant because damage increases exponentially with wind speed. Category 3, 4 and 5 systems cause 85% of all hurricane damage.

On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) upgraded its hurricane forecast as well. NOAA's updated outlook calls for 19 to 25 named storms, of which 7 to 11 will become hurricanes, including 3 to 6 major hurricanes. cbsnews.com

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Aldi Invests in Amazon-Go Style Technology
Discount supermarket launches international effort to develop checkout-free tech

Reports surfaced this week that Aldi plans to get into the checkout-free retail technology game. According to ChargedRetail, Aldi has "placed an international call out to tech startups specialising in computer vision and artificial intelligence," the exact technologies that power Amazon Go. While Aldi did not confirm the ChargedRetail rumors and declined request for comment as well, the plans, if true, should be commended. For the move is likely a matter of strategic life and death. forbes.com

Walmart lifts curtain on parking lot drive-in movie program
Created in partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival, Walmart Drive-in will roll out across 160 stores nationwide from Friday, Aug. 14 - Wed. Oct. 21, 2020. Custmers can now visit TheWalmartDriveIn.com to see a virtual film schedule and pick their desired date and location. Once confirmed, customers will receive an email with a QR code, which will grant their vehicle entry on the day of the event. Customers can bring concessions with them. chainstoreage.com

Coresight Research:
Weekly Store Tracker

6,630 2020 YTD Closures
3,293 2020 YTD Openings


80% of national brand tenants paid their rents in July

Busted Retailers Use Bankruptcy to Break Leases by the Thousands

J.C. Penney lenders seek higher bids from potential buyers

Aptos to Acquire Revionics, Global Leader in AI-Powered Price Optimization

Europe: 7 suspects arrested in Spain and France after 6 million of cigarettes seized

 



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Pushouts are Increasing:
Here's a Resource for Your Employees


Retailers across the globe are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic which is complete with its own set of challenges. Unfortunately, grocers and other retail companies utilizing carts are seeing a substantial increase in pushout theft. As the economy worsens, retailers are seeing a variety of products being pushed out - including toilet paper.

To help educate employees about how to spot this type of theft and more importantly, what can be done through customer service and other tactics, download this free resource from Gatekeeper Systems. It's an 8.5 x 11 printable poster to hang in breakrooms or distribute throughout your employee base.

Take a look, it might help us all combat this rise in pushout theft. Count on Gatekeeper Systems to help your employees apprehend merchandise, not shoplifters.

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94% of organizations experienced at least one business-impacting
cyberattack in the past year

Tenable, Inc. released a study that revealed the vast majority of organizations (94 percent) have experienced a business-impacting cyberattack in the past 12 months, according to both business and security executives. The data is drawn from 'The Rise of the Business-Aligned Security Executive,' a commissioned study of more than 800 global business and cybersecurity leaders conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Tenable.

Business leaders want a clear picture of how at risk they are and how that risk is changing as they plan and execute business strategies. But only four out of 10 security leaders say they can answer the fundamental question, "How secure, or at risk, are we?" with a high level of confidence, despite the prevalence of business-impacting cyberattacks.
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Fewer than 50 percent of security leaders said they are framing cybersecurity threats within the context of a specific business risk. For example, though 96 percent of respondents had developed response strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic, 75 percent of business and security leaders admitted their response strategies were only "somewhat" aligned.

"In the future, there will be two kinds of CISO -- those who align themselves directly with the business and everyone else. The only way to thrive in this era of digital acceleration is to bring cyber into every business question, decision and investment," said Renaud Deraison, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Tenable. "We believe this study shows that forward-leaning organizations view cybersecurity strategy as essential to innovation and that when security and the business work hand-in-glove, the results can be transformational." apnews.com

Garmin's $10M ransomware payment to sanctioned group could spell legal trouble
Last week, Garmin reported that its systems had been hit by a ransomware attack, with a hacking group demanding a $10 million payment to decrypt the company's networks and restore its products to full, working order.

According to Sky News and other sources, the attack was done with the WastedLocker ransomware and is believed to have been performed by a Russian hacking group known as Evil Corp. Last December, the United States Treasury announced sanctions against Evil Corp. for its reported role in developing the Dridex malware and working with Russian intelligence to attack Western companies.

American companies are prohibited from doing business with organizations and individuals that have been sanctioned by the US Treasury, so if Garmin did pay a crypto random - which was reported to be as high as $10 million - to obtain the decryption key, then it may have broken the law in the process. decrypt.co

Canon Hit by Ransomware Attack, Has 10TB of Data Stolen: Report
Canon has reportedly been hit by a devastating ransomware attack. In addition to knocking a long list of Canon websites offline, the attack is said to have resulted in a whopping 10 terabytes of data being stolen from Canon servers.

BleepingComputer reports that the ransomware group called Maze has claimed responsibility for successfully attacking Canon and impacting a wide range of services at the company, including email, team collaboration software, its USA websites, and internal applications.

Canon reportedly sent out a company-wide alert this morning to inform employees of "wide spread system issues affecting multiple applications. Teams, Email, and other systems may not be available at this time." petapixel.com

Companies are adopting AR and VR to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic
Tech is reshaping our business and personal lives in more ways than ever. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are playing bigger roles in companies as leaders look for ways to keep employees connected at a safe distance. TechRepublic's Karen Roby talked with Rishi Ranjan, and Digam Panifrahi, co-founders of GridRaster, about the use cases for immersive mixed reality: techrepublic.com

Capital One to pay $80 million fine for 2019 hack that exposed 100 million accounts

NSA releases guidance on limiting location data exposure

CISA releases Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 core guidance documentation


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Fraud Attacks Double in 2020 as COVID-19 Transforms the Digital Economy, Reveals Arkose Labs
Arkose Labs today revealed new data showing the impact of the rapidly evolving nature of online fraud. In the first half of 2020, the Arkose Labs network detected and stopped 1.1 billion attacks. This represents double the attack volume compared to the second half of 2019 and a 25% attack rate increase across all transactions.

2020 Emerging Attack Patterns
21% of all attacks were on mobile transactions in the first half of 2020, the Arkose Labs Q3 2020 Fraud and Abuse Report revealed. The mobile attack mix varies significantly by industry, for example 15% of retail attacks were mobile, whereas 58% of attacks on technology platforms were through the mobile channel. 37% of all transactions originated from mobile devices, meaning that mobile attack rates are lagging behind transaction levels. Desktop is still the favored option for cybercrime, with 79% of all attacks targeting desktop transactions.

In the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 lockdowns, high attack levels were seen across all customer touchpoints. This shifted in Q2, with account logins emerging as the most attacked touchpoint in Q2 - 28% of login attempts represented an attack.

Businesses that have recently incorporated e-commerce in response to COVID-19 are particularly vulnerable to fraud. In Q2, one in five attacks were human-driven, and these largely targeted e-commerce sites, due to low traffic volumes in the travel sector. globenewswire.com

Why TJ Maxx Doesn't Need E-Commerce to Survive the Pandemic
For off-price retailers, shopping is a real-world experience that has as much to do with the hunt as the kill - and the hunt happens in the physical world. This flies in the face of the savvy conventional wisdom, embraced by the likes of Nike and Lululemon - even Starbucks - that surviving the pandemic requires pivoting toward an ever-heavier emphasis on e-commerce. marker.medium.com

Amazon's online grocery sales triple in Q2 as Prime spending swells

Adidas E-Commerce Boom Helps Out as Store Traffic Picks Up

Pandemic-era shopping drives major growth for Wayfair


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Williamsport, PA: 3 admit to roles in a scheme to defraud Sprint by using stolen IDs to order over $1 million worth of iPhones
Three people living in the New York City area have admitted to being part of a scheme to defraud Sprint that involved using the stolen identities of individuals with high credit scores to purchase over $1 million worth of iPhones The trio would order the phones to addresses they were not associated with, track the delivery times, and then be there to pick them up when delivered either by showing the driver a fake ID or by removing them from the porch, Assistant U.S. Attorney George J. Rocktashel said Thursday. The phones, which retail for $749 each, would then be taken to New York City and sent overseas where they were sold, Rocktashel said in outlining the government's evidence against the three in U.S. Middle District Court. In all, 1,630 cell phones valued at $1,338,247 were ordered using fake accounts, but only 888 were lost because the others were not shipped, Rocktashel said. pennlive.com

Thief Shaming
York County, PA: Judge's sentence proposal: Hold sign that reads, 'I AM A SERIAL RETAIL THIEF'
In what initially appeared to be a run-of-the-mill case, Common Pleas Judge Harry M. Ness on Thursday offered Durell Scales an unconventional punishment when he appeared for sentencing for shoplifting a Nintendo Switch from the Best Buy in Springettsbury Township and several probation violations. "You have a significantly horrible criminal history," said Ness, who added that he tried to come up with a resolution that could make a change in Scales' life. The original plea offer in the case was 11 1/2 to 23 months in York County Prison. "This is your eighth offense."

Scales, he said, has been placed on probation. He's served time. And he unsuccessfully participated in what used to be called York County Drug Treatment Court. So Ness started to lay out the proposal: two years' probation, with the first six months on house arrest. Then, the judge pulled out a large sign from below the bench that read, "I AM A SERIAL RETAIL THIEF. 7 PRIORS !!" As part of the sentence, Scales would have to stand with the sign from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., twice per week, for three consecutive weeks, outside the York County Judicial Center. He agreed to the terms. ydr.com

Fond du Lac, WI : Suspect Makes Off With Almost $5,000 Worth Of Cigarettes from C-Store

Jackson County, FL: Off-duty Deputy encounters alleged thief at Tractor Supply Co.; $400 of items recovered, 5 prior convictions


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Shootings & Deaths

Update: Palm Desert, CA: Deputies shoot, kill Palm Desert man brandishing replica gun after he rams car into Gun Store
Dramatic video released by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department shows the moments leading up to a fatal deputy-involved shooting at a gun store. Surveillance cameras from the June 22 incident captures a man walking in front of Coachella Valley Guns & Tackle in the 4100 block of Boardwalk Avenue in Palm Desert at about 10:30 p.m. Moments later he's seen ramming his car multiple times into the front doors of the closed gun store until he finally smashes his way inside. An alarm is triggered. "The weapon recovered at the scene was a highly realistic-looking pellet gun replica of a semi-automatic rifle," Bianco said. The man killed has been identified as 33-year-old Aaron Granados of Palm Desert. The deputies involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave, per department protocols. abc7.com

San Antonio, TX: Vigil honors 40-year-old clerk killed at Garden Ridge convenience store

Hacienda Heights, CA: CVS Robbery Suspect Wounded By Deputies After Wild Pursuit, Multiple Shootouts
 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Toronto, Canada: 16 charged in drug trafficking bust linked to GTA organized crime groups
A dozen men and four women have been charged with 74 offences after police say they busted a network of GTA organized crime groups for exporting and importing narcotics. The arrests were announced late Wednesday by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, a group of police specializing in organized crime. Investigators said they seized more than 35 kilograms of cocaine; five kg of fentanyl, heroin, opium; 30 kg of an unidentified white powder; more than $200,000 in cash; 275 cartons of illegal cigarettes and three vehicles modified with hidden compartments for smuggling drugs. thestar.com

Montgomery, AL: Warrant issued for arrest of Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes; felony theft from past employer
A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes on a charge of first degree theft of property, Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced. Dismukes is accused of stealing money from his former employer, Weiss Commercial Flooring Inc., over the course of two years. The amount is well in excess of $2,500, Bailey said. Theft of property first degree is a Class B felony. blackhillsfox.com



Canton, TX: Police searching for subject in aggravated robbery, stabbing at Dollar Tree
Police are searching for the person they say stabbed a clerk at a Dollar Tree during an attempted robbery. Police say they were called at about 7:50 p.m. Wednesday evening and found that a clerk had been stabbed during a robbery attempt. The subject responsible had fled the store on foot and has not been identified or found. easttexasmatters.com

London: 'Influencer' 'scams TK Maxx of $ 1,500 in bogus refunds for designer clothing'
An 'influencer,' would walk into TK Maxx stores with her chihuahua in her handbag to refund counterfeit designer clothes in a scam worth more than £1,200, a court has heard. Angelica Zabrodina, 48, claimed hundreds of pounds back for expensive garments including a Dolce & Gabanna dress, by targetting stores in London, it was said. Prosecutor Amanda Hamilton told Prospero House - London's first 'Nightingale' court: 'On six separate dates Ms Zabrodina took items into various TK Maxx stores around London and she purported to be returning genuine items she had either bought from other stores or online. 'But what she had done is swap labels from other more expensive items or returned items of no value whatsoever, counterfeit items, and got the money back.' en.brinkwire.com

Manahawkin, NJ: Ex-con arrested after video showed him threatening NJ Costco employee
A New Jersey ex-con caught on video berating a Costco cashier has been arrested for making terroristic threats, police said. William Gilbert Commauf, 48, was taken into custody Wednesday by Stafford Township police after he was identified in video posted to social media showing the frightening July 29 encounter he had with an employee at a Costco in Manahawkin. Commauf, who was arrested on charges of terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct, was taken into custody Wednesday at the Ocean County Jail.  nypost.com

West Jordan, UT: Police searching for 2 men after robbery at Fred Meyer Jewelers

Boulder, CO: Former owner of liquor store accused of embezzling $100,000

Tampa, FL: Three arrested in theft of more than $13,000 in items, mainly from Brandon businesses

Bismarck, ND: Two Police Officers injured while arresting Scheels Sporting Goods shoplifting suspect

Sioux Falls, IA: Man breaks into a Bank and business to steal Hand Sanitizer


 

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Bike - Elkhart, IN - Burglary
Antique - Katy, TX - Burglary
C-Store - Dorchester County, SC - Armed Robbery
C-Store - Pasco, WA - Armed Robbery
CVS - Hacienda Heights, CA - Armed Robbery
CVS - Murfreesboro, TN - Armed Robbery
Computer Repair - Parsons, KS - Burglary
Dollar General - Nashville, TN - Robbery
Dollar Tree - Canton, TX - Armed Robbery
Gas Station - Austin, TX - Armed Robbery
Hobby - Columbus, OH - Robbery
Jewelry - West Jordan, UT - Robbery
Liquor - Grand Forks, ND - Burglary
Restaurant - Tampa, FL - Burglary
Restaurant - Sioux City, IA - Burglary
Restaurant - Cedar Park, TX - Robbery
Shoe - Brooklyn, NY - Robbery
Sporting Goods - Bismarck, ND - Robbery
Thrift - Payson, AZ - Burglary
Tobacco - Galesburg, IL - Burglary

 

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• 8 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed


 

Weekly Totals:
• 61 robberies
• 24 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed



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- posted July 28
Under the guidance of the Directors of Loss Prevention (LP) and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), the Loss Prevention & Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing and championing initiatives and company programs, processes and controls that builds a culture around continuous improvement in safety/environment incidents, loss prevention, and security outcomes...


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