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Tina Sellers named Director of
Asset Protection for Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA Company
 Tina
has been in a variety of leadership roles in the Loss Prevention Industry. She
was most previously the Director of Loss Prevention for Delhaize group. Prior,
Tina was the Vice President for GameStop for over eleven years as well as their
Director of Loss Prevention for over six years. She has also worked as Director
of Loss Prevention for Wherehouse Music and Wet Seal/Contempo Casuals, Regional
Loss Prevention Manager for OfficeMax and Staples, and District Asset Protection
Manager for Mervyn's. Tina has been in this industry for over 28 years. She
earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Public Law and Government from Eastern
Michigan University, and acquired her Juris Doctorate in Law at the University
of Toledo College of Law. Congratulations Tina!
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C-Store Security Recommendations from Bob Moraca, VP of LP, NRF
25-Year LP
Veteran of the C-Store Industry
 Convenience store owners and operators are increasingly exploring advances in
technology that can help stem shoplifting by customers and employees, not to
mention it can help ensure vendor pricing errors don't translate into margin
erosion over time.
In planning security steps to prevent losses, convenience retailers can access
the CAP Index, the leader in crime risk reports at
www.capindex.com, said Robert Moraca, vice president, loss prevention with the Washington, D.C.-based
National Retail Federation.
CAP Index allows you to enter your store addresses and tap into crime
statistics, traffic data and other insights in a massive data base, Moraca said.
The average CAP Index score is 100. Where your store falls above or below that
mid-point should determine the extent of security provisions. "It also acts as
an affirmative defense," said Moraca, who spent more than two decades of his
career with a major retailer and its 850 company-operated convenience stores.
"If you have an ugly crime at your location, you can go to court and say
that you've matched the level of security in your store with the level of crime
risk at that location."
Moraca recommends every retailer have a digital closed-circuit TV system with
multiple cameras and multiple views of what's going on in the parking lot and
the store, "because the parking lot is where your liability begins," he
added. "The other key is to have a really good old-fashioned drop safe,
where you'll drop envelopes with, for instance, $100 counted out, or a
technically advanced drop safe that counts money for you as you drop it in. The
key is you've got to control your cash. Inside the stores, it's still a
high-cash business. You've got to drop that money in to keep your cash register
inventory of cash low."
Moreover, Moraca urges retailers to deter crime by
ensuring a camera system
is visible in the store. "If the criminal sees there's no system, that will
entice them," Moraca said "The next thing you could add is a public view
monitor."
A final recommendation is to develop a great relationship with local law
enforcement. Let police in your area know they're welcome to free coffee and
soft drinks. Get to know each officer's name.
cstoredecisions.com
EBay Accuses Amazon of Illegally Poaching Sellers
EBay Inc. is accusing Amazon.com Inc.'s sales reps of trying to poach sellers
for its own marketplace through eBay's messaging system.
EBay sent a cease-and-desist letter to Amazon on Monday to stop the alleged
recruiting practice after determining roughly 50 Amazon sales representatives
world-wide sent more than 1,000 messages to sellers on its platform,
according to the letter, which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal, and a
person familiar with the investigation.
EBay investigated the matter after a seller alerted the company about 10 days
ago of someone using the messaging system on eBay's site to convince this seller
to move to Amazon, the person said.
In the cease-and-desist letter, eBay claims Amazon has violated California's
Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, a law covering computer crime,
in addition to its own user agreement.
"We can confirm that we have uncovered an unlawful and troubling scheme on the
part of Amazon to solicit eBay sellers to move to Amazon's platform," an eBay
spokesman said in a statement. "We have demanded that Amazon end its unlawful
activity and will take the appropriate steps, as needed, to protect eBay."
An Amazon spokeswoman said they are investigating the allegations.
wsj.com
Amazon cutting bonuses and stock benefits as it raises minimum wage to $15
Amazon made a big splash this week with its $15 an hour minimum wage
announcement, but lost in the fine print: Existing warehouse workers will no
longer receive stock in the company or collect bonuses. The online giant says
next month it will end bonuses, which paid workers extra based on their
attendance and warehouse productivity, as it boosts its minimum wage.
Amazon will also phase out its restricted stock unit program, which gave shares
to workers if they stayed with Amazon for a certain amount of years. Amazon says
it will replace it with a program next year that will allow workers to buy
stock, but didn't provide details.
cbsnews.com
Verizon Planning Cuts to One-Fourth of its Workforce
Severance Offers Sent to 44,000 Managers
Verizon Communications Inc. is offering buyout packages to as many as
44,000
management employees as part of a cost-cutting drive, potentially
eliminating more than a fourth of its workforce.
The offer, which excludes executives in sales or crucial company roles, is part
of a four-year, $10 billion cost-reduction program that Chairman Lowell
McAdam put in place last year. A Verizon spokesman declined to say how many of
the 44,000 managers are expected to take the offer and leave the company.
bloomberg.com
Sears is closing 11 more stores
With some layoffs starting 2 days before Christmas
Sears is quietly closing another round of stores ahead of the holidays, with
some layoffs set to begin two days before Christmas. The latest store closings
involve at least six Sears stores and five Kmart stores, according to
company filings. Most of the closings are scheduled for November and December.
Layoffs at a store in Poughkeepsie, New York, that employs 71 people are
scheduled to begin December 23, according to a filing.
businessinsider.com
Shopping-Mall Vacancies Are Highest in Seven Years After Big-Box Closings
Mall vacancy rates rose to 9.1% in the third quarter, their highest level in
seven years. Many of the older shopping centers that lack trendy retailers,
lively restaurants, or other forms of popular entertainment continue to lose
tenants, or even close down.
wsj.com
Barnes & Noble exploring company sale
The beleaguered US book chain has announced "a formal review process to evaluate
strategic alternatives" for itself - among them, it seems, a possible sale.
According to a
press release yesterday (Oct. 3), "This decision follows expressions of
interest from multiple parties in making an offer to acquire the Company,
including from the Company's Chairman, Leonard Riggio."
 In its annual report, released this week, the company said store sales in its
fiscal year were down 5.4% from the year before. Its total sales have been
in steady decline since 2014.
As a bookseller, B&N has struggled on the one hand to keep up with the speed and
ubiquity of Amazon, and on the other, to attract people to stores the way small,
local indies have. It's also suffered from the decline of US shopping malls.
B&N's leadership has been flailing as well; the company abruptly fired CEO
Demos Parneros after less than 15 months on the job. In August,
Parneros sued B&N for wrongful termination, publicly attacking Riggio in the
process.
qz.com
Months after CEO's ouster, Barnes & Noble still searching - for a search firm
Barnes & Noble shareholders anxious for a new chief executive officer have some
more waiting to do. The bookseller, which ousted its CEO in July, hasn't yet
picked a recruiting firm to lead the search for a new chief, Chairman Leonard
Riggio said on the sidelines of the chain's annual shareholder meeting in New
York. The company is still interviewing search firms, with the executive hunt
really expected to begin in earnest next year.
chicagotribune.com
Survey: More shoppers to seek out brick-and-mortar stores this holiday season
Retailers should expect holiday shoppers to integrate their online and in-store
activities more than ever this upcoming season. That's according to a new survey
released by global consulting firm AlixPartners, which also found that 87% of
Americans say they will spend as much or more this season, with 36%) falling
into the more category. (In a forecast released Sept. 17, the firm predicted an
increase in holiday sales of 3.1% to 4.1%.)
Thirty-three percent of consumers plan to do the majority of their holiday
shopping online this season, up from 29% in AlixPartners' survey last year. Only
4% said they don't plan to make any online holiday purchases at all, versus 7%
in last year's survey. However, brick-and-mortar retail also stood out: A
whopping 94% of respondents said they are planning to perform various shopping
activities in-store this season - from browsing to trying out products to
returning products. That's up from 88% in last year's survey.
chainstoreage.com
ICSC Predicts Robust Holiday Retail Spending
Consumers are hitting the stores again this holiday season, sustaining the
ongoing "retail renaissance" and the convergence of digital and physical, the
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has found in its annual Holiday
Shopping Intentions Survey. ICSC forecasts that shoppers will spend $807
billion, an increase of 4.5 percent over last year, with $685 billion being
spent on gifts and other holiday items and $122 billion on food and beverage.
businesswire.com
Director, Loss Prevention for Dollar General - job posted - based in Orlando, FL
Associate Director of Investigations for MedMen -
job removed from website
Chipotle's head of food safety to retire in 2019
6.5 million pounds of beef recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
1 dead as 89,000 pounds of ham products are recalled over listeria concerns
Amazon will sell and deliver live Christmas trees this year
Quarterly Results
Pier 1 Q2 comp's down 11.4%, net sales down 12.8%
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International Corporate Espionage
China reportedly carried out a 'hardware hack' on Apple and Amazon
30 U.S. companies targeted for intellectual property and trade secrets
All sides are refuting the allegations
 Data center hardware used by Apple and Amazon may have been fitted with
surveillance micro-chips by Chinese server company Super Micro, claims
Bloomberg in a new report. Almost 30 US companies reportedly fell prey to
the "attack," with the chips used to snatch intellectual property and trade
secrets, according to Bloomberg's anonymous government and corporate sources.
The report notes that no "consumer data is known to have been stolen."
Apple has flat-out
denied the allegations, claiming that it did not find the chips, while
Amazon said it had "found no evidence to support claims of malicious chips or
hardware modifications." As for Super Micro, it denied that it introduced the
chips during the manufacturing phase. And China's foreign ministry has said that
the country "is a resolute defender of cybersecurity."
That just leaves Bloomberg, which claims the issue was first discovered by Apple
in May 2015 and quietly reported to the FBI. Later, Amazon independently found
the chip and also informed US authorities. Apple reportedly severed ties with
Super Micro in 2016. A follow-up investigation was then conducted, which
reportedly remains open to this day. Apple and Amazon, however, both deny
working with the FBI on a top-secret probe.
The report lays the blame for the
so-called "hardware hack" squarely at the feet of China's regime.
This isn't the first time a Chinese company has come under fire for surveillance
in the US. Earlier this year, Donald Trump signed an act
banning government personnel from using Huawei and ZTE devices, following
years of
concerns over the companies' ties to China's government.
engadget.com
bloomberg.com
The Big Hack: Statements From Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, & the Chinese Gov't
What Facebook's Latest Security Failure Means For Retail
As many as 50 million Facebook accounts have been made vulnerable by a flaw in
the network's "View As" feature, giving attackers access to Facebook security
tokens used to sign into other sites and apps.
 It's hard to overlook that the exploit's scope stemmed from the fact that so
many outside sites - including online shopping destinations - use Facebook
logins as a convenience feature for consumers. The idea is that, by granting
permissions for access tokens, they won't have to log in over and over again
across different web sites and apps.
"While Facebook data are different from sensitive financial information related
to credit cards or bank accounts, the data potentially contains a significant
amount of personally identifiable information that can be pieced together to
form a profile that can then be used fraudulently," said Scott Grissom, vice
president of product leadership, marketing and sales at LegalShield.
wwd.com
Malware Outbreak Causes Disruptions, Closures at Canadian Restaurant Chain
Recipe Unlimited, a publicly traded company that operates nearly 1,400
restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, has experienced what
appears to be a significant security incident impacting several of its brands.
The company - formerly Cara Operations - on Monday noted that a malware outbreak
caused a partial network outage at nine of its franchises. Among those impacted
were Swiss Chalet, Harvey's, East Side Mario's, and Kelseys. A "small
number" of restaurants have been closed for a "temporary period of time" because
of service issues related to the malware, the company said in a
statement.
darkreading.com
Justice Dept. indicts 7 Russian officers in hacking schemes
A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted seven
defendants, all officers in the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a
military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation, for computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft,
and money laundering.
According to the indictment, beginning in or around December 2014 and continuing
until at least May 2018, the conspiracy conducted persistent and sophisticated
computer intrusions affecting U.S. persons, corporate entities, international
organizations, and their respective employees located around the world,
based on their strategic interest to the Russian government.
justice.gov
U.S. Links North Korean Government to ATM Hacks
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of the
Treasury (Treasury), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week
released a
joint
technical alert to share information on an Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
cash-out scheme attributed to the North Korean government.
The financially-motivated malicious campaign was attributed to the North
Korea-linked threat actor the U.S. government refers to as Hidden Cobra,
but which is better known in the infosec community as the Lazarus Group.
Considered the most serious threat to banks, the actor is believed to
have orchestrated the $81 million heist from the Bangladesh bank. This year, the
group was said to have been involved in numerous attacks against financial
institutions and banks and to have also shown interest in crypto-currencies.
securityweek.com
How researchers are using DNA to create images of people's faces
Advancements in facial recognition and DNA sequencing technology have allowed
scientists to create a portrait of a person based on their genetic information.
The leap could have applications in criminal investigations, by sketching
out the face of a perpetrator based on genetic material left at the scene such
as blood or other bodily fluids. Researchers have already produced images of
faces based on genetic material or genome.
ctvnews.ca
Facial recognition payment trials launch in Korea and Finland
Highlights from R-CISC's 2018 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit
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Inside the Battle: How Reducing Theft Penalties
Impacts Community Safety
California's Prop 47 & Raising Felony Thresholds
The negative consequences of California's Prop 47
and the raising of felony thresholds across the U.S. have been unmistakable for
retailers. Nearly all are experiencing a rise in shoplifting - some by as much
as 15%. With more states evaluating similar measures, what's a company's
defense?
Kathleen Smith, VP of Asset Protection, Albertsons-Safeway, and Anne
Marie Schubert, District Attorney, Sacramento County, discuss how these laws
have impacted employee safety and violence in stores, and what retail LP
investigators and executives can do to make shoplifting and ORC cases easier to
prosecute.
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Karl Langhorst, Executive Vice President, ALTO
US, talks with Joe LaRocca about increased felony thresholds, repeat
shoplifting offenders, and how
ALTO Alliance's
three-pronged approach - based on intelligent prosecution, deterrent marketing,
and comprehensive analytics - can help break the recidivist cycle.
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Amazon Promotes Private-Label Brands On Rival
Websites
According to
CNBC, some users searching for various products in beauty, health and
household and baby items have reported seeing the link "Similar item from Our
Brands" show up at the bottom of the listing. The link, which is not an
advertisement, then takes shoppers to the product page for Amazon's own
private-label offering.
The eCommerce giant is becoming a direct competitor for more sellers as its
private label sales have been
exploding. The company has significantly increased the number of
private-label brands in recent years and currently has over 120 of them,
according to a new report published by
TJI Research. Last week, it
was reported that Amazon is getting into the
mattress business, and in terms of clothing and footwear on Amazon, the
retailer's own private labels are the fourth most purchased brand, with only
Nike, Under Armour and Hanes ranking higher.
It is expected that Amazon's private-label business will generate $7.5 billion
in sales in 2018 and $25 billion by 2022.
pymnts.com
Going, going, gone: e-Commerce and DNS attacks
A particular threat retailers face all year round, but especially on
high-traffic days like Black Friday, are DNS attacks. In the rush to make sales,
many businesses can get it all wrong.
EfficientIP's 2018 Global DNS Threat Report revealed the businesses in the
retail sector alone experienced an average of seven attacks in the past 12
months. Over that period, these attacks cost retail organisations an average of
almost $4m ($3.99).
The 2018 Global DNS Threat Report also revealed 91 per cent of retailers agree
and understand the importance of DNS security for their business. However, their
approach to DNS security is not the best. More than any other sector, nearly a
third (32 per cent) of retailers choose to add more firewalls to protect their
network, specifically against data theft.
The retail sector seems to be taking note of the importance of logging DNS
queries, as 87 per cent of retail brands claim to analyse their DNS traffic.
However, adequate education to combat DNS threats seems to be an issue as 37 per
cent retailers claim to take three days for patching a vulnerability and 27 per
cent, a full week!
Brands can only protect themselves if they understand the variations of these
stealthy DNS attacks. As the complexity and sophistication of attacks increase,
retailers are hit by newer, and more diverse, attacks. DNS-based malware and
phishing stand out as the preferred modus operandi. In the past twelve
months, they constituted 31 per cent and 39 per cent of attacks in the retail
sector respectively.
Applying adaptive countermeasures via graduated security measures relevant to
threats will ensure business continuity for retailers, even in situations when
the attack source is unidentifiable. It also mitigates the risk of blocking
legitimate traffic.
Monitoring and analysis of DNS transactions will reduce the risk of data theft,
often achieved by hackers via DNS tunnelling currently impacting over a quarter
(26 per cent) of retailers. By embedding a security layer at the heart of the
protocol in the DNS server itself, you're able to get real-time, context-aware
threat detection and remediation.
itproportal.com
Blue Apron plans to test selling on‑demand in New
York
DHL's New Alliance to Power Global e-Commere for
Retailers and Brands
Amazon breaks ground on $325 million Bessemer, AL
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Anaheim, CA: Couple suspected of high-end liquor
thefts from 55 Ralphs locations throughout SoCal
The Aug. 11 theft at the Ralph's supermarket in Anaheim was brazen. During the
after-work rush hour, at 5:40 p.m., thieves made off with $1,600 worth of
high-end liquor from the store at 711 S. Weir Canyon Rd. They used a burglary
tool to break into a locked display cabinet in the alcohol aisle when no one was
looking. They then removed several bottles from boxes and placed the boxes back
in the cabinet, went to a different aisle, and used a special tool to pull
security labels off the bottle caps.
 Then
they put the bottles in bags they had brought into the store, and then split.
The two weren't concerned about surveillance cameras, apparently - just store
alarms. Anaheim PD Officer Robert Lopez, a detective on the agency's
Burglary/Auto Theft Detail, was assigned the case Aug. 17. That case would turn
into a much broader one involving a husband and wife with L.A. gang ties who are
suspected of stealing expensive booze from 55 Ralphs supermarkets throughout
Southern California over a 10-month period, culminating in a courthouse chase in
San Diego straight out of the movies.
"It was like a spider web that kept on growing," Lopez said of the series of
liquor thefts at Ralphs supermarkets, about a dozen of which occurred in Orange
County -including at least two in Anaheim. The hooch heists, which began in
October 2017, stretched from San Diego to Santa Barbara counties and east to
Palm Springs. A handful of times in Palm Springs, the thieves walked into the
same store three times to unload the pilfered goods into their car, and go back
inside to steal more.
The thieves made off with between $200 and $6,000 worth of high-end liquor -
including the labels VSOP, Grey Goose, Cîroc, Patron, Hennessy, and Rémy Martin
- during each theft. In all, the thefts amount to a loss to Ralphs in the
thousands of dollars, said Mike Patterson, an Organized Retail Crime
Investigator with Ralphs and Food 4 Less who probes crimes involving people who
steal in bulk from the grocery stores.
behindthebadgeoc.com
Torrance, CA: 3 arrested for $40,000 Burglaries
at a Camera Equipment shop
 Three
suspects have been arrested in connection with multiple burglaries at a Torrance
camera equipment store in August, officials announced Wednesday, Oct. 3. The
investigation began after Torrance police responded to a commercial burglary
alarm at Paul's Photo on Hawthorne Boulevard just past 2 a.m. on Aug. 8. That
night, officers found the front door of the business smashed. They also found a
vehicle next to the business containing over $40,000 worth of stolen camera
equipment, Sgt. Ronald Harris said.
Colomba Contreras, 29, of Argentina was arrested that morning and detectives
began an in-depth investigation, Harris said. About midnight on Aug. 20,
Torrance police responded to another burglary at Paul's Photo. Though multiple
suspects were involved, only one, 37-year-old Hugo Sanchez of Van Nuys, was
taken into custody on suspicion of commercial burglary and being in a stolen
vehicle, Harris said. Detectives then connected 41-year-old Claudio Bravo of
Panorama City to the burglaries using DNA analysis, Harris said.
dailybreeze.com
Woodstock, GA: $16K In Dresses Stolen; Owner is
accusing a former employee of taking dresses, gowns, cash and accessories
The owner of a Woodstock business said a former employee stole cash, dresses,
gowns and accessories valued at more than $16,000 from her shop last month.
According to an incident report released by the Woodstock Police Department, an
officer was dispatched around 12:48 p.m. Sept. 22 to Queen Custom Couture and
met with the owner, who said a former employee stole the apparel and shoes and
$580 in cash. The owner told police said she hired the employee on Aug. 31 to
manage the store, and left to go on a cruise Sept. 16. She left the former
employee in charge to handle the store's day-to-day operations, but has been
unsuccessful in making contact with the woman since returning from her vacation.
patch.com
North Plainfield, NJ: Serial Cell Phone Thieves
wanted by Authorities Statewide; merchandise valued at over $10,000
 Two
men are wanted by state and local authorities for allegedly stealing multiple
cell phones across the state in the past two months. On Aug. 4, two men
reportedly entered the Verizon Wireless Store on Cedar Lane in Teaneck in Bergen
County. The suspects were captured on video surveillance prior to stealing six
cell phones valued at $5,058, New Jersey State Police reported. The two men also
matched the description of the suspects wanted in recent cell phone thefts in
Parsippany, Bergenfield, Paramus, Teterboro, Edison, Jersey City, Clifton,
Hazlet, and North Plainfield. The merchandise stolen has a total value worth
more than $10,000, state police report.
patch.com
Tucson, AZ: 2 Men wanted in $400 TJ Maxx Shoplifting
turned Robbery
The Pima County Sheriff's Department says two men at the TJ Maxx on Oracle Road
loaded a shopping cart with about $400 of items and tried to leave the store
without paying. When confronted, the men tried to push past employees to the
exit. It was then, according to the Sheriff's Department, that a store employee
pushed the shopping cart over to stop the two men. One of them then pushed the
employee, grabbed about $100 worth of items and left.
kgun9.com
Update: Oakland, CA: Teen, 2 men charged in
$30,000 take-over robbery of
T-Mobile store
A 14-year-old boy and two men have been charged in the takeover robbery last
week of a North Oakland cell phone store. Deandre Lennox, 18, Isaiah Blackmon,
20, and the youth all were charged Monday with second-degree robbery and
kidnapping to commit a robbery. They are accused in the Sept. 26 robbery of a
T-Mobile Store, 4937 Telegraph Ave., where more than $30,000 worth of phones and
other items were taken.
eastbaytimes.com
Christiansburg, VA: Former Montgomery County
employee gets 4 year sentence for credit card fraud and theft from Target
A former Montgomery County worker pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a county
credit card to buy power tools, then selling them at a pawn shops. Wesley Eugene
Duncan, 26, of Floyd County, also pleaded guilty to stealing an assortment of
watches, a GoPro camera and other items from the Target in Christiansburg.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert Turk convicted Duncan of felony
charges of embezzlement and shoplifting. Duncan also was convicted of four
misdemeanor counts of shoplifting and two misdemeanor counts of obtaining money
from false pretenses. The judge imposed various terms of incarceration for each
charge, but ordered that they run concurrently so that Duncan was left with a
total four-year prison sentence.
roanoke.com
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Shootings & Deaths
Lakeland, FL: Owner/ City Commissioner shot and
killed Shoplifter at Surplus Store
 Lakeland
Police are investigating a deadly shooting that took place at a military surplus
store. According to Lakeland Police, the shooting happened around 2:32 p.m.
Wednesday at the Vets Army & Navy Surplus on N. Florida Ave. Lakeland police
confirm an altercation inside the store lead to the shooting. When police
arrived on scene, they located a man, 50-year-old Cristobal Lopez, at the
entrance of the store with gunshot wounds. According to statements, Lopez
entered the store with his father. As his father was making a purchase, store
owner Michael Dunn reportedly witnessed Lopez trying to steal a hatchet. Dunn
stopped him and asked if he was going to pay for the item, then a confrontation
ensued. Police confirmed that Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn, who is a
co-owner of the store, shot and killed the suspect.
abcactionnews.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
 Sacramento,
CA: Apple Hires Police To Stand Guard At Stores Amid Rash of Robberies
You might see new faces at Apple stores across the Sacramento region because
Apple has contracted with several local police departments to bring police
officers in as extra security. Apple is contracting with Sacramento police for
tighter security, and so far, it's helped thwart potential robberies. Unfamiliar
but friendly faces now stand behind glass windows at Apple stores in Roseville
and Sacramento. The police officers are paid by Apple and are privately
contracted, no taxpayer dollars at use.
cbslocal.com
Newport, KY: Police arrest 2 men suspected of
stealing $26,000
from Brinks employee
 Police
say the two men accused of stealing cash from a Brinks truck driver in Newport
have been caught. Tyron White, 21, and James Rachel, 19, are believed to be the
men seen in surveillance video. Police have been searching for the pair since
Friday. "Two male subjects went into the Levy at the same time the Brinks was
emptying the machine and replenishing the money in it," said Lt. Paul Kunkel
with the Newport Police Department. Shortly before the Brinks employee arrived,
the surveillance video shows the two men talking to each other for a while.
Then, like clockwork at 9:30 a.m., the two split up. One walked ahead as the
Brinks employee walked up to the ATM machine with the blue bag filled with cash.
"One of the subjects came up from behind and took the bag with more than $26,000
in it and fled," said Kunkel.
fox19.com
Atlanta, GA: 10 arrested in the Mall West End parking lot
following Atlanta Police investigation
Ten men were arrested Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta on various drug and weapons
charges. The group was arrested in the parking lot of the Mall West End in
southwest Atlanta. Police said they have been investigating them for months.
Several undercover purchases of narcotics and weapons led officers to the
suspects. Police said they expect more arrests.
fox5atlanta.com
Spokane, WA: Man wanted for felony assault after
threatening Rite Aid Loss Prevention staff with gun
Spokane Police are searching for a man wanted for second-degree felony assault
after they say he brandished a gun in the face of Rite Aid Loss Prevention staff
Wednesday evening. The altercation occurred at the Rite Aid located in the
Lincoln Heights Shopping Center on E. 29th Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m.
According to SPD, Rite Aid loss prevention staff confronted the man in the store
over merchandise they had seen in his pocket. The man then pulled a gun and made
a death threat toward the staff before leaving the scene.
kxly.com
 Kennewick,
WA: Man used pellet gun to threaten Walmart employees during theft
Kennewick police are trying to identify a man they say pulled a pellet gun on
Walmart employees when he was confronted about not paying for his items. Police
said the man pictured pulled what appeared to be a handgun from his waist
Wednesday around 2:40 p.m. while leaving the store with unpaid merchandise as
Walmart Loss Prevention tried to stop him. The employees backed off and called
911. Police said drivers in the area saw the man tossing the gun in some bushes
near highway, police said. Officers took possession of the gun and determined it
to be a pellet gun that looked real.
keprtv.com
 Phoenix,
AZ: So-called 'Mismatch Bandit' accused of robbing 14 Phoenix businesses
The FBI call him the Mismatch Bandit because he never wears the same outfit
during the crime spree and there appears to be no pattern to the businesses that
he chooses to rob. During the robberies, the man enters the business, goes to
the counter, demands money while displaying a gun in his waistband or simulating
a weapon under his sweatshirt and leaves on foot. He has worn a hooded
sweatshirt, a bandana to cover the lower half of his face, baggy sweatpants and
gray shoes. The stores effected included Goodwill, Subway, CVS, Denny's,
Walgreens, Domino's and Family Dollar.
ktar.com
Cartier in Manhattan and
Long Island: Credit card fraud suspect arrested
On 09/29 NYPD arrested John Crane for Grand Larceny/ID Theft. On multiple
occasions the subject did make purchases using a fraudulent credit card bearing
another name and account information
Atlanta, GA: Search for Burglars behind string of
break-ins
Dearborn, MI: 4 Charged in T- Mobile Armed Robbery
Los Angeles Burglary Ring that targeted Rihanna's home
also planned to hit LeBron James
Midtown Jewelers in Reno, NV reported a Burglary on 10/3,
value to be determined
Piercing Pagoda in the Auburn Outlets, Auburn, WA
reported a Grab & Run on 10/1, item valued at $699
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AT&T - Concord, CA - Robbery
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C-Store - Fresno, CA - Robbery / Assault
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C-Store- Little Rock, AR - Armed Robbery
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Coffee Shop - Reno, NV - Burglary
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Cookie store - Charlotte, NC - Armed Robbery
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Department Store - Reno, NV - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Reno, NV - Burglary
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Liquor Store - Queens, NY - Armed Robbery
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Pawn Shop - Hilton Head, SC - Burglary
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Pharmacy - Marysville, OH - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Lake Charles, LA - Burglary
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Rite Aid - Spokane, WA - Armed Robbery
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Sprint - Concord, CA - Robbery
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Sprint - Chattanooga, TN - Burglary
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TJ Maxx - Tucson, AZ - Robbery
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Verizon - Pleasant Hills, CA - Robbery
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Walmart - Kennewick, WA - Armed Robbery
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