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In Case
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October's Moving Ups
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New Senior LP's - 9 Appointments - 8 Promotions
Arecont Vision promoted Raul Calderon to
Chief Operating Officer and General Manager
Arecont Vision promoted Kyle Parker to Vice
President, Americas (US, Canada, Mexico, Latin/South America)
Arecont Vision promoted Mitch Fagundes to
Vice President of Global Strategic Accounts
Arecont Vision promoted Sanjit Bardhan to
Vice President of EMEAI
Arecont Vision promoted Paul Tagger to
Managing Director, Europe
BJ's Wholesale Club promoted Brendan
Fitzgerald to Vice President of Asset Protection
CSC Service Works named Dennis Douress, CFI
Director of Loss Prevention
Chewy named Craig Gage Director of Safety
and Loss Prevention
Floor & Decor named Anthony Aloisio, CFI
Loss Prevention Director
Gander Outdoors named Andrew Barborak, CFI
Director of Loss Prevention
Office Depot named Aashish Amin Director,
Strategy and Tech Services
Party City named Ehab Zahran, CFI Director
of Loss Prevention and Safety
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association Alarm
Management Committee appointed Amy Simpson, District VP of Vector
REI named Erika Wolf Senior Market Asset
Protection Manager
SONIC Drive-In named Christie Hale Vice
President of Internal Audit
SSP America promoted Garth Gasse, CFI to
Director, Loss Prevention
Toys R Us promoted Ed Fuentes to Director of
Asset Protection - Investigations
Carlos Perez named Vice President of Marketing
for US Security Associates
Carlos was previously the Vice President of Global Marketing for Checkpoint for
over four years, and before that the Director of Global Marketing for Alpha, who
was acquired by Checkpoint Systems. He's held other marketing positions
including Director of Sales and Marketing for Transitions Optical and Sr.
Product Marketing Manager for Sensormatic. Carlos earned his Bachelors of
Science degree in both Marketing and in business Management from Clemson
University. Congratulations Carlos!
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 ISCPO 2017 Conference: Global Thought leaders
Share Insights on Supply Chain Security
The ISCPO wrapped up another great conference this year in Garland, Texas.
Presenters, attendees, and participating vendors walked away with an
understanding that the Future is Now in the global supply chain, especially
when it comes to Ecommerce, technology, and communication.
Once again, the ISCPO brought together a wide-range of speakers that
provided a plethora of information spanning all sectors within the supply
chain. Leading off as keynote speaker, Stuart Spiegel, Chief Marketing
Officer for Newgistics provided insight proving that the Ecommerce consumer
journey doesn't end after it reaches the consumer's doorstep. In the case of
returns parcels, data transparency is key in providing a
 positive
post-purchase experience for consumers. Participants got a real inside look
at consumer behavior as it relates to how we all are now shopping.
Glenn Master, co-founder of the ISCPO and current Board Director summed it
up best by illustrating the explosive growth of companies who are now doing
business on the internet. Master explained that it is not uncommon for a
package to travel across multiple countries and be handled by numerous
companies on its journey to the consumer. "In essence, we're all in this
together," Master explained. "It's going to be the responsibility for everyone
in Loss Prevention to re-think how they are looking at loss within their own
organization."
Read more here
ISCPO Awards Two Transportation Carriers Ground-Breaking Security Certification
 The International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO) is pleased to
announce two more carriers have been officially awarded the ISCPO Carrier
Certified designation, as part of the ISCPO's Carrier Security Audit &
Certification program.
STAT
Delivery Service Team and
NEWKIRK Logistics Team have achieved full compliance with ISCPO Carrier
Security Requirements, which includes a comprehensive due diligence process and
analysis of various security standards necessary to ensure the integrity of
goods flowing through the carriers and their clients' extended supply chain.
iscpo.org
Thornton, CO Walmart Shooter Arrested After Hours-Long
Manhunt
An anonymous tip helped lead police to suspect accused of fatally
shooting three people inside a Walmart Wednesday evening in Thornton. Scott
Ostrem, 47, walked into the Grant Street Walmart "nonchalantly" and opening fire
with a handgun on a group of people near the cash registers, killing three.
Ostrem was arrested without incident Thursday morning in the area of 72nd
Avenue and Federal Boulevard during what police say was a "high-risk" traffic
stop. A SWAT team used a flash bang as distraction before making the arrest.
Investigators say they have no idea why Ostrem allegedly opened fire, but
they did say the shooting is not known to be an act of terrorism.
Read more from our news alert
9news.com
CONTROLTEK's Steve Sell and Tom Meehan Present the Future of Cash Tracking at
ICCOS Conference in Miami
 Together
with Carrie Wilkie from GS1 and Brand Elverston from Elverston LLC, Steve and
Tom gave the conference attendees a preview of the changes coming to cash in
transit in the near future. They illustrate the present state of cash in transit
with a simple analogy: one can easily track a pizza order on one's smartphone,
but one still can't track a bag full of cash traveling from a bank branch to a
central vault.
Some of the innovation in the cash tracking that our company is working on,
together with our industry partners, involve standardizing tracking across all
parties involved (retailers, armored couriers, banks and the government),
allowing for more efficient and accurate movement of cash. Additionally,
CONTROLTEK is working on incorporation RFID into cash bags for even more
streamlined tracking of cash.
controltekusa.com
Walmart Restorative Justice Initiative
Arlington Police Department Shares Video on Program's Operational Aspects
 As
reported in the Daily earlier this week, Walmart, Corrective Education
Corporation and the Arlington Police Department launched a restorative justice
program in October 2015 that provides an alternative path to incarceration for
low level theft offenders who were apprehended by Walmart loss prevention
associates. Since then, police calls for service at Arlington's three Walmart
locations are down 55 percent and shoplifting / theft arrests are down 65
percent.
Walmart has since implemented Restorative Justice and other crime deterrence
programs in more than 2,000 of its stores, driving a "35% reduction in calls to
law enforcement agencies nationwide, on average."
facebook.com
EOCs Step Up Their Game
Emergency Management Has Changed Dramatically Over the
Years
Modern emergency operations centers are opening across the
country
 Modern
emergency operations centers are opening across the country, complete with
more space and high-tech tools to better serve the public.
Visiting one of the new, state-of-the-art emergency operations centers
emerging across the country means encountering advanced technological tools
situated in a more spacious environment. Safety professionals say these
high-tech centers allow them to better assist the public in quickly navigating
emergency situations.
Technology tends to draw the most attention, but it's generally not the primary
factor driving the construction of a new EOC. Space constraints and expanded
emergency management responsibilities is what motivates staff to campaign for
new facilities.
 Many
contemporary EOCs are anchored by a large main room that glows with
dozens, or perhaps hundreds, of computer monitors located at staff work
stations. Various room layouts exist, but most situate stations so workers face
or easily can view a "smart wall," typically consisting of many smaller
monitors or tiles.
Although it's still rare, a few EOCs use streaming video transmitted by
drones. "We've really pushed areas ... such as GIS," Getter said. "Using the
traditional aircraft and drones for aerial footage ... and comparing them with
the GIS mapping ... has been a tremendous asset. We're going to a whole other
level."
Similarly, geocoding helps distribute messages to select groups of
citizens via wireless emergency alert systems.
Social media is another frequently upgraded area. "Social media has been the
biggest addition to the EOC." Pennsylvania's state agency pushed social
media to the forefront in its new facility.
 High-tech
tools fall short, however, without a solid technological infrastructure. Fast,
disaster-resistant networks are another focus in new EOCs.
Sharing of resources - such as space and technology - among departments
and agencies is a financially beneficial trend prevalent at advanced EOCs.
Safety professionals' increased roles and investments in capital-intensive tools
both have led an increasing number of agencies to scrap the concept of using
separate centers for daily operations and emergency activations.
Emergency situations often unexpectedly require extended responses, but
many existing EOCs are not adequately outfitted for longer-term operations.
That, too, is changing in modern centers.
Designing the facilities to withstand natural disasters and security breaches
further boosts value.
Designing a new EOC doesn't simply involve hiring an architecture firm to figure
out the details. Safety staff report taking an active role in offering ideas to
improve upon their previous facilities by incorporating lessons learned from
past successes and failures.
Many agencies across the country have entered into new territory by constructing
state-of-the art operations centers. But in the end, as Emmett said, "an EOC is
only as good as the people that are in it." govtech.com
CERT Should Be Mandatory
C-CERT Teams In Place?
All too often, businesses and organizations expect that first responders can
get to them quickly in a major disaster.
Too often, businesses and organizations rely on the hope that first responders
will be able to reach them in time during a major disaster. However, the bigger
the disaster, the more strain on limited resources, and the less likely the
government will be able to respond. As a result, it is imperative that
everyone in an organization can use their own resources and skills to take care
of each other.
FEMA maintains the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program as an
official emergency preparedness program. However, there is no obligation or
requirement for schools and employers in high-hazard areas to implement or
maintain such programs on site.
The CERT concept was originally developed following a series of earthquakes in
the U.S. and Puerto Rico that left hundreds dead, injured and without emergency
services. CERT volunteers are educated about disaster preparedness for the
hazards that may impact their area, and CERT trains them in basic disaster
response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization
and disaster medical operations. Local responders can rely on CERTs during
disaster situations, which allows them to focus on more complex tasks.
Yet public education campaigns encouraging participation in CERTs have not been
highly effective or visible.
Without holding schools and businesses accountable, there is a greater
likelihood of loss of life when a catastrophic disaster occurs, such as tornado,
flood or earthquake. By requiring businesses of more
than 150 persons and schools to have a work or campus-based (C-CERT) team in
place, local public safety can focus on other areas [during an
emergency situation]; allowing the affected school/company to be self-sufficient
for a time.
In South San Francisco, biotech companies have been ahead of the game for years,
maintaining on-site search and rescue, medical, hazmat teams, and incident
command teams. In the event of an earthquake, they will be able to rescue and
treat their own staff before help arrives.
Companies need to be able to take care of their own people, and in earthquake
territory, it is irresponsible not to require all corporations and educational
institutions to have response programs in place.
govtech.com
Teamwork with NYPD Brings Some Relief
to Duane Reade store
hit hard by Shoplifters
 The
managers who run one of Lower Manhattan's most shoplifted stores had come to say
thanks. The two-level Duane Reade at 250 Broadway has been a notorious victim of
thefts, with routine pilferage of large quantities of diet pills, cold
medicines, perfumes, makeup and more. But at a recent meeting of the 1st
Precinct's Community Council-a monthly gathering that routinely draws complaints
from residents about safety and quality-of-life concerns-Joe Losos, district
manager for the 13 Duane Reades below Canal Street, and Arssath Uthumalebbe,
manager of the store, stood up to offer praise for the precinct's help.
tribecatrib.com
Thieves are breaking into Florida gun
stores, often in brazen ways
The
Ford pickup pulled into the strip mall parking lot just before 3 a.m., its
headlights reflecting on the glass exterior of the Tampa Arms Company. The truck
sped forward, shattering the shop's entrance. Grainy black-and-white security
video captured what happened next: As the truck backed out, at least a dozen
people in hoodies rushed in, jumping over counters and tearing guns off the
walls. They grabbed 36 guns and vanished within a minute.
 Brazen heists have been committed at gun shops across Florida: Criminals
hammered holes into concrete walls, looted stores after a hurricane and ripped
security gates from doors. In Florida, more than four times as many firearms
were stolen during gun dealer burglaries in 2016 than in 2012, according to data
from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. During
those years, licensed gun dealers, called federal firearms licensees by the ATF,
reported 156 burglaries. The Times and Reveal examined 18 months of burglary
reports from break-ins that each resulted in at least 10 stolen weapons. In at
least 13 of the 20 break-ins analyzed, the guns were sitting in display cases or
hanging from walls.
revealnews.org
Influx of Seasonal Help - Are They Trained?
Preventing Workplace Violence: Train Employees for a Safer Workplace
Even the best workplace security plan is ineffective if no one knows about it.
That doesn't mean employers need to walk their staff through a security plan in
detail. Rather, it means they should make sure that employees are trained on
their roles in the plan and that they understand what to do in an emergency. All
employers should have their employees watch the
FBI's video "Run. Hide. Fight."
Employers must make sure that the written plan is disseminated to all workers
through multiple means, including printing the plan in the employee handbook,
posting it on workplace bulletin boards and giving it to employees on a card
they can carry in their wallets.
shrm.org
Sexual Harassment Claims Making Headlines
Virtually Daily
Sexual Harassment Training Should Be Separate for Managers and Rank and File
Managers and the rank and file need to be told different things during sexual
harassment training, so keep their training separate.
Employees need to know the basics on respectful and professional behavior and
where to turn if they are the victims of sexual harassment, legal experts say.
Managerial training should focus on how to end disrespectful conduct, how to
avoid liability, how to handle complaints, the investigation process and
anti-retaliation rules.
Training
may not prevent all sexual harassment, but legal experts say it does prevent
some. And under
the Faragher-Ellerth defense, training, in addition to steps to timely
correct sexual harassment, can be an effective way to avoid liability if there
is a lawsuit.
Plus, some employment practice liability insurance (EPLI) providers will reduce
premiums for a company that provides harassment training. In some cases,
training may be required to be insured.
Editor's Note: Given all of the recent headlines and the influx of
seasonal help it might be wise to consider reviewing an abbreviated program or
at least a corporate communication, understanding the season we're in. shrm.org
SAFETY ALERT: Nearly 38 Million Fire
Extinguishers Recalled
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a massive fire extinguisher
recall covering nearly 38 million Kidde extinguishers.
The commission says 37.8 million fire extinguishers could malfunction during a
fire emergency. "The fire extinguishers can become clogged or require excessive
force to discharge and can fail to activate during a fire emergency," the
website says. "In addition, the nozzle can detach with enough force to pose an
impact hazard."
The recall involves 134 models of Kidde fire extinguishers manufactured between
Jan. 1, 1973, and Aug. 15, 2017, and includes models that were previously
recalled in March 2009 and February 2015.
There have been 391 reports of extinguishers malfunctioning, resulting in 16
injuries and one reported death.
myfox8.com
Hudson's Bay Gets Unsolicited $3.5B Offer for
German Division
Whole Foods "National Hiring Day" - hiring 6,000
today!
Michael Kors Completes Acquisition of Jimmy Choo
Simon Property plots growth, considers sale -
Property Owner Wants Out?
Appleton, Wis., Based Book World to close all 45
stores
Pirch shutters all non-California stores
Holiday jobs shifting from stores to warehouses
Cato October Comp's down 7%
Quarterly Results
Alibaba Q2 sales up 61%, cloud business up 99%
Wayfair Q3 sales up 39%, direct retail sales up 42%, membership up 39%
Yum Brands Q3 worldwide comp's up 3%, sales up 6%
Canada's Indigo Books & Music Q2 comp's up 2.8%, sales up 3.5%
Shake Shack Q3 comp's up 1.6%, sales up 26.9%
The Cheesecake Factory Q3 comp's down 2.3%, revenue down 0.8%
The Buckle Q3 comp's down 5.9%, net sales down 6.2%
Ralph Lauren Q2 North American retail comp's down 9%, Europe comp's down 6%,
Asia comp's up 3%, net revenue down 9%
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How CONTROLTEK's Professional Services Group Removes Obstacles for LP Teams
CONTROLTEK's goal is to make its customers' lives easier. This is why the
company has assembled a team of retail and technology experts who know how to
make a new technology solution work in the retail environment. This group, named
LP Professional Services, has three functions that LP teams have been asking
for:
 Working With Your IT Department
Nothing can slow down the deployment of a new loss prevention system like the IT
approval processes. Fortunately, CONTROLTEK's technology and retail veterans
have been through the process many times before, and can help in filling out the
documents, risk assessment and threat analysis. They speak the same language as
your IT department and can work with them side-by-side to assist in the
deployment of your new solution so that you can concentrate on your work and not
worry about the technical side of things.
ROI Analysis and Documentation
To help you win the approval and budget in the boardroom, CONTROLTEK's
Professional Services team uses industry data to help create a substantiated ROI
story. Through use cases and ROI calculations, it can help your organization
understand how the investment will impact the bottom line in expected and often
unexpected ways: from lower shrink, to better inventory management, merchandise
availability, and the resulting sales lift and customer retention.
Training of Your Associates
CONTROLTEK knows that one of the keys to a successful adoption of a new solution
is training. This is why its team works directly with your AP team or training
department to develop materials on proper application and removal of tags, use
of systems and any other solutions. The Professional Services team is ready to
help throughout the process with videos, cheat sheets, webinars, and is
available to answer questions as they come up.
The services of CONTROLTEK's Professional Services team are included in any
medium and large scale deployment of LP systems, and constitute an added value
that might be the reason why CONTROLTEK is perhaps the fastest growing solutions
provider in the retail space.
To learn more about CONTROLTEK,
click here.
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Hilton Hotels fined $700,000 for credit card data
breaches
Took too long to report & Inadequate Security
The company behind Hilton Hotels is paying a $700,000 fine after being
accused of mishandling two separate credit card data breaches.
The attacks were in 2014 and 2015. More than 363,000 accounts were put at
risk, although it remains unclear whether the perpetrators managed to extract
any details.
US government investigators said the firm had taken too long to warn
customers and had lacked adequate security measures.
The penalty will be divided between the states of New York and Vermont. Their
attorney generals agreed the settlement with the company, which operates
properties under the Waldorf Astoria, Conrad Hotels and DoubleTree brands in
addition to Hilton.
The first of the two cases was discovered in February 2015 and the second
incident found in July 2015. Hilton only notified the public
about the breaches in November 2015, which was more than nine months after
the first discovery and more than three months after the second.
Although the Virginia-headquartered firm still maintains it found no proof that
any data had been stolen in either case, the attorney generals noted that the
intruders had used anti-forensic tools that had made it impossible to determine
exactly what had been done.
As part of the settlement, Hilton has promised to disclose future breaches
more quickly and to perform regular security tests, among other enhanced safety
efforts.
bbc.com
RILA comments on House Hearings on data security and consumer privacy
In response to hearings held Wednesday in the House Financial Services and
Energy and Commerce Committees focusing on data security and consumer privacy,
the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement:
 "Consumer
privacy and data security are top priorities for America's retailers," said
Nicholas Ahrens, vice president of privacy and cybersecurity for RILA. "As
retail and technology converge, maintaining customer trust is the bedrock of the
retail business model. That's why retailers have long advocated for federal
legislation that addresses federal data security standards and data breach
notice requirements.
"Today's hearings are an encouraging sign that Congress is taking these issues
seriously and working towards a solution. Retailers embrace the careful
stewardship of customer data not only because maintaining customer trust is a
core business imperative, but because it is the right thing to do. RILA stands
ready to work with Congress to find a solution that protects consumers while
providing reasonable guide rails to help businesses maintain and deepen customer
trust relationships."
eprretailnews.com
What the CEOs Are Reading - The Robin Report
Cryptocurrency - Game Changer or Disaster in Waiting?
Retail Disruptor?
The question is whether cryptocurrencies - decentralized, encrypted,
peer-to-peer digital money that exists outside the realm of banks - will be
adopted by the public at large.
Proponents and detractors alike say it has the potential to be the next killer
app in the financial world and yet another retail disruptor.
At its core, digital currency is nothing but software. What happens to the
global currency markets, or retailers, when its hacked? And it's inevitable
that it will be.
At this point, many are hoping that cryptocurrencies will come into
widespread use in the marketplace, including retail. The method that will
allow this to happen is blockchain technology.
The four pillars of blockchain technology are security, transparency, trust
and speed. This makes it a strong vehicle for online shopping. And since
blockchain involves a network of decentralized computers, it can eliminate
third party payment processors, thereby lowering transaction costs.
Blocking Counterfeit Goods
Blockchains are also being considered as an encrypted registry for products that
could eliminate counterfeiting and fraud in high-value items like art,
antiques, diamonds, which would use smart tags to authenticate products. It
might not stop counterfeit goods on Canal Street, but it's a start.
therobinreport.com
Office 365 Missed 34,000 Phishing Emails Last
Month
Microsoft Office 365 missed 9.3% emails containing spam, phishing, and malware
from the beginning of September through early October, report Cyren researchers,
who analyzed 10.7 million messages.
darkreading.com
New POS terminals help business owners improve customer service with touchscreen-based
apps
The newest addition to TD Merchant Solutions' point-of-sale (POS) portfolio,
Paris-based Ingenico Group's Telium Tetra line of smart terminals features a
touchscreen that allows business owners and their customers to access HTML5
retail apps on the terminal itself.
The result: A modern smartphone-like customer experience platform that can be a
boon to not only the retailers that use them, but to neighbouring businesses as
well.
itworldcanada.com
Amazon just bought three domain names related to cryptocurrency
iPhone X Video Review: Testing (and Tricking) FaceID
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#4 Episode
from 'Live in DC'
at NRF Protect 2017
Asset Protection Solutions
- Creating the Future with CONTROLTEK
In this LPNN episode, we sit down with Steve Sell, Vice President, Global
Sales & Marketing, and Tom Meehan, Chief Strategy Officer & Chief
Information Security Officer, for
CONTROLTEK.
Learn why one top LP executive moved over to the solution provider community,
what drove his decision process, how retail LP prepared him for it, why he chose
CONTROLTEK, and why CONTROLTEK chose him.
View all episodes from 'Live in DC' here
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The Alibaba Warehouse Where Fake Goods Go to Die
Armed with big data and vast budgets, the e-commerce giant is fighting an
endless game of cat and mouse with crooked sellers
Every day, Alibaba's spot-checkers purchase a batch of suspected counterfeits on
Taobao, the company's eBay-like shopping platform. To ensure that sellers
don't smell a rat, the goods aren't delivered directly to Alibaba's offices.
Instead, they are forwarded through a series of addresses before eventually
arriving at the company.
To guarantee that the goods aren't switched out, spot-checkers are required
to open each package on camera. Then, the actual verification process is
carried out either by Alibaba's in-house authentication department or by an
expert third-party organization. Proving the authenticity of foreign goods
sometimes requires employees to physically take products abroad for verification
before bringing them back to China for storage.
If the inspection reveals a product is counterfeit, Alibaba has a number of
targeted penalties at its disposal. These naturally include lawsuits and store
shutdowns, but sometimes involve a softer approach such as telling sellers to
change their ways or face prosecution.
Purchasing suspected fakes and verifying their authenticity is an expensive
process, costing Alibaba about 100 million yuan a year. To protect the
evidence in its warehouses, the company has installed 20 security cameras in
each of them and monitors them around the clock.
Around half of the products that Alibaba's anti-fake team examine are eventually
confirmed as truly counterfeit. This relatively high accuracy rate can be
attributed to the development of the company's Product Brain program, which
was publicly unveiled for the first time at its September quarterly briefing.
The program uses big data and cloud computing technology to evaluate merchandise
listings on Alibaba's platforms.
sixthtone.com
How to Beat Counterfeits and Police Your
Brand
The risk of brand degradation is nothing new (fake Coach purse, anyone)? But
graph brand degradation against price transparency, access to goods,
manufacturing capabilities, dissolving of geographical boundaries and
shipping innovations, and you'll see the risk has increased dramatically.
Brand degradation is getting worse, not better. So, what's a brand to do?
Scrutinize New Channels
Create a Sub-brand or Exclusive
Adopt MAP Monitoring Tools
multichannelmerchant.com
Under Armour's e-commerce gains can't salvage Q3
sales
Direct-to-consumer sales, which include e-commerce, grew 15% year over year
while overall sales decreased 4%.
digitalcommerce360.com
US online sales will hit a record $107 billion
this holiday season
Online Product Reviews Can Boost In-Store Sales
Up To 75%
Package wars: Postal Service offers next-day
Sunday delivery
PayPal Targets Marketplaces, Provides
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Floyd County, GA: 20 charged in statewide C-Store
Burglary Ring
Fifteen men accused of stealing or damaging more than $1.35 million in property
during commercial burglaries across Georgia and into Tennessee are in custody,
charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act. More than
300 arrest warrants have been issued covering burglaries at convenience stores
and other businesses from as far back as 2015. Most of the entries were done by
cutting a hole in the wall of the store with a sledgehammer or concrete saw,
which the task force has as evidence. Floyd County Police Sgt. Brandon Robinson,
who headed up the year-long investigation. Investigators Michael Poppe of the
Gwinnett County Police Department and Jeremy Grindle of the Hall County
Sheriff's Office made up the rest of the full-time team, along with crime
analyst Nick Smith of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
northwestgeorgianews.com
Tampa, FL: $20,000 of merchandise stolen from
SOHO Cycling
The owner, Michelle Gobea, was notified early Wednesday morning that someone
broke into the business by breaking a glass window. Gobea said the shop just
reopened five days ago after a re-grand opening that opened a small boutique in
the front of the store, along with a remodel of the shop. As of now, it appears
the two possible suspects were caught on camera before cutting the power to the
store, disabling the security cameras.
abcactionnews.com
Incline Village, NV: $15,000 in wine stolen from
Raley's grocery store
A man came to the Raley's market on Tahoe Boulevard on Monday, Oct. 23, between
6:45 and 7 p.m., the sheriff's office said in a statement. He took 55 bottles of
high-end wine, including 23 bottles of Caymus 2013 Special Select Cabernet,
valued at more than $165 per bottle.
mynews4.com
Louisville, KY: Police say Victoria's Secret was target of
choice for Serial Thief
Jalen Sanders stole merchandise from the Victoria's Secret store at the
Jefferson Mall on at least four different occasions. Officers describe his
behavior as "an ongoing pattern of retail theft," and say he took a total of
$2,482 during four of his theft sprees.
wdrb.com
Muhlenberg Township, PA: Couple swiped over $500 in baby
formula from Walmart
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Shootings & Deaths
 Detroit,
MI: Police search for 2 women after 75 year old Manager was shot and killed
during robbery at O'Reilly Auto Parts
Police are searching for two women in connection with the fatal shooting of an
employee at an auto parts store in Detroit. The homicide investigation is
underway at the O'Reilly Auto Parts store on Schaefer Highway in northwest
Detroit, police said. Police said two young women walked into the store and
walked around before going behind the counter. Surveillance video shows them
taking the money and running out. As they were leaving, one of the women shot
the 75-year-old manager in the head. He died from the gunshot wound.
clickondetroit.com
San Antonio, TX: Suspect arrested in fatal shooting outside convenience
store
Robberies & Thefts
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Summit, MO: Shoplifter shoots at Dollar General employee who chased him after
theft
Franklin County Sheriff's detectives are searching for a shoplifter who shot at
a store employee after stealing more than $100 in laundry detergent. The theft
happened at the Dollar General store in Gray Summit Tuesday around 12:30 p.m.
Assistant store manager Melody Whitley told News 4 the thief set off an alarm
when he ran out the back of the store with a basket loaded with laundry
detergent. Whitley said she chased after the thief in hopes of getting his
license plate number but abruptly stopped after he pointed a gun out the window
and started shooting at her.
kmov.com
Bedford County, VA: Officials warn of scammers
posing as Walgreens,
CVS employees
It has been reported that citizens are receiving phone calls from Walgreens or
CVS Pharmacy saying that you have a prescription ready at a pharmacy that is not
normally your regular pharmacy. The caller pretends to be an employee of
Walgreens or CVS and says "We are attempting to verify information for a pending
prescription". If the potential victim continues the call, they will ask for
driver's license information, social security, insurance information, and other
personal identifying information.
wset.com
Thornwood, NY: Two NYC men face Federal charges stemming
from multiple Verizon Wireless Armed Robberies
Fort Collins, CO: Smash & Grab burglar causes $250,000 in
damages to multiple Liquor Stores
Denton, TX: Teens arrested in connection with Two Domino's
Pizza delivery driver robberies
Piercing Pagoda in the Arizona Mills Mall, Tempe, AZ
reported a Grab & Run on 10/31, items valued at $1799
Sentencings, Arrests, Charges
Chicago, IL: Gang member faces sentencing in
train-guns theft
A federal judge will sentence a Chicago street-gang member for helping to steal
100 new guns from a freight train. Prosecutors described Patrick Edwards before
Thursday's sentencing as a career train burglar. They want a prison sentence of
over 12 years. Edwards and seven others slipped into a Norfolk Southern yard in
2015 to steal the guns. They were en route to Spokane, Washington, from New
Hampshire's Sturm, Ruger & Co.
mcclatchydc.com
Armed Robbery Crew of Three Rob 31 Retail Stores
in Southeast VA
Norfolk, VA man sentenced to 15 yrs for 15 retail armed robberies
Co-conspirators continued robbing 16 more retailers - 31 total
They robbed a Metro PCS, 7-Eleven, Boost Mobile, Tinee Giant, Fast Auto Loan and
Quick N Save stores and various gas stations located in Norfolk, Chesapeake,
Virginia Beach and Hampton. After the 15th robbery, an employees picked Hawkins
out of a photo lineup as the person who robbed the store. Afterwards, Hawkins
was arrested, but his co-conspirators continued the armed robbery spree by
robbing 16 additional stores and gas stations before they were arrested. In
total, they conducted 31 armed robberies of various locations, with over 50
employees as victims of their crimes.
justice.gov
Middletown, CT C-Store operator gets 10 months fed prison
cashing $787,000 in fraudulent tax refund checks
Camden, NJ: Three suspects plead Guilty to 3 Metro PCS
Armed Robberies / Conspiracy in New Jersey
Anne Arundel County, MD: Two charged in 4 Armed Robberies
in Millersville, Annapolis, Edgewater and Glen Burnie
Arson & Fire
Milwaukee, WI: "Everything is gone:" Crews battle large fire at strip
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Skimming
Theft Update
Clarkton, NC: International credit card fraud ring captured with
$37,000 Venezuelan nationals used skimmers to steal identities in
multiple countries
 Two
men traveling on Venezuelan passports were captured Thursday,
Oct. 26, as they were using cloned credit cards to withdraw money
from an ATM in Clarkton. McVicker said the men had more than 326
magnetic cards already cloned. During the course of the
investigation deputies seized a card skimming device and four
laptops.
"The men were staying in a hotel in Conway, S.C.," McVicker said. "We recovered four laptops, a card skimming device, notebooks,
ledgers, over $7,000 in U.S. Currency and over $30,000 in foreign currency."
bladenjournal.com
Tyler, TX: 7th suspect arrested in connection to Texas skimming
operation
Crew hit over 30 stations in Tyler & Smith County
 The
Tyler Police Department located another person involved in a gas
pump skimmer operation. This arrest follows the discovery this
month of three gas pump skimmer devices at Smith County convenience
stores. This is the seventh arrest in Smith County
involving a wave of fraudulent credit card skimming devices that
were placed on gas pumps throughout Tyler and Smith County.
The investigation started in April when there was a spike in the
area of credit card accounts being stolen through the use of gas
pump skimmers. The suspects are accused of being a part of an
organized crime scheme that resulted in more than 15 gas stations
in Tyler and 15 other stations in Smith County falling victim to
credit card skimmers being placed on their gas pumps.
tylerpaper.com
New Florida law bans possession of card skimmers - first state to
ban device
Cumberland County, PA launches initiative to address skimming after
device found
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Franklin, IN: Two skimming devices found inside pumps at busy gas station
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Ashland, OR: Police looking for suspects in debit card skimming case
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Cincinnati, OH: Credit card skimmers found at west side gas pumps
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Wayne Township, PA: Card-Skimming Device Found At Local Gas Pump
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Lamar County, TX: Sheriff's Office warns of skimming-related debit card fraud
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Fargo, ND: Officials warn residents of ATM skimming scam
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Springfield, MA: Skimming device found at ATM, police looking for suspect
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Moreno Valley, CA: Man stole info from 13,000 cards in prolific skimming
operation
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Jefferson County, NY: 2 Men Accused Of Debit Card Skimming
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Springettsbury, PA: Skimming device used at convenience store snags 13 victims |
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St. Augustine, FL: Credit card skimmer pulled from gas pump
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Travis County, TX: Deputies urge drivers to avoid paying at pump to avoid
skimmers
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Lancaster County, PA: More victims of ATM skimming reported
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Rowland Heights, CA: Card skimmer discovered at bank
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Shoreview, MN: Crooks with credit card skimmers hit Twin Cities ATMs
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Mechanicsburg, PA: Skimming device found on bank ATM
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Chapel Hill, TX: Another credit card skimmer found at gas station
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Dyer County, TN: More fuel-pump skimmers reported
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Cape Coral, FL: Police confiscate card skimmer from gas pump
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Texarkana, TX: Authorities intercept credit card skimmers bound for Texarkana |
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C-Store - Yolo County, CA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - White City, OR - Robbery
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C-Store - Sun Valley, NV - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Canton, MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Wichita Falls, TX - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Anchorage, AK - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Godfrey, IL - Armed Robbery
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Domino's Pizza - Tulsa, OK - Armed Robbery
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Foot Locker - Euclid, OH - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Store - Fort Collins, CO - Robbery
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Liquor Store - Tulsa, OK - Burglary
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Liquor Store - Omaha, NE - Armed Robbery/Shooting
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Pharmacy - Bristol Township, PA - Burglary
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Restaurant - Sioux Falls, SD - Armed Robbery
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Rite Aid - Pottstown, PA - Robbery
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SOHO Cycling - Tampa, FL - Burglary
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Spirit Halloween - Stockton, CA - Robbery
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others and collaborate is the difference between a team going from bad to great.
Here's the three traits that make a team outstanding and strong.
Learn how to listen
Don't Underestimate the Power of Your Team
Members True leaders
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their own power, but they are lifting their employees up to better their talents
and the whole organization. Your team has power, so let them shine!
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need to build teams who consistently perform, attain goals and learn from
mistakes. Here's the secret for leaders to build great teams.
Look in the mirror
How to Hire and Develop a Team of A-Players
If you want to attract and hire A-players on your team and in your
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environment. Create a workplace that not only attracts top players but also
encourages them to thrive with these strategies.
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connection - working on that relationship - and approaching your internal and
external customers as just that - customers - is critical if you expect to be
successful. Remembering one key point all the time may help - they don't have to
buy anything you're saying or selling regardless if you're a vendor or an LP
executive. Because at the end of the day, there's always someone else close by
that can offer the same thing you're offering.
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