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Randy Johnson named Corporate Director of Loss Prevention for BMC Stock
Holdings
Before being named Corporate Director of Loss Prevention for BMC Stock
Holdings, Randy spent five years with Performance Food Group as the
Corporate Director of Loss Prevention. Prior to that, he spent more than
4 as the Controller - Shrink at Ferguson Enterprises. Earlier in his
career, he held LP roles with HD Supply, Publix Supermarkets, and
Target. He also proudly served in the United States Army. BMC is an
American construction supply company with corporate headquarters in
Raleigh, North Carolina. The company operates principally in the South
and West regions of the United States and has in excess of 10,000
employees. Congratulations, Randy!
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13th Annual Security 500 Conference
"Most Influential People in Security Honorees"
Honorees (Left to Right):
Rick Lee Morris, Jeff Karpovich, JT Mendoza, Hector Erazo, LPC, CFI,
Tom M. Conley, CPP, CISM, CMAS, Elena Carrington, Michael Gips, J.
Gregory Dunn, Philip Halpin, Dr. Chase C. Cunningham, Scott Starkey,
EIT, JD, CPP, PSP, Matthew Payne, Joseph Ranucci, CPP |
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magazine is pleased to announce the 2019 Most Influential People in Security -
26 top security executives and industry leaders who are positively impacting the
security field, their organization, their colleagues and peers, and the national
and global security landscape.
These security leaders have been nominated by their colleagues and associates,
and were chosen based upon their leadership qualities and overall positive
impact on stakeholders, enterprises, colleagues, constituents and the general
public.
View the full list of honorees here:
securitymagazine.com
Sensormatic RFID Solutions Bring Clear Sightline Into $1.2 Trillion Shrink
Problem
Expanded line of smarter LP helps retailers
gain new insights into key areas of impact
 Johnson
Controls today announced that
Sensormatic Solutions,
its leading global retail solutions portfolio, has expanded its innovative line
of
RFID-based shrink visibility solutions, providing actionable data to help
retailers reduce loss and better manage shrink. Leveraging RFID technology for
smarter loss prevention, Sensormatic shrink visibility integrates multiple
technologies to meet the unique needs of each individual retailer-while helping
decrease shrink based on the source and location of loss.
These new Sensormatic RFID-based electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems
reveal item-level insights into stolen merchandise to help retailers react
effectively to loss conditions. Electronic product code (EPC) information is
captured through connected IoT devices to deliver real-time data, resulting in
improved inventory accuracy and actionable analytics.
Shrink visibility takes loss prevention to the next level with an innovative
portfolio of Sensormatic RFID-based EAS detection systems, which include:
discreet door mounted, overhead to blend into any store environment, and
traditional pedestals. The combination of trusted Sensormatic hardware and
analytics gives retailers unprecedented item-level shrink visibility to impact
key areas of the store, including fitting rooms, transition areas, stockroom and
receiving, points of sale (POS), store exits and the sales floor.
businesswire.com
Avery Dennison to Acquire Smartrac's RFID Inlay Business
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) today announced a definitive agreement to
acquire Smartrac's Transponder (RFID Inlay) Division, for the purchase price of
225 million euros, subject to certain closing and post-closing adjustments. The
division is a leader in the development and manufacture of RFID products, with
2019 estimated global revenue of approximately 125 million euros, or approximately
$140 million, and approximately 900 employees.
businesswire.com
Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records
A
bipartisan movement to do so is under way across the country
Last year lawmakers from both parties in
Pennsylvania
- nudged by an odd-bedfellows coalition of left-leaning activists, unions,
chambers of commerce, Koch Industries and others - voted overwhelmingly to be
the first state to do so. In June it started sealing over 30m records, and will
soon be finished. That spurred others. In March
Utah's
governor signed legislation to clean old records automatically, probably 30,000
cases yearly, amid hopes of boosting the supply of local labour.
California
enacted an automatic clean-slate law last month. That law does nothing to wipe
old records, but at least allows for future expungement, from 2021, for arrests
and less serious crimes.
Michigan is
next on the list.
About 19m Americans have felony convictions.
Millions more have been arrested, charged or convicted for a misdemeanour.
Perhaps one-in-three adults, some 70m-100m people, have a criminal record
reckons the Centre for American Progress, a think-tank.
Researchers say that eight years after someone has committed a violent offence,
or
four years after they have committed a property
one, they are no likelier than anyone else to break the law.
This month in
Michigan several bills passed its
assembly, with broad cross-party support. They should be law within months,
making more crimes eligible to be expunged and implementing automation for old
records from early 2022. Others including
Louisiana,
New York, North Carolina and Washington
will probably opt to go automatic in the coming months. Some, like
Illinois, that are legalising
marijuana are at the same time enacting automatic clean slates for some drug
convictions.
Congress is also likely soon to consider
clean-slate bills for federal records.
Why the bipartisan rush for reform? Polls suggest 70% of voters like clean-slate
efforts, and both parties want ways to shrink prison populations. An activist
who campaigned for this for years says Republicans mostly seek economic gains
from a bigger workforce, while Democrats talk of social fairness and not
criminalising poverty. Happily, the same policy suits both.
More broadly, states fret about putting up economic and other barriers for so
many Americans with records. In recent years
35 states and over 150 cities have passed
"ban-the-box" laws that forbid some
employers (mostly in the public sector) asking job applicants about criminal
records until late in the hiring process.
economist.com
Dollar General to pay $6M settlement in in racial-discrimination lawsuit
over criminal background checks
Major retail-chain Dollar General will be required to pay $6 million and provide
other relief stemming from a class-action discrimination lawsuit, according to a
release Monday from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The lawsuit states Dollar General, the largest small-box discount retailer in
the country, violated federal law by denying employment to African Americans at
a significantly higher rate than Caucasian job applicants for failing the
company's reportedly "broad" criminal-background checks.
New background checks
If Dollar General wants to use the criminal background check during the terms of
the decree, the company will have to hire
a criminology consultant to develop a new criminal background check based on
numerous factors like time of conviction,
number of offenses, nature and gravity of the offense and risk of recidivism.
Once the consultant provides this recommendation, Dollar General will only be
allowed to use the approved criminal background check for its hiring practices.
timesrecordnews.com
Despite Ban-the-Box Laws, Employers Are Still Avoiding Former Inmates
Op-Ed: How California can use technology to wipe the slate clean for millions
with criminal records
Rapid retail hiring may have caused first static US workplace injury rate in
years
2018 marked the first year since 2012 in which the
rate of nonfatal workplace
injuries and illnesses reported by private U.S. employers didn't decline,
according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report published Nov. 7.
Private employers reported a total of 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries
and illnesses last year, which is unchanged from the previous year. But only one
industry sector - retail trade - recorded a year-over-year increase in its
injury and illness rate, BLS said. Strains, sprains and tears were the most
common type of injury or illness experienced by retail trade workers.
The problem has become more pronounced due to the high numbers of seasonal
and temporary workers employers in the industry took on in 2018, Vance said.
Leading retailers are projected to add even more such workers
going into 2019's holiday season. "When you have that, you're going to have
more employees that are not trained as well [and] who are more prone to
injury."
Staff who aren't properly trained in areas like routine cleanup can make
catastrophic mistakes. Employers saw an example of this recently: a
Buffalo Wild Wings employee died earlier this month after inhaling fumes
from a strong cleaning agent, an incident that left 10 others injured,
Massachusetts newspaper The Republican reported.
hrdive.com
Walmart CEO says the biggest 'hazard' for in-home grocery delivery is dogs
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said dogs "big and small" have become a hazard for
those making in-home deliveries for the retailer in three markets. "We have this
place on the app where customers can tell us whether they have a dog or not,"
Mr. McMillon told CNBC. "And sometimes they misinform us about whether the dog
is in the house, or not in the house."
To make deliveries, Walmart said, employees must have at least a year of service
with the company, background checks, motor vehicle record checks and extensive
training.
cnbc.com
D.C. AG sues DoorDash, claiming it misled customers and pocketed workers' tips
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine brought charges against DoorDash on Tuesday,
accusing the company of pocketing tips meant for workers and misleading
customers about where their money was going. Racine is seeking to recover
millions of dollars in tip money customers paid through DoorDash over two years
under its previous model, which the attorney general's office called
"deceptive."
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Relive the IMPACT 2019 experience with the Loss Prevention Research
Council's brief highlights video. Find clips from the different sessions
and events showcasing our amazing community.
Don't forget to save the date for IMPACT
2020, taking place October 4-7!
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Walmart CEO: We've seen 'a little' customer blow-back over our stricter gun and
ammo policies
Macy's stock sinks after reports of a data breach
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is placing a big bet against struggling mall
owners, report says
Apple launching 'Apple Music for Business' to provide music to retail stores
Quarterly Results
Target Q3 comp's up 4.5%, total revenue up 4.7%
Canada's Metro Q4 food comp's up 4.1%, pharmacy comp's up 3.4%, total sales up
3.3%
Ace Hardware Q3 comp's up 3.4%, revenue up 7.2%
Urban Outfitters Q3 comp's up 3%, net sales up 1.4%
Lowe's Q3 comp's up 2.2%, total sales down 0.1%
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There are 4x more fake retailer sites than real ones
Over 100,000 Fake Domains With Valid TLS
Certificates Target Major Retailers
With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, Venafi, a company that
helps organizations secure cryptographic keys and digital certificates, has
conducted an analysis of lookalike domains targeting 20 major retailers in the
United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and France.
The
analysis led to the discovery of 109,045 lookalike domains that use valid
TLS certificates to make them appear more trustworthy. This is more than
double compared to last year and the company has pointed out that only less than
20,000 certificates have been issued for legitimate retail domains.
Of the 109,000 typosquatted domains, nearly 84,000 target retailers in the
U.S., including almost 50,000 domains that imitate one of the country's top
retailers. In the U.K., Venafi identifier nearly 14,000 certificates issued
for fake retailer domains.
securityweek.com
sophos.com
Top 5 Holiday Shopping Season Threats for Retail and Hospitality
The holiday season brings out more than decorations, carols, and hot chocolate.
The drastic influx in retail activity as people scurry to cross items off their
shopping lists means that hackers come out in droves and malicious activity
intensifies around this time of year as well.
Retailers should be aware of some of the most common threats facing their
operations as the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear. Below are the
top five threats that become prominent around the holiday shopping season as
observed by retail and hospitality organizations.
1. Digital skimmers
2. BYOD and internet of things (IoT)
3. Ransomware
4. Social engineering
5. Internal threats
Read more about these threats here:
rhisac.org
Three Predictions for Retail Drone Delivery
The era of drone delivery in retail is finally arriving, but what will it
actually entail?
In recent weeks, both
Walgreens and
CVS have launched historic pilots of "store to door" on-demand drone
delivery. Meanwhile, industry leaders like Amazon and Walmart are actively
developing drone programs of their own. The "dawn of the drone" is here, but how
drone delivery will ultimately unfold in retail is anyone's guess. Here are
three of mine.
 Regulators,
saddle up
Commercial drone flights are heavily regulated by the FAA. Even the broadest
certification, which allows carriers to fly as many drones supported by as many
operators as necessary to meet customer demand, still requires authorization for
each individual delivery operation. The FAA is unlikely to grant delivery
authorizations to the point drones are blocking the sun.
In addition, drones are not the only autonomous delivery vehicle coming of age
in retail. There has been far more activity in piloting ground-based deliveries
via self-driving vehicles and robots, which will undoubtedly account for much of
the driverless delivery traffic that appears to be heading our way.
Think small
Drone delivery is complex. Drones must either land and take off in a very
precise customer delivery zone (which could be as small as a front stoop) or
hover while a package is lowered via winch or simply dropped. This will restrict
where drone deliveries occur geographically. CVS has already said it is eyeing
drone-based delivery of prescription medication as a useful service for rural
areas where customers may not have convenient access to the nearest store.
This complexity, combined with the size dimensions of drones, will also consign
drone deliveries to smaller items. Drug stores, convenience stores and fast-food
restaurants will be much more likely users of drones than consumer electronics
or furniture chains.
Higher standards
Currently, there is little to no uniformity in drone design. The Wing Aviation
drone in the Walgreens pilot resembles a grown-up version of a balsa wood flyer,
while Amazon's Prime Air prototype vaguely conjures the Imperial TIE fighters
from "Star Wars".
Inevitably, retailers will figure out what shapes and sizes best suit drone
deliveries, and industry or even governmental standards bodies will likely
arise. Whatever the future of drone delivery ultimately looks like, its
appearance will have uniformity.
chainstoreage.com
Senate bill would limit law enforcement use of facial recognition
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced a bill last week
that would put some guardrails on the use of facial recognition technology by
federal law enforcement agencies. The
Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act would require law enforcement to
obtain a warrant (except in exigent
circumstances) to use facial recognition as part of the "ongoing public
surveillance of an individual." It would also require that any such warrant last
a maximum of 30 days and the technology be used "in such a way as to minimize
the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of information about the
individuals other than those for whom there was probable cause to seek the
covered court order obtained."
fedscoop.com
Amazon uses aggregated seller data to help business, it tells lawmakers
Amazon.com Inc uses "aggregated data" from sellers in its third-party
marketplace to improve its overall business, the online retailer said in
response to a congressional antitrust probe that could raise concerns
with such sellers. Such data, also culled from public sources and Amazon's
first-party sales, is available to the company's retail and private brand teams,
it said in an Oct. 11 document released by the U.S. House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Data on individual sellers is not used to
improve Amazon's business, the company said, and its teams do not use seller
data to launch, source or price private label products, which number about
158,000.
reuters.com
82% of SMB execs expect employees to put business devices at risk with holiday
shopping
'Juice Jacking' Criminals Use Public USB Chargers to Steal Data
DDoS Attacks Up Sharply in Third Quarter of 2019
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A crime of opportunity: Why some shoppers steal at self-checkout
Average people may be able to rationalize
their behaviour as 'part-time thieves'
 Self-checkout
theft is an
acknowledged problem, but what's less talked about is who's committing the
crime. Turns out, it may be someone you know - even you. Perhaps an item you
tried to scan didn't have a barcode, so - pressed for time - you slipped it into
your bag without paying, instead of flagging down a store employee for
assistance. U.K. criminologist Adrian Beck calls this a crime of opportunity,
one that's turning average shoppers into "part-time thieves."
From 2016 to 2018, Beck studied retail sales losses caused by self-checkout
theft and honest mistakes made by customers scanning their own items. The
emeritus professor at the University of Leicester said it's hard to
differentiate between the two acts, because a customer's intent is unknown.
Beck's research included interviewing and gathering data from 13 major U.K. and
U.S. retailers such as Walmart and Target.
Based on his findings, he estimates a large retailer with half its
transactions being processed through self-checkout can expect added losses in
the millions of dollars.
Loblaws said that it has implemented effective security measures and doesn't see
a difference in theft rates when customers use self-checkout rather than going
through a cashier. The Retail Council of Canada said it doesn't have specific
data on self-checkout theft, but believes the problem is small compared to the
more calculated crime of shoplifters concealing items and exiting.
But Beck warns self-checkout theft could grow as retailers add machines to
save labour costs, and unscrupulous shoppers become more savvy.
cbc.ca
Union wants policy changes, more police in grocery stores to address shoplifting
Shoplifting has become such a problem at Winnipeg-area grocery stores that a
union representing retail workers is calling for changes to improve safety and
reduce theft. Employees are advised not to intervene in thefts, said Jeff
Traeger, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832, so he
thinks more police in stores are needed to solve the problem.
UFCW also represents the security guards working at the stores, who
Traeger said are "visual deterrents" but have no authority to actually stop
anybody engaged in a theft. The union represents 8,000 employees in Manitoba who
work at Red River Co-op and the stores underneath the Loblaw brand, including
the Real Canadian Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart, Extra Foods and No Frills.
Unlike Liquor Marts, where people have been swiping from shelves, at grocery
stores thieves have been accessing back rooms, Traeger said.
Loblaw officials said they do occasionally use company-paid Winnipeg police
officers but did not say whether that is something they would do more
frequently.
cbc.ca
Fired for confronting store criminals?
Superstore manager terminated after altercations with violent customers
 The
Real Canadian Superstore's parent company is standing behind its decision to
fire a long-serving employee at its Prince Albert store, after he was involved
in altercations with two customers - including an alleged shoplifter who he
says pulled a knife on him. He was also the manager on duty when a naked man
who Long believed to be high on drugs burst into the store and caused damage in
March.
Following the second incident, Long was fired from his position at Superstore on
Sept. 17. He said he was told he was fired with cause. When contacted, Loblaw,
Superstore's parent company, said a strict policy on apprehensions is in
place at their stores. "While we appreciate the sentiment behind his
efforts, the colleague in question had violated our policy in the past and had
been formally warned of the consequences for additional violations," the
statement from Loblaw said.
cbc.ca
Manitoba developing new measures to deal with 'swarm thefts'
Protesters March on Canada Goose Store in Vancouver
 Hornby
Street shoppers got a surprise last Friday evening from PETA supporters and
members of Direct Action Everywhere's Vancouver chapter, who marched to the
local Canada Goose store in order to urge shoppers not to buy the retailer's
coats made with coyote fur and goose down. "Every Canada Goose coat represents
the suffering of coyotes who were caught in painful steel traps and geese who
were violently killed," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "PETA
is calling on shoppers to steer clear of Canada Goose as long as it continues to
profit from animal suffering and death."
peta.org
Loblaw streamlines BOPIS even more with 12,000 sq. ft. facility
-Assembling orders of up to 60 items within minutes - at 99.9% accuracy
Walmart Canada launching blockchain-based freight & payment network
Costco warns of fake coupon 'scam' circulating on social media
Tech startups join race against Amazon Go for cashierless shopping
Lowe's Canada stores deemed underperforming, 34 locations set to close
Williams Sonoma to Exit Quebec Amid Multiple Store Closures in Canada
Penticton, BC: Police watchdog looking into death of shoplifting suspect
A man recently arrested by Penticton RCMP for shoplifting has died in custody
and now the province's police watchdog has begun an investigation. The
Independent Investigations Office of B.C. announced today, Nov. 18, it is
investigating after a suspected shoplifter died in hospital. The man was
arrested by Penticton RCMP on the morning of Nov. 8 following a theft from a
store in Penticton, according to a media release. The unidentified man resisted
arrest, sustaining a minor head injury and was taken to hospital. The suspect
later left the hospital and had to be returned later by police. The man
was admitted to hospital again where his condition deteriorated. He died six
days later on Nov. 14.
infotel.ca
Mission, BC: Thieves rip door off business and steal $50,000 worth of equipment
 Pascal
Deissner, owner of Mission's Prospect Outdoor Equipment, figures the thieves
that hit his business - and boy, did they hit it - made off with about $50,000
of merchandise during the two break-ins. The first theft occurred in the early
morning of Nov. 9. Surveillance-video footage shows three masked men bashing
through the store's front door with a sledgehammer and then grabbing all they
could carry during a three-minute stealing spree inside the store. The thieves
returned, along with a fourth masked man, on Nov. 15 to carry out an even more
brazen robbery as they used a truck to remove the store's entire front entrance.
"It proved an even more fruitful visit," said Deissner, who figures he'll need
to spend another $20,000 to repair the damage caused by the thieves.
vancouversun.com
Belleville, ON: Store owner speaks out about violent attack and attempted
robbery
Brockville, ON: Man tried to steal $1,050 in merchandise from Real Canadian
Superstore
Barrie, ON: Police searching for suspect following reported Circle K assault,
theft
Steinbach, MB: RCMP nab store theft suspects
Tecumseh, ON: OPP hope video will help nab Subway robbery suspect
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Technology: Redefining Loss Prevention
The Future
of LP/AP
Mike Lamb, VP of AP, Kroger
Mark Stinde, SVP of AP, JCPenney
Kevin Colman, Group VP of AP, Macy's
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With retail rolling out a multitude of new technologies faster than ever before,
how are the core LP/AP executives in the store and at corporate being impacted?
How involved are we in these rollouts on the front end? And on the back end,
does it change the essence of LP's training, awareness, and investigative
abilities?
With e-commerce fraud growing and a number of LP/AP executives now managing
those processes, we now have a slight, invisible merging of IT Security and Loss
Prevention that is being talked about. How far will this evolve?
In this roundtable discussion, three industry leaders share their perspectives
on how technology is impacting LP's role now and in the future. |
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Joe & Amber Share
LinkedIn Advice
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Black Friday 2019:
How online scammers use gift cards, hot toy deals to trick you
Retailers are being warned that sophisticated scammers could target online Black
Friday deals in highly automated schemes that use fraudulent accounts created
with stolen data and fictitious identities.
The goal would be to scoop up door-buster deals or special coupons and deplete
the inventories of hot merchandise for the holidays, according to Shannon Wu-Lebron,
senior director of retail for TransUnion's diversified markets group.
Once the fraudsters use fake credit cards or hijacked accounts to order the
stuff at bargain prices, they'll turn around to sell the popular toys, TVs or
other deals on online marketplaces and elsewhere at inflated prices.
About 75% of shoppers plan to do half or more of their holiday shopping online,
according to TransUnion's 2019 Holiday Retail Fraud Survey, released Nov. 19. Of
that group, 46% worry about becoming a victim of fraud.
Here are tips to stay safe:
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RETHINK Retail Podcast with Tony D'Onofrio: Alibaba's Singles' Day sales,
Amazon's upcoming grocery store, Nike cuts ties with Amazon
 In
a new podcast with RETHINK Retail, TD Insights CEO Tony D'Onofrio
discusses Alibaba's Singles Day in China (the largest shopping day in the world
completed November 11 in which Alibaba sold $38.4 billion in 24 hours), Amazon
planning to open a new supermarket format outside of Whole Foods, and insights
into why Nike is leaving the Amazon shopping platform.
Click here to listen.
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Update: Chicago, IL: More charges for Round Lake brothers accused of stealing
from Home Depot stores across the suburbs
 The
brothers Miotke now face more serious charges of continuing financial crimes
enterprise related to alleged thefts from Home Depot stores throughout Cook,
DuPage, Will, Kendall and Lake counties. A DuPage County grand jury on Nov. 19
indicted Michael R. Miotke on 34 counts of retail theft, 32 counts of burglary,
two counts of theft by deception and one count of continuing financial crimes
enterprise. John J. Miotke is charged with nine counts of retail theft, two of
theft by deception, seven of burglary and one of continuing financial crimes
enterprise. The indictments allege John Miotke stole a DeWalt pressure washer,
LED lights, vinyl flooring and Honda lawn mowers. Michael Miotke is alleged to
have taken DeWalt pressure washers, Toro snowblowers, Honda lawn mowers,
laminate flooring, vinyl flooring, lights, laser projectors and a Weber grill.
The indictments say the thefts happened at Home Depot stores in Downers Grove,
Carol Stream, Woodridge, Glendale Heights, Oak Lawn, Schaumburg, Bartlett, Mount
Prospect, Naperville, Northlake, Niles, Mundelein, Oakbrook Terrace, Oswego,
Ingleside, Lake Zurich, Gurnee, Alsip, Elgin, Calumet City, Countryside,
Shorewood, Homer Glen and Elk Grove Village.
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Lancaster, PA: Couple tied to 9 thefts at Giant Food
Police have identified a man they say stole more than $1,200 worth of
merchandise during nine trips to the same grocery store. Manheim
Township police are looking for 33-year-old Norman Clifton-Coleman and
32-year-old Robin Greiner, both of Lancaster. They say Clifton-Coleman
was responsible for the series of thefts at the Giant Food Store at 1360
Columbia Avenue in Lancaster Township between Sept. 11 and Oct. 4.
Police have warrants charging the pair with theft.
abc27.com
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Laurel County, KY: Walmart apprehends Female Shoplifting Felon, wanted in
Virginia and Kentucky
Show Low, AZ: 4 Arrested in Walmart Knife point Robbery, merchandise valued at
$2,500
Newport, VT: Smash and Grab Suspects steal 13 Chainsaws and John Deere parts
Chattanooga, TN: Thieving Couple Get $1,130 In Items From Burlington Store
Update: Menomonee Falls, WI: Man pleads guilty to stealing 24 bottles of
Hennessy from Costco
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Shootings & Deaths
Houston, TX: 3 shot during massive brawl in northeast Harris County strip mall
 Several
women were shot early Tuesday inside a car during a massive brawl in a northeast
Harris County retail center. Up to 60 people were involved in the brawl, at
least one of whom pulled a gun and started shooting, Ecke said. Three women who
were involved in the altercation were each shot amid the gunfire, all of whom
piled into a car and fled the strip center to safety with the help of another
woman, who was not shot, Ecke said.
They spotted a pair of deputies who were investigating an unrelated vandalism
case at a gas station at the Eastex Freeway and Aldine Bender and flagged them
down for help. Paramedics rushed to the service station and took all three
women, all in their late teens to early 20s, to nearby hospitals, Ecke said.
chron.com
Carson City, NV: Burglary suspect dies after falling through roof of a salon
A burglary suspect was found dead inside Cutting Edge Salon in Carson City on
Sunday morning after he fell through the roof and hit the ground, according to
the Carson City Sheriff's Office. Detective said Ronald Edward Kidd was found
unresponsive on the ground inside the salon. Burglary tools were found in a bag
he was carrying. Kidd has a large record for theft and robbery.
foxreno.com
Willis, TX: Brink's Armored Truck Guard shot and killed Robbery Suspect outside
of Chase Bank
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Charlotte, NC: Panhandler stabbed a customer inside Lowe's
 A
southwest Charlotte Lowe's has reopened Wednesday after police said a man was
stabbed inside the store Tuesday morning. Witnesses told Channel 9 an aggressive
panhandler stabbed the victim after a confrontation inside the Lowe's on South
Tryon Street near Arrowood Road around 11:30 a.m. Authorities said the suspect,
24-year-old Justin Campbell started asking for money, then demanded it from the
victim, who was shopping.
Moments later, police said Campbell pulled out a saw used for cutting drywall
and stabbed the victim at least half a dozen times near his head and neck. The
victim was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. Campbell was arrested
and charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon
with the intent to kill or cause severe injury and communicating threats.
wsoctv.com
Spirit Lake, IA: Suspect in C-Store stabbing still at large, victim in good
condition
 In
Spirit Lake, Iowa the search continues for a suspect in a stabbing Monday night.
The suspect, 43-year-old Teangelo Grice of Spirit Lake, allegedly stabbed a
woman inside the Kum and Go store around 11:pm Monday night. Grice is wanted on
six charges, including Attempted Murder, False Imprisonment and Violation of a
No Contact Order.
ktiv.com
Denver, CO: FBI searching for serial robber who hit 5 metro Denver businesses;
tied to over 12 nationwide
Stockton, CA: 50 Arrested, Dozens Of Guns Seized In Operation Targeting Norteño
Gang
Canton, OH: 5 Armed Robberies in 13 hours terrify workers, customers
Westerly, CT: Home Depot employee charged with Felony theft of nearly $7,000
Lancaster County, PA: Weis Market employee charged with $7,000 cash theft
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Beauty Salon - Carson
City, CA - Burglary
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Beauty Supply - Long
Beach, CA - Burglary
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C-Store - Fresno, CA -
Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Canton, OH -
Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Sulphur
Springs, TX - Burglary
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Dollar General -
Trotwood, OH - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Miami,
FL - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station -
Schenectady, NY - Armed Robbery
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Grocery - Montgomery,
AL - Robbery
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Hardware - Newport, VT
- Burglary
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Jewelry - Dayville, CT -Robbery
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Jewelry - Annapolis, MD - Robbery
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Jewelry - Sacramento, CA - Robbery
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Liquor - Turlock, CA -
Armed Robbery
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Liquor - Fargo, ND -
Armed Robbery
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Liquor - Moorhead, ND
- Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Savannah,
GA - Armed Robbery (KFC)
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Restaurant - Skagit
County, WA - Armed Robbery (Jack n the Box)
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Restaurant - Bossier
City, LA - Armed Robbery (Applebees)
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Restaurant -
Providence, RI - Armed Robbery (Subway)
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Restaurant - Detroit,
MI - Robbery (McDonald's)
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Verizon - Derby, VT -
Burglary
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Walmart - Waco, TX -
Armed Robbery
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Walmart - Show Low, AZ
- Armed Robbery
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