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'Inside the LPRC IMPACT Conference' 2018
An Eight-Episode Series Presented by Sensormatic

Assessing The Real-World Impact of LP Efforts
The LPRC Delivers Evidence-Based Solutions and Actionable Results


LPRC Board of Advisors

Industry Impact & Future Direction
Helping to Steer the Industry’s Only Academic Research Effort

Brian Bazer, Sr. Director of Loss Prevention, rue21, & Chairperson of the LPRC Board of Advisors
Shannon Hunter, VP, LP & Sustainability, Office Depot, & Vice Chair of the LPRC Board of Advisors
Eric Buttlar, Vice President, Asset Protection, Best Buy, & LPRC Board Member

In our 8th and final episode in this LPNN series, we speak with three members of the Loss Prevention Research Council’s Board of Advisors who are helping steer the effort with Dr. Read Hayes, Director of the LPRC, and his team.

With years of LPRC involvement, Brian Bazer, Shannon Hunter, and Eric Buttlar talk about why the LPRC has been so successful over the years and what the future holds, as the only academic resource in the LP/AP industry bringing together retailers, solution providers, manufacturers, and government agencies to solve the problems of today and potential problems of the future.

From utilizing evidence-based research to developing peer relationships, learn how the LPRC can help you contribute to your organization at a much higher level.

As a retailer, the LPRC can help you work smarter, not harder, leveraging the wisdom of the crowd without reinventing the wheel. As a solution provider, the LPRC allows you to hear directly from the voice of the customer.

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Johanna Agudelo named Corporate Asset & Profit Protection Manager for Burberry
Johanna was previously an Operations Manager, NYC for St. Moritz Security Services, Inc. Prior, she worked at Louis Vuitton for over three years as Maison Manager and LP Manager,  Bloomingdale's for nine years as LP Manager, Nordstrom as Human Resources Assistant and at Forever 21 as Assistant Store Manager. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice from Saint John's University. Congratulations Johanna!

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Top Industry News
 

Compass Group Eliminates Asset Protection Function
Wiping out the last six positions in the US, two AP positions in Canada and the Senior VP Asset Protection position as well. After going through a number of transitions over the last couple of years.

They managed over 2,000 food service locations in North America.

Post-Holiday Returns Changing as Buy-Online-Return-In-Store Grows
Appriss Retail’s 2018 Holiday Returns Statistics Unveil Several Unexpected Trends in Consumer Return Behavior This Past Holiday Season

Appriss Retail, a division of Appriss, Inc., the industry leader in retail performance improvement solutions, today released its 2018 holiday returns statistics. With return authorization solutions deployed in more than 34,000 stores across the country, Appriss Retail annually reports on the state of post-holiday returns in the United States. The company’s breadth of retail clients and deep analytical expertise uniquely position it to draw an accurate portrayal of this shopping activity during the seven days after Christmas.
 
“These statistics provide a snapshot of the state of post-holiday returns and are intended to offer retailers insights on return behaviors and the opportunities they provide for re-capturing return dollars,” said David Speights, chief data scientist at Appriss Retail. “Foot traffic in stores is very high on the days before and after Christmas. Our goal is to help retailers optimize their return processes and offer a positive shopping experience for their consumers.”
 
FOUR FACTS ABOUT 2018 HOLIDAY RETURNS globenewswire.com

  

2 DSW Stores participated in Part I of LPRC/CIS Security Solutions testing of the CIS Gen5, and the results are in!

Offenders were interviewed by members of the Loss Prevention Research Council regarding the Gen5. Here are some excerpts:


Offenders were presented with a high-end hand bag and asked if they noticed any deterrents on the product. 100% of offenders noticed (See It) the Gen-5 Tether.

While 100% identified the tag as a deterrent (Get It), 80% of offenders also understood the mechanism of the tether, correctly guessing that the tag had a built-in alarm that would go off when any part of the tether was cut, or the entire tether was removed.

In response to the Gen 5 Tether, offenders rated their likelihood of attempting to steal an item protected by the tether at 1 out of 7, "Extremely unlikely". Not a single offender was at all willing to attempt theft of an item protected by this solution. (Fear It). Read more here.

The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) Announces Newest Associate Level Partner, Product Protection Solutions (PPS)
The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) announced its newest Associate Level Partner, Product Protection Solutions (PPS). The Associate level partnership secures numerous LPQ and LPC certification course scholarships for PPS to distribute to industry professionals.

Headquartered in Swansboro, NC, Product Protection Solutions provides both consultative services and physical loss prevention technologies to support customer needs. With a combined total of more than 60 years of experience in the application of AM, RF, and RFID technologies throughout the loss prevention, electronic article surveillance, and supply chain arenas, the PPS team is a powerful ally to have at your fingertips. yourlpf.org

The Next Step in Networked Cameras - AI-Based Security Apps
Bosch Launches An IoT App Store To Bring AI Surveillance To The Mass Market

With consumer spending on Apple and Google’s app stores generating $71 billion in 2018, it is hardly surprising that networked camera manufacturers have been itching to get in on the third-party ‘App Culture’

The Axis Camera Application Platform (ACAP), Hikvision Embedded Open Platform (HEOP) and Dahua Open Platform (DHOP) have enabled third-party software developers to create or adapt analytics to run directly on the IP cameras supplied by the world’s leading manufacturers. But the challenge has been that if you have a clever application, you need to adapt it to various platforms in order to reach a broad market.

Cue Bosch and their newly minted SAST (Security and Safety Things) “fully owned but independent” start-up, which has launched with the intention of “creating a global industry standard… developing an open operating system… building an app store.” Now in its early stages, the plan is that SAST will hit the market this year and deliver a “revolutionary open IoT platform for security cameras… unleashing a new generation of AI-based security apps.”

SAST is an Android-based camera operating system, with an app store built across the top; its objective is to become a default cross-industry OS. How this will work around the full-service offerings from leading vendors such as Avigilon, or the security and reputational issues with Chinese manufacturers, remains to be seen. Right now, SAST is focusing on the Open Security and Safety Alliance (OSSA) which promises to provide “standards and specifications for common components including an operating system, IoT infrastructure, collective approach for data security and privacy, and a drive for improved levels of performance for security and safety solutions.” forbes.com

Retailers Are Attempting to Improve Inventory View
A new study suggests retailers may be attempting to improve their inventory view.

According to the 2019 Retail C-Suite Viewpoint Survey, conducted by retail research firm Incisiv, JDA and Microsoft, 78% of 221 global c-level retail executives surveyed said they do not have a real-time view of inventory across channels. Half of respondents believe they do not have the right platforms and tools in place to support expanded fulfillment options. In addition, nearly half (46%) do not trust their data.

Almost half (48%) of respondents are working under the pressure of short-term goals and 41% say they are combating organizational resistance to change.

“Digital transformation maturity and keeping up with the next evolution of retail, the intelligent enterprise, will require successfully shedding old habits and eschewing channel-centric thinking for a more holistic view of retail. The latest technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are the key enablers of this transformation.” chainstoreage.com

Can You Replace the HR With LP? Easily
Putting Humanity into HR Compliance: #MeToo & Confirmation Bias

HR's reputation has taken a hit in the #MeToo era. Rightly or not, HR has been accused of overlooking, ignoring or even enabling sexually harassing behavior.

Rather than join in the criticism, I'd like to look at the issue from the perspective of what behavioral economists and psychologists call "confirmation bias."

Confirmation bias is the tendency to evaluate information with a view to supporting what we're already inclined to believe, which often consists of what we perceive to be in our best interest. Subconsciously, we filter information, selecting and ignoring facts and interpreting ambiguous information in favor of a preconceived hypothesis.

How does confirmation bias play out in sexual-harassment investigations?

If I'm your company's HR director, and you come to me with a sexual-harassment complaint, it's my job to investigate and determine what I believe more likely than not occurred.

However, if the person you are accusing outranks you and me, I may be putting my job and career at risk if what I find supports your allegations. This is especially so when there's evidence that people above the alleged bad actor are complicit in the harassment.

Thus, I may be apt to conduct the investigation and evaluate the evidence in ways that make it less likely that I'll validate your complaint, regardless of its veracity. Subconsciously, I want to believe what's safest for me to believe.

This isn't corruption. It's human nature. As Annie Duke explains in her book Thinking in Bets (Portfolio/Penguin, 2018), "We are wired to protect our beliefs even when our goal is to truthseek."

And even when we know better, we may not do better. "Just because you're aware of confirmation bias doesn't mean you won't succumb to it," said Erin Bair, J.D., director of training and organization development for Cascade Employers Association in Salem, Ore. "Sometimes being aware of a bias can give us a false sense of confidence that it won't affect us."

So what can be done?

No matter how unbiased HR thinks it can be, sometimes it needs the confidence and strength to say the investigation should be conducted by someone outside the company."

And if HR has had to conduct performance management with the complainant or had other interactions with the employee, "then maybe HR should not conduct the investigation," she added.  shrm.org

2019 The Breakthrough Year for Biometric Payment Cards
Adopted By Millions Around the World in 2019

After a series of breakthroughs in fingerprint sensor manufacturing, new architectures such as system-on-chip (SOC), and power harvesting in recent years, biometric payment cards reached the point of widespread testing in 2018.

It seems increasingly likely that payment cards are about to be the second consumer item widely deployed with embedded biometrics.

The rise of IoT-driven ecommerce and biometric payments in 2019 will require close collaboration by retailers, IoT providers, and payment providers to leverage new technologies.

Gemalto SVP Banking and Payment Howard Berg predicts the first commercial rollouts of biometric payment cards will be next year in the UK and Europe, with mainstream adoption following in developed markets.

“In the longer-term, it seems only logical biometrics will take over PIN code for cards and will also become commonly used in new areas such as authenticating wearables and other devices. As digital IDs and biometrics become fully embedded into the consumer purchasing journey, they will become both an identification step at the stage of check-in rather and an authentication step at checkout. This means that our digital identity will become our payment token, enabling a seamless purchasing experience.”

Increased use in programs such as TSA PreCheck and India’s Aadhaar is also contributing to growing public comfort with biometrics, both in the U.S. and globally, according to Heinze.

IDEX Biometrics CEO Stan Swearingen calls 2019 an “inflection point” for biometric smart cards. He predicts that dual interface will be used more broadly as biometrics become available for contactless payments, and that “remote enrollment will be the key to mass market adoption.” biometricupdate.com

Shutdown Impacting Recalls
Grocery & Food Service Industry Beware

Companies issuing product recalls aren’t getting support from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which usually spreads the word and also monitors how the recall is implemented. Companies are often wary of issuing recalls on their own because they don’t want to have to do it a second time if the CPSC doesn’t agree with their evaluation, lawyers say. wsj.com

Amazon Poses More of a Threat Now Then Ever Before
"Amazon is less of an e-retailer today than it was a year ago
And that progression isn’t going to stop." Who's Next?

And that's exactly what it is a threat plain and simple.
In 2017, Amazon’s online retail business accounted for 61% of its revenue. In 2014, it was 77%. Amazon is diversifying, getting into bricks-and-mortar retail (with the acquisition of Whole Foods), and building out highly profitable services retailers and other businesses can outsource to Amazon, which include fulfillment and cloud computing, and the use of the Amazon marketplace.

Amazon powered nearly 34% of total retail sales growth in the US last year and 65% of US households have an Amazon Prime membership.

Amazon will 'Ramp up on pop-ups & Create more returns and pickup options. digitalcommerce360.com

Walmart's "Stealth Company" Hiring a CEO
Store No. 8, Walmart's startup incubation arm, is looking to launch a new tech-centered business, according to a job posting for a CEO spot to develop and lead a "stealth company." retaildive.com

What the CEOs Read
Surviving Retail Partnerships

Partnerships are popping up all over the place. With the Khol's Amazon partnership in '17 almost representing a milestone event and garnering a lot of media coverage. Both positive and critical.

In today’s marketplace populated by smart and savvy entrepreneurs, as well as established and successful businesses, going it alone may no longer produce sustainable results. And then there’s the whole build or buy argument, solved by choice #3 — partnering. The need for relevant technology almost necessitates that a retailer finds partnerships to solve the problem of investing the time and money to develop its own.

Over the past couple of years, strategic partnerships have become the norm rather than the exception: Uber and Spotify, IBM and Apple, Walmart and Microsoft, Versace, Armani and Cavalli with hotel chains, Barnes & Noble with Starbucks … and Starbuck’s with anyone who’s got a pulse. therobinreport.com

Don’t Base Exec Bonuses on Subjective Criteria
Should bonuses paid to CEOs and CFOs be linked to qualitative performance criteria such as displaying strong leadership, mentoring other executives, and having a strategic vision?

The answer is no, according to a recent study I conducted with my colleague Nancy Feng at Suffolk University. Our analysis of data for S&P 500 companies reveals that employee productivity, asset productivity, capital expenditures, and future stock returns are lower when the CEO’s bonus payment depends in part on qualitative criteria. cfo.com

OSHA Penalties Increasing Once the Government Reopens
OSHA which is an agency within DOL is one of the few agencies that is fully funded and operational. On January 15th, OSHA issued a pre-published version of its Federal Register notice for the increase in civil penalties for violations of OSHA standards and regulations to adjust for inflation. OSHA penalties for all classifications will increase by $326.

The 2019 maximum penalties are as follows:
● Other-than-Serious: $13,260
● Serious: $13,260
● Repeat : $132,589
● Willful: $132,589

The penalty increase applies to Federal OSHA states, however, OSHA expects that states operating their own occupational safety and health program will align penalty structures with Federal OSHA so that such programs are equally effective as Federal OSHA. natlawreview.com

LPRC Podcast Episode - 'Buying EAS Detachers Online as a Shoplifter' ft. LPRC Sr. Research Scientist Mike Giblin

UK: Bloodbath on high street: More than 175,000 jobs will be cut this year and 23,395 shops will shut as internet sales batter retailers


Express CEO abruptly departs - Humm - Another Scandal Coming Soon?

Say hi to new NFL sponsor, Pizza Hut Hut

 

Join Agilence President and CEO, Russ Hawkins, as he discusses the ways to stay innovative in the age of disruption in the upcoming webinar, "Predicting The Next Curve: Creating a Culture of Innovation."

Webinar Details
When: February 13, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Presented by: Russ Hawkins, President and CEO at Agilence


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Spotlight on S-Tron
 

S-TRON's Military Leadership -
"Failure Is Not an Option"

At S-TRON, military leadership has been found to not only bring success but also create an atmosphere of true partnership with customers across the country.

S-TRON, one of the nation's leading full-service security providers to national retailers, has intentionally based its business model on military leadership qualities since the beginning. This leadership starts at the top with CEO Steven Dunn, who while serving in the Navy received the Expeditionary Force Award for being part of a multinational peacekeeping force in in the Beirut Lebanon war zone.

Pete Mattschull, S-TRON's President, decorated with the Navy Expedition Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal has been a driving force at S-TRON since 2003.



Through rough seas and smooth sailing alike, Dunn and Mattschull have assembled an ever growing team of military veterans and highly skilled civilians that is second to none in the security industry. And because of this operational military environment, S-Tron customers enjoy Respect, Reliability and a high-level of Communication.

"No customer left behind" is not just the S-Tron mantra, Pete Mattschull says "it's our way of life".

ABOUT S-TRON
S-TRON is an electronic security integrator for national and regional retailers with thousands of installation locations and headquarters in Melville, New York. S-TRON provides outstanding customer service for national retail, grocery stores, restaurants and C-stores.





Major Fraud Spike in 'Replay Attacks'
Amazon Files Patent for Replay Attack Detection
Security Step Inside Voice Authentication Systems

A patent filed by Amazon for a replay attack detection technology for biometric voice authentication systems has been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The filing for “Detecting replay attacks in voice-based authentication” describes a system in which a “watermark signal” is included by the device in the captured audio of a voice authentication factor spoken by the user.

“When a user speaks a voice authentication factor, a unique watermark is played in the environment in which the user is speaking,” the inventors write in the application. “Accordingly, the watermark should be captured by any surreptitious recording equipment that is recording at a relative fidelity that is high enough to accurately reproduce characteristics of the speaker’s voice.”

If a previously-used watermark is detected in the audio of an authentication attempt, the system recognizes the audio as a recording, and can optionally demand another factor, such as a PIN or fingerprint scan. In the various embodiments presented, the watermark could alternatively be used once, in effect marking the transaction as current, and never again, or could be produced at a low frequency to distinguish between a current and previous watermark.

Research from Pindrop indicates that the rapid increase in voice interactions is being accompanied by a major spike in fraud through the voice channel as criminals leverage new technology for advanced fraud techniques like replay attacks. biometricupdate.com

Largest GDPR Fine To Date
France Hits Google with $57 Million GDPR Fine

Record Privacy Fine Sends Strong Signal to Data Processing Technology Companies

France on Monday imposed a €50 million ($57 million) fine against Google for violations of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, sending a strong to message to the technology giant that its privacy and data collection practices are inadequate.

The penalty, levied by the country's National Data Protection Commission, abbreviated as CNIL, is the largest fine handed out so far under GDPR, which is intended to better protect Europeans' personal data.

"The amount decided and the publicity of the fine are justified by the severity of the infringements observed regarding the essential principles of GDPR: transparency, information and consent," CNIL says. It has also published a longer penalty notice, written in French, outlining in full the fine against Google.  govinfosecurity.com

Battling bot-driven gift card abuse
It’s a serious and growing problem — and one many retailers fail to recognize until they or their customers have suffered significant losses.

It’s gift card fraud, one aspect of a bot-enabled deception called credential stuffing: botnets attempting to log into a site to assume an identity, gather information or steal money, gift cards and/or other goods. Fraudsters use lists of usernames and passwords gathered from security breaches.

In the case of gift card fraud, customers frequently blame the retail site or store they were patronizing when their gift cards or gift card account values were stolen, damaging the store’s brand image and customer loyalties.

Patrick Sullivan, global director of security for intelligent edge cloud platform Akamai, says over 30 billion malicious credential stuffing login attempts were made from the beginning of November 2017 until the end of June 2018. These covered a broad range of attacks on all industries, not just retail.

From approximately 3 billion credential attacks per month in the fourth quarter of 2017, the amount rose to some 8 billion attacks per month in the second quarter of 2018. stores.org


2018's Most Common Vulnerabilities Include Issues New & Old
Open Source & Rapid-Fire Development & Deployment (Easy & Fast)

WhiteHat Security put together this list of the most common web exploits used by malicious hackers in 2018, and their list contains both new vulnerabilities and "classics" that continue to haunt the waking dreams of security professionals.

The majority of the breaches on the list come from one of two "epicenters" in software development. The first is in the wide use of open-source tools, functions, and applications in projects. "Developers can use public APIs to quickly deliver application functionality that is creating or opening a new set of vulnerabilities that that customers and the industry have to deal with," he explains.

The other vulnerability epicenter, Kulkarni says, is the rapid-fire develop/deploy cycle exemplified by DevOps. "Devops, micro services, and open source are also contributing a new set or a new kind of vulnerability into the mix because developers have now more power to push code into production," he says. darkreading.com

Shadow IT, IaaS & the Security Imperative
Organizations must strengthen their security posture in cloud environments. That means considering five critical elements about their infrastructure, especially when it operates as an IaaS.

Shadow IT, the use of technology outside the IT purview, is becoming a tacitly approved aspect of most modern enterprises. Yet, with the vast adoption of software-as-a-service and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) approaches, shadow IT presents increased security challenges that can create major risk. To further complicate things, because organizations aren't centrally controlling these solutions and tools, their vulnerabilities often go undetected for far too long. If individuals and internal teams continue to introduce outside tools and solutions into their environments, enterprises will have to adopt a smart path to ensure they operate securely. darkreading.com

Navigating the Cyber Crime Scene
Companies in the throes of fighting a cybersecurity incident sometimes corrupt or destroy digital evidence. After an incident, investigators must use logs, network activity and other electronic clues to decipher what happened and decide whether to pay insurance claims or pursue criminal cases. The CISO, working with internal and external lawyers, should set rules about what kind of evidence should be preserved, experts say.
 
Technology staff should practice, too, says Kip Boyle, chief executive of consulting firm Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. "Policy is important -- and training."

Preserving Digital Evidence in the Heat of a Cyberattack
Companies fighting a cyberattack must collect digital evidence quickly before it disappears, either erased by the intruder or overwritten during the company’s typical operations.

Good response in the midst of a cyberattack requires clear policies created during calm times well before an incident occurs. Companies should have a plan with specific technological steps to preserve digital clues for insurance claims and criminal cases that might be filed later, experts say.

At a physical crime scene, the first police officer who arrives knows to secure the area and avoid contaminating the scene by, say, touching objects.

In a cyber incident, first responders should take similar care.

Attackers and their tools must be isolated, he said. Abruptly shutting down a server or turning off a network could destroy systems logs or eliminate the chance to capture details about the state of the equipment during the attack.

Laying out a clear order of operations, with thresholds for certain actions, will help technologists stay cool in an attack, Mr. Melendres said. cybersecurity.cmail20.com

Director of IT Security Posted for Peets Coffee in Emeryville, CA
The Director of IT Security is responsible for establishing and maintaining a corporatewide information risk management program to ensure that information assets are adequately protected. peets.icims.com

172 Cos. of S&P 500 Haven't Disclosed How They Manage Cybersecurity Risks
As Requested By SEC - of Public Companies


First AI Diamond Buying Tool Lets Consumers ‘See’ True Diamond Quality Online Before They Buy



Tom's Tek Tip
by Tom Meehan, CFI
Sponsored by Controltek
 

How to Check What Programs Are Draining Your Laptop's Battery

Is your laptop battery dying too fast? Here is how to determine the cause, if you have Windows 10. You will need to open your Task Manager. Just right-click the Start button or taskbar and click Task Manager. In Task Manager click on the Processes tab where you will see a section called Power Usage and Power Usage Trend. (If you don't see these columns listed, right-click in the header and click on them.) Keep in mind you must have the latest version Windows 10 with the October 2018 update. For some users, it may take 60-90 second to the data in this section to populate. You will then be able to see what programs are draining your battery so that you can uninstall or end them to increase your battery potential.





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Graeter’s Tells Online Customers Credit Card Info May Be Compromised
Graeter’s, the Cinncinnati-based ice cream chain, is telling thousands of customers that their credit card information might have compromised in a data breach.

WLWT reports that the company sent notices to 12,000 customers who purchased goods on its website in 2018, tellng them unauthorized charges have been reported.

According to the news station, purchases at the chain’s brick-and-mortar stores were not affected.

Company officials said the problem on an “unauthorized code” added to the checkout page from June 28 through Dec. 17 of last year.

“We do not know if the notice recipients’ card numbers were in fact compromised, but to be safe, we are notifying anyone who made a purchase during the time that the malicious code was present,” Graeter’s President and CEO Richard Graeter said in a statement. “We have no information about any other breaches. This breach only involved our online store graeters.com. lex18.com

Bots, Specialization Supercharging ATO Attacks
Over the past several years, fraudsters have increasingly targeted merchants by using stolen login credentials to take over customer accounts. Account takeover has become all too common for e-commerce businesses, but, a new report says criminals have found a way to supercharge this already thorny problem: botnets.

Account takeover attacks grew by 31 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to antifraud technology provider Forter. Considering the number of stolen login credentials circulating and how easily they can be obtained, this is unsurprising. Just today, security researcher Troy Hunt unveiled one cache (called “Collection #I”) uploaded to cloud service MEGA containing nearly 773 million unique email addresses and more than 21 million unique passwords that have been aggregated from multiple breaches. Dumps like these are common and are the fuel enabling ATO to explode.

Only a select group of fraudsters, however, are engaging in this type of fraud. By aggregating and analyzing the data of its clients, Forter found that 80 percent of the ATO attacks on a typical website are launched by only 10 percent of the fraudsters attacking each site. Using bots, a relatively small number of bad actors are able to automate the process of trying stolen login credentials to gain access to accounts at scale. cardnotpresent.com

Amazon Fights Image as Retail Goliath
Amazon wants to change its image as a retail goliath and have people think of it as a platform for supporting small businesses. On Friday, it issued a press release to support that notion.

Amazon particularly wants to be seen by lawmakers and regulators as being pro small-business and as contributing to job-growth, two areas politicians are especially keen on. “In 2018, Amazon introduced the Small Business Impact Report. According to the report, small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon’s stores are estimated to have created more than 900,000 jobs worldwide,” Amazon bragged. ecommercebytes.com
 

"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics that deviate from the norm."
Stuart B. Levine, CFI, CFCI
CEO, The Zellman Group & Zelligent




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West Brandywine Township, PA: 11 brand-new motorcycles stolen from dealership; valued at nearly $80,000
Police were dispatched to Cycle Max on Horseshoe PIke, early Friday morning shortly before 4 a.m. for a burglar alarm activation. Police discovered the front door smashed and 11 brand-new dirt bikes (Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki) stolen from the show room. Police say the description of the suspect’s vehicle is a red pick up truck, possibly a Chevy or Dodge, with a gray enclosed box car hauler type trailer. dailylocal.com

Lehi, UT: Multiple Grab & Run robberies of AT&T, Verizon stores prompt chase
Groups of men rush stores

An attempted robbery of a cellphone store in Lehi prompted a police pursuit on I-15 Sunday afternoon, and officials said multiple jurisdictions may be investigating similar incidents. Police were alerted to an instance of suspicious activity at the AT&T store. A group of men had tried to enter the store, but the store was closed. Call said similar incidents had previously been reported by other police departments, including West Jordan and South Jordan. Scanner traffic also indicates incidents may have taken place in Taylorsville and Sandy, with the men either attempting to enter or entering stores such as AT&T and Verizon, grabbing multiple phones, and fleeing. Officials have not yet released a description of the suspects or the suspect vehicle. Gephardt Daily will have more on this developing story as information is made available. gephardtdaily.com

San Francisco, CA: Merchants are at wits' end with shoplifting in Hayes Valley
Hayes Valley is a haven for shoppers and al fresco diners, but trendiness and an abundance of retail stores draws a sinister type: petty thieves. Owning a small business in a pricey city like San Francisco is challenging enough, but shoplifting "is the thing that deflates me the most," said Elizabeth Leu, the owner of Fiddlesticks, children's clothing and toy store in Hayes Valley. "It feels like someone running into your house and grabbing your throw pillows." In the span of a year, Leu estimates between $6,000 and $10,000 worth of merchandise is pilfered from her shop, with about two thefts occurring each month. Leu says she has little recourse. Often the items thieves grab are not worth enough to qualify as grand theft, which has a minimum threshold of $950, and filing petty theft claims only increases the business owner's liability insurance. Between Jan. 18, 2018 and Dec. 18, 2018, a total of four theft crimes were reported in Hayes Valley, of 420 total in San Francisco. By comparison, there were 17 reported thefts in the Tenderloin, and 24 in the Mission. sfgate.com

Berkeley, CA: Young’s Backpacking hit for 89 jackets in Grab and Run; total value of $5,185

UK: Shopkeepers are being forced to lock up HONEY to stop thieves stealing it to sell for up to $470 a jar to wealthy Chinese buyers

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Shootings & Deaths

Orland Park, IL: Orland Square Mall shooting: 1 killed, 1 wounded as police search for gunman
Police continue to search for the gunman who shot and killed an 18-year-old man and wounded another person at Orland Square Mall Monday night. The ATF is assisting police with the investigation, as well as the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force. Police released a vague description of the shooter, saying he is an African-American man, about 20 years old, about 6 feet one inch tall and wore dark clothing and blue jeans. Police said they believe the shooter knew the victim. At Orland Square Mall, surveillance cameras captured the chaos as shoppers and workers ran. Authorities said gunfire erupted at 6:40 p.m. at the mall's food court. Police said an 18-year-old man was shot in the chest by an unknown gunman. The victim staggered a short distance before police said he collapsed in front of shoppers. He later died at a hospital. abc7chicago.com

Billings, MT: Man shot and killed by Billings Police fired at Officers
A man running from Billings police pulled a gun on an officer before he was shot dead Sunday afternoon, Billings Police Department Chief St. John said during a Monday morning press conference. Police were investigating a report of someone trying to sell stolen guns at a pawn shop when 26-year-old Chance Mavity ran from them, St. John said. Two officers fired at Mavity 19 times, and Mavity fired back five times, for a total of 24 shots fired in the downtown alleyway, St. John said. Mavity was a registered violent offender with previous assault charges who was wanted for absconding warrants and a probation and parole violation, St. John said. billingsgazette.com

Champaign, IL: One person hospitalized after shooting at C-store


Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Bart Township, PA: Armed robber confronted at store
Restrained until State Troopers arrive

State police said the accused robber, 45-year-old David Whitton, went into Sunrise Grocery on the 100 block of Rosedale Road in Bart Township around 5:30 p.m. Friday. He displayed a handgun and tried to take money from the register, according to state police. Troopers said the store owner and a family member confronted Whitton and kept him there until authorities arrived. Whitton was charged with robbery and aggravated assault, state police said. wgal.com

Catawba County, NC: Accused getaway driver in CVS Armed Robbery identified as former Police Officer
Officials said Rebecca Miller helped a man, identified as Bryan Jensen, after he robbed the pharmacy Friday night. Miller was taken into custody after officials said she led them on a chase at speeds up to 100 mph before crashing the vehicle. Deputies said Jensen shot himself in a wooded area early Saturday morning. myfox8.com

Update: Oshtemo, MI: Armed Meijer customer could face charges
A Meijer shopper who drew his gun and opened fire at a fleeing shoplifting suspect could now face charges of his own. The incident happened at the West Main Meijer on January 5th. The shoplifter was not hit and managed to escape. Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Jim Van Dyken says they are asking the prosecutor for a warrant charging the shopper with reckless discharge of a firearm. Michigan law only allows a gun owner to use the weapon when he or she feels they are threatened with injury or death. The justifiable use of lethal force depends on the circumstances and those will certainly be reviewed by the prosecutor’s office before deciding whether or not to file charges. wkzo.com

Brentwood, TN: Shoplifter caught on camera shoving guitar down pants
A Brentwood store owner was shocked to see a Fender guitar swiped after a man shoved it down his pants and headed out the door. The owner said the shoplifting took place at the Lane Music in Brentwood on Saturday afternoon. Brentwood Police are investigating. The Fender left the building down someone's pants. A man in a blue cap and big gray coat was caught on camera Saturday. "We left the guy alone for maybe three minutes," said Laughlin. "He adjusts his coat. You can see he'd undone his pants. You can see the guitar neck go into the pant leg, and he adjusts the body on his side. He redoes his pants and covers it with his coat. If you watch, he doesn't bend his left knee afterward. You can't see the guitar." kctv5.com

Trussville, AL: Knife-wielding shoplifter attacked Belk Loss Prevention officers

Kay Jewelers in the Capitola Mall, Capitola, CA reported an External Switch on 1/16, item valued at $2,899

Kay Jewelers in the Central Mall, Port Arthur, TX reported a Grab & Run on 1/21, item valued at $2,799


Fire/Arson

Memphis, TN: Fire affects operations, shipments at Amazon's Receiving Center
A fire has affected shipments and operations at Amazon’s new $70 million Memphis receive center. “There was a conveyor belt that caught fire there and it was confined to the belt and some content,” Memphis Fire Department spokesman Lt. Wayne Cooke told The Daily Memphian on Monday. No part of the 615,440-square-foot structure was burned by the fire that occurred Friday, he said. But some online sellers who ship their products to Amazon’s receive center at 3292 E. Holmes were informed by Amazon shipments will be affected. dailymemphian.com


Sentencings

Dayton, OH: Three Teens sentenced to 9 years in AT&T store robbery
The robbery, which occurred in February 2018, saw seven defendants hold customers and store employees on the ground at gunpoint. Six of the defendants were juveniles at the time of the robbery but 5 of those case were transferred to adult court. On Friday, three of teens were sentenced to 9 years in prison. Two other defendants were also found guilty and will be charged next week. hhcourier.com

Maryland man gets 10 years in prison for stealing 10 packs of cigarettes and trying to sell them for money and gas


 


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Gas Station – University Heights, OH – Armed Robbery
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Motorcycle Dealer – West Brandywine Township, PA – Burglary
Motorcycle Dealer – Henrico, VA – Burglary
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