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NRF Continues to Seek Federal ORC Law
While state-level ORC bills are being considered and adopted
across the nation, NRF is continuing to lead the retail
industry’s push for Congress to adopt legislation that would
make ORC a federal crime. “With more ORC cases crossing
state lines, a federal law is needed to ensure that these
crimes can be properly addressed and fully prosecuted,” says
NRF vice president for supply chain and customs policy
Jonathan Gold. “A federal law would recognize the scale on
which these incidents are occurring and give federal
authorities the tools they need.” Congressional supporters
of ORC legislation have asked the business community to work
together to help develop legislation that could be
introduced during the current session of Congress. NRF is
hoping to see a bill ready by the end of this year. NRF is
seeking legislation that would define ORC as a federal crime
with appropriate sentencing guidelines, provide federal law
enforcement agencies with appropriate resources to
investigate and prosecute ORC (including development of a
multi-agency task force) and make it more difficult for
criminals to re-sell stolen merchandise. ORC will be among
the topics at NRF’s Loss Prevention Conference in San Diego
this month. Multiple sessions will cover issues such as
developing an ORC action plan, multi-jurisdiction cases and
online fencing. By David P. Schulz (Source
stores.org)
ORC - New Orleans duo arrested Tuesday suspected in more
than 20 shoplifting incidents
New Orleans police on Tuesday arrested
two men in connection with a string of shoplifting
incidents. Genois King, 39, and Benjamin Brown, 52, are
accused of participating in at least 20 shoplifting
incidents across Uptown, and several more in other parts of
New Orleans. (Source
nola.com)
Four suspects hit Wal-Mart - smashing cell phone cases and
scooping up cell phones - escaping in getaway car in Port
Allen, LA. Reports say two of the suspects went to
the electronic section where the cell phones were secured in
a glass case. The suspects took a bag and a boat anchor from
the fishing section of the store and smashed the cell phone
case then scooped the cell phones into the bag and ran to a
getaway car. (Source
wafb.com)
Rockford man sentenced for wire fraud, identity theft.
A Rockford man is sentenced to more than five years in
federal prison for wire fraud and identity theft.
42-year-old Anthony Hardy must also pay back more than
$200,000. Hardy pleaded guilty in February, admitting to
defrauding retail chains by fraudulently acquiring tens of
thousands of dollars of merchandise and returning them for
cash. Hardy added he along with others used counterfeit
checks and ID's to purchase merchandise from places like
Wal-Mart and Farm and Fleet in various states. They would
then return those items to other store locations for a cash
refund. Some of the names Hardy used were fake and real.
Three other people are charged in a separate indictment for
their roles in the wire scheme with Hardy.
(Source
wrex.com)
 Armed
robbers in Chicago steal thousands in hair extensions.
A
man and woman went into a Morgan Park area beauty supply
store on Monday and pepper sprayed an employee before making
off with thousands of dollars worth of human hair
extensions. The two suspects also made off with cash and
other supplies including an employee's purse. After the two
suspects went into the store, they confronted a
21-year-old and 57-year-old female employee, and pepper
sprayed the 21-year-old in the face. The man displayed a
handgun. The duo went around the counter and pushed a
victim, taking several thousand dollars worth of human hair
extensions and cash. (Source
nbcchicago.com)
Police in Woodway, TX are seeking four suspects for theft at
H.E.B. store. Woodway Police are
seeking to identify and apprehend three males and one female
who are believed to have stolen electronics items from the
HEB store this past weekend. The Woodway Police did a great
job featuring the story and video clips on the department’s
Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/WoodwayPSD?ref=hl .
(Source
kxxv.com) |
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