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Boston Retailers Push Bill to Crack Down on Organized
Crime
Ryan Kearney, general counsel for the Retailers
Association of Massachusetts, says the latest version of
the bill has been slimmed down, including a proposed ban
on the sale of certain items in flea markets and a
proposed mandate for additional recordkeeping at the
state Department of Revenue. The legislation, if signed
into law, would strengthen the penalties for shoplifters
if their actions are part of a broader, orchestrated
effort. The bill would also turn several theft-related
actions into crimes. It would impose criminal sanctions
for people found guilty of using a device to block or
deactivate theft-protection devices, shoplifters who use
an emergency exit to avoid apprehension, and individuals
who use counterfeit receipts or fake Universal Product
Codes to cheat or defraud a merchant. Kearney says
organized retail crime costs Massachusetts merchants
more than $160 million a year in lost inventory.
(Source
bizjournals.com)
 5
women busted hitting stores at St. Augustine Premium
Outlet Mall in St. Augustine, Fla.
Four women and a 16-year-old girl were arrested on
felony retail theft charges after deputies responding to
a shoplifting call at the St. Augustine Premium Outlet
Mall last week. Deputies said they found $2,000 worth of
suspected stolen clothing inside the car, along with
tools to remove anti-shoplifting devices. Clothing was
located from six Outlet Mall stores, including Polo
Ralph Lauren, Reebok/Rockport Outlet, Aeropostale
Outlet, Nike Outlet, Gap Outlet, and Tommy Hilfiger
Outlet. (Source
news4jax.com)
 Gresham,
Ore., police bust largest check fraud scheme they've
ever seen
Police said Prevost, the ring leader, stole $144,000
and created almost 100 legitimate-looking payroll
checks. Columbia Sportswear is one of the companies they
said he used as the supposed payer but that was just for
show. The money was actually coming from a Department of
Human Services bank account. Prevost allegedly wrote the
checks out to dozens of accomplices. Then he was
splitting the money with the check writers, like a
pyramid scheme essentially where the people below you
have to pay up to the people up here. Police were
working with local Wal-Marts, including one in Gresham
where the majority of the checks were cashed.
(Source
kgw.com)
Off-Duty Sheriff makes arrest outside Von Maur store in
Indianapolis. Sometimes just being in the right place at the right
time is enough for a good result. Off-duty Hamilton
County Sheriff Mark Bowen says instinct took over when
he saw two men carrying clothes out of an Indy Von Maur
store. The Sheriff stopped both suspects at gunpoint in
the parking lot; $3500 worth of merchandise was
recovered.
(Source
theindychannel.com)
Four
San Benito women arrested for shoplifting from Harlingen
Kmart.
Four women apparently working together were
apprehended for shoplifting $200.79 worth of merchandise
for the Kmart store in Harlingen. Merchandise was found
concealed in their purse; the suspects were
uncooperative with Kmart Loss Prevention. Bonds were set
from $1100 to $2500. (Source
valleycentral.com)
New
Hampshire man flees after being stopped with 2 stolen
televisions. Police in Tilton, New Hampshire have a
great surveillance photo to work from, but are still
seeking the identity of a man who attempted to steal two
32-inch television from the Tilton Walmart. Loss
Prevention stopped the man as he exited the store with
the two televisions in the cart, the man then fled on
foot and escaped.
(Source
unionleader.com) |
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