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ORC takes major hit with
361 MS-13 Gang Members Rounded Up Nationwide
By ICE
The recent arrests of 361 MS-13 gang members
in the below article will obviously make an
impact on ORC. The issue is does ICE even
recognize the need to include this aspect in
their investigations and interviews. And can
the retailers ORC groups get involved and
try to gather information and possible
evidence or maybe even recover stolen goods,
get information on fencing operations, and
ORC teams that have been hitting the nations
stores. Seems like a great opportunity to
gather intel if ICE is approached correctly.
We would suggest this be a concerted effort
and well coordinated between various
retailers. With them holding the suspects in
71 various U.S. cities the retail ORC teams
are in a great position to hopefully be
allowed to interview them or possibly try to
get ICE themselves to include it in their
investigative processes.
ICE's "Operation Razor's Edge" -Nationwide
MS-13 gang Sweep - 361 arrested - Defining
the ORC impact? This national
anti-gang enforcement operation, "Project
Razor's Edge," was conducted July 15 to Aug.
9. The 361 arrests included 263 gang members
and associates from 43 different gangs in 71
U.S. cities and 98 others encountered during
the operation: 84 non-gang members wanted on
criminal charges and 14 for immigration
violations. 297 of them were arrested for
criminal offenses for federal and state
criminal violations, charges included first
degree murder, aggravated assault, assault,
firearms possession, aggravated robbery,
armed robbery, attempted armed robbery,
obstruction of criminal investigations,
interference with commerce by threats or
violence, illegal re-entry of a removed
alien, sexual assault, indecent contact with
a minor and kidnapping. Editors note:
Obviously this group is heavily involved in
retail crime and potentially significant ORC
activity. So to take these criminals off the
street, at least for the time being, we may
see the impact. Certainly during the
investigation and various interviews they
may develop information regarding ORC
activity throughout the 71 cities.
Interestingly enough ICE and HSI conducted a
similar operation and executed "Operation
CAGE" (Central America Gang Enforcement) in
conjunction with Central American law
enforcement and arrested 207 gang members in
El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras between
May 20 to July 29. Obviously these two
operations were coordinated together and
made a major hit on the gang world. Lets
hope we see it's impact on the U.S. ORC
activity. The various ORC group leaders in
the U.S. need to communicate with ICE and
determine how much ORC may have been
involved! So trying to follow up and
communicate with ICE may be advisable.
(Source ice.gov)
(Source ice.gov)
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Wal-Mart Global Security busts $300,000 counterfeit check
casher in Madison, GA. - member of larger operation -
investigation is ongoing According to reports,
Latiffany Taylor, 25, was arrested by Malcom soon after she
allegedly attempted to cash a fraudulent $498.80 check. The
check, Malcom reported, was a payroll check ostensibly from
a Nashville, Tenn., medical supply company. After Taylor was
apprehended attempting to leave the store by Officer Elliot
Kline, Malcom notified an officer with Walmart Global
Security and was told that the routing number on the check
as well as the account number on the check had been used in
a wide-ranging scam that had successfully cashed
approximately $300,000 in fraudulent checks. The fraudulent
checks, the security officer told Malcom, were all in the
amount of $498.80. Carl Jones, Madison Police Department
assistant police chief, said officers are continuing to
investigate the fraud attempt and currently believe that
Taylor was a minor player in the scam. “She is a small part
of what we believe is a larger operation,” he said.
(Source
morgancountycitizen.com)
2 male suspects hit The Buckle for $3,000 worth of
merchandise stuffing Hot Topic bags at Quincy Mall on August
14th The Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers are
looking for information on a recent retail theft case. On
August 14th at approximately 11:50 a.m., three black male
subjects entered The Buckle in the Quincy Mall. Once inside,
two of the males pulled out black, Hot Topic bags and began
stuffing jeans into the bags. The jeans were all Rock
Revival brand. Two of the suspects left the store with
$3,000 worth of merchandise. The third suspect fled when
confronted. (Source
quincyjournal.com)
Habitual ORC thief sentenced to 4 years in prison for $4000
of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals theft in DuPage County,
IL Released on parole Feb 2012 for another felony
theft conviction, Patrick Karney, 30 yrs old, has been
arrested more than 50 times. Police Sgt. Lou Cammiso said
officers charged him with stealing an estimated $800 worth
of over-the-counter drugs from an area grocery store he
would not identify by name. A larger amount of additional,
over-the-counter medications ... were located in (Karney’s)
vehicle,” Cammiso said. Those pharmaceuticals had a total
estimated value of $4,000, he said. (Source
suntimes.com)
The South American Theft Group Intelligence Network (SATGIN)
The South American version of the ORC models here in the
states gives a talk about booster bags and Metal Guard in
this palmbeachpost column. (Source
palmbeachpost.com)
Nordstrom hit for 48 designer shirts at Woodfield
Mall, Schaumburg, IL
Police received a report that 48 designer
shirts were taken from the Nordstrom store at Woodfield
Mall. The suspects are believed to be 3 females in their
20’s who escaped in a white Ford Taurus.
(Source
arlingtoncardinal.com)
“Protection 1 is proud to be
sponsoring the D-D Daily ORC column to ensure the LP
industry
gets the information, education and critical
data they need to fight this national epidemic.”
Rex Gillette, VP Retail Sales, Protection 1.
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