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TIDE =
"Liquid Gold"
UPDATE: San Bernardino ORC Operation busts
25 in retail theft sting - It started with
Tide "Liquid Gold" and drug raids
When San Bernardino police detectives would
raid houses to search for drugs over the past few years,
they couldn’t believe what they kept finding. “The question started coming up, ‘Why are we
seeing so much laundry detergent in so many
dope houses?’” Sgt. Travis Walker said.
Turns out, it wasn't such a strange occurrence. According to
the National Retail Federation, laundry detergent is second
only behind baby formula as the most-stolen product. Liquid
Tide and Tide Pods have become a currency on the black
market nationwide. It is traded for drugs or sold far below
retail prices at open swap meets and clandestine meetings,
law enforcement and retail officials say.
Police
in two major Southern California cities, San Bernardino and
Riverside, combined efforts to battle a growing concern
about organized retail theft in an August 20-21 sting
operation that netted 25 arrests. In 2011, local retailers
and police formed The Inland Empire Organized Retail Crime
Association to showcase trends on shoplifting activities and
share information about suspects. The recent sting not only
resulted in arrests for the thefts, but also the uncovering
of information related to illicit fencing operations, says
San Bernardino spokesman Lt. Paul Williams.
One Inland supermarket chain reported each store suffering
four to six thefts of Tide per week, with each loss valued
at $100 to $400. Several factors have combined to turn the
product into what some are calling “liquid gold”: The Tide
brand is the most popular, even though it is the highest
priced; detergent is relatively easy to steal and, unlike
electronic items with serial numbers, is difficult to trace;
and shoplifting is a relatively low-risk operation compared
to other crimes to make a quick buck. Police said Tide
bottles, which retail anywhere between $15 and $18, are
often sold for $5 cash or $10 worth of marijuana or crack
cocaine. This organized-retail-crime trend is sweeping the
country. (Source
crimevoice.com) (Source
pe.com)
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Vietnamese credit fraud gang importing "hundreds of
thousands of dollars" of U.S. goods - busted - largest of
its kind ever busted in Vietnam Vietnamese police
have wrapped up investigations into a credit card fraud gang
which allegedly imported a large quantity of goods bought in
the US using stolen credit card information from around the
world. The police said they arrested Vuong Huy Long, 27, the
alleged gang leader, and 11 others. The investigations
started in 2010 after US police informed them about a gang
which stole hundreds of thousands of dollars using stolen
credit card information. Long, who owns an internet shop in
Ho Chi Minh City, started learning how to steal
international credit card information in 2008. He and his
accomplices used the information to buy from US online
shopping websites like Dell.com, Newegg.com, Amazon.com, and
Verizon.com. Long and a Nigerian accomplice set up a website
and recruited 20 employees, called “droppers,” in the US.
After receiving the goods, the droppers would send them to
Vietnam by express delivery service. Their cut was 10
percent of the value of the goods. Long also hired the
Hanoi-based Online Export Import Solutions Limited Company
run by Nguyen Nam Hai, 27, to receive the goods shipped from
the US. Between 2009 and 2013, Long stole around 2,000
credit card accounts, police said. (Source
thanhniennews.com)
ORC
duo stealing laptops from Wal-Mart multiple times busted
in Lexington Police say employees at the
Walmart on New Circle Road spotted the duo inside the
store around midnight Tuesday and recognized them from
previous surveillance video. Investigators say the video
showed the couple prying open a display case with a
crowbar and taking laptops earlier this month. Police
say the two men did the same thing overnight, then
distracted the greeter and walked out of the store with
more than $2,000 in laptops. Officers were waiting
outside and arrested Tommy Doyle Jr., 38, and Gerald
Johnson, 50. Police charged them with theft.
(Source
lex18.com)
Four suspects charged with Grand Larceny, Shoplifting, and
Criminal Conspiracy
Antwone Anderson, Carmella Harding and Issac Potter were
charged with Grand Larceny, Shoplifting, and Criminal
Conspiracy. On Jul. 27, the suspects entered a Verizon
store, after distracting an employee, Potter went into the
storage area and removed 7 cell phones valued at $2800. The
incident was captured on video surveillance cameras. On
Aug.19, the suspects entered the Food Lion, the individuals
distracted the cashier and removed cartons of cigarettes
totaling $1875.00. The suspects also removed energy drinks
from the local Pitt stop the same day. The total amount
removed was $420.00. The suspects were stopped by the Irmo
Police Department after hearing the description that was
given from the incident at Food Lion. Some of the items were
recovered from the vehicle. (Source
thestate.com)
Luxottica Employee steals $8000 worth of sunglasses to sell
online
Kevin Heck, 36, a Luxottica employee stole $8000 worth of
sunglasses from the company headquarters in Mason, Ohio. The
sunglasses, some worth $600 to $700 each, were stolen from
displays.
(Source
whiotv.com)
Sunglass Hut hit for nearly 1,000 pairs of sunglasses in the
Poconos
The Sunglass Hut store in the Crossings Outlets was
burglarized between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Friday. A store
inventory revealed the loss of 941 pairs of sunglasses
missing, totaling $142,986.
(Source
mcall.com)
Boise trio busted for thefts of Blu-ray disks from area
retailers
Three men are in Ada County Jail after police discovered the
group allegedly stole over $1,000 in Blu-ray discs from
various retailers. Jaryd N. McNatt, 23, of Kuna, Tyler R.
Burns, 23, of Boise, and Andrew R. Ennis, 24, of Meridian
have been arrested on burglary and grand theft charges. The
trio was stopped by Police because of a suspicious vehicle
complaint. After extensive questioning from police, the trio
was identified as being involved with the theft of dozens of
Blu-ray discs valued over $1,000.
(Source
kivitv.com)
Georgia gun shop hit with dramatic Smash and Grab
Police in Winder, Georgia are investigating a smash and grab
burglary at a pawn/ gun shop; 21 weapons were stolen.
Surveillance video from about 3:15 a.m. Sunday shows one
suspect approaching the front window of the business on foot
and looking inside. Moments later, a white Dodge Ram pickup
drives into the front of the business. Police said three
other suspects ran into the pawn shop after the truck and
stole multiple guns. (Source
wsbtv.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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