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Toronto
Police and LP officers crack "sophisticated" shoplifting
ring
Police are calling this one of the largest "loss-prevention recovery
investigations" in North American history; officers seized about $390,000
worth
of stolen pants, bras, bottles, toothpaste, and other items that were being sold
for a profit out of a house, investigators said on Wednesday. The house was set
up like a retail store, with display shelves stocked with stolen items so
customers could browse the product. It even had rooms used as storage for the
rest of the stock, Detective Bruno Miron said. The thieves used 'fabricated
bags' to get the stolen merchandise past the anti-theft gates and out of the
stores. Police and some of the retailers' loss prevention teams partnered to
identify and eventually arrest the suspects in this crime ring. Toronto
residents Thi Loc Doan and The Ha Long were charged with possession of property
obtained by crime and possession of stolen goods for the purpose of trafficking.
(Source
cp24.com)
Dayton’s Better Business Bureau speaks on the impact of Organized
Retail Crime
John North, president and chief executive officer of the Better Business
Bureau in Dayton speaks on how ORC is impacting local retailers. Your Better
Business Bureau and the IROC taskforce suggest you: Train your staff to be aware
of these criminals’ tactics. Provide great customer service. It’s one of the
best deterrents for these criminals. Design the store so associates can see
throughout the store, making it hard for these individuals to operate
successfully. (Source
bizjournals.com)
Police in Spain arrest 17 suspects in $33 Million dollar Watch store
robbery
Spanish police said they have arrested 17 suspects allegedly
responsible for a
2012 robbery at a watch store. The incident, which police have called the
robbery of the century, involved the theft of more than 1,700 watches worth $33
million. Police said they have recovered 300 of the stolen watches so far.
(Source
upi.com)
Russian National living in Michigan indicted on conspiracy and wire fraud; may
have stolen millions from retailers A Russian
national using several
nicknames, including “Evilvodka,” prowled Monster.com and Craigslist to set up
an extensive network of “carders” and “reshippers” who used stolen credit card
information to rip off retailers for millions of dollars, according to
Pittsburgh federal court records. A federal grand jury indicted Artur S. Gorlov,
28, of Ypsilanti, Mich., in July 2011 on a conspiracy charge and four counts of
wire fraud. The indictment was sealed until Gorlov was detained on Oct. 10 by
customs officials at JFK Airport as he disembarked from a flight from Moscow.
(Source
triblive.com)
For
several years, we in New England have been sharing
information on
Organized Retail Crimes (ORC) between retailers and law
enforcement
partners through our LERANE notices. But these notices
are being
replaced by the New England Organized Retail Crime
Alliance (NEORCA).
The New England Organized Retail Crime Alliance (NEORCA)
is a group
of retailers and law enforcement who have partnered
together to
combine efforts to combat ORC This website and resulting
bulletins –
http://neorca.org – will allow you to upload
your own
information directly.
NEORCA members can share intelligence relating to the
businesses and
communities we serve. This shared information includes,
but is not
limited to, crimes of organized theft, robberies,
counterfeiting,
check and credit card fraud, prescription fraud,
identity theft and
other scams. In short, any type of organized crime may
be shared
through this site.
The NEORCA website enables retailers and law enforcement
to
communicate about ORC, and saves the information in a
written and
mapped format, searchable by crime and suspect type.
This gives all
members the ability to search the website to connect
cases and
establish patterns and trends. In addition, members may
upload
photographs and crime bulletins to share with the NEORCA
community.
We invite loss prevention and security professionals,
along with all
levels of law enforcement, to become members of NEORCA
and
contribute to the fight against ORC. Membership
is FREE, but you
must register at the link below. Without you
this Alliance will
not be successful, so please join
today!!
http://neorca.org
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“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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