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ORC gang in North Wales convicted that wore specially
adapted lycra leotard suits with front openings for
concealing merchandise. In the
four-and-a-half minutes the men were in the store they got
away with 10 packs of coffee, two bottles of spirits, two
air fresheners and a can of chili. When their car was
stopped a short while later a list of postcodes of Co-op
stores in North Wales was also found. "They had been
deliberately sent to North Wales and targeted retail
premises." (Source
walesonline.co.uk)
Excerpts from
GAO-11-675: Efforts to Combat Organized Retail
Crime
The U.S. Government's Accountability Office report
on ORC (June 2011) found the following, Part 1 of 3
What GAO Found
Retailers collaborate with law enforcement agencies
to detect and deter retail theft and investigate
potential ORC cases, and federal agencies are taking
steps to better track their involvement. Stopping
ORC begins with retailers, which have invested in
new technologies and personnel to deter and
investigate ORC. These investigations are often
conducted in concert with local law enforcement,
which generally must balance ORC investigative
demands with other offenses—including violent crime.
Federal agencies, including FBI and ICE, also work
major ORC cases in conjunction with retailers and
local law enforcement. These agencies do not have
dedicated ORC resources, but both have implemented
recent efforts to enhance tracking of ORC cases
within their case management systems, including
developing a program code to better track
involvement in ORC cases. Such tracking is intended,
in part, to improve data collection and reporting of
case information and help inform management resource
decisions. (Source
gao.gov)
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