Town of Newburgh, NY police said they arrested a trio of New York City men Saturday morning using gift cards bought with bogus credit cards to buy thousands of dollars of electronics from Wal-Mart Over the last few months, other large retail stores in the area have been hit by an organized group using forged credit cards, police said. Police are still investigating and more charges are expected. (Source recordonline.com)

The LP News Network (LPNN) will be shooting an episode while attending New England's ORC Symposium & Trade Show Sept 20th with Albuquerque's Police Chief Raymond Schultz; Karen Fischer, Albuquerque's Strategic Support Division Manager ; and Joe LaRocca, Senior Advisor, Loss Prevention. The Albuquerque Retail Assets Protection Association (ARAPA) is one of the pioneer's in the development of the public and private partnership programs in the nation especially as it relates to ORC. We'll be talking about its history, the program, and the success of their efforts. Chief Schultz, a nationally recognized figure, has some quite interesting and alarming predictions that will impact the retail industry.