Retail Crime

The Chicago Police Department’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force secured charges against a 22-year-old offender who stole more than $43,000 worth of merchandise from a Streeterville business.

Nationwide Coordinated Retail Crime Crackdown Results in Hundreds of Arrests | Colorado Cop Kills Alleged Shoplifter with Vehicle | Blowtorch Burglars Hit Another Jewelry Store in Encino

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, we have provided a glimpse into just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of May, 2025.

Vision-Language Models (VLMs) combine computer vision and natural language processing to enhance retail loss prevention by not only detecting suspicious behaviors in real-time but also providing contextual understanding and actionable insights.

Thieves Get Away with $2M in Cash and Merchandise in Jewelry Store Heist | Woman Accused of Making Phony Kidnapping Claim to Escape Shoplifting Arrest | Hammer-Wielding Crooks Steal Thousands of Dollars Worth of Pokemon Cards

This article explains how CAP Index applies routine activities theory to help businesses assess vulnerabilities and reduce crime risks by addressing the convergence of offenders, targets, and guardians.

AI technology is helping retailers reduce checkout losses by detecting fraud, predicting theft, and improving overall efficiency without compromising the customer experience.

What's in Hedgie Bartol's head? Find out in this new LPM exclusive!

Pennsylvania AG Charges Father and Son Members of Crew That Targeted Stores for Blitz-Style Thefts | Texas Man Executed 13 Years to the Day of Store Robbery Where He Set Clerk on Fire | Colombian Man's NJ Shopping Spree Ends with ICE Arrest

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, David Johnston, VP of AP and retail operations at the NRF, tells Stefanie Hoover about his May 14th trip to The Hill. A select group of retail LP executives partnered with the NRF to visit members of Congress and the Senate who can help get CORCA across the finish line.