John Selevitch
Flag Day 2016
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened...
Data Security Breaches and Hacks Are Making a Lasting Impact on Retailers
From data security breaches at The Home Depot, TJX, and Target to the hack of over a million images on SnapChat, to the famous,...
Inside the Mind of a Pathological Retail Shoplifter
To those not in the retail loss prevention industry, the image of a shoplifter may evoke images of kids swiping a pack of bubble...
Alderman’s Shoplifting Charges Upgraded to Felony
Illinois Alderman Lynne M. Johnson has now been charged with felony burglary for allegedly stealing $55.21 worth of merchandise from a Meijer store according...
Retail Technology Trends: Low-Tech Solution for High-Tech Crime?
As loss prevention and civil authorities look for new, and better ways to ward off the ever increasing number of drones zipping around our...
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up – February 2016
Got Gator?
Gator wasn’t on the menu but one did make an appearance inside a Wendy’s in Florida. And it wasn’t by choice. A Jupiter...
Alderman Busted for Alleged Retail Shoplifting… Again
Aurora (Illinois) alderman Lynne Johnson has been arrested and charged with retail shoplifting again, according to police records. Johnson, the 10th Ward alderman, was...
LP Associate Resigns When Shoplifting Arrest Turns into Carjacking Attempt
Scott Hurst, 30, of Caseyville, Illinois, is looking for a job after he was allowed to resign as a JCPenney store loss prevention associate....
South Carolina Shoplifter Bites Off Loss Prevention Officer’s Finger
After being convicted of beating her strip club co-worker with a stiletto shoe, a South Carolina woman has been arrested after she bit off...
Who Won and Lost the Holiday Season for the Retail Industry?
As retail experts take a look at Amazon’s record-breaking 2015 holiday season, the question needs to be asked: can the 20th century retail model...