Retail Crime

After a five-year break, the 2025 MI ORCA Conference returned with renewed energy, uniting law enforcement, prosecutors, and retail professionals to share strategies, highlight successes, and strengthen partnerships in the fight against ORC across Michigan and beyond.

Is retail theft up, or is it down? Is the problem as rampant as many retailers claim it to be, or are the claims of devastating losses, organized retail crime, violent confrontations, and their impact on store safety and retail profits over-exaggerated in an attempt to cover poor performance and corporate mismanagement?

Shoplifter's Arrest Foils Potential Mass Casualty Event in Minnesota | Pawn Shop Owner, Workers Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Retail Theft Ring | California Gov. Newsom Announces 14,133 Prosecution Referrals in the Fight Against Retail Theft

Available on-demand now, this eye-opening webinar delves into the complex world of investigating internal losses within the retail industry.

Retail violence can be prevented or averted by using strategies, solutions, and technologies throughout the LPRC’s Five Zones of Influence.

In this article, we explore how AI is revolutionizing retail security and share best practices for leveraging these technologies to create safer, more customer-friendly environments.

Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Combat ORC | Shoplifter in Store Owner's Death Remains on the Lam, but New Arrest Made | Former Employee Sentenced for Stealing Over $200K from Furniture Store

National Retail Federation Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French released a statement following the introduction of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025.

Police Link Raid of Texas Home to $100M Retail Theft Ring with Ties to Mexican Cartel | Man Dies While Trying to Stop Theft of $10 Face Masks | Georgia Suspect Named Speedy Gonzalez Arrested for $20K Walmart Shoplifting Spree

Hundreds gathered in front of the Walgreens in Madera to remember Erick Velasquez, a Walgreens employee who was working at the store when he was shot and killed on the evening of March 31st.