Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of January.

3 Charged in Scheme Directing Migrants to Shoplift in Exchange for Fake IDs | New ORC Bill Gaining Traction in Arizona State Legislature | 28-Year-Old Arrested for Flash Robbery in California

Man Sues Macy's and Sunglass Hut Over Wrongful Arrest Linked to Facial Recognition | California, New York, and Virginia Take Steps to Stop Retail Theft | 3 Suspects Facing 50 Felonies for Alleged Series of Bay Area Retail Thefts

Las Vegas poker player Lazaro Hernandez has been exposed as the mastermind behind a $230 million counterfeit prescription medication operation.

3 Members of ORC Ring Charged with More Than 50 Felonies | Minneapolis Employee Stabbed After Attempting to Stop Shoplifter | LA County Deputy Unknowingly Walks into Convenience Store Robbery

Bill Targeting Retail Theft Passes Florida House Committee | Retailers Battle an Onslaught of Fraudulent Returns | Why Retail's $100B Shrink Crisis May Not Be All About Shoplifting

4 Suspects in Washington Organized Retail Thefts Plead Not Guilty | Customer Shot and Killed During Texas Convenience Store Robbery | Tampa Bay Area Retail Theft Ring Busted

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of December.

Police Seek Suspects in Slaying of Chicago Shopping Center Security Guard | Oregon Laws Targeting Retail Theft Go into Effect in January | Inside the Mindset of a Brazen Shoplifter

California's ORC Task Force Made Over 1,000 Arrests in 11 Months | Target's Reasons for Closing 9 Stores Questioned | Serial Shoplifter Arrested Then Released on $500 Bail Despite Multiple Warrants