Retail Crime

LA County DA Hochman Announces New Action Against Retail Theft | Lowe's Employee Charged in $30K Shoplifting Spree | Warrant Issued for Suspected Oregon ORC Leader

The article discusses the growing role of AI in criminal justice, highlighting its potential to enhance investigations through data analysis, crime prevention, and improved interrogation techniques, while also addressing concerns related to privacy, bias, accuracy, and ethical implications.

Man Believed to be Part of Retail Theft Crew Arrested for Stealing $120K in Designer Merchandise | 2 Florida Walgreens Employees Shot, Gunman Found Dead Outside Store | Ringleader in String of Retail Thefts Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

This article highlights how retail loss prevention can evolve from reactive to proactive strategies by adopting unified commerce and data systems, integrating loss prevention teams, and leveraging advanced technologies like machine learning and automation to combat theft, fraud, and operational inefficiencies across all channels.

The 2025 Berkshire County Organized Retail and Financial Crimes Workshop in Massachusetts gathered over 200 professionals to discuss regional and national efforts to combat organized retail and financial crimes.

A must-attend every year for those in the industry, RILA’s AP Conference is an opportunity for retailers to come together and explore, share, and learn—ultimately advancing the LP profession and collaboration with key stakeholders, such as DAs and law enforcement.

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 April, 2025.

California AG Bonta Dismantles Active Identity Theft Mill and ORC Scheme Spanning 7 Counties | LAPD Catches Suspects Behind $4M in Stolen Goods | Fox News Op-Ed Hails Grassley, Cortez Masto Bill to Combat 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?