Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

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

37 Arrested in Portland Retail Theft Incident | $2 Trillion Worth of Counterfeit Products Are Sold Each Year—Can AI Help Put an End to it? | 2 Men Fleeing a Store Robbery Lead to a Fatal Car Accident

The defendants allegedly burglarized more than 40 marijuana dispensaries, resulting in the theft of approximately $780,000 in cash and property.

Remembering the Security Guard Killed in a Philadelphia Macy's | Sacramento County Sheriff Makes 285 Arrests in Week-Long Undercover Retail Sting | Father of Man Killed at Target Store Sues Retailer Over Death

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 November.

NYT Asks Whether Shoplifting Is Really Surging | DC Residents Debate ACT Now Crime Bill | Retailers Have a Crime Problem—It's in the Numbers

Human trafficking and organized retail crime may seem like disparate criminal activities, but a closer look reveals a concerning overlap, particularly in the utilization of theft mule rings.

Former Wegmans Employee Sentenced for Stealing $500,000+ Through Fraudulent Refunds | Cali Sheriff Rips Target for Interfering with Shoplifting Crackdown | New York Authorities Make Largest Ever Seizure of Knock-Off Goods

Iowa Grocery Store Worker Killed | NYC Mayor Launches Retail Theft Task Force | Pittsburgh Area Police Offer Assistance to Those Shoplifting Food and Essentials