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 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

ORC remains a serious problem for retailers across the country and around the world. To give you a better feel for the vast impact, here is a glimpse into just a few of the incidents that took place in October.

$1M Retail Theft Bust in California | Florida Is Cracking Down on Retail Theft | Man Arrested as $4M Worth of Computers Are Seized in LA County Theft Operation

Bay Area Home Depot Bookkeeper Accused of $1.2M in Theft | 14 Facing Charges in $20M Retail Theft Ring Busted in Miami | Millions in Counterfeit Goods Seized in Bust at Manhattan Storage Facility

The criminal enterprise operated in at least nine judicial circuits and caused more than $20 million in losses to more than 20 different retailers across Florida, including Walmart, Target, Publix, Home Depot, Lowe's, and more.

Florida GameStop Employee Charged after Fatally Shooting Shoplifter | Robbed, Spat At, and Assaulted, British Shopkeepers Despair Over Retail Crime | LA Retail Theft Suspects Arrested with Thousands in Cash, Merchandise