Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

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Since the earliest days of organized retail, there has been a recognition of the unique exposure that retailers have to crime and loss. We...

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Cheatham County deputies intercepted 3 men they say have been stealing tens of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting people in Middle Tennessee, and investigators...

8 busted in $4M ORC ring

$35K baby formula theft

Restaurant's idea of justice

Porch Pirate scheme; 3 arrested

Employee shipping empty boxes

Two 'Grinches' apprehended

We estimate that these 15,000 offenders caused, at a minimum, more than $1,500,000 in theft damages, or about $100 per incident. However, looking at the value of one incident does not tell the whole story. [Sponsored]

Holiday task force nabs 200

Duo arrested for $35K CC fraud

Police officers help shoe thief

Operation Fa La La Larceny

Employee embezzlement caper

Feds' discrimination probe settled

Whatever your core values are, the old truism remains accurate: employees don’t turn to statements on the company website to look for clues on how to behave; they look to each other.