Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

The US Attorney’s Office announced that two men, accused of playing leading roles in an organized theft ring, were arrested and charged on Monday.

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Together, RILA and IACP will develop educational resources, facilitate information sharing, and enhance collaboration between leading retailers and law enforcement agencies to combat organized retail crime, prolific theft and disorder, and restore vibrancy to communities across the country. 

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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 August, 2024.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside partner law enforcement agencies, has announced arrests and charges against 22 individuals as part of Operation Sticky Fingers, which involved a statewide organized retail crime operation targeting cannabis retail stores.

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In late 2023, the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) partnered with the Loss Prevention Foundation and Loss Prevention Magazine to distribute the ORC Across the States Survey to multi-store loss prevention managers and ORC investigators throughout the country.

While shoplifting is on the rise nationwide, the response to this crisis is often insufficient. The problem is not solely about the frequency of reported incidents but also about the frustration stemming from the lack of coordination between store teams, law enforcement, and prosecutors.

Investigators assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (ORCTF) recovered over $450,000 in stolen merchandise from an Oakland residence following a month-long investigation.