Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the organized retail crime problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of July.

In the coming weeks, ORCAs across the country will be holding their annual conferences, which provide tremendous training and awareness opportunities, networking, and investigative support for retailers, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors.

Smash-and-Grab Robbers Coordinated Crimes on Social Media, 8 Culprits Now Face Prison | Security Guard Dies after Las Vegas Supermarket Shooting | Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping in America

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) have announced the launch of the 2024 Store Walk Initiative, a unique approach to tackling organized retail crime, habitual theft, and its impact on communities.

How a California Momfluencer Became a Shoplifting Queenpin | Fatal Knife Fight Between Clerk and Shoplifter Raises Questions about Poverty, Hunger, and Frustration with Petty Crime | A Tennessee Store Clerk Stole a $1M Lottery Ticket from a Customer

Michelle Mack, ringleader of a nationwide organized retail crime ring that targeted ULTA Beauty, Sephora, and other retailers, has received a sentence of five years and five months in a California state prison.

Cali Retailers' Profits Could Take a Hit with Self-Checkout Elimination | Burglars Made Off with 300+ Guns by Smashing Cars into Stores | Unprecedented Theft Prompts New Security Measures in Maryland Giant Food Stores

Since January, the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has conducted 320 investigations, made 717 arrests, and recovered nearly 230,000 stolen goods valued at more than $6.8 million.

Mississippi Changes Shoplifting Law, Making it Easier to Charge Accomplices | 18-Year-Old Charged for Allegedly Shooting Security Guard Execution-Style While Shoplifting | Man Facing Charges after $200K Worth of Legos Discovered in His Store

Despite speculation, there is a lack of systematic research on the connection between ORC and opioid addiction, underscoring the need to understand the behaviors of opioid-addicted offenders to develop effective prevention strategies. This research study conducted by the LPRC aims to address this issue.