Retail Crime

When Eric Harrison arrived at work at the Macy's store in Center City, Philadelphia on a chilly December morning, he had no idea it would be his last. A hard-working young man with two full-time jobs, he had just started his morning shift as a uniformed loss prevention officer when disaster struck.

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

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LPM's 2023 Fall Issue is out now! Inside, find articles covering a wide variety of topics for loss prevention professionals.

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.

It’s time to set the record straight on ORC, end the debate over whether or not this is a problem, and continue work on solving it.

Knowledge is power. We must sort through information, determine how it can be useful, and apply what we’ve learned to achieve our objectives.

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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.

Cybercriminals are laying the groundwork for a season of campaigns focused on harmful activities that include stealing website content, account hacking, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.