Retail Crime

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Law enforcement officers and loss prevention professionals from across North and South Carolina came together in Myrtle Beach for the 8th Annual Conference of the Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CORCA).

Each Thursday in October, the CEP will provide education and training to frontline cash handlers to familiarize them with the security and design features of US Currency, so they can better recognize counterfeit cash.

Bakersfield California Police Department Receives $6M to Combat Retail Theft | Sacramento Business Faces $120,000 in Damages After Burglary | Brothers Swap Fake iPhones for Real Ones, Ripping Apple off $6.1M | And More LP News

In this article, read how LP can embrace the human and technical side of ORC prevention approaches, without relying too much on either one.

72 Charged After Several Stores Looted in Philadelphia | Pennsylvania Lawmakers Craft Bill to Crack Down on ORC | Donald Trump Says Shoplifters Should Be Shot | And More LP News

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 September.

In this whitepaper, a number of challenges associated with ORC are outlined, as well as strategies and best practices that retailers should follow to collaborate effectively with law enforcement and other stakeholders.

Retail Theft Is a 'Financial Tragedy' for Businesses; 3 Arrested for $100K Retail Theft Across Bay Area; Credit Card Competition Act Causing Confliction; and more LP news you missed this week.

Target announced that it is closing nine stores across four states, effective Oct. 21. The company said it cannot continue operating these stores because theft and ORC are threatening the safety of its employees and guests.