Retail Crime

On April 12, ORC investigators and law enforcement officials gathered at the Kohl’s Innovation center in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin to hear the latest on ORC legislation and case profiles at the Wisconsin Organized Retail Crime Association (WIORCA) Conference.

Sheriffs in Nevada are showing support for the Crime Reduction Act, S.B. 412, which has been championed by Governor Joe Lombardo.

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Amazon has announced the new Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), an industry collaboration designed to make it safer to shop online and more difficult for counterfeiters to move among different stores to attempt to sell their counterfeit goods.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has charged three ORC suspects for stealing $76K in goods from Home Depot stores.

Organized retail crime (ORC) is growing in both scope and complexity, according to a new report released by the National Retail Federation, Organized Retail Crime: An Assessment of a Persistent and Growing Threat.

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) have shut down a major organized retail theft operation that spanned 16 counties.

On Tuesday the Oregon State Senate passed Senate Bill 340 which significantly increases penalties for organized retail theft.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed three pieces of legislation into law aimed at curbing gun violence and theft.