Retail Crime

Karl Langhorst, executive vice president of ALTO US, recently joined retail loss prevention and security expert Joe LaRocca and Commander Blake Chow with the Los Angeles Police Department on Los Angeles FOX 11's "What The Hal" podcast.

Stores are packed to the brim with bustling gift-getters, and every second an associate spends dealing with potential holiday theft is a missed sales opportunity.

Million dollar fine

Blowtorch burglars

ORC at all-time high

CC skimmer task force

Police officer injured

Who calls PD 9 times a day?

Organized retail crime (ORC) is continuing to grow, with nearly three-quarters of retailers surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the...

The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) has announced the election of its newest president, Brendan “Ben” Dugan. Dugan was elected by a unanimous vote at the CLEAR board of directors meeting held during the 9th annual training conference in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Female Houdini escapes cuffs

ORC shoplift ring busted

Packaging helps supply chain

Quick data breach notification

Shoplifting under-reported?

Racial profiling resolved

As of November 2018, Glassdoor.com reports the average base pay for a loss prevention manager to be $57,221 per year, excluding bonuses and/or other cash compensation. We want to know: do you think you're being paid fairly for the work you do?

Artificial intelligence tools are now becoming a seamless part of our everyday lives. Just ask Alexa. Or Siri. Or the customer support chatbot for Lyft, Spotify, or Whole Foods. It stands to reason that retail loss prevention should be leveraging this new, valuable technology for its own toolkits as well.

Often, these theft events will occur in the retail setting, but there are other ways by which the devices can be used to steal information. Unfortunately, all it requires is a little illicit technology and a lot of criminal intent.