Retail Crime

5 Charged in $20M Theft and Fraud Scheme Targeting Home Improvement Stores | Jewelry Store Owner Suffers Stroke During Smash-and-Grab Robbery | Pair Arrested in $500K Counterfeit Louis Vuitton Bust

The real story is in the data. That’s why it helps to look closely at specific cities, like St. Louis, to understand why broad generalizations fall short.

Join us on Thursday, September 25 from 2–3:30 p.m. ET for this webinar where industry leaders break down what every retail supply chain professional needs to know about strategic cargo theft.

Calculated as a percentage to sales, shrink is a metric used by a retailer to understand their current state of inventory loss. However, those who understand shrink know it is not a direct or sole indicator of theft.

Man Who Attacked Safeway Security Guard With Axe Had Incident at Same Store 1 Month Earlier | Police Recover $12K Worth of Apparel Stolen from Shopping Malls | Over 11,000 Counterfeit Labubu Dolls Seized at Seattle Airport

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, we have provided a glimpse into just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of August, 2025.

Truckers Against Trafficking empowers drivers through training to identify and report human trafficking, leading to victim recovery and offender arrests.

Brand Elverston challenges retailers to rethink legacy LP strategies and embrace next-gen tech like RFID, AI, and computer vision to tackle total retail loss.

Cargo theft remains a severe and evolving threat across Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Brazil, with increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics prompting businesses to adopt advanced security technologies and best practices to protect their supply chains.

14 Arrested in Largest Home Depot Theft Ring Ever | Milwaukee Tool Employee Accused of Stealing More Than $1M in Tools | New York Retail Theft Declines by 12% After ORC Crackdown