Romanian Nationals Indicted in Skimming Scheme; Accused of Stealing $42k
Two Romanian nationals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia Wednesday and charged with bank fraud, debit card fraud, and aggravated identity...
How NOT to Investigate Organized Retail Crime
This post's findings are the result of more than thirty retail and law enforcement interviews expressly asking for opinions and thoughts on investigating ORC. It's from the archives, but its advice is timeless.
What Happens after Wicklander-Zulawski Training?
A lot of those called on to evaluate interviewers within an organization are long removed from the field, and their initial training in interviewing is probably dated. So are they reinforcing the class’s learning objectives?
Five Indicted for Conning Shoppers out of Nearly $800,000
Members of a fraud ring were charged with compromising Target's internal gift-card system and defrauding customers out of almost $800,000. A federal grand jury...
Milestone Systems Releases XProtect 2018 R2 Video Management Software
Milestone Systems has recently released the XProtect 2018 R2 video management system.
With the second VMS update this year, Milestone is continuing to pursue higher-performing...
Shopper Falsely Accused of Shoplifting to Sue after ‘Walk of Shame’
A Michigan woman says she is planning to sue Target after she was falsely accused of shoplifting a Southfield, store and forced to expose...
The Very Real Risks of Using Drones for Security Purposes
Some retailers may see expansive possibilities for using drones for security purposes and choose to be early adopters, but most are likely to take a slower approach.
NRF/University of Florida Survey Says Retail Shrink Decreased to $46.8 Billion in 2017
Thefts, fraud and losses from other retail “shrink” decreased to $46.8 billion in 2017 from $48.9 billion the year before as shoplifting and organized retail crime continued to be the leading causes.