Tucson TV News Anchor Reflects on How a Shoplifting Charge Changed Her Life
On February 11, 2012, officers of the Tucson Police Department cited former Tucson KVOA news anchor Martha Vazquez on a shoplifting charge. According to...
“Fight for $15” and Loss Prevention Concerns
Editor’s Note: We wrote about it back in June, but the “Fight for $15” campaign for a higher federal minimum wage in the United...
Post-Holiday Merchandise Return Fraud
Returns and return fraud are a big issue—and getting bigger. In 2014, $284 billion worth of retail merchandise was returned in the United States,...
Police: Employee Theft Incident Involves Drug Diversion
A pharmacy worker working at a Walmart in Delray Beach, Florida has been arrested and charged in an employee theft incident that allegedly involves...
Risk Management Solutions for e-Commerce
Editor's Note: Many of the subjects discussed in this article are as valid today as they were when the content was originally presented, while other...
LP101: Loss Prevention Audit Principles
The loss prevention audit is a means of providing an objective and consistent evaluation of company standards, operating procedures and internal controls. Using both...
Police Seize Nearly 500 iPhones in Gift Card Fraud Investigation
Officials with the Tigard Police Department in Tigard, Oregon, recently began a gift card fraud investigation into a possible organized retail theft incident that...
Columnists Discuss Wide Variety of Important Loss Prevention Topics
The columnists in the November-December issue address multiple topics of interest to loss prevention professionals– from internal theft interviewing techniques to vendor-retailer partnerships to...
The Role of Loss Prevention at the McDonald’s All American Games
Editor’s Note: As LP Magazine looks back at some of its most popular articles from 2015, we see once more the diverse challenges and...
Setting the Stage for an Organized Retail Crime Strategy
Editor's Note: Organized retail crime remains an ongoing challenge for loss prevention programs across the country. The following article serves as Part 1 of...