Tag: asset protection
Kentucky Man Pepper Sprays 80-Year-Old Employee During Shoplifting Attempt
The Mount Sterling Police Department is asking for help in identifying two people involved in a violent shoplifting incident. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that ...
The Dangers of Inadequate Supply-Chain Risk Mitigation
A supply-chain asset protection (SCAP) and risk-management program should include supply-chain risk mitigation plans that help decrease the severity of disruptions throughout the value...
Your Opinion Requested: What Are the Skills Needed for the Next Generation of LP...
It is not news that the role of loss prevention professionals is rapidly changing to meet the expanding needs of the retail industry. LP...
New Retail Technology in 2017 Adds Value through Analytics
New retail technology has evolved exponentially over the past few decades, especially when it comes to analytics. Originally, descriptive analytics was the primary investigative tool...
Transient Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Loss Prevention Associate
Police arrested a transient suspected of fatally stabbing a loss prevention associate outside a Food 4 Less grocery store in Sylmar, California, on Sunday...
Shoplifting Traffic Stop Turns Fatal
A Hammond, Louisiana, man was in critical condition Wednesday with severe head trauma and a Tickfaw man left dead after a suspected shoplifting traffic...
CA Woman Arrested, Accused of Shoplifting; Trying to Run over LP
Police arrested a woman accused of a robbery at a retail store in Palm Springs, then assaulting store loss prevention associates and trying to run...
Benefit Denial: A Core Principle of Crime Prevention
Rent-A-Center's primary loss prevention challenge stems from its business model. The rent-to-own company allows people who are low on funds or credit to rent...
Off-Duty Police Officer Fatally Shoots Suspected Shoplifter
A suspected shoplifter was fatally shot to death by an off-duty, Baltimore County police officer who was working security. The officer was in full...