Tag: organized retail crime
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: January 20 – 26
Man Sues Macy's and Sunglass Hut Over Wrongful Arrest Linked to Facial Recognition | California, New York, and Virginia Take Steps to Stop Retail Theft | 3 Suspects Facing 50 Felonies for Alleged Series of Bay Area Retail Thefts
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: January 13 – 19
3 Members of ORC Ring Charged with More Than 50 Felonies | Minneapolis Employee Stabbed After Attempting to Stop Shoplifter | LA County Deputy Unknowingly Walks into Convenience Store Robbery
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: January 6 – 12
Bill Targeting Retail Theft Passes Florida House Committee | Retailers Battle an Onslaught of Fraudulent Returns | Why Retail's $100B Shrink Crisis May Not Be All About Shoplifting
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: December 30 – January 5
4 Suspects in Washington Organized Retail Thefts Plead Not Guilty | Customer Shot and Killed During Texas Convenience Store Robbery | Tampa Bay Area Retail Theft Ring Busted
Organized Retail Crime Monthly News Recap: December 2023
To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of December.
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: December 23 – 29
Police Seek Suspects in Slaying of Chicago Shopping Center Security Guard | Oregon Laws Targeting Retail Theft Go into Effect in January | Inside the Mindset of a Brazen Shoplifter
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: December 16 – 22
California's ORC Task Force Made Over 1,000 Arrests in 11 Months | Target's Reasons for Closing 9 Stores Questioned | Serial Shoplifter Arrested Then Released on $500 Bail Despite Multiple Warrants
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: December 9 – 15
37 Arrested in Portland Retail Theft Incident | $2 Trillion Worth of Counterfeit Products Are Sold Each Year—Can AI Help Put an End to it? | 2 Men Fleeing a Store Robbery Lead to a Fatal Car Accident
Pot Luck: 23 Charged in Burglaries of Over 40 Marijuana Dispensaries in Denver
The defendants allegedly burglarized more than 40 marijuana dispensaries, resulting in the theft of approximately $780,000 in cash and property.
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: December 2 – 8
Remembering the Security Guard Killed in a Philadelphia Macy's | Sacramento County Sheriff Makes 285 Arrests in Week-Long Undercover Retail Sting | Father of Man Killed at Target Store Sues Retailer Over Death