Tag: organized retail crime

LA Deputy Charged with Civil Rights Violation after Controversial Shoplifting Arrest | Target Store Slows Theft, But at a Cost to the Shopping Experience | 10 New Yorkers Arrested for ORC

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, 2024.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside partner law enforcement agencies, has announced arrests and charges against 22 individuals as part of Operation Sticky Fingers, which involved a statewide organized retail crime operation targeting cannabis retail stores.

Portland Police Bureau Dissolves Property Crimes Unit | Viral TikTok Videos Help Beauty Shop Deter Thieves and Increase Sales | The Epidemic of Shoplifting Crosses All Classes

In late 2023, the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) partnered with the Loss Prevention Foundation and Loss Prevention Magazine to distribute the ORC Across the States Survey to multi-store loss prevention managers and ORC investigators throughout the country.

Investigators assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (ORCTF) recovered over $450,000 in stolen merchandise from an Oakland residence following a month-long investigation.

California Governor Newsom Signs New Retail Theft Package | Meijer Out $800K after ORC Scheme | Fired Walmart Employee Recovering after Being Stabbed by Shoplifter

Cop Faces Murder Charge in Shooting of Pregnant Black Woman Accused of Shoplifting | Dept. of Labor Cites Circle K for Safety Violation after Gunmen Shoot Cashier | 8-Year-Old Girl Beats Robber with Baseball Bat at Liquor Store

UK Retail Staff Fearing for Their Safety Following Looting and Vandalism | California Democrats Push Retail Theft Reduction Bill to Counter Prop. 47 Reform | Burglars Tunnel Through Walls of Multiple Stores to Take $1.5M in Jewelry

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the organized retail crime problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of July.