Tag: organized retail crime
Partnering with Law Enforcement to Combat Organized Retail Crime
While some of the tools of organized retail crime and methods of operation continue to evolve with the changes in technology and dynamics of...
LAAORCA: Taking a Bite Out of Organized Retail Crime
LAAORCA, the Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime Association, is still active and growing as a law enforcement-retail loss prevention partnership in the Los...
Along with Holiday Shoplifting Thefts, Organized Retail Crime Rings Also Increase
After more than $50,000 worth of shoplifted merchandise vanished from store shelves, Central Florida supermarkets were left to wonder how that shoplifting loss could...
$41,000 Worth of Counterfeit Goods Seized in Puerto Rico
Federal officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized 10,000 counterfeit dolls in Puerto Rico after the toys arrived in a shipment...
Saks Fifth Avenue Asset Protection: The Evolution of Rosamaria Sostilio
Rosamaria Sostilio was named senior vice president of asset protection for Hudson's Bay Company after 25 years in various LP roles with Saks Fifth Avenue.
The Need to Reinvent the Loss Prevention Industry
Bob Vranek has been vice president of loss prevention at Belk, Inc. based in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1992. He began in the retail...
Arrests Made in Elaborate Credit Card Fraud Operation in Thailand
An elaborate credit card fraud ring operating in Thailand was uncovered following the arrest of two Chinese tourists trying to buy gold on New...
Two International Loss Prevention Summits Were Held Recently in South Florida and Mexico City
Separate international summits were held recently addressing organized retail crime in the US and Japan, and common problems of retailers operating in Mexico. Both...
Facebook Users Being Lured into Internet Fraud Operations
Gullible teenagers from across the United Kingdom are being lured through Facebook to assist criminal operations involved in identity theft, hacking scams and other...
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...