Tag: organized retail crime

Retail Theft Ring That Spanned 13 Counties Busted, 5 Suspects Arrested | Security Officer Recounts Fatal Walmart Stabbing | California Lawmakers Have a New Solution to Deter Retail Thieves: Arresting Them

Customs Officers Seize $2.71M Shipment of Counterfeit Sports Merchandise | LA County Sheriff’s Department's ORC Task Force Conducts Major Fencing Bust | Amazon Invested $1.2B, Hired 15,000 People to Tackle Counterfeit Problem

To Catch Retail Thieves, This Unlikely Duo Treats Them Like the Mob | How a Shoplifting Crime Wave Is Forcing the Retreat of Self-Checkout | Suspected Retail Theft Crew Busted after Running from Police in California

In this webinar now on-demand, ORCAs in Action, the coalition of the nation’s organized retail crime associations, will hold the latest in a series of virtual conferences, features the latest in a series of presentations highlighting the exceptional work being accomplished across the country in the ongoing battle against organized retail crime.

In this article, read about how detectives in the Chicagoland area investigated a case of Romani travelers who believe they have been blessed with the “divine right” to steal.

California Mom Is Alleged Ringleader Behind $8M ORC Ring That Hit 200+ Ulta Stores | Nearly $160K in Counterfeit Trojan Condoms, BiC Lighters Discovered in Undercover Operation | 3 Charged in $2M Counterfeit Merchandise Raid

Retail Bust Reveals Sophisticated Operation Run from Oakland Home | Washington Post Article Downplays Retail Theft Crisis | Judge Sides with Safeway Employee Fired for Stopping Shoplifter

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 February.

Oklahoma Senate Bill Targets ORC | New Bill Aims to Help Cover Security Measures for Small NYC Businesses | Authorities Crackdown on Retail Theft Ring Targeting Home Depot and Target

Last week the ORCAs in Action initiative held a closed-door summit with leadership from Organized Retail Crime Associations (ORCAs) from all across the United States, with more than 70 ORC leaders and subject matter experts attending.