We know that your week can get busy, and the time you have to catch up on the news from around the retail loss prevention industry is often stolen away by other things. That’s why the LPM team sifts through headlines from all over the country to bring only the most relevant LP news to you here, in our special weekly news round-up—the perfect bookend to a productive week.
Here’s What You May Have Missed
LA Hardware Store Was a Front for $4.5M Cargo Theft Ring
They may have looked like innocuous hardware stores from the outside, but inside these two LA County storefronts was an estimated $4.5 million worth of goods stolen from trains, trucks, and cargo ships, according to LAPD.
Additional Charges Filed in Shooting Outside Target Store in Austin
The man accused of killing three people outside a Target store in North Austin last week is facing additional charges. He had already been charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of first-degree felony murder.
$2M Jewelry Store Robbery Happened While Seattle Police Chief Was Having Lunch Nearby
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was reportedly having lunch at a nearby place when four suspects robbed a jewelry store and made away with an estimated $2 million in valuables.
F1 Sues Gift Shops for Selling Counterfeit Grand Prix Merch
Formula One is suing two gift shops for allegedly selling counterfeit Las Vegas Grand Prix merchandise. The complaint alleges trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting, and unfair competition.
Arizona AG Announces 25+ Indicted in Multi-Year Multi-Million-Dollar ORC Case
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a State Grand Jury has indicted the entity ‘iSold It on eBay’ and more than 25 alleged boosters after a multi-year investigation conducted by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Lululemon Smash-and-Grab Spans 2 States
Police say two suspects used a Home Depot rental truck to ram through the front of a lululemon store in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, before fleeing the state and abandoning the vehicle nearly 180 miles away in Griffin, Georgia.