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
“They pop the locks, they melt the glass, they take the keys out of employees’ hands.” Marc Fisher writes about the shoplifting epidemic in this piece for The Atlantic.
3 Masked Gunmen Open Fire on Clothing Store, Killing Employee
A clothing store employee is dead after masked suspects opened fire on the Texas store Wednesday evening. The deadly shooting happened just before 7:30 p.m. Police are still searching for a motive, as nothing appeared to be stolen.
Feds Take Down Violent Southern California Robbery Crew Amid 6-Week Crime Spree
Three men and one woman have been charged in connection with a six-week armed robbery spree of pharmacies across Southern California. During the robberies, two of the suspects were armed, violently manhandling employees and stealing cash from registers as a third used a store trashcan to collect stolen medications.
Inside the Mafia-Style Champagne Shoplifting Gang
Usually operating in groups of three, the gang members wear Bluetooth headsets to communicate and warn each other if security guards are watching them. Wheeling a trolley or carrying a basket, they blend in with shoppers as they casually take champagne bottles off the shelves.
Why Your Drug Store Is Closing
CVS is closing 900 stores. Rite-Aid is closing 500. Walgreens announced Tuesday it plans to close 1,200 stores, meaning one in seven will disappear. What is going on with America’s drug stores?
Woman Arrested After Year-Long Shoplifting Spree Across Tennessee
A woman has been charged after a year-long shoplifting spree where she reportedly stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from stores like lululemon, Nike, and Sephora. The 24-year-old now faces dozens of charges.