Breaking News in the Industry: September 6, 2017
Woman pulls gun during back-to-school fight over last notebook Back-to-school shopping can be stressful but shoppers at a Walmart in Michigan saw that stress take a violent turn after an argument over...
View ArticleSuspect Assaults Good Samaritan With Ax at Convenience Store
Authorities say a Good Samaritan was wounded early Saturday morning when he was attacked with an ax while offering to pay for a shoplifting suspect’s items at a 7-Eleven in West Hollywood, California....
View ArticleNationwide Mall Theft Ring Accused of Shoplifting $20M of High-End Merchandise
Nationwide mall theft ring accused of shoplifting $20M of high-end merchandise For at least the past decade, Tijuana vendors put in special orders for designer merchandise, dispatching teams of...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 7, 2017
Shoplifting suspects crash car into outlet store Three men were arrested following a shoplifting incident at the North Georgia Premium Outlets that ended with the suspects’ car crashing into an...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 8, 2017
Fugitive guilty of nearly $10M in bogus travel purchases A man who escaped to Mexico in the 1990s to avoid sentencing in a New York credit card fraud case has pleaded guilty before a federal judge in...
View ArticleUSS Unveils New Apparel Return Fraud Solution
USS has recently unveiled their latest development to combat apparel return fraud, the Disposable Anti-Wardrobing Tag. Wardrobing, a form of retail return fraud and shoplifting, is a practice used by...
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Selling Your Proposal to a Senior Loss Prevention Executive
“Great ideas are worthless unless they are put into practice.” Most, if not all, of us have experienced this maxim time and time again in our business careers. We have a brilliant plan that will...
View Article9 Upcoming Loss Prevention Conferences and Events
This post brought to you by LPJobs. As a busy loss prevention professional, you don’t have much time to keep tabs on industry event details. Let us help you find your next networking opportunity,...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 11, 2017
Looters caught on local news cameras arrested by Fort Lauderdale police [Video] Police in Fort Lauderdale arrested nine people caught by local news cameras looting Fort Lauderdale business despite the...
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How to Manage Inventory: Shrink Visibility
At a time when store margins are under intense competitive pressure, retail shrink can make or break a retailer’s bottom line. But today’s retail shrink numbers are vulnerable to blind spots and...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 12, 2017
Orlando police gas out looters who were loading guns Orlando PD has announced that they have all suspects in custody from the incident where looters were loading stolen firearms at Academy Sports in...
View ArticleCLEAR Conference 2017 Still On Track for October
Amid concerns about damage resulting from Hurricane Harvey, Curt Crum, president of the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail Conference (CLEAR), has confirmed that the organization’s eighth annual...
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What Is Organized Retail Crime?
Organized retail crime (ORC) involves the association of two or more persons engaged in illegally obtaining retail merchandise in substantial quantities through both theft and fraud as part of an...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 13, 2017
Vehicle strikes Good Samaritan during shoplift arrest A getaway driver’s vehicle struck a 66-year-old Good Samaritan who was helping police take down a supermarket shoplifter, authorities said....
View Article11th Annual New England Loss Prevention Expo
Please join the 11th annual New England Loss Prevention Expo on September 14, 2017 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. Reflecting back on the previous ten conferences, they are amazed to think about...
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People on the Move: September 2017
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching a top leadership position at a...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 14, 2017
Police searching for suspect in theft of $6,300 bike After test riding a few bikes during a Redmond bicycle shop’s busy sale in Washington, a male suspect stole a $6,300 bike, according to the Redmond...
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Technology in Retail Stores: Who’s Responsible?
Listening to loss prevention leaders discuss their relationships with information technology (IT) departments and offer advice for strengthening them can seem a bit like eavesdropping on marriage...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: September 15, 2017
Michigan woman gets jail for retail fraud The theft of more than $2,000 worth of alcohol from grocery stores has earned a Mount Pleasant, Michigan, woman a one-year jail sentence. Cathy Sue Latosky,...
View ArticleRCC LP 2017 Conference to Offer New Connections and Industry Insights
Advances in communication technology open up a world of innovation and opportunity. However, they also expose businesses to new vulnerabilities that have the potential to be exploited by criminals. At...
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