The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 12 – 18
The New Yorker Explores What Happens to All the Stuff We Return | Oaklawn Employee Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Almost $200K in Cash | Police Seize $650K in Counterfeit Merchandise from Arlington...
View ArticleTony Sheppard Explains How ORC Became a Billion-Dollar Industry
ThinkLP Senior Director of Loss Prevention and LPM Vendor Advisory Board Member Tony Sheppard was featured in a Newsweek story on Sunday about how organized crime became a billion-dollar industry.
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 19 – 25
Flash Mobs Hit More Retail Stores in California | NRF CEO Discusses Rise in ORC on CNBC's Squawk Box | 25 Suspects Nabbed in Portland Retail Theft Crackdown
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: August 26 – Sept. 1
3 Killed in Racially Motivated Dollar General Shooting | Orange County DA Threatens to 'Throw the Book At' Thieves | How Best Buy Is Winning the War Against Retail Theft
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 2 – 8
Nearly $200K Worth of Items from Victoria's Secret Recovered | Giant Grocery Store Will No Longer Carry Certain Brands to Mitigate Shoplifting | Women Caught Crawling Under Counter to Steal Jewelry
View ArticleWebinar: ORCAs in Action Fall Kickoff
Join us for our September webinar on Thursday, September 28th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time for the ORCAs in Action Fall Kickoff!
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 9 – 15
California to Make Largest-Ever Investment to Combat ORC | Pastor Ran Theft Ring That Stole $1.4M | 9 Arrested After Burglary Attempt Totaling $500K at Motorshop Dealership in New Jersey
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 16 – 22
$218K of Stolen Retail Merch Found in Backyard of LA Home | 1 Shoplifter Dead, Another Injured After Incident at O'Reilly's Auto Parts | Seattle Smoke Shop Damaged in 7th Smash-and-Grab Burglary
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 23 – 29
Retail Theft Is a 'Financial Tragedy' for Businesses; 3 Arrested for $100K Retail Theft Across Bay Area; Credit Card Competition Act Causing Confliction; and more LP news you missed this week.
View ArticleOrganized Retail Crime Monthly News Recap: September 2023
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 September.
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: September 30 – October 6
72 Charged After Several Stores Looted in Philadelphia | Pennsylvania Lawmakers Craft Bill to Crack Down on ORC | Donald Trump Says Shoplifters Should Be Shot | And More LP News
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: October 7 – 13
Bakersfield California Police Department Receives $6M to Combat Retail Theft | Sacramento Business Faces $120,000 in Damages After Burglary | Brothers Swap Fake iPhones for Real Ones, Ripping Apple off...
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: October 14 – 20
Florida GameStop Employee Charged after Fatally Shooting Shoplifter | Robbed, Spat At, and Assaulted, British Shopkeepers Despair Over Retail Crime | LA Retail Theft Suspects Arrested with Thousands in...
View ArticleFlorida AG Files Charges Against 14 Retail Thieves Responsible for $20M in Loss
The criminal enterprise operated in at least nine judicial circuits and caused more than $20 million in losses to more than 20 different retailers across Florida, including Walmart, Target, Publix,...
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: October 21 – 27
Bay Area Home Depot Bookkeeper Accused of $1.2M in Theft | 14 Facing Charges in $20M Retail Theft Ring Busted in Miami | Millions in Counterfeit Goods Seized in Bust at Manhattan Storage Facility
View ArticleOrganized Retail Crime Monthly News Recap: October 2023
ORC remains a serious problem for retailers across the country and around the world. To give you a better feel for the vast impact, here is a glimpse into just a few of the incidents that took place in...
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: October 28 – November 3
$1M Retail Theft Bust in California | Florida Is Cracking Down on Retail Theft | Man Arrested as $4M Worth of Computers Are Seized in LA County Theft Operation
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: November 4 – 10
Iowa Grocery Store Worker Killed | NYC Mayor Launches Retail Theft Task Force | Pittsburgh Area Police Offer Assistance to Those Shoplifting Food and Essentials
View ArticleThe Biggest News in Loss Prevention: November 11 – 17
Former Wegmans Employee Sentenced for Stealing $500,000+ Through Fraudulent Refunds | Cali Sheriff Rips Target for Interfering with Shoplifting Crackdown | New York Authorities Make Largest Ever...
View ArticleThe Link Between ORC and Human Trafficking
Human trafficking and organized retail crime may seem like disparate criminal activities, but a closer look reveals a concerning overlap, particularly in the utilization of theft mule rings.
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