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Economic Impact On Shrink
2008-04-21 23:06:00
When money is tight, a couple of things happen in regard to retail shrink. First, there is usually an increase in theft related activity, both external shoplifting and employee theft. People feel like they are making less these days. This is due to increasing costs and prices, and many companies are cutting unnecessary spending in ...
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Where Did We Go?
2008-03-18 03:45:00
Well,  I have been traveling a good bit lately, and have been very busy with meetings, training, and yes, investigations. So, the blog has had to take a back seat for a bit while I attend to my obligations to my company. Things will be normalizing soon, and I’ll be back to the regular posting ...

Keeping It REAL
2008-02-26 04:58:00
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling. From routine visits to formal meetings to investigations, I’ve been putting on the miles. This “off-time” from keeping up with this blog gave me the opportunity to think about and identify my goal for this site. I want to approach it the same way I approach my training. I want to keep it REAL. Relavant: I want to speak to my audience, not in LP terminology, but in real dollars and sense. I want my content to be relevant to their situation. That’s tough when you are just learning who your audience is, but by producing what I hope is quality content that is easily understood and applied in practice, I want to keep the blog relevant to all who read it. Educational: One of my main goals is that my readers learn something new every time they visit. My goal is to help retailers save money and add to their profit line by reducing losses through shrink. Education is awareness. Awareness is the f...
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Employee Theft And Shoplifting Not Exclusive To Poor Folks
2008-02-18 23:51:00
I passed on a commentary about actress Bai Ling. I just felt that there were plenty of stories and opinions out there on this story. Then I found this story about a former bank vice president who embezzled over $500k from 2 banks of which he was an officer over a period of 5 years. Michael ...
More About: Exclusive , Theft , Shoplifting , Employee , Poor

How Would You Respond?
2008-02-11 02:46:00
I wasn’t sure if I should even respond to this comment left by a reader recently. But I did. Shame on me if I let my emotions get away with me for a minute, but I’m not sorry. You can find the original post here. Here’s the comment: mik // Feb 10, 2008 at 3:43 pm sounds ...
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When You?re Wanted For A Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Fraud Scheme, Don?t
2008-02-10 00:37:00
Here is a news story from Muncie, IN, where a woman wanted for two felonies that involved burning down houses in order to collect on the insurance was caught shoplifting at Walmart. Walmart loss prevention stopped her for shoplifting, and when the cops arrived, they recognized her from a “Wanted” poster. She also had some drugs ...
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16 Year Employee - $350,000.00 Embezzlement!
2008-02-06 05:41:00
AND, she began stealing soon after being hired, according to police! Here is a story out of Eugene, OR, where a trusted employee began stealing from her employer shortly after being hired, and continued to steal for 16 years before being caught. How was she caught? The employer didn’t have enough money to pay into ...
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New Shoplifting Method?
2008-02-04 01:02:00
Here is a story from Gainesville, Florida about a pair of shoplifters who were caught using a magnet to remove the sensor tags from merchandise so they could steal it. The story makes it sound as if this is a brand new method of theft. This isn’t new, shoplifters are always trying to defeat the tags ...
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Five Common Indicators Of Employee Theft
2008-02-02 19:39:00
Do you trust your employees? Sure we all want to believe that our employees are honest, and that they would never betray our trust in them by stealing money or merchandise from us. However, the fact is that, statistically, 2 in 10 employees will steal, given the right opportunity. That rate rises even higher when ...
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NH Mom Uses Her 3 Kids To Shoplift
2008-01-29 22:04:00
At first glance, when I read this story, I thought it was just another parenting geniusry article where a mom goes into a store and then uses her children to help her steal. Then I read the comments. I was absolutely amazed at how many people feel sorry for this woman. She was shoplifting from a ...
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Blogger Tag? Strange, But True
2008-01-29 01:22:00
I woke up this morning and, while going through my daily routine of reading before leaving for work, I saw that ShariV over at Express Marketing Memo had “tagged” me. I just finished... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Limited Time Offer!! Free E-Book!! Introduction To Loss Prevention For Smal
2008-01-27 03:41:00
For a limited time only, you can download my free ebook “Loss Prevention For Small Business” for free. This ebook is a 20 page sample of a full book that I’m working on. I’d... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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18 Arrested In Organized Retail Theft Bust
2008-01-25 18:21:00
Police in Florida arrested 18 suspects in connection with a theft ring that was stealing from retailers and then selling the merchandise on eBay and at flea markets. These people are accused of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More About: Arrested , Retail , Bust , Theft , Organ

When Do We Say, "Enough Is Enough"?
2008-01-23 02:48:00
A woman in Utica, NY was arrested for shoplifting recently. When police processed her, they found that she had been arrested 23 times in the past. According to the news story, at least one of these... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Start Up Businesses Are At Risk Of Theft
2008-01-19 19:52:00
If you read the story referenced below, you will see a common tactic of the professional shoplifter. They come in groups At least one of them distracts the employee(s) with questions, etc. They will... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More About: Start-Up , Start , Risk , Theft , Businesses

Do You Miss Me Yet?
2008-01-19 05:56:00
It’s a very busy season for me, so I’ve had to slow down the articles for a couple of days. But I’ll be back with some interesting stuff within a day or so. Don’t go... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Do You Subscribe To Blog Feeds?
2008-01-14 21:55:00
Are you a subscriber, or just a casual reader? Do you bookmark your favorite blogs and check them regularly, or do you subscribe in a reader and get the articles delivered right to you? I believe... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Why Joe?s BUNKER?
2008-01-13 23:37:00
In the good old days of Loss Prevention, CCTV systems were not always the norm. In my first LP job, the store where I worked had two-way mirrors installed in the walls in high risk departments like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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PostaCrime - A Free Resource To Help Small Businesses Fight Retail Crime
2008-01-13 17:05:00
What if you had video or a still photo of a shoplifter, burglar, etc. who had victimized your business, but had no way to distribute it to the public to help Police solve the crime? Well, now there... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Shoplifting Suspect Stabs 2 Loss Prevention Agents
2008-01-12 22:28:00
Here is another example of a desperate shoplifter who resorted to violence in an attempt to escape. Any one who thinks that the loss prevention profession is not dangerous is wrong. These kinds of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More About: Agents , Prevention , Loss , Shoplifting , Suspect

Less Than 2 Days Until The Big Bloghology Launch!!
2008-01-12 07:13:00
A few weeks back, I mentioned that I had been invited to participate in something new and exciting in the world of blogging.  As I am just starting to build my blog, in a VERY unique niche, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Assistant Police Chief Arrested For Shoplifting In South Carolina
2008-01-12 02:15:00
This is just sad. If you can’t trust the police, who can you trust? Right? I never had the displeasure of catching a police officer shoplifting. I have caught 2 lawyers and one doctor,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Grandmother Uses 4-Year-Old Grand Daughter To Shoplift, Gets Prison Sentenc
2008-01-11 03:04:00
Still another shoplifter using a child to cover their misdeeds!! This is sickening. A grandmother steals clothing and hides it in her 4-year-old grand daughter’s baby doll stroller.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Warrant issued for DeMarcus Granger
2008-01-11 02:43:00
So, he didn’t show up for court? Big surprise, there. In fact, in my experience, more than half of accused shoplifters don’t bother to show up for that first court date. In some cases,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Fleeing shoplifter suspect?s car hit a store clerk
2008-01-10 02:40:00
Here we have yet another example of a shoplifter deliberately trying to injure a store employee. Thankfully, the injuries seem to be minor, according to this story. It seems like the shoplifters are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Keys To Consistent Low Shrink - Part 7 - Set A Goal, Then Stick To It
2008-01-09 18:04:00
Every successful business sets goals. In fact, most businesses have many goals, both short term and long term. Sometimes, though, small and medium sized businesses may overlook one very important... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mother Dances, Leaves Baby In Car.
2008-01-09 08:14:00
This is another bulletin from www.privateofficer.com. If this doesn’t boil your blood, something’s wrong. I know this has absolutely nothing to do with retail loss prevention, but I just... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Latest Update On Cheryl Greene
2008-01-09 03:57:00
Here is the latest info I’ve gotten on Cheryl ’s condition. It looks like some progress, and therefore, hope. If you are new here, Cheryl is an employee of a Grover, NC retailer who was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Keys To Consistent Low Shrink - Part 6 - Inspect What You Expect
2008-01-08 23:46:00
Simply put, if you have certain expectations of security within your organization, from a cash handling program to merchandise protection standards, you must audit these procedures regularly, or they... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Should Small Businesses Use CCTV?
2008-01-08 18:15:00
If you run a business that sells merchandise, or if you have cash on hand, you probably need a Closed Circuit Television system. The question you must answer is “How much do you want to spend... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More About: Opinions , Small , Cameras , Small Businesses , Businesses