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Legislation to Combat Organized Retail Crime Introduced  Congressmen Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) and Jim Jordon (R-OH) recently introduced HR 6491 “Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008.” The proposed legislation addresses the growing problem of organized retail crime (ORC) by defining ORC as “the acquiring of retail merchandise by illegal means for the purpose of reselling the items” and making it and related activities a federal crime.HR 6491 would criminalize the theft and subsequent sale of retail goods and services by amending the federal criminal code to make activities involved in furthering organized retail crime illegal. In addition, the bill would also criminalize facilitation of this activity and impose specific duties on on-line marketplaces to limit illegal activity occurring on-line involving organized retail crime. “This bi-partisan bill will provide law enforcement officials the tools they need to curtail ORC and protect consumers from unknowingly purchasing fraudulent or unsafe consumer goods,” said Allen Thompson, vice president of global supply chain of the Retail Industry Leaders Association. RILA, along with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), National Retail Federation (NRF), and others have been lobbying Capitol Hill for such legislation for a considerable time. John J. Motley III, FMI’s senior vice president of government and public affairs, said, “Too often, the gang members who are apprehended are charged with petty shoplifting misdemeanors, and receive minimal fines, probation, or jail time. Complicit wholesalers, flea market operators, pawn shops, and Internet auctioneers cannot be easily prosecuted. This legislation would help reduce the billions in retail store losses and, most important, protect the safety of American consumers.” “A significant portion of this bill deals with on-line fencing of stolen goods,” said Joseph LaRocca, NRF’s vice president of loss prevention. “Requiring Internet marketplaces to live up to their responsibility to block the sale of obviously stolen merchandise is not unreasonable. It’s time for Congress to bring on-line crime under control.” To read the proposed legislation, visit the magazine home page or click here. The September – October issue of LossPrevention magazine will have much more information about this landmark legislation.

Join us for an Informative Loss Prevention Webinar Thursday, September 4th at 2 p.m. – Sponsored by AXIS Communications and Genetec Deploying IP Video Surveillance This webinar will look at the benefits of IP network video to the retail organization, building the business case, collaborating with IT and other internal partners, and implementing and managing the technology throughout the enterprise. Speakers include:   Joe Fryar, CPP, Director Security and Loss Prevention, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.    Patrik Pettersson, Strategic Channel Manager-Retail, Axis Communications    Scott Thomas,Director Market Develo pment-Retail, Genetec Visit the magazine home page to register, or click on the link above.

Nominations Wanted for Hospitality Loss Prevention Awards Nominations for the 2009 Anthony G. Marshall Award and the Hospitality Loss Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award are now open. Both award recepients will be recognized at the 2009 Hospitality Law Conference in Houston, Texas, February 9 – 11. HospitalityLawyer.com More Consumers, Workers Shoplift as Economy Slows Call it a sign of the times. Steadily and alarmingly, shoplifting seems to be rising at many retail chains, and experts are pointing at a prime cause: the sputtering economy. USA Today Employee Theft Ring Bust Reveals $45,000 in Stolen Merchandise  Five Best Buy employees were arrested for first- or second-degree theft after stealing $45,000 worth of merchandise from the Silverdale (WA) store. PNW Local News Police Crack Shoplifting Ring Investigators say crooks hit every mall in Houston. Tip comes from Stage Stores employees. KTRH News Radio Two Charged Under New Felony Shoplifting Law For the first time, magistrates have charged two people under a new felony shoplifting law that makes specific shoplifting offenses a felony. Salisbury Post Cleaning Crew Members to be Arraigned on Shoplifting Charges Two employees of a Little Rock cleaning service will appear in Sherwood District Court on July 16 after their arrest on felony shoplifting charges. They are accused of trying to steal $4,861 worth of merchandise from Academy Sports + Outdoors. The North Little Rock Times Atlanta Boutiques Struggle to Weather Crime Wave Boutique owners across metro Atlanta are reeling from a crime wave that has seen dozens of stores hit by bands of thieves targeting designer jeans that retail for $200 and up a pair. The Atlanta Journal Shoppers: Be Aware of Your Surroundings Hang up the cell phone, leave the purse at home and master the art of getting in and out of the car quickly. All can help a shopper avoid falling victim to the most common violent crime reported at area malls: robberies in parking lots and garages. South Florida Sun-Sentinel Man Arrested in Series of Video Store Robberies Police have arrested a man they say is responsible for a recent string of video store robberies, including one last month in Largo. St Petersburg Times

August 19 – 21, 2008  International Association of Property Crime Investigators Annual Conference & Exposition Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV   August 25 – 29, 2008  International Association of Property Crime Investigators – 2008 International Conference Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, CA    September 10, 2008  Retailers Association of Massachusettes Organized Retail Crime Symposium & Trade Show DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusettes September 15 – 16, 2008 marcus evans – Pan-European Internal Retail Profit Protection Conference Barcelona, Spain   September 15 – 18, 2008  ASIS International – 54th Annual Seminar & Exhibits Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta   September 27, 2008  The Shulman Center – 2nd international Conference on Compulsive Theft & Spending Embassy Suites Metro Airport, Detroit, MI   October 7 – 8, 2008  Eye for Retail – Retail Loss Prevention Europe 2008 The Guoman Tower, St Katherine’s Way, London    October 21 – 22, 2008  Loss Prevention Research Council – Fall Workshop Sears Headquarters, Chicago, IL    October 29 – 30, 2008  ISC East 2008 – Jacob Javits Convention Center New York, NY

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