New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers September 9, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers,...
Virginia County Police Report Some Success Against High-End Theft Rings August 22, 2024 By Matthew Barakat It took seven people, 15 seconds and a fire extinguisher. With that, a seven-person crew from Pennsylvania made off with...
Reuters: Walmart Opposes New York Plan to Add Panic Buttons to Stores June 11, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature...
‘Smash-and-Grab’ Robberies Fuel New Laws, but Critics Question the Need January 2, 2024 By David Montgomery Even before Virginia lawmakers passed a tough new law against organized retail crime earlier this year, Bradley Haywood, a public...
Target Closes Nine NYC, West Coast Stores to Stop Losses From Rising Theft September 27, 2023 By Brendan Case Target Corp. is closing nine stores in four states to stem losses from rising retail theft. One Manhattan location will...
Thieves Swarm Luxury Malls in Southern California and Other Areas, Driving Retail Crime to $100B September 19, 2023 By John Gittelsohn It took just minutes for more than 20 thieves, clad in hoods and masks, to swarm the Nordstrom store in...