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[Post from Infoglide Software] Stories From the Street

“When I arrived at the shop I saw that it was a large indoor warehouse with the main door open and no one out front. As I walked by the open door I noticed scores of vehicles being stored inside, all damaged - some totaled. It was odd to see these vehicles kept indoors, so odd that I began to suspect that perhaps some of the less damaged ones were unrecovered stolen vehicles so I began jotting down VINs as quickly as I could before someone spotted me. I got about five of them, one from a white Corvette that was demolished and sitting on the frame.”

fibre2fashion.com: USA : NRF initiates new steps to battle retail crime

“NRF’s Loss Prevention Council has begun a series of NRF-Investigator’s Network Meetings designed to connect loss prevention executives with their local law enforcement agencies to discuss issues currently plaguing the retail industry and ways to combat the growing problem of organized retail crime.”

Evolution of Security: Welcome to the Delete-O-Meter

“In the spirit of transparency, we proudly introduce the (drum roll please…) Delete-O-Meter. This new, permanent feature of the Evolution of Security blog will update on a weekly basis the number of posts we have deleted during moderation. It will be housed on the bottom, right corner right below the RSS feed.”

ABC News: High-End Panty Raids Hit Stores

“Panty raids aren’t just for horny college kids anymore. Industry groups and law enforcement officials say both amateur thieves and organized crime rings are to blame for thefts of loads of lingerie from high-end clothiers like Victoria’s Secret in recent years. And some reports suggest that lingerie heists are on the rise. . . . ‘It’s an easily concealable item and a very high resale value,’ says Casey Chroust, senior vice president of retail operations at the Retail Industry Leaders Association. . . . ‘Organized retail crime has been a big problem,’ says an executive at a lingerie company who asked to remain anonymous. ‘It’s a low-risk, high-reward activity, and it often flies under the radar screen.’”

ABC News: 9/11 Redux: ‘Thousands of Aliens’ in U.S. Flight Schools Illegally

“Under the new laws, American flight schools are only supposed to provide pilot training to foreign students who have been given a background check by the TSA and have a specific type of visa.” [TSA’s response]

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This entry was posted on Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 1:18 pm and is filed under ORC, Insurance Fraud, Retail, Organized Retail Crime, Secure Flight, Daily Link Posts, National Security, Federal Government, Loss Prevention. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.