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HANDS OFF: Walgreens unveils new anti-theft kiosk at redesigned Chicago store to combat organized retail crime

June 08, 2023 -

Walgreens has unveiled new anti-theft measures at its redesigned store in Chicago as a solution to rising retail crime, but customers are complaining of being unable to shop for themselves.

Company executives made significant changes to their stores to prevent thefts which have been on the rise in retail outlets, with big box stores like Walgreens being the main targets due to how easy it is to steal from them.

At one Walgreens store at 2 East ...

Nike CLOSES flagship Portland store due to rampant THEFT

September 12, 2023 -

"Nike's commitment to supporting and uplifting Portland's North and Northeast community is unwavering," the company said in a statement – keep in mind that Nike is based out of Oregon, which makes this look really, really bad for the state.

"We are reimagining Nike's retail space, permanently closing our current location at 2650 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and considering future locations as part of this community's long term revitalization plan. True to our ...

Government theft of home equity rooted in FEUDALISM, finance expert says

May 03, 2023 -

He put forward this argument during an appearance on "Brannon Howse Live," telling the "Worldview Report" host that the practice has its roots in feudal Europe between the ninth and 15th centuries. Under this system, a person of authority gives "strong allies" what is called "muscle territory." In turn, these allies return the favor by means of loyalty and service to the authority figure – in this case, feudal lords.

"They were paying rent upstairs and agreeing that if the ...

Retailers across state of New York losing $12M daily to RETAIL THEFT

December 01, 2023 -

Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics expounded on this in a Nov. 28 piece, blaming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for the shoplifting crisis in the Big Apple. Armstrong noted Hochul's backing of the "light-on-crime policies," which caused "a drastic uptick in crime across the state."

The economist accused Hochul of "passively allowing the state to burn," citing one example of this. When Republicans and Democrats united to pass a bill to curb theft, Hochul shot it down ...

Walmart to reopen with a POLICE SUBSTATION to combat SURGING THEFT cases

September 12, 2023 -

The said business challenges in more populous or urban areas are also the reason why two Atlanta-based Walmart locations (Howell Mill Road and Vine City) closed. However, recently Walmart announced plans to reopen one of the branches but this time, with major upgrades and distinctive features. While the Howell Mill Road branch is to remain permanently closed, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the former Vine City Supercenter will reopen with a pharmacy, grocery store, and ...

Target partners with Homeland Security in bid to curb surge in retail theft

October 03, 2023 -

In a statement issued to its customers, the popular chain outlined its efforts to combat criminal behavior within its stores. The statement emphasized that the decision to close stores is never taken lightly and is only made after significant efforts to enhance the customer experience and improve business performance.

"At Target, we take the decision to close stores very seriously, and only do so after taking meaningful steps to invest in the guest experience and improve ...

Several cases of IDENTITY THEFT spark concern over Australia’s national digital ID proposal

September 11, 2023 -

In July, Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said she expected the national digital identity model to be implemented in an "economy-wide system." But an Australian pensioner named Luca doesn't think it's a good idea.

Luca discovered that a fraudster had gained access to his MyGov account in mid-July despite having a password and three verification questions. The hackers managed to change his bank account and BSB number and even requested an advance on his age ...

San Francisco retailers LEAVING metro area in droves due to unchecked RETAIL THEFT

August 20, 2023 -

Two major businesses have shuttered their doors in the City by the Bay in 2023 alone. Whole Foods Market (WFM) was forced to close its flagship Trinity Place location in April, more than a year after it opened. The branch had opened in March 2022 to much pomp.

"To ensure the safety of our team members, we have made the difficult decision to close the Trinity store for the time being," a WFM spokesperson told Newsweek. "All team members will be transferred to one of our ...

Report: “Non-binary” former DOE official committed LUGGAGE THEFT while on government trip

July 18, 2023 -

Fox News recounted that erstwhile DOE official Sam Brinton, who identifies as "non-binary," traveled to the Nevada National Security Site in early July 2022. The outlet cited internal DOE filings and expense reports obtained by watchdog group Functional Government Initiative (FGI). Based on the documents, Briton flew on a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C. to Las Vegas on July 6, 2022 for a meeting and site visit for unspecified reasons.

Brinton then stole a suitcase ...

Anti-crime, anti-China presidential candidate in Ecuador ASSASSINATED

August 14, 2023 -

Ecuadorian journalist-turned-politician Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down on the night of Aug. 9 in the country's capital Quito. He had been walking out of an event when unknown assailants fired several shots, with the candidate receiving three rounds that took his life. According to an Aug. 10 report by the Ecuadorian paper El Comercio, at least nine others were injured and one of the attackers were killed after an exchange of gunfire with Villavicencio's security detail....

Major retailers cite RETAIL THEFT as justification for using AI-powered surveillance in stores

October 17, 2023 - anti-theft kiosk at resigned Chicago store to combat organized retail crime.

Retailers lost $112B in 2022 because of "unprecedented levels" of THEFT, causing stores to take drastic measures.

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Dollar Tree announces plans to close down 1,000 stores due to INFLATION and RETAIL THEFT

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Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling confirmed the impending store closures on March 13. About 600 Family Dollar stores will be closed in the first half of 2024, while roughly 370 Family Dollar stores will shutter permanently in the coming years. Dreiling also noted that 30 Dollar Tree stores will be included in the second batch of closures – amounting to 1,000 locations shuttered.

"Family Dollar is a victim of the macro environment out there," said Dreiling, who was the former ...

CULTURE of THEFT: D.C. neighborhood CVS retailer gets routinely ransacked by a mob of kids

October 09, 2023 -

"When you walk into this CVS, you'd think the store is closing because there's barely anything on the shelves," Fox 5's local correspondent Sierra Fox reported. "In fact, the only items in stock are the ones that are locked up. I did ask an employee what gets stolen the most, and they just laughed and said 'Everything.'" The news outlet further stated that CVS staff have been alerted that the teen thieves are aware of when new shipments come in and that's when they target the ...

Zoom updates terms of service: Privacy experts warn about potential DATA THEFT for AI training

August 24, 2023 -

To assuage these fears about privacy infringement, Zoom revised its TOS twice: First on Aug. 7, then again on Aug. 11. The company also published a companion blog post to explain its approach to AI.

In the blog post, Zoom confirmed three times that it allegedly does not use chat, audio, video, screen-sharing, attachments or other communications like customer content to train Zoom’s, or third-party, artificial intelligence models.

Customer content includes poll ...

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over intellectual property theft allegations following its launch of Threads

July 11, 2023 -

In a letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro accused the company of engaging in the "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property." (Related: Zuckerpunch: Meta launches new text-based app to rival Twitter, then immediately begins censoring "wrongthink.")

"Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights and demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using ...

STRIKE 3! Former DOE official Sam Brinton ARRESTED over a third case of luggage theft

May 19, 2023 -

Citing records from Montgomery County, Fox News reported that Brinton was taken into custody at his home in Rockville, Maryland. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police – the lead law enforcement agency for airports serving Washington, D.C. – said Brinton's arrest was related to the theft of airport luggage.

MWAA spokesman James Johnson confirmed the details in an email to Fox News. He wrote: "MWAA Police executed a search warrant [on] May 17 in Montgomery ...

Soft-on-crime policies, failure to stop retail theft trigger closures of major retailers in blue cities

February 15, 2024 -

Sean Salai of the Washington Times outlined three such instances of unarmed security staff meeting tragic fates in the course of doing their job. In late January, armed thieves stabbed a loss prevention officer trying to stop them from looting a Safeway supermarket in Kensington, Maryland.

A security guard at a Philadelphia Macy's met the same fate in December 2023, dying from a stabbing committed by a retail thief. Further back in April 2023, a Home Depot security ...

New Anti-SEMITISM: If you oppose genocide, you are now labeled an anti-Semite

2 months ago -

Mainstream media has been pushing this narrative. In fact, Times' March 2024 cover story written by Noah Feldman, a professor at Harvard Law School, claims that the Anti-Defamation League, which keeps track, reported that antisemitic incidents increased substantially by triple times following Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The criteria even changed to include anti-Zionism. ADL further reported, Feldman said, that from 2019 to 2022, the amount of people with highly antisemitic ...

GRAND THEFT AUTO: Philadelphia car dealership loses most of its vehicles to thieves less than a week after opening

October 04, 2023 -

City Motors, located in the Mayfair neighborhood in the City of Brotherly Love, is on the brink of closing for good just days after opening. This is because thieves made off with several vehicles it was selling on the early morning of Sept. 27, according to WPVI 6.

The outlet reported that a group of criminals broke into the dealership's office on Frankford Avenue during the late hours of the previous day and ransacked the premises. The thieves stole the keys to seven ...