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Arkansas prohibits off-duty state troopers from working security at college athletic events

by: 
Whit Richardson
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08/09/2012
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Public Sector

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The Arkansas State Police (ASP) last week instituted what it believes is a first-of-its-kind policy governing how its officers provide security for college athletic programs.

UC Berkeley police forced to nix purchase of military-style vehicle

by: 
SDN Staff
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07/09/2012
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Public Sector

BERKELEY, Calif.—Public outcry has caused the police department at the University of California here to back out of a plan to buy a military-style armored truck with a federal grant from the Department of Homeland Security.

Editor's Notes

Int'l Biz Times picks up story of Tony Sheppard nabbing a booster at NRF's LP show

by: 
Whit Richardson
  - 
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The International Business Times has picked up the story of Tony Sheppard nabbing a notorious booster while in New Orleans at the NRF's LP show, which I reported in my blog on June 25.

Sheppard declined to comment on the story for IBT, but he did speak with Security Director News.

Very cool that the story got some international coverage. But it would have been cooler if it linked to my blog. (It did link to the NRF's blog, though, so at least IBT did offer credit.)

Topic: 
Retail and Hospitality
Tags: 
tony sheppard,
cvs,
organized retail crime,
orc,
pharmacy security,
walgreen's,
ben dugan,
law enforcement,
louisiana state police

Taser shots to chest pose no extra risk, study finds

by: 
Whit Richardson
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07/02/2012
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Public Sector

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Taser shots to the chest are no more dangerous than those delivered to any other body location, according to a new study authored by Dr. William Bozeman, associate professor of emergency medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Editor's Notes

How one ORC investigator nabbed a notorious booster while at NRF's LP show

by: 
Whit Richardson
  - 
Monday, June 25, 2012

Tony Sheppard may have thought he was off the clock and just killing time before the National Retail Federation kicked off its Loss Prevention Conference & Expo in New Orleans on Tuesday evening. But he quickly discovered otherwise.

Sheppard, who is nationwide manager of ORC investigations for CVS/pharmacy, happened to be in Harrah's Casino on Monday, the day before the conference was set to begin.

At around 5:30 p.m., he rounded a corner in the casino and came face to face with someone he recognized—a professional shoplifter he had helped put away several years ago during an ORC investigation in Kentucky.

Sheppard happened to know this notorious booster was now out of jail and he was almost certain it was the same man he had just passed in the casino. To confirm, he called Ben Dugan, an ORC investigator for Walgreen's, and asked if he could send a photo of the booster and to see if there were any outstanding warrants for his arrest. Sure enough, photos confirmed it was his guy. Dugan was also able to confirm there was an outstanding warrant in Florida for this booster's arrest and, through the casino's security department, that he was booked at the casino hotel through Friday.

With this information in hand, Sheppard contacted the Louisiana State Police, which has an office in the casino. The state police agreed to apprehend the man. They went to his room, but he wasn't there. After some searching, law enforcement officers discovered the booster who shoplifted his way across the south at the craps table, where he was arrested.

And that's how Tony Sheppard, with help from his counterpart at Walgreen's and the Louisiana State Police, solved a crime in his spare time while in New Orleans for a conference.

Topic: 
Retail and Hospitality
Tags: 
tony sheppard,
cvs,
organized retail crime,
orc,
pharmacy security,
walgreen's,
ben dugan,
law enforcement,
louisiana state police

Record number of retailers report being victimized by ORC

New NRF survey reveals increases in ORC and cargo theft
by: 
Whit Richardson
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06/05/2012
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Retail and Hospitality

WASHINGTON—A new survey reveals that 96 percent of retailers were victims of organized retail crime within the past year, the highest percentage ever reported in the survey's eight years.

Cops killed in line of duty jumps 50% in two years

by: 
Whit Richardson
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05/21/2012
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Public Sector

WASHINGTON—The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty has increased 50 percent in the past two years, reaching a 17-year high, according to

N.C. school creates sworn police force

by: 
Whit Richardson
  - 
04/19/2012
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Public Sector

RALEIGH, N.C.—Wake Tech Community College, whose main campus is in this city, is creating a fully sworn campus police department to deter crime and provide rapid response in emergencies.

Number of cops killed in line of duty up in 2010

 by: 
SDN Staff
  - 
10/24/2011
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Public Sector

YARMOUTH, Maine—The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2010 increased nearly 17 percent from the year before, according to a report the FBI released this week. But the figure has dropped 20 percent since a decade ago.

Graffiti App could aid law enforcement

 by: 
Whit Richardson
  - 
08/22/2011
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Public Sector

INDIANAPOLIS—Police officers in Indianapolis are testing a new smartphone application that allows them to photograph, archive and interpret gang-related graffiti.

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