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Guitar Center Company named ​Steven Bova, CPP Director Asset Protection & Safety
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Saks Global promoted Brad King to Director of AP Physical Security, Technology and Finance
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Dollar Tree Stores promoted Nathan Bandaries to Director, Asset Protection Operations
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Following the Stolen Merchandise
The Resale Side of Organized Retail Crime

Stolen merchandise has little value unless it can be converted into cash. That is why resale channels remain a critical component.  Read more

 

Store Safety Remains Priority
Retail has a safety crisis, and new research shows how leaders are responding

For the retail workers absorbing the daily tension of understaffed stores and difficult customer situations that can escalate quickly, the stakes are personal.  
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'Senate Must Pass CORCA'
This isn’t just shoplifting — it’s organized crime. Time to treat it that way

Rising violence associated with organized retail crime demands Senate passage of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act.  Read more

Using AI to Analyze Body Cam Footage
Millions of hours of police body-camera footage go unwatched. Stanford says AI could change that

Most body-camera footage is never closely reviewed. The public usually sees it only after the most serious or high-profile encounters.  Read more

Recovering From Retail Crime
What Happens the Morning After a Retail Security Scare?

The assumption often made is that finding the problem represents the end of the story. But for many independent retailers, it is the beginning.  Read more

Can AI Fill Workforce Gaps?
Physical AI Steps in as Global Workforce Shrinks

Companies are deploying AI-powered robots and autonomous equipment not to cut headcount, but because the headcount isn’t there. Read more

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D&D Daily's Exclusive Crime Reports

The D&D Daily's 2024 Robbery & Burglary Report

Robberies & Burglaries Hit New Low After Record 2023  Read full report

The D&D Daily's 2024 ORC Report 

ORC Cases Down 18% in 2024.  Read more

The D&D Daily's 2024 Retail Violent Fatality Report

Retail fatalities fall to pre-pandemic levels.  Read more

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Retail's Complexity Creates Cyber Exposure
Retail’s Biggest Security Risk Might Be Its Own Operations

With breaches nearly doubling, retail's structural complexity is increasingly becoming its most dangerous cybersecurity liability.  Read more

What's Fueling Cyber Insurance Losses?
Ransomware and Third-Party Vendors Drive Highest Cyber Insurance Losses, Willis Report Finds

Ransomware remains the costliest category of cyber event while third-party vendor incidents are responsible for a growing share of losses, according to Willis.  Read more

 

Exodus in the Cybersecurity Sector
AI isn’t solving cybersecurity workforce woes

More than half of cybersecurity professionals say they’re thinking about leaving the industry, according to a new report.  Read more

AI Settles Into Security Operations Centers
The SOC’s visibility gap comes down to staffing

AI has settled into security operations centers faster than any earlier wave of technology.  Read more

Cyberattacks & Financial Losses Tied to AI
AI adoption correlates with incident frequency, underscoring need for governance

Even organizations that haven’t been breached expect an AI-related incident in the near future, a new survey found. Read more

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Organized Retail Crime
2025

 

1,250 cases total in 2025

2025 ORC Report

2024 ORC Report

2023 ORC Report
 

2022 ORC Report

Retail Robberies

4,919 cases total in 2024
 

2024 Robbery Report

2023 Robbery Report


2022 Robbery Report

Monthly Robberies
June 2026

  • Week 1 - 48 robberies, 28 burglaries, 0 shootings, 0 killed

  • Week 2 - 63 robberies, 13 burglaries, 2 shootings, 1 killed

  • Week 3 - 54 robberies, 9 burglaries, 2 shootings, 1 killed

  • Week 4 - 39 robberies, 10 burglaries, 1 shooting, 0 killed

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Bridgeport, CT: Update, DOJ: NY jeweler gets 2 years for role in $4.4M jewelry theft ring that targeted CT malls
A Queens jewelry store owner was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to buying and selling jewelry stolen from across the country.  Read more

 

New York, NY: Mobster Accused in $1.7 Million Chanel Burglary

A reputed Gambino crime family member with a long criminal history has been accused of masterminding a $1.7 million burglary at Chanel's flagship Manhattan boutique.  Read more

 

Toledo, OH: Dollar General employees accused of stealing $44K from store, selling items on Facebook

Two Ohio Dollar General employees were arrested and charged in a scheme that involved stealing thousands of dollars in items from their store and reselling them.  Read more

Houston, TX: Veteran-owned Houston sneaker store hit by $50K burglary

A veteran-owned sneaker store in east Houston is temporarily closed after thieves stole an estimated $50,000 worth of merchandise during a weekend burglary.   Read more

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