Store employee theft from a retail store is a term that is used when an employee steals merchandise, food, cash, or supplies while on the job. However, in the eyes of the law, employee theft is just … [Read more...]
Store Exit Bag Checks – Can Retail Store Security Search my Bag?
Store exit bag checks are a local store policy where an employee or security guard will ask to check customer purchases against their receipt at the door. This is a radical loss prevention tactic … [Read more...]
Convenience Store Security and Loss Prevention Briefing
Convenience Store Security & Loss Prevention Challenges Big three: Armed Robbery, Employee Theft, and Shoplifting. Employee theft is the greatest profit killer in C-Stores. Shoplifting … [Read more...]
Shoplifter Profiling – Do Retail Loss Prevention Agents Use Profiling?
Shoplifter Profiling. The media often asks me if retail store loss-prevention agents use “profiling” tactics as a means of determining which customers are most likely to steal. The answer is … [Read more...]
Shoplifting Excessive Force – How Not to Make a Shoplifter Detention
Shoplifting excessive force. I witnessed a classic example of excessive force against a petty theft shoplifter. The shoplifter fell after a head tackle and was in obvious pain. He was bleeding … [Read more...]
Shoplifting False Imprisonment – Lawful Detention or False Imprisonment?
Shoplifting false imprisonment is defined as the unlawful restraint of a retail theft suspect that affects their freedom of movement. Usually, this involves confining a person within fixed boundaries … [Read more...]