As retail fraud rises, so do the average losses. According to the 10th annual True Cost of Fraud report for the retail sector from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, overall retail fraud attempts have doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. The study also found merchants pay $3.13 per lost dollar on average, up 6.5% from $2.94 in […]
Birmingham AL September 29 2019 Airline passengers in Birmingham got a wakeup call when they looked out their window before takeoff and saw a naked man on the tarmac. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The naked man told authorities he was robbed somewhere in the area before he […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio September 29 2019— A Cleveland Metropolitan School District security officer was re-assigned after she was accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old girl, officials said. The 31-year-old woman was placed on restricted duty while Cleveland police and the school district investigate the incident. No criminal charges have been filed in the case. She was […]
Tulsa, Okla. Sept 28 2019– A apartment security guard is shot by one of two car burglary suspects. We’re told the shooting happened at 2:56 a.m. Monday at the Estancia Apartment complex parking lot at 7753 South Mingo Road. The 911 caller said the victim had been shot in the leg. The victim was taken to […]
DOSWELL, Va. Sept 28 2019— Parents took to social media to express their concerns about fights at King’s Dominion’s Halloween Haunt Saturday night. One parent described the situation as a major safety issue after she said several fights involving teenagers caused chaos and confusion as park-goers ran to safety. A spokesperson for the amusement park […]
KERSEY, Colo. Sept 28 2019 A large private ranch in Colorado has begun enforcing its speed limit by using a private security officer to issue speeding tickets. The Weld County District Attorney said an unusual speeding ticket that garnered attention on Reddit is not something his office would ever enforce but that the ticket […]
PHILADELPHIA PA Sept 28 2019 — Paramedics treated at least 15 middle school students after they consumed marshmallow squares laced with marijuana. Police received a report of several students getting sick at the West Oak Lane Charter School, the Philly Voice reported. A student allegedly brought the laced edible treats to school and distributed them to […]
Canada September 28 2019 Saskatoon’s Midtown Plaza was the sight of a bear spray incident on Tuesday morning. Police say they were sent to the downtown shopping centre around 11:30 after receiving a report of a man deploying bear spray on the mall’s second floor. Mall security had detained a 17-year-old boy when police arrived […]
Calgary Canada September 28 2019 Calgary police have charged an 18-year-old man with voyeurism after an incident in a public washroom at Northgate Village Shopping Centre on Monday. A woman inside a washroom stall noticed that a man was recording her by reaching around the wall of the stall with a cellphone. The woman alerted […]
GLADSTONE, MO September 28 2019 Authorities say a 2-year-old boy died after finding an unsecured gun and shot himself in a Gladstone apartment. Officers were called just before 6 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Northeast 59th Terrace. Police say the boy was suffering from a gunshot wound when officers responded. He was rushed to […]