Friday, March 04, 2005
Business Crime Alert - March 4, 2005
Recent Incidents
Retail Frauds
An employee at the whole foods Store at 2880 W Maple used a customer’s credit card to buy food. This employee was observed by Police officers driving and she was arrested for driving while license suspended.
Two Females from Detroit were arrested after stealing merchandise from Kohls at 500 John R
Marshall fields at the Oakland Mall arrested a female from St Clair Shores after she stole $111.00 worth of merchandise.
Marshall fields at the Oakland Mall also had a black male steal $546 worth of clothes and attempt to return an item. When denied the return he fled the store. He is described as a black male, 5’9’’ 185 lbs wearing a black leather coat, a white striped shirt and black pants.
The Old Navy store at 1221 Coolidge reported embezzlement by two employees who are also roommates was by. The suspects were engaging in price sticker swapping and fraudulently ringing up the sales.
A 49-year-old man from Detroit was arrested after stealing two $169 Carhart jackets from the Oakland Mall Sears store.
A complainant states her father sent her two Bank One gift cards that she never received. Her father followed up and determined that the cards had already been used at the Oakland Mall.
Crime Prevention Tips
· Train employees to watch for signs of retail theft. This is obviously a big problem and will require a concentrated effort on the part of all employees in the retail community.
· Train all cashiers to be vigilant for fraudulent checks and credit cards and instruct them to report any suspicious activity to store security and their supervisor immediately.
Breaking and Entering
The Wonder Bread outlet store at 33801 Dequindre was broken into by prying open the rear service door. It is unknown at this time what was taken.
Crime prevention Tips
Laminated glass or Plexiglas should be installed to replace regular glass. The application of security film can also be installed of your preexisting glass. This will help make the glass less likely to break during an attack and deter or slow a criminal’s activity.
· All locks should have lock-guard placed in front of the lock to protect it from attack.
· Ensure your doors are suited for the application that they are being used for.
· Choose doors that will coincide with what you are trying to secure.
· All outside entry doors to a business should be Metal clad solid core doors.
Retail Frauds
An employee at the whole foods Store at 2880 W Maple used a customer’s credit card to buy food. This employee was observed by Police officers driving and she was arrested for driving while license suspended.
Two Females from Detroit were arrested after stealing merchandise from Kohls at 500 John R
Marshall fields at the Oakland Mall arrested a female from St Clair Shores after she stole $111.00 worth of merchandise.
Marshall fields at the Oakland Mall also had a black male steal $546 worth of clothes and attempt to return an item. When denied the return he fled the store. He is described as a black male, 5’9’’ 185 lbs wearing a black leather coat, a white striped shirt and black pants.
The Old Navy store at 1221 Coolidge reported embezzlement by two employees who are also roommates was by. The suspects were engaging in price sticker swapping and fraudulently ringing up the sales.
A 49-year-old man from Detroit was arrested after stealing two $169 Carhart jackets from the Oakland Mall Sears store.
A complainant states her father sent her two Bank One gift cards that she never received. Her father followed up and determined that the cards had already been used at the Oakland Mall.
Crime Prevention Tips
· Train employees to watch for signs of retail theft. This is obviously a big problem and will require a concentrated effort on the part of all employees in the retail community.
· Train all cashiers to be vigilant for fraudulent checks and credit cards and instruct them to report any suspicious activity to store security and their supervisor immediately.
Breaking and Entering
The Wonder Bread outlet store at 33801 Dequindre was broken into by prying open the rear service door. It is unknown at this time what was taken.
Crime prevention Tips
Laminated glass or Plexiglas should be installed to replace regular glass. The application of security film can also be installed of your preexisting glass. This will help make the glass less likely to break during an attack and deter or slow a criminal’s activity.
· All locks should have lock-guard placed in front of the lock to protect it from attack.
· Ensure your doors are suited for the application that they are being used for.
· Choose doors that will coincide with what you are trying to secure.
· All outside entry doors to a business should be Metal clad solid core doors.
