Mac’s Convenience Stores has joined Circle K, owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard, in using social media to identify thieves, according to a Net News Ledger report from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Convenience stores (c-stores) are unique commercial properties in that they are usually open 24-hours, are largely cash-based businesses, can be operated by one clerk, and are conveniently located for quick in-and-out shopping, according to Chris McGoey, who specializes in security at these businesses.
The stolen items included 200 bicycles, 200 strollers, 100 golf clubs, TV sets, jewelry and laptop computers, along with more than 50 garage door openers.
What if your heavy equipment was useless to a thief? What if it just doesn’t start up and the thief, no matter what he does, can’t get the equipment going? Think that might make a difference?
About 40,000 Minnesota residents will go to their mailboxes Sunday, May 6, for a rare delivery: an empty pill bottle representing a powerful antibiotic that would be delivered in the event of a bioterrorism attack. More than 300 mail carriers will participate in the test, fanning out across four neighborhoods
Untrained guards, faulty equipment and disastrous communications all contributed to the vulnerability of Athens’ National Gallery last January, according to a report from the Greek government.
Police and retailers are pushing back against a report claiming that theft of Tide laundry detergent is on the rise nationwide and that cities are devising special task forces to crack down on the alleged phenomenon, according to a report from Fox News.
An organized gang is suspected in a theft of a trailer full of a couple of million dollars worth of consumer oriented electronics which are easy to resell and hard to trace. There are vulnerabilities all along the supply chain, including truck rest stops.