Media Links
Selected television, print, and other media featuring Joseph LaRocca’s work.
Media
As holidays near, “smash-and-grab” robbers hit U.S. retailers
Reuters
Fighting organized retail theft and shoplifting during the holidays
Fox 11 “What The Hal?” podcast (Audioboom)
Retail Crime (Part 1)
Fox 11 In-Depth
Retail Crime (Part 2)
Fox 11 In-Depth
No, Grocery Stores Aren’t Locking Up Tide Pods Because of the Teens
Gizmodo
Street meat sold in San Francisco ends up in restaurants…
NBC Bay Area
How NOT to Investigate Organized Retail Crime
LP Magazine
Spike in shoplifting blamed on California Prop 47’s reduced penalties
CBS (San Francisco)
California ballot measure blamed for shoplifting spike
Press Democrat
Facial Recognition and Retailers
NBC Connecticut
Facial recognition tools tracking shoppers
NBC Los Angeles
Security systems know all the self-scan tricks
Daily Commercial
Retailers’ holiday hopes up after busy weekend
USA Today
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks
The Daily Beast
Retailers try to put positive spin on their creep into Thanksgiving
Los Angeles Times
Retail cameras helped hunt for Boston Marathon bombers
ABC News (Yahoo / GMA)
If you’re giving or getting a gift card, some safety tips to follow
Washington Post
Stores’ ID swipe return policy worries some customers
ABC7 News
Formula for theft success: steal food for a baby
ABC News
Year after N.Y. stampede, Black Friday gets makeover
Fox News
Retail crime grows with demand for discounts
Reuters
One more merchant worry: mall violence
CNNMoney
FBI and retail group join forces to fight theft rings
Orlando Sentinel
Retailers increase fight against retail theft
NBC News
Retailers join forces to track theft rings
Washington Post
Quick & easy gift returns? Not this year
CNNMoney
Holiday Theft and Fraud Prevention
Retail IT Insights
Hot Trends From Hotlanta: Shrink is Shrinking
Stores Magazine (NxtBook)
Legislative
Expert Witness: Hearing (110th Congress) – H.R. 6713 / H.R. 6491 / S. 3434
GovInfo
House Report 109-522 (PDF)
Congress.gov
House Report 109-453 – Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA)
Congress.gov
Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006
House Committee Documents
NIAC Final Report: Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak (PDF)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
American Legislative Exchange Council
ALEC
National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL
Council of State Retail Associations
Council SRG