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Property damage is much more likely than violent crime, statistics show.
By Duncan Adams
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By JOHN ELIGON
New York Times
When John Hoeffner, an accountant, filed papers to incorporate a company called Mr. John, he had no plans to specialize in the portable toilet business, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Instead, the fictitious company was part of Mr. Hoeffner's plan to embezzle millions of dollars from his employer, Tishman Construction, according to the Manhattan district attorney's office.
Mr. Hoeffner, 47, of Beechhurst, Queens, was charged on Wednesday with grand larceny in a ruse in which prosecutors said he stole $2.8 million. He faces 20 other charges and could spend up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
On Jan. 30, Mr. Hoeffner was sentenced to community service and probation and ordered to...Register for more
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New US DOJ publication: Police Enforcement Strategies to Prevent Crime in Hot Spot Areas Abstract: The second publication in the Crime Prevention Research Review series, this report summarizes the findings from all rigorous academic studies evaluating police enforcement strategies in hot spot areas. It finds that focusing efforts on places with high crime and calls for service can effectively be used to prevent crime in those locations. Reduced calls for service and other reductions in crime and disorder measures were noted in most studies. Displacement of crime due to the enforcement efforts was not prevalent in those studies that measured displacement. Published: 06/09/2008 PDF
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By Stefanie Frith, USA TODAY
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Retail losses down for sixth yearDespite decrease, retailers facing increase in organized retail crimes
By Geoff Kohl, editor-in-chiefSecurityInfoWatch.com
Retail losses related to shoplifting, employee theft, vendor fraud and administrative error are down according to new survey data from the...Register for more
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By Garance Burke Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - A few years ago, drums of used French fry grease were only of interest to a small network of underground biofuel brewers, who would use the slimy oil to power their souped-up antique Mercedes.
Now, restaurants from Berkeley, Calif. to Sedgwick, Kan. are reporting thefts of old cooking oil worth thousands of dollars by rustlers who are refining it into barrels of biofuel in backyard stills.
"It's like a war zone going on right now over grease," said David Levenson, who owns a grease hauling business in San Francisco's Mission District. "We're seeing more and more people stealing grease because it lets them stay away from the pump, but it's hurting our bottom line."
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By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY
One morning last month, the manager of a Stop & Shop in Methuen, Mass., noticed a man, along with his young daughter, leave the store without paying for several bags of shrimp. When police arrived, they found something else on him, too: 20 cans of baby formula.
Call it a sign of the times. Steadily and alarmingly, shoplifting seems to be rising at many retail chains, and experts are pointing at a prime cause: the sputtering economy.
"Wages aren't keeping up with inflation, especially the price of food and energy," says Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial. "It just leaves less money for everything else, and that breeds a lot of temptation."
Retail and law enforcement...Register for more
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More Police Get Text-Message Tip Lines
In some areas, usage rivals traditional calls
Jessie Halladay, USA Today, reported 2008 Jun 17
Anonymous crime tips, long a staple of police investigations, are increasingly coming in by text message.
The Louisville police department became the latest this month to join the growing number of cities using text messaging in an attempt to build on the success of phone tip lines and connect to a generation of texters.
The Boston Police Department became the first to use and extensively promote texting to get tips through its Crime Stoppers unit beginning June 15 of last year, said Officer...Register for more
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Whether your department's block watch organization is young or old, the possibility that neighborhood spirit and enthusiasm may begin to wane is very real. Here are some preventative measures and strategies that can help to preserve your organizational efforts and block watch effectiveness.
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14 THINGS TO DO TO KEEP VOLUNTEERS AROUNDAfter recruiting volunteers, find or develop service opportunities for them to get immediately involved.
Have clear goals and expectations of what the volunteer will do.
BE FLEXIBLE- have volunteer projects on weekends & weekdays, morning and evenings. This kind of diversity of opportunity will enable students to balance school, work, family, and service!
Make sure volunteers understand the importance of the task they are doing, and how it fits into the overall departments project or...Register for more
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Congratulations to the recent graduates of the American Crime Prevention Institute's Basic Crime Prevention Certification Course in Louisville, Kentucky this past May. Those graduates are:
Gaudencio Arenas - University of Texas Police at Houston
Cassandra Barrows - Lima Police Department
Brian Clark - Shakopee Police Department
Anthony B. Davis - Coffee County Sheriff's Office
Brandon Harkins - Gainesville Police Department
Grant Hawkins - Georgia Tech Polic...Register for more
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Mark Chediak Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
May 28, 2008
Got a flat-screen TV? Keep your eye on it.
Law-enforcement officials in Central Florida -- and across the country -- have noted a sharp rise in flat-screen-television thefts.
In Orlando , police reports obtained by the Sentinel show 283 televisions -- most of them flat screens -- were stolen from homes and businesses in the first four months of this year. That compares with 104 television thefts -- many of those also flat panels -- for the same period last year.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office says thieves took 92 flat screens from businesses in the January-to-April time period for 2008, compared with 25 for the same period in 2007. The sets also a...Register for more
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By TRAVIS REED
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.
Immigrants, Americans and company officials were among the 83 arrested. The immigrants paid as much as $10,000, while the U.S. citizens were offered up to $2,500, U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill said.
The couples were coached on how to pass immigration checks with fake answers, even though in some cases they didn't speak the same language as their purported spouse, officials said. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials who revie...Register for more
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