The Bunker Blog

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling. From routine visits to formal meetings to investigations, I’ve been putting on the miles. This “off-time” from keeping up with this blog gave me the opportunity to think about and identify my goal for this site. I want to approach it the […]

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AND, she began stealing soon after being hired, according to police! Here is a story out of Eugene, OR, where a trusted employee began stealing from her employer shortly after being hired, and continued to steal for 16 years before being caught. How was she caught? The employer didn’t have enough money to pay into […]

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Do you trust your employees? Sure we all want to believe that our employees are honest, and that they would never betray our trust in them by stealing money or merchandise from us. However, the fact is that, statistically, 2 in 10 employees will steal, given the right opportunity. That rate rises even higher when […]

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If you read the story referenced below, you will see a common tactic of the professional shoplifter.

They come in groups
At least one of them distracts the employee(s) with questions, etc.
They will often bring a child, who will help with the diversion.
While the employees are distracted, the thieves do their work.

Just as a new business in […]

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If you run a business that sells merchandise, or if you have cash on hand, you probably need a Closed Circuit Television system. The question you must answer is “How much do you want to spend on it?” There are a lot of choices out there, from eBay sellers like this, to corporate […]

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