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The Bunker Blog Is Mobile, Too

Joe — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:02:16 +0000

Happy New Year, friends. I just wanted to let you know that you can read the Bunker Blog on your mobile device (iPhone, Blackberry, etc.) just as easily as you can on a non mobile web browser. The Bunker Blog is optimized for mobile viewing. If you are viewing this post on your phone or mobile browser, you already see what I mean. If not, you can see our mobile site simply by scrolling to the bottom of this page and clicking on the “Switch To Mobile Site” link. Once you are done, just scroll back down and click the “Switch To Desktop Site” link.

Also, if you have a QR Code reader on your phone, you can just scroll down to the QR Code in the sidebar and scan the code. You’ll automatically be taken to our Mobile Site on your phone. We want to make sure that the Bunker Blog is accessible to you, even in today’s mobile age. So, go ahead, give out mobile site a look, and be sure to let me know how you like it.

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Looking For Loss Prevention Jobs? Try Our Site.

Joe — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:09:48 +0000

If you, like so many others, are a loss prevention professional currently unemployed and looking for work in the field, we want to help. Try our job search absolutely free. Employers can post LP jobs here for $30 for 30 days! Try to beat that anywhere else. Our intuitive job search board is very similar to other job boards across the net, but is filtered to only show relevant jobs.

So, come on and click the link. Find something that matches your expertise, and apply today. With a lot of hard work, planning, and a little luck, hopefully you’ll be back in the game in no time. All I ask is that if you get the job by searching here, you send me an email to let me know the service helped you out. Good Luck.

Click the Link Below to visit our Job Search Board

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Just Because You Got Away, Doesn’t Mean You Got Away With It

Joe — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:36:10 +0000

On December 15th, in Watertown, NY, Nicholas R. Peets, 25, and Misty M. VanEpps, also 25, got away with over $1000.00 in merchandise from their local Walmart. Apparently they forgot some things on their Christmas list, so they went back to the Walmart on December 20th to finish up their holiday shoplifting. Problem is, Walmart loss prevention had their pictures from the December 15th incident. When these two geniuses got caught for shoplifting $168 on December 20th, they were also charged with the $1000.00 from the previous incident.

Uhhhh, it’s called Closed Circuit Television, and video can now be saved indefinitely on digital media. If you were seen, you didn’t get away with it.

Another win for the good guys.

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Fleeing Shoplifter THROWS 2-Month-Old Baby At Loss Prevention

Joe — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:16:15 +0000

Yes, you read that headline correctly. In Memphis, TN, on Wednesday, a fleeing shoplifter threw her 2-month-old nephew at loss prevention officers while she was making her escape. Apparently the female shoplifter (read: idiot, scumbag, piece of …., etc.) threw the baby, who was seated in a car carrier, at loss prevention as she made her escape from a local Walmart. The baby fell onto the concrete floor. This all happened while mom was in the restroom.

Officials are stating that the baby will be okay, but there is no word right now about the extent of any injuries, etc.

All of this just to escape a shoplifting charge? These people never cease to amaze me by their absolute lack of concern for anyone or anything other than their own greedy wants. Even their own family means nothing to them. They will sacrifice anyone just to get away. This says a lot about where we are today as a society, I’m afraid.

Our job is anything but safe, and it has always been dangerous to some degree. But in today’s world, we never know what we are going to be faced with each time we go out there to do our jobs.

The local news story on this is here.

Anybody want to weigh in on this one?

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What About Time Theft?

Joe — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:58:47 +0000

I just read a pretty good article about time theft that got me to thinking. I know that my company does indeed terminate for time theft on the first proven offense, but I have worked for companies in the past that did not. So, I ask the question: ” Is time theft really theft? If so, do you treat it as theft and interview, terminate, etc.? If not, why not? How do you treat it? Is it a disciplinary/corrective issue?

photo credit: FABIOLA MEDEIROS- direção de arte

To me, time theft is unquestionably theft, and it absolutely causes a loss to the company when an employee sits around in the employee lounge while “clocked in”. Even worse, I consider it time theft when an employee is supposed to be servicing customers, but is instead nowhere to be found.

Time theft can be hard to prove, but admissions go a long way, so a few instances on video plus a written statement after a good interview usually do the trick. It’s hard to deny the loss, and if the employee admits to intentionally getting paid for “not working”, then the case seems pretty solid to me.

Simply put, the employee causes a loss to the company by getting paid for time when they were not working. So, read the article here, and then let’s talk about it. Should these be cases of dishonesty? Or, are they behavioral issues that should be dealt with from a corrective action standpoint?

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What To Do When Prosecutors Drop Your Case

Joe — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:52:46 +0000

In a case in Pineville, NC recently, two subjects entered the store and stole 21 baseball bats. They worked as a team, one subject distracting the employee while the other cut locks off the fixtures and stuffed the bats into a bag. As they started to exit, a member of the store’s management team questioned the pair about the bag. At this point, both men ran into the parking lot and entered a waiting car.
The manager took down the license plate and called police. He gave a full description to the police of both subjects, and the license plate number from the vehicle.
The subjects were not immediately apprehended, but were later apprehended in Virginia by Virginia State Police. They had in their possession the 21 stolen bats at the time they were pulled over and questioned. They also had a set of bolt cutters which they used to cut the locks off the store’s fixtures.
Virginia officials notified the retailer and the Pineville, NC Police Department. Warrants were issued in NC for both subjects.
Then, less than a week prior to the extradition hearing, NC officials refused to proceed with the prosecution, leaving the retailer without their merchandise, or any means to recover their loss. This was done with no warning, no notification, and no explanation.
Virginia Police officials agreed to proceed with the prosecution of the two subjects, but the retailer has to foot the bill to send the manager on a 2-day road trip to testify in an out of state court just to recover their merchandise and get closure to this case.
I’m not sure why this is happening, but it is. I’m being told that many local prosecutors are dropping cases and making deals just to cut the costs involved with prosecuting such cases. I don’t know that this is true for this case, but it would make sense. The county probably doesn’t want to pay for a couple of officers to go on a 2-day road trip to recover these two subjects for a $6,000.00 case, so they leave it to the retailer to deal with in another jurisdiction.
Can you believe this? Anybody want to comment?

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Interesting Sign

Joe — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:23:03 +0000

So, I’m out to lunch today, and as I step up to the counter at the Subway, I see it. See below for the sign that I just had to share.

Yes, it is real. I took the photo with my cell phone camera. Anybody want to comment on this?

Technorati Tags: Subway,Sign,Golden Rule,Rude Customers

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Is It Time To Hit The Panic Button?

Joe — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:40:41 +0000

There sure seems to be a lot of panic going on. Many companies are scaling WAY back, consumers seem to be drastically reducing spending. We in loss prevention face some incredible challenges, if we are still employed. I know that many companies are cutting payroll, cutting anything considered “unnecessary” spending. So, I’d like to ask a simple question: “Is it time to hit the panic button?”

In other words, are you in crisis mode? If you are in loss prevention, what are you seeing? Are you becoming more concerned with internal theft? Are you seeing an increase in external theft? Are your awareness and protection programs being dropped by the wayside because they cost too much time and money?

I’m not convinced that we are in Crisis as an industry yet, but I can see us getting there soon, if things don’t change. Do you agree? Disagree? Let’s talk about this…

photo credit: kryst£n

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Shoplifter Mom Abandons Her Child In Effort To Save Her Own Skin

Joe — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:32:39 +0000

Asia Jordan allegedly attempted to steal more than $300.00 from her local Walmart in Covedale, OH by stuffing the merchandise into her 2-year-old daughter’s stroller. When store Loss Prevention agents approached her, she ran off, leaving the stroller and her child behind.

She was arrested a short time later and charged with shoplifting and child endangerment.

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Mom Enlists Daughter’s Aid To Shoplift Beer, Chicken, And Cheesecake

Joe — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:30:54 +0000

In Omaha, Nebraska, a 35-year-old mom enlisted the aid of her 10-year-old daughter while shoplifting from a local grocery store. According to reports, an off-duty police officer observed “Mom” hand the daughter a cheesecake from the shelf at the store. Mom then selected a case of beer and some chicken. Both of them then attempted to exit without paying for the merchandise.

They were stopped by the off-duty cop, who then called the incident in. When police arrived, mom was charged with felony shoplifting due to prior arrests, and was cited for misdemeanor child neglect. Child Protective Services is investigating.

This mom had at least 4 prior arrests for shoplifting. Does anyone really believe this was the first time she has involved her child? As far as the CPS investigation goes, what’s to investigate? She handed her child a cake and directed her to steal it. Seems pretty simple to me. The sad thing is that the shoplifting charge is much more serious than the child neglect charge, at least legally speaking.

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