After a six-month hiatus, I am going to start publishing new content on the Bunker Blog. I was burning out on the usual re-hashing of albeit interesting news stories, and writing constantly about stupid parents who take their kids shoplifting. I also went through a long period of unemployment that left me re-considering loss prevention as a career ( Read more... )

Samir Mourad, 42, of Clifton, NJ, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Wayne, NJ on Saturday, February 13th, after suffering an apparent heart attack in the midst of a struggle with a 15 year-0ld shoplifting suspect. Mourad, a loss prevention agent for the Shoprite Grocery on Hamburg Turnpike, collapsed after struggling with the young ( Read more... )

Jorge Severino, 53, and his son, Luis, 22, were charged with receiving stolen property over $250, pirating, possession for sale of unstamped cigarettes after police recovered over $50,000 worth of stolen merchandise that was being fenced out of Hancock Seafood Market at 260 Hancock Street and in an apartment upstairs at 262 Hancock St in ( Read more... )

Tiffany Lynn Boatwright allegedly took her 10-month-old daughter shoplifting on Wednesday at her local Walmart. According to police reports, she shoplifted over $300.00 worth of merchandise, including perfume, diapers, and some new undies. Then when she attempted to exit the store and was approached by store loss prevention, she put her baby at ( Read more... )

Okay, so they aren’t a legitimate drug company; in fact, they’re not a company at all, but a trio from South Haven, MI, were arrested after police detained a 40-year-old female for retail fraud. She led the police to her accomplices, who were waiting in their car, with their meth lab.

All three were arrested and charged with retail fraud. A 46- ( Read more... )

Natasha Caines, 33, of Queens, NY, was nabbed by cops in Braintree, MA, after she allegedly stole some Nautica apparel from Macy’s. She was observed by loss prevention agents trying to remove sensor tags from high end jackets. When she couldn’t get them off, she picked out the Nautica merchandise, that was not tagged, and then exited the store with ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago, we did a short article about the dangers of working in loss prevention. In that article, I noted several recent incidents of violence against LP personnel by shoplifters. Then, just a few days later, Greg Wainio was dragged to death by shoplifters Samantha Lomasny and James Woodworth while they tried to escape after ( Read more... )

I wish I had more details about this case, but sadly, I haven’t been able to find much. What I have found is that a 22-year-old man attempted to steal a 6-pack of beer from a local market in Bremerton, WA, by concealing the beer into a baby stroller that also contained his 2-month-old baby girl.

When the shoplifter attempted to exit, he was ( Read more... )

Two unidentified Ohio women were charged with multiple counts, including Armed Robbery, Reckless Driving, Child Neglect, and Fleeing and Eluding after they shoplifted from JC Penney in the Green Oak Village Place mall in Green Oak, MI on January 30th.

One of the subjects attempted to escape in a vehicle, and hit two other vehicles in the process. ( Read more... )

Dorina Williams, of Mullins, SC died at the hospital on January 15th after she was involved in a fight with loss prevention personnel at the Conway, SC Walmart. The coroner’s office says Williams died of natural causes, but further test results are pending. According to at least one report, Williams was being physically restrained by store loss ( Read more... )