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14/08/2026

“The collaboration is everything… The criminals, they collaborate on their crimes. I wouldn’t be successful without the retailers.” - Commander Michael Ware M.S., Cook County Sheriff's Office

At the Cook County Regional Organized Crime Task Force conference in Chicago this week, our team sat down with Commander Ware to talk about what actually stops repeat retail crime.

Coming off last week's national blitz, involving daily contact with retailers from open to close, his message was simple: share intelligence.

Offenders aren't brand loyal and they don't stop at state lines. Connecting them takes agencies and retailers willing to work together.

Doing so led the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to 2.5K arrests and $12M in recoveries.

Thanks again to Commander Ware for your continued partnership!

We’re honored to partner with the Cook County Regional Organized Crime (CCROC) Task Force and participate in its annual ...
13/08/2026

We’re honored to partner with the Cook County Regional Organized Crime (CCROC) Task Force and participate in its annual conference in Chicago this week.

We’ve been busy connecting with law enforcement officers from across the Midwest and hearing their experiences with retail crime.

The conversations have been inspiring as we continue to grow the Auror Network to make stores safer and communities stronger, together.

Thanks to Commander Michael Ware M.S. of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and Rory Stallard of Ulta Beauty for your continued collaboration.

Ask 146 senior loss prevention leaders to define organized retail crime and you'll get 116 different answers.Loss Preven...
12/08/2026

Ask 146 senior loss prevention leaders to define organized retail crime and you'll get 116 different answers.

Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) found that out firsthand when conducting a study on ORC. While the exact definition varies by retailer and agency, three themes show up consistently:

👥 Organized: coordination or planning, not one person acting on impulse.

♻️ Repeat: the same persons of interest hitting multiple stores, locations, and jurisdictions over time.

💰 Profit driven: stolen merchandise isn't for personal use, it's acquired to resell.

The scale backs up why this matters. Across the Auror Network, 10% of offenders are responsible for 60% of total event value in the US, a pattern that's held for a decade. And 1 in 4 repeat offenders hits more than one store location.

Auror Law Enforcement Director Raul Aguilar, who formerly headed up ORC at Homeland Security, broke down the industry definition, the signs to watch for, and what the data shows: https://hubs.ly/Q04sNM--0

An organized reseller network was uncovered in Washington after 26 incidents were connected.A group had been purchasing ...
11/08/2026

An organized reseller network was uncovered in Washington after 26 incidents were connected.

A group had been purchasing Cotopaxi products in bulk across multiple locations at a major outdoor retailer. Rather than steal products outright, they took a deliberate strategy of using other members' accounts and non-member transactions to bypass purchase limits and avoid detection.

Store managers reported what they were seeing into Auror. When the AP team pulled the intelligence together, the pattern across all five locations became clear: this wasn't routine purchasing, it was organized resale activity.

The team issued a trespass notice and closed the operation down.

Cross-store visibility made this possible. Individual store managers flagged something that looked minor at the local level. But combined in Auror, it became evidence of an organized scheme.

That's the Auror Network at work.

Spark NZ has connected New Zealanders for decades. Now, they’re building a more connected approach to retail incident re...
11/08/2026

Spark NZ has connected New Zealanders for decades. Now, they’re building a more connected approach to retail incident reporting through a new partnership with Auror.

We’re excited to partner with Spark NZ to help create safer retail environments by giving frontline teams a faster way to report crime, better visibility of offending patterns across their store network, and more consistent information to enhance crime prevention efforts.

Retail crime doesn't stop at one store, or one brand. By using our platform, retailers can build a better understanding of the issues affecting their stores and support more informed responses across the retail sector.

Getting on top of retail crime takes a collective effort, and we’re proud to add another Kiwi company to the cause.

Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q04sj1B70

On March 14, 2026, a gray Dodge truck pulled into a retail parking lot in Pasadena, Texas. Before the driver stepped out...
06/08/2026

On March 14, 2026, a gray Dodge truck pulled into a retail parking lot in Pasadena, Texas. Before the driver stepped out, the retail team was alerted via Auror Vehicle Recognition (LPR/ANPR) as the truck was linked to a prior theft at the same location.

Drawing on prior intelligence entered into Auror, the store associate knew where the person of interest (POI) would likely go. They repositioned to the hardware section and observed the person select a generator while another team member took position nearby.

Local police were contacted while the theft was still in progress and staged outside the store. Officers detained the POI upon exit after they passed a register without making any attempt to pay. The offender was later charged.

This is what intelligence-led loss prevention looks like. The associate's preparation was built on prior intel in Auror. The team turned that opportunity into an apprehension with help from an Auror Vehicle Recognition alert. Well done to the AP team and police for their responsible recognition and response.

06/08/2026

30% of retail crime investigations at Morrisons now start or expand from a Vehicle Recognition (ANPR/LPR) alert.

Importantly, these alerts help store teams identify repeat offenders operating across multiple locations, before more harm can occur.

Morrisons Senior Manager, Crime and Security Hannah Cleary shares how ANPR has become one of the most effective tools in their security strategy.

Instead of dealing with the same offender again and again, stores can rely on connected intelligence to build stronger investigations and close the gap on what they don’t know.

Watch the full conversation: https://hubs.ly/Q04rVLbn0

Loss Prevention Research Council is joining forces with Auror to break down the 8 Ds framework for stopping repeat offen...
05/08/2026

Loss Prevention Research Council is joining forces with Auror to break down the 8 Ds framework for stopping repeat offenders.

10% of offenders drive the majority of retail crime, and those individuals are significantly more likely to cause safety risks in stores. Closing that loop means prioritizing known threats early.

Join Auror’s Trevor Symons and Cory Lowe as they cover:

- Using the 8 Ds framework to turn siloed data into actionable intelligence
- Deploying Vehicle Recognition and Facial Recognition as two complementary lines of defense
- How to benchmark your program by its ability to stop the ORC cycle

Register your spot: https://hubs.ly/Q04rVTcP0

Big news for UK retail: 1,186 Asda stores across the UK are joining the Auror Network! 🟩Auror has already made crime rep...
04/08/2026

Big news for UK retail: 1,186 Asda stores across the UK are joining the Auror Network! 🟩

Auror has already made crime reporting 80% faster for store colleagues during a 10-week pilot earlier this year. This cut incident logging from 25 minutes to under five, and helped colleagues surface dozens of prolific repeat offenders that not only impacted their own stores, but other retailers across London and beyond, too.

“The results from our London pilot demonstrated the value of having a faster and more effective way to report incidents and identify repeat offenders in real time. By working more closely with police and retailers through a shared intelligence network, we can focus our efforts where they will have the greatest impact and help to tackle retail crime.” - David Lepley, COO at Asda.

Great to welcome Asda’s entire estate to the network, and to see them leading from the front to protect their people by working together to surface repeat offenders.

Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q04rQLrB0

03/08/2026

Not every retail case gets the same attention. On the RILA main stage this year, Detective Sergeant Nick Ferrara shared why some cases consistently rise to the top.

Access to the Auror Network gives Nick’s team full visibility into the scope of the individuals involved in a case and the pattern behind it. That visibility is what allows police to focus on the offenders driving the most harm, rather than spreading limited resources evenly across each report.

He says cases coming from retailers using Auror arrive far more complete, needing only minor additional work to reach probable cause. All of this adds up to a meaningful difference in speed and efficiency compared to cases without that shared intelligence.
Concentrated harm requires concentrated focus. Connected intelligence is what makes that focus possible.

Thank you to Detective Sergeant Ferrara and the Gainesville Police Department for this insight.

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