• Gift Card Fraud: Emerging Trends & Risks

    Jersey City Public Safety Center 356 Martin Luther King Dr., Jersey City, NJ, United States

    METRORCA 2025 Fall Training Day The emerging landscape of Gift Card Fraud is increasingly dominated by Chinese Organized Retail Crime (ORC) groups employing sophisticated, multi-stage schemes. One primary trend is gift card draining, where criminals steal un-activated cards, tamper with the packaging to capture the card and PIN information, and then place the compromised cards […]

  • Beyond Shoplifting: ORC Investigations

    Northern VA Criminal Justice Academy 45299 Research Place, Ashburn, VA, United States

    VA DCJS – 6 Career Development Hours / 2 Legal Hours Class is open to all member agencies of the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy and there is NO cost. Contact your training coordinator to register. Course Description: Retail theft can go far beyond your basic individual shoplifter. These crimes are often committed by highly […]

  • The Golden Age Grift: Unmasking and Defeating Elder Fraud

    Paramus Life Safety Complex 1 Carlough Drive, Paramus, NJ, United States

    NABI 2025 National Training Conference – 2 Full Days This presentation will provide NABI investigators with essential tools for tackling the pervasive issue of elderly and related frauds and scams. We will examine several common schemes specifically targeting older adults, using compelling information from real case files to illustrate the impact and methods of perpetrators. […]

  • Street to Storefront: Suppress Crime Before It Starts

    Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute 281 Campgaw Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

    Prepare for the holiday surge in criminal activity by attending this essential, results-driven course presented by Russell Di Lauri of Modern Patrol Methods and nationally recognized Organized Retail Crime (ORC) expert, Det. Sgt. Howard Mergler of Police Geek Training Co. This advanced real-world training bridges the gap between patrol operations and complex ORC investigations, teaching […]

  • Beyond Shoplifting: ORC Investigations

    Northern VA Criminal Justice Academy 45299 Research Place, Ashburn, VA, United States

    VA DCJS – 6 Career Development Hours / 2 Legal Hours Class is open to all member agencies of the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy and there is NO cost. Contact your training coordinator to register. Course Description: Retail theft can go far beyond your basic individual shoplifter. These crimes are often committed by highly […]

  • Beyond Shoplifting: ORC Investigations

    Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office – Ashburn 20272 Savin Hill Dr., Ashburn, United States

    VA DCJS – 6 Career Development Hours / 2 Legal Hours Class is open to sworn and non-sworn with Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. There is NO cost. Contact your training coordinator to register. Course Description: Retail theft can go far beyond your basic individual shoplifter. These crimes are often committed by highly organized groups who […]