Auror

04/06/2026

A search warrant on a kebab shop in Melbourne helped recover A$42K in stolen items.

This result didn’t happen overnight: it took 748 reports, five store teams, and consistent quality reporting.

The offender had been targeting an Australian supermarket chain across five stores in Melbourne. Consistent reporting from frontline teams across five stores built a picture no single store could have done alone: 748 events, $161K in stolen value, all connected through the Auror Network.

These reports lead police to a receiver. After obtaining search warrants, police seized $42K worth of supermarket stock and alcohol, and arrested and charged the receiver.

This outcome is proof that while results may not appear the day a report is filed, every single report compounds network intelligence to help connect incidents to stop those repeat offenders causing the most loss and harm in our stores.

03/06/2026

A regional city in Victoria, Australia is being applauded for its model of working with police on proactive, collaborative retail crime prevention.

Retailers and police in Shepparton use Auror to report incidents and connect the dots between events and repeat offenders. Police can then build the picture they need to take action on those repeat offenders.

Shepparton is the focal point of a recently launched police operation focusing on working with local retailers to stop the highest harm retail offenders in the community.

“We're doing this around the world…and to have a smaller center like Shepparton having technology where retailers and police are collaborating is actually quality leadership.”
- Nick McDonnell, VP Global Law Enforcement Partnerships, Auror

Retail crime doesn't discriminate by postcode, and neither does the Auror Network.

02/06/2026

We’re seeing a clear trend in loss prevention.

To stay focused on the offenders causing the most harm in stores, we’ve seen both retailers and law enforcement narrow their efforts to first stopping their top repeat offenders.

This allows them to stop the prolific offenders and organized groups that make up the majority of their loss while simultaneously reducing violence in store. Auror data shows the most prolific retail offenders are several times more likely to be violent and carry weapons.

The strategy is working. A year into implementing Auror to support this initiative and reduce the reporting burden, Cosentino’s has banned 15 of their 20 top persons of interest (POIs) from their stores. On the law enforcement side, Anchorage PD has seen similar results by focusing on the top retail POIs in their area by dollar amount and total number of incidents.

See how Cosentino’s transformed their LP strategy and achieved a 346% ROI: https://hubs.ly/Q04jMq_T0

Learn how Cosentino's Food Stores achieved a 346% ROI and 90%+ reduction in reporting time with Auror's Retail Crime Intelligence platform.

01/06/2026

A retail offender left a popular beauty store without paying for thousands of dollars in fragrance. They then drove straight to another location, targeting the same beauty brand in Vallejo, California.

Fortunately, the first incident had already been logged in Auror, so the Auror Network was in full effect. The second location's team was ready when the offender arrived.

The offender was apprehended with all goods recovered. They are now inactive in the platform with no events in the past 28 days.

Without cross-store visibility, the second location would have been starting from scratch. Instead, they knew who was coming and were prepared to take responsible action.

That's the difference the right intelligence powered by the right network makes on the retail frontlines. Well done to both store teams - your immediate incident reporting prevented a repeat offense.

29/05/2026

After joining the Auror Network, Northeast Grocery saw a 50%YoY increase in threat incident reporting and organized retail cases that were previously invisible became prosecutable.

Jim Simpson, Director of Asset Protection at Northeast Grocery, described what changed when both operating companies came into a single platform.

"We have the ability, using Auror and being from the parent company, to be able to see and link threat[s] of violence issues or see cases… across both operating companies as a result."

When retailers can connect activity across stores and brands, they can identify repeat offenders and issues sooner.

Read the recap or watch the episode featuring AP grocery leaders Jim Simpson and Meijer's Ryan Themm: https://hubs.ly/Q04hGz6V0

28/05/2026

Retail crime is violent crime.

Retailers are reporting higher aggression on the store floor. Workers and shoppers aren’t returning. And too many teams are still fighting it alone, with tools that don't talk to each other, much less the surrounding stores, retailers, and law enforcement partners that can help solve their repeat offenders cases.

That ends now.

The Auror Network is expanding across the world, entering Latin America and beyond. Joining it means inheriting a decade of intelligence and a community that has your back: 2M+ connections across 85K+ stores, and counting.

This isn't another tech tool. It's the only network more intelligent than the criminal networks we're facing.

Together, we can reduce violent retail crime by 50% in 5 years. It’s a big goal and it will take all of us. You in?

27/05/2026

After 25 years in federal law enforcement, Auror's Raul Aguilar knows what it takes to beat organized retail crime.

The top 10% of offenders drive more than 60%+ of retail crime in the US and are up to 3X more likely to be violent. These aren't isolated incidents. They're sophisticated, multi-state enterprises funding serious criminal activity.

In his recent op-ed for Loss Prevention Magazine Raul outlines three critical steps to combating organized crime:

💥 Breaking down silos between law enforcement and retailers
🛡️ Embracing secure technology to surface criminal networks
🤝 Federal leadership that matches the scale of the problem

Read the full piece: https://hubs.ly/Q04hH3xK0

26/05/2026

Federal charges are pending after $95K in Arc'teryx gear was stolen across 31 retail stores.

A repeat offender had been methodically targeting Arc'teryx products across dozens of locations at a major outdoor retailer. The patterns were consistent and deliberate.

The asset protection team opened a formal organized retail crime investigation and brought law enforcement into the case. Using intelligence built in Auror, they constructed a picture of the offending that gave investigators what they needed to act.

The individual was identified and apprehended, and are now facing federal charges.

The investigation didn't stop there. Evidence gathered since the arrest is actively being used to uncover the fence operation behind the thefts, turning one arrest into a wider disruption of the criminal network behind it.

This is what happens when every event gets reported and the intelligence is built from day one. These teams know it takes a network to defeat a network. Great work by the AP team who built the case, and law enforcement for closing it.

22/05/2026

CORCA passed the House. Now the real work begins.

Organized retail crime doesn't stop at state lines. 10% of offenders are responsible for 60%+ of retail loss across the country and up to 1 in 7 retail crime events involve threatening behavior.

CORCA exists to match the scale of the problem. It recognizes at a federal level that organized retail crime is a public safety issue, not just a shrink problem.

This week, Auror's Michael Kono and Raul Aguilar talked about what CORCA means for the industry, not just as a legislative milestone, but as the framework that gives retailers and law enforcement the backing to work together the way the threat demands.

Raul spent 25 years at Homeland Security working these exact networks. He knows firsthand that it takes a network to defeat one. Hear what he says about why this moment matters, and what needs to happen next to keep the momentum going through the Senate.

His full op-ed for Loss Prevention Magazine goes deeper on the three things the industry needs to do now. Link in comments.

21/05/2026

Myth: Retail crime investigations take months to reach prosecution.

PD Deputy Chief of Operations Wilson shared early results from an effort focused on their top 20 retail offenders at their year’s North American VIP Summit:

🔎 Nearly 200 cases investigated
👩‍⚖️ The majority are already moving through the prosecutorial process in just a matter of weeks
✅ Arrests, active warrants, and over $100K tied to recovery or prosecution, all within a short timeframe.

This example shows what’s possible when teams focus on those causing the most harm in stores. The more visibility across teams, the stronger the overall response.

Key takeaways from the panel: https://hubs.ly/Q04gPXS70