ALTO in the News
Retail Crime: How Stores Can Help Law Enforcement in their Community
by Jimmie Hernandez, Senior Advisor at ALTO USA and Security and Law Enforcement Professional I’ve written about the importance of forming collaborative relationships with law
Fighting ORC as a Small Business: The Importance of Collaboration
by Stefanie Hoover, CFI Over the past few years, public leaders, governmental officials, loss prevention experts, and law enforcement are increasingly forming collaborative partnerships to
Walgreens Expands Partnership with ALTO US
Walgreens is taking further steps to reduce theft in its stores by focusing on crime prevention in expanding its partnership with ALTO US Originally published
District Attorney Chesa Boudin Announces Conviction and Sentence in Viral Shoplifting Case and Guilty Verdicts in Petty Theft Trial
SAN FRANCISCO— Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the conviction and sentencing of Jean Lugo Romero for stealing items from a San Francisco Walgreens,
ALTO USA Appoints Retail Industry Veteran Rhett Asher as Vice President, Community Relations & Partnerships
Miami, Florida, March 14, 2022 – ALTO USA has hired Rhett Asher as their new Vice President, Community Relations & Partnerships. Asher, former VP, Strategy
A New Approach to Addressing Homelessness and Reducing Recidivism
by Stefanie Hoover In 2021, an illegal encampment of unhoused individuals in Oakland, California, created a strain on neighbors, retailers, law enforcement, and visitors to
ALTO Customer Success Specialists: Retailers’ Boots-on-the-Ground Boost
Dealing with shoplifting, theft, and crime on top of daily priorities can be overwhelming in a busy retail store. Many retailers could use added resources
Public Safety Success Stories: Improving Communities with Communication and Perseverance
Abandoned buildings or vacant lots can be a source of frustration for neighborhoods and a hub for crime. If your LP team or in-store security are struggling to deal with the impacts of one of these properties, advocates and attorneys from The ALTO Alliance can help.
Public Safety Success Stories: Reducing Crime and Offering Assistance
According to recent estimates, approximately 550,000 Americans are experiencing homelessness. The root causes of homelessness differ among individuals, but for some, mental health or substance
Webinar: From Pointing Fingers to Shaking Hands
How to Form an Alliance Between Retailers, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutors ALTO hosted a webinar titled “From Finger Pointing to Handshaking” in conjunction with the
The Hall Awards: Outstanding Webinar
Outstanding Webinar: ALTO Alliance’s COVID-19 Lessons from Spain The Loss Prevention Hall of Honor (“The Hall”) is an initiative from LP Magazine to celebrate, honor,
The Hall Awards: Solution Provider Partner
Outstanding Solution Provider Partner: ALTO Alliance The Loss Prevention Hall of Honor (“The Hall”) is an initiative from LP Magazine to celebrate, honor, and reward
We’re In It Together
Retail stores are not independent of the communities that they exist in. They are part of an ecosystem with many factors that affect customers, employees, and sales. Loss prevention tries to stay up to date with what is happening in the store’s ecosystem by using the newest technology. But even this isn’t enough because we don’t know exactly what is happening out there. There is a disconnect between retail stores and their communities, we just can’t see it all.
How detailed reporting can lead to successful prosecutions
The success of a prosecution is largely dependent on the details that are left in a police report. ALTO recommends documenting the following to increase your chances of success.
District Attorney’s Office Files Charges in Shoplifting Case and Announces Partnership to Combat Retail Theft in San Francisco
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing of 15 charges against Jean Lugo Romero, who is alleged to be the individual depicted in a widely-circulated video of a shoplifting at a San Francisco Walgreens last week.
The ALTO Alliance: A Comprehensive Approach to a Complicated Problem
A closer look at Walgreen’s experience impacting crime with the ALTO Alliance.
Walgreens – ALTO: A Successful Partnership (Video)
Below is an interview with Bill Inzeo, Senior Director, Strategic Analytics, Systems & Support, Walgreens
Anaheim police, community bond over carne asada tacos
The smell of fresh carne asada, tortillas, cilantro, and lime permeated the air at Northgate Market on South Euclid Street the afternoon of Thursday, April
ALTO Announces Expansion into Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee, and San Francisco Metro Areas
ALTO, an international firm offering an innovative approach to addressing retail shrink, has announced a significant expansion of its offerings into several new market areas
The Importance of Going from Data to Action in Times of Covid 19
The abrupt arrival of Covid‑19 in the world has forced us to change many daily things, not only our way of living, exchanging with friends and family, and working, but also the manner in which daily operations are performed and supervised in almost all industries.
