Mall Cop Confessions: Where to find ditched stolen items
For Entertainment Purposes Only When you’re working retail, it’s always a win when you recover stolen property. While the first priority is always deterring, there will be times when those sneaky shoplifters will grab something and run away. And there will be times when you’re following procedure and those proceduresContinue Reading
Mall Cop Confessions: Beware the shoplifter decoy item trick
For entertainment purposes only Shoplifters are clever. They’ve got a whole range of tricks to keep you guessing, and to keep our clients reeling from the inventory they’re constantly taking. Let’s talk about the decoy item trick. This thieving tactic is when a shoplifter walks into a store and beginsContinue Reading
Getting Into Politics: Your Political Canvasser Item Checklist
Every serious political operative has to be able to navigate canvassing neighborhoods. It’s my campaign specialty. I absolutely love it. Your face to face with the voters and winning your race one conversation at a time. But you’d better have the right gear. Here are some items I like toContinue Reading
Mall Cop Confessions: Defend the Segway as useful transportation
For entertainment purposes only Ah yes. The Segway. The signature mode of transportation for the mall cop. Forget the haters. It’s fun as heck. And it’s a useful tool of transportation And the role of the Segway or whatever kind of non auto transportation is what I’m talking about today.Continue Reading
Mall Cop Confessions: Beware The Lucky Guess Lost and Found
For entertainment purposes only “Hey! Did anyone turn in a pair of black Oakley sunglasses?” “Yo! Did anyone turn in a black Iphone?” “Dude! I lost a priceless vase worth a million dollars?” The lucky guess lost and found is a favorite of retail scammers. And while it’s rare, andContinue Reading
Mall Cop Confessions: Bags shoplifters love to use
For entertainment purposes only It’s no secret, us mall cops are there to deter shoplifters. And those pesky little thieves just keep getting more clever as the years pass. One of their number one tools are simple bags. Anything that can help them take things and slip out of theContinue Reading
VA should listen Senator’s call to reconsider hiring cuts
It’s unfathomable to believe that the Department Of Veterans Affairs is considering staffing cuts to its ranks, when veterans all over the country are suffering from mental health issues that have resulted in an increase in suicide numbers, and others like myself continue to struggle with homelessness. But it’s stillContinue Reading
Getting Involved In Politics: Speaking At A Public Hearing
The latest in my series on getting involved in local politics has to do with speaking at a public hearing. This is literally having your voice heard in your community, and folks all over the country do it everyday on matter ranging from neighborhood development to education. Here is whatContinue Reading
Friday Reflections: The trauma of losing everything
When you’re a young soldier, sailor, Marine, or airman, there are times when everything you own can fit into a duffel bag. And now as I suffer from veterans homelessness, myself and many others suffer the same sad reality with none of the honor of serving. There is an especiallyContinue Reading
Getting Started In Politics: Your first time calling voters
Welcome back to my series on getting started in politics. I’m giving you a couple of tips on your first days helping out a campaign, and today we’re going to talk about a volunteer effort that reaches a large number of voters in a short amount of time, and canContinue Reading