
What is Organized Retail Crime?
ORC is defined as the Theft/Fraud activity conducted with the intent to convert illegally obtained merchandise, cargo, cash, or cash equivalent into financial gain (no personal use), where/when the following elements are present:
Theft/Fraud is conducted
over multiple occurrences
and/or in multiple stores
and/or in multiple jurisdictions
by two or more persons, or an individual acting in dual roles (booster & fence)
Groups, gangs and sometimes individuals are engaged in illegally obtaining merchandise through both theft and fraud in substantial quantities as part of a criminal enterprise. These crime rings generally consist of "boosters" - who methodically steal merchandise from retail stores - and fence operators who convert the product to cash or drugs as part of the criminal enterprise. Sophisticated criminals have even found ways to switch UPC bar codes on merchandise, so they ring up differently at checkout, commonly called “ticket switching.” Others use stolen or cloned credit cards to obtain merchandise or produce fictitious receipts to return products back to retail stores.
Meeting Dates for 2025
All meetings will be both in-person and have a virtual option for remote members. All meetings are scheduled to begin at 11am on the dates below.
NVORCA 2025 Meeting Schedule:
January 15, 2025
March 26, 2025
May 21, 2025
July 16, 2025
September 17, 2025
November 5, 2025
(Scheduled earlier in consideration of the Holiday Season)