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2024 ARA Awards
On May 10, 2024 the Arizona Retailers Association along with the Arizona Organized Retail Crime Association presented the below awards to three elected officials that have been huge advocates for the retail industry, especially in the realm of Organized Retail Crime legislation:
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell was awarded the Organized Retail Crime Champion of the Year award.
Arizona State Senator David Gowan was awarded the Legislator of the Year award.
Arizona Speaker of the House of Representatives Ben Toma was awarded the Legacy Award.
Makeup - Breakup ORC Bust
April 18th, 2024 - As reported by AZFamily:
”Three women have been indicted, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stolen health and beauty products have been recovered following a large-scale organized retail theft investigation.
“I hope that this sends a strong message that we are committed to investigating and arresting individuals of all crimes and thefts of this magnitude,” Interim Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan said at the beginning of the briefing. “This type of behavior will not be tolerated.”
The results of the long-term investigation were announced Thursday during a joint news conference hosted by Phoenix police and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. According to County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, the bust involved 12 pallets of stolen merchandise, roughly 20,000 cosmetics, worth approximately $560,000.”
3 people indicted in Phoenix stolen property investigation (azfamily.com)
Organized theft ring brought down in 'Operation Makeup Or Breakup' (fox10phoenix.com)