Commercial Security
Embezzling on the Rise...With Women at Front of Curve?
Embezzlement by women skyrockets; no longer just a man's crime
Accused but not yet charged with pilfering more than $1.5 million from the tourism bureau in Palm Beach County, Donna Duffer may be the latest of a growing breed of entrepreneurial woman: one who embezzles from her employer.
"It's a very common phenomenon," said Barry Strock, president of a management and systems consulting firm in Albany, N.Y., that advises companies on how to protect themselves against embezzlement. "Anecdotally, I see this happening all over the country."
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Residential Security
Line Outside Wal-Mart Waiting for Sony PS3 Targeted for Robbery
One shot as thieves robbed customers lined up to make an early purchase of coveted game system
Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new Playstation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot a man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.
In other states, customers pushed and shoved their way to the shelves to get at the limited supply, and in Kentucky, four people were grazed by BBs fired from a passing vehicle as they waited for a Best Buy store to open.
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