{"id":1173821,"date":"2021-12-30T21:20:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T02:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1173821"},"modified":"2021-12-30T21:20:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T02:20:19","slug":"supermarket-chain-hy-vee-introduces-new-security-efforts-as-smash-and-grab-robberies-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supermarket-chain-hy-vee-introduces-new-security-efforts-as-smash-and-grab-robberies-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermarket Chain Hy-Vee Introduces New Security Efforts As Smash-And-Grab Robberies Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupermarket-chain-hy-vee-introduces-new-security-efforts-as-smash-and-grab-robberies-continue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1173821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hy-Vee \u2014 a supermarket chain that operates in the Midwest \u2014 launched a \u201cRetail Security Team\u201d amid a rise in smash-and-grab robberies.<\/p>\n<p>The company said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/hy-vee.com\/corporate\/news-events\/news-press-releases\/hyvee-introduces-new-retail-security-team-to-stores\/\">statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the health and safety of both its customers and employees, Hy-Vee is introducing its new Hy-Vee Retail Security team to retail stores across its eight-state region. Hy-Vee has long worked with third-party security contractors or off-duty law enforcement that work in a security capacity throughout its eight-state region. The goal with this team is to create a consistent look for the security team and consistent approach to customer service and security across all of stores.<\/p>\n<p>Hy-Vee Retail Security officers will be present in Hy-Vee stores during operating hours. These officers, many of whom come from a law enforcement background, are specially trained to defuse situations and equipped to protect the safety of both Hy-Vee customers and employees. The officers have been through training designed by Hy-Vee retail security leaders alongside law enforcement partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHy-Vee has a strong history of doing anything for our customers, and these officers will be held to that same standard,\u201d Hy-Vee President and COO Jeremy Gosch said. \u201cThese officers will help provide another layer of safety and security for our customers, and will work alongside our store employees to deliver the same helpful smiles and outstanding service everyone expects at their local store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the past few months, stores across the United States \u2014 especially in large cities \u2014 have been terrorized by large crowds of people executing group robberies. Days ago, one such incident in Palm Beach, Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/1-million-worth-of-handbags-stolen-in-palm-beach-smash-and-grab-cops\">resulted<\/a> in the theft of nearly $1 million in Hermes handbags.<\/p>\n<p>Security experts are warning that the trend is poised to worsen.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/retail\/smash-and-grab-crime-wave-disrupting-retail-ahead-of-busy-shopping-season\">interview<\/a> with Fox Business, Michael Sapraicone \u2014 the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/squadsecurity.com\/about-us\/\">Squad Security<\/a>, which specializes in high-end corporate security services \u2014 said that the nation is seeing a \u201cbig increase\u201d in smash-and-grab thefts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hearing a lot of people looking for more security, but the key to the security is to put an effective plan together,\u201d Sapraicone explained. The interview occurred in front of a New York storefront that had been targeted in a smash-and-grab robbery days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/tis-the-season-for-sticky-fingers-301426750.html\">press release<\/a> from Squad Security, Sapraicone \u2014 a former NYPD detective \u2014 predicted a rise in violent thievery through the holidays. \u201cThe stars of sticky fingers are in alignment,\u201d Sapraicone said. \u201cShoplifting has already reached epidemic proportions in some parts of the country, and some stores have been forced to close because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity guards can provide a measure of deterrence, which can be very effective,\u201d Sapraicone continued. \u201cBut when guards try to stop shoplifters, it can pose serious threats to law-abiding shoppers and passers-by. Often, retailers\u2019 policies will be just to let the shoplifters leave with the goods. Of course, this drives up the cost of merchandise and insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/former-philly-pd-commissioner-california-looting-spree-wont-be-stopped-will-spread-across-the-country\">warned<\/a> that the robberies will spread across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something now that I really unfortunately think is going to spread,\u201d Ramsey told CNN. \u201cRight now it\u2019s in California, but it will spread, there\u2019s no question about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s driving all this, but it is of concern and it will continue,\u201d Ramsey added. \u201cIt is not going to stop anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hy-Vee \u2014 a supermarket chain that operates in the Midwest \u2014 launched a \u201cRetail Security Team\u201d amid a rise in smash-and-grab robberies. The company said in a statement: As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the health and safety of both its customers and employees, Hy-Vee is introducing its new Hy-Vee Retail Security team &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1173821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1173821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1173821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1173821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1173821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}