ALTO in the News
Public Safety Success Stories: Reducing Crime and Offering Assistance
According to recent estimates, approximately 550,000 Americans are experiencing homelessness. The root causes of homelessness differ among individuals, but for some, mental health or substance
Webinar: From Pointing Fingers to Shaking Hands
How to Form an Alliance Between Retailers, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutors ALTO hosted a webinar titled “From Finger Pointing to Handshaking” in conjunction with the
The Hall Awards: Outstanding Webinar
Outstanding Webinar: ALTO Alliance’s COVID-19 Lessons from Spain The Loss Prevention Hall of Honor (“The Hall”) is an initiative from LP Magazine to celebrate, honor,
The Hall Awards: Solution Provider Partner
Outstanding Solution Provider Partner: ALTO Alliance The Loss Prevention Hall of Honor (“The Hall”) is an initiative from LP Magazine to celebrate, honor, and reward
We’re In It Together
Retail stores are not independent of the communities that they exist in. They are part of an ecosystem with many factors that affect customers, employees, and sales. Loss prevention tries to stay up to date with what is happening in the store’s ecosystem by using the newest technology. But even this isn’t enough because we don’t know exactly what is happening out there. There is a disconnect between retail stores and their communities, we just can’t see it all.
How detailed reporting can lead to successful prosecutions
The success of a prosecution is largely dependent on the details that are left in a police report. ALTO recommends documenting the following to increase your chances of success.
District Attorney’s Office Files Charges in Shoplifting Case and Announces Partnership to Combat Retail Theft in San Francisco
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing of 15 charges against Jean Lugo Romero, who is alleged to be the individual depicted in a widely-circulated video of a shoplifting at a San Francisco Walgreens last week.
Baltimore Bulletin: March 2021
ALTO Alliance is having great success is their newest market, Baltimore/DC Metro! ALTO is proud to announce the Alliance has already had an effect with
The ALTO Alliance: A Comprehensive Approach to a Complicated Problem
A closer look at Walgreen’s experience impacting crime with the ALTO Alliance.
Walgreens – ALTO: A Successful Partnership (Video)
Below is an interview with Bill Inzeo, Senior Director, Strategic Analytics, Systems & Support, Walgreens
Sentencing in String of Retail Robberies; Solid Case-Building Pays Off
A Federal Court has handed down a significant jail sentence in a retail robbery case in Southern California, the result of a cooperative effort between
Anaheim police, community bond over carne asada tacos
The smell of fresh carne asada, tortillas, cilantro, and lime permeated the air at Northgate Market on South Euclid Street the afternoon of Thursday, April
ALTO Announces Expansion into Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee, and San Francisco Metro Areas
ALTO, an international firm offering an innovative approach to addressing retail shrink, has announced a significant expansion of its offerings into several new market areas
The Importance of Going from Data to Action in Times of Covid 19
The abrupt arrival of Covid‑19 in the world has forced us to change many daily things, not only our way of living, exchanging with friends and family, and working, but also the manner in which daily operations are performed and supervised in almost all industries.
ALTO US Featured on LA’s FOX 11 “In Depth” to Detail New ORC-Fighting Tool
ALTO US has announced that Karl Langhorst, executive vice president, recently joined retail loss prevention and security expert Joe LaRocca and Commander Blake Chow with
The ALTO Approach to Managing Retail Theft Earns “Historic” Win in Albertsons’ Shoplifting Case
In what one former prosecutor termed “historic,” a habitual shoplifter who was set to be arraigned on a misdemeanor petty theft charge, had his bail
Los Angeles turns to tech in retail crime fight
They strike quickly, criminals who are becoming increasingly more brazen and dangerous as they grab highly sought-after product from store shelves, ripping off retailers and
