Stockton Takes Action Against Retail Theft (STAART) has begun!

The purpose of the STAART program is to address the serious epidemic devastating our business community, costing our business community a tremendous amount of money, time, and future revenue. Moreover, public and employee safety is compromised. Accordingly, the STAART program will leverage existing efforts in combating retail theft in Stockton by proactively engaging in activities and actions to mitigate crime. STAART activities will include educational workshops and conference, simplifying incident reporting through the development of an App, and producing PSAs for social media platforms, among other activities.

The Chamber is the largest business organization in Stockton and San Joaquin County, The Chamber’s mission is to aggressively promote an economically vibrant business community. The STAART program strengthens the Chamber’s efforts, for business security and prosperity, and to determinedly pursue solutions to this paramount obstacle to an economic vibrant Stockton, is consistent with the Chamber’s Charter.

Thus, the STAART program objective is to optimize the existing Business Watch program through total business participation and innovation.  Again,  as the largest business organization in Stockton and San Joaquin County, the Chamber is uniquely positioned to administer the STAART initiative in partnership with law enforcement and other stakeholders.

Get involved! The next STAART Task Force meeting will be on Friday, March 1 at 8:30 a.m. in the Chamber Conference Room. Contact Frank J. Ferral, Chief Policy Officer at frank@stocktonchamber.org for more information or additions to the Agenda.

AGENDA

 

I             Call to Order, Introductions

 

II            Retail Theft & Insurance Coverage (30 minutes)

              J. Douglas Dinjian, CIC/CWCA, Broker/Certified Insurance Counselor/Certified Workers Compensation Advisor

 

III           Retail Theft/Crime Reporting App Presentation (40 minutes)

              Ed English, President, ELERTS Corporation

Glen Sugimoto, Director of Business Development, ELERTS Corporation

 

IV          Proposed Workshops

              How to be a good witness

How to Report a Retail Theft

Best Practices to prevent Retail Theft

How to start a business watch program

Employee Training

Technology/Surveillance Systems

Access Control (Safeway example)

Physical Store Layout

Other

 

V            Proposed State Legislation-Staff

 

VI          Funding-Staff