This week in Bellevue, WR Senior Vice President Mark Johnson addressed loss prevention officers from The Bellevue Collection during a tenant meeting focused on organized retail crime (ORC). WR President and CEO Renée Sunde and Director of Local and State Government Affairs Crystal Leatherman were also in attendance in support of the event.
Johnson highlighted key legislative efforts aimed at combating organized retail crime, including the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) — federal bills H.R. 2853 and S. 1404, both recently introduced in Congress. The legislation has strong bipartisan support, and President Trump has indicated his support for the measure.
He also discussed HB 2015, which funds a public safety grant program designed to help cities and counties hire additional police officers, prosecutors, public defenders, treatment specialists, and community resource officers. The program has been fully funded with $100 million.
ORC is a multi-billion-dollar issue impacting communities nationwide. WR applauds federal, state, and local efforts to address this growing concern and commends The Bellevue Collection and Kemper Development for hosting the ORC Tenant Meeting to help tenants better protect themselves against these crimes.
