EL SEGUNDO HERALD November 23, 2017 Page 3 Calendar of Events Shoplifters Get a High, But Stores Burkley Brandlin Swatik & Keesey LLP Douglass AT T O R N E Y S AT L AW Lifetime El Segundo Residents Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation 310-540-6000 *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization MORTUARY “Our Family Serving Yours Since 1954” B U R I A L - C R E M AT I O N - W O R L DW I D E T R A N S F E R P E T M E M O R I A L P RO D U C T S 500 EAST IMPERIAL AVENUE EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245 Te l e p h o n e ( 3 1 0 ) 6 4 0 - 9 3 2 5 • F a x ( 3 1 0 ) 6 4 0 - 0 7 7 8 • F D 6 5 8 The Jewelry Source 337 Main St. El Segundo. 310-322-7110 www.jewelrysourceUSA.com ©2007 This Thanksgiving, and every day, we give thanks for YOU. Because of you, a lot of wonderful things happen in our lives.We’ll keep doing our best to serve you and love you, and give back to our beautiful community. Deadline for Calendar items is the prior Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1 per word. Email listings to marketing@heraldpublications. com. We take Visa and MasterCard. THURSDAY, NOV. 23 • Happy Thanksgiving! • El Segundo Public Library will be CLOSED – All Day • All ESUSD Schools – Thanksgiving BREAK - NO SCHOOL for Students FRIDAY, NOV. 24 • El Segundo Public Library will be CLOSED – All Day • All ESUSD Schools – Thanksgiving BREAK - NO SCHOOL for Students • Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00 minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Diane: 310-640-9577. SATURDAY, NOV. 25 • Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45 PM., Cost: $3.00 Per Person, Adults of all Ages Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705. SUNDAY, NOV. 26 • Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. – 3:45 PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. MONDAY, NOV. 27 • BACK TO SCHOOL for all ESUSD Students • Canasta Group, 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. TUESDAY, NOV. 28 • Pinochle, 11:30 AM. – 3:30 PM., Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. • ESMS PTA Meeting, 7:00 PM., El Segundo Middle School, 332 Center Street, Call: 310-615-2690. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 • Bowling, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 50 Plus, Senior Club of El Segundo, Gable House Bowl, 22501 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, Cost: $8.25 for 3 games, Call Joyce at: 310-322-7621. THURSDAY, NOV. 30 • El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM. – 7:00 PM, located on Main Street, Downtown El Segundo. FRIDAY, DEC. 1 • Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00 minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Diane: 310-640-9577. • Friends of the Library Book Sale, 10:00 AM. – 5:00 PM., Used books for sale, DVD’s, CD’s and puzzles, El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., Call: 310-524-2722. SATURDAY, DEC. 2 • Centennial Tree Lighting at Library Park, 5:30 PM., Activities during the day, Call for more info: 310-524-2700. • El Segundo Public Library History Room is OPEN from 1:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., the first Saturday of every month. • Friends of the Library Book Sale, 10:00 AM. – 5:00 PM., Used books for sale, DVD’s, CD’s and puzzles, El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., Call: 310-524-2722. SUNDAY, DEC. 3 • Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. – 3:45 PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. MONDAY, DEC. 4 • Canasta Group, 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. TUESDAY, DEC. 5 • Pinochle, 11:30 AM. – 3:30 PM., Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. • City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM. – 9:00 PM., City Hall, Council Chambers, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-2780. • El Segundo Kiwanis Club Meeting, 12:10 PM., The Lakes at El Segundo, 400 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Contact: elsegundokiwanis.org. THURSDAY, DEC. 7 • El Segundo Historical Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM. – 8:00 PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Avenue, Call: 310-640-8923. • A Visit with Santa, 3:00 PM. – 4:30 PM., children under 8 must be with an adult, El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., For More Info : 310-524-2726. • Paying the Price for the Crimes By Rob McCarthy If UCLA’s men’s basketball coach wanted his team to play good defense and get some steals, three young members of the Bruin squad clearly misunderstood Steve Alford’s instructions. In what became an international shoplifting incident, the younger brother of Lakers guard LaVar Ball got caught stealing from a store in China. The goodwill tour turned into a lesson in Chinese criminal justice for Bruin fans and Americans. The three UCLA freshmen--LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley--escaped possible prison sentences in China, which considers retail theft a disrespectful act by anyone (including tourists) toward that host nation. Californians don’t share the Chinese government’s stern view toward stealing from stores, and in 2014 passed a statewide initiative to downgrade shoplifting to a misdemeanor when the value is $950 or less. The authors of Prop. 47 said the voter-approved change in the state’s penal code would lower adult prison populations, which it has done. An unintended consequence has been more shoplifting by individuals and criminal gangs, the retail industry says, though stealing was on the rise before the 2014 passage of the criminal-sentencing initiative. Still, shoplifting by American adults is a crime that’s expensive on a national scale and an embarrassment when it’s done overseas. The next time you’re in a South Bay store or at one of the malls, think about this statistic: One in 11 people will steal something from a retailer, and it’s not usually premeditated. Habitual shoplifters steal an average of 1.5 times per week, according to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention. For many, it’s addictive. The U.S theft prevention group estimates there are 27 million shoplifters in the country, equally divided between men and women. Many, like the UCLA basketball players, don’t steal out of need. It’s for the thrill of it. Shoplifters describe getting a rush or a “high” feeling every time they pilfer from a store and leave without paying for merchandise, the NASP says on its website. “Many shoplifters will tell you that this high is their true reward, rather than the merchandise itself,” the group says. The great majority of retail thieves aren’t professionals or shoplifting crews that have begun to plague the area, according to experts. In fact, 97 percent of shoplifters steal because of social pressure or for personal reasons. The other three percent are professional criminals who sell stolen merchandise or trade it. Interestingly, non-professional thieves don’t commit other types of crimes other than stealing, the NASP says. They’re typically non-violent and sometimes they even make a purchase in the store where they’re shoplifting, theft prevention experts report. The next time you’re in a department store, look around for the nearest 10 people because one of them is stealing. That is based on industry estimates that one in 11 people who frequent stores and malls shoplift. Employee theft is a problem for stores too, which is why stores are spending more on video surveillance and other technology to lower the dollar-value of pilfered merchandise. Organized retail criminal gangs, known as ORCs, are harder to stop and more dangerous for store security team members, according to the National Retail Federation. Criminal enterprises in Los Angeles County recently have begun targeting cell phone stores, where members grab as much as $60,000 in new phones before leaving. “These are not ordinary thieves, opportunists or people making bad choices,” Jerry Biggs, Walgreens’ ORC division director, says. “We’re talking about criminals engaged in human trafficking, drugs and terrorism. 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