Albuquerque Retail Assets Protection Association (ARAPA)

As a direct result of the Business Crime Summit meeting, local Loss Prevention Executives from a number of companies created a group named the Albuquerque Retail Assets Protection Association, or ARAPA.  Members are committed to cooperation with one another in dealing with major shoplifting suspects and organized retail theft groups.  Further, ARAPA has formed a partnership with APD detectives to share intelligence information on a monthly basis.  Each month, more retail businesses join ARAPA in an effort to curtail theft activity.