Robbery Homicide of a Tampa Florida Convenience Store Owner

* How mom and pop stores and small budgets prevent armed robbery?
* How to reduce the robbery-homicide risk in a high-crime neighborhood?

* Interview by Tony Marrero with The Tampa Bay Times.

Podcast Time Stamps:

00:40 -- Show introduction to Crime School Security Expert Chris McGoey
03:40 -- Interview begins with Tony Marrero at Tampa Bay Times newspaper
05:40 -- In 2011 and 2017, same-store owner confronted robbers and was shot
06:50 -- What can mom and pop stores do to prevent armed robbery violence?
08:00 --  Neighborhood exhibited high-crime posture with bars on windows
09:20 -- Store needed security bars on openings, and windows blocked with signs
11:20 -- Do bullet-resistant barriers prevent violence like robbery homicide?
15:45 -- Video of 2011 robbery available to view at CrimeSchool/43
17:15 -- C-store chains use time-delay drop-safes to support cash control
18:15 -- Hard to get store operators not to resist during robbery homicide threat
20:30 -- Poor high-crime neighborhoods need stores, but cost more to secure

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Store Owner Killed During Armed Robbery in Tampa Florida

 
Robbery Homicide Crime Risk Preventive Steps

* Ask the local police for help in evaluating business crime risk at your location
* Evaluate prior crime risk, neighborhood crime, and quality of escape routes
* Limit hours of operation for isolated stores in residential neighborhoods
* Maximize visibility in and out of the store by keeping windows clear of signs
* Multiple clerks on duty may prevent some robberies, but not always
* Use a time-delay drop safe in high crime stores to help reduce cash on hand
* Implement and enforce strict cash handling policies to limit available cash
* Don't accept bills larger than $20 and let customers see bills being dropped
* Use door, window, and drop safe signage to support your cash handling policies
* Use video surveillance cameras as a robbery deterrent and training aid
* Get robbery prevention training and teach staff to act safely during a robbery
* Don't argue or fight with armed robbers. Keep the robbery transaction short
* Having in-store weapons increases the chance of robbery homicide for everyone
* Fighting with armed robbers for their gun increases robbery homicide risk
* After risk assessment, develop a comprehensive security plan to reduce risk

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* Restaurant Robbery Prevention in Houston
* Fast Food Security – Violent Crime at Quick Service Restaurants
* Convenience Store Robbery Cash Handling

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