True Stories of Face Recognition & Retail Crime Case 2: The Ticket Switcher
Each day, FaceFirst helps retailers catch shoplifters and organized retail criminals. The Case of the Ticket Switcher shines a light on a truly devious form of retail theft that is all too common. The Scheme The perpetrator had a habit of finding expensive items such as a Dyson Vacuum cleaner, along with an inexpensive item in the same store. She would then take the tag from the inexpensive item and put it on the expensive item. Finally, she would scan the inexpensive item’s