Goals of WAORCA
- To stop or disrupt illicit ORC networks from committing crimes
- To develop new and innovative ways to combat property related crimes
- To educate the public on the problems associated with crime
- To utilize advance technology to enhance the sharing of information to members
- To support groups like the National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which advocate to strengthen laws, and assists our efforts to combat ORC
- To conduct training conferences and symposiums to educate law enforcement and the private sector regarding current and emerging crime trends
- To encourage members to meet regularly to share high level intelligence with one another
- To unite businesses, city officials, and law enforcement in a plan to reduce crime and build awareness, in order to create safer areas to live, work, and shop
- To encourage retail competitors to collaborate with law enforcement to resolve ORC and other criminal investigations
History of WAORCA
Born from the ashes of the Washington State Organized Retail Crime Alliance, the Washington Organized Retail Crime Association (WAORCA) was founded in April 2021 as an organization dedicated to fostering partnerships between law enforcement professionals and loss prevention professionals to provide training, combat Organized Retail Crime (ORC) and other crimes impacting the business community.
The partnership will aid in the sharing of cross jurisdictional information to help identify, disrupt, and apprehend ORC suspects in Washington and other states.