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May 1, 2025

Accelerating Next-Gen License Plate Recognition (LPR) with Vaxtor, Axis Communications, and Auror

Discover how Vaxtor, Axis Communications, and Auror are working together to accelerate next-gen LPR, so organizations can automate and own a better license plate recognition solution for less.

Audits by Auror: rethinking audits to drive better store and safety outcomes

Store Safety

Mar 18, 2025

Audits by Auror: rethinking audits to drive better store and safety outcomes

The Auror Audits feature makes store audits easy with a simple workflow and is designed to help inform crucial decisions around store performance and safety.

Loss Prevention

Feb 20, 2025

3 loss prevention innovation trends to watch in 2025

From AI and automation to a more advanced ecosystem, we look at some of the top LP innovation trends for 2025.

Education

Nov 12, 2024

Auror and Axon deepen partnership in community safety push

Auror, the market leader in retail crime reporting, announced a new strategic partnership today with US-based safety and security technology leader, Axon Enterprise, as the companies continue the push for shared safety technologies between retailers and law enforcement.

Crime Intelligence

Jul 30, 2024

How License Plate Recognition (LPR) and Retail Crime Intelligence work together

Explore exactly how intelligence-led License Plate Recognition (LPR) works and what makes it stand out from the traditional approaches.

Public Safety

Jun 18, 2024

Bridging the crime intelligence gap for public safety

On this episode, Rob Wolf joins the podcast to discuss all things law enforcement and public safety technology, diving into his interesting career background and entrepreneurial journey in this space.

Public Safety

May 22, 2024

Announcing the Reveal body-worn video product integration

Auror recently announced a new product integration with Reveal body-worn video technology to address retail crime and violence. Discover the details of this integration in this post by Auror VP of Technology and Innovation, James Corbett.

Auror Insights

May 6, 2024

How insights guide retail safety strategies

Discover how retailers and law enforcement can unlock crime insights and why structured data is so important to guide safety strategies.

Public Safety

Apr 15, 2024

Working together to stop retail crime: the Axon/Auror integration

Axon and Auror recently announced a new product integration to address retail crime and violence. Discover the details of this partnership in this post by Auror CEO, Phil Thomson.

Loss Prevention

Apr 11, 2024

Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) announces INNOVATE partnership with Auror

The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) announced Auror as its newest partner in the organization’s ongoing efforts to create better, newer strategies for combating retail crime. Learn more about the LPRC and its new partnership with Auror.

Public Safety

Mar 5, 2024

Rob Wolf joins Auror as Senior Director of Public Safety Solutions

Public safety technology leader, Rob Wolf, has joined Auror as its first Senior Director of Public Safety Solutions. We had a chat with Rob to learn why he joined Auror and what his vision is for the community in this new role.

Crime Intelligence

Jan 25, 2024

Introducing the future of Retail Crime Intelligence

Auror recently introduced an expanded product range for the Retail Crime Intelligence movement to help retailers and law enforcement stop crime, loss, and violence.

Store Safety

Jan 19, 2024

Safer stores with advanced LPR: Bobby Haskins on TalkLP Podcast

Bobby Haskins, VP of Retail Partnerships at Auror, recently joined the TalkLP podcast to talk about what AP/LP leaders need to know about License Plate Recognition (LPR).

Store Safety

Nov 20, 2023

Auror announces next-gen License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology to prevent crime and violence

Retailers are now poised to prevent 80% of loss and safety incidents with Auror’s purpose-built retail LPR solution.

Crime Intelligence

Nov 9, 2023

Taking an outcome-based approach to reducing retail crime

Discover how AP/LP leaders around the world are reducing retail crime with outcome-based Retail Crime Intelligence.

Organized Retail Crime

Nov 6, 2023

Connect the dots: why networks are our best chance against ORC & recidivist offending

Discover how AP/LP leaders connect the dots to address ORC and recidivist offending at scale, making stores safer and reducing retail theft.

Store Safety

Oct 30, 2023

Auror License Plate Recognition (LPR) for retail: how it works

Learn more about License Plate Recognition, or LPR, and how it works for retail AP/LP leaders.

Crime Intelligence

Sep 12, 2023

How Retail Crime Intelligence works for grocery stores

Discover how grocery retailers use Retail Crime Intelligence to identify the people causing the most loss, connect the dots, & improve collaboration.

Crime Intelligence

May 24, 2023

Behind the scenes of Auror Innovation Week ‘23

Learn more about Auror Innovation Week, why it’s important, and how it enables Auror’s partners to keep their stores and communities safe.

Community

May 22, 2023

Auror Trust Center: Privacy, Security, & Good Intent

Trust is at the center of everything we do. At this center, we hold values that serve as our three essential building blocks – privacy, security, and good intent. Take a closer look at Auror's approach and guiding principles when it comes to these topics.

The true cost of traditional case management software

Loss Prevention

Jan 25, 2023

The true cost of traditional case management software

Traditional case management and legacy loss prevention software won’t cut it as solutions for today’s retail crime problems.

Crime Intelligence

Sep 25, 2022

What is the Retail Crime Intelligence Hub?

Discover how Auror’s connected ecosystem, the Retail Crime Intelligence Hub, is leading an empowered and unified future for AP/LP.

Overcoming Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) privacy concerns

Store Safety

Aug 12, 2022

Overcoming Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) privacy concerns

ALPR can be an effective tool for reducing crime when used carefully. Discover Auror’s privacy-supporting approach to ALPR.

Crime Intelligence

Jul 14, 2022

Retail Crime Intelligence FAQs: how and why it works

Many retail leaders have questions about how to address ORC with technology. Here, we’ll answer some of those Retail Crime Intelligence FAQs.

The new standard: connecting the dots with Auror

Crime Intelligence

Jun 29, 2022

The new standard: connecting the dots with Auror

Discover the new standard for Retail Crime Intelligence and how communities are connecting the dots with Auror.

Loss Prevention

Jan 27, 2022

You picked an interesting time to get involved in Retail Loss Prevention

Ensuring associate and guest safety during the pandemic has been a huge challenge for the industry, and as usual, retail professionals have risen to meet it.

Why solving Organized Retail Crime needs a purpose-built approach

At Auror

Jan 27, 2022

Why solving Organized Retail Crime needs a purpose-built approach

The reality of today’s retail environment means there is not a single retailer these days that does not have a problem with Organized Retail Crime (ORC). This makes it more important than ever for Asset Protection/Loss Prevention (AP/LP) teams to find the right solution for the job.

Auror Insights

Jan 19, 2022

The best Auror partner wins of 2021

2021 was a big year of wins for Auror customers, who reported a record 100,000 events per month in the platform, helping to prevent more loss and harm than ever before.

NZ Police to set up National Retail Investigation Support Unit to focus on organized and violent retail crimes

Law Enforcement

Nov 6, 2021

NZ Police to set up National Retail Investigation Support Unit to focus on organized and violent retail crimes

New Zealand Police will be setting up a National Retail Investigation Support Unit (Retail ISU).

Putting a stop to South Australia’s most wanted shoplifter

Retail Crime

Oct 4, 2021

Putting a stop to South Australia’s most wanted shoplifter

Two of Australia’s largest retailers are breathing a sigh of relief as one of their most prolific and aggressive shoplifters has been arrested

Crime Intelligence

Dec 23, 2020

New Product And Feature Releases In 2020

We take a look at the products and features we delivered in partnership with our leading retailers to stop more crime, for good in 2020.

Crime Intelligence

Dec 2, 2020

Powering Tomorrow’s Investigator

Get an inside look into how Auror Investigate is enabling retail crime investigators to build, manage, track, and resolve more cases, faster.

Crime Intelligence

Nov 6, 2020

Why we Built Auror Investigate

Watching a retail partner piece together an Organized Retail Crime (ORC) investigation in their 'war room' proved to be the inspiration to building a platform to help them drive more outcomes, faster.

Loss Prevention

Oct 14, 2020

Why AP/LP Leaders Need to Think like Tech Investors

We believe making effective technology investments is one of the most critical things for AP/LP leaders to get right to outperform when it comes to shrink results in the years to come.

Loss Prevention

Jun 30, 2020

Discussing the Importance of Technology for Loss Prevention Teams

We sat down with the Profit Protection Forum to discuss the critical role technology plays in addressing retail crime.

Experimenting with Emerging Tech for Retail AP/LP

At Auror

Jun 8, 2020

Experimenting with Emerging Tech for Retail AP/LP

In the last few months alone, we’ve made over 300 improvements to our platform to support our retail partners to reduce crime.

Suggested Merges: the Future of Linking Retail Criminal Activity

Crime Intelligence

Jun 8, 2020

Suggested Merges: the Future of Linking Retail Criminal Activity

We recently hosted an invite-only webinar with industry leaders and experts on “Suggested Merges: the future of linking retail criminal activity.” In this article we’ll share some of the key concepts discussed.

Solution Partners, COVID-19, Technological Challenges and Industry Collaboration

Community

May 21, 2020

Solution Partners, COVID-19, Technological Challenges and Industry Collaboration

Bobby (Auror) joins Tom Meehan (LPRC and CONTROLTEK) on a special edition of the LPRC podcast to discuss the pandemic’s effect on solution providers, technological challenges, the importance of remote-in capabilities, and much more.

Think Big. Start Small. Preparing for Machine Learning.

Crime Intelligence

Mar 12, 2019

Think Big. Start Small. Preparing for Machine Learning.

Preparing for machine learning. If we can upload photos of subjects committing crimes – imagine how powerful it could be if we could scan the entire photo and have it fill out the crime report for us?

Work Smart, not Hard to Solve Crime in Your Stores

Retail Crime

Feb 8, 2019

Work Smart, not Hard to Solve Crime in Your Stores

Getting good intel from stores is a great first step, but it’s what you do with that intel that can disrupt crime at your stores. See how we're making it easier for LP teams and investigators to solve more crime, faster.

Crime Intelligence

Nov 26, 2018

Re-imagining Retail Crime Reporting

This is the story of re-imagining how reporting retail crime should work so that store teams, support office, and law enforcement can collaborate and connect the dots easily. The ultimate goal is to stop crime in stores because reporting crime without outcomes is just another cost of doing business.

At Auror

Feb 27, 2018

What It's Like to Work at Auror

Rob Fonseca-Ensor shares with us why he loves working at Auror—and why he thinks you would too.

How Woolworths stopped 60% of high-profile offenders

Audits by Auror: rethinking audits to drive better store and safety outcomes

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Accelerating Next-Gen License Plate Recognition (LPR) with Vaxtor, Axis Communications, and Auror

Audits by Auror: rethinking audits to drive better store and safety outcomes

3 loss prevention innovation trends to watch in 2025

Auror and Axon deepen partnership in community safety push

How License Plate Recognition (LPR) and Retail Crime Intelligence work together

Bridging the crime intelligence gap for public safety

Announcing the Reveal body-worn video product integration

How insights guide retail safety strategies

Working together to stop retail crime: the Axon/Auror integration

Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) announces INNOVATE partnership with Auror

Rob Wolf joins Auror as Senior Director of Public Safety Solutions

Introducing the future of Retail Crime Intelligence

Safer stores with advanced LPR: Bobby Haskins on TalkLP Podcast

Auror announces next-gen License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology to prevent crime and violence

Taking an outcome-based approach to reducing retail crime

Connect the dots: why networks are our best chance against ORC & recidivist offending

Auror License Plate Recognition (LPR) for retail: how it works

How Retail Crime Intelligence works for grocery stores

Behind the scenes of Auror Innovation Week ‘23

Auror Trust Center: Privacy, Security, & Good Intent

The true cost of traditional case management software

What is the Retail Crime Intelligence Hub?

Overcoming Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) privacy concerns

Retail Crime Intelligence FAQs: how and why it works

The new standard: connecting the dots with Auror

You picked an interesting time to get involved in Retail Loss Prevention

Why solving Organized Retail Crime needs a purpose-built approach

The best Auror partner wins of 2021

NZ Police to set up National Retail Investigation Support Unit to focus on organized and violent retail crimes

Putting a stop to South Australia’s most wanted shoplifter

New Product And Feature Releases In 2020

Powering Tomorrow’s Investigator

Why we Built Auror Investigate

Why AP/LP Leaders Need to Think like Tech Investors

Discussing the Importance of Technology for Loss Prevention Teams

Experimenting with Emerging Tech for Retail AP/LP

Suggested Merges: the Future of Linking Retail Criminal Activity

Solution Partners, COVID-19, Technological Challenges and Industry Collaboration

Think Big. Start Small. Preparing for Machine Learning.

Work Smart, not Hard to Solve Crime in Your Stores

Re-imagining Retail Crime Reporting

What It's Like to Work at Auror

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