VORTEX is a Virginia Office of Attorney General-supported, web-enabled platform used to combat Organized Retail Crime (“ORC”). VORTEX permits law enforcement, prosecutors, and Virginia retailers to share and access real-time information to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of organized retail crime. VORTEX will permit Virginia law enforcement and retailers to work with federal partners to combat increasingly sophisticated multi-state ORC activity. *Other states using the same platform as VORTEX have experienced a 30 percent reduction in ORC.
NOTE: Access for users will be gained by applying with their official email address. Applicant must be in retail loss prevention, asset protection, banking, mall/property security or must be employed by a Law Enforcement agency.
