Remote trigger for security system

A method of mitigating retail theft, the method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a security system, a signal indicative of a removal of an item from a receptacle located at a physical facility associated with a retailer, the received signal corresponding to a signal generated by a sensor disposed at the receptacle;
• based on the reception of the signal indicative of the removal of the item, starting, by the one or more processors of the security system, a timer that expires after a particular time interval has elapsed;
• canceling, by the one or more processors of the security system, the timer when a signal indicative of a detection of the item, at a particular computing device of the retailer, is received by the security system via one or more communications networks disposed at the physical facility associated with the retailer prior to an expiration of the timer;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors of the security system and via the one or more communication networks, an alert signal to an agent device of the retailer when a signal indicative of a detection of the item, at any computing device of the retailer, is not received by the security system prior to the expiration of the timer.

A system for mitigating retail theft, the system comprising:

• a sensor disposed at a receptacle at which an item is disposed, the receptacle located at a physical facility associated with a retailer;
• one or more wireless transceivers disposed at the receptacle;
• one or more servers associated with the retailer, the one or more servers in communicative connection with the sensor via the one or more wireless transceivers and storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more servers to:
• receive, via the one or more wireless transceivers, a signal indicating that the sensor has detected a removal of the item from the receptacle;
• based on the reception of the signal indicative of the removal of the item, start a timer that expires after a particular time interval has elapsed;
• when a signal indicative of a detection of the item by a particular computing device of the retailer is received prior to the expiration of the timer, cancel the timer;
• and
• when a signal indicative of a detection of the item by any computing device of the retailer is not received prior to the expiration of the timer, transmit an alert signal to an agent device of the retailer.