Security system for preventing unauthorized removal of merchandise

A security system for discouraging unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security system comprising:

• a security tag assembly comprising at least one base and a plurality of disposable attachment members each independently connectable to said base in an operative position,
• a connector member secured to said base and disposed and structured to engage the merchandise and interconnect any one of said plurality of attachment members to said base in said operative position,
• each of said plurality of attachment members including a locking assembly disposed in movement restricting engagement with said connector member when in said operative position,
• said locking assemblies destructively detachable from said connector member upon separation of a corresponding attachment member from said base,
• a display field disposed on an exposed exterior of said security tag assembly, said display field comprising predetermined merchandise data,
• a detachment assembly removably connectable to said security tag assembly and structured to detach said base and a corresponding one of said attachment members out of said operative position,
• a data registering processor cooperatively structured with said detachment assembly to establish two-way communication therebetween, and
• said data registering processor further structured to process said merchandise data received from said detachment assembly and facilitate actuation of said detachment assembly for disposition of said security tag assembly out of said operative position.