Vexilar Thief Busted Red Handed in Blaine

[PrairieLakeLogJam]

What a Night, At Gander in Blaine looking at the Marcum & Vexilar Cameras and a New Gas Grill for the Cabin. My kid and I were looking at the New Cameras and the Sales guy asked if he could help us, I said Ya, could you tell me how I could fit one of them cameras in my Pocket .. after B/S-ing with the guy I noticed a Customer was wanting help so we said our good-byes and went back to the camping area and pick up a grill, At Check out I noticed "That Customer" was walking out the door with a 5 gal bucket seat and the alarm started beeping and we all looked at him and he held up a Receipt and kept walking out the door,, I told the sales guy he better check that guy out, and that he did. The Guy had a Vexilar in the bucket and never checked out at any Cashier, Busted!

To be Honest, from the looks of this Guy, I was shocked that He even knew what a Vexilar was or used for! Im sure by the time You all are reading this, this guy will be out of Surgery getting a Blaine Cops Size 12 Boot removed from His rear area! Great Job Gander Boys!!

[whitebassman]

i bet that wasn't his first time stealing too! at my gander, the staffing is always light, especially at night. usually just 1 or 2 clerks at the checkout station.

[joneshat11]

i bet that wasn't his first time stealing too! at my gander, the staffing is always light, especially at night. usually just 1 or 2 clerks at the checkout station.

Yeah, but like any retailer there are the eyes in the sky and secret shoppers everywhere. Most of the time the employees don't even know who these people are as employees are always the number one thevies.

I laugh because a hugh guy at the big c ran right by me full bore with a radio talking to him from his jacket. The eye in the sky was giving him directions. Other than his size you would think he was just another outdoorsman. I even remember a story earlier this year the big C caught a guy stealing binoculars in Rogers and the big C knew who this guy was the second he walked in the door. They were just waiting for him as he already hit up other big C stores.

They maybe thin with help but they will never be thin in security as it's the number one way the lose money.

[Grum]

I remember years ago hearing about a couple of bold thieves walking out of a local sporting goods store with a canoe. They had it all tied down to the car, but were busted when they went back in for the paddles!

[MN BassFisher]

I remember years ago hearing about a couple of bold thieves walking out of a local sporting goods store with a canoe. They had it all tied down to the car, but were busted when they went back in for the paddles!

Haha thats funny!!

[tunrevir]

That story sounds like up the river without a paddle

Tunrevir~

[PrairieLakeLogJam]

The Sad part about these Thieves is We all end-up paying for it in the end!

Another Sad part is, If a Customer would have tried to stop this Clown they would be hauled in to Court for Violating the Thieves Civil Rights.

Im still clueles why this guy Snatched a FL18 when they had a FL20 Camera combo on the same shelf? Im Confident this guy will be the Laughing Stock of the County Jail when the Story is Told to his cell mates..

[Ed Carlson]

What a Ma-roon!

A Domass Deluxe.

[PerchJerker]

Im still clueles why this guy Snatched a FL18 when they had a FL20 Camera combo on the same shelf?

Maybe he already had one of those

[Jeremy airjer W]

Another Sad part is, If a Customer would have tried to stop this Clown they would be hauled in to Court for Violating the Thieves Civil Rights.

Not true. I worked loss prevention for many years. As long as you know the rules and make a legitimate bust there is no problem. Just don't get it wrong!

[fishfearme]

Could it be the price of it? Misdemeanor or felony theft? A experienced theif would know. Maybe he didn't care for the flat screen.

[Tom7227]

The average crook has the IQ of a mature parking meter and the foresight of a gnat.

Doofus probably knew he needed a fix and that he could sell it on [Note-from-admin-Please-don't-send-folks-there].

[MJ1657]

I like hearing stories about thieves getting caught. When I was in high school I worked at a grocery store. We got a cash bonus if we caught people stealing. The thing that still sticks in my mind is that most of the people stealing had no need to. They had a cart full of groceries that they paid for and they would steal something stupid like a pack of cheese.

When you were making $4.25 an hour that $25 bonus was really nice!!!

[LightningBG]

The average crook has the IQ of a mature parking meter and the foresight of a gnat.

Average crook maybe. But their are a lot of sophisticated thieves out there and teams of people tracking, watching, and building cases against them. (I know some leaders of those teams very well)

[Jeremy airjer W]

Back when I was doing it (the catching not the stealing) anything under $1000 was a misdemeanor. The individual was tagged, trespassed, given a court date, and released.

The best was the guys cashing in on the clearance racks. You can rack up a grand in a hurry when you're bagging prom dresses. What they typically didn't know is the item is valued at full retail until it is sold at the discount price. After a grand it went to a felony (if I remember right its been a few years). The panic would set in when they where told what was going on!

[Swimmer]

Sorry, but I just don't know why anyone would take the risk. Especially for a FL-18 (just kidding). Really...the humiliation, possible incarceration, the fine, the criminal record. Unless of course you just need that next rock. Still don't get it.

[Northlander]

Because they are dumb criminals! Smart folks dont shoplift!

[forcedtowork]

The point that also needs to be made is if oyu would have not said anything he was on his way with it. The clerk that checked him out should have looked inside the bucket, then when the alarm went off, they should have not had to take the advice of a customer to check him out, but instead they should have stopped him immediately to look inside the bucket. Good job on your part, I am sure the cashiers will get a talking to as well and a lesson learned. Thankfully he was caught.

[harvey lee]

Yes, thanks to you, he was caught. I hate paying an added cost to items in a store due to shoplifting.

I would hate to think how many really do get away with theft from stores. I would guess that number is pretty high.

Yes, some are dumb but I am sure there are some out there that make a living stealing from these stores.

[fishfearme]

Because they are dumb criminals! Smart folks dont shoplift!

Honest folks don't. Don't underestimate the mind of a criminal.

[McGurk]

They're out there all the time, and as dumb as you think they are they have balls the size of coconuts, and a broken chip upstairs in the ol' conscience part of the brain.

There are teams that work together, usually to run a screen. Next time you see a commotion at a register, turn to the doors and note who's walking out without looking at the disturbance. I've seen it happen myself.

Also, the chain stores tend to talk to eachother the instance something like that happens, as criminals get bold if they make it out once. That tends to make them try it again at a different branch of the same store, trying the same routine with the same product.

[Kevlaro]

Now I just need someone to hang around my investment Banker & retirement account and maybe they can spot who made off with a big chunk of my 401k in the last 3 years Crooks come in all shapes and sizes that is for sure.

[harvey lee]

Kevlaro, you are among thousands who got taken there.

It's legal as far as some are concerned. The crooks then get bailed out by our government.

[bassmann77]

I was a cash manager at a outdoor retail store and we would see all sorts of criminals. Some very bold and a lot of times really stupid. There are rules that one has to check inside any containers and to check shoes. The shoes were really a good scam because the crooks would put expensive shoes in a non-expensive shoe box.

But keep in mind, the biggest thief at a store are the employees. They know all of the rules and how to break them.

[Northlander]

Fishfearme there is no such thing as a smart criminal. If they were so smart they wouldnt be doing it!