Vexilar Thief Busted Red Handed in Blaine

[LightningBG]

I tell you what. One day I went to a store and bought about a dozen tool boxes. The clerk went through every one, pulled out all the insides check for stuff that could be stashed inside. What a pain, took forever. BUT very understandable and responsible of her. So there are clerks that have the common sense and dedication to go through the hassle.

[McGurk]

this thread has made my day!! Thanks

Welcome to FM and HSO, KingFisher. Glad we could help.

I don't see what's so funny, though, care to elaborate for us? I've always thought that theft deterrents, theft protection, and actual thefts were a partial factor in the cost of most goods to be purchased. That, along with reduced staffing and overhead and no real storefront, is why online stores should have better pricing. If they don't you are getting taken for a ride. And, no, I am not talkingabout the big C or other retail stores that also sell online.

[Black_Bay]

i think things were a little different a few years ago. in our case we were loyal to our store [especialy the meat department which was hit the most]. i was also located in the lake street area. hard working people that worked hard for what they earned. when i look back at all those years i am thankfull that nobody as far as workers got hurt. we had a big meatcutter one day follow this big dude out the door and when the cutter told him to stop, the guy turned arround and punched the cutter with full force in the mouth and and the cutter told the guy he better be able to better than that and grabed the guy and brought him in the security room. we laughed about it then but you never know what a person has on them. in the end the company flat out told everyone to stop apprehending shoplifters and only report questionable people to security. but back then even the store manager got involved with shoplifters. we all got along real good in those days. good luck.

This reminds me of the story/urban myth of the large woman who yelled "Who threw that ham at me?!" when said ham fell out of the bottom of her dress as she fled a store.

[zamboni]

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!!!

When I worked for Avis Rent A Car, if a credit card ever came up "CONFISCATE CARD" the credit card company would send you $25-50 depending on company

[Jeremy airjer W]

When I worked for Avis Rent A Car, if a credit card ever came up "CONFISCATE CARD" the credit card company would send you $25-50 depending on company

I made a few dollars on that deal!

[Ed Carlson]

Just one of many new concerns electronics thieves should begin to sweet about is products that get ripped off, get there serial numbers reported back to the manufacturer immediately as theft items. So there are many new ways for a thieved item to be traced back on many levels now, including and especially on any software updates.

Organized and small time theivery get treated the same in this cases. Most often felony theft with the possabiulity to convict on grounds of conpiracy to disstribute stolen goods aross state lines, andother felony.

[Bigbartguy]

why on earth would he steal a Vex? were they out of Marcums?

Seriously, glad to hear he got caught.

My buddy manages several LARGE retail discount stores (you shop at them every week) and said that you would be surprised at the sophistication of their camera systems...better than the casinos. They can zoom and read the bar code on anything that youre holding, auto-track you thru the store, you name it. Something like 150-200 cameras in each store.

[Finlander]

Seems like someone was snoozing on the job as the dude was leaving the store with the goods!

[TooTallTom]

Seems like someone was snoozing on the job as the dude was leaving the store with the goods!

Maybe the undercover loss-prevention detail was so undercover that they didn't realize they were working?

[bullhead master]

Kingfish just shutup.

[muskE]

Desperation? Chemical influence? Chemical imbalance? MTV audition for Jackass VI?

Why did Lindsey Lohan or Winona Ryder steal? They had the cash!

[Fisherman45]

[Cicada]

I worked in a grocery store in Bismarck, ND in the early '80's. We parcticed what now is known as "profiling." The three most common things stolen was 1.cigarettes, 2.baking extracts, and 3.Lysol. Smokes are obvious. Have you ever checked out the alcohol content on baking extracts, anise extract in particular? The most disturbing was the Lysol. If they took the liquid, they would pour it through a few slices of bread. They would drink whatever came out. If they took the spray, they would spray it into a baggie and inhale it.

Saw the employee theft too. The owner had one kid hide above a cooler for a couple of nights and watch the rest of the employees. Turned out he picked the wrong one. The kid sould see where everyone was all the time. His roommate loaded cases of toilet paper and paper towels out the back door while they knew the owner would not come in because he had someone watching the store for him.

One of the funniest "events" happened one afternoon when one of the front end guys looked at a lady leaving the store and asked if she was pregnant when she came in. Turned out he was right and she had carried a turkey inside her coat.