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2007-08-29 -Lurid Crime Tales-

'Group' robbery at Mesa store has police worried

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-29 00:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 'Group' ~~civil anarchy~~ robbery at Mesa ~~in Nation of Aztlan~~ store has police ~~POTUS and Congress~~ worried.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-08-29 03:58|| 2007-08-29 03:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder if that would work at Nordstroms. I need a new pair of shoes.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-08-29 10:07|| 2007-08-29 10:07|| Front Page Top

#3 A group beating of the robbers as they departed the store would be called a hate crime...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-08-29 11:07|| 2007-08-29 11:07|| Front Page Top

#4 This kind of swarming shoplifting is often reported from Youths in France, I've read it happening on the Champs Elysées, in the south of France,... basically, Youths walk in, help themselves, and leave, either for immediate consumption (food, drinking), or for theft (perfume, clothes,...). This is rather frequent, as acknowledged by shopkeepers, but is rarely reported by the msm.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-08-29 13:03|| 2007-08-29 13:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Of course the answer to this is the Mall Ninja force!

Posted by bombay">bombay 2007-08-29 13:36|| 2007-08-29 13:36|| Front Page Top

#6 'Swarming thefts' are an old trick.
In a previous life, I worked as a loss prevention agent at Tower Records. One summer we started having episodes of 'swarming.'
So one day about 15 guys came in, went immediately to the hip-hop/rap cassette section and started openly ripping the wrappers off of tapes and putting them in their pockets. I decided to use 'unconventional tactics' to stop the swarm.
I climbed up on the tape Shelves in front of them and (in a VERY loud voice) announced to the entire department that everyone in the hip-hop/rap section "looked like Elvis."
The gang-bangers dropped the tapes, declared that I was most certainly on crack, and left.
My supervisor collared me the next day and told me that I was "very brave, and VERY stupid."
But we had no more swarms that summer... heh heh heh!

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-08-29 13:44|| 2007-08-29 13:44|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm glad that worked, Free Radical, but I don't understand why it worked.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-29 14:21|| 2007-08-29 14:21|| Front Page Top

#8 UA's back in session. Check Face Book.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-08-29 14:50|| 2007-08-29 14:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Go to damn near any convienience store near any urban high school. You'll see the "Five only allowed in at a time" signs.

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-29 14:57|| 2007-08-29 14:57|| Front Page Top

#10 TW, I can imagine that it was some form of an insult, but beyond that, puzzled as well. Maybe FR or someone else can xplain.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-29 20:02|| 2007-08-29 20:02|| Front Page Top

#11 I would bet that Free Radical's approach worked for two reasons:

1.) His loud declaration drew the entire store's attention to the shoplifters. They know what they're doing is wrong and don't want anyone to see it. Call it a residual guilt complex.

2.) The "Elvis" gambit instilled just enough uncertainty that the individual shouting it might actually go off on them in another few seconds. Few low IQ thieves are willing to confront a full-blown psycho. Summoning up The King in times of trial would un-nerve a lot of lowbrow types.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-29 21:04|| 2007-08-29 21:04|| Front Page Top

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