Yesterday while I was at a shop in town area looking thru' some new arrivals. There are 2 ladies suddenly came very close to me. Infact too close for comfort. I was too engrossed to notice anything until I went to the next shop and I found out that the zip of my sling bag is open and my new HP gone. I went back to the previous shop and found that the 2 ladies gone. They are really fast. =(
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Alert Ladies!! beware of shoplifters during festive seasons.
- Thread starter hebe76
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hebe76,
Are they local?
From what I know, these ladies do not work alone, mostly in groups of 4 to 6 and they are usually not locals.
2 would approach you while in a crowded place, pretending to look at the displayed merchandise and waiting for thier chance to strike. One will cover the angel from others and the other will zip open the sling bag to retrieve valuables.
They would then pass the stolen properties to another lady with a big bag waiting at a specific location. The duo will then go on to hunt for their next victim. Till the big bag is full, they will pass to another lady who will be seated usually at a fast food restaurant with an even bigger bag to hold the stolen goods.
Even if the duo is caught, they would have already disposed the stolen goods to someone else and your valuables would not be in their possession. You would not have any evidence against them.
hebe76, have you reported the matter to the police? Please bring along your HP's IMEI number when reporting to the police. Also, if possible, please gave a detailed description to the police about the duo.
My 2 cents worth.
Are they local?
From what I know, these ladies do not work alone, mostly in groups of 4 to 6 and they are usually not locals.
2 would approach you while in a crowded place, pretending to look at the displayed merchandise and waiting for thier chance to strike. One will cover the angel from others and the other will zip open the sling bag to retrieve valuables.
They would then pass the stolen properties to another lady with a big bag waiting at a specific location. The duo will then go on to hunt for their next victim. Till the big bag is full, they will pass to another lady who will be seated usually at a fast food restaurant with an even bigger bag to hold the stolen goods.
Even if the duo is caught, they would have already disposed the stolen goods to someone else and your valuables would not be in their possession. You would not have any evidence against them.
hebe76, have you reported the matter to the police? Please bring along your HP's IMEI number when reporting to the police. Also, if possible, please gave a detailed description to the police about the duo.
My 2 cents worth.
Teddy,
I have made a police report on the very day, gave them whatever need IMEI etc. But till now, Oct 2008 already still no news.
Yes, those two are foreigners and I also realized that the G2*** shop at suntec city do not have cctvs. I am wondering such a big outlet no CCTVs is really a big joke. Even Perlini outlet at one small corner of Plaza Singapura has CCTV.
I have made a police report on the very day, gave them whatever need IMEI etc. But till now, Oct 2008 already still no news.
Yes, those two are foreigners and I also realized that the G2*** shop at suntec city do not have cctvs. I am wondering such a big outlet no CCTVs is really a big joke. Even Perlini outlet at one small corner of Plaza Singapura has CCTV.
A shoplifter usually is banned from a store, fined, ordered to pay restitution and given probation
BUT 9 times out of 10 they will go back and do the same again and again until they get caught.
An Alabama judge has ordered two convicted shoplifters to proclaim their guilt by wearing signs saying, "I am a thief, I stole from Wal-Mart," as they stand in front of a Wal-Mart store.
A shoplifter usually is banned from a store, fined, ordered to pay restitution and given probation. But Kenneth Robertson Junior, city judge in Attalla, Alabama, required the "I am a thief" sign for the misdemeanor offense.
Lisa King Fithian of Attalla, a suburb of Gadsden in northeast Alabama, stood in front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. wearing the sign on her front and back to avoid a 60-day jail sentence. Another convicted shoplifter was at the store from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fithian maintained her innocence. She said she was taking a seven dollar item to the service desk in a shopping cart because it would not scan. Store manager Neil Hawkins said the store would not have prosecuted if they had not been sure she was shoplifting, and the judge convicted her.
Hawkins said the store did not ask the judge to sentence shoplifters to wear the sign. But he said he supports the public display if it's a deterrent to shoplifting.
BUT 9 times out of 10 they will go back and do the same again and again until they get caught.
An Alabama judge has ordered two convicted shoplifters to proclaim their guilt by wearing signs saying, "I am a thief, I stole from Wal-Mart," as they stand in front of a Wal-Mart store.
A shoplifter usually is banned from a store, fined, ordered to pay restitution and given probation. But Kenneth Robertson Junior, city judge in Attalla, Alabama, required the "I am a thief" sign for the misdemeanor offense.
Lisa King Fithian of Attalla, a suburb of Gadsden in northeast Alabama, stood in front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. wearing the sign on her front and back to avoid a 60-day jail sentence. Another convicted shoplifter was at the store from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fithian maintained her innocence. She said she was taking a seven dollar item to the service desk in a shopping cart because it would not scan. Store manager Neil Hawkins said the store would not have prosecuted if they had not been sure she was shoplifting, and the judge convicted her.
Hawkins said the store did not ask the judge to sentence shoplifters to wear the sign. But he said he supports the public display if it's a deterrent to shoplifting.
I believe it has increased also considering a few months ago, i heard about Walmart letting go alot of shoplifters since it took too much time to prosecute. It all adds up though.
I wonder if people nowdays change the price tags on items before they checkout at the register. That was pretty common years ago where i lived.
I wonder if people nowdays change the price tags on items before they checkout at the register. That was pretty common years ago where i lived.
lindamin80
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Had been a victim last christmas, i must said these group are really daring. All 3 of them, woman is from vietnam. I wasnt aware of it when they are around me till one of them came too close to me that i became cautious and when she attempt to slip her hand into my handbag, i caught hold of her hand and shouted at her. The other 2 woman immediately grap her and wanted to run away. Haha, their luck is running out as they did not know that i am a 100m champion in my sec and junior college, so even on high heels, I managed to grap one of them and bring her down with the assistant of a young man. The police is fast enough to get both of them at airport when the try to leave in the next morning. So ladies, SHOUT if you have to, no need to be shy.