Grand Theft Battery
Huh?
I was in Cicero this morning. Down cicero avenue, in fact, and at the intersection of cicero and 19th, there’s an Autozone. As I arrive, a man comes running out of AZone with two batteries- and two Azone associates trailing not far behind.
Apparently the would-be thief miscalculated his attainable speed whilst carrying a pair of batteries, and the Azone associates overtook him quickly. THey proceeded to regain their batteries and lay a beatdown on the would-be thief.
What a great way to start the day.
My brother-in-law was a grocery store mgr for years. The store never used security for fear of what you described and the subsequent lawsuits (which have happened). Here in Michigan the race card is played in the press if the poor unfortunate is black. One day he sees a guy shoving steaks under his coat. He goes to his office and pages security to the meat aisle. The guy puts the meat back and leaves the store. Like I said, they didn’t employ security.
Missed you at the shoot yesterday, hopefully next time!
They proceeded to regain their batteries and lay a beatdown on the would-be thief.
Ah, Cicero. The land of sense and sensibility. No, for real. At least the word can get out on the street that this AZone is one chain store not to be f***ed with. I’m sick of paying ten percent or so more for crap because of useless feeders like this who aren’t stealing stuff to feed their families, they’re stealing to get high, no doubt. Now that winter’s coming, out come the coats and up goes the theft.
Ed, your brother in law is a genius, using mind games and his vigilance to stop the theft. Cost of security, zero, cost of theft, zero, reputation of being a vigilant store that calls out thieves, catching them in the act, priceless.
Dang. That guy’s smart. I’ve been shoplifting 100# boxes of lead wheel weights.
Back when I lived in Boston my wife briefly worked for an indy convenience store. The guy who owned hit had 5 or 6 video cameras spread throughout the store (including my favorite, the one that looked like someone had shot and mounted Number 5 as a trophy.) He once told me none of ’em worked–they were just there as deterrence.