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We had 4 of us working noon to 4pm today.
Me
CW1 = Coworker 1
CW2 = Coworker 2
CW3 = Coworker 3
CWF = Coworker 3's relative / Coworker 2's friend
I was working the counter.
CW1 was stocking the shelves.
CW2 Was sitting on his butt talking to CWF instead of being outside pumping gas.
CW3 was outside pumping gas.
This young male comes in and walks to the back far side of the store. I see him counting change and looking at the boxes of cigars, thinking theres no way he is old enough. He then looks behind him at the snack cakes and holds one up and asks me how much it is. I tell him as another young male enters and walks back that way to grab a coke.
They say hi and shake hands and the new customer comes up and pays for a coke and leaves. The young male is still back there looking and I am keeping an eye on him and waiting on other customers as they enter. CW1 has disappeared, and CW2 is still sitting on his butt. When I notice that the young male keeps looking up at me and acting nervous I motion for CW2 to get up and keep his eyes open. He doesnt and just says "keep your eyes on him!".
This older lady enters the store and walks over to where the young male is and gets out "whats taking you so lo..." when I hear CW1 YELL "Empty your F*CKING pockets!".
All hell breaks loose. Young male pulls out one box of cigars and says "sorry" but CW1 tells him he wants the rest because he has been watching him on camera stuffing his pockets when I was busy with customers. Young male says "fuck you, I am getting out of here" and heads towards the front of the store.
CW1 is right on his butt and almost grabs him just as they reach the door. CW1 had a hold of his shirt but since he was streatching and they were kinda running he fell out the door and the young male ended up on top of him. CW1 grabs the young males ankle and trips him as he starts to run away. Young male gets up and takes off. CW2 and CWF did nothing, I was stuck behind the counter because other people were in the store.
CW1 is mad at all of us because we left him get away. I tried telling him I wasnt sure we could put out hands on him and I didnt want to get a fine or something for snatcxhing up a young teen.
Well later I was outside pumping gas and this guy was yelling at a gas customer about money, crack, a $4,000 fine, etc... I left it go for a few minutes then seen CW1 looking outside so I gave him the sign to call 911. He didnt have to because a lady was inside who was with the gas customer and she called them.
Well after that was all taken care of one of the police officers came in to get snuff and we told him about the young male. The officer told me we can do anything needed to keep them there until the police arrive. So yes I could have tripped the young male or even pushed him to the floor. He said I wouldnt get into trouble because of the type of crime it is.
I told him I was always told by other officers that we couldnt do anything to keep them there. Just get any info we could and to call 911. He said thats not true. He said something about it even being written into the law thats in the law books.
Guess we will find out, the next shoplifter I catch and tell them to have a seat on the floor while the police are called who takes off we be forced to the floor and held there. The owner of the store is very good to us and treats all of us good and I hate when some loser rips him off. Yes sometimes its only a $0.95 lighter but when we are the cheapest around because he doesnt mark stuff up real high it really does hit the bottom line. That same $0.95 lighter you can get from us is $1.25+ at other places. That $0.99 pop? $1.40+ at other places.
Me
CW1 = Coworker 1
CW2 = Coworker 2
CW3 = Coworker 3
CWF = Coworker 3's relative / Coworker 2's friend
I was working the counter.
CW1 was stocking the shelves.
CW2 Was sitting on his butt talking to CWF instead of being outside pumping gas.
CW3 was outside pumping gas.
This young male comes in and walks to the back far side of the store. I see him counting change and looking at the boxes of cigars, thinking theres no way he is old enough. He then looks behind him at the snack cakes and holds one up and asks me how much it is. I tell him as another young male enters and walks back that way to grab a coke.
They say hi and shake hands and the new customer comes up and pays for a coke and leaves. The young male is still back there looking and I am keeping an eye on him and waiting on other customers as they enter. CW1 has disappeared, and CW2 is still sitting on his butt. When I notice that the young male keeps looking up at me and acting nervous I motion for CW2 to get up and keep his eyes open. He doesnt and just says "keep your eyes on him!".
This older lady enters the store and walks over to where the young male is and gets out "whats taking you so lo..." when I hear CW1 YELL "Empty your F*CKING pockets!".
All hell breaks loose. Young male pulls out one box of cigars and says "sorry" but CW1 tells him he wants the rest because he has been watching him on camera stuffing his pockets when I was busy with customers. Young male says "fuck you, I am getting out of here" and heads towards the front of the store.
CW1 is right on his butt and almost grabs him just as they reach the door. CW1 had a hold of his shirt but since he was streatching and they were kinda running he fell out the door and the young male ended up on top of him. CW1 grabs the young males ankle and trips him as he starts to run away. Young male gets up and takes off. CW2 and CWF did nothing, I was stuck behind the counter because other people were in the store.
CW1 is mad at all of us because we left him get away. I tried telling him I wasnt sure we could put out hands on him and I didnt want to get a fine or something for snatcxhing up a young teen.
Well later I was outside pumping gas and this guy was yelling at a gas customer about money, crack, a $4,000 fine, etc... I left it go for a few minutes then seen CW1 looking outside so I gave him the sign to call 911. He didnt have to because a lady was inside who was with the gas customer and she called them.
Well after that was all taken care of one of the police officers came in to get snuff and we told him about the young male. The officer told me we can do anything needed to keep them there until the police arrive. So yes I could have tripped the young male or even pushed him to the floor. He said I wouldnt get into trouble because of the type of crime it is.
I told him I was always told by other officers that we couldnt do anything to keep them there. Just get any info we could and to call 911. He said thats not true. He said something about it even being written into the law thats in the law books.
Guess we will find out, the next shoplifter I catch and tell them to have a seat on the floor while the police are called who takes off we be forced to the floor and held there. The owner of the store is very good to us and treats all of us good and I hate when some loser rips him off. Yes sometimes its only a $0.95 lighter but when we are the cheapest around because he doesnt mark stuff up real high it really does hit the bottom line. That same $0.95 lighter you can get from us is $1.25+ at other places. That $0.99 pop? $1.40+ at other places.
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