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so yesterday was probably the most exciting day at work ive had... this is about a shoplifter, and while ive had shoplifters before, ive always been the one to stay back and call the police. this time, i was actually involved!
Me- super duper shoplifter apprehender!
S- the other super duper shoplifter apprehender!
V-front Cashier
B-Manager
c1-Cop 1
C2-cop 2
HL-Helpful Lady
I was on my lunch, and i had about 5-10 minutes left of it. i hear S page B, and a few seconds later, he pages me. so i call him.
S-somebody just ran out of here with a razor! B said to call you!
Me-ok ill be right there!
so i run upstairs, leaving my lunch behind..... i go up front, and V has replaced S on the front register. i ask him where they went, and he points out the door, so i run out. i see S down the block, so i run to catch up. i see B coming from down the other block. i ask S where he is
S- im not sure. he took off this way, but i can't find him.
Me-well, what is he wearing?
S- long black trench coat and blue flannel pants.
so we look for a few minutes, asking a couple people if they have seen him. nobody has, so we gave up, thinking he went home or something....
as we are walking back, V finally comes to help us(B relieved him so he could help). i toldhim he was alittle late(in a joking way)
so we go back to work, and go back to work, just like normal. about 5 minutes later, my phone in cosmetics rings. i go to answer.
Me- *my usualy spiel*
HL-hi...i was just in your store...and...well...that guy who stole your razor? well, he is standing outside the YMCA holding it.... i saw him take it out of the trash can, and he now has it..... i just drove by...
(the YMCA is just a couple blocks away)
Me- REALLY? wow...umm..ok...
i got her phone number, and a fake name cause she wasnt comfortable giving me her real name....
at this point, S walks by, and i tell him what happened. i page for B, and she comes over. i tell her what the HL said. i ask her what we should do.
B- im not sure...i want to go get it back....but im not sure we should walk over there...
Me- should i take S in my car?**
B- yes. go ahead.
so i grab my keys, and S and i jump in my car and drive to the YMCA. we are on one side of the building, and S gets out to check the trash can. after he checks, we a see two regulars walking by. S asks if they've seen the shoplifter, giving them a descripition. they say, yeah,hes right around the corner, bragging about what he did!
so S runs around the corner, and i drive around the corner. the second this guy sees S, he takes off across the street. S takes off after him! i park my car, get out, grab my cell and run.
now, i don't run. plus, they both have REALLY long legs, and were already across a parking lot., there is no way in hell i was going to catch up. so i call the police. as im onn the phone, i watch the shoplifter run out into traffic on one of the busiest streets in the city! he didn't stop!!!! he is damn lucky he didn't get hit. S DID stop though. he wasn't going to get hit. but after a few people stopped, he was able to continue chasing.
as im on the phone with the cops, one of the people who the shoplifter was braggin to, came up to me and let me know the shoplifter left the razor behind. so i go grab it. this is the first time i actually saw what he grabbed. it was a $120 electric Braun Razor. real nice one.
now, if we had known the shoplifter had dropped it, S would have NEVER chased, because we would have had the product back.
so i let the police dispatcher know where i last saw S and the shoplifter running, and i tell her i need to go find S, cause he was my main concern now.
so im driving around, and i can't find him. im a residential street, and i get to an intersection of a busy street, and i see a cop driving by. so i get his attention, and he points to go down a road. i follow, and in front of him, is another cop, S and the shoplifter!
so i park behind the cops and get out to check on S. he is fine.
C1-so where are the razor blades.
Me- they aren't razor blades. its this.
C1-oh wow....i thought we were talking about some cheap razor blades that weren't worth a chase!
Me-oh god no! if they were that, we would not have gone through all this trouble. this is expensive, and we weren't going to let him get away with it.
C1 to C2- well, the guy is papered(for those who don't know, he is on probation) and he had definitly been drinking...so he is going to get charged for that as well...
C2-why did this have to happen now?(im assuming he had a bad day...)
a black car pulled up, and stopped and asked S if everything was ok. S said yes, and thanks for your help. i asked S later about this, and he said that the car had stopped, and the man(there was a man, woman, and two kids in the car) had helped corner the guy until the cops came.
then, a green car came up and stopped, and i looked, and it was B's Fiance! i was surprised, cause i knew B had called him, but i thought she called to tell him everything was ok. he wanted to make sure me and S were ok, so he stopped to check on us. later, B said that he fiance joking asked if he should bring the shotgun....(it was a joke! we do not endorse violence!)
so after the cops got some info, they said that since i didn't see it happen, and only chased, they didn't need me,and they would bring S back to the store.
so i went back to the store, were B was flipping out the entire time, until S got back. we then had a talk about what to do, and what not to do if this happens again. she thought S knew the shoplifter had dropped the razor and still chased, but once explained that S did NOT know, she relaxed more.
she gave both S and I a $10 gift card, and i want to talk to my store manager about giving the lady who called us a gift card.
yesterday was VERY interesting.....
**DISCLAIMER Chasing a shoplifer is NOT a smart idea. what S and I did could have had very serious results. you never know if a shoplifter has a gun, or a knife, or how desperate they are to get away. S and I both should have handled things differently. please do not take lessons from me.
plus, since i never run, my legs and ankles hurt really bad right now.....
Me- super duper shoplifter apprehender!
S- the other super duper shoplifter apprehender!
V-front Cashier
B-Manager
c1-Cop 1
C2-cop 2
HL-Helpful Lady
I was on my lunch, and i had about 5-10 minutes left of it. i hear S page B, and a few seconds later, he pages me. so i call him.
S-somebody just ran out of here with a razor! B said to call you!
Me-ok ill be right there!
so i run upstairs, leaving my lunch behind..... i go up front, and V has replaced S on the front register. i ask him where they went, and he points out the door, so i run out. i see S down the block, so i run to catch up. i see B coming from down the other block. i ask S where he is
S- im not sure. he took off this way, but i can't find him.
Me-well, what is he wearing?
S- long black trench coat and blue flannel pants.
so we look for a few minutes, asking a couple people if they have seen him. nobody has, so we gave up, thinking he went home or something....
as we are walking back, V finally comes to help us(B relieved him so he could help). i toldhim he was alittle late(in a joking way)
so we go back to work, and go back to work, just like normal. about 5 minutes later, my phone in cosmetics rings. i go to answer.
Me- *my usualy spiel*
HL-hi...i was just in your store...and...well...that guy who stole your razor? well, he is standing outside the YMCA holding it.... i saw him take it out of the trash can, and he now has it..... i just drove by...
(the YMCA is just a couple blocks away)
Me- REALLY? wow...umm..ok...
i got her phone number, and a fake name cause she wasnt comfortable giving me her real name....
at this point, S walks by, and i tell him what happened. i page for B, and she comes over. i tell her what the HL said. i ask her what we should do.
B- im not sure...i want to go get it back....but im not sure we should walk over there...
Me- should i take S in my car?**
B- yes. go ahead.
so i grab my keys, and S and i jump in my car and drive to the YMCA. we are on one side of the building, and S gets out to check the trash can. after he checks, we a see two regulars walking by. S asks if they've seen the shoplifter, giving them a descripition. they say, yeah,hes right around the corner, bragging about what he did!
so S runs around the corner, and i drive around the corner. the second this guy sees S, he takes off across the street. S takes off after him! i park my car, get out, grab my cell and run.
now, i don't run. plus, they both have REALLY long legs, and were already across a parking lot., there is no way in hell i was going to catch up. so i call the police. as im onn the phone, i watch the shoplifter run out into traffic on one of the busiest streets in the city! he didn't stop!!!! he is damn lucky he didn't get hit. S DID stop though. he wasn't going to get hit. but after a few people stopped, he was able to continue chasing.
as im on the phone with the cops, one of the people who the shoplifter was braggin to, came up to me and let me know the shoplifter left the razor behind. so i go grab it. this is the first time i actually saw what he grabbed. it was a $120 electric Braun Razor. real nice one.
now, if we had known the shoplifter had dropped it, S would have NEVER chased, because we would have had the product back.
so i let the police dispatcher know where i last saw S and the shoplifter running, and i tell her i need to go find S, cause he was my main concern now.
so im driving around, and i can't find him. im a residential street, and i get to an intersection of a busy street, and i see a cop driving by. so i get his attention, and he points to go down a road. i follow, and in front of him, is another cop, S and the shoplifter!
so i park behind the cops and get out to check on S. he is fine.
C1-so where are the razor blades.
Me- they aren't razor blades. its this.
C1-oh wow....i thought we were talking about some cheap razor blades that weren't worth a chase!
Me-oh god no! if they were that, we would not have gone through all this trouble. this is expensive, and we weren't going to let him get away with it.
C1 to C2- well, the guy is papered(for those who don't know, he is on probation) and he had definitly been drinking...so he is going to get charged for that as well...
C2-why did this have to happen now?(im assuming he had a bad day...)
a black car pulled up, and stopped and asked S if everything was ok. S said yes, and thanks for your help. i asked S later about this, and he said that the car had stopped, and the man(there was a man, woman, and two kids in the car) had helped corner the guy until the cops came.
then, a green car came up and stopped, and i looked, and it was B's Fiance! i was surprised, cause i knew B had called him, but i thought she called to tell him everything was ok. he wanted to make sure me and S were ok, so he stopped to check on us. later, B said that he fiance joking asked if he should bring the shotgun....(it was a joke! we do not endorse violence!)
so after the cops got some info, they said that since i didn't see it happen, and only chased, they didn't need me,and they would bring S back to the store.
so i went back to the store, were B was flipping out the entire time, until S got back. we then had a talk about what to do, and what not to do if this happens again. she thought S knew the shoplifter had dropped the razor and still chased, but once explained that S did NOT know, she relaxed more.
she gave both S and I a $10 gift card, and i want to talk to my store manager about giving the lady who called us a gift card.
yesterday was VERY interesting.....
**DISCLAIMER Chasing a shoplifer is NOT a smart idea. what S and I did could have had very serious results. you never know if a shoplifter has a gun, or a knife, or how desperate they are to get away. S and I both should have handled things differently. please do not take lessons from me.
plus, since i never run, my legs and ankles hurt really bad right now.....
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One day.... one day....
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