Shoplifting

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Hello RevLefters.

Recently I've been interested in how our fellow citizens steal things from shops(which is very evil and against the law) without getting noticed.

Because if I know, I, as a good citizen can stop them from doing unlawful things which would get them into much trouble later on.


I must also know how they start doing it. Do they have a plan? Do they look around, so I can spot them easier if they're suspicious? Or how do they do these crimes?

I am also interested in becoming a policeman, and if I knew it know already, I got better chances for catching thieves in my later job!


Thanks in advance.

[Kamos]

I am not sure if we can - or indeed, should - help you there, comrade.

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That is too bad.

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why did i even start this thread


fuck im hig

[VirgJans12]

why did i even start this thread


fuck im hig

Good luck at your police job. I know you'll catch those weed sellers!

[Hebrew Hammer]

I was going to post in this thread because I thought it would be interesting but nah, I keep it kosher, sorry piggly wiggly.

[Tablo]

Lol, why would we want to stop shoplifters?

This is either a troll, a stupid cop , or both.

[Aspiring Humanist]

A revleft-er wants to be a cop...?

Jump off the highest building you can find

[Manic Impressive]

Shoplifters of the World Unite and Takeover!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HNakhSp38 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HNakhSp38)

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Lol, why would we want to stop shoplifters?

This is either a troll, a stupid cop , or both.


WTF dude? MY OP SMELLS OF IRONY IN EVERY CORNER OF ITS EXISTENCE.

[Red Future]

Yo Revleft .....we have the FSB online with us

[PhoenixAsh]

ˆˆ I got it.


It works something like this: You go in a story. You grab something you want. You run out the store. Now something most novices at it do not really understand...the difficulty and trick there is...to not get caught.

Did I help?


Do you know how security watch for shoplifters?

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Do you know how security watch for shoplifters?


people with big bags? jackets on a hot summer day? people walking around for ages?

[Ocean Seal]

Lol, why would we want to stop shoplifters?

This is either a troll, a stupid cop , or both.
I think he was just being very sarcastic throughout his post. Mainly I think that this is a person who just wants to learn how to shoplift.

[JustMovement]

Keep reaching for something and then pulling away at the last minute, while glancing shiftily over your shoulder. If you make eye contact quickly look elsewhere. Buy a candybar and exit the store without having stolen anything, feeling like a dick.

[bcbm]

1. load cart
2. run

know your enemy:
http://forums.securityinfowatch.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

[tachosomoza]

http://www.zoklet.net/bbs/showthread.php?t=138142


1) Hold the item in your hand. Drop something (cell phone) on the ground. Pick it up using that hand and put both items into your bag.

2) With stores that ask how many items you bring in~ Hide multiple pieces of clothing in your pile. Make it sound believable. Most won't bother checking your pile anyways. Once inside dressing room, hide your desired items. Come out with appropriate amount of clothes. dump on the unwanted pile or place clothing back on rack.

3) (mostly for girls) Have item desired in your hand or on the floor. Drop your purse's contents all over the floor. Quickly scramble to put back all items back into bag.

4) your bicycle with a friend (need pegs) to the store you want to steal from, and park your bike in front of a window that is visible from the registers. Tell your friend to hide. Then, politely ask an employee to watch your bike. They will most likely say yes, being kind. Go into the store, then get a basket, and fill it with the stuff you want to steal. After you have gotten what you want to steal (probably not more than 10 lbs) go to a register with a really long line. Call your friend on your cellphone, and tell him "its time". He will then get on the bike, and after hes on yell "THAT KIDS STEALING MY BIKE!" and run after him with your basket in hand. Most people will be too confused and shocked to chase you. Yes, the alarm will go off. Meet your friend at another store, the security guards from the store you stole from cant grab you off grounds, but they probably wont find you.

5) Lift perfume bottles from the stand, take it away as if you're smelling it and put it in your bag when you get away. Looks kinda stupid but you can play dumb and pretend you wanted to buy it at the cashier's.

6) Switcharoo~ Mentioned this before I think. At stores that count clothing when you go in/out, put on the item and put your old clothing on the hanger. At first glance they may not notice.

7) If you thinking someone is watching you or following you around (and they suspect you) DUMP OUT MERCHANDISE. They cannot prosecute you until they see you pass the register without making an attempt to pay and leave the store. Doesn't matter if they see you if they already know what you're up to.
Quickly leave the store. If they attempt to search you, they would find nothing. Most stores are only interested in recovering lost merchandise.
guards can stop you outside the store but not outside the property.
Try and get lost inside a crowd once outside.

8) Running a magnet over the metal strip a number of times will deactivate it I think..

9) Wear a thick sweatshirt that is fairly tight or fitted at the bottom. Zip this up halfway and walk around the store. Use this as a giant pocket, just insert the items into the gap between your shirt and your body.

10) If you're trying to grab some small items on a tray or near the rack, 'accidentally' knock it all over. As you're scrambling to pick it up (because you DID knock it over), quickly pocket some items by shoving it up your sleeve.

11) Work in pairs. One person acts as an interested customer. Person 2 grabs some small item. Person conveniently has open bag on arm or shoulder. P 2 slips stuff into their tote as they walk by.

12) A person alone pretends to browse the displays, and at the right moment, easily brushes items displayed near the table-edge right into an open bag, purse, or baggy pocket that's just below the table level.

13) A person sets a personal item on your table while pretending to shop. When the person picks up her personal item, she neatly lifts some of your jewelry along with it.

14) Use umbrellas to lift smaller things from shelves. Keep it closed but unsnapped.

15) Bags insulated with aluminum foil AKA Magic Bags block out the magnetic strip that causes the alarm to go off. To test your bag, place your cell phone in one and call it. If it doesn't ring your good to go.

16) Walking into a store, and not making a purchase raises suspicion especially among younger people. If you go into a store and lift, make a small purchase just to make yourself look like you intended to buy something. So lift your 40 dollar headphones, and buy that 1.25 candy


You're welcome.

[Os Cangaceiros]

admit nothing
-Hannah

[Tablo]

Okay, cool. Why make an ironic chit-chat post in the DIY forum?

[wunderbar]

i am also interested in becoming a policeman


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[Terror Bot]

Leftover Crack - Five Finger Discount :thumbup1:

[PhoenixAsh]

people with big bags? jackets on a hot summer day? people walking around for ages?

"Experienced" shoplifters display blending behaviour...trying to be as unnoticeable and care free as possible to a point where they limit their body movements and hide their hands. They limit their arm movement and walk "calmly". It takes a little bit of experience to spot this...but once you get the principle and have seen it in action...it tends to stand out like a huge flag.

Acting shifty also helps...probably means you are a novice at the game.

If at all possible...have a partner who will enter the store either before or after you. He or she should act very conspicious and shifty. Walking haphazzardly through the store displaying masking behaviour with small items without(!!) actually pocketting them. Because they will get searched.

Guards tend to look for things that stand out and they will racially profile.

Depending on the place the shop is in and past experiences they will likely focus their attention to:
- black girls first (make-up & jewelry are the number one stolen items in Holland).
- black guys second.
- youths in general
- groups of the above
- people who look unkept
- people with babycarriages; trollies (even the elderly); big bags, baggy clothes.
- everybody who does not fit the normal stereotype of customers.
- everybody who acts out role: shifty; blending; overactive

This counts even if the security guards are not white. (there was a video on the forum a while back about stealing a bike. Stereotyping black/non white people as being up to no good even extends to the non-white population because its a stereotyp which is so much reinforced by society that it becomes a generally accepted "truth")

The reason I know how this works in Holland is because I had to more than once pick up my ex girlfriend from the security offices....to such a point where people in certain stores knew and greeted me by name...eventhough I only came there to pick her up....you tend to get the hang of the way they work. The racists bastards. So keep that in mind.

The best chance you have to go unnoticed is when you are an adult white male or female. I am so sorry...but its true. :(

It got up to a point where I got so mad that I actually hired a lawyer to sue the fuckers. My grilfriend then admitted she was not so much the victim as I thought. Turned out she wasn't innocent at all...just extremely clever in not getting caught and everytime I was picking her up she left with more than she came in :D

Incidentally...the number one shoplifting group is the elderly. Crafty old buggers. :)

[Le Libérer]

Lol, why would we want to stop shoplifters?

This is either a troll, a stupid cop , or both.
Hes a sockpuppet for Muzk.

Bu Bye sockpuppet and troll.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I've learned so much from this thread! :lol:

[Le Libérer]

Thread closed, sock banned.