LOL!!!

This is a little unorthodox, I realize, but wouldn’t it be funny if all the shoplifters who "get away" were posted up on YouTube? Better yet, maybe a camera crew should tag along with police when they arrest these knuckle heads who think that nobody saw them just because they got out that particular time. Then someone could post those videos to YouTube! Talk about fun! You could place it in a whole new category and call it "Busted"

I have had to let people walk before, and it twists your gut to do it, but you have to factor in safety (Yours, Customers, Other Employees, and the Shoplifter’s), evidence (Do I have enough?), and sometimes, there are other factors that allow a shoplifter to escape, for the moment. 

However, in most major retailers at least, you probably have video evidence of the crime, and LP people generally remember the faces of the "ones that got away", and wait for that next opportunity to make the apprehension.

There have also been times in my career where I have worked with Law Enforcement on cases where video evidence was used to catch a crook after the fact. Some were very similar to this one, minus the YouTube submission, of course.

What a hoot! When you check out this news story, pay attention to the look on this guy’s face. It’s priceless

Mesa police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with two shopliftings captured on surveillance video and posted on YouTube by the store’s owner.
The owner of the Big Sticks cigar shop offered a $1,000 reward for the capture of the bandit, who stole watches valued at $725 and $1,195 on Nov. 1 and Nov. 3, respectively.
Investigators traced one of the stolen watches to a pawnshop, where Michael L. Adams provided identification when he pawned it, according to Detective Chris Arvayo, Mesa police spokesman.
Court records indicate Adams sold the $725 watch for $100.
Adams told investigators he sold the watches to pay for drugs and to settle debts to drug dealers.

YouTube video helps Mesa police arrest accused shoplifter – ABC15.com: Phoenix, Arizona News, Weather, Radar, Breaking News, Traffic and Web Cams

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