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Couple Who Sold Stolen Merchandise On Craigslist And eBay Caught Using Doll And Stroller To Shoplift
A couple in Pasco, WA was caught using a doll and stroller to conceal DVD’s and other merchandise. Police arrested Jocelyn Giles and James Doty after they were observed concealing the merchandise in a Costco store. Police also siezed their car from the parking lot, and are getting a search warrant so they can determine if there is more stolen merchandise in the vehicle.
At least they weren’t using a real baby! Still, they had over $800.00 in stolen merchandise in the stroller when police stopped them. Police have also stated that the couple have sold stolen merchandise on Craigslist and eBay in the past. If this is so, then it appears they simply cut out the middle man (Fence), and were running the entire operation themselves.
This is just one example of many of how boosters come up with creative ways to steal in hopes of not attracting the attention of store loss prevention agents. Apparently, they weren’t aware of the fact that this ploy is by no means new, and loss prevention agents are pretty good at telling the difference between a real baby and a doll. We’re observant like that.
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Actually the facts are lost prevention didnt figure out. The facts are the crazy old mother of Jocelyn Giles told on them to the front desk of COSTCO…. So it seams to me lost prevention just are trying to make them sound good… But they two people are actually smart and educated people…
Heather,
Thanks so much for your comment. The truth is, loss prevention gets tips all the time from customers, employees, etc. and then they go through the work of making a case against shoplifters. When you think about what a loss prevention agent has to do in order to make an apprehension, it seems to me that they don’t have to make themselves look good. They just do their jobs, which is to stop people like this from stealing from them.
Also, I did not even infer in this article that the two were not educated, or that they weren’t smart. I just say that they are thieves, which is accurate. A person’s intelligence doesn’t determine their character. What they did was illegal, and it was wrong. That’s the only point anyone is trying to prove here.
- Joe