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Martial Arts Man said:
I love info like this!!
Criminality is often the perfect market at work.
Any more knowledge of things that one wouldn't think about that are "acquired" to order?
Criminality is often the perfect market at work.
Any more knowledge of things that one wouldn't think about that are "acquired" to order?
I was watching "The trouble with girls" (BBC programme about girls who repeatedly ended up in prison) last week and two of them were saying that the things they most regularly shoplifted were children's toys (it was around christmas time) and meat, because there was always a big market for them.davel* said:
Dibble said:
- Instant coffee
k steals instant coffeeThe reason these items are all stolen is that they are quite costly to buy, and relatively small/easily concealable.
If you nick 10 jars of coffee at a fiver a pop, you'll probably get £10 for the lot down the pub, which handily is the price of a bag of heroin - at least a £10 bag, rather than a "Chappie" bag.*
Basically a shoplifter will get about a tenth of the face value of whatever they've nicked. So if a user is on 3 bags a day, they'll be nicking £300.00 worth a day to pay for those three bags.
*A "Chappie" bag of heroin is a bit bigger than a £10 bag, and costs £15 instead of ten, and they're sold on the Chapeltown estate in Leeds, which is where the name comes from.
Bit like our local shop.
It started with just the usual stuff behind the counter. (Booze, fags, razor blades etc)
They started nicking coffee. So that went behind the counter, then the packs of Ham and Cheese were being stolen, so thats behind the counter too. I think baby food is the currnet 'hot' item.
Every time they move somthing off the shelves, they just steal somthing else.
It started with just the usual stuff behind the counter. (Booze, fags, razor blades etc)
They started nicking coffee. So that went behind the counter, then the packs of Ham and Cheese were being stolen, so thats behind the counter too. I think baby food is the currnet 'hot' item.
Every time they move somthing off the shelves, they just steal somthing else.
Got to say that there is a massive increase in crime at the moment and its going to get worse for some time. Not the serious assault stuff, just the low level theft stuff. So expect to see more and more stuff tagged at supermarkets and shops, though meat, razors and high value things like this will always get tagged. Supposedly razors are the single highest stolen and re-sold item in the UK! Their ease of being stolen and high resale value mean that they are ideal to be shoplifted.
Also, white-collar crime is also on the increase. The banks are seeing several hundred percent increase in fraud this year alone! The numbers are not massive yet, but expect to see a steady increase for several years. Getting very sophisticated too - office workers are now just as likely to steal as those on benefits....
A sad indication of the state of the UK and the criminal justice system.
Also, white-collar crime is also on the increase. The banks are seeing several hundred percent increase in fraud this year alone! The numbers are not massive yet, but expect to see a steady increase for several years. Getting very sophisticated too - office workers are now just as likely to steal as those on benefits....
A sad indication of the state of the UK and the criminal justice system.
Friend of mine works for Sainsburys in Calne, arguably the arse end of Wiltshire but to be fair Trowbridge and Melksham give it a run for its money. Anyway, they have a chap that comes in who they refer to as "meat man". He essentially walks in, stuffs joints of meat into his coat, and walks out. He has a propensity for violence by all accounts, and the local fuzz refuse to go anywhere near him.
That's right, he is a known druggie and thief, yet the police will do NOTHING about him. Beggars belief really.
That's right, he is a known druggie and thief, yet the police will do NOTHING about him. Beggars belief really.
Yep, theft of many everyday goods is rife. There are pubs in the less well presented areas which hold well organised and attended auctions for these goods.
I used to work in a hobby shop in Bristol and they used to nick die-cast cars (really expensive for what they are). Just like bacon and cheese.....they fit down the arm of a coat. If you see a scrote with his coat on his shoulder he's probably out shoplifting. The dead giveaway is that the cuffs will be done up or closed with elastic bands.
The real kicker is that most places price in a certain amount to cover for shoplifting, in preference to installing better security systems...better roi...In fact there is one chain of shops that doesn't even bother with any security systems of note because the massive markup on the stuff that does get sold more than covers for shoplifting. So we are made to pay to allow shoplifters to exist...
I often wonder if honesty really makes financial sense.
I used to work in a hobby shop in Bristol and they used to nick die-cast cars (really expensive for what they are). Just like bacon and cheese.....they fit down the arm of a coat. If you see a scrote with his coat on his shoulder he's probably out shoplifting. The dead giveaway is that the cuffs will be done up or closed with elastic bands.
The real kicker is that most places price in a certain amount to cover for shoplifting, in preference to installing better security systems...better roi...In fact there is one chain of shops that doesn't even bother with any security systems of note because the massive markup on the stuff that does get sold more than covers for shoplifting. So we are made to pay to allow shoplifters to exist...
I often wonder if honesty really makes financial sense.
As a Calne resident (but not local!) I don't necessarily disagree....depending on location of course! There are some nice areas, but that is beside the point!
I do wonder if the meat man isn't providing indirect intel on a local drug ring (recently there have been raids on massive ganja factories in calne). Whilst he's probably on the hard stuff, I suspect every little helps!
I do wonder if the meat man isn't providing indirect intel on a local drug ring (recently there have been raids on massive ganja factories in calne). Whilst he's probably on the hard stuff, I suspect every little helps!
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