Crime doesn't pay...again

Somehow, somewhere, I wish there were a website for would be shoplifters to check all the worst places to shoplift. And if anyone knows of such a place, tell me how we can get Star Clipper on there, would ya!?

I have to think that we take security a lot more seriously than most other comic shops out there - and if you've shopped with us, you know about the cameras and the whatnot...so why do kids *still* try to lift stuff? We have busted so many kids since we moved to the new digs, and admittedly we're heading into a stretch where it's just gonna get worse, but what the heck.

The cause of this particular rant is last night's run in with a would be shop lifter. And I gotta add here, kudos to the U. City police who did a bang up job responding. They're always fast, but they set some kind of record last night. Check it out (names and faces altered to protect the guilty):

Grabby decides to leave store with a GTO DVD Manga box set stuffed down pants. You can see him leaving the store with a beige shirt and white baseball cap. He sets off the EAS system. Note time stamp of 18:30:29.



Nick, NOT wearing his super-manager tights brings Grabby back into store, where he proclaims his innocence. 18:31:10.



Grabby is brought out of the doorway and into the store. 18:31:28.



Police arrive. 18:31:52. That is only 1 minute and 23 seconds after Grabby set off the alarm!



Police take Grabby off to juvenile hall, where he will most likely get a mild tap on the wrist. 18:36:06



Total time elapsed from alarm to being led off in cuffs: 5 minutes 47 seconds! Kudos to the University City Police Department! Kudos to Nick for taking Grabby down!