GRRRR!!!!!
So today, at about 5:15, my girlfriend shows up at my granddaughter's daycare to pick her up. In and out in 5 minutes, to find the driver's side window of our Suburban smashed in and her purse missing!
My daughter comes to pick me up and take me up there. My girlfriend is on the phone with police and I'm on the phone with Paypal, we each have Paypal Debit Cards. While on the phone with Paypal, I'm asked if she JUST made a purchase at Shopko for $620.something!? NO! The purchase was made while I was on the phone with Paypal, who gives me the authorization number. I call Shopko and speak with Loss Prevention. Shopko LP is currently watching the yahoos on video and has stopped the transaction, giving the excuse that they had to rerun the card. Shopko LP was suspicious as soon as yahoos walked into the store because one of them was bleeding from about the hand and arm and went to the restroom to clean up. The yahoos leave, while Shopko LP follows them on camera. While I'm on the phone with Shopkos, above mentioned yahoos leave the store and are followed by LP, to a nearby Target. Shopko LP alerts Target LP who immediately starts recording every move they make. Meanwhile, my daughter and I are in daughter's vehicle, on the way to Target, with a description of the yahoo's vehicle. We find said vehicle in the parking lot and block it in.
I call 911, remember, girlfriend has already been in contact with the authorities. Police are very busy with a couple very sever crimes that have also happened earlier today. Target LP won't allow me to see video but Shopko LP describes yahoos to me and I hand off the phone to him, to speak with 911, while I search parking lot.
Meanwhile, my daughter, who has yahoo's vehicle blocked in, flags down a mall security person. Yahoo's exit Target and split up. Unfortunately I didn't see yahoos but Target and Shopko LP both exit Target and approach us, still on the phone with 911. Unfortunately, neither are allowed to detain yahoos. So, we continue to block yahoo vehicle. About 30 minutes later, yahoo who owns vehicle approaches us saying he needs to leave to pick up his daughter. Needless to say, we don't let him leave, telling him we'll leave once he's in custody. He won't give up names of other two yahoos, saying he doesn't know them, only offered them a ride after picking them up an a location he won't disclose.
The waiting game begins...
About an hour later, 3 squad cars show up. He explains his fabricated story, which he's had a lot of time to make up. I explain our true story. Police know this yahoo... This yahoo is starting to act real 'tweeky.'
Cuffs are applied, our vehicle is moved and yahoo is invited to sit in a squad car.
Target invites police in to view video, he's already made a copy for them.
Shopko invites police in to view video, he's already made a copy for them.
Two other yahoos are identified, also being known by the officers.
Police officers question yahoo several times, offering him several chances to change his story, which he doesn't, even though EVERYTHING was caught on video. Yahoo gives permission to search his vehicle.
Purse is recovered, but wallet is missing, containing several credit cards, check book, drivers license and SS cards.
All in all, at Shopko, Paypal card was used to buy a $620.something TV and shampoo. Paypal was attempted, along with 2 other CCs at Target, for a total of $400.something.
One bad yahoo in custody, two other bad yahoos are being searched for.
Property Crimes are through the roof in our city, with major cuts being made to the police force (especially the property crimes division), so typically these types of crimes are barely investigated, let alone ever solved.
I'm VERY happy to say that, thanks to some great timing, an alert Paypal representative, alert Shopko and Target LP agents, this ends on a somewhat happy note. Yes, we'll need to have a window replaced, yes we'll need to replace her drivers license and some CCs, but the bad guys get to spend some time in the slammer!!
Oh did I mention that there was bloody paper towels in her purse? They bagged all that up, along with her bloody purse, as evidence. They have copies of both security tapes. They also found a customized window breaking tool and some other thievery tools in the yahoo's vehicle.
So today, at about 5:15, my girlfriend shows up at my granddaughter's daycare to pick her up. In and out in 5 minutes, to find the driver's side window of our Suburban smashed in and her purse missing!
My daughter comes to pick me up and take me up there. My girlfriend is on the phone with police and I'm on the phone with Paypal, we each have Paypal Debit Cards. While on the phone with Paypal, I'm asked if she JUST made a purchase at Shopko for $620.something!? NO! The purchase was made while I was on the phone with Paypal, who gives me the authorization number. I call Shopko and speak with Loss Prevention. Shopko LP is currently watching the yahoos on video and has stopped the transaction, giving the excuse that they had to rerun the card. Shopko LP was suspicious as soon as yahoos walked into the store because one of them was bleeding from about the hand and arm and went to the restroom to clean up. The yahoos leave, while Shopko LP follows them on camera. While I'm on the phone with Shopkos, above mentioned yahoos leave the store and are followed by LP, to a nearby Target. Shopko LP alerts Target LP who immediately starts recording every move they make. Meanwhile, my daughter and I are in daughter's vehicle, on the way to Target, with a description of the yahoo's vehicle. We find said vehicle in the parking lot and block it in.
I call 911, remember, girlfriend has already been in contact with the authorities. Police are very busy with a couple very sever crimes that have also happened earlier today. Target LP won't allow me to see video but Shopko LP describes yahoos to me and I hand off the phone to him, to speak with 911, while I search parking lot.
Meanwhile, my daughter, who has yahoo's vehicle blocked in, flags down a mall security person. Yahoo's exit Target and split up. Unfortunately I didn't see yahoos but Target and Shopko LP both exit Target and approach us, still on the phone with 911. Unfortunately, neither are allowed to detain yahoos. So, we continue to block yahoo vehicle. About 30 minutes later, yahoo who owns vehicle approaches us saying he needs to leave to pick up his daughter. Needless to say, we don't let him leave, telling him we'll leave once he's in custody. He won't give up names of other two yahoos, saying he doesn't know them, only offered them a ride after picking them up an a location he won't disclose.
The waiting game begins...
About an hour later, 3 squad cars show up. He explains his fabricated story, which he's had a lot of time to make up. I explain our true story. Police know this yahoo... This yahoo is starting to act real 'tweeky.'
Cuffs are applied, our vehicle is moved and yahoo is invited to sit in a squad car.
Target invites police in to view video, he's already made a copy for them.
Shopko invites police in to view video, he's already made a copy for them.
Two other yahoos are identified, also being known by the officers.
Police officers question yahoo several times, offering him several chances to change his story, which he doesn't, even though EVERYTHING was caught on video. Yahoo gives permission to search his vehicle.
Purse is recovered, but wallet is missing, containing several credit cards, check book, drivers license and SS cards.
All in all, at Shopko, Paypal card was used to buy a $620.something TV and shampoo. Paypal was attempted, along with 2 other CCs at Target, for a total of $400.something.
One bad yahoo in custody, two other bad yahoos are being searched for.
Property Crimes are through the roof in our city, with major cuts being made to the police force (especially the property crimes division), so typically these types of crimes are barely investigated, let alone ever solved.
I'm VERY happy to say that, thanks to some great timing, an alert Paypal representative, alert Shopko and Target LP agents, this ends on a somewhat happy note. Yes, we'll need to have a window replaced, yes we'll need to replace her drivers license and some CCs, but the bad guys get to spend some time in the slammer!!
Oh did I mention that there was bloody paper towels in her purse? They bagged all that up, along with her bloody purse, as evidence. They have copies of both security tapes. They also found a customized window breaking tool and some other thievery tools in the yahoo's vehicle.
