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Vigilance is the key to sto
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Op Craig Bradford
E':FTER — .Q the hili•
da) season Christmas
'c:arols. egg nog, mistletoe
and...shoplifting
The .but (hopping sea -
Son surrounding
• Chritarr►as and. Boxing Day
sales a, prune time for the
last fingers of shoplifters.
s.
Hut store owners and
their euripiove+es can make
a difference and tare a
bite out of crime.
Lketer. .CO -op Do -ft
Centre manager Chuck
Mamie said shoplifting is
more of a problem in
Exeter this shopping sea-
son
"it's popped up over the
laet month or so.' Mallett.
said.
Ota. Dec.. 7. the Cu -up
staff Caught someone
stealing over $GOO worth
of tools through the vigi-
lance of one worker and
the surveillance camera
toplifiers
—1 commend the viilant
stag' Mabe-tte said.
Mallette- said another
common rte by thieves is
to take an item from one
Ca -op store and then
return it for a refund at
another Co-op store in
another town.
. 'It's -like
Wednesday, December 23. 1998
•
ppng shopliiting
notchocolate ba and riga (rhmart as people.think we
are, MlCte said
an easy
reties (if accessib)in
variety stores.
a am said ultitnt.lthe consumer pays for
shoplifting throughed prices for items so
stores can pay for high
teh surveillance systemsIle said • prices for goods
would probably go down if
shoplifting could• -be elimi-
nated.
Theft prevention is one
of the aims of the OPPs
V11' program (Values,
Influences and Peers).
Graham said the Gr. 6
students are shown that
stealing one item means
shop. owners have to sell
five or six more to make
up for the loss. •
Despite the ONP's best
effortsand the knowledge
GoalhddonOPP m aP tons0t. Pugs
happy to give business
minars on thefttionbut the key is toa suspiciouls ee on every.customerConstant
vigilance and
be war) of
everyone who
comes into the
store. he
rubbing salt ' "we're not an easy
in the wound mark as people
a bit,"
Mallear said tl�rrtk we are •'
cit that kind of—.CHLiC/; MAL E TE
crime.
E
XE7ie CO-OFDaadvisesterrible they.
have to do
that but the) are losing
lop much stuff
CENTRE MAAGE t
the Co -p
computer system can
catch thieves trying this
am, he said.
Co-op stair get training
on bow to identify rountrfit money frorrthOf'f and Mallette said
thy receive in-hustraining urs hw w spot
Small but eXpensive-
items are the common
targets. in department and
hardware storesThieves focus on small
items that can be easily
concealed in their coatand other clothing.
Thieves are also taking
advantage of businesses
that have a 'no questioreturn policy.
Graham said some peo-
ple have the gall to steal
an item from a store to
wear to holiday parties
and then return it to the
same store after New
Graham said a commYears.
sr.ambioa diveion on
yves is to pay
clerk. Onecerkbusy while the otherfills their pokets with
hoot.
7he: most common
stoln items include
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people continue 10
shoplift.
Graham doesn't know
why people continually try
to beat security measures
despite the high risk of
.getting caught. -
"More .often than not,
it's the thrill of getting
way with it," he said.
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