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#11741
Posted 18 November 2019 - 01:48 PM
#11742
Posted 18 November 2019 - 01:49 PM
1:49PM.
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#11743
Posted 18 November 2019 - 02:19 PM
Maybe people leave their cars unlocked because they can't afford the $300 (or whatever) deductible to replace a smashed window, clean up the debris, miss time off work to bring their vehicle to a glass shop, etc.
exactly. that's why many leave them unlocked in underground parking at buildings.
#11744
Posted 18 November 2019 - 02:37 PM
#11745
Posted 18 November 2019 - 02:41 PM
OK but why are they leaving valuable stuff in the car if they choose to leave the car unlocked?
they live in oak bay. they can afford to lose a few dollars but not $300 for the window.
#11746
Posted 18 November 2019 - 02:43 PM
#11747
Posted 18 November 2019 - 02:46 PM
And when thieves do break in it's not always valuables that they take. They'll rummage through and pocket seemingly mundane things, like a cellphone charger or a little gadget, a computer chip reader for your car diagnostics, etc. It's things like that which are stolen. It's not like people leave gold bars in their cars or $5,000 rings.
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#11748
Posted 18 November 2019 - 02:52 PM
#11749
Posted 18 November 2019 - 03:02 PM
Is your friend's car a Volvo, by chance? The other day a guy parked next to me, whipped out a "club" and put it on. I hadn't seen one of those since the early 2000s.
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#11750
Posted 18 November 2019 - 03:09 PM
#11751
Posted 26 November 2019 - 05:55 AM
https://www.vicnews....nd-thompson-mb/
#11752
Posted 26 November 2019 - 09:39 AM
So is crime on the rise in Oak Bay or something? Why such a PR effort recently to convince people how safe it is?
#11753
Posted 26 November 2019 - 12:24 PM
for such a low crime area, Oak Bay has some of the worst murders in the most recent years. Andrew Berry with his two kids, and the murder/suicide of 5 by Peter Lee on King George Terrace in 2007.
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#11754
Posted 26 November 2019 - 12:27 PM
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#11755
Posted 26 November 2019 - 12:38 PM
Did they find the Oak Bay slasher yet?
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#11756
Posted 26 November 2019 - 12:54 PM
Shouldn't we be focusing on crime in Thompson, MB?
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#11757
Posted 26 November 2019 - 05:39 PM
#11758
Posted 26 November 2019 - 06:10 PM
that article sure gets awkward when it goes into race.
These differences in turn help account for the vastly different crime rates between the two communities. Generally, the younger the community, the higher the crime rate. Criminologists have also associated crime with poverty, a condition high among Canadians of Aboriginal ancestry, with poverty among Canadians of Aboriginal ancestry itself the product of European colonization, previous political disenfranchisement and current neglect, as well as various forms of racism.
https://www.vicnews....nd-thompson-mb/
#11759
Posted 27 November 2019 - 05:25 AM
Patrol officers are asking for your help as we seek to identify a suspect in a “money exchange scam” that targeted a local business.
Managers at the business in the 3100-block of Hillside Avenue called to report that the suspect had been captured on video conducting a money exchange scam on Sunday, November 17th. They reported that the male suspect attended the business, and made a purchase. It was during this transaction that the scam took place.
These scams involve the scammer handing an employee a large bill in payment for a small amount of money and then distracting the employee such that the scammer receives more change back than they are entitled. Losses from single incidents of these scams are often hundreds of dollars.
https://www.vicpd.ca/node/2344
any idea how this could result in losses of "hundreds of dollars" from one incident? is he using a thousand dollar bill? all the media just parroted the vicpd media release.
let's say the guy gives the cashier a $100 bill. then he somehow takes it back or switches it with a $10 and gets change back from the $100. This still does not add up to "hundreds of dollars" in change given back.
A single scam like that can cost businesses hundreds of dollars.
https://www.iheartra...scam-1.10275718
Losses from a single incident can be in the hundreds of dollars, police said.
https://www.timescol...ness-1.24019596
now if the guy does it over and over again then maybe it adds up. but that's not a single incident.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 November 2019 - 05:34 AM.
#11760
Posted 27 November 2019 - 05:37 AM
here is how it works by the way.
https://bizfluent.co...ange-scams.html
The Mechanics of the Scam
An example of a quick-change con typically begins with paying for a small item with a large bill, such as buying a beverage costing $1.20 with a $100 bill. While the cashier is counting the change, the con distracts the cashier by chatting about a random subject. Then, the con changes his mind and asks to pay for the item with a smaller bill. He hands the cashier a $5 bill and asks for the $100 bill back. The cashier forgets that he's already made change for the $100 and hands the original $100 bill back to the con artist. He then makes change for the $5 bill. The thief pockets the $98.20 in change from the first transaction as well as the $3.80 in change from the second transaction. He has paid for the beverage two times but only used the store's money.
Common Targets
Quick-change con artists target new or inexperienced salespeople who are trying to deliver fast customer service. They also target young employees who may not be as aggressive in managing the confusion of multiple transactions and are wary of slowing down a line of customers. The types of establishments typically victimized by fast-cash scams can include fast-food joints, gas stations, pharmacies, hotels and even ice cream stores.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 November 2019 - 05:37 AM.
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