Posted
3/06/2004 12:11:00 PM
by Douglas
Man, why didn't I think of
this:Manitowoc, Two Rivers, and Sturgeon Bay police departments are all investigating thefts of neon beer signs -- identical crimes they think are connected.
In each case, a thief dressed as a beer distributor stole the neon signs from grocery stores. Police say the thief is very convincing, telling the stores the signs needed to be taken down for cleaning or replaced with different ones. He took signs worth between $200 and $1,000.
It just goes to show, you're only important as you think you are. If people are so trusting that they give away anything to a guy with his name printed on his shirt, I think they can't call it theft. And what about the manager? What was he doing to stop this "theft?"
Right after the Manitowoc theft, police believe the same thing happened at a Two Rivers Pick 'N Save, where the night manager even lended a hand.
"He actually went into the back room, I believe, and helped the guy grab the ladder," grocery manager Peter Reinke said.
If the store manager helps the guy out, It's hard to believe he has the stones to call it theft. It's quite amazing that he'd even report it.