Shoplifter let off easy

Today I was shopping at a local drug store and witnessed a shoplifter getting caught.  He was leaving the store, and set off the electronic alarms.  The store manager happened to be near the door at the time and called out to the man to stop.  Why the man stopped and came back, I’m not sure!  I think if he had bolted he would have gotten away!  But he stopped and came back into the store.  The manager asked the man to show him what was in his pockets.  The man started going through his pockets, pulling out things like cell phones and packets of gum.

The manager asked him to remove his coat, but the man pretended to not understand English.  At that point, the cashier that was waiting on me excused herself and went over to the two men and started talking to the man in halting Spanish.  The man took off his coat and handed it to the manager.  The manager promptly found an unpaid razor.  Then the manager showed it to the shoplifter and the shoplifter feigned surprise and apologized.  The manager told the shoplifter that he had to leave the store and never come back.  And he told him that if he did ever come back that he would call the police.

So that was an interesting event to watch.  I”d never seen the apprehension of a shoplifter before!

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