A shoplifter was detained in my store ,attempting to just stroll out with 2 dvd's tucked inside a folded newspaper.He was stopped and the two dvds were placed on a counter near the door. No cop was in sight so the guy decided to leave. (we can't touch shoplifters in order to detain them, against company policy) When he got to the door again the alarm beeped again, indicating that an active securty tag was present. He was hailed back by the Asst. Manager who asked to look thorugh his bag. Surprisingly the guy obliged, until the employee's attention was drawn elsewhere. Then he grabbed the two dvd's that he originally tried to steal and walked out the door, ignoring cries that the cops had been called and he better come back. The only fives minute of any given day that the BPD isn't standing on our corner and BAM! we get thugged. We have thieves everyday that try to run out into the subway with cd players or video games even though the little cop stand with 1-3 officers on duty is TEN feet from the store's front door, but this guy takes the cake! I dont want to touch shoplifters, but maybe just hitting them with a stick would suffice.
