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'Concerned citizen' thwarts suspects in Dudley theft


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Looks like maybe Wal-Mart might wanna start doing background checks before hiring. Wow. 11 cameras.
kellypsnll
January 25, 2013 6:56 p.m.
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We need more concerned citizens like this.
salligalagher
January 25, 2013 6:22 p.m.
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I'd rather an "OJ" be on parole than the dude that goes through my drawers. These non-violent crimes should get them off the streets.
Click to view my profile djofraleigh
January 25, 2013 6:20 p.m.
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I'll hand it to the thieves for not having a gun and not trying to hurt the pursuer. Give them credit for that much.
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January 25, 2013 6:19 p.m.
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You know, in some places they cut your hand off for stealing. Not hard to spot a thief there I would imagine. Makes it a lot harder to steal again. Might work better than a slap on the wrist the courts are liable to give.
Wheelman
January 25, 2013 5:41 p.m.
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"When our house was broken into, the police made no effort to investigate. They knew who did it, but did nothing more than write a report for the insurance."

Sad but true -- the amount of effort individual officers or departments put into solving home bulgaries varies tremendously, and criminals know it. I know firsthand of several cases where the police were very sure who did it and still did nothing because it wasn't a "violent crime" ...
Click to view my profile rargos
January 25, 2013 5:28 p.m.
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"Never heard of anyone stealing to support their marijuana habit" -- Nauti-dog

I don't know who you hang out with (probably relatively well-off middle- or upper-class people), but paying for pot with illegally obtained money is VERY, VERY common.

I'll grant that pot users aren't nearly as violent/deperate as users of harder drugs, but there are plenty of break ins and petty thefts whose proceeds go to buying weed.
Click to view my profile rargos
January 25, 2013 5:26 p.m.
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Not a smart thing to do by blocking the car in...he is lucky he survived such an act. Follow the car yes but....
granville93
January 25, 2013 5:05 p.m.
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Thank you, concerned citizen.
brassy
January 25, 2013 4:37 p.m.
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When our house was broken into, the police made no effort to investigate. They knew who did it, but did nothing more than write a report for the insurance. Several months later, a concerned citizen saw them robbing the house next door and followed them back to their house where t police finally arrived catching them red handed. Thanks to that person, two years of home robberies came to an end.

Had this person just taken pictures, I doubt the police would have done anything with them.
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January 25, 2013 3:03 p.m.
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