Thief down the hall

[solobiker]

This has been happening at my work too. And I'm in a secure federal building. Not a fun time. I lock my office door everytime I step out. And lock myself out on a semi-regular basis.

I can't believe it happens in souch a secure environment. I work in a nursing home so there are all sorts of people that have access to the offices.

[Tuckervill]

As the economy tanks, this kind of crime will only get worse.

Karen

[OakLeaf]

It happened several times last year at my mom's school - and just recently in a series of gyms in my area, including mine - where a clean-looking thief (or team of thieves) was able to talk themselves past the receptionist.

[ginny]

I worked in an uber secure federal site (select agents) and someone's wedding ring was stolen off her lab bench... okay, it was stupid to put it there, but still...

[Zen]

and just recently in a series of gyms in my area, including mine - where a clean-looking thief (or team of thieves) was able to talk themselves past the receptionist.

Trust no one.
The thief could easily have been a gym member. I can't believe how many people leave their belongings in an unlocked locker. That can be very tempting

[solobiker]

In the nursing home where I work someone stole some of the gifts for the residents.

[snapdragen]

Oof. One year we had a Toys for Tots drive, someone stole donated toys. Lower than the lowest!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

In the nursing home where I work someone stole some of the gifts for the residents.

Yes, people kept taking my sick mother's little cheap $15 walkmans in a hospital AND a nursing home- the only way she could hear her beloved classical music when I wasn't there. I think I had to buy about 4 of them before she got transferred to a nursing home near me where it didn't happen.
Can you imagine how creepy some people are, to take the one little cheap thing that brings pleasure to a sick helpless frightened old person?

I grew up in NYC, where you don't leave anything lying around even for a minute or it's likely to be gone. Now I live in a rural friendly small town where I always get laughed at for obsessively locking up my bike. Oh well!

[OakLeaf]

Trust no one.
The thief could easily have been a gym member. I can't believe how many people leave their belongings in an unlocked locker. That can be very tempting

I agree and I always lock my locker - but in this case, they weren't members. I guess they were pursued more seriously because of the car thefts. They were arrested a couple of weeks ago after pulling the same stunt in five or six gyms across the region.

But yeah, as far as purse thefts from the gyms, it happens pretty regularly. Also people breaking into cars outside the gyms. The car is about the last place I'd be willing to leave my purse.