Hardware Heist
Pfeiffer’s Hardware in Mount Pleasant has reshuffled its stock. The screwdrivers, which used to hang low, are now up higher, about seven feet from the ground. There’s a reason for that. “We noticed that they kept going missing,” says Pfeiffer’s General Manager Robert Larson. He doesn’t know how many screwdrivers disappeared during a spate of thefts last summer, but it was “a good amount. Enough for us to notice.”
The cops noticed, too. “From what the police told us, they were using them to crack into car trunks,” Larson says. Apparently, stealing screwdrivers is a gateway crime to a more serious form of larceny.
In addition to elevating the devices, Pfeiffer’s staff hung them on “locking pegs,” which make it difficult for customers to snatch and run. Larson says the thefts haven’t stopped altogether, but “it’s been a little tighter of a ship since last summer.”
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11:19 am
Wow. The cost of a screwdriver ($0.99-$2.99) sure is a high price of entry to getting into such lucrative crimes as stealing shit from cars. I would think if you're going to all the trouble to steal something from Pfeiffer's, why not steal something that's actually valuable? You'd probably be able to hock a decent tool for more than the typical contents of a car trunk.
Of course nobody ever said the average car robber was a genius.
3:33 pm
I worry more about the safety of that cute boy who manages the store...
3:39 pm
yeah who is that cute guy? he's well spoken, too
3:54 pm
This charming man does a wonderful job helping me every time I visit the store. He always has what I'M looking for in-stock.
1:42 pm
What a shame...good thing the whiffle balls are well guarded!
1:05 am
Do you know what? I have nothing clever to say.
12:20 pm
What ever happened to the good ol' days? When stealing penny candies was the worst offense a young whipper-snapper could get up to? Well, I myself stole a Hello Kitty pencil sharpener when I was 4, and my dear mother (god bless her soul), marched me right back into that Hallmark store and demanded I return the merchandise and apologize to the clerk. Perhaps all these thugs need is a swift washing out of the mouth with liquid soap (also recommended by mum).
1:15 pm
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3:45 pm
but... How does HE reach them if they are 7ft off the floor!?