Re: purse stolen at Giant
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Been there, Done that
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Date: June 28, 2013 06:21AM
Happened to my wife, in a Giant. She noticed it within a minute or two and went to the front exit to try to catch them on the way out. Told the store manager, then called police and me. By the time the police arrived 20 minutes later I had called the credit card companies and found the credit cards were already used at nearby stores to purchase gift cards. Gave the police the locations and times. The police told me to check trash cans near the stores where the cards were used. Sure enough, found the purse right outside one of the stores in a trash can. Only things missing were cash and the credit cards. A few days later the police reviewed surveillance tapes and called to tell me that they had a suspect who was known to them. They made the arrest, told us when the court date was, and we did not need to appear as they had enough evidence to send the two involved to jail.
All in all, I was very happy with how Fairfax County police handled the matter.