They're like the McGuyvers of shoplifters.
Check this out:
This is from one of my last apprehensions in Dallas. I watched a 14 year old boy go to the tool isle, get a screw driver and then go to the toy department and unscrew the locked display case of "PokieMan" cards and then grab a handful and conceal them in his pants. Then he went to the Pharmacy, conceal a bunch of condoms and then went back to Toys where he concealed model parts.
I apprehended him after he exited the store, took him to my monitor room and started the paper work with my back to him. I finally turned around to so I could see his eye color for my report when I noticed him trying to get something out of his back pocket. I assumed it was more merchandise that I hadn't seen him get so I stood him up to take it from him. Imagine my surprise when I pulled a fully loaded .380 with slot jacketed hollow tips (one in the chamber) out of his back pocket. (see the center of the picture) God was watching me that day because he told the cop he was going to shoot me and run.