Posted on 10/21/2023 11:34:49 AM PDT by DallasBiff
CCTV footage shows a thief pretending to be a mannequin in a window display before stealing from a shopping centre in Poland.
The 22-year-old suspect took jewellery and ate in a restaurant before going under a storeโs metal curtain to swap his clothes for new ones, Warsaw police said.
Authorities said the man was eventually seen by security staff who called the police.
Police said the suspect had also stolen money from cash tills from another shopping centre, where he also tried to steal other items after it closed.? All the store
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Reminds me of Evening Primrose, by the great short story writer John Collier.
I read that first as ‘Portland’ and wondered why he was going to all the trouble when he could have just smash’ngrabbed.
This is chump change. Better to pose as a puppet in order to steal billions from the American taxpayer.
Security: Pretty real looking mannequin.
Mannequin: Thank you
Security: You’re welcome. Carry on.
Reminds me of the trick of getting into an event by walking slowly backwards through the exiting crowd.
LOL
I thought of that classic episode, too. A way to nip crime in the bud.
I trust that’s not from personal experience.๐
โBoy, the resemblace is uncanny.โ
Maybe he’s a Ken dol and doesn’t have anything there
I did once get into the ballet by folding up a bill so it looked something like a ticket.
The front row was always empty. The sound of shoes hitting the floor detracts from the aesthetics.
Got to see Fonteyn and Nureyev.
Points for thinking outside the box.
If the could come up with a good plan to robe a bank, and get away with it I would have done it decades ago.๐๐
What? The FDIC would cover your meager losses.๐
Just like Brandon.
He’s no dummy.
๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ต๐ตAnd we can build this dream together ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ต๐คช๐คช๐คช
https://youtu.be/3wxyN3z9PL4?si=hPB8HNUnt1X-7rL6
Is that Anne Francis?
Can’t believe they went from “White Rabbit” to that dreck.
I remember my 14 year old son telling me that bank robbers have an 80% success rate. I got a little bit scared...but he turned out all right.
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