Thief Preys On Immigrant At Trader Joe's

Just one day after a sting operation that nailed a purse thief at the Court Street Trader Joe's, another bandit made off with an unsuspecting man's wallet. The 37-year-old Brit had left his bag, containing his wallet and Green Card, on top of his stroller on April 29th and wandered away. The thief grabbed the bag and bolted to the subway, accruing $90 in credit card charges at a nearby subway station. When asked why they abandoned their lookout at the grocery store, one cop told the Post, “What, do we have to go in every day?” Only if people keep wandering away from their stuff like that.

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By Jaya Saxena in News on May 11, 2010 12:33 PM

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Guest

This reminds me of a joke I overheard on Cinco de Mayo.

"I tried playing UNO with some illegal immigrants last week, but they kept stealing the green cards, so I quit."

juliec

$90, a replaceable Green Card, and press? Sounds like a relatively inexpensive lesson in person responsibility to me, not something our police officers need to babysit--they are better-served elsewhere.

Ritchie

So THIS is how the Brooklyn Navy Yard is getting those resident-luring green cards!

http://gothamist.com/2010/05/10/invest_500k_in_brooklyn_navy_yards.php

nicemarmot

I don't think the NYPD counts it as an actual theft if you left the stolen item unattended. Because in NYC, not nailed down=free!

Ritchie

This is New York City! I don't care how wonderful the pumpkin pancake mix is at Trader Joe's -- don't leave your wallet (and green card! quite the score for the thief...) sitting alone!

Guest

"and green card! quite the score for the thief..."

officer: "you are... mr. beckham. uhmm... is this really you?"

not mr. beckham: "oh yes, that was me. i used to have light brown hair and blue eyes, quite handsome actually. but then i came to new york."