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Thieves Begin Tracking Gadget Shoppers

by Tom Conlon on August 28, 2007 at 04:26 PM

Thieves Begin Tracking Gadget Shoppers

According to Consumerist, shoppers in Canada's Mississauga, ON, region are on alert after several consumers were robbed shortly after making big-ticket purchases at electronics stores. Police say criminals are staked out at these stores where they lay in wait for a person to buy an expensive item. The thieves will then tail the shopper to his or her next destination, wait until the shopper leaves the car, then break in and rob the items the victim had just bought.

These Canadian hooligans sure are creative -- though definitely a non-confrontational bunch. Here in the good ol' United States, a similar post-purchase rash of thefts occurred when the rare and expensive PlayStation 3 was launched last year. Only, that time there were a lot of blades, blood and hospital visits involved. That's America, baby.

From Consumerist

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