Detroit-area Trading Card Bandit apprehended and charged! (www.detroitnews.com)

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Daniel Jackson, 35, was arraigned Saturday in 52-1 District Court in Novi via videoconference on a felony charge of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, Wixom police said.

Wixom police said officers had a known serial retail fraud suspect under surveillance at 10:30 a.m. Thursday after they received a tip he planned to strike at a Meijer store. […] According to the tip, the suspect planned to steal a large quantity of trading cards from the store.

After consulting with the store's loss prevention officers [emphasis mine -- r^2^ ], detectives estimated the value of the stolen property was more than $18,000 [again, emphasis mine ].

Loss prevention officers? Does that mean what I think that means?

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[-] FormerGameDev@midwest.social 6 points 5 months ago

loss prevention officer = someone that works in the security department. what's the question?

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I’m guessing he was using a Stargate?

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

It doesn't mention how he was stealing the cards. Presumably he would ask to look at one and then ask about another to distract while pocketing the first?

[-] Graphy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I assumed he was just stealing them from stores. I recently tried to buy some pokemans for a gift and the clerk not only had them behind the register but in a lockbox.

[-] mihnt@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah it was around 2014ish when it got bad in Macomb county at least. You used to have to go to the toy/board game aisles for them but they've all since moved trading card stuff to the front of the store in most big box places now. (Meijer/Target/Wal-mart)

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

Teal'c is disappointed.

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Damn, that's why you gotta practice better opsec. Uncritical support for stealing overpriced as fuck trading cards.

My opinion coming into this was: If he was stealing from some random kids or regular enthusiasts fuck him, if he was stealing from some rich fuck or a retail outlet then awesome.

[-] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

A loss prevention officer works for a casino. They sneak the dealer an extra card to make sure the house always wins

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