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Keep Rolling: While shopping in a local grocery store, one customer got a little ahead of herself and wheeled a basket full of merchandise right out the door ... without paying. After selecting several items, including six packages of rib eye steaks, a whole chicken (rotisserie) and a few "health and beauty" products, this thief rolled the basket full of goodies past the checkout lines, out to the parking lot and right up to her car. Tossing the items quickly inside the vehicle, the shoplifter jumped in the driver's seat and drove away.

Someone's Going To Be Warm Tonight: Nearing closing time, a men's clothing store was beginning to wind down when a last-minute shopper walked through the door. Before leaving, this customer found four leather jackets to his liking and grabbed them. Somehow, he then managed to waltz right out of the store and into his vehicle without stopping to pay for the coats. After losing $2,000 worth of leather, this store might start keeping a closer eye on those last-minute shoppers.

Bad Samaritan: While moving into a hotel room, one woman trusted the wrong person and ended up losing a lot more than her faith in helpful strangers. Her possessions were stolen from her room by a man who she thought was the manager. She thought he had been helping her with her luggage, when in actuality he was helping himself to what was inside her luggage. Among the items stolen, the woman lost $400 in cash, her computer and software, her purse and all the items inside, her sunglasses and her prescription drugs.

Just A Trim: Another grocery store fell victim to shoplifting last week. A man, perhaps in need of a haircut, selected a pair of $25 hair clippers from one of the shelves, placed them in his coat pocket and attempted to exit the store without paying for them. He was apprehended, however, and the clippers were returned to their proper place. Why are grocery stores selling hair clippers anyway?

Finish The Fight: After an altercation erupted between two irritated individuals, the situation quickly escalated into violence. Finding herself on the losing end of the fight, one woman was pushed off the porch where she had been standing. Seeing this as a sign to hightail it out of there, the pushed woman attempted to leave but was stopped by the other person. This other person began kicking the woman's car and even threw a brick at it in an attempt to stop the woman from leaving the fight. What a sore winner.

Paint The City Red: Several Charlotte residents came under attack by seemingly the same culprit, as someone out there is armed and ready to fire red paint all over some unsuspecting homes. One man who was at home at the time of the attack witnessed the paintball vandals as they shot five pellets of red paint all over the front of his home. He was unable to identify the vandals or their vehicle. The paintballers left their calling card of red paint all over another woman's house. This time, they shot six pellets of red paint and then made a speedy getaway, but not before the woman was able to get their tag number. Is this the end of this paintball crime spree?

Were You Raised In A Barn?: While away from home, one woman's home was illegally entered and several of her personal items were stolen. The thieves entered her home sometime in the night through the back door and stole $180 gold earrings, a $300 television and her handgun valued at $258. When they had taken what they wanted, they added insult to injury by failing to even close the door behind them. Jerks.

In The Dark: With power out in many areas in Charlotte during the recent ice storm, many people bought generators to cope with the cold and darkness. One woman did just that and brought home a $1,200 generator instead of just waiting for power to be restored. Thinking she had it made, the woman readied herself for a warm night but soon found herself shivering in the dark once again. When the woman went outside to see what was wrong with the generator, she was surprised to see that it was no longer sitting next to her breaker box; someone had stolen the contraption during the night.

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