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by Erin Castaneda
March 7, 2008 at 1:26 p.m.
Convenience store reports $14,000 in cigarettes stolen
Law enforcement report Burglaries and thefts reported ¢ An employee of Presto Convenience Store, 1030 N. Third St., reported $14,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen from the business since Nov. 1. ¢ A 22-year-old Lawrence woman reported an auto burglary and theft to Lawrence Police Thursday. Items reported stolen include a brown leather Lockhart purse, and the front passenger window of a 2004 Jeep Cherokee was damaged. The total estimated loss is $1,110. The incident occurred between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday near 12th and Louisiana streets. ¢ A Walgreen's employee reported that since last July 15, hundreds of Phentermine tablets were stolen from the business at 3421 W. Sixth St. The total estimated loss is $1,314.Emergency calls Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses: Fire calls ¢ Medical transfer, 10:26 a.m. Thursday, 4721 Bob Billings Parkway. ¢ Smoke detector activation due to malfunction, 5:04 p.m. Thursday, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. ¢ Assist person, no obvious injury, 1:47 a.m. Friday, 3018 Trail Road. ¢ Smoke detector activation, no fire, 5:57 a.m. Friday, 1515 Engel Road.
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Logan72 (Alia Ahmed) says…
Isn't Phentermine is a controlled substance, hence an inside job?
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Have you ever seen a grown man naked?
http://www.arcollectibles.com/oveur.jpg
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
notajayhawk (anonymous) says…
Let's see, at the current price of a pack of cigarettes (including all those taxes), that means they stole what, three and a half packs or so?
notajayhawk (anonymous) says…
Or did the police estimate the "street value" like they do with drug busts (like "Man arrested with two marijuana cigarettes with an estimated street value of $4,375,000")?
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Notajayhawk -
Haha. Nice post.
BlackVelvet (anonymous) says…
if the cigarette thing has been going on since Nov 1, why did it take this long to discover the loss? How often do they check their stock?
mike_blur (Mike Blur) says…
IGW, welcome to the 21st century. There's no such thing as "tax free" on Indian reservations these days.
Reservations have established their own governments, and of course, levy their own taxes and excise fees anymore. The smokes may be marginally cheaper, but not worth the lengthy drive.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Don't click it. I guarantee that goes straight to his phony forum that is simply up to collect online information from saps.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Yes, Marion/NickDanger/CaptainOveur claims to be a Libertarian, yet he throws his support behind Ralph Nader.
Comedy usually doesn't get this good. Hypocrite.
BTW, I'm Cyberthug #2.
gccs14r (anonymous) says…
Counting cigarettes at the end of every shift is a good way to control shrinkage if the staff is the problem.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
"I do not *support* Ralph Nader but will be campaigning for him."
Will you be sending out postcards again?
mike_blur (Mike Blur) says…
Hawk, as a delivery driver in Lawrence for many years, I wondered why college kids would keep valuables in their cars.
One time, one guy confessed to me that he didn't want his girlfriend going through his stuff. That's why he kept his cash in his truck.
When kids shack up in college relationships, the car is the most secure place to them.
lionbacker (anonymous) says…
sounds like a hell of a inventory system they have!!
angellic007 (anonymous) says…
the cigerette thing totally an inside job I don't know who owns it but does insurance cover cigs? Hum??????