Comments on: Safe stolen from Taco Time last night

By: SPG

SPG — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:46:02 +0000

Most of the time those safes are just for show, or to prevent employee pilfering.
Another funny thing is that most stores leave their registers unlocked and wide open over night. The thinking is that there is usually only enough money to make change in the morning and they'd rather lose $25-$50 bucks cash instead of having their $500 cash register broken or stolen.

By: Mondoman

Mondoman — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:30:29 +0000

Yes, it does seem strange that it wasn't securely fastened to the structure. Since nothing else was apparently taken, you have to wonder about an inside job…

By: SPG

SPG — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:28:17 +0000

It would have cost another $50 to rent a masonry drill to bolt it down. I wonder if the thief left the little baggy of bolts?

By: SPG

SPG — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:25:49 +0000

You can commit robbery without a weapon. The difference is if the victim is present at the time of the theft.
Nobody home, burglary.
Somebody home, robbery.
To confuse things further an unarmed robbery is also just called a theft.

By: JLK

JLK — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:21:42 +0000

Actually,

Burglary = entering or remaining unlawfully on a premises with intent to commit a crime. The presence of other circumstances (perpetrator has a weapon, assaults another person during commission of the crime, type of building, etc.) determines the type of burglary.

Robbery = the taking of personal property from another person by force or threatened force. Again, the presence of various circumstances (perpetrator is armed, displays a weapon, victim is a bank, inflicts injury, etc.) determines the type and degree of the crime.

By: Ernie_98107

Ernie_98107 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:19:02 +0000

“small” safe = handy carrying case for valuables.

By: HL

HL — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:03:40 +0000

because it's a great place for a first date! Worked for me.

By: MGHart

MGHart — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:57:03 +0000

By: MGHart

MGHart — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:56:20 +0000

There's a Taco Time on Market Street? Hm.

Why, again?

By: kokotreat

kokotreat — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:36:31 +0000

Check the ranch dip for finger prints. Any awesome theif would have made themselves a couple of #3's with extra large diet cokes and four sides of ranch.

By: l0nepinemall

l0nepinemall — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:06:57 +0000

Great, right by where I live. Lame.

By: Edog

Edog — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:53:43 +0000

Good Good Fresh Fresh Robbery Time?

By: suebe

suebe — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:50:17 +0000

robbing =victim present

burglary = done in stealth

usually robbing involves a weapon, too.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:49:52 +0000

Thank you, travitron, I was just going to say the same thing. Ballard Dad, robbery involves use of a weapon against persons within the establishment being robbed; burglary involves no weapon, usually no one else is in the building at the time.

By: Ballard_Dad

Ballard_Dad — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:48:14 +0000

Just for clarification, what's the difference?

By: travitron

travitron — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:46:24 +0000

It was robbed or burglarized? Let's get our terms correct, these are two very different crimes… Sounds like from the description that it was burglarized…

By: candice.

candice. — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:16:10 +0000

Doesn't that make it two times this year?!