Crime statistics
From Bwtm
This entry is intended to collect some crime statistics close to home and crimes against friends and family.
Robbery
Tobaco Store Robberies
My sister and nephew share a job at a tobacco store in Franklin, Tennessee. The store has been robbed three times in the time that they have worked there:
- My nephew got the license plate number and description of the getaway car and even observed it in the parking lot nearby. He reported it to the police. The store is in a busy area and the police are usually present. The police showed up some time later to take a report. When asked why they did not approach the robbers parked in their car the cops claimed they were unable to find the blue car; The car had been described by the victim as white or silver.
- A thief entered the store, grabbed up packages of cigarettes and fled without paying. My sister followed him out of the store, noted the license plate of the getaway care and immediately returned to the store. She reported the event to the police by phone and provided the plate number. The cops asked which way the car had gone but she had not observed that. There was no further response from the cops.
- The owner of the shop was working alone. Cigarettes where stolen. He never bothered to make any report to the police.
