Ladies,
I just wanted to
share this very real story with you that happened recently. My co-worker had
her purse stolen while at Costco Iwilei.
She reported it stolen to
store security who then called the police.
It took the police a while
to get there, probably cause it wasn't a high priority situation.
She
filed the report then headed straight home.
By the time she got home,
within two hours, her house had been cleaned out!!!
All the TVs,
computers, jewelry, artwork, rugs, fishing poles, stereos, etc. were
taken.
It was definitely a group effort as they recovered four walkie
talkies that the thieves left behind.
It is not uncommon for purses to be
stolen but honestly most people don't think to run home to protect their
homes!
Most people think to just call the credit card companies and
change the locks on their doors, which is what my friend did.
Her
husband went to Home Depot to buy new locks, instead of going straight
home.
My girlfriend called the credit card company and they had
already filled up their gas tank. These thieves work really, really
fast.
So spread the word ladies so the next time this happens we can be
one step ahead of them. Tell the police where you live so they can stake out
your house as a precaution!
2. INCIDENT ON WAIAKAMILO-- good
reminder to lock car doors
Just an alert and reminder to lock your car
doors.
This happened in Hawaii---but it's a good
reminder.
Beware .....
My sister in law experienced a similar
situation as the one below...she and my niece were stopped at a light, man
walked thru the lanes, stopped and looked at her on the driver side. They didn't
open the window and he didn't try to open the door but he reached in his
pocket and pulled out a hammer, made a motion like he was going to bash
the window with it. Luckily the light changed and she drove
on.
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I wanted to alert you to a
possibly dangerous incident
which happened at about 5:30 p.m., yesterday.
After driving out of the bldg parking lot, I turned right onto Waiakamilo,
heading for the Nimitz traffic light. I was in the far right lane &
noticed a male walking on the road, between the cars waiting to make the
left turn onto Nimitz.
The light was red, so traffic wasn't moving.
While slowly walking down the road (mauka direction), he glanced at each vehicle
he passed. Just as the light turned green, he casually turned to a car with 2
female passengers and tried to open the rear door (passenger side). Luckily, the
door was locked. The car was able to drive off right away without the guy
getting in.
It is probably worth mentioning that the guy had a
very calm, casual kind of demeanor. His physical appearance wasn't at
all threatening-- was clean, casually dressed, presentable. He was carrying a
duffle bag of sorts, but didn't make me think he was homeless.
Anyway,
just wanted to share that with you. Guess we
should remember to keep our car
doors locked when driving.
3. Subject: HMM! Using Credit
Cards At The Gas Pumps
Read this note very carefully. I did not know
about the clear button, but I will be pushing the clear button before I swipe my
gas or debit card and after just to be safe.
People are getting really
desperate due to the constantly rising gas prices.
A friend just told me
about something that happened to one of his coworkers.
She used her
credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump (like most of us do). She
received her receipt like normal.
However, when she checked her
statement, there were 2 $50 charges added in addition to her
purchase.
Upon investigation, she found out that because she did not
press the 'clear' button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to
use her card to purchase? his/her own gas!
To keep this from happening,
after you get your receipt, you must press the 'CLEAR' button or
your information will be stored until the next customer inserts their card. Be
sure to tell all your friends/family so that this doesn't happen to
them!
(**I had never noticed the clear button but I got gas the other
day and sure enough it is there. I will be using it from now
on....)
Thanks for sharing this Good To Know Info, Cherisse.
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