# The Face of crime. Caught in the act. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655 "2014-07-08T18:02:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/21 "2014-07-10T02:52:36Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Who was committing this crime is quite a surprise. Then they try to turn nasty when caught red handed? šŸ˜› > > I guess this proves criminal profiling doesnā€™t work. Normally youā€™d expect some teenagers, druggies or even a homeless person to be responsible. Nope. A lot of criminals are just opportunistic. They donā€™t start out in the morning with a plan to commit a crime. They may not even commit a crime during the course of a day. But if they happen across a situation where they can steal something with what they perceive as minimal risk, they go ahead and take it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/22 "2014-07-10T04:08:08Z")
> [@](#): > > ā€œIā€™ll grab your dick!ā€ ā€œIt looks like youā€™ll grab anything that isnā€™t nailed down.ā€ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/23 "2014-07-10T21:22:30Z")
This reminds me of a similar news story a couple months ago. I think it was in Stillwater? At some guyā€™s business he liked to put potted plants and flowers on the front steps of his shop. When they started disappearing on a regular basis he set up a hidden camera. They were surprised to find it was a 60-something white lady who would pull her car right up, pop the trunk, and take them home to decorate her yard. ---
**Author:** ![Schrade\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Schrade\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schrade_1)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/24 "2014-07-10T21:32:34Z")
Thieves ainā€™t usually that sharp. If they were (or this one anyway), theyā€™d have told the cops that THEY wanted to press charges against the owners - THEN, maybe let off once the owners gave upā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/25 "2014-07-10T22:05:56Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > This reminds me of a similar news story a couple months ago. I think it was in Stillwater? > > At some guyā€™s business he liked to put potted plants and flowers on the front steps of his shop. When they started disappearing on a regular basis he set up a hidden camera. They were surprised to find it was a 60-something white lady who would pull her car right up, pop the trunk, and take them home to decorate her yard. I saw something similar around Christmas time, but Iā€™m not sure where. Same deal, with the lady at about that age, stealing decorations in the middle of the night. She also got busted by someoneā€™s hidden cam. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/26 "2014-07-10T22:07:54Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I saw something similar around Christmas time, but Iā€™m not sure where. Same deal, with the lady at about that age, stealing decorations in the middle of the night. She also got busted by someoneā€™s hidden cam. Is that the one with the woman taking trees that Boy Scouts were selling and putting them in her Dodge? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655/27 "2014-07-10T22:11:03Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Is that the one with the woman taking trees that Boy Scouts were selling and putting them in her Dodge? Oh, God, thatā€™s horrible. No, the one I remember had to do with her taking them right out of the yard, and in the video I saw, she practically walked directly close to the front door to make sure she hadnā€™t missed any goodies up there. She was galling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655.md?page=1)