He's Outside

A computer was stolen from Officeworks today. Hilarious. Apparently, he walked right out of the store with it. And I was serving at the cash register.

That makes me sounds more terrible than I really am. It was a busy wave and I was... well, busy. This guy that stole the computer lives down my street. He's a mentally disabled lad and comes into the store regularly, usually vandalizing stuff, opening boxes or stuffing portable hard drives into his backpack. He's supposed to have a carer with him at all times but clearly doesn't. It's actually pretty depressing.

I only found out he'd walked out when one of the customers said to me, "You know some guy just walked out with a computer, right?"

I looked at her, dumbstruck. Evidently not.

Another couple who were standing nearby came back in a minute later and told me he was sitting on the limestone wall, pulling the thing apart. I told my manager. She ran out with one of the tech guys (K, R's bosom buddy). Apparently, when K saw the guy pulling the computer apart, he sprinted up to him. The guy kept saying, "Sorry, sorry." Then he went into Harvey Norman. K saw him so went in to warn the Harvey Norman manager. They found the guy behind one of the counters, stuffing digital cameras into his bag.

It's so stupid. I know this guy. He lives down my street with his dad who I assume is a single parent because I've never seen the mum. He went to our high school. If he keeps going like this, he's going to have the police on his ass. He was banned from our store and Harvey Norman with the threat of police action if he came back. Props to the fact that my manager didn't call the police even though the guy basically decimated a really expensive computer (the whole thing was literally ripped apart with his bare hands) but he's going to keep shoplifting and vandalizing and getting himself into trouble unless he gets some help and someone to look after him properly.

Sah sad.

J