Cigar shoplifter caught in the act.

[MurphysLaw]

Thursday night I made a stop at a Drew Estate event at a local B&M after seeing a special offer on facebook to get my hands on an unreleased cigar.
While I was sitting in the shop enjoying the JdN Antano 1970 they offered me from the event (drooling thinking about the "Ratzilla" sitting in my pocket), and having a conversation with a new friend. I overheard the owner of the shop cussing out an older guy, then directing one of the employees to call the cops. It turns out this guy was seen shoving some cigars into his pocket before he walked up to the register to pay for a couple other cigars.

Once the cops showed up they talked to the owner and went into the back to watch the surveillance tape (his actions were caught on camera as well). I'm not sure of the final outcome. I don't think the old guy was given a new pair of silver bracelets, which isn't unusual for a misdemeanor in this county, officers can give someone a court date instead of hauling someone off to jail for minor offenses. I did see a written trespass notice, so if the old guy comes back, he can go to jail for trespassing.

The whole thing really pi$$ed us off, but it was great watching the guy get caught, have to deal with the cops, and now to be banned from the shop. It was the only down point of an otherwise cool event, with lots of nice giveaways and Marvin Samel from DE singing with the Rod Stewart tribute band playing outside.