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Warning as woman cons shoe shop out of €500 in distraction theft

written by Stephen Maguire December 17, 2019
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Local Gardai have revealed how a woman conned a local shop out of €500 while purchasing a €50 pair of shoes.

Garda Sgt Paul Wallace gave details of the distraction theft as he issued a warning to shops and businesses ahead of the busy Christmas rush.

Sgt Wallace revealed how the woman was a professional thief and did not even purchase the shoes in the end but managed to deceive €500 from the store.

He warned businesses to be very wary of people coming into shops looking to exchange notes into small denominations.

“Most shops are not Bureau de Changes and should not be changing larger notes into smaller amounts. This is what banks are for.

“There has been a spike in these crimes and we would urge people working in shops and other businesses to be vigilant.

“These people are good and what they do and the best thing is simply to tell them that you do not have change,” he said.

He also warned staff never to leave cash registers open allowing the opportunist thief to strike.

Warning as woman cons shoe shop out of €500 in distraction theft was last modified: December 17th, 2019 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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