The New YorkPolice Department reported that a German MG-08 machine gun, used in World War I, was stolen over the weekend on Long Island.
One or several well-trained burglars, authorities say, removed the old weapons from the Suffolk County Marine Corps Detachment on Bay Shore.
Anthony Siano, a veteran of the United States Air Force, told local media, “Originally it was in the front (the machine gun), but we decided to put it on the roof because we thought someone would steal it.”
Machine gun stolen on Long Island is valued at $20,000
According to the authorities, it is believed that those who did it knew exactly how to carry out the robbery, since to get to the old machine gun they had to knock down more than 100 pounds of metal from the ceiling.
“Anyone had the idea to sell it, maybe to a collector,” said Carmine Raineri, a member of the Suffolk Marine Corps League. And it is that the machine gun is valued at $20,000 dollars.
They also assured that the weapons are inoperable and worthless if the record they record is not evidenced.
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The unimaginable is happening in big cities like New York, basic necessities, some for less than $5, are being kept locked up in stores and supermarkets.
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These are everyday items and while New Yorkers must be patient, manufacturers of locks and safes are seeing their businesses grow.
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Among the stores that are keeping their products with more security, is Duane Reade of Port Authority, where sardines and Spam were recently kept in plastic security boxes.
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Among the most stolen (and best protected) products in New York City stores are toothpastes. Although they cost between $5.40 to $7.99, you have to wait several minutes to buy one.
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Honey too, in its different types of containers and sizes, now also has an anti-theft container.
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Which chocolate do you like the most? Whether black, or with combinations such as almond or cocoa… they are jealously guarded under a lock.
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Although it may seem incredible, the candy and chocolate section is among the most guarded in some stores, because they are one of the most stolen products.
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Who wants to go to jail for less than $4? Apparently not a few, since shaving cream, which only costs $3.99, is also among the most stolen products in New York stores.
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According to Iván Arguello, co-owner of Key Food Montague in Brooklyn Heights, in his supermarket the pods (packages) of laundry soap are the favorites of thieves.
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Arguello assures that they have entered in a suitcase, to steal them, in large quantities, to later sell them on the Internet, as part of organized crime.
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Something similar happens with the fabric softener, it doesn’t matter if it comes in smaller containers, they are among the favorite products to steal, that’s why they protect it behind plastic bars, and under lock and key.
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Home air fresheners are also in high demand to steal in New York.
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Even car deodorants, even if they cost less than $5, are very popular for theft in supermarkets and stores in NYC.
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Women’s stockings have not gone unnoticed by crooks either, and they are stolen in large quantities.
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Walgreens and Rite Aid have said the problem with these thefts is organized retail crime — criminal networks that steal products from stores and then often resell them on online marketplaces.
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The problem is so serious that last year CVS lost $200 million in these types of thefts.
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Who knew that car and air fresheners would have to be kept under lock and key, due to their popularity with thieves?
