Here, thieves take anything they can get their hands on, including wallets and other personal items. Aside from these specific incidents, there has been a pattern of grand larceny throughout Bay Plaza beginning in October 2000. A total of 14 purses and wallets have been taken from unwitting customers as they have shopped at the busy mall. Six of those incidents have occurred within 2001 already. Police blame Bay Plaza s size for the drastic rise in grand larcenies.
More stores mean more shoppers.
Ultimately, this means more targets for thieves. Since the current rise in crime, the captain has stepped up security at the busy shopping center. We ve also warned the individual stores to take better safety precautions themselves. Recently, Captain Moscatt personally visited each store and spoke to the head of security about improvements in their respective theft-prevention procedures. I asked them to be more stern and to notify us of any incident, whether or not the perpetrator is a first-time offender.