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Originally Posted by Broken Arrow
There is one more class of thieves that he didn't mention, and that is the (teenage) amateurs. I'm not a social worker, so I don't know exactly how or why. All I know is that a lot of burglaries (at least around here) are perpetrated by juvenile delinquents that are looking for anything they can haul off to a pawn shop.
However, dealing with this group really isn't any different than the what has already been presented, except I'll say that, anecdotally, they appear to be easier to deter than, say, drug addicts.
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This happened in my family. A cousin of mine stole the large canister filled with quarters that my grandmother has been saving over the years. It was all spent in one day at the arcades with friends.
This broke my grandmother's heart in many ways. She taught all grandkids how to save money and always encouraged them every time she sees them.
She passed away Thanksgiving of 2006. I received the quarter bank in the shape of a cat from her as it was one of many wishes from her.