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shopping bags. Female boosters use an old
system: with their purse or muff they cover
the object to be stolen, pick up both articles
and walk away, apparently unaware of the
‘accident’. Many boosters wear overcoats
that have vents instead of pockets. These
openings enable the thief to push his hands
between the spaces in the front of the but-
toned overcoat, drag in the loot and hold it
firmly in concealment. If arrest seems im-
minent the goods can be dropped on the
floor and all responsibility disclaimed. Other
boosters rely on speed in making the snatch
—a “quickness of the hand deceives the eye”
theory. Another ruse (perhaps the most
stupid), practised by women, is to drop
the desired articles into the gaping mouth
of a shopping bag which is held by one
handle. This method was common in the
self-service groceteria—that happy hunting
ground of the amateur booster—in those
days when shopping bags were not checked.
The booster who is “serious” about his or
her profession will spare no pains to gain
“success”, as can be realized from a recent
conviction which brought to light a woman
who had a pair of artificial arms as decoys,
while her natural hands were busy picking
the loot. Other boosters make their work
a family affair, the man perhaps will do the
boosting from the counter, passing the loot
to wee wifey, who in turn loads up the
children’s (specially made) pockets or an
artificial pocket in the baby carriage.
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In some stores there are more than a
hundred separate departments, each of
which, in one way or another, is specially
vulnerable to boosters. For instance, counters
placed near exits are always subject to grab-
and-run thieves. And the ladies’ hat de-
partment will probably always be mulcted
by unscrupulous persons who “try on” hats,
leave their old ones and trot off with the
new; this applies also to the overcoat, scarf
and glove departments. Sales girls often
notify the store detective of such thefts,
but unless the detective himself actually
sees the offence committed, he will not make
an arrest, for he must be one hundred per
cent sure always.

But the odds are not all in favour of the
booster; there are several aids used by the
detective which are perhaps not generally
known to the public. One of these is
prompt telephonic communication between:
sales clerks and the detective staff; the chief

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