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John1956PA

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19. Thanks for the info. It seems to be the work of a serial purse thief.

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:48 AM

Apr 2025

How awful. I hope the perp is caught. However, his wearing of the N95 mask will make an identification difficult.

In the Noem case, I am thinking that it must have occurred during an interval when customers were permitted to seat themselves. The thief might have pulled off the theft before a sever approached him at his table. If he was wearing the N95 mask while seated alone at the table, that should have raised a warning flag to any restaurant personnel who might have noticed it, and surely to the two Secret Service agents seated at the bar whose job it was to keep their eyes on Noem. I do not care for Noem, but I do have empathy for her as the victim of a crime.

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Videotaping diners? Call me a bit naive or behind the times, but that part [View all] niyad Apr 2025 OP

I think we are on video wherever we go now. The night has 1000 eyes. Walleye Apr 2025 #1

And now I have an earworm! niyad Apr 2025 #2

Oh, it's in my ear too, happy to share it with you Walleye Apr 2025 #3

So remember when you (R) tell those little white lies BoRaGard Apr 2025 #5

Thank you. Just watched a clip of him singing that on a beach set. niyad Apr 2025 #7

Outside of your own home, there is no place safe to scratch when you need to. elocs Apr 2025 #10

Now you're just showing our age mdbl Apr 2025 #11

My folks had a sign Marthe48 Apr 2025 #15

If Ring wasn't enough, there are bird feeders that hang in a tree with cameras in them. -nt CrispyQ Apr 2025 #29

Oh yeah. LudwigPastorius Apr 2025 #46

I think that most restaurants with cameras markodochartaigh Apr 2025 #4

Thank you for that rather appalling link. Big brother is watching, indeed. niyad Apr 2025 #6

Meh... druidity33 Apr 2025 #8

Many places with cameras don't review the bittage Old Crank Apr 2025 #14

I work at a restaurant AKwannabe Apr 2025 #28

Nope Polybius Apr 2025 #34

While it seems intrusive, it also protects the wait staff. HeartsCanHope Apr 2025 #9

"patted a young lady on her rear end." Prairie Gates Apr 2025 #13

The Secret Service reviewed the video. A red flag right there. John1956PA Apr 2025 #12

How many meals can you buy there for $3000? FSogol Apr 2025 #16

There was a similar robbery in another restaurant near there Meowmee Apr 2025 #18

Thanks for the info. It seems to be the work of a serial purse thief. John1956PA Apr 2025 #19

Yes probably a serial purse snatcher etc. Meowmee Apr 2025 #21

I wear masks too but don't wear them into a restaurant. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #24

Yes then there is no purpose to masking because you can be infected in the restaurant Meowmee Apr 2025 #40

And if you are just going to pick up take out, why sit at a dining table? Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #54

I don't know, people do things we would not expect all the time Meowmee Apr 2025 #55

Most restaurants have a waiting area for take out orders or people stand and wait. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #56

I posted a link to the article- it was in another restaurant in the area Meowmee Apr 2025 #57

Thanks Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #58

Yes it may be a high priced fancy burger place Meowmee Apr 2025 #59

I live in the midwest and we don't have high end burger places, but maybe they do in DC. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #62

Capitol Police wouldn't have jurisdiction Jose Garcia Apr 2025 #25

Thanks for correcting. I was using "Capital" (with the "a") to denote the D.C. police dept., but that was confusing. John1956PA Apr 2025 #32

Why haven't they released the footage? I'm calling bs in her & SS! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #26

Hi, Shelti. Yours is a good question. Let's see the video. John1956PA Apr 2025 #53

Privacy? Wtf is that? They collect & sell every shred they can steal. SheltieLover Apr 2025 #60

Ages ago, my mom had her purse stolen at a D.C. restaurant just the same way. summer_in_TX Apr 2025 #51

When I was young I was against any cameras keeping track of everything. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #17

You should assume you're being videoed everywhere you go in public because Maru Kitteh Apr 2025 #20

"I have not encountered it in any restaurants around here," WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2025 #22

I will take your statement as it was intended. You have no information niyad Apr 2025 #36

I mean, you said right in the OP "call me naive or behind the times..." WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2025 #39

Do keep trying. I need all the amusement I can get these days. niyad Apr 2025 #45

People sue restaurants all the time GreatGazoo Apr 2025 #23

I can understand why they have the cameras, but it is not something niyad Apr 2025 #38

Here only doors & cash registers have cameras SheltieLover Apr 2025 #27

Reminds me of the casinos years ago.It was endlessly fascinating. niyad Apr 2025 #37

This place is more like living in interesting times SheltieLover Apr 2025 #41

Exactly! niyad Apr 2025 #43

:-/ SheltieLover Apr 2025 #50

The only part of the story I don't believe is the contents of her purse. CrispyQ Apr 2025 #30

If I owned a restaurant (or any business that served the public)... rubbersole Apr 2025 #31

Are you asking if restaurants have security cameras? Polybius Apr 2025 #33

I very clearly asked if it was common there, slight difference. It is not niyad Apr 2025 #35

Perhaps a location thing Polybius Apr 2025 #42

Quite possibly. I live in a slightly bluer area of fundieville, which John Sayles niyad Apr 2025 #44

I smell a rat ecstatic Apr 2025 #47

That whole story, whichever version they try, stinks like week-old dead fish. niyad Apr 2025 #48

"All the world's a stage." -Shakespeare Buns_of_Fire Apr 2025 #49

I'm guessing you don't live in a metroplex? Skittles Apr 2025 #52

No, I don't. And, to be fair, I tend to stay with dining establishments I have niyad Apr 2025 #61

not all surveillance devices can be seen Skittles Apr 2025 #63