Mar 12 - Police take on rising wave of Tide detergent theft

Police take on rising wave of Tide detergent theft




NEW YORK – Law enforcement officials across the US have been left baffled by a crime wave targeting an unlikely item -- Tide laundry detergent.
Theft of Tide detergent has become so rampant that some cities are setting up special task forces to stop it and retailers like CVS are taking special security precautions to lock down the liquid.
One Tide thief in West St. Paul, Minn., stole $25,000 of the product over 15 months before he was arrested last year.
"That was unique that he stole so much soap," said West St. Paul Police Chief Bud Shaver.
"The name brand is [all] Tide. Amazing, huh?"
Tide has become a form of currency on the streets. The retail price is steadily high -- roughly $10 to $20 a bottle -- and it's a staple in households across socioeconomic classes.
Tide can go for $5 to $10 a bottle on the black market, authorities say, and some thieves even resell it to stores.
"There's no serial numbers and it's impossible to track," said Detective Larry Patterson of the Somerset, Ky., Police Department, where authorities have seen a huge spike in Tide theft. "It's the item to steal."

Police Take On Rising Wave Of Tide Detergent Theft | Fox News

ummm [pic]

Guess its time to go steal some tide then...

Hey man want to buy some tide its 60 loads and I got Bounce dryer sheets to[pic]

guy in my neighborhood does this.

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I know people around here steal !! from CVS and turn and sell it on ebay and !!.

But this !! here is on a different level [pic]

[pic] Wow. I never thought I'd read the words "Tide" and "black market" in the same sentence.

really.. Tide is the new currency on the streets [pic]

*idea

Gain>

Sorry, but im confused...

i know why they're doing this but i ain't snitching if the feds don't know

crackheads been stealing tide round my way

I literally just used the last cup of Gain to wash up some t-shirts and boxers. So if one of yall thievin[..] niccas got some, pass a nicca some Tide man. I got 5 on it [pic]

looks like all the thieves are makin a clean getaway

"Yo! b, I got them blue tops two for $30 fam."

:: pops trunk ::

:: see the undercover headed his way ::

:: gets low ::

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Crackhead hustle.