There’s so much to be realized about somebody from what’s saved of their pockets.
Outdoors of the compulsory money and playing cards, Pam McIntyre saved her late mom’s driver’s licence in her pockets.
“She passed away in 1995, and I kept it there,” McIntyre stated.
Final Friday, whereas purchasing at Meals Fundamentals on Higher Center and Guelph Line, McIntyre realized her pockets wasn’t in her purse. Considering she’d left it at her earlier cease – Purolator – she known as her husband to borrow his card to pay for the groceries earlier than heading again to the cargo firm.
It was not there both. After checking the automobile, and all over the place else she might consider, she realized it had been stolen from her purse, proper out of her purchasing cart.
“I was looking at milk, and this guy who was not targeting me had an empty cart,” McIntyre stated. “He got beside me, I was obviously preoccupied, I’m usually very diligent with my purse, so I grab the milk, some margarine.”
The person reached over with a coat over his arm, put the coat over the purse, and took the pockets proper out earlier than making his method to the door, leaving his empty purchasing automobile behind. McIntyre and the shop supervisor had been later capable of affirm what had occurred by reviewing the safety footage.
The person rapidly took off up the highway to the Walmart on Appleby and bought a number of reward playing cards value $248.98 – and some different gadgets.
“Anything over $250 needs authorization, so he was able to tap the card,” McIntyre stated.
The playing cards had been purchased inside an hour of the pockets being stolen, earlier than McIntyre had realized what occurred. She spent the remainder of the afternoon on the cellphone along with her financial institution cancelling playing cards.
She additionally wanted a brand new driver’s licence, requiring a visit to Service Ontario. They offered her a brief print out to maintain in her new pockets.
“My husband got me a new wallet, which was nice of him.”
New credit score and debit playing cards are on their method, although McIntyre misplaced round $200 in money and her Costco membership card. However she’s much less involved with the effort of cancelling her previous playing cards and the misplaced funds than she is with the sentimental gadgets which might be saved inside.
“There were pictures of my daughter from when she was young, she’s 38 now,” McIntyre stated. “There were notes from my husband and things like that. These things aren’t replaceable. You have your memories, but it’s still upsetting.”
McIntyre contacted the police, who stated there was little or no they may do, and he or she has since shared her story on-line for members of the Burlington neighborhood.
Now, she simply desires everybody else to watch out as the vacations are developing.
“You have to be vigilant, especially these days as it’s getting close to Christmas and people are looking to get money for gifts,” she stated.
McIntyre believes thefts are an epidemic proper now, and he or she urged buyers in Halton to stay cautious as they’re out operating their errands.
