Tag Archives: steal

Apple Mac con man scam (Rousse)

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I should have trusted my instincts when the man struck up a conversation with me at the bridge. Instead, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and fell for his charm. Before long I was lifting up the screen … Continue reading →

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The disappearing doughnut (Rousse)

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I could see a fresh doughnut through the back window of a parked car. I tried the door, found that it was unlocked, and stole the snack. I ate it a few steps further down the road. It was obvious … Continue reading →

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Problems at the public baths (Rousse)

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Normally I swam in the pool of my private members’ club. Fancying a change, I popped along to the public baths. This was a mistake: the water was filthy; the clientele common; and someone stole my striped tunic from my … Continue reading →

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A Teesside child bike thief (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Dreamaticus

You could say that it was my own fault that 9 year-old Tory stole my bike. TPR would be aghast to learn that I had left it unlocked outside the pharmacy, even if I argued that I was in a … Continue reading →

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East Claremont Street camera thief (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Dreamaticus

Moments after I dropped our camera on the pavement on the north side of Edinburgh’s East Claremont Street, a car travelling on the other side of the road skidded across the cobbles, crashed through the railings, and tipped into the … Continue reading →

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Stolen childhood treasures for sale on eBay (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Dreamaticus

A small brown cloth badge stitched in white with the letters T, H and S caught my eye on eBay. Someone from my old school must be selling on the site. The same seller had posted a chipped Blue Peter … Continue reading →

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Scrabble tile scramble (Rousse)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dreamaticus

There were two problems with this game of Scrabble. First, there were far too many blank tiles. This made it impossible to remember letter sequences placed earlier in the game. Second, several (ordinary) tiles had been stolen by others playing … Continue reading →

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Holiday cottage plant thieves (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Given that they were about to start a holiday rental operation themselves, I was astonished when AH and CS lifted three or four pot plants from our cottage on changeover day. Even when I asked them to hand over the … Continue reading →

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Stolen secret family treasure (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I reached up for the book on the top shelf in my long-dead paternal grandmother’s kitchen. ‘I’m taking Granny’s diary for safe-keeping’, I told my mother. We both knew that I would hide it from my sisters and cousins, and … Continue reading →

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An Australian body search for Earl Grey tea (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

‘I don’t even smoke! What would be the point?’ I screamed at the man who accused me of stealing a pack of cigarettes. He was actually referring to the two Earl Grey teabags on the reception desk. Had I taken … Continue reading →

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