Three people made off with nearly $12,000 worth of bras and panties at a Victoria’s Secret at the Newport Center Mall here as customers milled about on Tuesday night.
In all, the police said, the take was $6,921 worth of panties and $4,905 in bras.
“That’s a lot of underwear,” said Lt. Edgar Martinez, a spokesman for the Jersey City Police Department.
Clearly this guy has never shopped at VS.
“That stuff is pretty expensive,” said Nancy Bochenek, 29, who works nearby at ISO, a risk-analysis company. She said she buys pajamas and panties there. “So a few bras?”
The theft was the latest in a run on undergarments at the store in Newport Center Mall, which investigators and employees said had become a popular target for thieves.
“Sometimes, there aren’t enough people on the floor,” he said, then added that he felt that a full-time security guard was needed.
Another employee said no one should be surprised at the appeal that women’s underpants hold for thieves.
"Underpants?" Seriously? Who says that?
Perhaps the garments wouldn't have to be guarded like fine jewelry if they weren't priced like fine jewelry.
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