Police search for Giant Eagle parking lot thief

November 18, 2004
Cleveland Sun Courier

BRECKSVILLE - Police are looking for a suspect in a chain of thefts that happened on Nov. 3. Three reports of thefts were reported around the area of the Chippewa Road Giant Eagle. They are believed to be related.

One man reported that a CD player and a spare wallet were taken from his pickup truck. The other two victims also reported items stolen from their cars.

All three incidents happened during the day and there were no witnesses for any of them.

Commentary:
How many guns would this criminal would have been able to steal if this had happened at one of the many Giant Eagle stores which are still posted with "no guns" signs?

In August, Giant Eagle spokesman Rob Borella told the Cleveland Sunday Magazine the chain has instructed its stores not to post "no gun" signs. But he also indicated some stores in Ohio are "independently owned." Perhaps this explains why the following stores still endanger and discriminate against their customers against company wishes: