If it is already not bad enough that we are now paying over $4.oo a gallon for gas, we now have something else to worry about! I just got a call from a friend of mine and he wanted to warn me about the latest crime wave sweeping our country!
It seems that some people are now so fed up with the price of gas that they won't take it anymore! Apparently they are very good at filling there cars up and then driving off without paying! Well, when I heard this I told him that in our area all of the stations have video surveilance cameras that will catch their license number! So it won't last long and they will start arresting the culprits!
It seems the culprits have thought long and hard about this one because when they fill up their cars the license plate on the car is not theirs! Yes that is right, they are stealing license plates, putting them on their cars and filling up and driving off! When they look at the video and check the registration the police are showing up at the unsuspecting victims house!
Now before you get in your car I guess it would be wise to start looking at your plate or your trip with a buyer may be delayed when you get pulled over by thye local police for no plate and then the nice officer says that there is a warrant for your arrest for stealing gas!! How embarassing!!!
What next!!!
Mike Kelly, Broker/Owner, Sellstate Advantage Realty, Cape Coral, Florida 239-549-9200
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Mike, you bring up a very serious issue. Crime is definitely an issue that should concern real estate agents, especially those of us who go prospecting on a regular basis, or those of us who hold a lot of open houses. It may be just be a rise in gas theft right now. Violent crimes are sure to follow if this trend continues.