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This evening, I was downtown doing some shopping. I don't shop downtown, but there was a store close by that had what I needed, so I walked to the downtown drug store. To my surprise, there were no shady characters, or panhandlers on my way there. Usually, downtown is where one is going to meet such people.

I entered the store, and I walked around, looking for what I wanted. Not long after, I heard an assertive female voice ask, "Do you want to pay for those glasses now?"

A similar question was repeated, and then a male voice joined in with similar questions. As I listened, I learned some guy had come in wearing sunglasses, and then did the old switch the old ones with new ones. He was caught doing it, and still had the tag attached to the new glasses as he was denying attempting to steal anything. They told him to leave, and he didn't seem to want to until he was threatened with a police call. "Don't call the cops!" he said in a worried voice, and he quickly left.

"Downtown," I thought to myself, and I continued shopping. This could happen anywhere, but I expect it to happen downtown, and when it does, I am not surprised. The store probably deals with such incidents everyday. At least it wasn't an armed robbery.

© Trevor Dailey