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I agree. i remember in 1994 in LA with the opposite party in power, carjackings were rampant.
Sep 04, 2022,15:40 PM
When a few people were killed the police ramped up the pressure on chop shops and the like. Now the crime is watch theft/muggings, and the reasons are complex. Immigration, loss of jobs, social media glamorizing watches, Rolex real or imagined shortage which ramped up prices, the haves vs have nots, the media fear machine, the fact that police weren't really caring that much about a few watches being stolen etc etc. Catching a few criminals probably isn't the answer, but instead drying up the market or distribution of the stolen watches is what needs to happen. Who's behind it, where are they going, etc. It certainly isn't the neighborhood pawn shops like in the past.
This is happening all over the world, not just California.
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How Police Are Using Technology To Catch Rolex Robbers
By: patrick_y : September 3rd, 2022-19:27
"Rolex Robbers" is the new term I'm using to denote watch thieves. And while Rolex watches aren't the exclusive watches being stolen, it is probably one of the more popular ones being stolen. Foster City, a city in California's San Francisco Bay Area and ...
it really is like the Wild West out there
By: j.jota : September 3rd, 2022-19:31
stay safe & be smart everyone +++ I certainly am not going to stop wearing my watches out in public, so the crooks can go F' themselves - time to start packing heat
Politics aside...
By: patrick_y : September 3rd, 2022-19:44
Can't pack heat in the state of California without a permit. And... The California State Attorney General in some incredibly weird move, actually released a list of all the names and addresses of citizens with the special "concealed weapons permit" in the...
There's a public list and a secret list...
By: patrick_y : September 3rd, 2022-21:16
In CA there's a public list and a "discreet list" to my knowledge. But I am really not an expert on this subject, so to say anymore would really be out of my depth. Agreed. Interesting and strange times for sure!
I'm grateful....
By: InHavenPro : September 3rd, 2022-22:48
to not have yet been on that list despite having applied for a ccw back at the end of March, I'm expecting to hear back from the Sheriff's department this month! With that said, the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, to my sincere a...
Exactly....
By: InHavenPro : September 4th, 2022-06:12
You are clearly well versed in the fundamentals since you know what you are speaking of . Anyway, he has invested hundreds of thousands just into the systems that go into running this office which I work out of the majority of the time. Obviously, he owns...
I don't even know how to reset the email warning reports...
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2022-17:15
And there are some bugs in the software. Upon a system reset, I have to go in and toggle off and toggle back on certain settings. Obviously the operating system of these devices weren't designed very well. Hopefully a better system comes one day! Good luc...
I agree...
By: patrick_y : September 3rd, 2022-21:19
Police tracking your every move. At least this good thing came out of the Big Brother concept!
Indeed....
By: InHavenPro : September 3rd, 2022-22:51
Orwellian environment no doubt about it....
Come on....
By: InHavenPro : September 4th, 2022-06:14
that's blind prejudice . Criminals come in all shapes and forms, from everywhere in the world ....
Possibly!
By: patrick_y : September 6th, 2022-01:11
It's also a lot of unscrupulous dealers. It's in the industry news that some dealers get caught with multiple stolen watches. These dealers have been in the Los Angeles area in the past, Miami, and Diamond District of New York City.
Watch theft is the new hype!
By: ZSHSZ : September 4th, 2022-12:04
Watches and wallets were stolen for decades(my dad got mugged in the ‘70s in Italy), it’s not a new phenomenon, however being picked up by the media and social media, it seems to create a new hype. But the greatest stupidity is explaining in details how i...
Maybe the real solution is that Rolex needs to create a better system?
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2022-17:18
For instance, Apple, created Find My iPhone. And made it harder for thieves to reset iPhones and wipe iPhone memories. Thus, making the phone kind of useless and not able to be sold if you had it password protected. Maybe Rolex needs to have a published o...
That would be....
By: InHavenPro : September 4th, 2022-18:21
an excellent idea, I believe! Cheers, Filip
I can't imagine them....
By: InHavenPro : September 4th, 2022-23:34
being so daft as to not be cognizant of the issues at hand.... ??
I don't think there's an easy solution...
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2022-23:26
But you're right. Rolex's core competency is making watches. And they're so good at that - that's why the watches are desirable. And that's why the thieves are targeting them.