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A '''booster bag''' is a bag, box, or similar item used in relation to various kinds of [[theft]]. Some versions of the bag are lined with [[aluminum foil]] or other types of material in order to keep the store's theft sensors from detecting that an item is being taken from the store.<ref name="BMB">{{cite book|last=Prabhakar|first=Hitha|title=Black Market Billions|year=2011|publisher=FT Press|isbn=0132180243|pages=107, 250|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DlfoGviNKSAC&pg=PA107&dq=%22Booster+bag%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YHnCUfLHIZGx4APZqYFw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Booster%20bag%22&f=false}}</ref> The bag used in relation to [[shoplifting]] is often made out of one of the shopping bags from the store the shoplifter is stealing from.<ref name="BMB" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Toobin|first=Jeffrey|title=The Best American Crime Reporting 2009|year=2009|publisher=Ecco|isbn=0061959219|page=278|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UUfaUWV1XpIC&pg=PA278&dq=%22Booster+bag%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YHnCUfLHIZGx4APZqYFw&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Booster%20bag%22&f=false}}</ref> Other versions of the bag can have the bottom removed, with the thief using this to place the bag over someone else's item. A mechanism within the bag will grab hold of the item, allowing the user to walk off with the other person's possessions. |
A '''booster bag''' is a bag, box, or similar item used in relation to various kinds of [[theft]]. Some versions of the bag are lined with [[aluminum foil]] or other types of material in order to keep the store's theft sensors from detecting that an item is being taken from the store.<ref name="BMB">{{cite book|last=Prabhakar|first=Hitha|title=Black Market Billions|year=2011|publisher=FT Press|isbn=0132180243|pages=107, 250|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DlfoGviNKSAC&pg=PA107&dq=%22Booster+bag%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YHnCUfLHIZGx4APZqYFw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Booster%20bag%22&f=false}}</ref> The bag used in relation to [[shoplifting]] is often made out of one of the shopping bags from the store the shoplifter is stealing from.<ref name="BMB" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Toobin|first=Jeffrey|title=The Best American Crime Reporting 2009|year=2009|publisher=Ecco|isbn=0061959219|page=278|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UUfaUWV1XpIC&pg=PA278&dq=%22Booster+bag%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YHnCUfLHIZGx4APZqYFw&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Booster%20bag%22&f=false}}</ref> Other versions of the bag can have the bottom removed, with the thief using this to place the bag over someone else's item. A mechanism within the bag will grab hold of the item, allowing the user to walk off with the other person's possessions. |
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Early versions of booster bags have been reported to have been in use as of 1877, with thieves of the time period hiding bags within their clothing to hide goods in.<ref>{{cite book|last=Segrave|first=Kerry|title=Shoplifting: A Social History|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0786450789|page=6|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RO97AeivuQwC&pg=PA6&dq=%22Booster+bag%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CXzCUeDdLNSq4AOUz4CoCg&ved=0CGMQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=%22Booster%20bag%22&f=false}}</ref> |
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A booster bag is a bag, box, or similar item used in relation to various kinds of theft. Some versions of the bag are lined with aluminum foil or other types of material in order to keep the store's theft sensors from detecting that an item is being taken from the store.[1] The bag used in relation to shoplifting is often made out of one of the shopping bags from the store the shoplifter is stealing from.[1][2] Other versions of the bag can have the bottom removed, with the thief using this to place the bag over someone else's item. A mechanism within the bag will grab hold of the item, allowing the user to walk off with the other person's possessions.
Early versions of booster bags have been reported to have been in use as of 1877, with thieves of the time period hiding bags within their clothing to hide goods in.[3]
References
- ^ a b Prabhakar, Hitha (2011). Black Market Billions. FT Press. pp. 107, 250. ISBN 0132180243.
- ^ Toobin, Jeffrey (2009). The Best American Crime Reporting 2009. Ecco. p. 278. ISBN 0061959219.
- ^ Segrave, Kerry. Shoplifting: A Social History. McFarland. p. 6. ISBN 0786450789.
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