A group of three children worked together to steal my phone
A group of Georgian children (aged roughly 10–14) came into my shop. Two of them engaged me in a fake inquiry about my merchandise to draw my attention away, while another child took the opportunity to steal my iPhone 15 Pro Max, which I had left on the counter. My security camera captured the incident; although the specific spot on the counter where the phone was sitting falls into a blind spot, the footage clearly shows the child taking something from the counter and hiding it. When I went to report the theft, the police had me sign a document. The interpreter explained that the police would first register the phone as "lost" before proceeding with a search. I clarified that it wasn't lost—it was stolen—but both the police and the interpreter insisted that this is the standard procedure here. Furthermore, the police never showed up today to review the security footage. Is this normal?
In fact, a few kids would frequently drop by my shop—every few days or so—to ask about various items, yet they never ended up buying anything. Looking back, I realize now that they were actually there to shoplift; they must have made off with quite a few of my products. (Of course, that’s partly on me for being foolish and not keeping a close enough eye on my own phone! 😂) It makes me wonder: don’t these children have any parental supervision? They look like they’re still in school—carrying their backpacks and everything—so you’d never suspect them of being thieves.