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...building is that is completely made of reflective glass and aggressive angles. Although it is fairly shocking to catch sight of yourself in the wall, the Hancock also reflects beautiful images of Trinity Church and Copley Square along with the posse of skaters who flock around the fountain next store and perch with the pigeons on the statue of Phillips Brooks. But back to the security issues. The Hancock is not exactly the site of surreptitious government activity or important UN operations--it's just a big building filled with insurance salesmen, but Mr. Guard seems to think that every...
...there. Starbucks latte to sooth the post-exam/second semester nerves while perusing a mini-bookstore of cheesy bestsellers? Yup. When entering Star for the first time, all troubles simply evaporate amidst the wafting scents of the fresh baked bread in the open air bakery. The huge store is an oasis of happiness; it is a whole new world where everything is possible and anything is edible. Half the store is a gigantic freezer filled with Ben and Jerry's ice cream--what could be better...
According to Eve Turner, the average shoplifterat a chain drugstore walks out with $22 in goodseach time. If these statistics are accurate, thenthe JFK Street CVS store prevents around $140 aday, or $50,000 a year, from being stolen. Turnerrefused to comment on the amount of actual losses...
Olyver Haynes says the Harvard Square TowerRecords store boasted a total of 341 detectedshoplifters in 1998. The number, which translatesto about 30 per month, includes a category Haynescalls "preventions"--that is, cases in which thewould-be perpetrator exhibits behavior such ashiding merchandise or removing security tags, butnever actually attempts to leave with themerchandise...
During one of their breaks, Pilgrim and fellowCoop store detective Justin M. Bristol make a tripto Tower Records to visit Haynes in the littlemaroon-doored room. The loss prevention agents, itseems, have their own little clique...