Shoplifting claim against Osborne

[Suitman]

Apparantly, just on the news. Something about not paying for everything at a Woolies store at the self serve counter.
I'd think there'd be some mistake for sure. Even Denis wouldn't do that.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/osbornes-49-grocery-mishap/story-e6frexni-1225883310213

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[JoeyJoJo83]

PAUL Osborne cannot remember what groceries he bought. Nor the DVD that brought his Woolworths haul to $49. ``But I certainly didn't mean to walk out without paying,'' the Parramatta chief executive insists. ``It was simply one of those honest mistakes a thousand people like me have made.''
The Daily Telegraph can reveal an ``extremely embarrassed'' Osborne _ a former police officer and noted charity worker _ is fighting a $300 shoplifting infringement notice after failing to pay for groceries at Dural Woolworths on May 27.
According to a written submission to Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione asking that the matter be withdrawn, Osborne selected 11 items before proceding to a self-service checkout where each one was scanned and placed into a bag.
The combined cost was $49.18, with CCTV footage then showing him leaving without paying.
``And it was simply an honest mistake,'' Osborne continues.
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``This is a store I visit three times every week. I simply went in to buy some dinner for my kids and got them a DVD too.
``A couple of weeks later some police came to my door because of shoplifting. Obviously I was embarrassed and went straight to the shop to pay up.''


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/osbornes-49-grocery-mishap/story-e6frexni-1225883310213

 

[sooperdooper]

surely an easy mistake... i have made that one myself.
I thought it had scanned and it didnt..

 

[NorthShoreEel]

He isnt the first person to do that. Witnessed it at Lane Cove about 3 weeks ago myself. I shouted out to the woman, as she walked away (talking on her mobile). Not concentrating.

I wonder if Ozzy was possibly doing the same thing....

 

[Suitman]

surely an easy mistake... i have made that one myself.
I thought it had scanned and it didnt..

Yep, storm in a tea cup.
Can't wait to see what the Telegraph do with it though. :lol:

Suity

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Done this at the petrol station a couple of times. Not hard to do in this day and age.

 

[Stagger eel]

FMD!!!!!! :lol::lol:

yes, I've done it myself.

 

[eels81236]

Apparantly, just on the news. Something about not paying for everything at a Woolies store at the self serve counter.
I'd think there'd be some mistake for sure. Even Denis wouldn't do that.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/osbornes-49-grocery-mishap/story-e6frexni-1225883310213

Suity

:lol: I bet he is honoured that you think so highly of him...

 

[Gronk]

Those self serve scanner thingys ? He forgot to swipe his card ? Haha, yeah I'd do that.

How'd they track him down ? I guess they recognized him from the CC footage.

 

[Stagger eel]

i've made a similar mistake where I didn't scan all the items and then I'm standing there with the customer service person trying to work out what I didn't scan, it was quite embarrassing but an honest mistake.

 

[Jake the snake]

Wow, people are dying around the world from Wars and floods and this is the best news that the media can come up with?? What is this world coming to???

 

[MarkInTheStands]

and that is why I wont use the self serve scanners. Personally I like speaking to person, I work with computers so often.

 

[gUt]

Quick someone call 4 Corners

 

[strider]

my mum once walked out of a store with a pizza cutter in her hand, totally forgot she had it ...... never got caught or anything, didn't realise she had it until she got to her car and was then too embarrassed to go back and pay .... we've never let her live it down :badgrin:

but seriously - i was just driving in the car and this was the first news item on their news - fmd! nothing else going on in the world today?

 

[hybrideel]

I've never done this but i have done it the other way round. Paid for something then forget to take it off the counter. How this is newsworthy i have no idea

 

[Gronk]

F*ck em. They make you scan your own stuff these days so they can employ less staff and then the send the S.W.A.T team after you if you get it wrong ?

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[Jake the snake]

Seriously instead of sending two police officers (TAX PAYERS MONEY) around why didn't the Woolies manager go around and just tell him on the quiet??

 

[Stagger eel]

it's a wonder he doesn't do it often, he's got about 15 kids and is a CEO of an NRL club...you wouldn't think he'd have other things on his mind??

 

[strider]

if he has to pay the $300 fine then he better f'n get his $49 that he eventually paid back!! ... why pay a $300 fine for stealing AND pay for your stuff?!

 

[Casper The Ghost]

I have done it a few times too. All unintentional. Usually the littlest one is sitting in the kids seat in the trolley only to find a few things laying around her or under her when unloading in the car. A few times the kids seat was closed but had things like seeweed wraps slid down the side and were not noticed.