theft
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Ask LH: Am I Allowed To Secretly Film Roommates Suspected Of Stealing?
7Dear Lifehacker, I live in an apartment with three flatmates and I suspect one of them may be stealing from me. The problem is, I don’t know which one! Am I allowed to set up a surveillance camera without telling them? What are the laws around this?
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Keep Your Bike’s Serial Number Handy In Case Of Theft
Everyone knows a car has its own unique identification number. Fewer might know that most bicycles have them too. Before you take yours out, write down the serial number and keep it somewhere safe in case yours gets stolen.
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How To Identify A Counterfeit Note
There has been a rash of counterfeit banknotes doing the rounds in Sydney over the past month, with police warning NSW businesses to be extra vigilant. Here are some detection tips from the NSW Fraud and Cybercrime Squad that will help you to stick with legal tender.
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Shoplifting Is Costing You $290 A Year
As any armchair anarchist will tell you, shoplifting doesn’t cost retail stores anything, because they factor the cost of stolen goods into their pricing — if nobody stole, we’d be giving them money for free. While this viewpoint is more than a little dubious, it can’t be denied that Australians get slugged with a pretty…