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Armed man allegedly robs Home Depot in San Luis Obispo

October 17, 2024

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed Home Depot and threatened to kill an employee of the store.

The thief allegedly stole $3,700 worth of copper pipes from the home improvement store located in the Irish Hills Plaza. During the theft, the man pulled a knife on the employee and threatened to kill them, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.

Police are circulating a photo of the suspect, as well as the suspect’s getaway car. Investigators ask that anyone who can identify the man call Officer Donovan at (805) 594-8033.

 


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There must be more to this story. According to the victim’s website, a 10′ of 3/4″ type L copper pipe is $46 and weighs about 42 pounds. In round numbers, this is about $1 per pound. This means the suspect here stole 3700 pounds of pipe without regard to the pipe size. Even if he could get that much pipe to his car, there is no way that car carried 3700 pounds of anything.


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Says something about our economy when copper is more desirable than cash.


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Something is wrong here. According to the Home Depot website, a 10′ section of 3/4″ type L copper pipe is $46 and weighs about 42 pounds. In round numbers, this is about $1 per pound. This means the suspect here stole 3700 pounds of pipe. This would take many trips to the car to load without regard to the pipe size. In the photo he must have the pipe well concealed on his person, and there is no way that car carried 3700 pounds of anything.


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If the business model works… I doubt the SLOPD has a lot of time chasing $3,700. I’ve had about that stolen by the homeless in two thefts. I guess the difference is the knife. Still the hunter/gatherer culture is justified by the left.


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“Still the hunter/gatherer culture is justified by the left.”


Ohh so the criminals are “the left”? Does that mean you are voting for the felon, tax cheat who rapes with the right’s support?


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I would vote for Trump regardless of his legal status. 1) every major politician is a tax cheat, as is likely most people who have fudged a bit here and there, so get over it.

2) no rape was ever even remotely proven, as that sham accusation was a pathetic character attack.

3) his felony conviction will be overturned because that was also a joke of a trial.

I will vote for him because he is the only candidate that has any concern for America. Harris is profoundly unqualified to run a 7/11 let alone the country, so..there’s that.


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Depending on pipe size. About 100 pieces of pipe.


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Please vote for Proposition 36 YES to reverse the ridiculous Prop 47


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1st gen Scion xB model years 04-06. One of the slowest getaway cars you could possibly choose….especially loaded down with copper


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No reason for Home Depot to prevent it, they just recoup their loss in higher prices for those silly enough to pay for merchandise


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They got robbed again? What gets me, he had to have taken a bit of time loading $3700 worth of copper pipe into his car! Too bad the cops couldn’t get there quick enough. Or the employees didn’t try to sabotage this guys attempt to get away? You know, like put a handful of nails under his tires while he’s loading his car? do something! I mean what could he do at that point? Try to stab 5 guys while loading up the copper? It could have bought time for the Police to come. People are that desperate they are going to threaten someone’s life for copper pipe? Just insanity!


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Your point is well taken. Recently, about a month ago, I witnessed somebody walking out of Ralph’s in Madonna Plaza without paying. I spoke with one of the staff there and they told me that in six months they lost almost a half million dollars at that store alone and that theft is affecting all of their stores and corporate just raised prices about 2% to account for that loss.


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And isn’t that the real problem. They get away with stealing, and we all pay for it.

I would think the employees would be trained to deter stealing. Although, that Ralphs is the closest grocery to where a large homeless population hang out? Maybe instead of letting them steal, have a donation box where they can choose food from? And have someone there from SS to sign them up for EBT? That is a huge amount of $ for the store to lose each year! Cheaper to hire Security and train the employees!

Stealing because you are hungry is a problem that needs to be addressed. How about Ralphs put aside 1/2 that amount for donation. So when someone is caught stealing food, they stop him, then offer him a $25 certificate to “Buy” food? They may not steal next time, just because they are hungry, and instead of it being a loss, Ralphs has a write off? Just goes to show the very sad state of things these days!


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The staff there at ralphs don’t even care enough to keep tourists with their gross dogs out of the store (no not service animals).


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