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On March 7, 2013 I was shopping in Jo-Ann's and another shopper kept asking me my advice on how to coordinate fabrics, flowers, etc. for an event. After following me all over the store, she stole my wallet from my purse. I immediately went to the cashier to report the incident, but was appalled at the manner in which store personnel handled the incident. The Manager told the Police that filed the report that I would be lucky if their Loss Prevention personnel responded as to what was seen on the surveillance camera because it was only for monitoring their employees! Do you still feel safe? I WILL NEVER shop at Jo-Ann's again! Ladies . . . don't believe that filing a Police Report is advantageous. It's not! After I contacted the Chief of Police and a Detective was placed on the case . . . it was a dead issue. Even after I did all of the leg-work for the Detective and provided him with dozens of stores where this woman was using my credit cards, exact transaction times, addresses, and store manager names . . . I JUST WASTED MY TIME! It isn't any wonder why theft continues to escalate to ridiculous heights! The stores don't care if it isn't their wallet or bottom line and the excuse of the police force is "we don't have the resources to work petty cases." Petty? Believe me, talk to others that have experienced Identity Theft and they will tell you "It's just like being raped!"