Trader Joe's Combats Petty Theft with Cheerful Chalkboard Sign

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The Trader Joe's in Cobble Hill has tackled its ongoing crime problem the same way Trader Joe's handles everything: By putting up a cute, hand-written sign. Last month we saw Whole Foods on the Bowery take the same approach, only they had the Fifth Precinct post official warnings stamped with the NYPD seal.
· Trader Joe's Warns About Crime Wave with Nice Hand-Letterd Sign [McBrooklyn]
· If You Leave an Unattended Bag at Whole Foods, It Will Disappear [Racked NY]
· Undercover Cops Nab Purse-Snatcher at Trader Joe's Brooklyn [Racked NY]