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IN REXBURG...SHOPPING
CARTS ARE BEING "ACCIDENTALLY"
STOLEN. IT'S BECOMING AN
INCREASING PROBLEM FOR LOCAL
GROCERY STORES LIKE BROULIM'S.
JOINING US NOW IS
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER
STEVEN POPE. SO I HAVE TO
ASK, HOW DOES SOMEONE
"ACCIDENTALLY" STEAL A
SHOPPING CART? ANTHONY BYU-
IDAHO STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE
A CAR BUT LIVE NEARBY
BROULIM'S ARE WALKING HOME
WITH THEIR CARTS. THEY
MIGHT EVEN HAVE INTENTIONS OF
BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE
GROCERY STORE, BUT FOR
WHATEVER REASON THEY DON'T.
WHAT THESE STUDENTS DON'T
KNOW IS THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE
A 250 DOLLAR FINE, BECAUSE
IT'S JUST LIKE STEALING A TV
FROM WALMART.
"IT'S BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY
BIGGER PROBLEM BECAUSE A LOT
OF THE STUDENTS SEE OTHER
STUDENTS DOING IT AND SO THEY
FIGURE ITS OKAY TO TAKE THESE
CARTS OFF THE PREMISE AND USE
THEM TO WALK HOME,"EVERY DAY
KREED BOWMAN SPENDS 45 MINUTES
PATROLLING NEARBY APARTMENT
COMPLEXES IN SEARCH OF
BROULIM'S SHOPPING CARTS. WE
DROVE TO THE CLOSEST APARTMENT
COMPLEX, LA JOLLA APARTMENTS,
AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS A
STRAY SHOPPING CART."IT'S JUST
A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TO GO
AND PICK UP THESE CARTS SO WE
CAN HAVE THEM FOR OTHER
CUSTOMERS. WE DON'T HAVE A
HUGE SUPPLY OF CARTS HERE,""ON
AN AVERAGE WEEK, BROULIM'S HAS
TO TRACK DOWN 10-15 CARTS.
THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT,
BUT IT'S BECOMING AN
INCREASING PROBLEM.""IT COST A
LOT OF MAN POWER, AND TIME
ALSO TO GO AND PICKUP THE
CARTS,"BOWMAN SAYS STUDENTS
WHO TAKE THE CARTS HOME DON'T
REALIZE HOW IT IMPACTS THE
STORE."WE USUALLY ASK THEM TO
NOT TAKE THE CART OFF THE
PREMISE... IF THEY O TO BRING
THEM BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,"
BOWMAN SAYS ON MORE THAN ONE
OCCASION HE'S EVEN SEEN
BROULIM'S CARTS INSIDE OF
SOMEONE'S APARTMENT, AND THAT
OF COURSE ADDS TO THE AMOUNT
OF TIME HE SPENDS PATROLLING
FOR STRAY CARTS.
BROULIM'S SAYS THEY NEVER
HAVE AND NEVER WILL PROSECUTE
STUDENTS FOR UNINTENTIONALLY
STEALING THEIR SHOPPING CARTS.
BUT THEY'RE ASKING THAT
STUDENTS DON'T TAKE THE CARTS
OFF OF BROULIM'S PROPERTY...