Just for a little humor.
A woman was coming home one day and saw a person tying to come through double doors in an old neighborhood type home. As she was helping him keeping the door open so he could get out, As she was doing this, she was saying to herself, that television looks a lot like mine. She then went upstairs and found her television missing.
This is a true story. My point is that on new construction sites, it's much easier to steal something as one does not know if they are delivering and or replacing an appliance until it is gone for good.
I agree the store owner should have been penalized for receiving solen property. I would tend to think he knew it was stolen because he paid $150 for a brand new $500 stove.
As they say on sportscenter, "come on man!!!!!!!!
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