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I have had towels stolen from the laundromat dryer.

So many times I have been ripped off or robbed, I sometimes think I have a sign on my back saying "rob me'.
One morning, while living in an apartment complex, I went out to start up my VW to go to work. Wouldn't start. Nothing. I walked back to the engine and oddly, there were dozens of matches on the ground. I open the engine lid to find the distributor wires hanging and a few other parts gone. Call the cops. The thieves left greasy fingerprints all over the back of the car, so they were dusted. Neighbor, who is normally extremely nosy and pushy, comes out to tell me and the police he had heard noises in the wee dark hours of the morning, but didn't go outside to look. Thanks, Bill.
We've had bikes taken from our backyard ( having to go thru our gate to get these bikes is what really ticks me off). I was robbed at knifepoint working in a convenience store. I've had stereos stolen out of the same VW, by kids who hung out at the convenience store I was robbed in.
And, a few years ago in this neighborhood, there was someone entering cars up and down the street taking whatever they could-mostly spare change but one person had their potato chips taken!!