News & Politics - Thief runs away with hundreds of bridal gowns

migamoo · 09-01-2004, 03:36 PM

From CNN.

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Thief runs away with hundreds of bridal gowns
Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Posted: 7:33 AM EDT (1133 GMT)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Call it the case of the runaway bridal gowns.

Hundreds of wedding dresses worth more than $230,000 were stolen from a store in the city's upscale South Granville neighborhood, police said.

Investigators were seeking clues at consignment shops, wedding stores and other businesses after the heist was discovered Monday at Lisange Wedding World.

Police Inspector Tim Laidler said he had never heard of so many dresses being stolen at once.

"What are you going to do with 300 wedding dresses?" Laidler said. "They're going to have a lot of problems selling them.

"It's not something you can sell at a flea market ... It's not the sort of thing you buy off the back of a truck."

Besides the wedding dresses, 150 bridesmaids' dresses, 150 nightgowns and small amounts of jewelry, shoes, and computer equipment were stolen after alarm wiring in the ceiling was cut and the front door smashed, police said.

None of the stolen dresses was reserved for a wedding, so there won't be any unhappy brides, and only dresses up for sale were taken, owner Gavin Chio said. Rental dresses were left on the racks.

I really wanted to know what the person was thinking when they did this.

***Raonaild*** · 09-01-2004, 10:36 PM

LOL, when reading this thread, I get a Google Ad advertising www.bridalonlinestore.com. Coincidence? I think not.

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"What are you going to do with 300 wedding dresses?" Laidler said. "They're going to have a lot of problems selling them.

"It's not something you can sell at a flea market ... It's not the sort of thing you buy off the back of a truck."

He forgot mail order from a website ...

Charlize'sAngel · 09-02-2004, 03:23 PM

Maybe he just likes dressing up in them...

CrabbyCancer69 · 09-02-2004, 05:09 PM

Maybe he's Jennifer Lopez's personal shopper

pacifierrocks · 09-02-2004, 08:02 PM

maybe it was one woman who was just a bridesmaid way too many times and decided that if she wasn't going to have a wedding dress, then no one will.


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