Blotter: More than 120 bras stolen from lingerie store

More than 120 bras were reported stolen
from a lingerie store Saturday, leaving store management personnel scratching
their heads and wondering how someone could have slipped out of the store with
the merchandise unnoticed.

A store manager reported the theft on
Saturday, and an officer was dispatched to the store at about 3 p.m. in the
2200 block of S. Interstate 35E.

The manager told the officer at least
127 bras were taken from a bin located in the store. He also told the police
officer that none of the employees saw anyone take the merchandise or noticed
anything that appeared to be suspicious, the police report stated.

The store manager told the officer that
the theft happened between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Officers requested all of the store’s
recorded security camera footage, and the case was still under investigation.

 

Other
reports

2100
block of East McKinney Street — An officer
found a man and woman sleeping inside of a car and ran a welfare check on them
after he noticed the car’s body was damaged and the windshield smashed.

According to the police report, the man
and woman told the officer they were homeless. They said they were sleeping in
the parking lot to “sober up” before driving to a nearby shelter, the report
stated.

The officer ran a background check on
the two adults and found that the man had outstanding arrest warrants. The
officer arrested and handcuffed the man.

The officer also found a bag of
marijuana in the car that the man confessed to owning. After placing the man in
the back of the squad car, the man began beating his head on the window,
knocking it out of its frame, the police report stated.

The man didn’t appear to be injured and
was transported to jail.

1000
block of Dallas Drive — A man reported Saturday that his
$6,500 motorcycle had been stolen. The man told police that the vehicle was
stolen sometime between Thursday and Saturday. The man told police that his
motorcycle was a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 and in fair condition. Officers don’t
have any suspects and the theft was still under investigation.

— John D. Harden

 

Denton
County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading
to an arrest in these or other crimes. Callers will remain anonymous. Call
1-800-388-TIPS (8477). Reach the Denton police narcotics tip line at
940-565-5801.

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My lingerie model past got me fired

Tiffany Webb thought her past as a lingerie model more than 17 years ago was behind her, but those racy photos caught up to her. Webb’s attorney Stewart Karlin says the New York State Department of Education terminated Webb’s employment from Murry Bergtraum High School last year, because scantily clad photos of her are still on the Internet.

The New York Post has the photos that allegedly got Webb fired from her job as a school guidance counselor.  
Webb, who has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, says she disclosed her lingerie modeling when she was hired and is now suing the Department of Education for wrongful termination, sex discrimination and violation of her First Amendment rights.


Webb’s situation brings up a lot of questions about how you can protect yourself. 



Gloria Allred is one of the most famous employment attorneys in the nation today. Allred says the sad truth is that most employees can be fired for any reason, as long as it’s not discriminatory.


”Often employees have less rights than they think they do, less protection,” said Allred. “Most states are what we call “at will” employment states, and an employer in those states can terminate an employee, who is not under a contract, due to activities the employee may have been involved in their past. They cannot discriminate based on race or gender or age or religion, and in some states, sexual orientation. So, they do have to apply their rules equally.”


Contracted employees and government workers such as teachers may have more protections than an “at will” employee, but Allred says those protections are not absolute.


”It varies state by state. and it varies based on if a teacher is tenured or not.  Tenured teachers may posses a property right in continued employment and so they have a vested right to permanent employment. Often there are clauses that may constitute grounds for termination even though they were tenured,” said Allred.


Webb’s attorney says his client was fired just days before she was to be granted tenure. 
  
So what can employees do to prevent something like this? 
  
”If they fail to disclose, if they are asked point-blank and they fail to disclose, or mislead, then later if the employer finds out, it may be a basis for terminating the employment; especially if they’re at will.  If they have disclosed, and are nevertheless hired, it still depends on whether the employee is “at will” or whether or not there’s a contract or collective bargaining agreement in place,” said Allred.


Allred says the key is to avoid behavior you may regret later in life. 
  
”Don’t do anything that you would not want to be presented with in a court of  law years later. In other words, don’t do anything that you might wish later that you had never done because it could have a negative impact on you economically, socially, politically emotionally, or in any way,” said Allred.


If you ever find yourself fired for reasons you don’t agree with, Allred says it never hurts to consult with an attorney.

“My advice is: if you are terminated and you think it might be wrong that you were terminated, do go to attorney no matter who you are. Try to seek the advice of an attorney.  You may have rights, or you may find out you don’t. If you have a question in your mind, you think it was wrong, at least go seek the advice of an attorney and find out if you do have any rights, and if so, if they are worth pursuing or not,” said Allred.

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