Kansas City Biz Suspects Local Facebook Marketplace Fencing After Robbery

And it just occurred to TKC that some people might not know that term . . . 

A fence (as a noun) refers to a person who receives or deals in stolen goods. Fence (as a verb) means to sell stolen goods to a fence. A fence will pay a below market price for the stolen goods and then attempt to resell them and make a large profit.

And here's the alleged tech application of that enterprise . . .

They spotted their stolen items for sale on Facebook Marketplace.

“We recognize our merchandise because there are no other stores with the same kind of merchandise that we have. So my daughter was scrolling on Facebook and she found that and sent me a text, ‘Is this our stuff? Are these our boots? Those were our boots. Are those our jeans?” she explained.

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Recently burglarized KC business find stolen items on Facebook Marketplace