On the Trail of a Criminal Mastermind

So, now that the Adult Ed folks have moved out of the building, it turns out that they may not have been responsible for every misuse of the kitchen. In fact, since they moved out the pace of refrigerated-food thefts has picked up.

There were some yogurts pilferred earlier this summer (at least 2), but the current crime wave began yesterday when little Rachel, Virginia's adorable daughter, found that her lime yogurt was missing from the fridge, ruining her highly anticipated breakfast. Yesterday also saw the theft of Allison's fruit from the fridge.

Then today someone stole Katherine's Breadworks sandwich...opening one of the fridge drawers and ripping open the bag to get at it. No one is safe.

So, we've been putting our heads together (and our collective criminal investigation skills), and while we can't confidently identify the culprit, we've got a pretty good suspect...who happens to be suspiciously innocent-looking.

She's perhaps the quietest, most polite person to be found around LAJC's offices. She's also the smallest--certainly capable of creeping around unseen. And her frequent presence at LAJC during the work-day has coincided with the departure of the adult ed folks and the current crime wave.

That's right...angelic little Rachel.

You might think it couldn't be her, since her own yogurt was stolen yesterday. ...or was it? Maybe it was just a devilishly clever diversion. (Reinforced by the cute little WANTED flier posted on the fridge door this morning.) Hmm.

Not to accuse anyone, of course. There are competing theories as to the identity of the culprit (or culprits). But Rachel is certainly a "person of interest" at this point.

As high as the stakes are, no one can hide behind a spotless, innocent, guileless reputation.