# NPC Theft
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [January 11, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573 "2015-01-11T01:45:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Straume21](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Straume21)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573/1 "2015-01-11T01:45:38Z")
This may be more of a drawing board post, but it seems that whenever I leave my npc’s outside of my base in the city, they always end up fighting eyebots and getting killed by Policebots while I am inside the base. This, I understand, they must just really hate the law.
The problem is that whenever I try to bring them inside, they fill their pockets with whatever valuable loot I set down.
My question is if it’s possible to stop this from happening. Is there something I can do to prevent them from stealing things?
I guess that I could just put everything in crates and seal them up before they come in, but this is an annoying process.
I understand that I could just keep them out of the rooms I have valuable things stored in, but I’m wondering if anything can be done about their kleptomaniac tendencies.
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573/2 "2015-01-11T01:58:40Z")
There were lots of talks about this, yet no one ever gets to a conclusion. Supposedly there were going to be signs and stuff. Personally I don’t like it, but I can’t come up with a better idea.
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### Author:  [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573/3 "2015-01-11T02:12:31Z")
> [@StopSignal](#):
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> There were lots of talks about this, yet no one ever gets to a conclusion.
The big answer is, “This is something that is going to be fixed as NPC’s improve”.
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### Author:  [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573/4 "2015-01-11T02:30:32Z")
> [@Straume21](#):
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> Is there something I can do to prevent them from stealing things?
Shoot them on sight.
It doesn’t seem like a very nice thing to do, but most wandering NPCs are the sort of jerks who have it coming.
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### Author:  [@Straume21](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Straume21)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-theft/8573/5 "2015-01-11T06:10:26Z")
> [@Rivet](#):
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> [quote=“Straume21, post:1, topic:8573”]Is there something I can do to prevent them from stealing things?
Shoot them on sight.
It doesn’t seem like a very nice thing to do, but most wandering NPCs are the sort of jerks who have it coming.[/quote]
but… but… i hlove tlhem