Also I always steal skill books since the can be consumed almost instantly. But if you are wearing stolen armor they should be able to immediately spot it.
Some kind of premonition right? Well, this game could have a pain reflection so if you slap a man in a pub you feel his pain. So when I have a stolen bike, bring it to the pawnshop, the shopkeeper already knew its stolen. That is a story from a world of over-sensitive telepath society. That is going to be a funny game indeed.