Retail Theft

• Winnipeg woman faces 19 charges after string of shoplifting incidents: police

  The woman, 31, was the subject of an investigation into a shoplifting spree that police say totalled almost $10,000 in stolen merchandise over a nine-month period.

  Crime

  Sep 22
  
• Winnipeg police arrest suspect in rash of retail thefts

  Police allege the suspect would distract employees at stores throughout the city in order to steal items like lottery tickets and transit passes.

  Crime

  Apr 30
  
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• Winnipeg not the only Manitoba city inundated with retail theft, as Brandon cracks down

  Brandon, Man., police chief Tyler Bates says local police have been working on the problem -- with over 50 arrests made and $10,000 in property recovered in a recent crackdown.

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  Apr 3
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• ‘It was targeted’: Winnipeg collectibles store hit by thieves in costly break-in

  Despite the break-in, Curtis Howson says he's encouraged by the response from the community that his business has received since the incident.

  Crime

  Feb 26
• Brandon police crack down on retail theft

  The Brandon Police Service is two months into its retail theft initiative, and Chief Tyler Bates says early results show there is definitely a need for it.

  Crime

  Jan 23
• Downtown Halifax businesses want more support in fight against retail theft

  Police say they recovered more than 300 boxes of stolen merchandise from one person last month.

  Consumer

  Jan 15
• Winnipeg police arrest 2 in month-long string of commercial break-ins

  Investigation by the major crimes unit linked the two men to a rash of break-ins at more than 15 Winnipeg businesses, focused around the St. James and Provencher neighbourhoods.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2024
• More uniformed cops in busy holiday shopping areas: Winnipeg police

  Winnipeg police say they're launching a safe shopping campaign to kick off the holiday season and to prevent retail theft.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2024
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• Winnipeg store employee charged after armed confrontation with suspected shoplifter: police

  An employee of a Winnipeg store is facing charges after he was accused of sending a would-be thief to the hospital.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2024
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• Public safety, retail crime are ‘major concerns’ for British Columbians: poll

  The Research Co. poll of 1,200 people found that 55 per cent of those surveyed said the level of crime in their community has increased in the last four years.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2024