Retail Theft

• Halifax businesses applaud Ottawa’s tougher bail, sentencing laws aimed at retail theft

  The federal government says it's heard loud and clear that public safety is an 'issue of grave concern' and has brought in legislation.

  Canada

  Jun 25
  
• B.C. investing millions to target chronic property offenders

  The program, called the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative, will bring 12 new regional hubs, helping to reduce street disorder and crimes targeting local businesses

  Crime

  Jun 22
  
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• Ontario man caught with $1.5K in cheese, chocolate ran retail theft ring: police

  An Ontario man arrested for shoplifting over the weekend is being accused of running a retail theft ring that supplied businesses with specialty cheese products monthly.

  Crime

  May 13
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• Tens of thousands in stolen Lululemon clothes seized during RCMP retail blitz

  Mounties worked with several retailers, including hardware, grocery, liquor and clothing stores, along with malls across Alberta, to catch thefts in action over 10 days in March.

  Crime

  Apr 14
• Durham police arrest 64, lay over 150 charges in retail theft crackdown

  Durham police arrested more than 60 people in a five-week crackdown on retail theft. Nearly three dozen of the charges stem from incidents at the LCBO.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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.

  Crime

  Apr 3, 2025
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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, 2025
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• 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, 2025