Shoplifting

• B.C. RCMP arrest 4, recover $5,400 of stolen clothes in mall shoplifting crackdown

  Police said in one case, two men walked away from a store with two racks worth of athletic clothing worth about $3,500.

  Crime

  Aug 22
  
• Kingston police looking for suspect after bulletproof vest stolen

  Suspect also made off with two paintball guns, police say.

  Crime

  May 1
  
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• 172 people arrested as police target ‘organized retail crime’ in Vaughan

  Police said Wednesday that they have laid 358 charges and recovered more than $150,000 worth of stolen property. 

  Crime

  Apr 24
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• Accused shoplifter charged hours after release from arrest: Kingston police

  Police say the same suspect had been released from custody with conditions following an arrest for allegedly shoplifting at a business in city's midtown area the previous day.

  Crime

  Apr 19
• ‘It hurts’: Richmond business says repeat thefts costing hundreds of dollars a week

  Repeated thefts from the New Empire Supermarket in Richmond are costing the family business hundreds of dollars a week, and they say police have been little help.

  Crime

  Apr 2
• Suspect caught shoplifting, linked to broader case and jailed, Winnipeg police say

  Wednesday afternoon, officers were told about a known man who was seen shoplifting sunglasses as a part of the Retail Theft Initiative, authorities said.

  Crime

  Mar 21
• Loblaw testing grocery receipt scanners. Can customers refuse?

  Canadian grocery giant Loblaw confirmed to Global News that it is testing receipt scanners at four of its stores in Ontario as part of a pilot project to stop retail theft.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Police charge 27-year-old man following robbery, assault at Regina business

  A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged following a shoplifting incident which involved a weapon at a local business on Sunday.

  Crime

  Feb 5
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• Suspect fills cooler bag at Kingston, Ont., liquor store, doesn’t pay: police

  Police in Kingston, Ont., are seeking a suspect who filled a cooler bag with liquor at an LCBO outlet Saturday afternoon then left without paying.

  Crime

  Jan 29
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• Charges laid after shoplifting reported in Guelph’s west end

  Police say a pair from Guelph were caught with $200 worth of trading cards, plus over $800 worth of controlled substances after trying to shoplift from a business on Friday.

  Crime

  Jan 15