Shoplifting

• 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
  
• Vernon store owner shocked after being targeted in unusual shoplifting incident

  RCMP said they are investigating the shoplifting incident, but so far no arrests have been made.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2025
  
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• Shoplifting on the rise in B.C., but one group says stores have given up reporting

  Save Our Streets in B.C. told Global News that stats show a decrease in certain crimes but that is because many people and businesses have given up reporting to authorities.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2025
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• Halifax-area grocer has more than 50 security cameras to fight shoplifting

  A recent Statistics Canada report finds shoplifting of $5,000 and under has increased, and a Halifax-area grocery store says it's becoming evident. 

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2024
• 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, 2024
• Kingston police looking for suspect after bulletproof vest stolen

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

  Crime

  May 1, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
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• ‘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, 2024
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• 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, 2024