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
  
• 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
  
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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
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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