Violent Shoplifting
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‘It hurts bigger’: Vancouver small businesses hit hard by shopliftingWhile big box retail chains struggle with repeat and often violent shoplifting, small businesses say theft is also hitting them hard, and some merchants won’t tolerate it.CrimeOct 19, 2023
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Almost half of VPD files in recent shoplifting crackdown not sent to CrownProject Barcode netted 217 arrests between Feb. 15 and March 10, and the VPD said 278 criminal charges were recommended to Crown counsel.CrimeSep 14, 2023
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‘Vile behaviour’: Retail chain demands accountability for B.C. shoplifting violenceRetail violence has increased by 500 per cent over four years, according to London Drugs’ loss prevention general manager.CrimeAug 29, 2023
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Vancouver shoplifting crackdown nets 138 arrests including 14 repeat offendersOver the course of a two-week anti-shoplifting blitz, Vancouver police arrested 138 people and recommended 125 criminal charges to Crown prosecutors.CrimeMay 16, 2023
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‘Worst I have ever seen it’: Vancouver business owner says city not taking crime seriouslyProperty crime was down citywide last year, but police have documented increases in smashed windows and violent crime, including assaults, random attacks and robberies.CrimeMar 4, 2022
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Vancouver police arrest 3 people after unrelated shoplifting incidents turn violentRecent enforcement blitzes in the Cambie corridor and the Renfrew-Collingwood area netted 22 and 15 shoplifters respectively, according to police.CrimeFeb 2, 2022
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3 arrested after gun allegedly pulled during ice cream theft at Vancouver supermarketPolice say they arrested three people after one of them allegedly pulled a gun in a dispute over $21 worth of stolen ice cream from a downtown grocery store.CrimeNov 10, 2021
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Video captures another violent altercation at downtown Vancouver supermarketIt happened just before 5 p.m. at the IGA on Robson street, the same grocery store that's seen repeated violence in recent months.CrimeApr 24, 2021
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‘It’s the Wild West’: Vancouver grocery store owner says violent incidents out of controlOn Monday night around 8 p.m. a fight broke out between a man and staff at the IGA store on Robson Street after the man had allegedly tried to steal some coffee.CrimeFeb 25, 2021
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Man pleads guilty to robbery where downtown Vancouver shop owner was stabbedGidu Nam, who owns the 888 Mini Market on Beach Avenue, told Global News he had to take time off work after the Oct. 21 incident.CrimeSep 18, 2020
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