24 h. ago SPORTUN: Tackling the growing threat of organized retail theft

What was once perceived as mere shoplifting has now evolved into a sophisticated and dangerous criminal enterprise

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37 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Vaughan trio charged in violent Markham robbery

Three Vaughan men have been charged following a violent robbery in a Markham parking lot last week. York Regional Police said officers responded on March at 5 p.m. to a parking lot in the Woodbine Ave.-Yorktech Dr. area for a report of a robbery. Officers arrived at the scene and learned that the victim had […]

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1 week ago Toronto Crime Stoppers offers $500 reward for retail theft tips: ‘This is no longer shoplifting’

Toronto Crime Stoppers is offering an enhanced $500 reward for tips while launching an Organized Retail Theft and Illicit Trade Awareness Campaign. Tips received between March 7 and June 6 will be eligible for the reward. “What has become increasingly clear is that this is no longer shoplifting,” Toronto Crime Stoppers Chair Sean Sportun said […]

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1 week ago ‘It’s really bad’: Vancouver forum on fighting retail crime draws hundreds

The event drew representatives from across the country, and came amid a growing focus on organized retail theft and incidents that have increasingly resulted in violence.

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man, 2 teens cuffed after crackdown on ‘violent’ carjackings

Two teens and a 20-year-old from Toronto are facing a slew of charges in a Toronto Police carjacking probe. Police said the holdup squad started an investigation earlier this year into a series of “violent” robberies involving a group of suspects allegedly linked to six carjackings and two thefts between Jan. 23 and Feb. 22. […]

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3 w. ago Seven people, including teens, face charges after violent swarming in Downtown Edmonton

“Sadly, the 32-year-old male is unlikely to recover from his injuries, and he and his family will be managing the life-long impacts of this attack"

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3 w. ago Ontario city is second worst for violent crime in Canada and Toronto is way down the list

International headlines about Toronto's car theft issue and rising rates of crime in general may give the impression that the city, being Canada's biggest, is the country's hotspot for serious offences.But, at least when it comes to violent crime, a new study actually puts Toronto quite far down the list of the worst places in Canada, coming behind 23 other cities and also the national average for select metropolitan areas.The study, from the Fraser Institute, compared crime trends across cities and provinces, but also in Canada versus the U.S. It analyzed locales with 100,000 or more people, looking mostly at StatCan data from between 2019 and 2022 and using the metric of average incidents per 100,000 residents annually.The findings were somewhat surprising.Out of the Great White North's five most major cities, Calgary had the worst stats, coming in 11th out of 36 places ranked. Vancouver was somewhat better, in 16th when ...

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4 w. ago Violent Crime and Retail Theft Initiative to receive an additional 12 officers this spring

Retail crime continues to plague Manitoba despite enhanced efforts like the retail crime initiative. The province is planning to stop up measures once again.

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4 w. ago Constellation Brands Announces Departure of E. Yuri Hermida, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Strategy Officer

Mallika Monteiro to serve as interim Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, in addition to her current responsibilities as Executive Vice President, Managing Director – Beer Brands ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, today announced that E. Yuri Hermida, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & […]

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