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Originally Posted by jollyburger
A high-end store in downtown Vancouver was reportedly targeted by thieves using bear spray Thursday night.
Vancouver police told CTV News Vancouver two men made off with at least $25,000 worth of goods from the Gucci store on Thurlow Street.
Officers said this has become a trend, with thieves using bear spray during crimes.
Earlier this week, Vancouver police announced they'd recovered $75,000 worth of stolen goods in the last 30 days and arrested about 200 offenders in a month-long anti-shoplifting campaign.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-gucci-st...ng-bear-spray-local-police-say-1.5702193 |
Apparently it's been more common in the US than we hear about in the press here. It's even got its own acronym - ORC - Organized Retail Crime, and the spate of recent Bay Area thefts is just more of a longer pattern. Here's a good
Wall Street Journal short video. Presumably the bear spray is the Canadian version - you can't buy a gun in Canadian Tire.
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