According to CP24, Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto’s north end has just had a forced evacuation after the “sounds of gunshots”, according to police.
There isn’t much news on the situation but Police has said on Twitter that “Offices have confirmed a discharge”.
Police are telling people to avoid this area for the rest of the day.
We will keep you posted as this story develops.
Source: CP24
Here’s another retail crime story for you! CP24 is reporting that seven suspects entered a downtown department store and stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. As of now, two of the seven suspects have turned themselves, but police are still searching for the other five suspects.
The alleged theft took place on Dec. 1st at a department store in the area of Yonge and Queen streets in downtown Toronto. According to CP24 and police, seven suspects entered the department store wearing hoodies and masks and allegedly took several high-value Moncler jackets before fleeing the store.
The Police estimate that the value of the goods totalled around $14,000. This past Monday, investigators confirmed that two suspects have turned themselves in and are facing charges that include theft over $5,000 and a conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
While CP24 doesn’t name the store that got robbed, if you use reasonable deduction you can figure out that it was likely Saks, as they carry Moncler Jackets and are located at Yonge and Queen.
Source: CP24
We know you guys love a good retail crime story, so here’s an interesting one out of Toronto. According to the Toronto Star, a Man has been charged after buying 18 barbecues at a wrong price with fraudulent gift cards from Home Depot stores in the GTA. Not only were the gift cards fraudulent, the Star alleges that the man would buy the BBQ’s at a lower price and then flip them online for a huge markup.
Police allege that the man would enter a Home Depot remove the price tag from a $1,599 grill and then swap the tag out with a tag from a $219.99 grill – sneaky, sneaky.
According to the Toronto Star – Jefferey Wilson, 42, has been charged with 18 counts of fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime, over $5,000.
While we don’t normally post about crime, it seems as whenever we have an interesting shoplifting story our readers enjoy hearing about it.
CTV NEWS is reporting that a man who shoplifted from a convenience store in Toronto’s downtown core and broke his arms and legs when he fell 30 feet trying to evade staff from the store.
Police investigators told CTV News that a man stole lottery tickets from a Rabba store near the Rogers Centre. When employees noticed the theft, they gave chase. The man while fleeing opted to jump over a railing of a pedestrian bridge. Unfortunately for him, he misjudged the height of the jump and fell 30 feet. The fall ended up breaking his arms and legs. Reports say that although the fall was serious the man will recover.
Staff recovered the property.
Source: CTV NEWS