On January 11th, 2013, police were called to Shoppers Drug Mart in Port Moody after they received a call alerting them of shoplifting. Two men were spotted stealing 17 bottles of perfume worth $900. He was found a few blocks away from the store. To steal the items, the two men placed the bottles of perfume into his son's stroller. Also in the stroller was a notebook depicting a shopping list of things to steal, and locations to target. He is currently arrested.This scenario brings the idea of shoplifting to a new low. Prior to this, I have only heard of people putting items into their pockets, or purses, but never strollers. It is not appropriate to involve a young child in this, as he may remember this event and do this later on in his life. This article relates to Law 12 as shoplifting is against the law. Also, this man was known to police for property crimes. Thus, the infractions committed by this man are larger than that of shoplifting. As a repeat offender, he may possibly get a larger penalty.
Source: The Province
While his methods were clever, it is also unsettling to see people using something as innocent as a child's stroller as a factor in committing felonies. Interesting post!
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