Police make one of Calgary's biggest seizures of stolen goods ever - Police seize over $1.5M in Stolen Property
One man is in custody - and more arrests are expected - after police seized a massive stash of stolen property, one of the largest ever in Calgary, with enough goods to fill five tractor trailers to the brim. Officers are still compiling a full inventory of all the sporting goods, beauty products, clothing, household appliances, snow blowers, log splitter and tanning bed seized in southeast Calgary. Insp. Nancy Farmer was at a loss when attempting to describe the incredible volume of stolen property, obtained from a suspected organized crime ring. "It's just insurmountable," Farmer said. "The list is endless."

Following a months-long investigation, police executed search warrants at a home, garage, vehicle and three storage facilities in southeast Calgary. They discovered upwards of $1.5 million worth of goods, much of it stolen from local retailers over the past 18 months.

"The property seizure appears to be a textbook example of organized retail crime," said Const. Lara Sampson, of the retail crime unit. "Most of the goods were new, in boxes, in packaging with retail tags, and they were taken directly from commercial break-and-enters or sophisticated organized retail shoplifting."

Storage facilities now housing the mountain of stolen goods look like retail warehouses. Household appliances, from ventilation equipment to hot water heaters, remain in their original boxes, stacked on top of one another. Racks upon racks of clothing are clustered in one storage area with pants, purses and boots stacked behind them. Cody William Scott, a 28-year-old Calgary man, has been charged with several counts of possession of stolen property worth more than $5,000. Police expect to make more arrests.

Police say a lot of the items were brand new and were from retail businesses in the city. They believe half of the property was stolen over an 18 month period and the rest was acquired through organized retail crime offences. calgaryherald.con ctvnews.ca
 

Two youths connected to armed robbery at Barrie store
City police have arrested one youth in connection with an armed robbery at a Barrie Mac's store Monday.
On Tuesday at 8:20 p.m., a 17-year-old male was arrested. Police have also identified a 12-year-old male from Barrie.

Two armed males wearing Guy Fawkes masks had entered the Huronia Road store and demanded cash at 11:10 p.m. Monday. City police say both were wearing white, 'anonymous'-style masks when they demanded the clerk hand over cash in the register. One was armed with a small, blue 18-20 inch baseball bat, approximately 1-2 inches in diameter, police said, with second male brandishing a large knife. Police say the pair stole Canadian money and a few packages of cigarettes, then fled. The store clerk was not injured. thebarrieexaminer.com