RCMP arrests over 30 shoplifters after partnership between retail stores
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PRINCE GEORGE— Last week, the Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit and Problem Oriented Policing Team ran a series of “Boost and Bust” projects aimed at curbing retial theft.
Police officers partnered with Superstore, Pine Centre Mall, and Parkwood mall. Working with the retailers security investigators arrested 33 people and recovered over $4500 worth of product between the three locations.
“The goal of the Boost and Bust projects is to assist retail outlets in Prince George that are feeling the effects of repeated theft, by targeting shoplifters with the assistance of the Loss Prevention Officers already working in these locations,” states Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.
In 2023, Boost and Bust projects undertaken by the Downtown Safety Unit resulted in around 70 arrests. Through partnering with retail stores and with the addition of the Oriented Policing Team, these two units have surpassed 60 arrests in the first quarter of 2024. In instances where people have been arrested in more than one Boost and Bust project, police state that the information is included in the Report to Crown Counsel for consideration during the charge approval process.
