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Vancouver police recommended 278 charges after a recent crackdown on shoplifting in the city, but in more than half of cases prosecutors declined to lay charges.
Over the course of a two-week anti-shoplifting blitz, Vancouver police arrested 138 people and recommended 125 criminal charges to Crown prosecutors.
The would-be thieves caused some $20,000 in damage to the shop and the business is set to lose thousands of dollars in sales while it closes to repair the entrance.
Vancouver police say they made 138 arrests and recovered nearly $37,000 in stolen merchandise over a two-week period in late April and early May.
The would-be thieves caused some $20,000 in damage to the shop and the business is set to lose thousands of dollars in sales while it closes to repair the entrance.