Alberta Mounties Nab 65 in Lululemon Theft Blitz

0:00It's April 14th. This is Calgary News today, powered by AI. Alberta Mounties just wrapped up a 10-day crackdown on retail theft, pulling in over $40,000 worth of stolen gear and nabbing, 65 people. This blitz hit stores hard last March, from the 10th to the 20th, with cops from spots like AirDry, Red Deer, and Fort McMurray teaming up to. Watch high risk areas. They worked right alongside store staff and lost prevention crews at places, selling everything from groceries to clothes and hardware. The hall was mostly fancy Lou Limon-Athleisure, the kind outfitting team candidate for the Olympics snagged before it could hit all my markets or shady, backroom deals. Folks caught were no strangers to trouble. Tin had active warrants, and 21 racked up over 30 priors each. Staff Sergeant Luke Halverson pointed out how these repeat offenders are turning shoplifting into something riskier, jacking up dangers for shoppers, and workers alike. Even as overall property crime dips in the province, retail hits keep climbing, so

1:03RCMPs using data to zero in. That intel led straight to a house raid in St. Albert, where they busted a 33-year-old dude with $26,500. More in Pilford, Lulu Limon-Threads. He's now facing charges for trafficking stolen property and possessing big ticket loot, showing how these ops rip allow to cut off fences at the source and keep shelves safer. That's wide.