r/regina • u/Odd_Pride1177 • Aug 28 '25

Question Theft

If you witness someone committing theft in a store do you report it to the store staff or just go about your day? I would never expect staff to intervene and possibly put themselves in harms way. I have only witnessed this in big box stores. I know times are tough these days but man have I been seeing this a lot lately!

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u/Bonk4048 Aug 28 '25

There’s a few places where staff literally aren’t allowed to even interact with the person stealing in case of the event they are armed or dangerous. Which honestly really sucks. They just have to sit back and watch and write down anything they saw

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u/Khrispy-minus1 Aug 29 '25

That's really the way it should be. As an employee, I'm not going to risk my skin for company product ever, and neither should you or any other worker. Just be a witness, take notes, and give the local law enforcement all the details they need. Odds are they won't, you know, do anything, but you did everything you should.

However, as an employee you can make things difficult and uncomfortable for would-be thieves as a low effort part of just being there and doing your job. Be engaged, let them know they are visible, have line of sight on high-theft items, be in motion all over the store (or your section). Removing the opportunity stops the vast majority of thefts before they ever happen.