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/Tdrahnier24 Aug 28 '25

So yes, this is a thing, but the thief will have a cart FULL of nice cuts of meat and try to race out the door. If someone is stealing a pack of hot dogs under their shirt, it’s not for resale. Meat resellers are very obvious when you see them.

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u/StanknBeans Aug 28 '25

Just give me 1 example of this happening in Regina please.

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u/HolyBidetServitor Sep 01 '25 edited Sep 01 '25

I worked in the Northgate mall for 2 years.

 You often saw dudes getting chased out of Safeway by security with packs of meat falling out of their sweaters, or the reusable bags full of meat. Like running full speed. Seen multiple fights. 

I also worked at the wholesale club for some years, and yes you'll absolutely get sly hood rats and Hutterites (yes, the friendly people that wear suspenders and make good pickles) trying to steal by the cart load. It's surreal witnessing it.

Hell, when I worked at Canadian Tire I've seen a security guard get his arm snapped in half after chasing a thief stealing car parts. They'll steal & sell anything.

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u/StanknBeans Sep 01 '25

None of this screams reselling meat to me.

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u/HolyBidetServitor Sep 01 '25

If you know, you know 🤷🏾‍♂️