Image: Mission RCMP / Two suspects with a history of stealing high-value items from retail stores in the Lower Mainland were arrested by the Mission RCMP last Friday, June 9 after they tried to make off with over $2,000 in baby formula. The baby formula was returned to the store in Mission. A female who had already been banned from the store was the ringleader, but an alert loss prevention officer at the store tipped off police.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Mission RCMP arrests repeat shoplifters

Mission RCMP arrests repeat shoplifters who stole over $2K in baby formula

Jun 13, 2023 | 9:49 AM

MISSION — Two suspects with a reported history of high-value shoplifting from various stores throughout the Lower Mainland couldn’t elude the Mission RCMP in their latest attempt at theft last week.

In a Facebook post from the Mission RCMP detachment, Mounties reported that on Friday, June 9, a loss prevention officer from a retail store in Mission advised them that a female who was already banned from the store had just left after stealing over $2,000 worth of baby formula.

The female and a male, both in their 40s, were stopped by Mission RCMP after attempting to leave in a pickup truck.

According to Mission RCMP, the couple was arrested for theft, and police recovered the formula and returned it to the store. The suspects have a history of high-value shoplifting from various communities throughout the Lower Mainland.

Mission RCMP arrests repeat shoplifters who stole over $2K in baby formula

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