Burnaby RCMP bust 46 people for shoplifting in four days at Metrotown mall

BURNABY (NEWS 1130) — Mounties in Burnaby have arrested nearly 50 people and recovered $4,800 worth of goods stolen from the Metrotown shopping centre.

Police spent four days searching for shoplifters at Metrotown and by the time they were done, 46 arrests had been made.

Charges were recommended against 27 people under the initiative called “Boost and Bust.”

The program included the execution of three outstanding warrants for unrelated crimes.

“Shoplifting and theft negatively affect our entire community,” Corporal Mike Kalanj says in a release. “By arresting prolific offenders and disrupting this type of criminal activity, we have eased the concerns of many people and businesses in our community.”