Winnipeg police say they've arrested the alleged leader of a retail theft crime ring, accusing him of having a hand in recruiting several shoplifters to steal brand-name power tools. The ringleader would purchase the tools through a third-party and resell them at a profit, the release said. He's been released on an undertaking and is slated to appear in court at a later date, the release said. The 23 shoplifting incidents — which happened in a three-month-period ending on March 12, the day the man was arrested — all involved the theft of brand-name tools and power tools, police said. The investigations that led to this arrest and the one into the alleged shoplifting ringleader were not related, Chancy said.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2026 14:50 UTC