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Ont. Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up Home Depot shoplifter

Premier Doug Ford confronted a suspected shoplifter over stolen items at a Toronto Home Depot, threatening physical action after the man refused to open his bag, Ford said.

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford reported that he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter during a summer incident.
  • Ford claimed a man left the store with stolen items while security guards were instructed not to intervene.
  • At the Empire Club in Toronto, Ford recounted threatening the man to show what was in his bags.
  • Ford stated, 'If I ever see him in the parking lot, he's going to get a beating like he's never got before.
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Global NewsGlobal News
Lean Left

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to give alleged shoplifter ‘a beating’

Critics said Doug Ford's story, which included escaping from his OPP detail in July, was irresponsible and put him at risk when he confronted the alleged thief.

·Toronto, Canada
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Toronto SunToronto Sun
Right

Premier Ford on threatening to beat up suspected shoplifter

Premier Doug Ford on confronting suspected shoplifter, and asking televsion host Ben Mulroney if he has plans to run for mayor of Toronto,

·Toronto, Canada
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The Globe & MailThe Globe & Mail
Center

Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up shoplifter during trip to Home Depot

Ontario Premier says he took matters into his own hands when a man walked out of the store trailed by security guards

·Canada
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CTV NewsCTV News
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CP24CP24
Center

Ont. Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up Home Depot shoplifter

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer.

·Canada
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CBC NewsCBC News
Lean Left

Premier Ford says he told Home Depot shoplifter, 'I'm going to kick your ass'

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer.

·Canada
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The Toronto StarThe Toronto Star
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WellandTribune.caWellandTribune.ca
Lean Left

Doug Ford says he threatened Home Depot shoplifter with ‘a beating’

Premier claimed he personally warned a shoplifter that he would "kick your ass all over the parking lot" if he tried to flee.

·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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