US EditionSanta, Elves Sought in Alleged Montreal Grocery Theft Described as Political Act
Robins des ruelles activists stole $3,000 worth of food to protest grocery inflation and redistribute supplies to community food banks and fridges, police said.
- On Monday, three Santas and 40 elves from Robins des ruelles allegedly took $3,000 worth of nonperishable food from a Metro grocery store on Laurier Avenue East.
- Citing surging grocery inflation, the activists framed the action as a political call to action to denounce large grocery chains' profits and said the food would be redistributed to community food banks and community fridges.
- Footage circulated online showing Santas and masked elves filling carts and leaving without paying, then depositing some food under a tree at Place Valois and sending leftovers to community fridges and food banks.
- Montreal police say they are investigating a theft under $5,000, with no arrests made, and SPVM spokesperson Florence Stafford said, `No injuries were reported.` Metro called theft unacceptable.
- Statistics Canada data show grocery inflation is rising, underlining the protest's context, with inflation up 4.7 per cent in November year‑over‑year and public debate fueled by Marc‑André Cyr, political scientist, Université du Québec à Montréal.
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Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves steal $3K worth of goods from Montreal grocery store
Several people dressed as Santa and a group of masked elves were filmed at a grocery store in Montreal on Monday night filling up carts with food. An activist group calling themselves Robins des ruelles or Robins of the Alleys claimed responsibility for the heist. The group says the stolen food was redistributed in the community.
The shoplifting claimed by a group of activists in a grocery store is a cause for serious concern among retailers.
Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store
Three Santas and 40 elves were counted among those looting a grocery store in Montreal on Monday, watched by shocked workers and customers. They were not an organized crime gang but activists, reports La Presse, a group calling themselves "Robins des ruelles" in honor of Robin Hood. — Read the rest The post Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Santa, elves sought in alleged Montreal grocery theft described as political act
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