RCMP have charged a 47-year-old Calgary man after a footwear store at CrossIron Mills in Rocky View County, just north of Calgary, reported significant inventory and cash shortages. Police say an internal review found a current employee had taken about $50,000 in merchandise and $22,000 in cash, with losses going back to April. Officers began investigating on October 28 and made an arrest at a northwest Calgary home on November 6, recovering about $17,000 of the stolen goods.
The accused faces charges including theft over $5,000, break and enter and possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking, and is due in court on December 3. The allegations have not been proven in court. Internal theft rarely looks like a single event: it shows up as slow shrink, short deposits and stock that never sells, and it is usually found by audit rather than by a camera.
Original summary by the Xtreme Security Briefing team, based on the reporting above. Charges are allegations and have not been proven in court. Source checked: Nov 13, 2026.
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