Police release video of Conestoga Mall theft
The video, which appears to be from the store’s security camera, shows eight people walk into the nearly empty business and begin to rip phones from the display tables.
Speaking to CTV News the day after the theft on Wednesday, police said they’re pointedly not calling this a robbery.
In order for an incident to be classified as a robbery there has to be some element of violence or weapons involved. The incident that occurred last night at the Conestoga Mall -- essentially eight male suspects entered the business and stole merchandise and left the store. There were no reported incidents of physical injuries and there were no weapons seen at the time of the incident," Const. Brad Hickey said.
周三盗窃案发生后的第二天，警方在接受 CTV 新闻采访时明确表示，他们并没有将此称为抢劫。
为了将事件归类为抢劫，必须涉及某种暴力或武器因素。 昨晚在康尼斯托加购物中心发生的事件——基本上有八名男性嫌疑人进入商店偷走了商品，然后离开了商店。 没有任何人身伤害事件的报道，事件发生时也没有看到武器，”布拉德·希基警官说。
