NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE POLICE SERVICE
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Barrie Police have recently received photos from a theft that occurred on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Shoppers Drug Mart, located at 420 Essa Rd. in the City of Barrie.
Video surveillance captured two men entering the store minutes apart from one another. While in the cosmetics department the one male engaged an employee in conversation with the intent to distract her. At this time, the second male was observed on video surveillance quickly removing 19 boxes of perfume from the shelf and placing them into a bag he had been carrying. The two men were able to leave the store without alerting staff or security, and fled the area in an unknown direction.
The suspects are described as;
Suspect 1
- Male, white (40 to 45 years)
- Medium build, 6’
- Brown hair – short
- Wearing a Blue Jays shirt, dark blue pants, and black/white shoes and carrying a black/red jacket
Suspect 2
- Male, (dark complexion) (40 to 45 years)
- Medium build, 5’10
- Black hair short, and goatee
- Wearing a blue Polo shirt, black pants, black jacket, dress shoes and carrying a black bag
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Knight of the Barrie Police Service at (705) 725-7025 ext.2534 [email protected] or to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave an anonymous tip online.
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