She added that she's worried about the potential for violence if a confrontation became escalated by having police in the store. "I would not shop there but, unfortunately, in many parts of town, they're really the only option." "I would certainly be much more comfortable shopping at a store that doesn't treat their customers as presumed criminals," she said. "It's a little bit too direct and kind of a signal to me that if you have the money, you can hire police officers." Unhappy customerĪfter the experience, Zimmer said she would consider taking her business elsewhere.
"I don't enjoy the idea of a public police service … protecting the interests of a private company," Payne said. Payne said the presence of the officer made him uneasy and "kind of shocked." Payne said the officer walked around several sections of the store "just kind of, you know, checking people out." When he went inside, a police officer in uniform was inside standing guard at the entrance.
Kevin Payne said he saw a police cruiser parked out front when he made his way into the Braemar Drive Superstore in Dartmouth on Wednesday. Lindell Smith, the chair of the police board of commissioners, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "As a company (as with other retailers), we don't comment on the specifics of our various in-store loss prevention or security measures," Boudreau said in an email.Ĭoun. Mark Boudreau, director of corporate affairs for Loblaw Companies Limited, declined to be interviewed. MacLeod directed questions about specific stores to the business. He said the business that requests the officer is responsible for the associated costs.
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"Officers working extra duty in grocery stores are required to be in full uniform, which includes their firearm." "These requests do not draw from our primary policing duties and are only filled if there are officers available from the extra-duty program," MacLeod said. John MacLeod said HRP has an extra-duty program staffed by officers who can be requested by businesses, organizations and events to conduct policing on or near their facilities. This is how Canadians are surviving the soaring cost of everythingĬonst.Almost a quarter of Canadians report eating less than they should due to rising prices: survey.
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