Store manager Joe Johnston says theft problem increasing, blames courts for not putting repeat offenders in jail
Joe Johnstone wishes he had dollar for every time someone has tried to break in or steal something from his store.
“Security is a big thing, especially in Prince George, it’s gotten really bad, especially in the last two years,” said Johnston.“The cops do the best they can to arrest them but they get released all the time and they’re back out doing it again. “It’s the same handful of people doing it, over and over again, and there’s no fear of repercussions,” said Johnston, who says the site helps him recognize habitual criminals who come into his store. “It’s really bad in Prince George right now.”
“I can tell already that people are taking things into their own hands because some of these guys that are still on the street, you can tell, they’ve been beaten up,” Johnston said. “I’m worried some people will take things to another level. He said the closure of the two 7-Eleven convenience stores in the city centre over the past six months is a symptom the problems associated with vagrancy, panhandlers, shoplifting, threats of violence and open drug use are chasing businesses out of the downtown core.
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