US EditionSanta, Elves Sought in Alleged Montreal Grocery Theft Described as Political Act
Robins des ruelles activists stole $3,000 worth of food to protest grocery inflation and redistribute supplies to community food banks and fridges, police said.
- On Monday, three Santas and 40 elves from Robins des ruelles allegedly took $3,000 worth of nonperishable food from a Metro grocery store on Laurier Avenue East.
- Citing surging grocery inflation, the activists framed the action as a political call to action to denounce large grocery chains' profits and said the food would be redistributed to community food banks and community fridges.
- Footage circulated online showing Santas and masked elves filling carts and leaving without paying, then depositing some food under a tree at Place Valois and sending leftovers to community fridges and food banks.
- Montreal police say they are investigating a theft under $5,000, with no arrests made, and SPVM spokesperson Florence Stafford said, `No injuries were reported.` Metro called theft unacceptable.
- Statistics Canada data show grocery inflation is rising, underlining the protest's context, with inflation up 4.7 per cent in November year‑over‑year and public debate fueled by Marc‑André Cyr, political scientist, Université du Québec à Montréal.
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A Montreal, Canada, supermarket was robbed on Monday night by a gang of people dressed as Santa Claus and his elves. They left the store with bags full of food worth thousands of dollars. The group Robins des Ruelles (Robins of the Alleys) announced on Thursday that they wanted to draw attention to the uncontrolled increase in the cost of living and would distribute the stolen food to those in need.
Disguised as Santa Claus and Lutins, activists from a group named "Robin des alleyles" robbed a Montreal supermarket. In a statement, they assured that food would be distributed to people in need. "A handful of companies hold our vital needs hostage," the group denounced. - "Hunger justifies the means": disguised, they rob a Montreal supermarket for people in need (International).
Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves steal $3K worth of goods from Montreal grocery store
Several people dressed as Santa and a group of masked elves were filmed at a grocery store in Montreal on Monday night filling up carts with food. An activist group calling themselves Robins des ruelles or Robins of the Alleys claimed responsibility for the heist. The group says the stolen food was redistributed in the community.
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