Police have released a video picture of a woman they suspect may have been involved in the malicious damage to coats at several Toronto businesses. On December 10, 2012, we posted news about damage to fur trimmed coats running to $45,000 at the Sporting Life store at 2665 Yonge Street (between Blythwood Rd. and Sheldrake Blvd.) On December 21, 2012, an attack occurred on fur-trimmed coats at Holt Renfrew The woman (inset) was captured on video at HR. Several other shops have also complained about someone smearing fur garments with petroleum jelly. Police say they believe these incidents are connected. The Vaseline or similar jelly renders the garment unusable. Police said the suspect walks into the store and pretends to browse. She surreptitiously dips her hand into a jar of jelly hidden in her bag and touches the garments. The damage goes unnoticed until the next customer handles the merchandise. “She’s not wiping a ton of the stuff on the jackets,” Toronto Police Staff- Sgt. Shawn Meloche told the Toronto Star.. “But it’s enough to completely ruin the product.”Sporting Life malicious attacks on fur garments
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Police have released a video picture of a woman they suspect may have been involved in the malicious damage to coats at several Toronto businesses. On December 10, 2012, we posted news about damage to fur trimmed coats running to $45,000 at the Sporting Life store at 2665 Yonge Street (between Blythwood Rd. and Sheldrake Blvd.) On December 21, 2012, an attack occurred on fur-trimmed coats at Holt Renfrew The woman (inset) was captured on video at HR. Several other shops have also complained about someone smearing fur garments with petroleum jelly. Police say they believe these incidents are connected. The Vaseline or similar jelly renders the garment unusable. Police said the suspect walks into the store and pretends to browse. She surreptitiously dips her hand into a jar of jelly hidden in her bag and touches the garments. The damage goes unnoticed until the next customer handles the merchandise. “She’s not wiping a ton of the stuff on the jackets,” Toronto Police Staff- Sgt. Shawn Meloche told the Toronto Star.. “But it’s enough to completely ruin the product.”