RCMP warn public to stay aware in wake of ‘tourism crime’
As businesses and the common consumer try to make ends meet, a growing issue continues to pop up on the prairies.
Crime tourism is a growing issue that continues to plague many consumers when it comes to multiple schemes, some of which include break and enters, scams, and thefts, all with links to organized crime rings. This issue comes down to one specific correlation, according to Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt.
“(For) a lot of these people, it’s a lifestyle,” he said. “They understand what the laws are; they also understand the threshold that they have to meet for it to be a criminal offence.”