Calgary Camera Store robbed of $30,000 worth of equipment

A suspect caught mid-swing with a hammer about to smash the glass to a case inside the Camera Store in Calgary on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (Courtesy YouTube screenshot)

By Alejandro Melgar

Posted May 4, 2023 10:22 am.

Calgary’s Camera Store says two people were caught on camera stealing around $30,000 worth of equipment early Wednesday morning.

The store shared camera footage of the pair ransacking the store at around 3 a.m., which they allege are a man and a woman.

Sony, Nikon, and DJI drone equipment were stolen.

Watch: Calgary’s Camera Store robbed; loses $30,000 in equipment

The footage shows the pair using a hammer to smash panes of glass and then removing items from a case. An alarm is heard ringing for the entirety of the video.

The Camera Store is offering a $5,000 gift card for a shopping spree to anyone who can provide any information about the theft and break-in.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 and reference the police case number CA23182932, or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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