Shahrouz Ahmed
Jewelry store owners are speaking out amid a rise in robberies in Peel Region. They say laws need to be tougher, penalties for criminals need to be harsher and police need to do more.As the GTA continues to see a rise in jewelry store robberies, CBC’s Dale Manucdoc spoke to owners operating businesses during this recent surge.Jewelry store owner was sitting and working on a laptop near the front of his Mississauga, Ont.
"My back was leaning towards that wall, to be very honest," Ahmed said. "The car hit us so badly that everything moved forward."A female customer was just leaving when the vehicle hit the store, breaking glass. Two other employees were in the store at the time helping the customer. Three people were in the Jeep and two from another car were outside. No one was injured.
"Many of the people that we arrest are folks that are already on release for prior offences. So they're not seeing the deterrent that we're hoping for from the judicial system. And so, they're going out and they're putting themselves in those positions again," Bell said. "We are not safe in Canada at all.... Just because of some stupid laws, we are not free to do business....The main reason for this crime happening again and again is the leniency of the government and the leniency of the laws and the stupid laws, which are protecting them but not us."Hamza Kamil, the son of the owner of Misk Jewellery, another jewelry store in Mississauga, believes the number of jewelry store robberies is rising because criminals are not being punished enough.
Misk Jewellery has increased its security measures as well. On the front door, there is lettering that indicates that no sunglasses, no masks, no hats or hoodies are allowed. And identification must be produced prior to entry.
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