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7-Eleven closure welcomed
Map shows city crime
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An online map hosted by the City of Prince George (data-cityofpg.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/crime) shows the location of every property crime reported to the Prince George RCMP, starting in January 2021. The data can be viewed in a timelapse video or in a month-by-month breakdown. Between April 1 and June 11 (the most recent monthly data available), there were 1,032 property crimes reported in Prince George. The city averaged more than 14 property crimes reported per day over the 72-day period. The property crimes reported during that period include: 126 break-and-enters; 31 vehicles stolen (including 18 valued over $5,000); 34 bikes stolen (including two valued over $5,000); 200 thefts from vehicles (including three thefts greater than $5,000); 335 other thefts (including six valued over $5,000); and 306 reports of mischief, such as vandalism or otherwise damaging property or obstructing its lawful use (including three counts where the damages were over $5,000).
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drug/alcohol use, shoplifting and people threatening the security of employees and customers, but the company owns that store outright and is not considering closing it. “The neighbourhood is really rough, I spent tons of money on infrastructure to keep the store running, and there was a huge decline in the customers coming to the store because of the outside issues that we were dealing with, with the homeless and the people staying outside,” said Vigil. “We love our community and tried to maintain a clean image outside, but it’s painful every day you have to go through with it.”
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headache for staff and customers who felt threatened by people who stole from store shelves and loitered in the parking lot, where they consumed their drugs and alcohol. It got to the point where many his customers were afraid to go to the store and were avoiding it. The Queensway store lease expires at the end of the month and Vigil said the company based its decision not to renew because of the problems caused by a small percentage of undesirables who frequented the store, which 7-Eleven Canada has operated ro more than 25 years. He said the 7-Eleven store at 1588 20th Ave. faces similar problems with
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Apartment property manager Brian Gilliard is happy about the closure of the Queensway 7-Eleven convenience store.
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The 7-Eleven convenience store at Queensway and 17th Avenue has closed its doors and Brian Gilliard was delighted to see it happen. The property manager of two apartment buildings on Ingledew Avenue across the street, Gilliard has had nothing but headaches dealing with vagrants who frequented the area. Now that the store is closed he’s thinking the street people who shot drugs, burnt door signs, painted graffiti and used apartment entranceways as their toilets will no longer have a reason to be there. “I’m glad it’s closed,” said Gilliard, who lives on the property. “They’d come to the store first thing in the morning and come over to my stairway and set fires. They tore my door apart. There was feces and sanitary napkins I had to pick up, it was pretty bad. My neighbour would dump a bucket a water on them (from an upper balcony) to get ‘em out and they still wouldn’t move.” Chris Vigil, a 7-Eleven Canada district manager who oversees the company’s store operations in Prince George, said the Queensway store was a constant
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