Overview
- Roughly 60 masked participants entered a Rachelle Béry store on Boul. St‑Laurent and took food and other goods without paying, according to the group Robins des Ruelles.
- The collective says the items were redistributed to multiple community fridges and left outside subsidized housing in Montreal’s Hochelaga neighborhood.
- Video posted by allied activists shows masked individuals grabbing groceries and essentials, spray‑painting over security cameras, and scrawling anti‑profit messages.
- Montreal police confirmed an investigation into theft and graffiti, reported no injuries or arrests, said nothing has been recovered, and estimated losses at thousands of dollars.
- The group also claimed a similar December stunt involving Santa‑themed disguises that remains under investigation, and Sobey’s had not provided comment to reporters.