{"id":497062,"date":"2026-02-24T20:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/497062\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:56:13","slug":"robberies-during-fb-marketplace-kijiji-sales-in-edmonton-prompt-police-warning-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/497062\/","title":{"rendered":"Robberies during FB Marketplace, Kijiji sales in Edmonton prompt police warning &#8211; Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>More than a dozen robberies occurred when people were trying to sell items on <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/facebook-marketplace\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Marketplace<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/kijiji\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kijiji<\/a> over the course of a month in Edmonton, leading to three arrests.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The crimes are also\u00a0prompting the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/edmonton-police-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton Police Service<\/a> to issue a reminder on ways to stay safe when selling second-hand items.<\/p>\n<p>In the last month, police said they\u2019ve received approximately 15 reports of personal robberies during Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace sales of higher-priced items, such as cellphones and brand-name clothing.<\/p>\n<p>In each case, police said a suspect posing as a buyer meets up with the seller and evaluates the item(s) for sale, before being joined by at least one accomplice.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the suspects robbed the seller of the item \u2014 sometimes threatening the victim and, in one case, reportedly pulling out a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In initial reports last month, the robberies occurred in the Duggan neighbourhood of southwest Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>However, in more recent weeks, reports have since come from multiple areas of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Calgary couple bear-sprayed, beaten during attempted online sale on Marketplace'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AITE_MARKET.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalgary couple bear-sprayed, beaten during attempted online sale on Marketplace\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police are now warning people to be vigilant when arranging online sales meetups.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always advise caution when meeting up with strangers,\u201d said Staff Sgt. Ivan Dascavich with the EPS Investigative Response Team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeet in a safe, public location, such as the EPS Buy and Sell Exchange Zones, bring a friend, and above all, trust your instincts. If something feels off at any point, abandon the sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Edmonton Police Service has dedicated areas in four police station parking lots equipped with video cameras to record the exchange of online purchases.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11677023\/canada-revoke-citizenship-tahawwur-rana-mumbai-attack\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771966571_274_CP17579546.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAs Carney heads to India, Canada seeks to revoke citizenship of 2008 Mumbai attack \u2018mastermind\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11680461\/westjet-air-transat-resuming-mexico-flights\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771966572_622_2024111518110-20241115171140-29c242e2dd8d3afe6ab93c0624f275e55ebe51cb2451463eceebc6c7e0c09ca2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPorter becomes latest Canadian airline to restart service to Mexico\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Police said the initiative originally began in 2020 as a pilot project at the southwest division\u00a0 in Windermere but due to its overall success, the project has been expanded:<\/p>\n<p>Northeast division station \u2013 14203 50 StreetSoutheast division station \u2013 104 Youville Drive EastSouthwest division station -1351 Windermere Way SWWest division station \u2013 16505 100 Avenue NW<\/p>\n<p>That said, while the areas are brightly lit and have video cameras, police cautioned the feeds are not monitored 24\/7 and the stations are not open overnight, so people still need to be mindful of their personal safety.<\/p>\n<p>After the spree of recent robberies, Edmonton police said they arrested three teenage boys on Jan. 31. They were each charged with theft under $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>More information about online buying and selling safety and EPS Buy and Sell Exchange Zones is available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edmontonpolice.ca\/CrimePrevention\/PersonalFamilySafety\/OnlineSafety\/OnlineClassifiedsSafety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">EPS website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Edmonton man\u2019s address used in Facebook Marketplace couch scam'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6P_FAKE_COUCH-PKG.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:07<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdmonton man\u2019s address used in Facebook Marketplace couch scam\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than a dozen robberies occurred when people were trying&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,1849,2169,23752,17442,17443,156662,199201],"class_list":["post-497062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-consumer","tag-crime","tag-edmonton","tag-edmonton-crime","tag-edmonton-police-service","tag-facebook-marketplace","tag-kijiji"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}