{"id":778013,"date":"2026-07-03T16:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/778013\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:58:10","slug":"square-one-holt-renfrew-nearly-1m-recovered-after-theft-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/778013\/","title":{"rendered":"Square One Holt Renfrew: Nearly $1M recovered after theft probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly $1 million in stolen goods has been recovered after a suspect allegedly broke into a Holt Renfrew at a Mississauga, Ont., mall and took a significant amount of \u201chigh-end\u201d items, Peel Regional Police say. <\/p>\n

Speaking at a news conference at Square One Shopping Centre on Friday morning, police said the investigation began in April.<\/p>\n

Det. Joseph Cardi said officers were notified of a break-in at the luxury department store at Square One in the early morning hours of April 30. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur investigation determined that the suspect gained access and forced entry into a retail store, stealing a large quantity of high-end merchandise,\u201d Cardi told reporters on Friday morning. <\/p>\n

\"\"stolen jewelry Police seized stolen jewelry from the home of a suspect accused of breaking into a Holt Renfrew in Mississauga. (Peel Regional Police handout) <\/p>\n

The suspect then fled the area after stealing an unoccupied vehicle that had been left running nearby. The vehicle was located by patrol officers the next day, police said. <\/p>\n

After an \u201cextensive\u201d canvas for video surveillance footage, officers were able to identify a suspect, Cardi said. <\/p>\n

A search warrant was executed at the suspect\u2019s home and officers recovered nearly $1 million worth of jewelry, lottery tickets, and other goods. <\/p>\n

The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Mississauga resident Amir Nikbakht, was arrested and charged in connection with the \u201clarge-scale retail theft probe.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"Amir Nikbakht, Amir Nikbakht, 41, was arrested in connection with a retail theft probe in Mississauga. (Peel Regional Police handout) <\/p>\n

He faces multiple charges<\/a>, including disguise with intent, theft of a motor-vehicle, and breach of probation. <\/p>\n

\u2018Highly mobile and organized\u2019 <\/p>\n

Deputy\u202fChief\u202fMarc Andrews said organized retail theft has become \u201cendemic in our communities.\u201d <\/p>\n

He noted that Peel police have been making a concerted effort to curb this type of crime with the launch of the 11 Division Break and Enter Auto and Retail Organized Crime Unit, also known as BEAR, last September. <\/p>\n

He added that while the number of thefts has remained constant over the past 12 months, arrests and charges have increased by 30 per cent. <\/p>\n

\u201cOrganized retail crime is not low-level theft,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Rui Rodrigues, of Retail Council of Canada, said retail theft has become \u201cincreasingly violent\u201d across Canada. <\/p>\n

\u201cHighly mobile and organized groups (are) targeting multiple jurisdictions, taking advantage of the lack of our organization. Stolen goods that are being funneled into illicit marketplaces,\u201d Rodrigues said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a retail issue. It is a public safety issue.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nearly $1 million in stolen goods has been recovered after a suspect allegedly broke into a Holt Renfrew…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[712,49,48,55405],"class_list":["post-778013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mississauga","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mississauga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778013","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=778013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}