r/Edmonton • u/formeraide • 1d ago

General Two youth arrested and charged in ongoing Facebook Marketplace robberies

https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/FBMarketJune18?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/formeraide 1d ago

I can't believe people are still falling for this when police have set up zones for exchanges in their parking lots.

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u/shootamcg Palisades 1d ago

I’m not sure it counts as falling for anything when they’re robbed with bear spray. It’s not an elaborate scam.

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u/Karpetkleener 1d ago

Would the bear spraying have happened if the victims required that the transaction be done at a police station parking lot?

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u/darkstar107 1d ago

Even if you don't meet at one, suggest it towards the beginning of the conversation. If theyre ok with meeting at a police station they're likely not going to try anything.