A hamburglar may be at large in Greater Victoria.

Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in repeated thefts of meat from Thrifty Foods at Cloverdale Avenue and Quadra Street.

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Thrifty Foods employees contacted Saanich police about the thefts after seeing a man on video surveillance leave the store through a stockroom with a basket of meat on June 12.

Employees at the 24-hour store suspected someone was taking substantial quantities of meat products in the late evening hours and leaving without paying, said Sgt. Steve Eassie.

The same person is a suspect in two earlier meat thefts at the store, on March 29 and May 12. More than $100 in meat was stolen in each theft.

The man is described as white, about six feet tall, 30 to 40 years old, with short brown hair and a clean-shaven face.

If you have information about the incidents, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or victoriacrimestoppers.com

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