Robin Hood Gang Give Away Stolen Food

Thieves dressed as Robin Hood raided a food store in Montreal, Canada on the night of February 03 and gave away the stolen goods in a protest against rising food prices. 

An activist organization calling themselves the “Robins des Ruelles” (Robins of the Alleys) said roughly 60 people, some dressed in Robin Hood-style feathered caps, had entered a Rachelle Béry health food store, taken food without paying and redistributed it to “many community fridges in the city” in what it claimed was a “political act” against food inflation.

The theft follows a similar incident in December, when members of the same group flooded into a Montreal grocery store dressed as Santa Clause and his elves, stealing food and leaving some of it gift-wrapped under a nearby Christmas tree. 

The cost of living is a major topic in Canada, where inflation grew 4.7% between November 2024 and 2025 – more than double the rate of overall inflation, according to CNN’s Canadian broadcast partner CBC. 

“Everyday, we are working relentlessly, only to be able to buy food in those profit-driven supermarkets”, the statement from the Robins des Ruelles quotes one group member, Francis, as saying. “When having two jobs is not enough to eat, have a roof over your head and take care of your family, every means become legitimate”. 

An edited video published by activist organization Les Soulèvements du Fleuve on Instagram shows the raid on the Rachelle Béry store, interspersed with the title credits for the 1938 film “The Adventures of Robin Hood”. 

In the video, people wearing masks amble through the aisles, grabbing food, medicine, soap and other items. Others use spray paint to block security cameras within the store and outside. At the end of the video, one person sprays “F**k Les Profits” on a brick wall. 

It’s Scottish Cup business for Celtic when they welcomed Dundee to Parkhead yesterday. The pulsating fifth round tie saw the former leaving it to the last possible moment to keep their hopes alive before going on to beat the latter 2-1. 

The Dee had unleashed an unstoppable left foot shot into the top far corner in the 49th minute to stun Celtic and were seconds away from recording their first win in the East End of Glasgow in 25 years. 

But on-loan Freiburg forward Junior Adamu, who had come off the bench, back heeled a Sebastian Tounekti pass into the visitors’ net in the 96th minute to force extra-time and Tounekti then netted what ultimately proved to be the winner with his low finish after a one-two with sub Luke McCowan.

What. A. Relief. 

For Martin O'Neill, a three-pronged focus remains with defending champions Celtic chasing leaders Hearts in pursuit of the Scottish Premiership title and a Europa League tie with Stuttgart on the horizon as well as continued involvement in the Scottish Cup, a trophy the veteran boss won three times between 2001 and 2005.