Crash thwarts getaway after failed Airdrie perfume theft involving bear spray

Four Calgary women face charges after an attempt to steal perfume from an Airdrie Shoppers Drug Mart was thwarted and their escape was short-lived. According to RCMP, four women were spotted in a vehicle in the store's parking lot on the evening of March 31. Two of the women allegedly entered the store, filled bags with perfume and attempted to leave without paying for the product. Staff members successfully retrieved the perfume and followed the suspects to the vehicle. In the parking lot, one