ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, Alta. — A 47-year-old Calgary man is facing charges after RCMP say an employee stole roughly $72,000 in cash and merchandise from a Famous Footwear store at CrossIron Mills mall over a period of several months.
Airdrie Integrated Rural RCMP say they received a report on Oct. 28 of a theft at the store. According to police, an internal asset and revenue investigator found that an employee had been stealing cash deposits and merchandise beginning in April 2026. An internal audit identified approximately $50,000 in missing merchandise and $22,000 in missing Canadian currency.
On Nov. 6, officers with the Airdrie Crime Reduction Unit, assisted by the Airdrie General Investigation Section, executed a search warrant in northwest Calgary and arrested the accused. Police say approximately $17,000 worth of stolen merchandise was recovered during the search.
James Arthur Lush, 47, a resident of Calgary, has been charged with theft over $5,000 (two counts), break and enter to a business, and possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking.
Following a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, Lush was released from custody. He is scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Airdrie on Dec. 3, 2026.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
