[ Repeat-offender identification ]

The same person, three stores later — proven, not assumed.

Your loss-prevention team already suspects some visits are connected. Vigil turns that suspicion into a timestamped match across locations, exportable the moment it matters.

Book a Demo See organized retail crime detection

Re-identification

TORONTO, ON — MAR 03

MATCH 96%

MISSISSAUGA, ON — MAR 18

EXPORT_CASE_0412.PDFREADY

[ Evidence ]

A match, not a memory.

Store staff turn over, memories fade, and 'I think I’ve seen them before' doesn’t hold up. Vigil re-identifies the same individual across your network’s cameras and hands your team a dated, timestamped match tied to the original footage.

See compliance audit export

Compliance log

MAR 01–07SITE_014 — OTTAWAOK

MAR 08–14SITE_014 — OTTAWAOK

MAR 15–21SITE_014 — OTTAWAOK

MAR 22–28SITE_014 — OTTAWAOK

EXPORT — 30/30 DAYS RETAINEDAGCO · ON

[ Court-ready ]

Built for the higher evidentiary bar, not around it.

Federal sentencing reform now treats commercially-motivated retail theft as an aggravating factor at sentencing — courts expect documented, evidence-grade footage tied to repeat offenders, not an unreviewed DVR loop. Every match exports as one court-ready package.

July 15, 2026Effective date of federal sentencing reform adding commercially-motivated retail theft as an aggravating factorSee the platform overview

Re-identification

TORONTO, ON — MAR 03

MATCH 96%

MISSISSAUGA, ON — MAR 18

EXPORT_CASE_0412.PDFREADY

[ Why now ]

The evidentiary bar just moved.

July 15, 2026Effective date of federal sentencing reform adding commercially-motivated retail theft as an aggravating factorBail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14), reported by Retail Insider

~45%Of organized retail crime incidents involved violence against staff or customersRetail Council of Canada, reported by The Globe and Mail

[ FAQ ]

Repeat-offender identification, answered

Turn your next 'I think I’ve seen them before' into a match.

Book a 30-minute walkthrough with your own footage, or a sample multi-site rollout.

Book a Demo See organized retail crime detection