NEWS RELEAE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local person with theft related offences stemming from an incident that occurred on Thursday, May 6, at a local grocery store.
The Timmins Police Service responded to the call for service yesterday afternoon regarding a person who had fled on foot from the grocery store, after having taken a quantity of beer.
Based on the investigation, the responding officer was able to identify, locate, and arrest the male suspect a short distance from the original scene.
As a result of the incident, Andrew Wesley, 41, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- Theft under $5000 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of property obtained by crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Fail to comply with probation order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
Wesley remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for today at provincial court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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