(NORTH HURON, ON) – A Morris-Turnberry resident is facing a shoplifting charge after he was caught last week stealing from a grocery store in Wingham.
Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on November 23, 2020 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer happened to be in the right spot at the right time in Wingham when a shoplifting incident unfolded.
The officer watched as a store employee yelled at and followed a suspect out of a grocery store for shoplifting. The officer quickly took action and detained the suspect. A subsequent search revealed the suspect had taken several items of food from the store.
Tyler SMITH, 35 years of age from Morris-Turnberry has been charged with Theft Under $5,000. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for January 11, 2021 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.