Couple facing several charges

October 22, 2014 · 0 Comments

Caledon OPP reports a 39-year-old Caledon woman is facing a number of charges stemming from an incident Oct. 3 a food store in Bolton.
Police report they started a shoplifting investigation after learning a woman had gone into the store, filled a shopping cart with more than $700 in goods and left without making any attempt to pay for the items. She was intercepted by the store’s loss prevention officer, at which time she apparently threatened him with bodily harm. She was observed leaving the area in a vehicle, heading north on Regional Road 50.
Later that evening, members of the Street Crime Unit located the vehicle in Bolton and conducted a stop. Police said the woman provided a false verbal identity to the officers. They were able to confirm the driver’s true identity and she was arrested for obstructing police.
They also reported she in possession of stolen identification which had been utilized in a previous police dealing. She was also charged with identity theft, personation with the attempt to avoid arrest, two counts of driving while disqualified, failing to comply with a probation order, possession of property obtained by crime, robbery with violence and theft under $5,000.
Street Crime Officers further learned the same woman and a man had gone into a store in Bolton Sept. 29 and stole a sound bar system. The couple had been intercepted by a store employee, but left the area with the stolen merchandise.
A 29-year-old man from Guelph was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.