Two Toronto men charged after allegedly stealing meat in Oshawa

TORONTO — Two Toronto men are facing charges after allegedly stealing meat from an Oshawa grocery store.

Durham Regional Police responded to the Real Canadian Superstore on Gibb Street in Oshawa at about 8:20 p.m. Monday, where two suspects had left the store after allegedly making off with a shopping cart full of meat.

Police said an employee followed one of the suspects out of the store and he left the meat behind and drove off in a U-Haul truck, while the second suspect took off on foot.

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Police arrested both men nearby shortly after the alleged theft and said the total value of the meat recovered was about $1,800.

Upon investigating the U-Haul truck, officers found $224 in stolen goods from a Lowe’s store and $3,311 in merchandise from a Walmart store.

Both men have been charged with theft and were later released on a promise to appear at a future date, under conditions not to associate with each other.

But police said just after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, the men were found walking together at Bond Street West and Park Road North in Oshawa.

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Both men were then arrested again and held for bail hearings.

Giuseppe Muscio, 52, of Ellsworth Avenue and Mark Noseworth, 47, of Eastdale Avenue in Toronto face numerous charges including theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.

Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact Cst. McCabe of Central East Division at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5100.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at http://www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.