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Man charged after allegedly stealing from car in Hamilton’s east end

Hamilton police say they used a photo taken by a witness to identify a suspect in the case. Don Mitchell / Hamilton police

Hamilton police say a picture snapped by a witness helped officers to locate a suspect believed to have stolen items from a car in the city’s east end.

Police say a 48-year-old man was reportedly seen “rummaging” through the cabin of a parked grey Honda Civic just before midnight on Sunday in the area of King Street East and Rosedale Avenue.

Officers who arrived at the scene say they used a photo from a witness, which was reportedly taken when the man was walking away from the car, and matched it with a suspect discovered a few blocks from the scene.

The suspect was arrested, searched and found to be in possession of the items believed to have come from the Honda, police said.

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Investigators allege the man had violated three probation orders, and he was subsequently charged with theft, possession of stolen property and failure to comply with probation.

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