A 32-year-old Bradford man has been charged with theft and assault with a weapon following a shoplifting incident on Wednesday morning, South Simcoe police say.
Officers say they were dispatched on Wednesday at about 11 a.m. to a theft in progress at a store on Langford Boulevard in Bradford.
A loss prevention officer from a store on Holland Street called police after the shoplifter refused to be arrested and brandished a piece of lumber, officers say.
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The suspect was subsequently arrested inside the second store, and the items stolen from the first location were recovered, police add.
The Bradford man was charged with theft under $5,000, assault with a weapon and possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose, police say.
Police seized the lumber that was used as a weapon, officers say, and no one was injured during the incidents.
The accused was released with a future court date.
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