Porch pirate arrest made in Peterborough: police

A Peterborough man is facing several theft charges, including one of theft of a package from the front porch of a city residence.

Peterborough Police Service says around 3 p.m. Wednesday, a loss prevention officer at a Chemong Road store called police after reportedly seeing a man take and conceal merchandise in a bag and exit the store without paying.

The officer followed the suspect out of the store and he was placed under arrest. Police were called to assist.

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Further investigation determined the suspect was wanted on two warrants. One warrant on Jan. 31 was for failure to comply with a probation order. A Feb. 10 warrant was for an alleged theft on Jan. 21 of a package on the front porch of an O’Connell Road home.

Police also allege the man is a suspect from a Jan. 16 theft of merchandise from a Clonsilla Avenue convenience store and the theft of a bicycle from a Simcoe Street residence on Jan. 31.

Jordan Allan Edgerton, 26, of no fixed address, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with four counts of theft under $5,000 and failure to comply with a probation order.

He was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Thursday, police said.

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