Guelph police say one of their own members proved officers are never really off-duty after he made a shoplifting arrest on Saturday.
According to police, the constable was grocery shopping near Paisley and Imperial roads just before noon when he spotted a man placing items into plastic shopping bags.
As the officer was paying for his groceries, he told the staff about a possible theft in progress.
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“While leaving the store, the officer saw the male also leaving the store with all his groceries in plastic bags and asked to see his receipt,” police said in a news release.
The man was then arrested by the off-duty officer, who then found a bottle of alcohol allegedly stolen earlier from another business, police said.
“The male admitted he planned to sell the stolen items for drug money,” police said.
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A 55-year-old man has been charged with two counts of theft and two counts of possessing stolen property.
He will make a court appearance in May.
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