Toronto man found with $4K of items reported stolen from Cobourg, Trenton stores

A Toronto man faces charges following an investigation into shoplifting incidents in Cobourg and Trenton, Ont.

According to the Cobourg Police Service, on Wednesday afternoon, officers responded to reports of a suspicious person at a business on Strathy Road in Cobourg.

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Police located the suspect and determined he was in breach of several release conditions. They also discovered he was in possession of property reported stolen from a business in Cobourg and one in Trenton.

The value of the items was approximately $4,000, police said.

A 34-year-old man from Toronto was arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and three counts of failure to comply with an undertaking.

Police say he was held in custody pending a bail hearing in court in Cobourg.