NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On July 21, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. a member of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a customer exit an Highway 93 Midland retail store with what appeared to be unpaid store items on his person. The officer spoke with the customer and after some investigation into the officers observations, a quantity of stolen merchandise was recovered.
Charged is Jonathon Fournier 33 years of no fixed address with the following offences,
- Theft under $5000 - Shoplifting
- Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000 - in Canada
and further charged with - failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada as the accused was on a release order from bail court from previous police investigations.
The accused was held for a video bail hearing and upon release will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland at a future date.
If you have any information on property crimes please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online at www.p3tips.com or if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00. You can follow Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka on Twitter or Facebook.
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