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Electronic search solves Huron County lottery ticket theft

Huron OPP investigators were able to track down a suspect in connection with the theft a bundle of scratch-off lottery tickets.

An employee of a Seaforth gas station reported the theft on October 23.

Investigators launched an electronic search and found that someone attempted to check the lottery tickets at a nearby retailer in Seaforth. Police identified a man in possession of the stolen tickets

A 44-year-old Seaforth man is now charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failing to comply with a probation order.

The accused has a court appearance scheduled for December 9, 2019, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Goderich.

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