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Charges laid after suspect caught for donation box theft

Wellington County OPP have arrested and charged one person in connection to a recent theft.

On February 3, police were called following a theft from a business in Mount Forest.

Officers were told that at 8:45 a.m., an individual stole a charity donation box from a check-out counter in the business.

Following an investigation, a 33-year-old from Mount Forest was arrested and charged with Theft Under $5,000. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph on March 29.

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