Many local store owners are noticing an increase in the number of shoplifters.
Sarnia Police Constable Les Jones says numbers spike during the busy holiday season.
He says there are things owners can do to minimize losses.
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Constable Jones says simply greeting customers as they come in can be a deterrent.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
Conor Allin is officially running again, this time in Ward 8, which covers people in the southern part of Chatham.
The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action on Sunday.
A multi-million dollar Chatham fraud trial begins this week.
