The suspect of a convenience store robbery has been arrested following a shoplifting incident at a electronics store Tuesday.
Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say a man took some items from a Future Shop store in the city just before 2:30 p.m. A store manager was attempting to follow the suspected thief when an off-duty OPP officer assisted.
The officer arrested the accused on Squire Street and detained him until a Thunder Bay Police Service officer arrived.
The city police officer was able to identify the suspected shop lifter as the suspect in the Beverly Street Mac’s Conveniences Store robbery that took place Monday evening.
The 20-year-old man has been charged with:
• Theft under $5,000
• Robbery
• Two counts of breach of probation
Police did not release the identity of the supect.
