A 23-year-old man has been charged following a string of retail thefts at a business in the 1400 block of Portage Avenue, Winnipeg police say.
Officers began investigating in July after identifying a pattern of thefts at the location. Between June 29 and July 4, a man attended the business five times and allegedly stole merchandise valued at $4,805. Between July 16 and July 20, he returned five more times, stealing merchandise valued at $22,985, according to police. On July 21, police say he attended once more and stole $123 worth of merchandise.
All incidents — estimated at more than $27,000 in theft — were captured on the retailer’s security cameras and reported to police.
Joshua Joseph Phillip Thibert was arrested on Tuesday in the vicinity of the 1400 block of Portage Avenue.
He has been charged with nine counts of theft under $5,000 and two counts of theft over $5,000. He was detained in custody.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact police at (204) 986-2426 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.
