Two people were arrested following an investigation into the theft of a customer’s wallet at a Port Hope grocery store earlier this month.
The Port Hope Police Service says that on November 9, a store customer accidentally left his wallet in the cash register and then went out of business.
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Police say video surveillance shows that a woman and her son were standing behind the client. They allegedly walked to the cash register and took the wallet and then left the store. Police say the wallet contained $ 800 in cash.
The suspects were located and arrested Monday.
Stephanie Mineault, of Cobourg, and Steven Mineault, of Port Hope, were each charged with theft of less than $ 5,000.
They were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg in early December, police said Wednesday.
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