CHARGES LAID SUNDAY AFTER OFF-DUTY OFFICER SPOTS SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTING

HUNTSVILLE — Two people have been charged after an off-duty police officer observed a male believed to be shoplifting here at the Home Depot Sunday.

OPP say they arrested they were dispatched to a retail store on Ott Drive May 26 at 2 p.m.

Following an investigation the Huntsville residents were apprehended.

And the stolen items were retrieved and returned to the store.

The pair charged were:

Raymond Petrany, 39:

  • Theft Under $5,000- Shoplifting
  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order

Kerri Dyson, 43:

  • Theft Under $5,000- Shoplifting
  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000

Petrany and Dyson are to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge at a future date to answer to their charges.

Anyone with information related to this incident, is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit information online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Two Huntsville residents are chaged in a shoplifting investigation Sunday at Home Depot in Huntsville.