ATTEMPTED GROCERY STORE THEFT LEADS TO ASSAULT CHARGE IN GRAVENHURST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
GRAVENHURST — A suspected grocery store thief who slipped in an employee entrance after the YIG closed Wednesday night is accused of assaulting a worker who confronted him.
The incident Sept. 4 at 10:20 p.m. took place across from the OPP satellite office at Harvie and First streets.
Police were dispatched after the store closed for the day.
A man slipped into the building through an employee door and attempted to steal a quantity of consumable goods.
Employees responded to the intruder, who assaulted an employee while attempting to follow through with the theft.
Officers responded quickly, were on scene within minutes and placed the intruder under arrest.
Police have charged 52-year-old Terry Traynor, of Gravenhurst, with:
- Break and Enter CC 348(1)(b)
- Assault Cause Bodily Harm CC 267(c)
- Assault with a Weapon CC 267(a)
- Robbery with Violence CC 343(a)
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose CC 88
- Obstruct Person in the Lawful Execution of a Process CC 129(c)
- Fail to Comply with Probation CC 733.1(1)
Traynor was held in custody and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge for a bail hearing.