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Man caught fleeing store with groceries

KAWARTHA LAKES- An employee of a Kent Street west store in Lindsay allegedly saw a man leave the business with two full bags of unpaid groceries on Wednesday afternoon. The employee called City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service to report the theft and exited the store to confront the man. Police say the man fled from the area when confronted by the employee, but was arrested a short time later.

A 35 year old Lindsay man has been charged with theft under $5000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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