Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 24 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
ACT Policing has arrested two people overnight in separate incidents for stealing froma department store and a supermarket.
At around 2:30pm yesterday (Thursday 23 October) police were called the Canberra Centre following reports a man had allegedly attempted to leave a department store without paying for clothing items.
The man was stopped by loss prevention officers who allegedly located clothing and items suspected to be used to remove security tags in the man's backpack.
Police attended and arrested a 60-year-old Reid man. He will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday 24 October 2025) charged with minor theft, going equipped for theft and obstruct/res...