NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Nov. 18, 2023, shortly after 11:45 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of alcohol from the local liquor store in the Town of Blind River.
The store manager provided police with video footage from in the store that captured two individuals placing a bottle of whiskey in a bag and walked out the store.
Police later located the two individuals and made an arrest.
As a result, Cody Morrel, 36 years of age, from Blind River was charged with:
- theft under $5,000 - shoplifting
Jason Guy, 39 years of age, from Blind River was charged with:
- theft under $5,000 - shoplifting
Both accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Jan. 4, 2024.
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