Warkworth man charged with theft and drugs

Photo by Cecilia Nasmith, Northumberland 89.7 FM News.

A 50-year-old Warkworth man is facing theft and drug charges.

Cobourg Police allege Friday evening officers responded to a theft that took place at a business on Elgin Street West.

It was reported that a man had merchandise and fled the scene. Police located and arrested the suspect.

A search incident to the arrest revealed a quantity of suspected cocaine as well as a fabricated Ontario driver’s licence.

The unidentified man will appear in court in December, Police claim to have had 21 interactions in the past year.

Dan Jones

Dan Jones is a veteran radio and web journalist with 18 years in the news business. He has reported on Indigenous issues in Northern and Western Canada. This former News Director has covered provincial legislative politics in the Yukon and Saskatchewan.

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