Cobourg woman charged with theft

Written By Dan Jones

Northumberland 89.7 FM file photo

By Jolie Manez, Northumberland 89.7 FM News

A 27-year-old Cobourg woman is facing charges after a robbery at a local business Monday afternoon.

Police allege the woman attempted to steal merchandise from a store near Spring Street and King Street East, and bit a staff member who attempted to intervene.

The woman was arrested and charged with robbery with violence, resisting a peace officer, and failing to comply with a probation order.

She remains in custody pending a bail hearing.

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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