Timmins police chief concerned about shoplifting, general 'lawlessness'
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Timmins Police Chief Sydney Lecky is meeting with members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce next month and one of the main topics will be the rise in shoplifting.
Timmins Police Chief Sydney Lecky is meeting with members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce next month and one of the main topics will be the rise in shoplifting.
Lecky said in his six months of leading the service, one message that he has heard loud and clear is about the state of lawlessness in the city.
The chief said officers are also frustrated that the people they arrest are quickly released, only to offend again and again.
He shared a recent incident that happened at the Cram-A-Cruiser event in October.
"We are there with police lights flashing in front of a grocery store, we have a young fellow that walks inside and walks out the door with a 30-pack of beer," said Lecky.
"Pretty gutsy."
