Man Arrested After Reported Shoplifting Incident at Brown & Co.

Tue, 2016-07-05

At around 11:05am police received a report of an incident that took place at Brown and Co. in the City of Hamilton. Upon police arrival it was ascertained that a male was seen to remove an item from the shelf and conceal it on his person. The suspect was then followed inside the store by a security guard. Once the suspect noticed he was being followed, he began to quickly exit out of the store, injuring his hand on the glass door. A 21 year old male later attended the hospital for treatment of a hand injury and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. Inquiries into this incident continue.