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Toronto officer arrested for alleged alcohol theft

A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stole three bottles of alcohol from a store Friday, police say.

Officer with 18 years experience charged with theft under $5,000: police

A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown on an officer's uniform on Sept. 5, 2023.
A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged for allegedly stealing alcohol from a store Friday, police say. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stole three bottles of alcohol from a store Friday, police say.

The officerentered a store around 3:30 p.m. Friday and took the bottles "without making an attempt to pay," Toronto police said in a release Saturday.

Police didn't say in the release whether he was on duty at the time or where exactly the alleged theft took place.

The officer, 39, has been charged with theft under $5,000 and suspended with pay, police said. He has 18 years of service, according to the release.

He's scheduled to appear in court in Toronto on Nov. 14, police said.