January 10th, 2024 - North Bay, Ontario

The North Bay Police say a stolen shopping cart crackdown has yielded positive results. 

The Service announced they would be cracking down on the theft of shopping carts back in October. 

Shopping cart thefts can cost local businesses thousands of dollars over the course of a year. The North Bay Police estimate the carts can be worth about $300 each to replace.

Constable Merv Shantz, corporate communications officer for the service, believes no charges were laid but the crackdown made a difference. Read the entire article, here.