Fraud charges laid

A Wheatley man faces fraud charges after an incident on Sunday in Chatham-Kent.

Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege yesterday afternoon, a man attended Walmart on St. Clair Street in Chatham and selected a truck cover from the automotive section.

Police say the man allegedly took the item to the front of the store, where he attempted to ‘return the item’ using a receipt from the previous day from Walmart in Wallaceburg.

Police were notified and the man was arrested.

The 25-year-old Wheatley man has been charged with fraud under $5,000.

He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.

The value of the truck cover was approximately $70.

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