01-09-2013, 09:20 AM
Funny. Criminals are dumb, eh.
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Online ad leads police to hot Tragically Hip tickets
The Chronicle-Journal
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 08:00
A Thunder Bay man has been charged after attempting to sell stolen concert tickets on Kijiji.
Police said Tuesday that a 42-year-old man posted an ad on the online service attempting to sell tickets to the Tragically Hip concert in Thunder Bay.
However, the victim of a Dec. 27 break-and-enter in the city saw the ad, and notified police that the tickets, according to the row and seat number, were the ones that had been stolen from her home during the robbery.
The tickets had been reported stolen after the break and enter. Police contacted the seller, and two undercover officers went to the N. Court Street address provided.
When the man produced the tickets, he was charged with possession of stolen property under $5,000 and taken into custody. He has since been released and has a future court date.
Police said Tuesday the break and enter is still under investigation, and no charges have been laid in that incident.
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Online ad leads police to hot Tragically Hip tickets
The Chronicle-Journal
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 08:00
A Thunder Bay man has been charged after attempting to sell stolen concert tickets on Kijiji.
Police said Tuesday that a 42-year-old man posted an ad on the online service attempting to sell tickets to the Tragically Hip concert in Thunder Bay.
However, the victim of a Dec. 27 break-and-enter in the city saw the ad, and notified police that the tickets, according to the row and seat number, were the ones that had been stolen from her home during the robbery.
The tickets had been reported stolen after the break and enter. Police contacted the seller, and two undercover officers went to the N. Court Street address provided.
When the man produced the tickets, he was charged with possession of stolen property under $5,000 and taken into custody. He has since been released and has a future court date.
Police said Tuesday the break and enter is still under investigation, and no charges have been laid in that incident.