Fraud charges for man who scanned cheaper items at checkout

Baby formula. (Source: Towfiqu barbhuiya/Pexels)

Guelph Police have arrested a man who they say swapped out expensive products for cheaper ones at self-checkouts.

On Feb. 7, the man allegedly targeted four business within a one-hour period.

Police said he would take cases of baby formula from store shelves, which were priced at $97, and then head to the self-checkout.

Instead of scanning the bar code on the baby formula, the man allegedly swapped them out for items less than $1.

Police said the stores lost nearly $1,000 in products.

A 24-year-old from Brampton was arrested on Friday and charged with seven counts of fraud under $5,000.