Winnipeg police have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of carrying out a months-long retail theft spree involving more than $10,000 in merchandise taken from stores across the city.

Members of the Property Crime Unit were patrolling the Regent Avenue West area on Dec. 3 when they were notified that a man wanted in multiple theft investigations had entered a business he had previously targeted. Investigators soon saw the suspect drive away in a 2008 Dodge Avenger and conducted a traffic stop. He was arrested without incident.

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Through their investigation, police linked Bretton James Towle to 25 thefts between Sept. 7 and Oct. 24. The incidents occurred at retail stores on Regent Avenue West, Kenaston Boulevard, Empress Street and Abinojii Mikanah.

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