Windsor police arrested 32 individuals and laid 33 charges during a four-day retail crime crackdown initiative last week.

Officers with the Windsor Police Service’s problem-oriented policing unit partnered with 15 local retailers, from Wednesday, Dec. 3, to Saturday, Dec. 6, in a co-ordinated effort to prevent and deter shoplifting and related offences.

Police said the initiative saw $2,724 in stolen property recovered and 32 individuals arrested, four of whom were youths who were handled through the youth diversion program.

The multiple charges include 19 counts of theft under $5,000, four counts of engaging in a prohibited activity, three counts of failure to comply with a release order and one count each of fraud under $5,000, mischief and breach of probation.

In addition, nine tres

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