Two people have been arrested after an investigation by Thunder Bay Police’s Break, Enter, and Armed Robbery, or BEAR Unit.

Throughout the month of October, a business on Main Street reported the the same suspect was responsible for shoplifting.

Thanks to surveillance footage they were able to identify him, and finally made an arrest on Monday during another theft attempt.

The 49-year-old faces 8 charges of Theft under $5,000 and 8 counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

At the same location the BEAR unit witnessed a second man attempting to steal items from the same store.

He was arrested after trying to run away.

A 51-year-old man faces a charge of resisting police, theft under $5,000 and failing to comply with a release order.