A Bradford man has been arrested and charged after trying to sell stolen food outside the grocery store from which he stole it.

On Nov. 7, shortly before 2 p.m., South Simcoe Police responded to reports that a man had stolen food items from a grocery store near Holland Street West and Melbourne Drive.

The suspect allegedly went into the grocery store to ask for bags, then proceeded to fill them with hundreds of dollars worth of stolen food. He walked out of the store without making an attempt to pay and then began to sell the items on the sidewalk on Holland Street West.

Police arrived and located him on the sidewalk. After resisting arrest by one officer, more officers arrived to arrest and charge the man.