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GP Police Snared Man for Stealing and Consuming Food Items from WinCo Store

Grants Pass Police arrested a man for blatantly stealing food and beverage from a local supermarket while consuming the items inside the store.

The Police Department reports officers responded to the shoplifting incident at WinCo Foods on NE Terry Lane on Wednesday night.

Police said 23-year-old Omar Alejandro Araujo-Cano was walking in the store aisles while eating stolen chicken wings and drinking a stolen energy drink. He then abandoned the packaging by stashing it amongst the merchandise in the health and beauty section.

According to the report, WinCo loss prevention viewed the suspect's actions remotely before calling 9-1-1. He attempted to leave the store, but spotted loss prevention and went back inside where he was eventually detained.

Araujo-Cano was lodged at the nearby adult jail facility for 3rd-Degree Theft and he was being held without bail.
Posted on 7/4/25 6:54AM by Sam Marsh