{"id":215292,"date":"2026-02-12T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=215292"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:10:37","slug":"shoplifting-gets-huntsville-man-a-date-with-the-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/shoplifting-gets-huntsville-man-a-date-with-the-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoplifting gets Huntsville man a date with the courts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Officers from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a male repeatedly shoplifting from a business on Main St in Huntsville.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Police investigated two incidents on February 5, 2026, and February 9, 2026. Using video surveillance and witness statements, police uncovered the identity of the suspect.\u00a0There is no dollar value of the losses to the business at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the investigation, Robert Merkel, 37 years old of Huntsville, Ontario, has been charged with;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Theft Under $5,000 \u00d7 2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fail to Comply with Probation Order \u00d7 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused was released with an upcoming court appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any information, please call the&nbsp;OPP&nbsp;at 1-888-310-1122.&nbsp;You can also provide information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crimestopperssdm.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmckayla.cotey%40opp.ca%7C910c06550dbf4923ef6608dcff762ea5%7C73ce4d7298a24f13b5b06c3d3ff1fcd9%7C0%7C0%7C638666130262941300%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UStBWNtVo%2BI00G8iLa7g9mSCp9drcCgJ7WxTit%2Br0L4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.crimestopperssdm.com<\/a>.When you contact Crime Stoppers you stay anonymous, and you never have to testify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the Huntsville OPP<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a male repeatedly shoplifting from a business on Main St in Huntsville. 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