in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 18 ,2 02 1 | 8 Bronte 2419 Marine Drive | Call Debbie at 1-877-731-8171 Promo Code NSP-HATL-OAKB A comprehensive hearing assessment is provided to adults ages 19 and older at no cost. The results of this assessment will be communicated verbally to you. If you request a copy of the Audiological Report, a feewill apply. Child hearing tests are conducted at select locations for a fee, please contact us formore information. Offer not valid inQuebec. [1] https://www.oticon.ca/hearing-aid-users/hearing-aids/products/opn-s Partneredwith Take the first step towards better hearing. Schedule an appointment with one of our hearing professionals and try the latest advanced or premium digital hearing aids‡ during a free 14-day trial. Our hearing professionals will perform a FREE hearing assessment and fit you with hearing aids suited to your loss. FREE trial offer ends March 31st 2021. WANTED 20 PEOPLE WANTEDFOR A FREE HEARINGAID TRIAL Social gatherings can have deadly consequences. Paid for by the Government of Ontario Stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19. Learn more at ontario.ca/covid-19 An arrest has been made in connection with a pair of purse snatchings in Oakville. On Monday, March 8 at around 11:15 a.m., the inci- dent occurred at Oakville Place shopping mall when a man approached a wom- an and grabbed her purse, police said. The victim was report- edly shoved to the ground at which point the suspect took the purse and fled the area on foot. Halton police were called to the scene and lo- cated a man a short dis- tance away. After a brief investiga- tion, police made an arrest. The stolen purse was re- portedly recovered and re- turned to the victim. A 19-year-old man from Ajax has been charged with robbery and four counts of failing to comply with a probation order. He was also charged with theft under $5,000 in connection with a Feb. 25 incident where a purse was stolen from a woman at the Bronte GO Station. The charges have not been proven in court. CHARGES LAID IN PURSE SNATCHINGS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com An Ajax man has been charged with robbery following two purse thefts. Graham Paine/Metroland CRIME