Six arrested after police foil attempt to steal trolley-fulls of goods from York supermarket
They made off from the supermarket in Acomb on Thursday evening, but their car was stopped by police in Tadcaster and they were taken into custody
Police have arrested six people after they foiled an attempt to steal trolley-fulls of goods from a supermarket in the Acomb area of York.
At 5.15pm on Thursday evening, a group of people filled four trolleys full of goods and left the store, making no attempt to pay for them.
Staff contacted North Yorkshire Police on 999, and an employee challenged the group as they were loading goods into their car – but they made off, leaving some of the items behind.
Officers immediately began a search of the area, and – acting on information received – made towards the A64 and then the A659 near Tadcaster.
At 7.30pm a Hyundai Santa Fe car was stopped by police. Its occupants, three men and three women, all in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of theft. A search of the vehicle revealed it had false number plates, and contained items of food and boxed toys.
The six remain in custody at this time while enquiries continue.