POLICE arrested two men on suspicion of theft, after items were stolen from a Co-op in Taunton.
On Tuesday, January 20, two individuals, aged in their 20s, were arrested by police shortly after allegedly stealing from the Co-op store next to Monkton Wood Academy in Taunton.
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Approximately just after 8:30pm, police were told stock from the shop had been stolen. Shortly after this, the two alleged perpetrators were tracked down to a nearby property and arrested.
An investigation into shoplifting at this specific store is ongoing, police have confirmed.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Two men in their twenties were arrested on Tuesday (January 20) by officers investigating shoplifting incidents in School Road, Monkton Heath.
“The thefts were reported at 8.31pm and officers attended.
“Two men were arrested a short while later on suspicion of theft from a shop. They have since been released on conditional police bail while the investigation continues.”
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