Suspected shoplifter arrested in Rugby for allegedly ‘loading his trousers’ with meat

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A vehicle containing about £1,000 worth of suspected stolen items was found

A suspected shoplifter has been arrested in Rugby for allegedly "loading his trousers" with meat.

In total, police arrested a 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old man from Northampton as well as a 39-year-old man of no fixed abode, following a reported theft at a shop in Houlton on Sunday.

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Warwickshire Police said: "The incident involved a male reportedly seen to be loading his trousers with meat, before allegedly making off without payment and climbing into a vehicle with two other males.

Police have arrested a 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old man from Northampton as well as a 39-year-old man of no fixed abode, following a reported theft at a shop in Houlton on Sunday.Police have arrested a 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old man from Northampton as well as a 39-year-old man of no fixed abode, following a reported theft at a shop in Houlton on Sunday.
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old man from Northampton as well as a 39-year-old man of no fixed abode, following a reported theft at a shop in Houlton on Sunday.

"A vehicle allegedly containing three males and about £1,000 worth of suspected stolen items was then stopped on the A5, and the occupants arrested."

This was one of several shoplifting incidents that happened across Warwickshire this weekend.