North Yorkshire Police arrested two shoplifters over the weekend who attempted to steal a large amount of alcohol worth £3,500.

Staff from a shop in Harrogate called police to report two men who were spotted with a trolley full of alcohol worth about £600 in foil-lined bags.

However when they were challenged by staff members, the two men left empty-handed and police were able to track them down and discovered a haul of alcohol in the back of their car worth £3,500.

Sgt Paul Cording of North Yorkshire Police said: “It appears they have been on a shopping spree all over the county looking for a 100% discount, so the team will be following this up and trying to identify the losers of the property.”