Three men charged after attempted £1,500 alcohol theft from supermarket in Harrogate

Three men have been charged with theft after police responded to a suspected high-value shoplifting incident at a supermarket in Harrogate.

Officers were called to Sainsbury's on Wetherby Road shortly before 2pm on Monday, November 9, following reports of a suspected theft.

Store staff had become suspicious of three men in the alcohol aisle before seeing them attempt to leave the supermarket without paying for goods worth almost £1,500.

Two of the men were stopped by Sainsbury's staff, while a third managed to leave the store after behaving aggressively towards employees.

Officers attending the scene discovered car keys on one of the detained men.

After locating the vehicle in a nearby car park, they found the third suspect asleep inside.

A 25-year-old man, a 36-year-old man and a 56-year-old man, all from the Nottingham area, were arrested on suspicion of theft.

The trio have since been charged with theft and remanded in custody.

They are due to appear before magistrates today (November 10).