Two people have been charged with shoplifting from the Waitrose store in St Neots.
John McDonagh, 34, and a 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested in St Neots’ High Street by the local Neighbourhood Policing Team at about 2pm on Thursday, August 18.
The team, who were on patrol in the area, had received a report of a suspected theft from the Huntingdonshire Business Against Crime (HBAC) ‘shopwatch’ scheme.
McDonagh, of Winslow Road, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and the boy have both been charged with theft of goods worth £572.08 from Waitrose.
McDonagh has been bailed to appear at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on September 15, while the boy, also from Milton Keynes, has been bailed to appear at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on September 7.
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