PHOTOS: Shoplifter Threatens Staff At Worthing Supermarket

Tuesday, 2 April 2024 10:50

Police were called to Newland Street in Worthing at around 1.15pm on Saturday (March 30) to a report of a suspected shoplifter threatening staff at a supermarket.

A police spokesperson said the suspect had left the scene in a vehicle:

"Officers attended the scene and stopped a vehicle nearby. A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop, possession of a controlled Class A drug, and eight counts of common assault of an emergency worker. He remains in police custody at this time."

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