Three people arrested after police find large haul

Image source, Policing Huntingdonshire

Image caption, The large haul of items, which included cheese, salmon, jackets, tops and trainers, were seized by Cambridgeshire police in Huntingdon

Three people have been arrested after a haul of designer goods, food and a microwave, were stolen from stores in a town's shopping centre, police said.

The items, which included designer clothing, packs of salmon, cheese, washing detergent and a frying pan, were seized by officers, after they were taken from shops in Chequers Court, Huntingdon, on Tuesday afternoon, Cambridgeshire Police added.

It said shops alerted the force to the "ongoing thefts" and shared CCTV.

Two men and woman, from Essex, were arrested on suspicion of theft.

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