Windsor train station arrest after Boots and Tesco theft

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Police officers made two arrests and recovered more than £1,000 worth of stolen goods in Windsor.

Officers on patrol on Friday, April 10, responded to a call from Boots regarding the theft of multiple beauty products.

Not long later, Tesco Express also reported a “coffee theft” involving the same male suspect.

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Thames Valley Police found the suspect “hiding on a train platform” and arrested him.

Later on the same day, police were called to Superdry after the store experienced two thefts in just two hours.

Police responded while on patrol on Friday, April 10 (Image: Thames Valley Police)

Once again officers found the suspect, this time a female, on the train platform, and she was swiftly arrested.

The total value of the stolen goods recovered by the officers over the course of the day was more than £1,000.

Thames Valley Police offered “a big thank you” to Windsor Royal Security and the CCTV operators “whose support and information helped officers respond quickly and effectively”.

The force praised the “great teamwork all round”. 

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