Several people were arrested as part of a police operation to clampdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
As part of Operation Sabotage, officers held stalls at locations in Chorley and South Ribble where businesses have fallen victim to these offences where they signed people up to an alert service.
A number of shoplifting offences were dealt with during the week and a following six arrests were made on people who have been involved in anti-social behaviour.
On April 25, a spokesperson for the police said: “Last Week in Chorley and South Ribble we carried out Operation Sabotage, a targeted operation on Shoplifting and Anti Social Behaviour.
“We are pleased to say that it was a huge success. As part of the operation we held stalls at repeat business victims locations where we were able to sign people up to our alert service Lancashire Talking.
“Also during the week we targeted our repeat Shoplifting and ASB offenders. A number of Shoplifting offences were dealt with and six significant arrests were made on individuals who have been causing ASB throughout Chorley and South Ribble.
“Also significantly a joint visit took place with Trading standards and the Neighbourhood Task Force where a number of illegal E-Cigarettes were seized and Trading standards are following up this issue with a possible prosecution.
“Stay tuned for more proactive operations.”
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