MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT AND WEAPONS OFFENCES

MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT AND WEAPONS OFFENCES

On 11/11/2026 at around 15:50 we were called to Morrison's, Upper Gungate following a report of an aggressive shoplifter.

The offender has tried to steal items from the store and when being stopped by security had become aggressive and threatened them with a knife and later a chain. They also used racial slurs.

Officers attended, located the male and apprehended him.

The 26-year-old male, from Leicester, was arrested for racially aggravated public order, theft and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

He has since been released on conditional bail.