Police recovered about $800 worth of groceries which were returned to the Manukau supermarket. Photo: NZ Police
Police say a thief bagged nearly $1000 worth of groceries before they tracked him down in Auckland last week.
There were multiple reports of a man shoplifting from a Manukau supermarket last Saturday morning and police said he took a lot of meat products before fleeing in a vehicle.
In a statement, Inspector Warrick Adkin said they found the vehicle a short distance away and about $800 worth of groceries which were inside were returned to the supermarket.
He said officers discovered the same person had been involved in shoplifting at a Three Kings supermarket an hour earlier.
"Further enquiries revealed this male has allegedly been involved in numerous shoplifting or theft incidents this year, totalling several thousand dollars."
A 17-year-old appeared in Manukau Youth Court on 24 May facing multiple shoplifting-related charges.
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