A Northland man who allegedly stole $600 worth of clothing from a Dargaville store came a cropper thanks to CCTV.

Police arrived at the Victoria Street store soon after being alerted to a theft at around 10.06am, on Monday, 22 September.

“A review of in-store CCTV provided Police with a clear picture of a person who’d made no attempt to pay for items of clothing he left the store with,” Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer says.

“A short time later, Police located a vehicle of interest at a petrol station in Dargaville.”

The driver was subsequently arrested and placed under arrest for shoplifting.

“He’d been identified on CCTV at the clothing store,” Detective Senior Sergeant Pilmer says. “Other items of clothing with the tags still on, a speaker and tool bag were also located inside the car.”

Police are investigating whether these items were stolen around the same time.

“It’s good to get such a quick result and really demonstrates the value of having CCTV installed,” Detective Senior Sergeant Pilmer says. “We encourage store-owners to consider such measures to protect their business and help identify offenders.”

A 34-year-old man will appear in Whangārei District Court this week on two charges of shoplifting.

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