A 17 year old boy from Preston was arrested on Saturday 15th on suspicion of shop theft, after PCSO's on foot patrol in the town centre were alerted to two males who ran out of a town centre shop, being pursued by shop staff.

The PCSO's gave chase and alerted other police patrols in town to the incident, who were able to detain and arrest one of the males.

An increase in foot patrols in Southport town centre should be noticeable to local residents in the lead up to Christmas.