A quartet of 'prolific' suspected shoplifters were arrested in Coventry as police issued a Christmas warning. The The Stoke and Wyken Neighbourhood Policing Team said the four, who have not been identified, were well-known for shop thefts.

The team said their arrests could help 'mitigate' the impact of a predicted rise in crime over the coming weeks. In their weekly community update, the team said: "This week we have had four arrests, all of which were prolific shoplifters.

"Retail crime will generally be on the increase due to Xmas being over the horizon, we have hopefully mitigated this to a certain extent prior to any further offences being committed. "

The team said they had also been carrying out green space patrols in areas such as Caludon Castle Park, The Lindfield, Stoke Heath,

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