Police officers have recovered tents that were in the process of being stolen from an outdoor store in Saltney.

North Wales police's South Flintshire officers were on patrol in the early hours of this morning when they disturbed the men, who made off without the tents they were trying to steal.

In a post on social media, the police said: "In the early hours officers on patrol disturbed 2 males who were in the process of stealing two tents from Go Outdoors in #Saltney. The #happycampers made off and officers recovered the tents."

 

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