A man and a teenage girl have been arrested in connection with a series of raids on businesses in the Bridgnorth area following a police car chase.
The man, a 23-year-old from Bridgnorth, and the girl, a 17-year-old from Telford, were arrested after police officers stopped a car on Saturday morning, following a break-in at the Evans Halshaw garage on the A454 in Worfield.
They have both been bailed pending further inquiries following police questioning in conne-ction with burglaries over the weekend.
The break-ins all happened within 24 hours, between noon on Friday and the early hours of Saturday morning.
A Samsung till, a quantity of cash and a mobile telephone were stolen when The Bridge Street Cafe, in Bridge Street, was broken into on Friday.
Thieves then tried to break into the Old Faithful Farm Shop, in Quatt, in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing damage to the alarm. No entry was made and no items were stolen.
Police were then called to the Evans Halshaw garage at 6.40am on Saturday after two men were disturbed in the shop.
They made off in a blue Peugeot car, which was involved in a short police chase before being stopped.
Officers arrested a 23-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, but two other people made off from the car and have yet to be located.
Police today said they were still trying to trace the pair.
They also appealed for any witnesses to come forward and for people to get in touch with information about the burglaries.
Detective Constable Lee Holehouse, of Bridgnorth CID, said: “We are appealing for any witness to any of these offences or any person who has any information about them to contact police.
“Two people have been interviewed and bailed pending further enquiries.
“Police are making active efforts to locate and arrest the two outstanding offenders.
“A Samsung till and mobile phone are currently outstanding and if any member of the public discovers these items they should call police.”
Anyone with information about the break-ins should call Bridgnorth CID on 08457 444888 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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