WITHIN minutes f the Ely Standard hitting the streets last week, a reader recgnised the image f a wman captured n CCTV in the city s Spar shp and alerted plice. The reader pened her newspaper and saw the wman s phtgraph with an appeal fr anyn

WITHIN minutes f the Ely Standard hitting the streets last week, a reader recgnised the image f a wman captured n CCTV in the city's Spar shp and alerted plice.

The reader pened her newspaper and saw the wman's phtgraph with an appeal fr anyne wh recgnised wman t cme frward.

Officers wanted t trace her in cnnectin with the theft f a handbag.

The reader was able t give them a name and they are making enquiries.

Ely Pc Will Creasey said: "We can't thank the Ely Standard enugh. We managed t get this result within 10 minutes f the Ely Standard cming ut. This was a great success."

This week, Ely plice wuld like readers help in tracing a man caught n CCTV at the C-p in Main Street Littleprt.

Officers want t talk t him abut the theft f beef dinners frm the shp.

The man was caught n camera entering the stre at 8.15pm n February 15. He is seen t put tw beef dinners under his jacket, and he went t the cunter and paid fr a pack f cigarettes, but left withut paying fr his meals, accrding t plice.

INFO: If yu have any infrmatin, cntact Ely Plice Statin n 0845 4564564 r Crimestppers annymusly n 0800 55511.