A YOUTH was detained by shop security staff after trying to steal two knives from the premises.
Police officers on patrol were alerted to a report of the attempted theft at B&M on the Cables Retail Park in Prescot early on Wednesday evening (December 19).
Security staff had stopped the boy and confiscated the knives before letting him go.
A police spokesman said that CCTV enquiries were ongoing into the incident.
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