Traders warning about shoplifters in the Axe Valley

Shoplifters are operating in the Axe Valley, Axminster traders have been warned.

Chamber of Commerce members in Axminster have been told that two shoplifters -one male, one female - were believed to have been in Axminster before moving on to Seaton having targeted shops and a petrol station.

The male is described as wearing a green jacket with jogging bottoms and white trainers with a white bag. The female has brown/purple hair and a large handbook.

The two trading communities are working together and the police are investigating.