TWO people have been charged after being arrested for a theft from Leekes in Melksham and various other offences.
Ross Fleming, 41, of Linnet Lane, Melksham, has been charged with theft from a shop.
Larissa Lydall, 23, of Frome Road, Trowbridge, has been charged with theft from a shop and possession of an imitation firearm.
They have both been released on unconditional bail and are due to appear at Salisbury Magistrates Court on August 23.
People in the Warminster and Corsley area called police about a vehicle being driven erratically and dangerously at high speeds on Monday August 5.
The couple were detained at the Shearwater shopping centre at Crockerton at about 2.35pm after police spotted their vehicle in the car park.
Earlier in the day, a man was observed on CCTV stealing a Dyson vacuum cleaner from Leekes at Melksham, before driving away from the premises with a woman in a black Renault Clio.
After being detained, police searched their vehicle and allegedly found an imitation firearm.
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