Three women from Cheltenham have been charged with shoplifting after being arrested Monday morning (December 14).

Jade Stevens, 30yo of Ashlands Road was charged with seven counts of theft from a shop, Cerise Theyer, 33yo of Pates Avenue was charged with six counts of theft from a shop and Victoria Wakeley-Jones, 23yo of Mount View Drive was charged with one count of theft from a shop.

They have been released on police bail to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on 12 March 2021.

The charges relate to intelligence that was gathered after a number of recent incidents of shoplifting in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

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