Dozens of stolen toilet rolls and hand sanitiser were recovered by police in Essex, amid supermarket shelves being emptied in coronavirus panic buying.
Essex Police's operational support group, which deals with major public order incidents in the county, posted pictures of the stolen items on Twitter - along with the hashtag #ThatsHowWeRoll.
The post continued: "Police officers always get a massive sense of satisfaction when we catch burglars...
"However we never expected to find this stolen loot in the boot.
"Stolen items recovered and 3 arrested all within an hour of it being reported".
Essex Police said that officers had arrested three men on suspicion of theft of a vehicle and burglary, after receiving a call shortly after 10:00 on Friday evening reporting that a car had driven through a barrier at a building site in Hatfield Peverel, to the north-east of Chelmsford.
The news comes after stories have surfaced of people around the UK clashing in an attempt to buy toilet paper as fears grow that supplies could run low, as people stock up to prepare for possible self-isolation due to coronavirus.
A fight broke out in a supermarket in Wembley, north-west London on Thursday, according to journalist Bill Snaddon.
He told the Metro: "A lady got caught between squished trollies for a few seconds and let out a pained squeal. A young girl with her mum looked scared. Toilet paper was sold out in 2 minutes."
Panic buying has broken out across the nation, despite the Government urging people not to do so.
