A man has been arrested and charged with alleged thefts, assaults and threats at a Home Bargains store in Ayrshire.
Police were called to the store around 2.30pm yesterday, Thursday, March 4 after reports of a man threatening and assaulting staff and customers.
An eye witness described a disturbance at the store in which a man allegedly became aggressive.
She told the Record: “I saw about seven Home Bargains staff trying to control this man.
“I was trying to go in but stood back because of what was happening.”
A 31-year-old man has now been arrested in connection with the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with theft, assaults and threatening and abusive behaviour following a report of a disturbance at a premises in Riverway Retail Park, Irvine.
"The incident occurred around 2.35pm on Thursday, 4 March. The man is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Friday, 5 March."
