A 13 year old girl assaulted a Sainsbury's worker while acting in an "intoxicated" manner.
The teenager was arrested by officers on suspicion of theft and assault and has since been released on bail.
The incident took place at the Sainsbury's in The Pippin, Calne in Wiltshire on Friday, February 16.
Officers from Wiltshire Police were called to the scene following a report that a young girl had taken items from the shop and left without making any attempt to pay.
Officers were called to the Calne supermarket
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The girl assaulted a member of staff as she left the scene at the supermarket.
When response officers from Chippenham arrived, a 13-year-old girl who appeared intoxicated was detained and then arrested on suspicion of theft and assault.
She was taken to custody in Swindon for questioning. She was then later released on conditional bail.
It comes as officers from the local neighbourhood policing team said that anti-social behaviour in the town centre has reduced.
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Sainsbury's in Calne town centre
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PC Lizzie Wright, of the Calne Neighbourhood Team, said: "We have been working closely with our local retailers and Calne CCTV over the past few months where we have seen a reduction in anti-social behaviour in the town centre. “
"This sort of behaviour towards retail staff will not be tolerated in Calne and we hope that the action taken by our officers during this incident show our continual commitment to the reduction of crime and anti-social behaviour in the town."
GB News has contacted Wiltshire Police for an update on the case.
Back in January, it was announced that the minimum age for receiving a Community Protection Notice (CPN) was being lowered from 16 to 10, to include primary school children.
The CPN, which replaced the Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) in 2014, were introduced by then Home Secretary Theresa May as a means for councils to curb anti-social behaviour.
They are issued in the form of a written warning setting out the “detrimental effect on the quality of life” the annoyances are causing.
This can include offences such as noise nuisance, eyesore rubbish on private land and antisocial behaviour.
