Luxury cat food, meats and cheeses were among the nearly $1000 worth of items two women allegedly shoplifted from a supermarket in Auckland's Henderson on Sunday.
Sergeant Rachel England said the supermarket workers alerted police to the offending.
"Two women allegedly stole a large number of groceries from the store in their trolley," she said.
"Our team arrested the pair a short distance from the store."
While the two women did have a receipt for $160 in goods, police uncovered a pile of groceries in the vehicle's boot.
"They had allegedly tried to steal just shy of $1000 in groceries, including luxury cat food, meats and cheeses," England said.
The women, aged 36 and 59, have been charged with shoplifting ($500-$1000) and were due to appear in the Waitākere District Court on Christmas Eve.
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