AN appeal has been launched to trace three young men and a woman who stole lager from an off-licence in Stanley.

The incident happened at the Boozecellar, in Rodham Street, at 8.40pm, on March 26.

Their actions were caught on CCTV camera and the footage shows that the three males all had bruised, swollen eyes.

The youth who carried the cans out of the store is described as white, in his early 20s, of slim build, 5ft 7in, with dark hair and sideboards.

He was wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a white jacket. The two male friends with him both had a bruised and swollen eye.

One was wearing a blue padded jacket, red top and black trousers, and the other a blue T-shirt and cream jeans.

A woman with them is white, 5ft 6in, of slim build, with light brown hair, which was tied back in a bun.

She was wearing a navy blue adidas tracksuit and black trousers.

Anyone who knows the four is asked to telephone the confidential Crimestoppers number, on 0800 555 111.