Gozo police yesterday arrested a man on suspicion of involvement in a €1,500 theft from a jewellery shop.
The police said they had at first been informed that a man was acting suspiciously in Triq il-Palma, Victoria.
Officers who went on the scene did not come across anything suspicious but while they were there, they were informed of a theft from a jewellery in St George's Square.
The police were given a description of the thief and a search was launched. A 30-year-old man from Qala fitting the description was arrested in nearby Arturo Mercieca Street.