A 28-year-old Wanniassa woman and a 32-year-old Wanniassa man have been charged with theft offences after allegedly stealing from a department store yesterday.

About 3:50pm yesterday, Friday 24 October, police were called to a store in Belconnen following reports of a robbery in progress at the store.

The 28-year-old woman and 32-year-old man were stopped by loss prevention officers after allegedly stealing numerous clothing items. The man allegedly became verbally aggressive towards one of the loss prevention officers.

Upon arrival, police located the man and woman and placed them under arrest. Officers searched a bag believed to belong to the man and located numerous stolen items.

The 32-year-old man was charged aggravated robbery (in company) and minor theft, while the 28-year-old woman was charged with joint commission minor theft and unlawful possession of stolen property.

Both are expected to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court today, Saturday 25 October.