Butane torches were the targets for two groups of people who were later caught through CCTV footage at the Mega Mitre 10 store in Pandora.
One of three males who were seen wandering through the store one morning recently was seen helping himself to a butane kit.
He was identified and arrested.
Later on the same day the butane torch section also attracted the attention of what a police spokesman described as "two very well known female shoplifters" and both decided to garb a torch each.
The spokesman said they were easily identified from the CCTV footage.