At approximately 10.30am this morning Wiltshire Police received a report that alcohol had been stolen from Waitrose in Marlborough.
When staff followed the suspect to challenge him, he got into a Vauxhall Astra and made off from the scene.
Descriptions of the suspect and vehicle involved were passed to officers who located a vehicle matching the description approaching junction 15 of the M4.
The vehicle was located in Butts Road.
A 29-year-old man from Swindon was arrested on suspicion of theft
He was taken to Gablecross custody for further questioning where he remains.
Recovery was arranged for the vehicle to enable further enquiries to be carried out.
If you witnessed the incident in Marlborough this morning, call 101 and quote crime reference number 54190018006.
