Four teenage boys are in custody after officers responded to reports of a burglary in Bishops Cleeve in the early hours of Friday morning.
Police were alerted to the break-in at a supermarket off Evesham Road at around 4.30am after damage had been caused to the doors to gain access.
Officers attended and spotted three boys who were running away, and one who was on a bike with a large bag.
Following a pursuit four arrests were made and a ditched bag, which was full of alcohol, was located. Another bag full of items was also later recovered.
Two boys from Gloucester, aged 16 and 17, and two 17-year-old boys from Cheltenham were arrested on suspicion of burglary. They remain in custody for questioning.
Anyone who lives in the area and may have CCTV footage or information which could assist is asked to provide this to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 31 of 23 February: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/