Police urge caution on social media

Tue, 11 Aug 2015

People are being urged not to use Facebook to speculate on crimes after CCTV footage circulated of a man stealing a charity box.

Police have confirmed a man has been arrested following the theft from Ali's Shop in Douglas on Saturday.

The footage was leaked onto social media by a third party and sparked a fiery response - officers are now asking people to refrain from speculating and giving names of those allegedly responsible.

We asked acting sergeant Nick Haxby if it's time organisations kept their charity boxes more secure: