TWO men and a young boy are being sought by police after they stole a quantity of sweaters from a Ross-on-Wye shop on January 13.

The two adults entered the Edinburgh Woollen Mill in George Place several times at around 5pm.

While the pair distracted the sales assistant, the young boy, believed to be 10-years-old, stole the jumper. He is described as white, stocky to plump build and around 4ft tall. He had blonde hair and was wearing a grey pullover and black tracksuit bottoms.

The men are believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, the first being around 5ft 7ins, stocky and powerfully built with short fair hair. He was wearing a short sleeved blue and white checked shirt and dark blue tracksuit bottoms. His accomplice was wearing a dark top and dark bottoms. He had coarse ginger to fair hair. Both men spoke with strong Irish accents.