These stolen items from area stores were intercepted by police just before they were sold online.

Police from 22 Division have arrested two women from the Niagara Region who they allege were ripping off clothing and other items from an Evans Ave. store which were then sold on the Internet.

Police say members of their Community Response Unit began a probe following a theft from a retail outlet in the Evans Ave. and The West Mall area.

It didn’t take long before officers, along with Asset Protection Officers from the stores, linked several occurrences from multiple retailers throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

Police allege the “women were attending multiple retail outlets throughout the GTA and selecting large quantities of clothing and household items from various retailers.”

“They would then leave, making no attempt to pay for the selected merchandise,” officers said in a press release.

“The women then took the items to two separate addresses in the Niagara Region and placed the items for sale on a social media platform,” according to detectives.

The duo were arrested after police issued warrants to search two premises in Niagara Region.

Donna Decloux, 54, and Amanda Lair, 31, have been arrested and face a number of charges.  They are before the courts.