allegedly shoplifting.

One of those detained is a 72-year-old St. George's man.

He is suspected of trying to steal a bottle of Listerine from Somers Supermart, St. George's, on Friday afternoon.

In a separate incident, a 39-year-old woman allegedly attempted to make off with four bottles of liquor from the Hamilton MarketPlace.

The items were said to have been in her five-year-old daughter's bag.

Police are also investigating the attempted theft on Friday afternoon of a cellular phone from a display cabinet at the Telecom store in the Washington Mall.