A WOMAN and three men have been arrested and charged in connection with a number of thefts across the Borders.

Police have charged the four - a 61-year-old woman, and men aged 36, 43, and 44, with shoplifting and the theft of vehicle registration plates following a series of incidents in shops in Galashiels, Peebles, and Straiton that happened in February this year.

They will appear in court at a later date.