POLICE have been ordered to arrest a thief.

On Thursday at Alloa Sheriff Court, Raymond Banner failed to show for sentencing.

The 38-year-old, of Union Street in Tillicoultry, was due to be punished for stealing a quantity of food from Tilly's Co-operative store on July 24 last year.

The accused also stole a wallet and its contents from Costa Coffee in Alloa's High Street on May 12, 2016.

Sheriff James Macdonald granted a non-appearance warrant.