A thief stole a cabinet of desserts from McDonalds.

The shoplifter took the stand and its contents of desserts, including brownies and doughnuts, from the fast food restaurant in Waters Meeting Road in Astley Bridge.

The incident happened on Tuesday evening. 

CCTV footage of two men has been circulated on Facebook, and shows one man removing the dessert stand from the serving counter and appearing to walk off with it.

The plastic stand was found in the restaurant car park and had been emptied of its contents.

Police were called to the scene at 7.30am this morning after the store reported the theft.

A police spokesman said: “We were called to the restaurant after reports of shoplifting.

“An officer will be going to the restaurant to review CCTV.

“No offenders have been identified for the crime at this time.”

A McDonalds spokesman said: “We are co-operating with enquiries.”