An anti-crime initiative launched by the Guernsey Press and Star resulted in five arrests.

The paper has teamed up with police and Crimestoppers to launch the Shop a Yob campaign, and stills from CCTV cameras printed on its front page led directly to the arrests.

Readers rang within hours of the paper hitting the streets, and police were able to identify people in CCTV images taken at a burglary at a cash and carry on the island.

Editor Richard Digard said an increase in low-level crime had left residents perturbed, and so the campaign was launched to engage readers in helping to solve incidents in which police had run out of other leads.

He said: "We have been discussing the possibility of running a Shop a Yob campaign with Crimestoppers for some time and it is gratifying what we felt – that readers are eager to play their part to try to stamp out crime – has been confirmed.

"People in Guernsey are fed up with rising crime and want to do their bit to show that it won't be tolerated."

He said the paper looked forward to helping police again, and it also hoped to use its website to run moving images as well as stills from CCTV cameras.

As a result of the same coverage, police had also received a number of calls with information about another burglary at a convenience store.

Crime prevention officer PC Bernie English thanked the Guernsey Press for its help.

He said: "I think it shows that agencies working together can have a direct influence on detecting crime, which is something we all want."