Police issued a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to following the theft of two spiders and live food from a Northallerton pet shop.
The incident happened on 17 December and officers want to trace the woman as they believe she will have important information that could assist the investigation.
As a result of the public appeal below, a suspect has now been identified and an investigation is under way.
For legal reasons YorkMix has now removed the CCTV image from this story.