North Wales Police tracked a stolen mobile phone in Gwynedd and returned it to its grateful owner.

Officers in Caernarfon were approached by a female who discovered her iphone had been stolen from a public house.

She quickly logged into “find my” phone account on her boyfriend’s phone.

Officers commandeered her partner’s phone and tracked the device around the town.

Shortly afterwards a group of males were stopped and searched.

The victim’s mobile phone and identification were recovered from a man’s pocket and returned to very happy person who was able to enjoy the rest of the night.

“They will be dealt with in due course,” a police spokesman said, adding: “Do you know how to log into find my iphone or android quickly?”