Camera footage caught a 27-year-old Frenchman allegedly taking a girl's bag and jacket from a Queenstown bar on Tuesday night.
At 11.20pm, a patron at Searle Lane and Social reported to police her bag and jacket had been stolen.
After viewing the bar's footage on Wednesday, Queenstown police identified a French national, who had been released from prison on Monday, Sergeant Chris Blackford said.
A man was arrested and has been remanded in custody to appear in the Queenstown District Court on Monday.
• A 28-year-old Englishman who allegedly tried to flee from a police patrol car early on Tuesday in Queenstown has been charged with dangerous driving.
At 4.10am on Tuesday, the man tried to speed away from police on Man St. However, he was soon arrested by police at the scene.
The visiting student will appear at the Queenstown District Court on Monday.
• A Bob's Cove dog owner claimed their dog was kidnapped on Wednesday afternoon, before being safely returned half an hour later.
Queenstown police received a call from a "distressed" dog owner who reported her dog had been taken by a "dirty four-wheel-drive", Sergeant Chris Blackford said.
The woman told police she had been walking her dogs and the older pet had been lagging behind.
She heard a car pull up and someone yell "let's go", before the vehicle drove off with her dog.
However, 30 minutes later the dog was back in the same spot, in the same condition.
Police are not seeking a culprit.
