The driver of the vehicle also failed to produce a valid licence and tested positively for drugs.
Police say they stopped a shoplifter in Tupton yesterday.
Officers boxed in a Volkswagen Golf which contained property stolen from two stores.
The driver also tested positively for drugs and had an expired license.
Spireites given formal warning over Ebbsfleet incidents
Chesterfield FC has received a formal warning from The FA following an investigation into the incidents which occurred during the game at home to Ebbsfleet United on January 5.
Police appeal after items are stolen from cars near Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Police are appealing for information after items were stolen from three cars in a lay-by, and one in a car park, at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Calow.
Appeal to trace owner of a car abandoned after a collision in Newbold
Police are appealing for help to trace the owner and driver of a car which was abandoned after a collision in Newbold, Chesterfield.
