A MAN has been reported to the authorities after a quantity of tools was allegedly stolen from a van in the centre of Helensburgh.

Police say the man, aged 22, also resisted officers' attempts to arrest him during an incident in the town's East Princes Street on Friday, February 2.

The man was also allegedly found in possession of a quantity of a class C drug during the incident.

Police say the man is now the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal for the alleged offences.