Man arrested after pensioner is ‘shoved’ during burglary in Arnold

A man has been arrested after a pensioner was ‘shoved out the way’ during a burglary at her home in Arnold.

Police yesterday (May 18) arrested of a 32-year-old man, following intelligence received relating to a break-in in Furlong Street on Saturday afternoon (May 15, 2021).

An elderly woman was shoved out of the way by the intruder who stole her television, among other items. 

The arrest is part of a burglary clampdown by Nottinghamshire Police.

Detective Chief Inspector Nick Waldram, the force’s burglary lead, said: “Our success in reducing burglary across Nottinghamshire is very much reflective of the hard work of our officers and police teams day-in, day-out, to tackle this issue which remains a priority for the force.

“As well as taking robust action against offenders we are also continuing to doing lots of preventative work in our communities to ensure residents and businesses can take steps to protect themselves from falling victims to burglars and to ensure crime remains low as we come out of the Covid-19 lockdown and work our way through the roadmap.

“We understand that burglary is an incredibly intrusive crime, but coming face to face with an offender makes it even more traumatic.

“I want to reassure people that we treat all reports extremely seriously and we will investigate offences, support victims and continue to work tirelessly to bring offenders to justice.”