Police officers have tracked down and arrested a suspected burglar shortly after a reported break-in in Woodthorpe.
They were called to an address in Breck Hill Road shortly before 5am on Tuesday when an intruder was disturbed.
Multiple officers attended the scene and soon located a suspect in a bush in a nearby street.
Police also recovered various items of evidence, including a balaclava, a pair of gloves and several suspected stolen items.
The 48-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of burglary, going equipped to steal and possession of a bladed article.
Detective Sergeant Elina Falcon said: “This was a great bit of work by our response officers, who arrived at the scene within minutes and wasted no time in tracking down a suspect.
“Thanks to their excellent response, a suspect was taken into custody and several items of what we believe to be stolen property were recovered.
“Although quite rare, incidents of this nature where intruders are disturbed will always generate an immediate police response whatever time of the day or night they occur.”
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