Man arrested after items worth more than £1,000 stolen from Andover shop (Image: Archive)
A man has today been arrested after items worth more than £1,000 were stolen from a shop in Andover.
Officers received reports that perfume worth £1,019 was stolen from the Boots store in the Chantry Centre on Thursday 3 October.
Police also received a report that a sack truck was stolen from outside a property in Calder Court on 22 September.
Since the incidents were reported to Hampshire Police, officers have carried out a number of enquiries and made an arrest earlier today.
A 35-year-old man from Andover was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop and theft.
He remains in custody while enquiries continue.
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